Episode 340 - Steffan Chirazi Returns!

This week we are honored to have back on the show the wonderful and charming Steffan Chirazi! On episode 208 we heard the story of how Steffan came to be the editor in chief of Metallica's in-house fanzine, So What. He's written for many esteemed publications (Sounds, RIP, Kerrang!) and worked with many notable artists. Steffan graciously took time out his busy schedule on tour with Metallica to treat us to the always fascinating inner workings of his mind. Here's what we discussed: - guilty plesures - re-evaluating Limp Bizkit - tribalism - curiosity about the creative process - Motorhead - David Bowie and James Brown - interview styles - Ginger Baker and Meatloaf - interviewing Kurt Cobain - interviewing Metallica - Hetfield as a great lyricist - Hetfield as a songwriter - Chris Cornell - the price of genius - Layne Stayley - Ministry - fraud syndrome - on and off the record - an interesting phone call with Axl Rose - Kurt Cobain’s last interview - hanging with H.R. Giger - not taking Metallica for granted - Setffan’s Patreon (link below) - Steffan’s future book - Steffan’s Tottenham podcast (link below) - imposters