He worked at a record store back in 1979- 80. He would always hook me up with the bootlegs. He is sweet, kind and honest. I voted for him when he ran against Diane Fienstein when he was still working at the store (Venus Records? Aquarius Record Shop?). I told him that and he was genuinely touched. And he threw in this Patti Smith bootleg for free on top of the other records I got that day.
@@lastnamefirst4035 he got enough votes to force a runoff, but he came in third overall (around 6,500 votes I believe?), so he wasn’t in the second round of voting. Feinstein got re-elected. Still, he came in third out of ten candidates. Not bad for a punk rocker in the late 70s/early 80s. I’d certainly vote for him! ✌🏻🇺🇸
Dont be naive...he's "real" because he's poor, no other reason he's not special, he's not even that intelligent! He just so happened to stumble upon something that caught a fair amount of attention!!! People treat these guys like they're full of wisdom and unique understanding of life...not even close!!!
I told Jello in 2017 that my mom did not let me go to the 1984 Olympic Auditorium show when I was 14 because she thought it would be too dangerous. Jello responded: "Your mom was right. That was a really rough show."
Those Olympic shows were gnarly the following year that exploited show that was pretty crazy but we considered that fun back then but just about every show there was pretty dangerous
I worked at the Epicenter Zone in San Francisco in the early '90s and Jello was there almost every day I was there. I can attest he was one of the major buyers, but his tastes were eclectic and enjoyed talking about these oddball records he had. Since I also worked at a radio station (KZSU) at a time, I'd experienced my fair share of weird stuff and could trade stories with him reasonably well. This video brought back those memories, thanks.
I love Dead Kennedys. I also love Yes. I have no problem with Jello Biafra trashing Yes. It's his opinion. He's just a man. I admire him. And I still love Yes. And I still love Dead Kennedys. And I still love Jello Biafra. Some very silly people seem to invest so much of themselves in a band, or an ideal, or a religion that they view an attack on the former as an actual attack on themselves.... Silly, silly proles....
krysylys Too right! I love Yes and Genesis (up to the Lamb of course!) AND Black Flag, the DK's, Discharge, etc but I fucking HATE ELP!!! So I can understand where Jello's coming from with Yes!
+krysylys FUCK... YES!!! I mean that in a good way. Grateful Dead and Yes, worst bands ever. What the FUCK??? I don't have a problem with the Eagles either. I wasn't in this lifetime till 81, so it might've been kinda irritating to hear them get played out in the 60/70's. I don't know.
You are assuming Jello cares if people like him or not, rememer this is an interview with his opinions. As a "punk rocker" the odds of him caring what anyone says or thinks is minimal. He does state something that should be remembered, when you collect music, be passionate and love what you select, music is the voice of the generations, wha6 does your collection say about you ?
I always got time to hear what Jello's got to say. Whenever mainstream America begins to get under my skin I should just zone the fuck out and listen to this guy...
The way he grew into music reminds me a lot of myself. I also used to listen to and tape off of the radio, until I got to a pawn shop at around 12 years old and found Iron Maiden's Live After Death album. I also bought it on a hunch after seeing Eddie on the cover.
I am the same age as Mr Biafra, I recorded stuff of the radio, I like weird music. And I could listen to him talk about music, culture and life all day . . . Hmm . . . is there a podcast?
Bizzare how things that Jello talked about for years, is now all becoming all too real. Thank you for the warning, Shame the media did nothing but trash you.
@@randolfo1265 dude is positing that the Eagles are an objectively good band. Probably forgets the fact that musical tastes are completely subjective and can't parse the difference between subjective/objective.
Ahhhhhh man .... this is the coolest thing ever!!! Jello just rappin about music. I'm 50 now , Jello shaped a lot of my politics, along with Public Enemy Like I was 14. I owe how I think, in some ways to this dude!
Some of my happiest times when young were when I was with a friend and we'd listen to records. Later when I'd listen to CDs with my girlfriends or making tapes for her. MP3s and streaming are convenient, but they carry no significant meaning or memories. Instant gratification.
vpaczkowski To punk getting to the point and saying something is cool, rather than stopping the music dead while showing off how fast you can play scales and arpeggios.
