Guest Picks: John Lurie

The Leonard Lopate Show | Apr 15, 2013

Actor, filmmaker, musician, and soon-to-be writer John Lurie was on the Leonard Lopate Show recently and he shared a few of his favorite things. Just a few, though, because he loves everything...

What have you read or seen over the past year (book, play, film, etc…) that moved or surprised you?

         I’m drawing a complete blank. Isn’t that awful?

 

What are you listening to right now?

         Nusrat Fateh Ali-Khan

         Oumu Shinrikyo

 

What’s the last great book you read?

         Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World by Jack Weatherford

 

What’s one thing you’re a fan of that people might not expect?

         I love and appreciate absolutely everything

 

What’s your favorite comfort food?

         dumplings

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