John Caramonica
speaker
540 appearances
16 recordings
6 series
first heard Apr 2026
last heard 4d ago
John Caramonica’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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Okay, Jay-Z's teenage notebooks.
I need to see those.
Watch all the video interviews for free and check out the entire 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project at nytimes.com slash 30greatest or in the app.
And let us know if you agree with our picks.
I bet you won't.
Criticism has been a huge fuel for me, like a creative writing prompt.
If you couldn't tell, that is Taylor Swift, who hasn't sat for an interview like this in a long time.
I'm John Caramonica, one of the critics behind the New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project.
We interviewed some of the songwriters on our list, and these are not ordinary conversations.
Watch all the video interviews for free and check out the entire 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project at nytimes.com slash 30greatest or in the app.
The Book Review · Patricia Cornwell on Her Dark Childhood and Best-Selling Novels · 8 May 2026
podcast
That is, of course, Jay-Z.
I'm John Caramonica, one of the critics behind the New York Times' 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project.
We interviewed some of the songwriters on our list, including Taylor Swift, who hasn't sat for a video like this in a long time.
These are not ordinary conversations.
These creative superstars are sharing parts of their process in ways that you rarely have access to.
On top of the mad task of picking only 30 people, we also went out and got some Music World heavyweights to weigh in.
Watch all the video interviews for free and check out the entire 30 Greatest Living American Songwriters Project at nytimes.com slash 30greatest or in the app.
And let us know if you agree with our picks.
I bet you won't.
If you couldn't tell, that is Mariah Carey.
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