John Carpenter is a legend of filmmaking. His movies and his legacy will be remembered for a long long time. I sometimes wonder if he realises how much fans like myself love his movies and his genius.
@TheGooners11 I totally agree with you and I wrote the same concept some time ago! "They Live" a republican metaphor??? C'mooon John! I'm not sure I buy that!!! Anyway "Big Trouble In Little China" It's my cult film! JC is great!
Loved it! John Carpenter is clearly bored in a lot of interviews he does these days, but he seemed to be enjoying this one. And he even said he might direct again... loved hearing that from the man himself
My favorite director of all time. I love the atmosphere all his movies have, and the fact the he performed almost all of his soundtracks is insane. Each movies theme is incredibly memorable and fits the atmosphere perfectly
Carpenter is the last of a dying breed of old school horror greats. I wish he was still making movies but I am glad that he is enjoying his second career as a rock god of synth.
@curiositytax9360 Ah! A Cronenberg crony, eh?. Lost interest in Cronenberg after Naked Lunch. Especially when his next movie after that was M.Butterfly which sounded like the crying game minus the cool Boy George song. Got too artsy-fartsy for me...
@@robzilla730 haha a Cronenberg crony. I don’t care about Cronenberg. I don’t really like his films. Doesn’t mean they aren’t good. You said he sold out but it’s the complete opposite. Carpenter sold out. He just directed some shit tv show from his couch. It was shot in Prague. And he sits around all day playing shit video games and watching sport. That’s the life of someone who has creatively given up. Carpenter never evolved. This is why during the 90’s his work starts to stick out like a sore thumb and is rather embarrassing. He now plays concerts with his kid of all his old music. Gimps turn up dressed as Michael Myers and dance around to the Halloween theme. He wants to direct but can’t because he’s completely out of touch with everything. Artsy fartsy? Your the reason we have all this marvel dog shit. He’s just made films and not rehashed. Did it in his own way. That’s not artsy. It takes balls, something your probably missing. They aren’t artsy fartsy haha. Your probably just abit dim. You should stick to sweaty embarrassing conventions full of gremlin people who eat pizza and talk about Halloween and the horror fandom. Of course your a gamer or proudly call yourself a gamer. Your addicted to an elaborate slot machine and use it to fill the void of your empty life.
This is great. Jones isn't doing the usual cowtowing that most interviewers do, and I think that makes Carpenter more at ease. He doesn't seem as agitated!
Mid seventies Watford Town Hall, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Me and half the audience, arms across eachothers shoulders on the stage singing Tomorrow Belongs to Me. Those were the day's. Never forgot that gig. Brilliant.
of course an amazing director but as a musician he is my hero!! Seeing him and his band on Halloween, playing Halloween, in a crowd with hundreds of people dressed as Michael Myers! best gig memory ever
Talking about being invisible, we write our destinies or are given us, his film Memoirs Of An Invisible Man comes to mind, there's so much of this director in his films, I can relate to that invisibility, and that's okay, what's better, being loved by everyone only later finding out how fake their love was or just finding those few right people around us who we know their love is real, we all are unique, and not everyone can see us for who are. Yea probably like most Carpenter's work, only few of us have the eyes to see what and who is there for us.
It's crazy how drastic his voice has changed in the last 20 years. He used to have a high and clean voice. He sounded absolutely nothing like he does today. I hear he smokes cigars like a chimney.
This was a decent interview. The one glaring missed opportunity was a chance to ask John Carpenter about one of his best films: Assault on Precinct 13. It has a perfect mix of story, acting chops, and one of the best soundtracks of any 70's flick. Some great lines too.
Agreed went with my brother to see it at the Cinema not knowing anything about it loved it music was awesome and I was well impressed when I discovered later JC wrote music ,directed and many other roles in AoP 13
They Live is a must see film. The film works on 2 levels. There's the space alien shoot 'em up side, but there's also the critique of 80s consumerism. The sunglasses (Albert Hoffmann lenses) are an allegory for LSD. 'Phew, it's like a drug, but you come down hard' says Roddy Piper's character when taking off the glasses. Watch the film again.
Alan I saw him in Manchester over here in England and it was one of the best nights of my life, let alone one of the best concerts! It was a few days before Halloween too, so there were lots of cool costumes, too. I've not felt so at home since Motörhead gigs. If you get the chance, you have to go!
