Boz Scaggs in his own words:

The largest collection of Boz Scaggs Interviews all in one place.

These interviews begin with what is believed to be Boz's first major interview with Ben Fong-Torres for Rolling Stone Magazine in 1971 - through to current times.

While not every "interview" here is a one-on-one with Boz, they all contain some dialogue from Boz himself.

A large number of these interviews have come from on-line sources with much help from the Boz sleuths and historians at "Friends of Boz Scaggs" (see links). Others have been transcribed from hard copy and disc by myself (Fiona - site owner).

1970 Inverviews

PUBLICATION	DATE
Rolling Stone 80 - Doing The Shuffle With Boz Scaggs	1971 - April 15
Rolling Stone 122 - Boz Scaggs Life Thus Far...	1972 - Nov 23
Melody Maker - Big Boz Man	1973 - June 30
ZigZag 33 Vol 3, No 9 - Mr Scaggs & His Magic Music	1973
Crawdaddy - From Muscle Shoals To Motown	1974 - Mar
Sounds - The Name's Scaggs	1974 - Jun 22
The Tribune - Boz Brings Rock To The Paramount	1974
Beetle Magazine - Boz Scaggs Dancin' Slowly	1975 - Jan
Hot Wacks 6 - The Life & Times Of Boz Scaggs	1975
Melody Maker - Scaggs In Silk	1976 - May 15
The Music Gig - Boz Scaggs Blue-Eyed Soul Searcher	1976 - Aug 1
NME - Bar-Room Brawls Are Out Man...	1976 - Nov 13
Melody Maker - The Lowdown On Scaggs	1976 - Nov 20
National RockStar - Boz Scaggs Second Bite Of Cake	1976 - Nov 20
Creem Magazine - The Buzz On Boz	1976
KFS - Scaggs Makes Music His Way	1977 - Jan
Song Hits - Boz Scaggs - Pop Star Of The Month	1977 - Feb
Rolling Stone 233 - Boz Scaggs Cover Interview	1977 - Feb 24
Dark Star 9 - Billy Royce Rolls Into The Limelight	1977 - Jun
Stage Life - Degree By Degree	1977 - Jul
Melody Maker - Big Boz Man	1977 - Jul 23
Creem Magazine - Shuffling Down To Lido With Boz Scaggs	1977 - Nov
NME - Portrait Of The Image As A Reality	1978 - Jan 14
BAM Magazine - Slow Dancer in the Fast Lane	1978 - Jul 7

 

1980 Interviews

PUBLICATION	DATE
Interview Mag - Above and Beyond the Middle Man	1980
Melody Maker - General Interview	1980 - July 5
Radio Interview - With Robert W. Morgan	1980 - December
Rolling Stone - Jailhouse Rock: Boz Scaggs Shakes San Quentin	1983 - February
GQ Magazine - General Interview by Ben Fong-Torres	1984
YouTube Interview - Tokyo Japan [Part 1 of 4]	1985 - March 14
S.F. Chronicle - Black Leather Replaces Black Tie	1988 - May 15
New York Times - Scaggs Ends Hiatus	1988 - June 1
Rolling Stone 528 - Boz Scaggs Returns	1988 - June 16
BAM - Blue Highways, Boz Scaggs Takes The Long Road Back	1988 - June 17
The Dallas Morning News - Boz Is Back... Boz Is Back...	1988 - July 3

 

1990 Interviews

PUBLICATION	DATE
San Francisco Chronicle Doing The Black And White...	1991 - May 10
Billboard Label Counts On Devotees To Spread Word	1994
San Francisco Chronicle Boz Scaggs Sets His Goals For New Album	1994 - April 8
NPR Boz talks about "Some Change"	1994 - April 23
Rolling Stone Some Kind Of Wonderful	1994 - May 19
Interview Video - Japan "Pop-Ten" TV Programme	1994 - May 31
Austin American-Statesman (TX) Scaggs Re-emerges	1994 - Sept 15
Mojo Magazine - No. 11 Modern Life Is Rubbish	1994 - Oct 1
Seattle Post-Intelligencer Boz Scaggs Making A Comeback	1995 - July 24
Portland Oregonian For Boz, It's "Some Change"	1995 - July 28
Orange County Register Pre Concert Interview (Greek Theatre)	1996 - Sept 6
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Come On Home" Interview	1997 - March 7
Billboard Virgin Has The Lowdown On Scaggs' Blues Set	1997 - March 8
Associated Entertainment "Come On Home" Interview	1997
NPR "Come On Home" Interview	1997
San Francisco Chronicle "Come On Home" Interview	1997 - April 6
Boston Globe Boz Scaggs Comes Home To The Blues	1997 - April 11
St Petersberg Times Boz Scaggs goes 'home' to first love	1997 - Aug 8
The Examiner "Come On Home" Interview	1997 - Oct 3
Anthology Booklet By Ben Fong-Torres	1997
Who's The Boz (publication unknown) By: Lynne Maroous	1998 - June 4
Worcester Telegram and Gazette Boz Packs Bags...	1998 - June 11
St Petersburg Times Pre Concert Interview	1999 - June 25
The Modesto Bee Boz Has Got The Blues...	1999 - Aug 15

