Great book. Talks about the incredible life of Larry King, from his early days, to interviewing celebs/presidents/CEO's, being put in jail, being married 7 times to 6 different women, having a traffic accident with JFK, & surviving a heart attack/bypass surgery. I don't normally watch primetime TV, but the book inspired me to start watching his show CNN 8/9PM CT/ET Monday - Sunday.
Some notable things that stood out to me:
1. Larry King knew that the radio was for him (his path/purpose in life) & sought out to create an experience out of it.
2. Regardless of his marital problems, financial problems, when he was on air, interviewing one of the greats, that was his "thing", his essence, he was totally in the moment, totally absorbed in the moment, totally in control. It was funny how he described it as being easy. He described it as something he'd done since childhood.
3. Rather than read out a script, to him an interview was easy. Simply ask simple questions, draw out the interviewee, create a void with your questions, & fill that void. Go with the flow.
4. Being "lucky" bumping into celebs, and the sort.
5. When interviewing top athletes - baseball, basketball, the common trait, was, "I just play", or "I just have fun". Fascinating.
6. How he arrived at the ER, decided to leave, but then fate intervened, so that his heart attack was caught early on.
Check it out!
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