Incubus' Brandon Boyd on Secrets Behind "Drive," "Wish You Were Here" & "Pardon Me": Fan First

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  • Incubus singer Brandon Boyd reflects on the stories behind Incubus classics "Drive," "Wish You Were Here" and "Pardon Me." Watch the full podcast: • Brandon Boyd Fan First...
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  • @ambycakes
    @ambycakes 2 ปีที่แล้ว +217

    Their songs have an almost euphoric sense to them. Idk how to explain it but I always feel clear-minded when listening throughout tbe years.

    • @jesselowe9374
      @jesselowe9374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      I've always loved their guitar swell sounds (Pardon Me and Nice to Know You, Are You In? intros). I used to think those sounds were Kilmore when I first started listening to them. I get a warm, fuzzy feeling and a hue of burnt orange/reddish in my mind when I hear their music.

    • @amf3118
      @amf3118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@jesselowe9374 oh my fucking god i thought i was the only one getting the Orange Hue thing

    • @jesselowe9374
      @jesselowe9374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@amf3118 LOL maybe we have synesthesia. Songs always have me colors in my mind, starting as a kid. For me, the Make Yourself and Morning View album gives me those colors. The other albums have different colors.

    • @amf3118
      @amf3118 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jesselowe9374 it helps that the albums themselves comes with covers with the same colors, make yourself have those orange/red hues with greens and yellows
      The album from "Nice to know You" and "wish you were here" have blue and white colors, kinda like a early morning vibe to them.
      EDIT: i just Saw it, the album is called "morning view" xD, i'm stoopid

    • @jesselowe9374
      @jesselowe9374 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@amf3118 I've been thinking about that myself. I think the album colors are also influencing what I perceive as the songs' colors. Stellar is so green to me. The Warmth is super solid burnt orange.

  • @ProximaCentauri88
    @ProximaCentauri88 2 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    Brandon's range and his melismatic singing sets Incubus apart from its contemporaries in the 2000s.

    • @drewjamila3868
      @drewjamila3868 ปีที่แล้ว

      They set apart from P.O.D??

    • @baikhous
      @baikhous ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@drewjamila3868 Galaxies apart 😂😂

  • @armandojuan64
    @armandojuan64 2 ปีที่แล้ว +59

    Drive is my guide song in life . Thank you , Brandon Boyd .

  • @gseifers1
    @gseifers1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Wish You Were Hear is that song that made me realize I loved music, it’s so special

  • @makeyourself1988
    @makeyourself1988 2 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    Hands down Incubus has been my favourite band for years

  • @kkeegan32
    @kkeegan32 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Very underrated singer

  • @Michael_Kouri
    @Michael_Kouri 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    He is exactly as I'd hoped the lead would be for a band like Incubus

  • @harmonizedigital.
    @harmonizedigital. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Walked past the morning view house last week. Really glad I went. I have a better sense the environment the album was recorded in. I have pics if anyone wants to see. It was a special moment for me.

    • @TheKingOfRuckus
      @TheKingOfRuckus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Got dat link?

    • @harmonizedigital.
      @harmonizedigital. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheKingOfRuckus will send it soon

    • @craigarce814
      @craigarce814 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sure I wanna see it

    • @harmonizedigital.
      @harmonizedigital. ปีที่แล้ว

      @@craigarce814 ok. I will find the pics.

    • @iggystardust9236
      @iggystardust9236 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I don’t know how you’ll be able to send the pics, but I would absolutely love to see them!!

  • @echopryme
    @echopryme 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    That dude deserves his spot on the lists of the best frontmen in rick and roll. FULL STOP! 💯

    • @frozenmangolover9
      @frozenmangolover9 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      *rock

    • @echopryme
      @echopryme 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@frozenmangolover9 Yeah... you know what I meant. 🤣💯😎

    • @frozenmangolover9
      @frozenmangolover9 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@echopryme i know lmao im just joking hahah

    • @echopryme
      @echopryme 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@frozenmangolover9 😎

    • @iggystardust9236
      @iggystardust9236 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      He’s never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down…

  • @thomash.
    @thomash. ปีที่แล้ว +30

    This guy is the most talented singer I’ve ever heard. On the song, “Drive “ there is no auto-tune b.s.; his ability to control/ manipulate his voice is astonishing. Also, his sense of rhythm expressed vocally is about perfect. Hits all the notes perfectly, too. I’m also blown away by his nuances in the song. I’m working on a cover and I’m more and more impressed with each vocal line. Very difficult to mimic! Oh, and the harmony parts…

