Ya know, Brits don't always get it right

For those of you who know Gil-Scott Heron, you must be aware that this wordsmith and musician never fails to be direct and politically upfront. Even if you don't always agree with his stance on things, there is still a lot going on in his work that is worth exploring.

I am still a newcomer to his stuff, but I just watched a film he was in, Black Wax/Is That Jazz? which serves as a great entree to his work for the uninitiated.

Searching YouTube again, I found this interview which is pretty amazing with regard to the interviewer's sheer ignorance. And if anyone was in the Toni Morrison class with me in college, it may remind you of a similarly ignorant British interviewer. Thinking about it, it might have been the same one...