Michael Paz wrote:
> I wonder if there is some financial favour (or worse) to get the "chair".
I've never heard of anything like this at all, and certainly not anything
financial. I handled budgets for publicity appearances for late night and
morning talk shows and we never, ever sent any money to the show or any of it's
talent or producers for anything. The only bargaining was usually something
like "we'll take that debut artist with their first hit if you give us
"Sting/Janet/fill in the blank" at sweeps.
And the bookings for artists that are not huge superstars usually go down so
fast that there is little time for anything else. They are usually at the set
for less than a few hours and then out of there.
> Also I have always hated the way Letterman acts around musicians. He just
> doesn't interview them well at all (NOT that he has done it all that much
> either) He ought to stick to his comedy bits and let Paul do the interviews
> with the musicians.
Letterman is a strange, strange dude. The first time I was there with an
artist, I noticed that when he came through the halls the staff would barely
look at him, let alone talk to him. At that time, it was a requirement which
he had - that no one look him directly in the eyes. Creepy. He doesn't even
like to come back and talk to the artists; most don't even see him until they
actually get out there to play. Leno is much better at that and just a
friendly guy all the way around.
I could hardly see Letterman wanting some other kind of favor or "attention."
Brenda