Jonesy is really interested in this interview. He is asking great questions and is bringing up great stuff. Surprised Carpenter is not a Cinephile and thinks 2001 is boring.
You feel that way? I thought it seemed like Jonesy wasn't super familiar with his stuff and pretty much ran out of stuff to ask him like 2/3 of the way thru. I agree though im surprised John doesn't like 2001
I think Carpenter should come back and direct a sequel to Halloween, just to prove to those in doubt, that nobody can recreate a masterpiece like he could. Even though most of us already know how tops he really is. And also the 40+ years of those of us who always remembered how scared we were the first time we had heard about it, and maybe had come across the trailer on tv, while hiding under whatever was around. Spine chilling. If he would just immerse himself into the score, and write a innovative story, and bring in new tricks, it could be legendary.
I've grown to really love Jonesy. He's so natural with his chat, genuinely interested, has seen a lot of stuff in his life, and I appreciate a real London accent. Sometimes he's just like a cab driver too, but a really interesting one. :)
Here is a man that deserves an honorary Oscar for the huge amount of work yes some not to great but others that changed cinema Imagine a catalogue that includes Halloween, the fog , they live , starman , escape from New York, the thing , big trouble in little China a producer on so many movies and helped so many in front and behind the scenes and is such respected by his peers Academy get your act together give this man a lifetime achievement award or an Oscar
One of my favourtie musicians interviews my favourite director! Curious/disappointing that they don't seem to know THAT much about each other. TRIVIA FACT (which I'm willing to bet neither of them knows) American Actor JIm Jetter played a Police Officer in "Assault on Precinct 13" AND "Martin Boreman" in "The Great Rock n Roll Swindle"! He was UNCREDITED in both roles....
Steve Jones, John Carpenter, and only now the YT algorithm kicks in. So funny to see the rapport between these top guys - JC knows Jonesy is nobody's fool and enjoys himself here!
Gay? Hahaha. A disgusting jingoist racist, yes.I don't believe gay. Although The Duke did walk like he got fucked up the ass by a walrus every morning.
lol. not sure on that one. see the movie "Repo Man" special features on that controversy. or this:ianundercover.com/2009/02/13/iuc-exclusive-the-duke-was-the-queen-of-hollywood/
Any " Serious Horror Aficionados " Will " Always Be Indebted To John Carpenter For His " Brilliance " Within This Particular Genre !! In Addition too Which Because Of The Relaxed Informal Style Of Steve Jones Other " Experts Within There Chosen Fields " Will Doubtless Be Happy 2 Appear On The Show As Well !!! From Adrian Browne 1965
Tangerines Dream got their name from the "...with tangerines trees..." line from the Beatles "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds". I find it hard to believe that Carpenter didn't know they were German. Maybe he was feigning ignorance to be cool.
Way cool....Jonesey is such a natural......John,how about one more Snake Plisskin film where he's living off the grid in Montana near the border,he's beat to shit as the world heaves&convulses to an end....obviously you call it Escape from America!!:)
For the record, the Blue Ridge mountains are in North Carolina and Bowling Green is Western Kentucky nowhere near there. Bowling Green is not that far from the Smoky mountains.
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My favorite director of all time! By far!!! Made my youth so much better!
John Carpenter is a legend of filmmaking. His movies and his legacy will be remembered for a long long time. I sometimes wonder if he realises how much fans like myself love his movies and his genius.
John Carpenter is cool. Such a bright & intelligent guy.
@TheGooners11 I totally agree with you and I wrote the same concept some time ago! "They Live" a republican metaphor??? C'mooon John! I'm not sure I buy that!!!
Anyway "Big Trouble In Little China" It's my cult film! JC is great!
Loved it! John Carpenter is clearly bored in a lot of interviews he does these days, but he seemed to be enjoying this one. And he even said he might direct again... loved hearing that from the man himself
He has to have Dean Cundey as DP...
My favorite director of all time. I love the atmosphere all his movies have, and the fact the he performed almost all of his soundtracks is insane. Each movies theme is incredibly memorable and fits the atmosphere perfectly
I've seen many Carpenter interviews and this is the loosest and most relaxed I've ever seen him in an interview.
