Letters

HER LUCKY NUMBER

Dear Interview,

I was ecstatic to see Jonathan Jackson [June 2002] in your latest issue. During my freshman year in college my roommate got me started on General Hospital but Jonathan kept me hooked. I cried the day he left the show and quit watching the day they brought in a new actor to replace him, because Jonathan will always be Lucky to me. I am so happy that he is finally receiving the recognition that he deserves--for both his talent and his hard work.

BRENDA RUNNEBAUM Manhattan, KS

MYSTERY OF THE AFTERLIFE REVEALED!

Dear Interview,

The Bowie piece [June 2002] was great! As a successful painter, I was surprised to see that the words he used to describe creating music were similar to the language some painters use about their work. And, like Bowie, I too am a fan of the writer Colin Wilson. I also found Bowie's comments about the "menopause" men reach in their fifties amusing. In these times of longer life, a new life can begin in one's art. When Bowie is over 80 he will reflect on his work with much pleasure and satisfaction and realize it was all a part of the best kind of life one can have in art. I am certain he will have at least 100 years of immortality after he departs from this existence. The same cannot be said for CEOs, politicians and the men whose job it is to try and get us into heaven.

MARK WARREN Cincinnati, OH

CHIPS OFF THE OLD BLOCK

Dear Interview,

Thank you, gracias and merci. Interview is one of the few magazines to have the audacity to put Jack and Kelly Osbourne on its cover [June 2002]. And I love you for it! Actually, I was starting to get dismayed. Other magazines draw up "lists" that these two darlings are conveniently absent from. What's more, most branches of the media attempt to make the Osbournes look like a dysfunctional Addams Family. Bratty, spoiled and opinionated they may be, but is this not what we love about them? You see, this is why I continue to renew my subscription. Interview is one magazine that doesn't gloss over the substance.

TARA N. GUNN Worcester, MA

Dear Interview,

I just had to write to tell you how elated I was to discover Jack and Kelly Osbourne staring up at me from the cover of my latest issue of Interview. Not only do these two strike me as uniquely Warholian in their sudden rise to celebrity prominence, but the Albert Watson cover photo reminded me of all those great painted covers from the '80s. I absolutely love it! I also wanted to add that, having read the interviews with the entire family, the Osbourne kids should be applauded for being as grounded as they are (which isn't very, I realize). I can appreciate both Sharon and Ozzy for their extraordinary wackiness but, personally, I do not know whether I could have made it through my teens with either as a parent.

K. MALONE Scarsdale, NY

Dear Interview,

Fifteen minutes of fame. If only Andy Warhol was alive. I am both amazed and disheartened at the recent cover story on the Osbournes by Elvis Mitchell. I am so tired of them. I saw the series on MTV and it was OK, but enough already. They are spoiling a good thing. In my opinion, it would have been much better if they would have stopped the marketing blitz and allowed the viewer to see the next season without any hype. They should take a lesson out the playbook of David Chase. The reason The Sopranos has done so well is that the principal players don't try to make too much of a good thing. I predict the second season will be the last for The Osbournes.

VITO BRUNO Chicago, IL

Dear Interview,

I can't believe the Osbourne kids made your cover over David Bowie--he's a legend, they're just children of a legend.

K. SALHANEY Grand Rapids, MI

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