An interesting piece of feature writing

Yes, I know that we haven't yet got there in class, but I came across a very interesting, pretty old piece from Esquire Magazine entitled Frank Sinatra Has A Cold and I thought I'd share it.

It's particularly ingenious because the writer was never allowed an actual interview with Sinatra. The piece was written entirely from observation and by talking to the people around the man. It was written in the 1960s so it's much longer than our profiles typically are today and of course much longer than the pieces you are expected to write! But the writer has got an excellent grasp on descriptive storytelling without losing journalistic integrity. Read, enjoy and I hope it helps you in your own writing.