Relaxed?...he could'nt keep still !
i love these older guys .. still doing it !
Carpenter is the last of a dying breed of old school horror greats. I wish he was still making movies but I am glad that he is enjoying his second career as a rock god of synth.
Yup. George Romero is already RIP. It'll be a dark day when Carpenter checks out. Cronenberg sold out a long time ago. There's no one left.
@@robzilla730Cronenberg did the opposite of selling out haha horror nerds are hilarious
@curiositytax9360 Ah! A Cronenberg crony, eh?. Lost interest in Cronenberg after Naked Lunch. Especially when his next movie after that was M.Butterfly which sounded like the crying game minus the cool Boy George song. Got too artsy-fartsy for me...
@@robzilla730 haha a Cronenberg crony. I don’t care about Cronenberg. I don’t really like his films. Doesn’t mean they aren’t good. You said he sold out but it’s the complete opposite. Carpenter sold out. He just directed some shit tv show from his couch. It was shot in Prague.
And he sits around all day playing shit video games and watching sport. That’s the life of someone who has creatively given up. Carpenter never evolved. This is why during the 90’s his work starts to stick out like a sore thumb and is rather embarrassing. He now plays concerts with his kid of all his old music. Gimps turn up dressed as Michael Myers and dance around to the Halloween theme. He wants to direct but can’t because he’s completely out of touch with everything.
Artsy fartsy? Your the reason we have all this marvel dog shit. He’s just made films and not rehashed. Did it in his own way. That’s not artsy. It takes balls, something your probably missing.
They aren’t artsy fartsy haha. Your probably just abit dim. You should stick to sweaty embarrassing conventions full of gremlin people who eat pizza and talk about Halloween and the horror fandom. Of course your a gamer or proudly call yourself a gamer. Your addicted to an elaborate slot machine and use it to fill the void of your empty life.
Opening song to Big Trouble In Little China is so amazing.
This is great. Jones isn't doing the usual cowtowing that most interviewers do, and I think that makes Carpenter more at ease. He doesn't seem as agitated!
Holy shit, love both these guys a lot.
Another great highly enjoyable interview by our own hero Mr Steve Jones. John Carpenter - real nice chap. Thank you for uploading.
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band was my 1st real love of music, a wee boy listening to the Tomorrow Belongs To Me album, just amazing... still is.
top guy ,,you got tate ,, ALEX is god
Taste
great band
Mid seventies Watford Town Hall, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band. Me and half the audience, arms across eachothers shoulders on the stage singing Tomorrow Belongs to Me. Those were the day's. Never forgot that gig. Brilliant.
of course an amazing director but as a musician he is my hero!! Seeing him and his band on Halloween, playing Halloween, in a crowd with hundreds of people dressed as Michael Myers! best gig memory ever
Two of my favourite people, Carpenter and Jonesy, aka The Invisibles. Loved this chit-chat.
The Invisibles both have the same glasses. It's like in They Live. That's how they see each other.
Talking about being invisible, we write our destinies or are given us, his film Memoirs Of An Invisible Man comes to mind, there's so much of this director in his films, I can relate to that invisibility, and that's okay, what's better, being loved by everyone only later finding out how fake their love was or just finding those few right people around us who we know their love is real, we all are unique, and not everyone can see us for who are. Yea probably like most Carpenter's work, only few of us have the eyes to see what and who is there for us.
This is going to become a seriously popular channel. You get such an eclectic, interesting mix of interviews.
Yeah i was thinking his selection of guests is second to none. Well in line with my own tastes
Fab Carpenter. Such an individual creative
you can tell when John is enjoying an interview... Sometimes he's so uptight and impatient, but here he's having a good time.
This is just awesome. This man has done some killer stuff! Excellent films and ...
Another Great interview Steve!! John Carpenter...a brilliant composer & director..etc...!
They Live is one of the greatest movies of all time... I would love to hear about that one... for several reasons
Not really though.
The answer to the question is The Shape. I love this interview and I love John Carpenter.
John is absolutely right - Sorcerer is a masterpiece film, and you should see it immediately!
the best interview I've ever seen, honestly
Great enjoyable interview for a change
love john carpenter and love good old jonesy!
