Tommy Bolin Interviewed 9/14/1976 

What a warm & gentle soul he was -- he is greatly missed. Everything he did musically was just friggin GREAT!

He died when I was about 9, so I never got to see him in concert, or simply hear him talk. It's good to hear his conversational voice. It humanizes him. His music had a resurgence of popularity in the Denver-Boulder area during the late 80's and early 90's because he had lived in Boulder for a while and was a bit of a Colorado legend. That was when I came to hear his music and become a fan. I wish he had lived longer. He is an underrated music legend of his generation.

I saw Tommy with Deep Purple less than a year before he died. I had the Come Taste The Band album, so I knew the songs. He really blew me away.

Too Cool 😎 this is on my 16th Bday! I found Tommy Bolin in 1977 and went way into his music 🎶 RIP Mr.Bolin

One of the Good Guys. Great interview. Thanks for posting.

Any interview with Tommy is good at this point, regardless of the softball questions.

Tommy was having trouble remembering when he cut the album, and it was just two months prior! Damn, I loved this guy, as he ended up playing with two of my favorite bands, The James Gang and Deep Purple. I go back to listening to "Come Taste the Band" now, and have come to appreciate it more the last few decades. It wasn't really Deep Purple anymore, but it was really good. I'll never forget hearing about Tommy's death early one morning when my parents had the radio on, listening to...Paul Harvey! Yes, I heard the news of Tommy overdosing by way of Paul Harvey. I remember stopping and staring at the radio, as I was getting ready for school, and just going, "Oh, fuck no!" Still wonder how he would've evolved over the years, and hate it that I/we missed out on that.

Lucid and very free-form from Tommy.....interesting comments from TB re Jeff Beck's career direction w/Wired especially considering their personal relationship. Great conversationalist.....smart man.

I knew and loved this kid,he was the best and dearest friend I will ever had or will have from American Standard to whoever was fkn lucky enough to have met, or had him play Always just a modest as fuk and so so real RIP from best friend Philipp \m/

Coolest Great guy super Great coolest guitar player and singer slide writer, best selection of 🎸 guitars and equipment strat man an original. Missed big time, he's a legend really, check him out you'll see how GOOD, GREAT TOMMY BOLIN IS.

Listening to his demeanor, and the way he was self-effacing , reminded me of interviews I’ve seen with Jimi Hendrix. So cool and laid back.

Thanks for posting this. All interviews with Tommy are greatly appreciated. Wonder if he ended up playing a couple songs with The Outlaws at the show he was talking about. Would love to hear Tommy playing on Green Grass And High Tides.

This is so fantastic to hear! In the only other interview I've heard of him he was so out of it you could hear them feeding him the answers in the background. It was sad.

PSA - 99% of libraries will digitize your old reels and tapes for free. Thank you for this.

Tommy Bolin - the ultimate

Wonderful interview showing Tommy to be perfectly coherent in the later stages of his career. He had soul.

I was blessed enough to see Tommy Bolin at the Circle Star Theater in San Carlos, CA just a few months before he died. Walden on drums and Stevie Wonder's bass player, but I don't remember his name now. I was blown away when I heard he died and was grateful for not putting off going to see him live.

Great interview

This is my first time hearing this; such a treat to hear the man speak in such a relaxed way. As has been noted by others here Tommy seems coherent and genuine and just whatever you'd want him to be. He was an addict, and arrogant; but I'll always live the music.

Tommy is genuine.

3 months before he died

Everything’s stupid almost.... how true almost=music chac Ching can’t fake it. RIP legend gone way too soon.

Wish he would have been around longer

Art did a nice job & Tommy was totally cool to him.

Everything’s stupid. He nailed it.

His demeanor is very docile.

Did you get the snow for him in Philly?

The ultimate

Do you think robbin Ford had his albums?

Sexy voice and he was a sexy man with talent!!

Who's is the girl on his album cover ? :) He said he was into her haha

Ed Sullivan once said ....." Really good shnuu, Really good shnuuu" unfortunately , Tommy's was a little too good. I love Tommy's guitar playing from Colorado's Zehper band from the early days. Great band that could have made it.

Tommy was right......don't mix music and politics. Democrats hired him to play in the mid west and Tommy said " It's all bullsh_t." So true Tommy, it was then and is now.