Sex pistols interview

1. The interviewwiththe Sex PistolswasconductedbyBill Grundyonthe regional newsprogramme
knownas today,whichwasbroadcastedonthe televisionstationThamesTelevision.Bill Grundy
gainednational attentionwiththisinterview asthisdestroyedhiscareerandelevatedthe sex pistols
to notorietyandsignalledthe arrival of mainstreampunkrock.Thisinterview isstrictlyfor
promotionasthe Sex Pistolsusedthisinterview asa wayto gainnational fame, the show isfor
entertainmentpurposesas itinterviewspopularandupandcomingcelebrities,suchasthe Sex
Pistolswhoare up andcomingpunkrock band. Grundyintroducedthe interview byintroducingthe
bandand theirnewrecorddeal thoughcontinuedbyprovokinghisguestswiththe comment
“They’reas drunkasI am” whichprovokedthe guestsandturnedthe guestsagainstthe host.This
turns the tidesof the interviewby allowingthe gueststobe speaktheirmind,whichGrundydoesby
the endas he says“well keep going,chief,keep going.Go on,you’vegotanotherfiveseconds,say
something outrageous.”Byallowingthe Sex Pistolstospeaktheirmind,itallowedthemtoswearon
regional televisiononashowthat ispre watershed,the bandwere able toswearonLive TV which
createdthe incidentbetweenBill Grundyandthe televisionstation.The interview featuredthe band
swearingmultiple timesalongwiththe insultstowardsGrundyhimself bycallinghim a“Dirty
Bastard”as a response toGrundyas he saidto one of the bandmemberswhosaidshe “always
wanted to meet” himwhichGrundyrespondedwith“Do you really? We’ll meet afterwards,shall
we?” whichinvitedthe bandmemberstochipinwiththeirrude comments.One thingan
interviewershouldneverdoisopenlyallow interviewee’sto openlydiscussthemselveswhenitisn’t
goingwell forthe interviewerasittendsto turn againstthem, thisiswhyit isimportantto have a
mix of openclose endedquestions,andthisbalance isthe turningpointbetweenasuccessful
interview andanunsuccessfulinterview.Backto the introduction,Grundyuse aleadingquestion
withstatisticsof the bandscontract deal by askingthemthe questionif theywere serious?This
provokesthe bandandsetsthe tone of the interview, one thinganinterview shouldneverdois
provoke hisguestsasit will turnagainstthem, like itdidinthisinterview,itspiralsoutof control for
Grundy.It is obviousthathe isnot a fan of hisguestsas he provokes throughoutthe show asif to
degrade themforthe kindof musictheyproduce andtheyact, it isalsoobviousinhisposture that
he is nota fanof the band,the way someone actscan show how theyfeel towardsacertain
person/peopleandwe can see here thanhe like them.The problemwiththe interview isthat
Grundydoesnot ease intothe questionsforconfidence building,he goesstraightinto
interrogational/windupquestionswhichsignificantlyimpactthe progressionof the interview. The
mostnotable thingregardingthe interview ishow he iscompletelyrelaxedthroughoutthe interview
withoutattemptingtoregaincontrol byhimselforassistance fromaproducer,thiscouldhave
resultedinthe interview beingstoppedorhandle appropriatelybutunfortunatelythisturnedforthe
worstin Bill Grundy’scase,anyattemptinbeingfriendlybackfiredforhimall because he provoked
the guestsat the beginningof the interview. Asforthe interviewitself,itwasthe firstpublic
appearance of the sex pistols,thisincidentwasbroadcastedonnational newswhichgave the band
notoriety andintroducedthe viewer’stopunkrock,thiswas the whole purpose of the interview for
the sex pistolsandunfortunatelyresultedinBill Grundybeingfired.