HOW TO GET A COVER STORY: I was sitting at my desk, wondering who would have an album out in a couple of months. Someone big. Someone instantly recognizable to those who purchase magazines. Someone who would give me an interview.

No one came to mind, so I read Rolling Stone’s Pink Floyd story. It was really interesting.

A CONTINUATION: The phone rang, although I didn’t hear it. Only the secretaries actually hear the phones ring; the rest of us see buttons on the phones light up.

The secretary, whose name is Kathy, told me Liz Hill, from David Lee Roth’s office, was calling. Liz asked if I wanted to hear his new album, Skyscraper. I said yes. She asked if I wanted to interview David. I said yes. She asked if David Lee Roth would be on the cover of CREEM.

I put away the Rolling Stone.