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Handsome Luke Still Loves Sigur Ros

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Sigur Ros, in their disastrous interview.

From a Win Rosenfeld video

Host Luke Burbank forwards this, another entry in his personal Sigur Ros saga:

"The Sigur Ros Shame Train rolls on. Someone I barely know forwarded me the following link. I gotta say, it's a weird feeling to see a bunch of people you've never met voting on whether you're an idiot or not. I'm relieved to report that Option 2 (They're tired of interviews, so they're chillin') is in the lead with 43%. Option 1 (The host is an idiot, what can they do?) is second with 29%.

"Option 4 (They are dazzled by the host's handsomeness) has no votes. Because it doesn't exist. But it should."

Laura Conaway

12:53 PM ET | 10-16-2007 | permalink

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I think that it's great how you've turned this disaster of an interview into a meta-conversation about what makes a bad interview. You have truly snatched victory from the jaws of defeat.

Sent by Rikki | 1:13 PM ET | 10-16-2007

I wanted to vote for option four! Rikki is right it's like what our parents used to tell us when we were growing up; shake off that horrible experience and emerge triumphant. Luke you can really work this situation-I see a chapter in your autobiography dedicated to this incident-"The Sigur Ros Interview a.k.a How to Turn Humiliation into Victory" or something equally as winning. Big ups to you!

Sent by Ejiro | 4:49 PM ET | 10-16-2007

Luke I love how you are now more famous than Sigur Ros! You have brought NPR to the new internet age. Well done Burbank!

Sent by Hannah Burbank | 1:21 AM ET | 10-17-2007

I was really excited by that last comment until I realized it posted by my sister. Even so, thanks Hanzer.

Sent by Luke | 9:10 AM ET | 10-17-2007

It seems like this 'flop' has done mpre to publicize the BPP than any ad campaign NPR could have launched. Even if only a small fraction of those who watched/listened to the interview (excluding the Icelandic haters) you've got yourself a decent bump.

Sent by Petro | 9:38 AM ET | 10-17-2007

Umm ... totally tired of this topic. Let it die, Luke.

Sent by suzanna | 6:15 AM ET | 10-18-2007

wow, I feel Luke Burbank's pain. I'm on my highschool newsapaper staff, and it's tough when you fail at an interview, and I can't imagine thaousands of people seeing me fail too.

Sent by Shannon | 8:15 PM ET | 11-09-2007

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