A Look Back at 2017
2017 has been a busy year for me. Between May and September my focus was primarily on writing Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to The Dark Side of the Moon. That book – published by Rowman & Littlefield – will be out in less than seven weeks.
But I still managed to conduct nearly 170 interviews, and wrote dozens and dozens of features for print and online outlets. Sadly, a number of those I’ve interviewed this year passed away shortly after our interviews. Among the most notable are Larry Coryell, Tommy Keene and Allan Holdsworth.
On a happier note, 2017 will be remembered also as the year I conducted some of my all-time favorite interviews, including conversations with legendary producer Shel Talmy; psych/prog madman Arthur Brown; Kinks guitarist Dave Davies; pop icon Paul Williams; songwriting giant Jimmy Webb; synthesizer pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre; hero to inquisitive, rational thinkers everywhere Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson; jazz fusion master John McLaughlin and more than 150 others.
2018 looks to be even busier and more exciting. Best wishes to Musoscribe readers for a healthy and happy 2018.
About the Author
Bill Kopp
With a background in marketing and advertising, Bill Kopp got his professional start writing for Trouser Press. After a stint as Editor-in-chief for a national music magazine, Bill launched Musoscribe in 2009, and has published new content every business day since then (and every single day since 2018). The interviews, essays, and reviews on Musoscribe reflect Bill's keen interest in American musical forms, most notably rock, jazz, and soul. His work features a special emphasis on reissues and vinyl. Bill's work also appears in many other outlets both online and in print. He also researches and authors liner notes for album reissues -- more than 30 to date -- and co-produced a reissue of jazz legend Julian "Cannonball" Adderley's final album. His first book, Reinventing Pink Floyd was published by Rowman & Littlefield in 2018, and in paperback in 2019. His second book, Disturbing the Peace: 415 Records and the Rise of New Wave, will be published in 2021 by HoZac Books.