I saw Jello a few years ago, he guested with Rev Horton Heat, he covered Jezebel and Rawhide, and bragged that we got not one, but two Frankie Laine songs!
He mentioned Trade A Tape. I used to hang out there and get turned on to a lot of music in the early/mid eighties. I remember the owners, Joe and Daryl talking about letting Jello stay after they locked the doors so he could shop. He's spend an hour looking around and then buy two records from the 50 cent closeout bin
Here is a man wirh true passion for music! His entuhusiasm reminds me a little bit of Fenriz when he is talking about the bands that has formed him. And that Mr.Biafra mention the bands that he couldn`t stand is just fun, we all got those... I find it a little strange that he talks about Al Jourgensen as "the guy from Ministry" (he could at least mention his name). I mean, they have known each other for ages, Jello was on stage with Ministry in their early career and they did 4 albums as LARD. Also, Al has a lot of others projects just like Jello. Anyway great 13 minutes of music history! Rant over.
BOC was my 1st concert, late 70's, Head East opened(tickets cost 8 bucks)... By the early 80's I saw my 1st Dead Kennedy's show, Stickmen With Ray Guns opened. Saw R.E.M in a nightclub for 3bucks cover charge. Awesome concerts back in the day.
JelloBiafra: we need this man more than ever,so on point and a real fucking maverick.It may sound a little corny but he's a real American hero end of story.
Ich liebe diesen Mann er hat so einen wachen Geist seine Stimme ist wie Musik Gottes die Wahrheit. Sein Wesen glänzt bis Heute Alterslos.Steht weit über seinem körperlichen Transportmittel. Solche Menschen sind sehr sehr sehr selten anzutreffen Insbesondere wenn sie auch noch die Bühne die Medien als Transport der Wahrheit betreten.
The only record I ever bought from hearing a radio commercial was 'Here Come the Warm Jets' by Brian Eno. I thought there was something wrong with it and tried to take it back to the store. Nearly fifty years later . . . Still one of my favourites
in my house we always had music playing, my mom would go out and buy 45 records, if my momlike it from the radio she would go out and buy it. back in the 60"s, we had over 500 45 records at one time.
Jello, I have a German mom and grew up around a circle of other German wives that our American GI Dad's brought home. During the late 70's through the entire 80's Heino was played quite often at parties that as a kid I heard. Heino is held quite loftily in Germany-he's rather like a German Elvis in status. While most would consider this music schlocky, Heino is actually a very good singer with multi-octave range that would shame 90% of mainstream 'singers' today. He also rolls his 'R's' like no ones business!
I am not even a huge fan of JB and his sneery, provocation for the sake of the provocation, but parts 1 and 2 of this are excellent, and make me miss a good, fallen friend who was a massive vinyl junkie of not dissimilar music tastes and time frame. really nicely done Fuse team
Out of sheer morbid curiosity, I looked up HEINO on the TH-cams. He is here. I watched/listened to "TAMPICO", 1973. Biafra was right, this cat can hit the high notes. 😁
Thank you for this awesome presentation. Jello is absolutely magical and brilliant. I am just revisiting him now. He was formative in shaping me when I was younger, and for some dumb reason he has been on the back-burner of my mind. I've forgotten how awesomely brilliant he is. I didn't realise his musical tastes were so wide, and as my own tastes get wider, I appreciate the range of things he manages to include on his records -- when I hear his records now, I hear the imprints of his wide ranging tastes -- and it is really brilliant how he encourages the people he plays with to include these diverse influences as well as their own. Hearing him discuss this stuff was so interesting. Cheers.
WOW Blue Öyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation... who TF knew that a young Jello was riding the Hot Rails? Great series here, thanks Fuse! BTW, did anyone else notice that Hank III had the same Killed By Death 666 comp?
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He worked at a record store back in 1979- 80. He would always hook me up with the bootlegs. He is sweet, kind and honest. I voted for him when he ran against Diane Fienstein when he was still working at the store (Venus Records? Aquarius Record Shop?). I told him that and he was genuinely touched. And he threw in this Patti Smith bootleg for free on top of the other records I got that day.
