STONED BY AN INTERVIEW

A journalist who interviewed Willie Nelson before a gig in Long Island,
N.Y., last week said he was so stoned afterward from breathing in
secondhand smoke from ``at least six joints'' smoked by Nelson that he
couldn't find his car.

``When I left the bus my head was spinning. . . . I was forced to get a
hotel room.''

In a refreshingly candid reply, a spokesman for the singer told the Post
the incident was ``possible.''

Looking for company

Luther Vandross, a 47-year-old bachelor, says he's ready for permanent
company in his new $9 million mansion.

The popular R&B singer lives alone in the 25-room Greenwich, Conn., home he
bought last year.

``When you're in love, there's nothing to cope with -- like feelings of
loneliness and isolation,'' he told People magazine.

Vandross says his love life these days isn't bad -- ``it's just non-existent'

But Vandross -- who has several platinum and double-platinum albums to his
credit -- offered four reasons why he isn't worried.

``I'm 47, drug-free, rich and fabulous,'' he says.

Checked-by: Joel W. Johnson