Love this xx
A different John Carpenter interview. Really enjoyed that.
its a shame how Hollywood shut John Carpenter down
Hollyweird ya know
Why?
He's been ripped off right&left lately-The Guest-Cold In July-It Follows-all ripped off John-even his music&title card fonts...
There was a string of poor movies that might have had something to do with it too,
That's what happens when you don't lick arse. Johns a Legend.
It's crazy how drastic his voice has changed in the last 20 years. He used to have a high and clean voice. He sounded absolutely nothing like he does today. I hear he smokes cigars like a chimney.
This was a decent interview. The one glaring missed opportunity was a chance to ask John Carpenter about one of his best films: Assault on Precinct 13. It has a perfect mix of story, acting chops, and one of the best soundtracks of any 70's flick. Some great lines too.
"...I wanted a Vanilla Twist"
Got a smoke?
Agreed went with my brother to see it at the Cinema not knowing anything about it loved it music was awesome
and I was well impressed when I discovered later JC wrote music ,directed and many other roles in AoP 13
I love Jones’s soft banter. It’s refreshing and natural. Two blokes down the pub
Jonesy is legendary. He should be on television.
Jonesy likes Barry Lyndon - excellent taste in movies!
oh man i wud have really liked to have gone to john carpenters night of his music. clips of his films too. wicked man. maybe still time..
Top Show Steve!
They Live is a must see film. The film works on 2 levels. There's the space alien shoot 'em up side, but there's also the critique of 80s consumerism. The sunglasses (Albert Hoffmann lenses) are an allegory for LSD. 'Phew, it's like a drug, but you come down hard' says Roddy Piper's character when taking off the glasses. Watch the film again.
Aaaah Jonesy, I love ya mate! haha
Too cool!!!
I would love to see a John Carpenter concert. Please come to Charlotte! (for the springtime)
Alan I saw him in Manchester over here in England and it was one of the best nights of my life, let alone one of the best concerts! It was a few days before Halloween too, so there were lots of cool costumes, too. I've not felt so at home since Motörhead gigs. If you get the chance, you have to go!
such a legend !
Jonesy is really interested in this interview. He is asking great questions and is bringing up great stuff. Surprised Carpenter is not a Cinephile and thinks 2001 is boring.
You feel that way? I thought it seemed like Jonesy wasn't super familiar with his stuff and pretty much ran out of stuff to ask him like 2/3 of the way thru. I agree though im surprised John doesn't like 2001
@@GamesWithBrainz For Jonesy this is interested. We miss you Jonesy!
"I like space. Any-fing to do wiff space."
Love the shout out to The Sensational Alex Harvey Band .
Fantastic Planet was Indeed Fantastic , and also With Leslie Neilson too.
Think you mean Forbidden Planet. Fantastic Planet is an animated film. That's great too.
Steve Jones gives such awesome interviews 😁.
I used to love playing the Assault On Precinct 13 theme with my old band, no synths, just guitar, bass, drums & Big Muff.
id love to see/hear him live, man.
These two should collaborate
Jonesy should play in his concerts...
Great !!!
I think Carpenter should come back and direct a sequel to Halloween, just to prove to those in doubt, that nobody can recreate a masterpiece like he could. Even though most of us already know how tops he really is.
And also the 40+ years of those of us who always remembered how scared we were the first time we had heard about it, and maybe had come across the trailer on tv, while hiding under whatever was around. Spine chilling.
If he would just immerse himself into the score, and write a innovative story, and bring in new tricks, it could be legendary.
I've grown to really love Jonesy. He's so natural with his chat, genuinely interested, has seen a lot of stuff in his life, and I appreciate a real London accent. Sometimes he's just like a cab driver too, but a really interesting one. :)
Yeah it's getting harder to find real Londoners like him in London nowadays
It’s like Brooklyn
One of the coolest dudes ever
Here is a man that deserves an honorary Oscar for the huge amount of work yes some not to great but others that changed cinema
Imagine a catalogue that includes Halloween, the fog , they live , starman , escape from New York, the thing , big trouble in little China a producer on so many movies and helped so many in front and behind the scenes and is such respected by his peers
Academy get your act together give this man a lifetime achievement award or an Oscar
Jonesy's knows a lot about music.
