Where can I read interviews with, or writings about Zorn and his ilk?
There’s a great interview with Zorn in “Talking Music” by William Duckworth (Schirmer, 1995). A brief chapter about him in “Plunderphonics Pataphysics & Pop_Mechanics: And Introduction to Musique Actuelle” by Andrew Jones (SAF, 1995). Derek Bailey talks with Zorn in his book “Improvisation: Its Nature and Practice in Music” (Da Capo, 1992). American Composers – Dialogues on Contemporary Music, by Edward Strickland Contains an interview of John Zorn by Edward Strickland (pp. 124-140) Indiana University Press, 1991 (ISBN 0-253-35498-6) Soundpieces 2: Interviews With American Composers, by Cole Gagne Interview by Cole Gagne followed by a discography (pp. 507-542) The Scarecrow Press, 1993 (ISBN 0-8108-2710-7) Oh and there’s this zine based in Oakland…
