The only interviews I can recall with Michael was back in the late 80's, early 90's with Robin McAuley and Robin was doing all the talking with the occasional laugh or quip by Michael. I certainly have never seen him go solo in an interview. So, if he is in fact the lone guest, it may turn into a train wreck. I see it actually going down the same road as Uli Jon Roth, which was a bad interview for lots of reasons. First and foremost, I blame Eddie (duh) for asking way too many yes and no questions (as I remember it) and basically kissing his ass for the duration of the interview which basically steered Roth into a certain type of response. He may be a great interviewee elsewhere, but on that night it was painful to watch. I'm beating a dead horse here, but Eddie just is not a good interviewer at all. He just lucked out to become friends with a lot of Rock Stars and for some reason he equates that as being validation in that he knows what he is doing. He doesn't.

I say have Michael sit in on the panel with his guitar, have only Don and Jim ask him questions and then let Michael play a lick or a riff to answer said question. At any time during the show, when Eddie starts to whine, that's a cue for Michael to take his guitar and smash it over Eddie's head. Do it enough times throughout the show and even Eddie will learn not to do that anymore, just like Pavlov's dog.

P.S.

I know Eddie and the gang are reading this (since I left a link to this thread over at TMS) and it wouldn't faze me one bit that they talk  s h i t  about me on the air next season.