:14:01
I used to do speed.
:14:04
You know, and sometimes
a little cough syrup?
:14:07
I'd stay up all night,
just writing and writing.
:14:10
I mean,
like 25 pages of dribble--
:14:13
You know, about The Faces,
or Coltrane.
:14:16
You know, just to fucking write.
:14:20
All right.
It's been nice to meet ya.
:14:23
Keep sending me your stuff.
:14:26
I can't stand here all day
talking to my many fans.
:14:30
I understand.
:14:31
You know, because once you go to L.A.,
you're gonna have friends like crazy.
:14:36
But they're gonna be fake friends.
They're gonna try to corrupt you.
:14:39
You got an honest face,
and they're gonna tell you everything.
:14:42
But you cannot make friends
with the rock stars.
:14:47
- Is it okay if I--
- If youre gonna be a true journalist--
:14:50
you know, a rock journalist--
:14:54
First, you never get paid much.
:14:56
But you will get free records
from the record company.
:15:03
Jesus.
:15:04
Fucking nothing about you
that is controversial, man.
:15:08
God, it's gonna get ugly, man.
They're gonna buy you drinks.
:15:12
You're gonna meet girls, they're gonna
fly you places for free, offer drugs.
:15:16
I know it sounds great,
but these people are not your friends.
:15:19
These are people who want you
to write sanctimonious stories...
:15:21
about the genius of rock stars.
:15:23
And they will ruin rock 'n' roll,
and strangle...
:15:26
everything we love
about it, right?
:15:29
And then it just becomes
an industry of cool.
:15:32
I'm telling you, you're coming along at
a very dangerous time for rock 'n' roll.
:15:37
That's why I think you should turn,
go back, and be a lawyer or something.
:15:46
But I can tell from your face
that you won't.
:15:49
I can give you 35 bucks.
:15:51
- Give me 1 ,000 words on Black Sabbath.
- An assignment?