Paolo Nutini

WYEP Community Broadcast Center, Pittsburgh, PA

This was among the worst interview experiences I've ever had. Paolo just wasn't in the right frame of mind to answer questions. The performance was good, though.

Hear the whole thing (in RealAudio).

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