MICHAEL MOORCOCK Interview: Paris 2024 (Zenith -Von Bek- Elric- Hawkmoon & More)

[@joemountains1539]

Belated thanks for sharing this with us all! Mike is ever his iconoclastic self. Wonderful to experience it.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Many thanks, very kind of you, pleased you enjoyed it!

[@zamiadams4343]

Great interview Stephen and Michael!

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

We tried! I was a bit wired and tired and Mike has his health issues that come with age, but we had a great time catching up.

[@danieldelvalle5004]

Fantastic and fascinating interview, I could listen to you guys talk and reminisce for hours. Wonderful, and Michael Moorcock is such a treasure and his works seem infinite. Bravo to you both.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Thanks very much, we enjoyed catching up and glad so many other people enjoyed this too.

[@robertriordan1823]

I will never forget seeing Michael narrate Space Ritual, dressed as a pirate, in Harlow park in 1973. Hero of heroes!

[@TauZeroSF]

Fantastic chat, it felt like being a fly on the wall. Cant wait for the next omnibus

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Thanks mate!

[@salty-walt]

What a charming and congenial exchange! I felt like it was just getting started when the 58 minute bell rang. Felt like it should have been the warm-up for a 2-hour go. So many great things were touched on that we could have heard even more about. Clearly, in more ways than one you were looking out for your fan base, and his. Thank You.

[@kennyrh9269]

Hi Stephen. Nice to see an informal chat rather than the volley of mundane questions that most authors have to field. Although you obviously have the better memory, the great man still has all his marbles. I see he's also a coffee fan like myself. Bloody small cups though. Nice viewing.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Well, that's a genuine espresso for you, very strong tiny measure. I'm glad you enjoyed it Kenny - a few nay-sayers have said I talked too much, but I did say on the channel several times beforehand it was just a catchup chat for me and Mike. Yes, I used 'interview' in the title, but as you know, it's clever use of language on YT that gets the views. ...but I will admit I was wired that day (not much sleep, hence blackness around the eyes, first drinks in five weeks the night before, two jazz gigs the night before, still sick, a frenetic morning). But as long as the good guys like you enjoy it, that's all I care about....

[@JulesBurt]

Thanks for the fascinating interview Steve. I've watched it through twice now. Hard to squeeze such a long career into an hour. I think you need to move to Paris for a month and get a multi part series filmed. Top work👍

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Thanks mate!

[@keithreynolds]

I'd love to hear Michael Moorcock reading 'The Whispering Swarm'. Generally I don't enjoy audiobooks, but the ones that I have enjoyed have been read by the authors. Loved vicariously interviewing him with my outlaw amanuensis. Thank you.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Cheers Keith!

[@AnalogOpher]

The City In The Autumn Stars is an absolute masterpiece. And Gloriana in 6 weeks?! What a genius. Also, superb colour matching between shirts, jacket and the backwall of what must be a charming cafe.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Yeah, I really love 'City'. This is the thing, Mike can really turn it on.

[@JavierGonzalez-xg2tq]

Thank you for being so generous in sharing this moment with us. I felt like I was there. Very much appreciated. Please continue to delight.

[@antonhaq3503]

What a coup! Such a splendid interview, so relaxed and friendly, like 2 chums chatting. Highly entertaining, respect and congratulations to Stephen. By coincidence I heard from Mike today, we were discussing Marc Bolan!

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Thanks for that, mate, very kind. Thing is, Mr M knew (or knows) pretty much everybody!!! Great to hear from you as always.

[@robertriordan1823]

Hi Anton, please share what Mike told you about Marc: I'm a big fan of both! Marc supposedly took Tyrannosaurus Rex from a Ray Bradbury book he was reading at the time.

[@chocolatemonk]

Content that only the Outlaw Bookseller brings; criminally great.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Thanks mate!

[@dougparsley9022]

My favourite author and my favourite KZbin channel. Great stuff Steve

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Many thanks, Doug!

[@CliveSnowden-fx8fp]

Such an enjoyable interview. It's almost like being there with you both (the café ambience really adds to the magic). Michael comes across as a truly fascinating, and rather humble, character. Unbelievably, I've not read any of his work. I'm going to have to put that right. Very well done, Steve.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Cheers Clive. Mike is one of the all time good guys in my book.

