5. Taylor Jenkins Reid’s books, including Daisy Jones, are all so beloved. Were you aware of how big her fanbase was before filming began?
RK: I feel like it has only gotten bigger. On our plane rides over here, like every plane that one of us took, it either had somebody reading Daisy Jones or Evelyn Hugo.
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is my favorite book of all time.
CM: Me, too!
I mean, I love Daisy Jones, too, but Evelyn is very special.
SC: Taylor’s amazing. She’s an amazing person as well. It’s been really special having someone like that kind of be so supportive of her book growing and evolving. It’s quite cool.
CM: Daisy Jones was one of the first books I read, like, recreationally and enjoyed. I hadn’t been reading for years.
Same with me! I picked it up beginning of the pandemic, and it really jump-started my love of reading as an adult. I just loved how it was written like a documentary.
CM: It makes it fun and relatable. I loved it so much.
And then, I love that the show is telling the truth essentially. Like, we’re seeing what actually happened, so it lends itself perfectly to a TV adaptation where you can add things.
RK: Was there a change that surprised you, Nora?
Billy and Daisy never kiss in the book, so I was honestly stunned that it happened, and it’s such an important moment that really changes how you view Billy and Daisy’s relationship, obviously.
RK: Did you like that change?
[laughs] Now I’m being interviewed. I read the book always thinking they had totally kissed, but weren’t going to reveal that to Julia, who thought so highly of her parents’ relationship.
SC: And I think the buildup to that moment is really well done.
Exactly. I think the buildup to Daisy not recording the song the way Billy wants makes that moment even better.