    • @ElSings
      @ElSings ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Proffessional singer and musician here- did you know there’s technically no autotune on most popular music? It’s actually just light vocal editing. Actual “auto tune” in the sense of the word is a MUCH more obvious difference, which is normally only used for weird crackling effects and things that are meant to enhance the style of the song- not the actual singing. Your thinking of pitch correction. I can tell you from working in studios and from being in a musical family my whole life (my great grandmother was one of the first women to have a radio talk show and married my great grandfather ON that Talkshow who was a musician who just came on to perform. So it runs in my family.) anyway- the majority of music released today DOES have some light pitch tuning and vocal refinement- but it is NOT NEARLYYY as heavily tuned as most people think it is. The majority of singer have to do multiple takes, then they choose the best take, the one with the best vocal agility, vibrato, and whatever else they envision for the song, and then they do as little editing as possible to get the best product while being mostly real. Obviously barely anyone does “no” vocal tuning anymore, but frankly there’s not many more than probably 200-500 singers in this world that can get things almost perfect every single time. We’re all human, knowing myself, the years of vocal training I’ve been through and the amount of Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston songs I’ve forced myself to get perfect in my own training, while that may sound impressive, let me tell you, no matter how hard of songs you think you can do or that you genuinely sometimes can do, does NOT mean you will get it every time. Everyone has off days. Just because you book a studio recording day a week in advance does not mean your voice will be as cooperative on the actual recording day. Sometimes there’s just not enough time to get the “perfect” take without some light vocal tuning. Barely anyone can do that. Ever. It’s extremely hard. Not to mention having so many takes really hurts your voice over time- hence why a lot of artists get vocal injuries on your because they overuse their voice- not because it’s wrong technique, but simply because of vocal fatigue. My point is it’s very hard to get anything perfect.
      And I can also tell you from knowing a shit ton of stuff about this and listening to like over 2000$ worth of records and recordings of singers (including incubus) this guy does use some light vocal tuning. Sorry to burst your bubble, he’s not perfect either, just like Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston aren’t perfect.
      I wish singers could be perfect. They can be great for sure, but perfect just isn’t possible.
      Another thing to consider is this is all up to personal judgement- someone who has insanely good operatic technique may seem like a horrible singer to someone who prefers metal and actually has researched what the proper technique for metal singing is, and knows that their favorite metal artists do it really well.
      Anyway. Enough of me. That’s all I wanted to say.

    • @dxfifa
      @dxfifa ปีที่แล้ว

      Brandon Boyd is Mike Patton lite so he's definitely not the "best"

  • @kingjoseph5901
    @kingjoseph5901 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Morning View is one of my favorite albums of all time

  • @briandoyle3507
    @briandoyle3507 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I am such a Rush fan and a Genesis and Queen fan but INCUBUS is so real.Brandon Boyd is one of the most realistic vocalist out there.!!

  • @fabiogeraldo473
    @fabiogeraldo473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    This vocalist is one of the best melody creators. What musicality. Blessed Brandon...from Brasil to California, "my light is found"

  • @ChrisLively
    @ChrisLively 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    I listened to this song (Drive) so much in 2005. It inspired me to quit my job of 5 years with a broken heart, moved to another city Knoxville, TN to Chattanooga, TN (back home) and here I am, and I could not be more satisfied with this decision. Without this song I really cannot say I would have done this. Cya in Atlanta, GA 7/28/2022 (1st time)!

  • @ChazOne1
    @ChazOne1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Brandon boyd is doooooope make yourself is fuckking classic that changed my life my mother even loves Incubus and even bought there concert on vhs

  • @Heffsta02
    @Heffsta02 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    this man really ages like wine

  • @crismarieb6275
    @crismarieb6275 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    The morning view album is like a soundtrack of my life. Walked down the aisle to Echo. Wish you were here helped me cope with the loss of my brother at 14 he was 12 it’s been 22 years and still go back to this song to help me through.

  • @Nightowl333
    @Nightowl333 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Wow after all these years, this is the first time I really connected how similar musically the structures are to Pardon Me and Nice to Know You.

