THE NETWORK INTERVIEWS BOOK - OVER 40 RARE METAL 80"S INTERVIEWS! THE NETWORK INTERVIEWS is a collection of rare metal interviews first published in the New York City area music newspaper "Network" in the 80"s, and unseen again until now! This amazing new book has those original 80"s Interviews with BON JOVI (the very first "Slippery When Wet" print interview!), POISON, KISS, METALLICA, GUNS "N ROSES, IRON MAIDEN, DOKKEN, FASTER PUSSYCAT, L.A.GUNS, ALICE COOPER and many more, over 40 in all! These have been unseen since their original appearance in the Network newspaper, over 20 years ago and only in the NYC area! Over 300 pages!! And in addition to the interviews, there are original chapters covering the emergence and demise of the incredible 80"s heavy metal scene, as well as the incredible creation of Network, the NYC music newspaper that first printed these amazing interviews. You will read the stories of how Network actually trumped The New York Daily News in printing the very first Bon Jovi "Slippery When Wet" interview; why Gene Simmons of KISS was angry with Network and the solution; an incredible encounter with Van Halen"s David Lee Roth; partying with such legends as Deep Purple and Lemmy from Motorhead; how an encounter with Ace Frehley of KISS did not turn out as hoped; and much, much more! PLUS! No less than interviewer legend JOE FRANKLIN has written a forward just for THE NETWORK INTERVIEWS! Joe Franklin has interviewed countless thousands of stars since 1951, everyone from John Lennon to Bill Cosby to The Ramones to Ronald Reagan and everyone else. We are very proud to have such a living legend write a forward for The Network Interviews! And co-author Frank MacKay, Chairman of The Independence Party of America and music producer/manager (who has produced and managed such names as CJ Ramone of The Ramones, magician Criss Angel and more) also writes an entertaining and informative forward for The Network Interviews.