CBS Sunday Morning — Elon Musk
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A softer, more personal CBS Sunday Morning segment profiling Musk during peak Boring Company hype. Lee Cowan toured the Hawthorne HQ and test tunnel, and the interview touched on work-life balance, Musk's management style, and his children. One of the few interviews where Musk discussed his childhood in South Africa with any depth, describing being bullied and his escape into books and computers.
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Memorable moments
Describes being beaten up as a child in South Africa to the point of hospitalization: 'I was a nerdy kid who read too much and got thrown down stairs by bullies.'
Demonstrates the Boring Company test tunnel by driving Lee Cowan through it in a Tesla — one of the earliest media rides through the tunnel.
Admits he works 80-90 hours per week and hasn't taken a vacation in years: 'I'm not really trying to be a role model here. I don't recommend it.'