  • @godfreyulex1203
    @godfreyulex1203 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love his stories and manner. The interviewer is beautiful in every sense of the word

  • @mistishepler8766
    @mistishepler8766 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Brandon... I'll NEVER forget you as a person!! You came to Wichita Ks when I was 17 almost 18 . My sister got back stage passes at the Kansas coliseum and y'all played.. she didn't even like rock .. fart noise... She was in to rap... Either way I got to meet Brandon.... Best day of my life!!!! Huge fan have been forever!!! Y'all.... Brandon, made my day.,.. I'll never forget!!! I hope and pray that they come back to Wichita Ks soon!!

    • @mistishepler8766
      @mistishepler8766 ปีที่แล้ว

      Btw... I'm legal now lmfao 😆 Love and value you, so much 😜 BRANDON is amazing ladies 😍💖

    • @mistishepler8766
      @mistishepler8766 ปีที่แล้ว

      BTW... You are.... Naa nevermind.. I'm done

  • @AHighlander
    @AHighlander 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    First heard Pardon Me as part of a Summer X Games soundtrack in the early/mid-oughts. Used to cover the acoustic version in a band. Still a classic.

  • @minacapella8319
    @minacapella8319 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I feel like incubus was the light to the shadow of most of the music that was famous at the same time, and that they were important to sort of balance that Era of mainstream rock into what it needed to be. Because you do need to work on your shadow and dark side, but you also need to embrace the light simultaneously, and having too much focus on one or the other is not healthy.

  • @kyklain86
    @kyklain86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Incubus has always been my favorite band since high school. Seen them about a dozen times live. And they still put on a great show. Might check them out in Vegas come March 2022.

  • @Anginess
    @Anginess ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That is one of my favorite interviews. I love those stories. All my favorite songs.

  • @ChrisLively
    @ChrisLively 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I 1st heard Pardon Me when I had moved to Miami, FL in 1999 for Y2K programming work, sitting in traffic on 7 lane freeway and trying to move over all the way to my exit. It was perfect and still is!

  • @jeanwonnacott2718
    @jeanwonnacott2718 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Brandon!! He is my hero. All his work to clean our oceans, at home, first, as it should be. Dig is our song, although my man doesn't know it...he has end stage heart failure. He is still able to care for himself, but, the anger behind the depression, is growing. Especially cuz of Covid. Not over for us!! Never will be....so, we live in our bubble, trying not to kill eachother 😂😂 thank you for being you...

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Drive and wish you were here are some of my favorites

  • @incubrian
    @incubrian ปีที่แล้ว +3

    this is a fantastic interview, such amazing stories. really dig the depth here, and the interviewer is perfect for this!

  • @brendonching7952
    @brendonching7952 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    one of the best bands to watch live.

  • @edmundsmierins5565
    @edmundsmierins5565 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    What a talented musicians they are..Hoping expect some new material from Incubus soon!🎸

  • @yosode
    @yosode ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can hear them "behind the songs" stories for hours and hours... Calité.

  • @candiwalker2448
    @candiwalker2448 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dig has become the anthem to my life Love it❤

  • @benjietobias2138
    @benjietobias2138 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Album of my life "Make Yourself"

  • @nebula421
    @nebula421 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    a lot of science songs have that DnB feel..love it.

  • @williamcolville4384
    @williamcolville4384 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I literally just started a pandora channel, incubus, i so hapoy to see him lol

  • @Dethshoot1
    @Dethshoot1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Him admitting to the band being enamored with DnB and Jungle music is so cathartic

  • @Butterfly_Girl_3
    @Butterfly_Girl_3 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love incubus!!! ♥️♥️♥️

  • @crlyleeyogikristine3994
    @crlyleeyogikristine3994 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Wow, awesome interview! Always is with Brandon. Love hearing the stories behind these great songs :)

  • @freddysanchez8753
    @freddysanchez8753 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    That song on the spawn soundtrack they did with Dj Greyboy that track is straight fire

  • @PapaLu08
    @PapaLu08 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I always thought alot of there songs was based on a CE5 protocol experience that they had. Such a good band that is deffinitley one of a kind.

  • @killtheburr
    @killtheburr 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    yo i clicked this cuz i thought hayley williams from paramore was interviewing incubus ..... hahahahaha

  • @the90sguy
    @the90sguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    dude's the keanu reeves of music. doesn't age.

  • @organiced9805
    @organiced9805 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    He looks like Johnny Depp in secret window

    • @andreathegoosemother
      @andreathegoosemother 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      And also, he also has a likeness to Steven Tyler (longer hair more recent) and also Orlando Bloom (in past). Love it

    • @michaelknapp9776
      @michaelknapp9776 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      A modern day Rick Ocasik.

