Carl Hiaasen interviewed

If you like Hiaasen's novels, or even if you've never read him, you'll enjoy this interview. 'It requires no talent whatsoever now to be not only "famous" but actually elevated to the status of a pop star or something. The technology exists now, Auto-tune and Pro Tools, which is so extraordinary. I could take my labrador to a studio in the morning and by the evening I'd have a CD that made him sound like Pavarotti.' More...