Canadian Notes & Queries

In January 2011 I was given the opportunity to interview William Gibson for issue 81 of Canadian Notes & Queries, despite not being a journalist and having no real experience conducting interviews—this was, in fact, only the second interview I’d ever conducted, the first being a last-minute assignment to talk to Dave Clark, formerly of the Rheostatics, when he stopped by the community radio station where I was volunteering as host of a contemporary world music show. The interview was posted on CNQ‘s website for a time, but was taken down after their recent redesign. Since the rights have long since reverted to me, I am reposting it here for posterity[ref]I’ve given it a new, better title, taken from the interview itself, added links to some of the materials that are referenced, and corrected the spelling of my name, which was misspelled in both the original print and online versions.[/ref].… Continue Reading →