The Playboy Interviews

For decades, "Playboy's" interviews have set the gold standard for their frank, in-depth profiles of major public personalities. Few celebrities in any field have been able to resist this forum, despite the magazine' s deserved reputation for not pulling punches. This book collects many of the best-- dating from the 1960s through the 1980s-- some appearing for the first time since their original magazine publication. Several of the interviews catch some of the last century's most influential people at the height of their fame. Others find them looking back on a long career. Interviewees range from Frank Sinatra in his early ' 60s Rat Pack days to the Beatles in ' 65 to Hank Aaron and Walter Cronkite in the ' 70s. Bob Dylan and Muhammad Ali appear in two interviews conducted more than a decade apart. "The Playboy Interviews: Larger than Life" offers a unique look at some of the culture's most memorable moments through the words of those who helped create them.