David Marchese
David Marchese is a Canadian journalist who is known for his celebrity interviews in publications including Vulture, Spin, and The New York Times.
Early life and education[edit]
Marchese grew up in Toronto. As a teenager, he briefly played in a band called Scream and Die.[1]
He attended the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program at New York University.[2]
Career[edit]
After graduating from NYU, Marchese interned at Salon.com, where he recalls at one point posting a picture of a man fondling a cat's testicles to the website by accident.[3] He went on to edit and write for Spin magazine and Rolling Stone.[2]
Marchese became culture editor of New York magazine in 2014. Two years later, he became contributing editor for the publication's culture site Vulture, where he authored the In Conversation series, interviewing celebrities including Erykah Badu and Julian Casablancas.[4][5] His 2018 interview with Quincy Jones, in which the subject criticized Michael Jackson and The Beatles and alluded to an alleged affair between Marlon Brando and Richard Pryor, went viral on social media.[5][6][7]
In 2019, Marchese began writing The New York Times Magazine's Talk column, which featured long-form interviews with cultural figures and other notable people.[8]
In 2024, Talk transitioned into a weekly podcast and interview franchise, The Interview, hosted by Marchese and Lulu Garcia-Navarro.[9]
Marchese has been praised for his ability to elicit unexpected, vulnerable, and profound answers from interview subjects.[10][11] He has said he spends up to six weeks preparing for an interview by reading everything available about an interviewee, including material not accessible via the internet.[10] He comes to interviews with three to five pages of questions prepared in advance.[4]
Personal life[edit]
Marchese lives in suburban New Jersey.[2] He is married and has two children. He is an atheist.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Nechamkin, Sarah (2019-07-25). "David Marchese on Death, Diet Coke, and Wayne Gretzky". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ a b c "David Marchese". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ "David Marchese: A very public mistake..." Definitely Not the Opera. CBC Radio. 2011. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ a b Ozzi, Dan (2018-04-11). "In Conversation with the Guy Behind the Internet's Favorite Celebrity Interviews". Vice. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ a b Starke, Lauren (2018-02-08). "Vulture's David Marchese on His Quincy Jones Interview, How He Prepares and More". New York. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Marchese, David (2018-02-07). "Quincy Jones on the Secret Michael Jackson and the Problem With Modern Pop". Vulture. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Mumford, Gwilym (2018-02-08). "Richard Pryor and Marlon Brando were lovers, Pryor's widow confirms". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
- ^ Silverstein, Jake (2024-03-10). "What David Marchese Learned Talking to the World's Most Interesting People". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Weprin, Alex (2024-04-23). "Inside The New York Times' Next Big Bet: 'The Interview' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ a b Rotinwa, Ayodeji (2023-11-01). "Q&A: David Marchese on the art of the interview". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2024-05-27.
- ^ Jerde, Sara (2019-02-15). "How David Marchese Will Transform The New York Times Magazine's Talk Column". Adweek. Retrieved 2024-05-27.