alphi wrote:

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How did you managed to get in touch with all the people involved with Pulp's life (well, at least the one you interviewed) ? How were the convinced to give you some of their time? Did you manage to have some recommendation?

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Hi Alphi. I just made a long list of all the members I wanted to contact and went through it. Some of them were easy (eg the writers on the Sheffield Star, who were amongst the first that I spoke to). Others involved spending a long time going through the Sheffield phone book through trial and error. As I interviewed people, I'd mention other people I was trying to get hold of, and sometimes they'd be able to help. People would also sometimes recommend other people I could get in touch with - eg Martin Lilleker suggested I talk to Ogy McGrath, who (I think) suggested I talk to John Nicholls etc etc.

It would all be a lot easier to do now - half of them are on Facebook!

Actually convincing people to talk wasn't much of a problem. Most of them were just happy to have the chance to tell their story. Some wanted to know more about what sort of book it was going to be, but it was fairly clear I was just a fan rather than someone who was going to do some sort of nasty hatchet-job. One or two checked with Jarvis first that it was OK to speak to me. Apparently he said yes!