Interview with an Expert : Elon Musk

An interview can be defined as follows: “a structured conversation where one participant asks questions, and the other provides answers. In common parlance, the word “interview” refers to a one-on-one conversation between an interviewer and an interviewee.” A good interview is able to reveal intriguing information about the interviewee that is both new and unique in nature. An especially good interviewer is able to unveil this information in an often almost casual or familial manner that makes the interviewee as comfortable and at ease as they could possibly be in that situation.

Elon Musk: Who Is The Man?
Elon Musk was born in Pretoria, South Africa on June 28, 1971. He became interested in technology at a young age and now is one of the greatest technology entrepreneurs in the United States of America. He has one sibling name Kimbal. He and his wife, pop singer Grimes, just had their first child recently. Elon Musk is most well known for his companies Tesla and Space X which are both almost two decades old. These programs are extremely well known and utilize many of the unique, innovative technologies for which Musk is known.

Interviewing Elon Musk
Because of his extremely unique nature as a businessperson and individual, Elon Musk may be considered an example of a person who would be extremely daunting to conduct an interview with. Many of the best interviewees in the journalism field today have taken on this task with great confidence – in interviews ranging from the extremely casual and informal to the formal and professional. These interviews seek out information about Musk’s current projects and businesses as well as his future endeavors and predicted future endeavors. They also seek to reveal more to audiences about Musk’s unique and at times mysterious personal life.

The Joe Rogan and Elon Musk Interview
Interviewing Elon Musk is a big task and it may be a surprise to see or hear how casually Joe Rogan takes on the task. His show, however, is well known to audiences as having an informal tone that actually reveals a great deal of insight and intellect from the interviewee. During this interview Joe Rogan and Elon Musk even casually pass a joint back and forth. As a lengthy interview that is also a part of a very well known online video series, this is often considered one of the most popular to watch or widespread Elon Musk interviews.

Sriram Krishnan and Aarthi Ramamurthy on Clubhouse
While the previous interview can easily be accessed to watch on video, this interview was accessible via audio only on the exclusive new app Clubhouse. On this invite only app, over five thousand people got to tune in and hear some exclusive question and answers, with more than this number of people unable to listen due to caps set on each room in the Clubhouse app. This is an entirely different style and format of interview, and it will be interesting to see how interviews on clubhouse and other similar apps progress as technology also progresses.

Tom Junod of Esquire Magazine
Perhaps the most formal format so far, Esquire is known as a highly reputable print and online publication. This publication has been enjoyed for years by readers in a wide variety of demographics around the world. In this in depth interview, Musk elaborates upon his family life, background and upbringing. The more professional format seems to influence the subject matter but Musk’s signature quirkiness is still injected throughout the final published interview content. For those more interested in serious, business related subject matter, this interview will be particularly enjoyable. This interview will be ideal to enjoy for anyone who prefers reading interviews as opposed to listening to them.

Frances Anderton, creator of College Radio Workshop/ KCRW’s Design and Architecture Show and Website
This interview discussed opportunities in the area of future transportation as well as his continued research into the possibility for life, work, and residence on other planets besides planet earth. In this interview he explains that he just does not have time to fully design and execute some of his solutions because he is too keenly focused on his primary business endeavors – Space X and Tesla. On this topic he explains, “I’ve literally got a design that would do that really efficiently, but I’ve got to focus on Tesla and Space X.”

While Elon Musk is a daunting candidate for journalists to interview, there are many who have done it well. Audio, text, and video interviews with this modern technology entrepreneur and genius can be easily found. From the most casual cannabis infused conversations to the in depth tech analyses, any interviews with Elon Musk are sure to be highly interested and informative for readers in any age group or demographic.

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