Alan Frey Interviews with John Beaudin

[GlennLover]

Got this in a Google alert. Part one of a radio interview with Glenn’s brother Alan reminiscing about the early days of Glenn’s career. He talks more about his own experience during two summers he spent in LA than actually about Glenn, but it’s interesting none the less. http://johnbeaudin.com/interview-gle...es-early-days/

[Pippinwhite]

Very interesting! Thanks so much for posting, GL!

[My My]

I looked at the video earlier this morning, but didn't know how to link it. Evidently, there will be a second part next Thursday. There are some more cheesy print shirts in the pictures that scroll, Pippin!

[Pippinwhite]

@MyMy -- You got that right! There's only one thing to say about it: Bless his heart. LOLOLOL.

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks so much for the link, GL. Don't have time to listen to this now, but you know I will!

[GlennLover]

How do I get to the interview ? When I click the link it just says they will be doing part 2 of an interview with his brother.

Try this one. It’s the direct YouTube link:https://youtu.be/Grt6qDNbGKk

[New Kid In Town]

Another thing about the interview I just thought of. Alan said he was 15 when he went out to LA for the summer to stay with Glenn. That would have made Glenn only 20-21 years-old. His parents must have really trusted him and he must have been very mature for his age for his parents to allow a 15 year-old spent the summer with him. And, he did it two more summers until he graduated HS. I found that interesting.

[shunlvswx]

Part 2 of John Beaudin's interview with Alan Frey is out. I saw some pictures I've never seen before in the video.

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=en2XBN_4OkM[/ame]

[Ive always been a dreamer]

Thanks shun - Since there are multiple videos, I think I'm going to give them their own thread.

ETA: Done!

[UndertheWire]

I'm going at a slight tangent here but I'm aware that we have at least one journalist here.

Some people are natural (or practiced) storytellers and you can just let the tape run. However, many people need help in constructing a coherent and interesting story. How do you do this? With someone like Alan Frey, how would you get him to tell the stories that we want to hear? Do you agree structure and content in advance? How do you get beyond the vague and general?

With the Alan Frey, I find that I want to know what it felt like to have a brother in a famous group? How did his friends react? Did he have any specific memories about the people he encountered at the Asylum office? What's the story behind his comment about his dissatisfaction with his life back in Michigan and that it lasted for 15 years? Was he musically inclined himself? When his parents allowed him to spend summers in LA, did they have any idea of the lifestyle? Did Glenn take care of him? Did it change the way his family lived? Did he go out on tour and how was that? What about the girls and the drugs?