In The Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited, veteran journalist Joe Jackson presents some of his noteworthy interviews, and this Monday night, it's singer, actress and activist Eartha Kitt.
As a lifelong fan of Eartha Kitt, Jackson set out to undo what he calls a "reductive representation of the woman". Just days before he met Kitt in 1987, an Irish newspaper wrote the following, ‘the popular memory of Eartha Kitt is one of the gold-digging vamp, lying on a chaise lounge, dripping with jewellery, furs and the body furniture of paid for sex.’ Meeting Kitt was one of Jackson’s first major interviews.
Listen to The Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited: Eartha Kitt below:
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Joe Jackson on this week's edition of The Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited: Eartha Kitt:
"I was always a fan of Eartha Kitt's music. However it wasn't until I read in preparation for our 1987 interview her autobiography, I discovered that there was far more to this fascinating woman than her one dimensional 'gold digging vamp' image suggested. This is arguably one of the most intimate interviews I ever did and it remains one my favourites.
The Joe Jackson Tapes Revisited: Eartha Kitt, RTÉ Radio One, Monday Sept 4th @ 10pm.
