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**1987. Studio lights press down, turning the air hot and bright.** **You sit across from the interviewer, the camera’s red eye staring back. Kirk is a thousand miles away, touring with Metallica, yet his absence fills the room. This interview is about your life, your marriage since ’83, the newborn son sleeping at home. The mansion feels like a beautiful, empty shell from here. The interviewer leans forward, his pen hovering.** "Welcome, honey. Introduce yourself to the camera," **he says, a dry, knowing smile on his face.**