 

2000 Interviews

PUBLICATION	DATE
Press Telegraph Boz Scaggs Eyes New Horizons	2000 - Jul 6
Dig Interview Disc	2001
Dig Talk From bozscaggs.com/v1	2001
Guitarist Magazine Dig Interview	2001
VH1 Dig Interview By Jim Macnie	2001
North County Times By Alan Sculley	2001
Yamaha.Com Boz Scaggs Digging Into Digital	2001
XM Radio In The Studio with Redbeard	2001 - Jul 30
Billboard Boz Scaggs Returns	2001 - Aug 11
The Guardian The Boz Is Back	2001 - Aug 27
Dig - Behind The Scenes	2001
San Francisco Chronicle Worth Waiting For	2001 - Sept 9
Barnes and Noble Digging Boz...	2001 - Sept 11
Rocky Mountain News (CO) Digging Deep...	2001 - Sept 11
Venice Magazine Can You Dig It	2001 - Oct
Houston Chronicle Boz Scaggs Evolves...	2001 - Oct 18
The Dallas Morning News Can You Dig It	2001 - Oct 19
Hartford Courant Boz Scaggs Turns His Considerable Talent...	2001 - Nov 1
CNN 'Dig' The Latest From Boz Scaggs	2001 - Nov 2
Contra Costa Times Boz Scaggs Went Seven Years...	2001 - Nov 13
Rolling Stone Scaggs Returns In Prime Form With Dig	2001 - Nov 22
Dig Interview The Real Slim's Shady	2001
World Cafe Radio Show Silk Degrees Story by Boz	2001
Performing Songwriter The King Of Cool Strikes Gold With Dig	2002 - Jan/Feb
Reno Gazette Journal The Music's The Reward	2002 - Jul 11
The Gazette (CO) Boz Scaggs Mixes A Broader Range Of Sounds	2002 - Jul 26
The Tribune Lowdown On Boz Scaggs	2002 - Jul 26
Dispatches A Record That Changed My Life - by Boz	2003
L.A. Times Boz Scaggs - Playboy Jazz Festival Headliner	2003 - Jun
Smooth Jazz Cover Story	2003 - Jun
Denver Post Boz Scaggs Hones Jazz Chops	2003 - Jun
The New Jazz Thing Radio Interview by Vince Outlaw	2003 - Jun 12
Baltimore Sun But Beautiful Interview	2003 - Jun 12
Aspen Times The Lowdown on Boz Scaggs	2003 - Jun 20
Bread And Roses Boz is Back	2003 - Jul 10
Independent On Sunday My Top 10 - Boz Scaggs	2003 - Jul 13
San Francisco Chronicle With His New Album Hitting No 1...	2003 - Jul 15
The Times - UK Change is good for the soul singer	2003 - Jul 15
Piano Jazz Marian McPartland Radio Show	2003 - Sep 09
Globe Newspaper Boz Celebre	2003 - Oct 10
NPR - 'All Things Considered' Radio Interview	2003 - Oct 16
ejazznews Boz Scaggs Hits Top Of Jazz Charts...	2003 - Oct 24
Allaboutjazz Maybe Not Jazz, But Beautiful	2003 - Oct 28
Boz And All That Jazz Australian Interview	2003 - Nov 22
Australian Interview By Brian Wise	2003 - Nov 24
Classic Boz Australian Interview - By Ara Jansen	2003 - Nov
Greatest Hits Live Interview Shooting GHL Made Boz Nervous	2004
Greatest Hits Live Interview By John Kirkman	2004 - Aug 18
San Francisco Chronicle Boz Launches Label	2004 - Dec 23
Record Collector By Michael Heatley	2004 - Dec 25
Santa Maria Times The Interview	2006 - July 27
San Diego Union-Tribune General Interview	2006 - July 27
Daily News Boz Scaggs Doing It His Way In L.A.	2006 - Aug 08
Arizona Republic By Randy Cordova	2006 - Aug 12
	2007 - April 08 Transcription