[@clarksavage2683]

Great interview,nice seeing Mike and you in good health.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

I thought I looked bloody dreadful- black around the eyes, hungover, legs aching, it had been a very intense morning....people always say I look well when I feel shit! LOL

[@mycatsdead]

what a lovely chap. so clever without thinking about it. brillant thanks.

[@GypsyRoSesx]

That was really enjoyable Steve. Mr Moorcock is a lovely gentleman and I’m more keen than ever to read some of his work.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

He always oozes bonhomie, I've found. I'm a huge apologist for the Jerry Cornelius and Von Bek series among his many great works.

[@strelnikoff1632]

Enjoyed this very much. I'm closer to Michael's age than yours but really have read very little of him . Thank you for turning me on to MM. I've got a lot of enjoyable reading ahead I can see👏

[@jarred.shane10]

I enjoyed the video!

[@Oakenshield69]

So good to see Michael! Thank you Steve for doing this!

[@racine1967]

Brilliant interview Steve! A real SF legend!

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Cheers mate!

[@jackkaraquazian]

Good to see Mike giving you a nudge on Blood, it's been one of my favourites since I first read Colour in New Worlds, as you may already have guessed. Nice to see you having a good chat.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

I need to revisit it- it came out in a period when I had lost my faith in SFF- but I loved '"Fabulous Harbours" funnily enough.

[@salty-walt]

I was working at a bookstore when Blood first appeared in the US, pre-ordered it and bought it right away. If you look at that us cover you'll understand why I did not get to it right away. I can make no snarky comments about UK covers in this case! Oh No! It's all on very bad generic American marketing. (End life getting way busier than it was when I was a teen. . . helped.)

[@SlowDazzle11]

Great Interview. My favourite part was hearing about the link between SF and rock music. Wonderful!

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

I will be doing a LOT more on that subject, and have already covered some of it in my Hawkwind and Stranglers videos.

[@SlowDazzle11]

@@outlawbookselleroriginal Great. It was really interesting to hear about Martin Stone and Mighty Baby, and Stone's book collecting career after rock. I must re-listen to MB's Egyptian Tomb album .

[@hammad9091]

You're a legend, OB.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

You're very kind. I'm just another semi-pro on the fringes of the joy that is genre SF, but I try.

[@silex9837]

Magnifique!! Thank you so much for this, Steve. This is a momentous highlight in your career!

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

We did some great bookshop events back in the day, it was lovely to see him again, he's always so amenable.

[@Arsenal.N.I7242]

Great interview 👍🏻. Thanks Steve...it's great to see Mike is still very busy and new books are on the horizon. Awesome stuff.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Yes, I was delighted to hear about so many forthcoming projects!

[@beastrabban5991]

Great interview with a legend of Fantasy! Regarding John Brosnan, yes, he was provocative and opinionated, especially about Start Trek in his column for Star Burst magazine. It annoyed me at the time, but now years later I can appreciate what he was trying to do, especially with Trek. He explained his attitude to it as simply that he just didn't think it was the best thing that happened to Science Fiction since Mrs Wells had little Herbert George.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

I feel the same way reading it decades later, agreed.

[@forinthemorning0400]

thx 4 this. going to order ur books soon

[@markandresen1]

Good one, Steve.

[@themojocorpse1290]

Michael in good form quite remarkable for a man in his 80s, love his work . really enjoyed this Steve many thanks 🫡

[@piynubbunyip]

Great stuff! John Cale wrote the odd song Graham Greene that mentions Chipping and Sodbury but I'm sure you know this.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Yes, am a huge Cale fan, seen him in concert many times- that song is from a superb album, a real fave of mine!

[@PeterKerans-h6z]

Books have souls. Nothing invented really disappears. Moorcock so casual and relaxed - une autre cafe, s’il vous plait - really lovely discussion. Enjoyed the cafe ambience. Cheers Steve.

[@leakybootpress9699]

A good conversation, Steve. MM seems to have become much more the English gentleman than I recall, but age often mellows, and it suits him. If you do it again, which I hope you do, try to steer him onto the subject of Barry Bayley, Keith Roberts and Tom Disch, not New Worlds per se, but some of the authors of that time.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Yes, we will probably do a zoom at some point, we have discussed it briefly and then I do want to grill him on these writers particularly. Thanks Jim!