Back then he was also a guitar tech/roadie for "The Nails" w/ Marc Campbell.
Thanks for sharing this story! I always wanted to meet him. You met him in his prime which is even cooler
How did he do in the election? Did he give them a run for their money at least?
I think it was Aquarius.
@@lastnamefirst4035 he got enough votes to force a runoff, but he came in third overall (around 6,500 votes I believe?), so he wasn’t in the second round of voting. Feinstein got re-elected. Still, he came in third out of ten candidates. Not bad for a punk rocker in the late 70s/early 80s. I’d certainly vote for him! ✌🏻🇺🇸
He just continues to be who he is. It's like he has no filters. How can you not love this man! Priceless!
I love how he's still yelling at Tipper Gore
so funny
I would, she practically broke up the dead kennedys
She is a long enduring piece of shit.
Her piece of shitness will linger and remain even after death.
has everyone here watched that oprah episode?
It’s hilarious. The crazy old man yelling at Tipper Gore still after a few decades. God I love him.
In 10th grade I wrote a research paper on punk and politics and most of my sources were from Jello Biafra and the Dead Kennedys
Jasmine Michelle you rule🤘🌷🤘
Hah! me too!
I did the same! In college though. Not as cool lol
Want to get married?
that sounds amazing :)
His ability to recall every detail the way he does is insane
That's what happens when you buy music instead of dope.
@@billdecat855 ain't that the truth. My poor brain. I remember something about owning a bicycle when I was a teenager.
I can barely remember last week and I'm not even old.
You remember things that make you feel strong emotions.
@@incumbentvinyl9291 true but also brain power.
Jello Biafra defended the Beastie Boys. That's why I appreciate this man. And Tipper Gore can stick it.
Jello loves to hear his own voice. It’s like his life is a continuous spoken word.
ADHD 😅
I love Jello, he's a real person. Not a fabricated, product placement entity for people to buy into like all "rock" stars are today.
Exactly. That's why I love Jello Biafra.
Dont be naive...he's "real" because he's poor, no other reason he's not special, he's not even that intelligent! He just so happened to stumble upon something that caught a fair amount of attention!!! People treat these guys like they're full of wisdom and unique understanding of life...not even close!!!
@@fishouttawtr lol yea. People want to look up to people, go figure
Are rock stars still a thing?
The cat bit was a perfect window into the man's lovely soul
I told Jello in 2017 that my mom did not let me go to the 1984 Olympic Auditorium show when I was 14 because she thought it would be too dangerous.
Jello responded: "Your mom was right. That was a really rough show."
Well, the Olympic (1801 S. Grand in LA) was a boxing arena for most of its history
My mom said the same thing to me about punkfest and gwar in 94'😥 you still missed out.
Those Olympic shows were gnarly the following year that exploited show that was pretty crazy but we considered that fun back then but just about every show there was pretty dangerous
his voice is so iconic at this point...
I worked at the Epicenter Zone in San Francisco in the early '90s and Jello was there almost every day I was there. I can attest he was one of the major buyers, but his tastes were eclectic and enjoyed talking about these oddball records he had. Since I also worked at a radio station (KZSU) at a time, I'd experienced my fair share of weird stuff and could trade stories with him reasonably well. This video brought back those memories, thanks.
More punkers PLEASE. Punk has such a great record culture too ya know!
he's like a teacher reading a picture book to his students when he holds up his own record lmao
That moment when you’re listening intently to a legend and a commercial pops up for a hair trimmer, safe to use on your junk
I love Dead Kennedys. I also love Yes.
I have no problem with Jello Biafra trashing Yes.
It's his opinion. He's just a man. I admire him.
And I still love Yes. And I still love Dead Kennedys. And I still love Jello Biafra.
Some very silly people seem to invest so much of themselves in a band, or an ideal, or a religion that they view an attack on the former as an actual attack on themselves....
Silly, silly proles....
krysylys Too right! I love Yes and Genesis (up to the Lamb of course!) AND Black Flag, the DK's, Discharge, etc but I fucking HATE ELP!!! So I can understand where Jello's coming from with Yes!
krysylys I thought that part was hilarious.
