Innerviews: Music Without Borders shows acclaimed music journalist Anil Prasad’s ability to conduct in-depth interviews, where artists allow themselves to be seen as vulnerable as they discuss the realities of their careers in the music business, including both the highs and the lows of being in the spotlight. Prasad captures nothing short of the feelings of the artists being interviewed.

Marketed as a book of extraordinary interviews with only the most extraordinary artists today, Innerviews: Music Without Borders, lives up to the hype.

Innerviews: Music Without Borders, contains 24 interviews. Artists featured include the best-of-the-best in rock, hip-hop, world music, jazz and electronica. These artists include: Jon Anderson, Björk, Martin Carthy, Stanley Clarke, Chuck D, Ani DiFranco, Béla Fleck, Michael Hedges, Jonas Hellborg, Zakir Hussain, Leo Kottke, Bill Laswell, John McLaughlin, Noa, David Sylvian, Tangerine Dream, David Torn, Ralph Towner, McCoy Tyner, Eberhard Weber, Chris Whitley, Victor Wooten, and Joe Zawinul.

Some topics that are discussed include:

• Björk: Chaos of her creative process
• Stanley Clarke: Saying no to Miles Davis
• Chuck D: What’s wrong with hip-hop today
• Ani DiFranco: Propelling democracy through music

Anil Prasad is the editor and publisher of Innerviews located at innerviews.org.