Selina's peculiar interview technique with Neil Diamond

[@taczylotaczylo9495]

Thank you for sharing. I love him so much forever, forever and ever.

[@vickibaird6824]

I appreciate the fact that she asks the questions and then lets him speak. In America, the interviewers often talk through the entire interview, giving the guest little speaking time. I think she did a fine job. Perhaps those who don't like her need to tune in to some American interviewers to fully appreciate what they had in Ms. Selina.

[@jmarie8975]

uncomfortably watching this in 2021, so much has changed

[@AntonioBarsanio]

In the past interviewsdid fine in the US. Did Cavett was a real professional at that. You are referring to today's shallow tv shows.

[@manueladelossantostorrado9452]

Neil Diamond, es un cantante, compositor fantástico, guitarrista y arreglista musical❤❤❤❤ Nunca de olvidaremos, grande…

[@veramoraes3490]

What a wonderful voice!!

[@РаисаТарасенко-р3я]

Беседа очень мило прошла, такое дружелюбие и внимание, понимание и обоюдный интерес👏👏👏💕💕💕

[@AntonioBarsanio]

George Gershwin, such a towering figure! Neil Diamond too!

[@aliciapuebla6596]

😍😍😍He is fantastic man 👨 🙏 with a very good human with a big heart ♥ and very kindly 😇I love his beautiful smile ☺ and eyes 👀 and all his face and caracter 🌹unfortunately he is not my man 👨 🙏 but I love 😍 him 🙏 his music 🎶 god bless him 😇 still today looks the same 😍😍

[@josamosa]

You are all right. That woman was Selina Scott - she was insufferable back then. I took my father rather unwillingly to see Neil Diamnond at Wembley Arena this year. I was prepared to be bored rigid but it was one of the best concerts I have ever been too and am now a fan. Big up the Diamond...

[@richbiles230872]

They're both incredible talents. Thanks for posting.

[@jordan04n]

does she not know anything...boring...love Neil...lots of class...he is a prince by all means at all times...now we know why he doesn't like interviews..precious man

[@PandaPowerable]

She reminds me of Joanna Lumley from Ab Fab...she's so well-spoken!

[@elizabethmencia3545]

Well it's middle age and beyond LoL ..I never eat frog legs lol.... Neil funny

[@pedanticlady9126]

Selina Scott was born in 1951 so only 10 years behind Neil. She was 40 in 1991 when this interview took place. She had issues about being a victim of misogyny. IMHO the opposite was more likely. She was promoted and given opportunities way above her capabilities. Her resemblance to Diana and "posh" accent were the main reasons for her rise to fame.

[@user-ns3vi4xs5x]

She's been lamenting the sexism she experienced whilst on BBC. Here is an example of how she used her looks and body language to flirt, and isn't the innocent she claims to be. Neil is to be praised, a professional with TALENT. Something the BBC know nothing about. Yes Selina was a plank.

[@david1321riding]

She is “Quintessentially” English, and he is utterly gorgeous 😘😘

[@luvatune]

She is just rude!!

[@andreawalbridge950]

What a gracious man. She needs more interviewing experience.

[@ridetube66]

Princess Dianna interviewing Neil

[@catherinejohnstone5397]

Sure sounds a lot like her, same demeanor.

[@cherrylm2]

She seemed so up herself..Neil is a gentleman. Where is she now hahaha! Hes still riding high

[@UTRose45]

Neil is a great person, he treats everyone wonderfully! Gentleman through and through.

[@Tallyskool]

She is a great journalist, still doing it.

[@david1321riding]

She lives a relatively quiet life on a farm in Yorkshire, looking after sheep and has lots of dogs, I saw her recently been interviewed in the conservatory on her farm.

[@joysynmonds9082]

I think I would ask stupid questions in the presence of this gorgeous Diamond of a man.

[@luvatune]

@@Tallyskool .......she's a great what?????? You are kidding......right???

[@michellestaunton2264]

He seems lovely!

[@vivhiggins5656]

What is his sge too do whith eny thing i was nearly 50 then and no one took me a for my age so i wonder what she looks like now he is still a stunner and time waits for no one and neil his still high up there and still lookimg good his fan viv,

[@Elizabeth-nl5ui]

I always found her to be more into being sweet and coy. She was most certainly a very beautiful lady but it was like she knew it and spent her time trying to be seen that way.

[@colinsludds9249]

Thought she was kind and very respectful.. Not sure about most comments here at all..

[@CoreaKixx420]

I thought she was warm, and wonderful. I just noticed in the comments, that the men thought she was fine, but some of the women disliked her style. There may be something telling here in how the sexes interpret things differently.

[@vivhiggins5656]

Well let me say this you neaver ask some one there age he will all be hansome us fish have that some thing if not in too signs not bother,d

[@johncook7281]

To the comments below, the interviewer seems like she's fishing for something to talk about but not long enough to have an actual conversation jumping from topic to topic. I've seen Neil Diamond doing a long interview in Australia which went really well and he seemed comfortable and the interviewer was good though I don't remember who it was. This forgettable. But for Neil.

[@HowardPaulblasingame]

Lovely interview.

[@luvatune]

Think you drink!!!!

[@candym2835]

Bless her heart. I hope she's gotten better over the years and not enamored with all her guests.

[@luvatune]

I find you arrogant and rude. You should abide by old adage....if you can't say something nice,.....shut up!!!