+krysylys well said.....i like sex pistols, pink floyd, steely dan, and willie nelson......i could care less if johnny rotten hates pink floyd.
abb nohrmall
Johhny Rotten LOVES Van Der Graaf Generator!
+krysylys FUCK... YES!!! I mean that in a good way. Grateful Dead and Yes, worst bands ever. What the FUCK??? I don't have a problem with the Eagles either. I wasn't in this lifetime till 81, so it might've been kinda irritating to hear them get played out in the 60/70's. I don't know.
"Nosferatu Heino. Heino in space." I'm crying with laughter over here. I could listen to Jello talk about Heino for hours.
There's a heino documentary on TH-cam which has Jello on it. It's hilarious
I could be listening him talking about different records all day long.. very interesting, fun and fascinating.
I was hoping that a cool guy like jello will be on crate diggees
You are assuming Jello cares if people like him or not, rememer this is an interview with his opinions. As a "punk rocker" the odds of him caring what anyone says or thinks is minimal.
He does state something that should be remembered, when you collect music, be passionate and love what you select, music is the voice of the generations, wha6 does your collection say about you ?
I always got time to hear what Jello's got to say. Whenever mainstream America begins to get under my skin I should just zone the fuck out and listen to this guy...
I love how unforgivingly opinionated he is, it's great
He sold out to big pharma.
And knows absolutely nothing of reality.
I've never been a punk music person but DK and Jello are awesome 👌.
The way he grew into music reminds me a lot of myself. I also used to listen to and tape off of the radio, until I got to a pawn shop at around 12 years old and found Iron Maiden's Live After Death album. I also bought it on a hunch after seeing Eddie on the cover.
jlarsena me too. Me too buddy
I am the same age as Mr Biafra, I recorded stuff of the radio, I like weird music.
And I could listen to him talk about music, culture and life all day . . . Hmm . . . is there a podcast?
An unforgettable voice for sure, love him !
"Only Heino and Venom would get her to leave"
Jello is so honest. True legend!
Bizzare how things that Jello talked about for years, is now all becoming all too real. Thank you for the warning, Shame the media did nothing but trash you.
So true.
@matt, the irony, of course, is that he’s telling people to get “vaxxed” ...the guy who wrote “govt flu” is, sadly, a poseur
I love that he hates The Eagles.
Matt R he really does lmao he mentions it in so many interviews
"I HATE THE EAGLES MAN" (JEFF LEBOWSKI)
He's wrong, but it's hilarious.
@@elmoblatch9787 - What is he wrong about?
@@randolfo1265 dude is positing that the Eagles are an objectively good band. Probably forgets the fact that musical tastes are completely subjective and can't parse the difference between subjective/objective.
Jello's cat warms my heart.
My man is still fightin' Tipper Gore
She was just one face of the soulless machine eating up the world, sadly. Censorship is infantile and deadly.
Ahhhhhh man .... this is the coolest thing ever!!! Jello just rappin about music. I'm 50 now , Jello shaped a lot of my politics, along with Public Enemy Like I was 14. I owe how I think, in some ways to this dude!
What a fantastically great nerd he is. Love him.
Heino and Venom... What a combo.
Vheinom
I love that he gives a shout out to Hawkwind! 🤘 Lemmy rules.
this guy is as amazing as a man can get, he, dexter holland and the bad religion guy are top of great artists
Gregg Graffin... Great guy!
Jello is my hero, together with Henry Rollins and Steve Albini
And glenn danzig
Cool listening to Jello’s first-record-bought experience and remembering that mine was DK’s Frankenchrist in ‘90 on a hunch, enter punk in my life.
Victor Esquivel oh yeah I love that one!
Some of my happiest times when young were when I was with a friend and we'd listen to records. Later when I'd listen to CDs with my girlfriends or making tapes for her. MP3s and streaming are convenient, but they carry no significant meaning or memories. Instant gratification.
what the hell is the deal with the audio? there's no constancy. come on, fuse. you're better than this.
@Nicolas Pancorvo That, and also sounds like they didn't hire a sound person.
