In the summer of 1986, we had two singles in the Billboard Top 40. Valerie and I were invited to be on Good Morning America. I’m sorry I don’t remember the name of the woman who interviewed us. It wasn’t a particularly good interview. You can always tell when the host knows absolutely nothing about you. They’re getting their questions off the one sheet that the record label sends out.
We did get to meet Charlie Rose. Well, we didn’t actually get to meet him. He just rushed by us in the hallway and said, “Charlie Rose.” Very tall guy.
The best part was meeting Maurice Sendak, beloved author of Where the Wild Things Are and In the Night Kitchen. Nice man. I got my picture taken with him. He went on to win a couple of Tony Awards for set design.
John and Maurice Sendak, April 1986.
Our interview never aired, which was fine.
It was preempted by some crisis happening over in Europe.