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The DBrief · Jul 28, 2026

Why They Call It the Blues: The Night I Tried to Interview Paul Butterfield

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What I learned the night I tried to interview the late Paul Butterfield.

We’ve grown accustomed to octogenarian rock stars; this past weekend, Mick Jagger turned 83.

The very thought feels both miraculous and preposterous. It’s also a reminder of a time when many musicians of that generation—the hard-living rock & roll one—didn’t seem as if they’d make it past their forties. And I was once fortunate, or not, to observe those concerns up close.

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