[@johncook7281]

George Girshwin, Thumbs up!

[@journeyon1983]

I wouldn't say her technique was peculiar but definitely dry. No emotion and the questions were a little weird like the frog and the shirt thing. Thank god the interview was short.

[@jaybattman]

I'm British and proud but this interview is cringeworthy, Selinas accent is pretentious. Makes me ashamed to be British.

[@uncatila]

Dread not we share the same language. Tho we sometimes use it differently we understand.

[@JeanMackie-nn6uh]

Her voice is so posh,im English but even royalty dont speak that posh, this interview was 34yrs ago,

[@ianpearson8976]

One of the worst times was when she interviewed Bryan Adams. She was insulting his sense of dress and he wasn't impressed.

[@jellymollett]

What peculiarity?

[@lunasinger2735]

She seems flustered by Neil's presence. She acts like a school girl with a crush.

[@vivhiggins5656]

Well no harm in that when you ar good good looking u yet used too it has neil says if have it flunt it i should have done,

[@LuisPerez-ik1zx]

Selina fascinates me because she puts on a shy, innocent, flirtatious Princess Diana routine. But she’s actually nothing like that inside. It’s totally false performative behavior.

[@leilacozzi2886]

😘😘😘

[@melvingeloneck3344]

It may be just me, but I get the impression that Selina was attracted to Neil and was trying not to show it.

[@Sanctified57]

She’s a dreadful interviewer

[@LuisPerez-ik1zx]

You can tell she has repressed anger inside.

[@beachamgroup2482]

80 today

[@DeniseLaFranceCDNpainter-z9g]

If anything, I get the impression she isn't very familiar with his music. She was asking some questions to satisfy her own curiosity that his true fans already know the answers. Examples: asking meaning of _I am, I said_ & inquiring about the frog motif. I don't think she's being rude so much as naive, a bit girlishly bashful, genuine & trying her best. She's _very_ pretty. Her features reminds me a bit of a young Xaviera Hollander. He seemed at ease in the interview. He's a very kind person & it's evident. He's real & humble & easy going. Just had a funny thought. Can you imagine Neil being all pretentious with dark shades in an interview & all on edge & ornary & defensive & sarcastic, making an interviewer feel as if walking on eggshells like some people we've witnessed over the years ir being clearly drunk or high? Lol *Never in a million years!* It's ironic he stated recently he's been such a people pleaser that he's not completely sure of who he is cuz a raw & real person such as he is rare...only other with that level of confidence & relaxed _Here I am_ personality that I can immediately think of was Harry Dean Stanton.

[@johncook7281]

I think you have a point. She talks about I am I said without knowing that there is a frog in the song. That is she mentions or he does about being lost between two Shores New York and LA and yet doesn't know that there is a frog in the song.

[@joysynmonds9082]

That is so true of so many. I have a fan rival who moucks up the truth, and even gets quite bossy when I say 'no, that's not right'.

[@robertwhitten265]

I don't think she knows anything about Neil's music. She describes lines from "I am I said" about LA and New York but doesn't realize the line about the frog is from the same damn song.

[@JLGoldenEagle]

I saw absolutely nothing peculiar in it.. ? What's with you ? Dont like her ?

[@myself989]

British people ugh! Its so hard to like them. She was so stiff. Lacked sense of humor. Say what you will about Americans, but I enjoy their interviewers more.

[@gerritveldhuisen7748]

Neil Diamond was in 1977, four days on Tour in Netherland.there were problems with the Hammond organ (117 Volt America-Europe 220 Volt) I'm approached by Lou van Rees Management for a solution to my Hammond Rent.After four days I got my B3 Hammond returned with Fire spots of Cigarettes , It frustrated me.They have me removed me from the Neil Diamond Fan Club because I had this listed on their site.Never Apology of Neil Diamond ☹️🎹'

[@serundipity]

This woman did a very nice job on the interview. She could not have been more respectful. The fact that there is so much criticism of her suggests americans. The american public education system is way past terrible, and most americans are incompetant in English, so they have like a 3rd grade understanding of English. They don't even know the woman is being respectful because they don't understand the language. No wonder their country is cirlcing the drain.

[@Khairabar]

For someone with so much to criticise about use of language, you should be looking a lot closer to home... Serendipity, American, incompetent, circling... All these words you have mis - spelt. Not to mention bad grammar such as "like a 3rd grade understanding...", "way past terrible". Honestly cringe worthy. I am not American, I am Irish, and I can tell you for certain, this interview is beyond awful, beyond ghastly - well done Diamond for not snorting! Kbn

[@richbiles230872]

The definition of irony. For your own sake I implore you to remove this comment.

[@luvatune]

aren't you just lovely, and so polite and respectful .......NOT!!!!! JUST RUDE AND NASTY!!!

[@michaelmuldowney8]

she was good as a newsreader but had ZERO ability as an interviewer.

[@michellestaunton2264]

I don't think she means to be rude ,she is just so british it's embarrresing,they just can't help it they just don't seem to understand people very much

[@jameshorton8677]

michelle staunton now over sixty Selina is probably more comfortable on her 200 acre farm manufacturing socks of all things

[@luvatune]

i DISAGREE....I THINK SHE WAS PURPOSELY RUDE.......

[@RobertLailvaux]

Shes is tooo painful...damn!!!!!!

[@jordan04n]

it's a Brit thing...

[@Yikkkes23]

She looks bored