I also did an Ozzy piece for him, and so I got hired. Everything happened really fast. I can't give people advice, because everything in my life changed completely in less than a year and it's still not something I am used to. Chuck Klosterman advicechangecompletely share on social
A whole bunch of months passed and I didn't hear anything and then he emailed and asked if I could do a little piece on POD and Queens of the Stone Age. Chuck Klosterman ageaskbunch Change image and share on social
It didn't seem remotely possible. I had no idea how people got those jobs, I didn't know what the steps were, it never even dawned on me. It seemed so outside the realm of possibility. Chuck Klosterman dawnideajob Change image and share on social
To me, every interview, even if you love the artist, needs to be somewhat adversarial. Which doesn't mean you need to attack the person, but you do need to look at it like you're trying to get information that has not been written about before. Chuck Klosterman adversarialartistattack share on social
You're trying to find new ideas in people. I always think to myself, what question I am least comfortable asking the person? And then I make sure I ask it early in the interview. Chuck Klosterman comfortableearlyfind Change image and share on social
The essays are different because ultimately it's things I'm interested in, and I'm really just writing about myself and using those subjects as a prism. Chuck Klosterman essayinterestprism Change image and share on social
Book writing is a little different because, in my case, my editor is a year younger than me and basically has the same sensibility as me. Chuck Klosterman basicallybookcase Change image and share on social
Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist they're honest about everything. Chuck Klosterman goodhonestinsist Change image and share on social
The biggest hurdle to writing Fargo Rock City was that I couldn't afford a home computer - I had to get a new job so I could buy a computer. It could all change though. In five years, I could be back at some daily newspaper, which wouldn't be so bad. Chuck Klosterman affordbackbad share on social
I've been asked about this constantly, and I compare it to how if you're walking down the street and some schizo guy comes up to you and vomits on you: You wouldn't be hurt by that, you'd just think it's weird. Chuck Klosterman askcompareconstantly share on social