That’s punk
Jello is so open and genuine man.
Thank you Universe for giving us Jello!!!
Rockin the chris chan drip as always
Even got his own medallion
"Jello doesn't like the bands I like! *cries*" Seriously guys?
Yes is an awesome band lol
Only if you have an attention span longer than a gold fish
@@TheAirZeus I have noticed that punk rock people tend to not like prog and jam bands. To them not knowing how to play your instrument makes you cool.
vpaczkowski To punk getting to the point and saying something is cool, rather than stopping the music dead while showing off how fast you can play scales and arpeggios.
vpaczkowski not really dead Kennedys are good musicians but I guess you would rather just believe some garbage you found on the internet
Jello's had a rough night and he hates the fucking Eagles, man.
Fuck The Eagles
Outta' my fuckin' cab!
My only beef is he keeps mentioning them 😎
I saw Jello a few years ago, he guested with Rev Horton Heat, he covered Jezebel and Rawhide, and bragged that we got not one, but two Frankie Laine songs!
why's he dressed up like a punk Chris Chan
Minimole404 shit..now that you mention it...im laughing 😆
Because he is punk rock Chris Chan.
Ha ha
Find Jello
Where's sonichu?
It puts a smile on my face to hear he loves/loved CCR.
I had absolutely NO idea of that Heino thing. As a German, I can now die in peace.
He mentioned Trade A Tape. I used to hang out there and get turned on to a lot of music in the early/mid eighties. I remember the owners, Joe and Daryl talking about letting Jello stay after they locked the doors so he could shop. He's spend an hour looking around and then buy two records from the 50 cent closeout bin
The more I see of ‘em, the more I LOVE the man.
Love his shirt, isn't that what the kid wore in Flight of the Navigator? lol
Nah, that's Artie, the strongest man in the worlds shirt...
Here is a man wirh true passion for music! His entuhusiasm reminds me a little bit of Fenriz when he is talking about the bands that has formed him. And that Mr.Biafra mention the bands that he couldn`t stand is just fun, we all got those... I find it a little strange that he talks about Al Jourgensen as "the guy from Ministry" (he could at least mention his name). I mean, they have known each other for ages, Jello was on stage with Ministry in their early career and they did 4 albums as LARD. Also, Al has a lot of others projects just like Jello. Anyway great 13 minutes of music history! Rant over.
Heino and Venom! That is a combination not to be meddled with LMAO
Those are two artists that I never though would hear in the same sentence
Black hula metal!!!
Now we just need to convince Heino to sing some black metal.... not like he that busy
"Heino Gets Brutal" should be his next album.
+TheMuffinMan1894 Venom isn't even Black metal so ya...........
Legendary collection of the most bizarre and outlandish records on the face of the earth. I would kill just to be able to look through the stash.
It's crazy how so many people cite The Stooges' Fun House as their favorite album, deservedly so!
I could watch jello go thru his whole collection .
His sound system and record collection are in his bedroom. That's what you get for living in San Francisco, Jello😂
what a legend
These freaking awesome record find stories are incredible. 50 cents. 50 CENTS!!!
Goddammit, Jello. Now I have to check out Heino.
Edward Hodakowski please dont
His music is awesome imo. He did a hard rock album. Can't go wrong with any of his stuff.
How did i miss this interview!! Jello is still sick 🤘🏽
Jello the prophet, an absolute master with his lyrics. So much sense an truth spoken.
Really? Because he sounds a lot like a clique edgey teenager speaking from a book he's memorized.
He and henry rollins are my favorites vinyl collectors heroes🙏
Budget Tapes and Records and KIMN some good old school Colorado references!
I wish harvy pekar did a crate digger episode
TRULY GREAT IDEA!
He died years ago, man. Paul Giamatti could do it in character, though.
I was so late knowing who he was but I just love this guy!
Just found 2 heino records after watching this video..the power of music!!!!!
jello I bought your first album with the rare orange cover at a thrift shop in 1984 still have it thank you son...
