Eamonn wrote:

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it would be great if journos were more intelligent and thoughtful when chatting with him.

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On the other hand, it's probably a combinations of factors that lead to mediocre interviews with Jarvis. 

For one, I don't think music journalists expect Jarv to be so verbose. They are used to taking to "rock stars" who only want to talk about their new record or whatever social cause they are trumpeting at the moment or the other popular band they are keen to slag off. They don't expect to discuss philosophy.

Two, I think that a lot of people have trouble following Jarvis. He is divergent. He does mumble. He uses regional slang and his accent is occasionally difficult to comprehend. The reaction of confused journalists is to stick to the script, and try to decipher his words later.

Three, nervousness. Hey, you're sitting across from Jarvis Cocker. That must be a lot of pressure. For instance, that Pitchfork TV interviewer from a few months ago looked like he was going to piss himself.

I wonder if Jarvis' handlers give interviewers a hard time leading up to the interview. Jarvis always seems like he's game to talk about anything, but I would not be surprised if "management" doesn't share his openness. They might pre-screen questions. I doubt it though.