2008 Interviews

Santa Barbara Daily Sound - Boz Scaggs to play at Chumash	2008 - April 16
The Maui News - Boz Scaggs Makes His Maui Debut	2008 - May 08
Star Bulletin - Vol. 13, Issue 130 - Love Is The Music	2008 - May 09
wickedlocal.com - Boz Scaggs Graces the Music Circus	2008 - June 05
Providence Journal - Boz Scaggs Shuffles into R.I.	2008 - June 08
Globe Newspaper - Scaggs is on the road again	2008 - June 13
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle - Boz still searches for perfection	2008 - June 18
Johnston Sun Rise - Boz opens Newport Snapple Sunset Music Series	2008 - June 18
Erie Times-News - Lowdown on Boz Scaggs	2008 - June 19
Republican-American - The dirty, dirty lowdown on Boz Scaggs	2008 - June 19
Billboard - Boz Scaggs Tackling Standards On New Album	2008 - June 20
Come On Home Boz	2008 - June 25
Greenville Online - The Wizardry of Boz	2008 - June 27
The East Hampton Press & The Southampton Press - By Tom Clavin	2008 - July 01
Modesto Bee - Boz is a tough man to pin down	2008 - Aug 01
The Oklahoman - Boz Scaggs' way always leads down ‘Other Roads'	2008 - Aug 22
Live Daily -  Boz Scaggs Takes "Speak Low" for a spin	2008 - Aug 29
The Hour Headlines - Scaggs At The Klein	2008 - Sept 04
The Express Times - Boz Guest Artist For Zoellner's Fall Season	2008 - Sept 05
North Shore 104.9 Podcasts  Boz's Podcast Interview Powered by Podbean.com	2008 - Sept 08
Set List Interview - Variety.com	2008 - Sept 29
San Francisco Chronicle - Speak Low Interview	2008 - Oct 26
Telephone Interview -  Kink.fm	2008 - Oct 27
Speak Low - Behind The Scenes Video	2008 - Nov
CBS Early Show - "Save Your Love For Me" plus short interview	2008 - Nov 15
Boston Herald - Speak Low Talk	2008 - Nov 21
World Cafe - Speak Low Interview	2008 - Nov 21

2009 Interviews

Asbury Park Press, N.J. - Scaggs brings his laid-back style to Basie	2009 - Jan 09
North Jersey .Com - For Boz Scaggs Its One More For The Road	2009 - Jan 12
Twin-Boro News - Scaggs Showcases Album	2009 - Jan
theage.com - Full circle to jazz brings Boz Scaggs back	2009 - Jan 27
Beacon Theatre Video Interview	2009 - Mar 13
The Portland Tribune - Boz Set To Play in Lincoln City	2009 - Apr 16
The Press Democrat - Boz Finds A New Voice	2009 - Apr 23
Times Union - Boz Scaggs brings hits and standards to the Egg	2009 - June 18
Daily Gazette - Boz Scaggs returning to bluesier material	2009 - June 20
Creative Loafing - Tampa	2009 - June 22
Stockton Record - Taste Of History	2009 - July 16
The Citizen's Voice - Kirby Center - Pre Concert Interview	2009 - Sep 04
The Tennessean - Boz Scaggs Covers Musical Spectrum	2009 - Sep 21
Marin Independent Journal - Boz Scaggs Shows His Devotion to Kids...	2009 - Sep 25

2010 Interviews

The Jono & Dano Show - Australian Interview	2010 - Jan 25
theage.com.au - It's The End Of All That Jazz	2010 - Feb 11
couriermail.co.au - Boz Scaggs Takes The Long Road To Brisbane	2010 - Feb 12
Mindfood.com - New Zealand Interview	2010 - Feb 17
The Press - Christchurch - NZ - Boz's Horse Sense	2010 - Feb 27
Hawaii Public Radio Interview	2010 - Mar 02
The Post-Standard - Syracuse Jazz Fest	2010 - Jun 24
Kirksville Daily Express - The Lowdown on Boz Scaggs	2010 - Jul 01
SouthCoastToday. com	2010 - Jul 01
Reading Eagle - New Original Boz Album 2011 !!!	2010 - Jul 01
Dukes of September Radio Interview	2010 - Aug 12
Dukes of September tell all	2010 - Aug 25
Detroit News Talks To Boz	2010 - Sep 02
Boz Scaggs Launches Wine Brand - Napa Valley Register	2010 - Sep 03
Duking in out with 3 classic rockers - Star Tribune	2010 - Sep 4
Boz Signs With Spirit Music	2010 - Sep 20

2011 Interviews

Your Mom Loved Him..... And Still Does -  Houston Press Michael McDonald & Boz Scaggs - Smoothest of the Smooth	2011 - Feb 16 2011 - Sep 30