What a one of a kind Dude
I worked at for Heino as a roadie for a while and either quit because I couldn't listen to his music anymore or probably because I wasn't punk enough
Great job thanks for showing off all your records. I love how people show their records and what makes them influenced.
Heino, lol, unbelieveable. I would have never considered Jello Biafra enjoying that guy, umb-tatata.
This man helped shape my teenage years ... Dead Kennedys rule
man id love to spend the day with this man.
Someone needs to start a band named Psychedelic Poodles.
I love that he gets Heino.
What the fuck is up with the sound?
Get off my lawn hippie !!! Luv you and your mellifluous voice man. Not to mention your inescapable logic on all/most things
BOC was my 1st concert, late 70's, Head East opened(tickets cost 8 bucks)... By the early 80's I saw my 1st Dead Kennedy's show, Stickmen With Ray Guns opened. Saw R.E.M in a nightclub for 3bucks cover charge. Awesome concerts back in the day.
JelloBiafra: we need this man more than ever,so on point and a real fucking maverick.It may sound a little corny but he's a real American hero end of story.
1st War On Women EP, front and center on display. Yes!! Jello's a good dude.
Curse you jello for introducing me to Heino. So awfully brilliant.
The Heino portion was beyond epic! 🤣
Ich liebe diesen Mann er hat
so einen wachen Geist seine Stimme ist wie Musik Gottes die Wahrheit.
Sein Wesen glänzt bis Heute Alterslos.Steht weit über seinem körperlichen Transportmittel. Solche Menschen sind sehr sehr sehr selten anzutreffen Insbesondere wenn sie auch noch die Bühne die Medien als Transport der Wahrheit betreten.
The only record I ever bought from hearing a radio commercial was 'Here Come the Warm Jets' by Brian Eno. I thought there was something wrong with it and tried to take it back to the store.
Nearly fifty years later . . . Still one of my favourites
I love jello, he's that crazy all while being sober.
in my house we always had music playing, my mom would go out and buy 45 records, if my momlike it from the radio she would go out and buy it. back in the 60"s, we had over 500 45 records at one time.
Jello, I have a German mom and grew up around a circle of other German wives that our American GI Dad's brought home. During the late 70's through the entire 80's Heino was played quite often at parties that as a kid I heard. Heino is held quite loftily in Germany-he's rather like a German Elvis in status. While most would consider this music schlocky, Heino is actually a very good singer with multi-octave range that would shame 90% of mainstream 'singers' today. He also rolls his 'R's' like no ones business!
Punk Rock(and Colorado )legend Eric"Jello Biafra" Boucher!!!
He looks like chris chan
Weird,wacky,quirky........you gotta love Jello,i could listen to him for hours !!!
I am not even a huge fan of JB and his sneery, provocation for the sake of the provocation, but parts 1 and 2 of this are excellent, and make me miss a good, fallen friend who was a massive vinyl junkie of not dissimilar music tastes and time frame. really nicely done Fuse team
Out of sheer morbid curiosity, I looked up HEINO on the TH-cams. He is here. I watched/listened to "TAMPICO", 1973. Biafra was right, this cat can hit the high notes. 😁
Thank you for this awesome presentation. Jello is absolutely magical and brilliant.
I am just revisiting him now. He was formative in shaping me when I was younger, and for some dumb reason he has been on the back-burner of my mind. I've forgotten how awesomely brilliant he is. I didn't realise his musical tastes were so wide, and as my own tastes get wider, I appreciate the range of things he manages to include on his records -- when I hear his records now, I hear the imprints of his wide ranging tastes -- and it is really brilliant how he encourages the people he plays with to include these diverse influences as well as their own. Hearing him discuss this stuff was so interesting.
Cheers.
Why does jello have the chris chan drip on??
That was a scary imitation of Mrs. Miller.
WOW Blue Öyster Cult - Tyranny and Mutation... who TF knew that a young Jello was riding the Hot Rails?
Great series here, thanks Fuse!
BTW, did anyone else notice that Hank III had the same Killed By Death 666 comp?
“Psychedelic Poodles” I love this man.
Coolest dude. Lead singer of the Dead Kennedys!! I had no idea he officiated at Adam Jones' wedding. So awesome.