How can you prepare successfully for a interview?

What do you think you need to consider before planning your interview questions

·         What do your readers already know about the artist?

·         What do you readers want to know about the artist?

·         What is the artist best known for / what do they want to be for?

·         What are you going to try to find out that no other journalist has managed to discover/write about?

·         What angle do you want to take to make your article fresh and new?