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'Metallica And Philosophy' Author Talks To 'Focus In The Mix'; Video Available

July 27, 2007

"Focus in the Mix with Denise Ames" on Burbank TV recently aired an interview with William Irwin, a professor of philosophy at King's College and the author of the book "Metallica and Philosophy: A Crash Course in Brain Surgery". During the discussion, Irwin draws parallels between the songs of METALLICA and the writings of famous philosophers, including Rene Descartes, Plato, Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. Watch the three-and-a-half-minute segment below:


BBC Radio 1's "Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter" recently conducted an interview with William Irwin about his book. Listen to the segment in question at this location. Excerpts from Irwin's book can be found at Google.

For more information on "Metallica and Philosophy", click here.

William Irwin's MySpace page can be accessed at this location.

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