Starman is one of the best movies ever! :)
Can’t imagine why the lead wasn’t instead Snake Plissken theme of “Escape From New York”-or, for that matter, the understated score from THE THING.
One of my favourtie musicians interviews my favourite director! Curious/disappointing that they don't seem to know THAT much about each other. TRIVIA FACT (which I'm willing to bet neither of them knows) American Actor JIm Jetter played a Police Officer in "Assault on Precinct 13" AND "Martin Boreman" in "The Great Rock n Roll Swindle"! He was UNCREDITED in both roles....
Steve Jones, John Carpenter, and only now the YT algorithm kicks in. So funny to see the rapport between these top guys - JC knows Jonesy is nobody's fool and enjoys himself here!
John Carpenter is the best horror movie composer
I love Big Trouble in Little China! Love the music in that movie
Me too
There was a ant in my cider. Great great show.
great
Like watching spinal tap interview a legend
john wayne was a chain smoking, racist "closet case".....an American icon.
Gay? Hahaha. A disgusting jingoist racist, yes.I don't believe gay. Although The Duke did walk like he got fucked up the ass by a walrus every morning.
lol. not sure on that one. see the movie "Repo Man" special features on that controversy. or this:ianundercover.com/2009/02/13/iuc-exclusive-the-duke-was-the-queen-of-hollywood/
"fade to gray" .... good reference, Jonesy baby
Any " Serious Horror Aficionados " Will " Always Be Indebted To John Carpenter For His " Brilliance " Within This Particular Genre !! In Addition too Which Because Of The Relaxed Informal Style Of Steve Jones Other " Experts Within There Chosen Fields " Will Doubtless Be Happy 2 Appear On The Show As Well !!! From Adrian Browne 1965
way cool!
Christine!
Love that Dirty Water
Were you guys thinking of Master Prime lenses made by that German company Arri? Or maybe Zeiss?
Jonesies great Norman Wisdom impressions around 23.00.....man of many talents indeed! Mr Grimsdale.
Two cool chaps
Forbidden Planet is good, but I think The Day the Earth Stood Still beat it by 5 years in the all-electronic score sweepstakes.
30:53 THE SHAPE !
Time well spent oh and..."The Shape"......?
Yup, totally The Shape ;)
I think Tim Hardin wrote If I Were a Carpenter
Space odyssey is a bloody masterpiece
Tangerines Dream got their name from the "...with tangerines trees..." line from the Beatles "Lucy In the Sky With Diamonds".
I find it hard to believe that Carpenter didn't know they were German. Maybe he was feigning ignorance to be cool.
I thought they were Scandinavian😐
OM FUCKINGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!
dear steve jones: did you and cookie go see "Alien"? in if you did, did you like it?
Way cool....Jonesey is such a natural......John,how about one more Snake Plisskin film where he's living off the grid in Montana near the border,he's beat to shit as the world heaves&convulses to an end....obviously you call it Escape from America!!:)
Escape from NWO
I'm a monster on the soft synth keyboard editor.
Prince of Darkness was the bomb! Love J.C.
Jonesy seems to be getting better as an interviewer like it when he just let's some one talk
For the record, the Blue Ridge mountains are in North Carolina and Bowling Green is Western Kentucky nowhere near there. Bowling Green is not that far from the Smoky mountains.
Much prefer listening to Steve Jones than John lydon good interviews 🏴
100 proof is only 50%.
Would like to just sit in a pub on a rainy day and talk for hours with Steve and get drunk lol
Uh, The Fog. Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13, The THing (The Freaking Thing (remake!), They Live, In the Mouth of Madness, and music? F-me!
Escape from New York / L.A., Starman, and Prince of Darkness too.
Halloween III. Season of The Witch!
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👍
A thers not one dj in the world who could tell stories like steve
12:25. German lens company....Carl Zeiss? Maybe that was it.
Definitely.
Jonesy taking the Mick out of star man in front of Carpenter....priceless 😂😂😂😂
Standells 9:02 inmates years later wouldn't The Day the Earth Stood Still be considered as having an electronic score?-1951!
Definitely.
3:09 LOL
The Starman bit was hilarious! Jonesy fake crying, good stuff
The most awkward chill interview I've ever seen.