Gary graff music critic salary

Steven : Why rock journalism? Why did you want to make a living writing about rock and roll and was that your plan or did it all happen by accident? Where did you go to college, and is that where you started writing about rock? Steven : Do you remember where and when your first piece of rock criticism or writing was published? Talk about singing….

Gary Graff first earned his reputation in the mid '80s as the in-house music critic for the Detroit Free Press, a stint that terminated a decade later.

Steven : What rock mags and critics were your favorites to read in your formative years, and why? Was any one rock writer a particular influence on you? So the big decision as a reader was to go highbrow or low, serious or funny. A little later on, Trouser Press was a particularly illuminating read—even if that does make Ira Robbins feel like a geezer.

Steven : You write for a bunch of newspapers, magazines and web publications. Do you think you could name them all?

After graduating from the University of Missouri in where he was president of the Journalism Students Association, Graff worked 13 years.

Gary : Is this a test? Or an covert IRS audit? Steven : I read your stuff in Guitar World all the time. I think the magazine is the most underrated music magazine coming out of this country. Is that part of the attraction for you when it comes to writing for Guitar World? Gary : Guitar World is a great publication with some really fine people who work and write for it, with a strong editorial vision, a real drive for excellence and a consistent hunger to improve, both commercially and qualitatively.