I listened to part of this on my way from Fred’s office to Office Depot. Tracy sounded great. I was annoyed by what seemed like Terri’s insistence on asking how Tracy felt as a child with a Vietnam veteran heroin addict father. And wondering if Tracy was scared when his father had night terrors from PTSD. Well of course he was! Maybe that’s a huge part of the book, I don’t know, but why bring it up if all you can say is “it must have been really scary to see your father scared like that.” No shit.
I did enjoy hearing this:
“GROSS: Do you think you’re still angry? Because you still sound a little bit angry.(Soundbite of laughter)
Mr. MORGAN: No, I’m not angry. I’m just passionate. I don’t see myself as angry, although other people see that. I just see myself as a short, dumpy guy with bad feet, and I’m passionate.
I got to Office Depot when Tracy started to cry about his mother. And then I nearly cried, and was glad I had to turn it off. But now reading the interview, I’m sorry I couldn’t hear the whole thing.
“That little 17-year-old boy — he’s grown up. He’s a man now. And when I was angry, when I was younger, I was in a cocoon. Now I’m a beautiful, black butterfly.”
-Tracy Morgan speaking with Terri Gross on NPR’s Fresh Air.
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