„There’s a dark side to each and every human soul. We wish we were Obi-Wan Kenobi, and for the most part we are, but there’s a little Darth Vadar in all of us. Thing is, this ain’t no either or proposition. We’re talking about dialectics, the good and the bad merging into us. You can run but you can’t hide. My experience? Face the darkness, stare it down. Own it. As brother Nietzsche said, being human is a complicated gig. Give that old dark night of the soul a hug! Howl the eternal yes!“
(Chris in the morning, Northern Exposure)
Ende der Achtziger, Anfang der Neunziger. Chris am Mikrofon. Cicely. Ein Rentier auf der Strasse. Seine kleine Radiostation. Ed schaut vorbei. Und ich dann auch, mein kleiner Gastauftritt. Chris wollte mal ein richtiges Interview machen:) Die wundervolle Serie „Northern Exposure“ („Ausgerechnet Alaska“). Jetzt endlich in einer sxhönen Box, immer ein grossartiges Weihnachtsgeschenk.
Chris: What are your favourite Jackson Browne records?
Michael: Late For The Sky and Running On Empty.
Chris: When did you listen to them recently?
Michael: Not recently. I think maybe 20 years ago.
Chris: What happened?
Michael: Nothing. Time. But I really love them.
Chris: What is so great about them?
Michael: One is about being too late for the sky. If you are in misery, Late For The Sky (or is its title Too Late For The Sky) calms you down. Makes misery sound uplifting. Like slow-motion surfing on a long wave. Jackson Browne loves surfing, by the way.
Chris: And the other one? Running On Empty …
Michael: That one crosses different scenarios, spaces, atmospheres. It is deeper than most road sagas partly because Browne had the brilliant notion of recording on the fly … It also works because he tapped the culture’s circa-1977 sense that it was running on empty, feeling like a trashed Holiday Inn room. Empty is about something larger than the misery of room service.
Chris: What is the greatest American rock album ever?
Michael: The Allman Brothers Band Live At Fillmore East.