The sun was at its peak when I pulled in to the eerily quiet town of Bovina and drove up the gravel driveway to Brushland Eating House on Main Street. The town itself, which boasts a mere population of 600, felt like an empty movie set patterned with antiquated charms.

Interviewing a seasoned interviewer is no easy feat, and Kim Taylor Bennett has already gotten a third of my life story out of me before I realize she has somehow gently switched up the spotlight. Her warm and naturally inquisitive presence is a defining characteristic of her long and layered career reporting on and working in the music industry, the footnotes of which are as fascinating and vibrant as she is.