[@davidbooks.and.comics]

It was a nice intimate interview with Moorcock like two good friends...thank you.

[@garrywhiteheadful]

Delightful

[@evergreen8509]

I'd like to see reprint or new anthologies..... Best of New Worlds.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Agreed. A new 'best of' would be great. I'll suggest it to Mike.

[@mycatsdead]

notice the action and mighty baby. unreal.

[@BooksForever]

Despite watching this past Saturday midnight, I was sufficiently swept up in the ambiance that when Michael ordered a second cup I dashed off to the kitchen to whip up a cappuccino to feel more immersed in the scene.

[@TheSeaDevilsband]

bless ya

[@catunderstars]

Great chat and informative watching two old friends catch up.

[@johnrogers9197]

That’s Michael Morcock! Never seen him interviewed, what a beautiful person… 6 weeks to write a whole book with a migraine? Legend! A friend sued the BBC, remarkably won and travelled to Cuba for 6 months! Love it! What is the capsule he is putting in his coffee? What a wonderful interview, a great experience to watch, the hour went too quick… a legend and an interviewer clearly respectful to the point they couldn’t get enough from them.. Reason for not doing autobiography? Beautiful! The marriage memory comment? Gold! One of the few folks you say the world is better with them in it…

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

I think it was just sugar- but I guess it could have been one of old man Cornelius' hallucinogenic experiments....

[@AnalogOpher]

The capsule is a wee paper envelope containing.....sugar. Very common in cafes in many countries.

[@waltera13]

I desperately wonder at everything that was redacted. . . But that's just who I am😂. What a congenial and convivial meeting! Storm Constantine! Zenith! A mysterious possibly lost manuscript to a twice as long City in the Autumn Stars?!!! I want an hour on that alone! There were more points brought up here than I can bring up readily in comments! Spirits Burning! I'm glad someone mentioned Jethro Tull! I've long wondered if Morecock thought of them as nativist proto fascists like Tolkien, or if he saw Ian Anderson and Martin Barre as incarnations of the champion and the companion moving through a series of time periods as picaresque harlequins on a mission to stand for chaos and remembrance of humanist values passed. . . Just picture it: a Black flute giving off an eerie Black radiance. . . Are you laughing yet? Is Mike?

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

We're ALWAYS laughing, the pair of us. I had to redact a few things, but that's how it is when you do the author chat.

[@TheSharkPadlock]

Very conversational. Some good laughs, too. Enjoyed it!

[@mycatsdead]

going to get a stella. leave comment later. my god. and you.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Beer o'clock here too.

[@mikeehinger6566]

This was quite nice. Thanks for sharing it,

[@LiminalSpaces03]

Absolutely incredible! I need to read more Moorcock! This is a wonderful video, thank you so much!

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

My pleasure. I always enjoy re-reading Mike's work and he never stops producing more- total legend!

[@MichaelH-w6e]

An eternal treasure at the edge of time. Favorite author and favorite person on KZbin chatting for an hour? I'll be rewatching this one for years to come. Outstanding interview 👏

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Mike and I will be zooming at some point over the next few months, so stay tuned as they used to say!

[@CPWebster]

wonderful to see and listen to the great MM! Thank you sir.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

My pleasure!

[@pnptcn]

Pure bliss, thank you Steve and Michael. I'll be back here many times.

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Pleasure.

[@athoszubiaur2144]

what a treat to watch old friends catching up! thanks for sharing, steve

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Thanks as ever!

[@sylvanyoung]

Great . I had my tablet also to follow many of the referances Robert/ Hawkwind. Mr Zenith and Sexton Blake. Alas i doubt i will ever get my paws on the books . KZbin . Malzberg " saddest man in SF " 😂. Pessimistic ( my bias opinion). Read Constance & Moorcock "Silverheart" . MM is one of the few authors work i grab any time i see his name . Alas i dont see much, despite the large amount outthere . Is there any collector out there who have not " cried out " for more space ? The MN website worth a gander/ surf .Ok enough of my yakking . I am off to your other " missed" videos . I loved the interview . Thank you both . 😊

[@outlawbookselleroriginal]

Great to hear from you, Sylvan- I was thinking about you today, wondering 'Haven't heard from Sylvan recently, hope he's ok'.