The Jimi Hendrix one is also very good. It really lets you get some insight into what a fundamentally shy and humble person he was, as opposed to his wild-man s

The Jimi Hendrix one is also very good. It really lets you get some insight into what a fundamentally shy and humble person he was, as opposed to his wild-man stage persona. Cavett was pretty much the dictionary definition of unflappable. Also, people who normally wouldn't give interviews were willing to be interviewed by him, because they knew they'd get a fair shake and there wouldn't be any surprise "gotcha" questions.