1981ROCK MUSIC
JOHN KAY OF STEPPENWOLF INTERVIEW, AT SUMMERS IN FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA
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REEL BEGINS: AUDIO ONLY AT START
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VIDEO AND AUDIO STARTS. HOST AND INTERVIEWER CORY JAMES, SMOKING CIGARETTE.
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CORY JAMES HOLDS UP WHITE SHEET OF PAPER FOR WHITE BALANCE OF VIDEO
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CORY JAMES STICKS TONGUE OUT, MAKES RASPBERRIES TOWARD LENS. BRONX CHEER.
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INTERVIEW BEGINS: JOHN KAY, LEAD SINGER OF STEPPENWOLF. AT ROCK CLUB, SUMMERS OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA? POOLSIDE. ENTIRE SIT-DOWN INTERVIEW IS ONE SHOT, WITH OCCASIONAL ZOOM IN OR OUT
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JOHN KAY OF STEPPENWOLF INTERVIEW, TALKS ABOUT HIS CLEANUP CAMPAIGN TO STOP OTHER, IMPOSTER, BANDS FROM USING AND PERFORMING WITH THE NAME "STEPPENWOLF". LEGAL INJUNCTIONS. TOURING THE WORLD TO REPAIR THE REPUTATION OF THE BAND AFTER RECLAIMING THE NAME IN LATE 1980.
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RECORDING FIRST ALBUM IN MANY YEARS, WOLFTRACKS. SOUNDSTREAM DIGITAL TWO TRACK RECORDING, RECORDED "LIVE" IN FIVE DAYS. WILL BE RELEASED AS AUDIO FILE FIRST. ALBUM WILL BE RELEASED IN 1982.
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JOHN KAY INTERVIEWED, TALKS ABOUT RECORDING JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF ALBUM, WOLFTRACKS. RECORDED AT OCEAN WAY IN LOS ANGELES. SINCE THERE WAS NO OVERDUBBING, PAST MEMBERS OF STEPPENWOLF SANG ON ALBUM AS GUEST VOCALISTS.
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JOHN KAY PLAYS AIR GUITAR VERSION OF BASS AS HE DESCRIBES WHAT BASS PLAYER DOES
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JOHN KAY ADJUSTS HIS DARK, TINTED GLASSES, ALMOST APPEARS TO PLAY AIR PIANO OR ORGAN AS HE MIMICS MUSIC EDITOR AT COMPUTER KEYBOARD. KAY MAKES OTHER DRAMATIC HAND GESTURES AS HE DESCRIBES PROCESS OF DIGITAL SOUND RECORDING. FOOLING THE COMPUTER TO DO THINGS WITH THE INFORMATION SO THAT SOUND IS ALTERED TO CREATE EFFECTS. INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE.
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JOHN KAY INTERVIEW CONTINUES. HE TALKS ABOUT POST-PRODUCTION OF NEW ALBUM. FIVE DAYS OF RECORDING, TWO DAYS OF EDITING.
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ZOOM IN TO CLOSE UP OF JOHN KAY, AS INTERVIEW WITH LEAD SINGER OF STEPPENWOLF CONTINUES. TALKS ABOUT HIS ROCK BAND PLAYING LIVE, NO AGE RESTRICTIONS AT DOOR MEANS A YOUNGER AUDIENCE. OLDER FANS RELIVE THE PAST. YOUNG FANS ARE EXPOSED TO THEIR MUSIC ON A DAILY BASIS ON RADIO, KNOW THEM AS THE BAND THAT DOES "BORN TO BE WILD". 60S GREATEST HITS.
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JOHN KAY INTERVIEW CONTINUES. TALKS ABOUT INSPIRATION FOR SONGS ON NEW ALBUM, WOLFTRACKS. EXPERIENCES ON THE ROAD, BETWEEN PEOPLE. FIVE FINGER DISCOUNT.
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JOHN KAY MAKES FINGER-POINTING (AND OTHER DRAMATIC) GESTURES. TALKS ABOUT COVERING ARGENT SONG "HOLD YOUR HEAD UP". RECORDING JOHN COUGAR SONG THAT WAS ORIGINALLY THEIR DEMO. TOURING, SEEING DOWN AND OUT PEOPLE. A "HANG IN THERE, DON'T LET THE BASTARDS GET YOU DOWN" MESSAGE ON THE ALBUM. FRUSTRATION AND CONFUSION. EFFECTS OF VIETNAM WAR MENTIONED. HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION ALLUDED TO?
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JOHN KAY GESTURES TOWARD HIMSELF, ADJUSTS GLASSES. HE'S LUCKY. SOME TALENTED PEOPLE ARE OUT OF WORK. UNEMPLOYMENT? STRENGTH, DETERMINATION.
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BIG SMILE FROM JOHN KAY, GRITTED TEETH AND MAKES FIST. "SHEER ANGER AND DETERMINATION THAT I'M GOING TO GET YOU". TALKING ABOUT THE "BOGUS WOLF THING", WHEN UNAUTHORIZED BANDS WERE USING THE NAME "STEPPENWOLF". OPTED FOR THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM. "NOTHING TO BITCH ABOUT AT THIS POINT."
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JOHN KAY INTERVIEW CONTINUES. TALKS ABOUT PLAYING RECENT DATES IN DIFFERENT VENUES, PROMOTED BY JOHN SHER. FILLMORE EAST. PLAYED WITH JOSHUA LIGHT SHOW.
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JOHN KAY INTERVIEWED. TALKS ABOUT MUSIC TELEVISION, VIDEO, SHOOTING UPCOMING LIVE CONCERT PERFORMANCE, MTV, ASIA AND EUROPE TOUR. KAY PRODUCED NEW ALBUM, IMPLIES HE WOULD BE INVOLVED IN PRODUCING VIDEO PROJECTS.
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JOHN KAY IS HANDED, THEN HOLDS UP ALBUM: JOHN KAY & STEPPENWOLF - WOLFTRACKS. VINYL RECORD ALBUM. PROUD OF BAND. STRENGTH IN OVERCOMING OBSTACLES.
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JOHN KAY HANDS ALBUM BACK, BIG SMILE. TALKS ABOUT PREDICTING THE FUTURE OF HITS. "WHERE WERE YOU IN 1968...?" WHEN RECORD LABEL WANTED "BORN TO BE WILD" TO BE B-SIDE TO SINGLE. "WITH PERFECT HINDSIGHT EVERYBODY KNOWS IT'S A CLASSIC...IT WAS JUST AN ALBUM CUT".
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CLOSE UP OF STEPPENWOLF SINGER JOHN KAY. HE SAYS, "IT'S ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS". BIG SMILE.
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INTERVIEW ENDS: JOHN KAY, LEAD SINGER OF STEPPENWOLF. SOUND TECHNICIAN REMOVES LAVALIER MICROPHONE FROM KAY'S SHIRT, SHAKES HIS HAND. KAY SHAKES HAND OF INTERVIEWER CORY JAMES, LETS HIM KNOW HE CAN KEEP STEPPENWOLF ALBUM. TWO WOMEN WHO LOOK LIKE THEY STEPPED OUT OF AN MTV ROCK VIDEO LEAVE WITH JOHN KAY AS HE WALKS AWAY.
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POST-INTERVIEW SEGMENT ENDS: JOHN KAY, LEAD SINGER OF STEPPENWOLF
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REEL ENDS
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