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This week is an interesting post that Scott posted on March 22, 2020. After Jim’s passing Scott reached out to me (Paul Rogne) and suggested this interview. This interview with Jim took place January 11th, 1982 and was recorded for the Modern Drummer story on Jim in the January 1983 issue that featured Peter Erskin. This interview is a mere 17-months before the tragic events that shocked the drumming, and much of the music community, when Jim Gordon, suffering with schizophrenia, murdered his mother on June 3rd, 1983.
Below are digitized cassette tapes of Scott’s interview with Jim.
Scott writes about this post:
I posted the back story, the genesis, of this interview, on my blog, right here, so I won’t repeat the story.
This interview with musician Jim Gordon took place January 11, 1982. That makes it 38 years old. Yes, I’ve posted on my blog audio and written excerpts from this interview. An edited version of the interview transcription appeared in Modern Drummer magazine.
But this is the first time I’m making available my full, unedited interview with Jim Gordon. I think it’s time. Jim Gordon is an important piece of pop and rock music history. He is a key part of drumming history. And as far as I know, 38 years later, this is the only full-length Jim Gordon interview in existence.
Looking back, I wish I had more time to prepare for this interview. Those of you who read the back story will learn I didn’t have more time. On the bitter cold night of January 11, 1982, in my room in a Nutley, NJ rooming house, my phone rang unexpectedly. Jim Gordon was calling.
So began this interview.
Tape A Side B
Tape B Side A
ABOUT SCOTT:
Scott K. Fish was part of the original team that created Modern Drummer, he started as a freelance writer in 1976 and was the Managing Editor of Modern Drummer magazine from 1980-1983. By the time he left in October 1983, he had written almost half of Modern Drummer‘s feature articles. His interviews and articles were enjoyed by readers and artists alike, his questions were not run of the mill, as Bill Bruford put it, your questions are about “life beyond the cymbals.”
Scott K Fish is a public relation, writing, marketing, and communications expert across all media, with a 25-plus year track record in high profile positions.
Scott is an extremely active blogger and he often posts the original interviews with the artists that he used as reference for his article. We encourage you to follow Scott’s blog at www.ScottkFish.com, we will continue to post one of his posts weekly.
