: Re: Citing speech and interviews in biographies I am currently writing a biography of a band, and have a question regarding citing quotes, such as from interviews. Is it necessary to cite everything

This is called quoting from an indirect source.

And, yes, if you don't take your quotations from the original source, you need to acknowledge the intermediary. This is in part to recognize the work that person did, but also to protect yourself in case that person misquoted the original source.

I don't know the audience for your work, so I don't know which style you should use, but in MLA, for example, you write "qtd in" and then give the source. eg.

The star said he "couldn't care less about the little people." (qtd.
in Smith 273).

If you're writing something less academic, you could just explain the situation in words. eg.

John Smith was the only one in the room after the show, and he
reports that the star said he "couldn't care less about the little
people."

Responsible writing requires that you make it clear where the information comes from, in the name of integrity and accuracy.

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