  • @mauser8515
    @mauser8515 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I played and sang Drive for my audition to college Expose. It won me a scholarship.

  • @hellomamacat
    @hellomamacat 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    People ask, what is the song of your life? Mine is Drive. 🙂💕

  • @megwaff3984
    @megwaff3984 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    thank you

  • @leskobrandon8454
    @leskobrandon8454 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    What a badass

  • @niziaharrison1686
    @niziaharrison1686 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was so hooked on incubus and Coldplay I’m so obsessed there’s nothing like it

  • @FreshTake01
    @FreshTake01 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Mikey is a legit guitarist!

  • @dbkeebs
    @dbkeebs ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Brandon just doesnt age does he ~

  • @Bryan23201
    @Bryan23201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    super kool

  • @Hiddencomment007
    @Hiddencomment007 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    ive never heard a band with a more magical sound aside from dave mathews band

  • @TheKingOfRuckus
    @TheKingOfRuckus 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I really like this Interview and interviewer. I hope she's still with this channel(just found it).

  • @EricXBlack
    @EricXBlack ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beef got me listening to this album now
    I didn’t appreciate incubus enough as a teenager

  • @terpy983
    @terpy983 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fungus and science were their best albums. Id buy tickets so fast if i heard they were doing a old-school tour. I hated a crow left of the murder and anything after that. It wasn't the sound i had grown to know them for. Lets get a old-school tour Brandon 😊

  • @malicant123
    @malicant123 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mike nearly gave away the guitar riff for Drive!? God obviously wasn't going to let that happen!

  • @mrjuice1669
    @mrjuice1669 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I know rhe girl he was with. She was such a yoga girl 🧘‍♀️...miss these guys when they were funky

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She's so heavy!!!!

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Asking questions

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE SOUTHERN GIRL

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fighting for my freedom

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am watching out

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    PEACE LOVE UNITY AND LIBERTY ON EARTH

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Rest

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As soon as possible

  • @akashjoseph17
    @akashjoseph17 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Primus inspired incubus

  • @revolutionday1
    @revolutionday1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My son looks dead-ass like this dude, not his "mother" or I....thankfully.

  • @gowhales3002
    @gowhales3002 หลายเดือนก่อน

    "Would you kill the queen to crush the hive" why isn't this part when He sings Drive live? 🤔🤔🤔

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Walking since this morning

  • @willvr4
    @willvr4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Incubus is one of my favorite bands of all time, seen them live twice. Once co-headlining with Linkin Park. Idk if it's age or not, but Brandon's voice hasn't been the same in at least 10 years.

  • @frozenmangolover9
    @frozenmangolover9 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    amazing songs love them but bro looks like shes interviewing from the dark corner in her basement lmao

  • @WeerdMunkee
    @WeerdMunkee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Incubus is what you put on in the background when you don't want anyone to notice you're playing music. Glad it all worked out for you Mr. Boyd, ingratiating the public and all...I'm sure your musical heroes and influences would be proud🤣

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And tea

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am on one too

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yeah always have to listen to ourselves

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am near

  • @trentonspinosa5722
    @trentonspinosa5722 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Drive is about sobriety. No one can tell me any different.

  • @weakjuangaming123
    @weakjuangaming123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hailey Williams

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    She brought me couvertures

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where the hell are u???!!!!! DEMIT!!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 😂😂😂😂

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am in the "cold"

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I told me I signed and called you

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    They were a beat curious... If u know what I mean

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LISTENED TO THE SONG I TOLD ME

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For real????!!!!!!

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    It was today

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Where have you been in France?

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Must read your books

  • @rockbelievers
    @rockbelievers 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    @3:15 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    And dafe

  • @snowheyoh2499
    @snowheyoh2499 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    part of the secret should be Dirk Lance's tasty basslines.

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cause still closed in

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've stopped there

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Am in a cold again....

  • @TheCiubz
    @TheCiubz ปีที่แล้ว

    The secret to all of these hits is the groovin bass line that Dirk provided. After he left, the band was never the same. I miss the old Incubus, the groovy positive Incubus 😢

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Otherwise always switch off

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Safe

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Found the biggest u

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Taking a resy

  • @vie8894
    @vie8894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    To reach you