Reclusive 'Simpsons' writer John Swartzwelder gives first major interview

"The Simpsons" writer John Swartzwelder is finally talking about his days writing 59 iconic episodes of the show.

Swartzwelder, who has a reputation of being very private, worked on the animated series between 1989 and 2003, and spoke to The New Yorker how he got the gig. In the late 1980s, he was writing for a small comedy zine named "Army Man," and his jokes landed him an interview with "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening and its producer and writer Sam Simon, who hired him to write an episode.