The Canadian pianist Glenn Gould wrote his own legend with his unconventional interpretations, his magnificent piano playing on one hand and his peculiar demeanor on the other. His favorite means of communication was the telephone. Here, he could freely express his talent for self-presentation. The core of this book consists of three multi-hour telephone interviews conducted by journalist Jonathan Cott in 1974 with the idiosyncratic pianist. They reflect a favorite situation of Gould's: an intelligent and admiring interviewer, a free phone line, endless time, and a verbatim transcript. In the series Close-Up, artists provide insights into their work and lives through personal conversations. Each volume includes a detailed catalog of works. This is an unchanged reissue of the 1987 edition published by Ale.