Non Threatening Boys*: What We Can Learn From Nardwuar
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Listening is a sought-after trait in men – and people in general, to be fair – as a means to demonstrate interest in and care for those around them. As such, a reigning professional listener is my personal man of the moment: celebrity interviewer Nardwuar (The Human Serviette). Nardwuar, a Canadian music journalist known for startlingly in-depth research and questions, has been in the game for more than three decades and in that time has risen to the top of his field while maintaining a DIY production ethos.
Watching a Nardwuar interview makes you wonder, “just how much research would the man of my dreams do into my artistic work?” The answer is: likely not as much as Nardwuar. The man embodies many attractive traits by virtue of his profession as an interviewer: being a good listener, demonstrating interest and asking questions, gift-giving, and more. As such: join me as I declare Nardwuar as not only an unparalleled music journalist but an exemplary date…