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In reply to the discussion: Frank Sinatra's views on organized religion - 1963 Playboy Interview [View all]Abolishinist
(1,349 posts)it just might be. This "interview" was probably ghostwritten by Mike Shore.
RA: One of the things that stunned me in your book is that the Playboy interview is a fraud.
JK: Yes.
RA: How did you stumble into that? Was that widely known before?
JK: No, it was not widely known before.
JK: Yes, of course, and theyre all attributed to Sinatra: 18-karat manic depressive, Im for whatever gets you through the night, be it prayer, tranquilizers, or a bottle of Jack Daniels. Yeah, there are at least three or four of these very, very famous quotes. Mike Shore was a genius, and I found him. I had heard the rumor that he was responsible for the interview. I interviewed the now late Stan Cornyn, who had written liner notes for Sinatra and was a strange and wonderful man, and when I asked him if Mike Shore was around anywhere, Stan Cornyn said, No, I think he died a few years ago. Well, I did some more hunting and Mike Shore was very much alive. He was 90. I talked with him a lot, and I met with him in L.A. Fascinating, fascinating guy. I wish he were still with us because there are a lot of questions I would still like to ask him.
RA: I have a couple. Did Sinatra see the answers before they were submitted?
JK: Yes, yes, yes. He rubber-stamped it. He loved Mike Shore.
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