Aerosmith lead singer Steven Tyler says he thinks he took the gig hosting American Idol in place of taking heroin. “I think I’m an adrenalin junkie,” he says in TIME’s 10 Questions column
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Kurt Andersen on His New Novel, the Generation Gap and Pyromania
Meeting your heroes isn’t supposed to work, but Kurt Andersen has been nothing but nice to me since I met the cofounder of SPY—the magazine that made me want to work for magazines—more than a decade ago. Andersen has been a …
Commissioner Gordon: Gary Oldman on the Secrets and Surprises of Dark Knight
“We weren’t even sure that there was going to be a third after The Dark Knight wrapped.”
In the Mood: Project Runway‘s Fabric-Merchant Extraordinaire Gives Us Some Material
“There have been a couple—not meltdowns, but panics.”
Matisyahu: The Former ‘Hasidic Reggae Superstar’ Talks to TIME
His trademark beard and forelocks are gone, and his music is taking a new direction. Matisyahu tells TIME about his new album, his faith and how he defines himself now.
Aaron Paul on Breaking Bad‘s ‘Darkest Season Yet’
“Jesse, he’s always just trying to pick up the pieces, really.”
John Leguizamo Steps Up to the Plate for Dominican Ballplayers
“Wherever there’s a chance to make crazy dollars, because baseball is a crazy financial piggy bank, of course things are going to get a little corrupt.”
Rapper Eve on Essence Music Festival, Her New Album and the Next Generation of Female MCs
“I need another word for frustration. I’ve completely gone past frustration 100 times.”
Russell Brand on His New Show, Television Sidekicks and All That Salty Language
Irreverent British funnyman Russell Brand is known for his tabloid-ready personal life (as Katy Perry’s ex), no-holds-barred opinions and edgy stand-up style—all of which should suit him well as the host of the “comedy …
Charting a New Course: Q&A with Education Visionary Deborah Kenny
“It’s just very strange to have a good thing come from a bad thing”
RuPaul on Drag U, Ron Paul, and Lipsyncing for his Life
He might be the world’s most famous drag queen, but RuPaul knows he’s not the queen of drag. “That’s Cher,” he says. “She’s the queen of all drag of all time!” Here, the 51-year-old TV host—whose makeover show, …
Q&A: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter Writer on Literary Mashups and the Movie that Shouldn’t Exist
“It’s a high-octane summer action movie, and that didn’t come easily to me”
Benjamin Walker on Becoming an Axe-Wielding President in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
“If you wanted to compare him to a superhero, I guess you’d have to compare him to Batman”