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<p>"Meet your heroes - it'll help you get over them"</p><br><p>Kate Mossman is known for her singular, surprising and ultra-perceptive interviews - in which she often reveals more about her subjects than sometimes they appear to know themselves.</p><br><p>And there is one breed of interview subject Kate has written about more than any other: the ageing male rock star.</p><br><p>If anyone knows about meeting their heroes, it’s her.</p><br><p>In her debut book, <em>Men of a Certain Age</em>, Kate Mossman collects and revisits the interviews she’s conducted with rock royalty such as Kiss, Jon Bon Jovi, Nick Cave, Ray Davies… and her teenage obsession: Roger Taylor of Queen.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Culture from the New Statesman </em>Kate join Tom Gatti to discuss her obsession with ageing rockers, and shares some behind the scenes stories of her time with rock royalty.</p><br><p>BUY KATE'S BOOK</p><p><em>Men of a Certain Age</em> is available to pre-order here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/men-of-a-certain-age-my-encounters-with-rock-royalty-kate-mossman/7792527?ean=9781788705646</p><br><p>SEE KATE LIVE</p><p>Kate Mossman in discussion with Alexis Petridis, live in London</p><p>https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/men-of-a-certain-age-kate-mossman-with-alexis-petridis-tickets-1270535970289?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&amp;_gl=1*25lj0d*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTU1MDAwNzE1Ni4xNzQzMTg1MTYz*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTc0MzE4NTE2My4xLjAuMTc0MzE4NTE2My4wLjAuMA..</p><br><p>READ MORE </p><p>Kate interviews Jon Bon Jovi: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2016/11/jon-bon-jovi-on-trump-bono-bieber-and-the-agony-of-his-split-with-richie-sambora</p><p>Kate meets Terence Trent D'Arby: https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2015/10/i-was-killed-when-i-was-27-curious-afterlife-terence-trent-d-arby</p><p>How Jeff Beck became a guitar hero by saying no: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2023/01/jeff-beck-interview-tribute-guitar-hero</p><br><p>LISTEN AD-FREE</p><p>Get the New Statesman app:</p><p>iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525</p><p>Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB</p><br><p>SUBSCRIBE</p><p>Join the New Statesman from £8.99 per month https://secure.newstatesman.com/offer</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

The New Statesman | UK politics and culture

The New Statesman

The ageing rock gods and me - Kate Mossman on meeting KISS, Bon Jovi, Terence Trent D'arby and more

MAR 31, 202528 MIN
The New Statesman | UK politics and culture

The ageing rock gods and me - Kate Mossman on meeting KISS, Bon Jovi, Terence Trent D'arby and more

MAR 31, 202528 MIN

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<p>"Meet your heroes - it'll help you get over them"</p><br><p>Kate Mossman is known for her singular, surprising and ultra-perceptive interviews - in which she often reveals more about her subjects than sometimes they appear to know themselves.</p><br><p>And there is one breed of interview subject Kate has written about more than any other: the ageing male rock star.</p><br><p>If anyone knows about meeting their heroes, it’s her.</p><br><p>In her debut book, <em>Men of a Certain Age</em>, Kate Mossman collects and revisits the interviews she’s conducted with rock royalty such as Kiss, Jon Bon Jovi, Nick Cave, Ray Davies… and her teenage obsession: Roger Taylor of Queen.</p><br><p>In this episode of <em>Culture from the New Statesman </em>Kate join Tom Gatti to discuss her obsession with ageing rockers, and shares some behind the scenes stories of her time with rock royalty.</p><br><p>BUY KATE'S BOOK</p><p><em>Men of a Certain Age</em> is available to pre-order here: https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/men-of-a-certain-age-my-encounters-with-rock-royalty-kate-mossman/7792527?ean=9781788705646</p><br><p>SEE KATE LIVE</p><p>Kate Mossman in discussion with Alexis Petridis, live in London</p><p>https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/men-of-a-certain-age-kate-mossman-with-alexis-petridis-tickets-1270535970289?aff=ebdssbdestsearch&amp;_gl=1*25lj0d*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTU1MDAwNzE1Ni4xNzQzMTg1MTYz*_ga_TQVES5V6SH*MTc0MzE4NTE2My4xLjAuMTc0MzE4NTE2My4wLjAuMA..</p><br><p>READ MORE </p><p>Kate interviews Jon Bon Jovi: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/2016/11/jon-bon-jovi-on-trump-bono-bieber-and-the-agony-of-his-split-with-richie-sambora</p><p>Kate meets Terence Trent D'Arby: https://www.newstatesman.com/long-reads/2015/10/i-was-killed-when-i-was-27-curious-afterlife-terence-trent-d-arby</p><p>How Jeff Beck became a guitar hero by saying no: https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music/2023/01/jeff-beck-interview-tribute-guitar-hero</p><br><p>LISTEN AD-FREE</p><p>Get the New Statesman app:</p><p>iOS: https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/new-statesman-magazine/id610498525</p><p>Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.progressivemediagroup.newstatesman&amp;hl=en_GB</p><br><p>SUBSCRIBE</p><p>Join the New Statesman from £8.99 per month https://secure.newstatesman.com/offer</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>