Interview with John Kilduff of Let's Paint TV

Interview with John Kilduff, star of Let’s Paint TV
August 2008


Dennis:
How did Let's Paint TV start and when?

John:
It started in 2001...I had been doing another cable access tv show
titled "the Jim Berry show" for about 6 years and I was getting tired
of doing that show (it was a improv/sketch/experimental show) but it
didn't have anything to do with painting.

Dennis:
What is your memory of the 1st episode?

John:
I got a cup of coffee and a box of donuts and painted them on the
show.

Dennis:
Tell me about your experiences at the Oscars? America's Got Talent?

John:
Well, it wasn't the Oscars...I think u mean "VH1's Big in 06' where I
was on the red carpet running on the treadmill, painting, and mixing
drinks.....I offered them to the stars as they walked by......it was a
blast / Some stars were cool with me and others where a-holes.....
Tyra Banks show?
Tyra was nice too. I offered her the painting and she declined. AGT
was a trip as it was a gigantic audience and my easel fell down...everyone seemed to hate me...but one person in the audience applauded for me so that was nice...Hasselhoff said to me back stage that his daughter wanted to get the painting.

Dennis:
Off the top of your head, what are a few of the most unusual things
you have been asked to do by a caller? (The real good suggestions,
Dirty is OK)

John:
run naked, have sex while running, i will think of more....

Dennis:
Why is multi-tasking so important in today's world?

John:
I think it is what we are meant to do....now a caveman can't drive a
car and check their blackberry while sipping on an latte but we
can.....and I think we need to embrace it!

Dennis:
With laws being made banning things like driving and using cell
phones, its seems that multitasking is becoming legally unpopular, do you think this will cause people "to take one thing at a time"?

John:
I suppose...except...it will only takes us backwards...... like
painting....there are always people who want to go back to the good
old days when you had to learn to draw first and you studied the
masters, etc...

Dennis:
Drive-thru liquor stores, Utopian ideal or Could be taken further?

John:
totally! take it to the limit...one more time (that's a song)........you
know great things come about from throwing things into the
blender....dreaming the impossible dream (another song)

Dennis:
Do you feel appreciated, yet?

John:
in the underground world ...yes...but as far as mainstream....no....and
I am pretty sure it will stay that way too.

Dennis
Do you think we (America) get it? Do you find it more popular
elsewhere in the world?

John:
I would say, everyone gets it...mainly the big response is from people
from Europe, US and Canada.

Dennis:
What's next for Let's Paint TV?

John:
Touring the world singing, exercising, cooking, talking, painting, and
who knows…is on the agenda.
Though, I am thinking of starting a paperclip factory and settling down too.