#575: Neil Gaiman — The Interview I've Waited 20 Years to Do (Repost)

Tim Ferriss (0:00)

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Tim Ferriss (4:09)

Hello, boys and girls. This is Tim Ferriss and welcome to another episode of the Tim Ferriss Show. I'm so excited because I'm about to share with you an interview that I waited 20 plus years to do.

Neil Gaiman, Neil Gaiman. Who's Neil Gaiman? Neil's been one of my favorite authors forever. I first became fascinated by his imagination with the Sandman comics, graphic novels in the 90s. So much so, in fact, that I imported Sandman versions from different countries to help me learn foreign languages. My love for his work grew from there, from Anansi Boys to The Graveyard Book, which happens to be my favorite audio book of all time, read by Neil, to Neverwhere, I've Never Been Disappointed.