Kurt Vile

About this episode

Jesse Pearson interviews musician Kurt Vile about his favorite biographies, literary influences, and creative process.

On this episode of Apology, host Jesse Pearson speaks with the musician Kurt Vile about his favorite biographies of fellow musical artists, his love for Denis Johnson and Flannery O'Connor, his writing process, copying vs. stealing, and more. This episode is sponsored by Sci-Fi Fantasy.

People in this episode

Host: Jesse Pearson

Guest: Kurt Vile

Topics covered

• biographies
• music
• writing process
• literature

Keywords

• Denis Johnson
• Flannery O'Connor
• copying
• stealing

Sponsors

Sci-Fi Fantasy

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