Appointments With The Important

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What really happens when a young journalist sits down with music royalty?

For ten years, Paolo Hewitt was a major features writer for Melody Maker and New Musical Express, travelling the world to interview leading music stars, including bands like U2 and The Who.

In APPOINTMENTS WITH THE IMPORTANT, Paolo revisits four unforgettable encounters—with Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Bruce Springsteen, and James Brown.

More than a collection of interviews, this chapbook reveals the stories behind those meetings: moments never shared before, unexpected insights into four iconic artists, and the reality of what it meant to meet them face to face.

Along the way, Paolo reflects on how a childhood spent in care shaped how he approached these legends—bringing a personal perspective to encounters that were as revealing for Paolo as they will be for the reader

APPOINTMENTS WITH THE IMPORTANT is a unique memoir that could only have been written by one person: Paolo Hewitt.

34 pages.