Conan Gray Performs 'Checkmate,' 'Comfort Crowd' & 'Maniac' + Talks About His Album | MTV News
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2019
- Conan Gray stopped by the MTV News offices for an exclusive performance of his songs 'Checkmate,' 'Comfort Crowd,' and 'Maniac.' He also spoke with music correspondent B. Dot about his sound, his EP and upcoming debut album, songwriting, and also took questions from fans.
1:33 Conan Gray performs 'Checkmate'
5:35 Conan Gray performs 'Comfort Crowd'
8:50 Going from singing covers to making original music
9:44 What does 'sad boy' pop mean?
10:43 Conan Gray on what his upcoming album sounds like
14:40 Conan Gray performs 'Maniac'
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@@blo0dyboy_gacha143 and then I shall be *your* first reply
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Imagine being Conan's old crush and hearing Conan talk about you in so many interviews.
i write songs and i have that one person too gheosigjkhrs
lmaoo the person must just be listening to all the songs and interviews and be like 🗿
Kinda feel bad for him. But he doesn't seem like that much of a good person
@@ljh2140 No he is good❤
That person is Taylor Swift😍
y’all !!! the audience was “quiet” and “awkward” because they weren’t allowed to yell the lyrics or be loud because you were supposed to actually be able to hear conan. the audience was actually given a list of things they couldn’t do during the filming but i know a couple of them and trust me they would’ve been screaming along if they could have
Ahahaha I didn’t know that.
The girls to the left of him looks like she REALLY WANTS TO SING ALONG. She has his merch and everything!
Plus imagine them yelling that close to Cone
thank you for this!!
i hate when people complain about the audiences on shows like this
I think it might have been the mic, but Idk.
@@echannel6162 Cone LOL
HELLO i’m the girl with the blue hair in the very front, we may look awkward and uncomfortable but it’s because 1. we were strictly instructed by the producers to stay completely quiet and to keep a smile on at all times, 2. we were being filmed (which is awkward in and of itself), and 3. because conan is just a normal human being and we’re not going to be creepy or freak out around him! everyone there was really sweet and respectful :)
Love the hair!
Alyssa b aw thank you!! ur too sweet
Yess girl
Just wondering how do you get to attend one of these things?? I’m guessing you need to sign up ?
via stauder I know you from twitter heh
conan: u think ur funny right
*aggressive guitar playing*
janni Lmaooo
hahahaha btchhh
I cantttttt😂😂😂
LMAOO
ahahah
Why am I laughing at his hand while he plays guitar lmao
His hand said✋🏼
Lmao yooo stop 😂
I was looking for your comment cuz i thought i was the only one lol
A random Dutch Girl i think he wants to make it sound soft but it’s kinda weird to see lol
lol
I think he puts his hand like this because it's the only way to play not too loud or not too quiet the guitar in a room like this while you recording a live session.
conans hand looked like those tiny plastic hands everyone has as a joke 😭😭
MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY
Bahahahaha omg yes
I'm dead 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
He uses his Thumb to Strum the Guitar
Okay I'm not alone in thinking it. That's good.
Finally a live version without auto tune that he doesn’t need!!
I definitely know what you’re referring to...
Makena how are you to assume that he uses auto tune? Maybe he doesn’t?
Ghostly Gamer on many other live performances they auto tune him and he doesn’t need it because he sounds amazing without it. I’m not saying that he chooses to have auto tune at any time.
Ghostly Gamer it isn’t always his choice on if he wants it or not. Like the VEVO DSCVR they unnecessarily used tons of autotune and it masked his voice in a rlly bad way so nobody is coming at our bb Conan 😂
Connor Holan thank you so much! That’s what I was trying to say.
Can tell he's nervous. Go Conan, you got it!
Weird to say, but I think that makes him so much like a "normal" person. And that's a good thing to me. Just like the things he talks about (his personal life). It's very relatable and most people don't expect to have the same life as an artist with a pretty big following (because he already has that in social media terms).
i agree, he looks so nervous and it makes me feel less alone, because i’m very anxious as a person! i think it makes him feel more human, if yk what i mean?
@@junebaggufr that’s what I thought
The way he talked about how comfort crowd was for Ashley and his necklace reads Ash.
True friendship at its finest, beautiful.
i thought his necklace said ass kqjsefnksjbnfkjbskg
Camille Olislagers HAHAHAHAH
@@camilleolislagers3299 LMAOO
conan looks like asian beck from victorious.
Natasha Kowalczyk but the actor that plays beck is Asian too
monica h so he looks like the stereotypical Asian beck
YES
Conan and beck are both Asian
WTH beck is Asian?
love him to pieces but somebody get my mans a pick
A D A M yeah that guitar was not sounding too hot
M you literally just hold it with two fingers and strum the strings. not rocket science 😂
Emma Addison Mann 😩😂😂
his strings always rattle so much😭😭
He actually never learned how to play with a pick 😂
I'm so proud if him, but I am NOT ready for the world to know about this angel
Fuzzwart i knowwww like i want him to get popular and become super successful but i want him to stay small at the same time and keep him a little secret from the workd
Mmm you gotta be ready sorry🙂
He's a genius, very worthy of all the success he's sure to have. Bless him 😭
@@bustin9549 ikr
tik tok got him 🥺🤧
I love that my southern boi says, “y’all” it’s so precious
IKKKKKKKKK IM FROM TEXAS TOOOO
ikr he's the cutest
I like how Conan tells us why he wrote these songs
Someone said on another one of Conan's videos: "Gray Rights!" and I really felt that.
Gray Rights Matter
Someone pls explain 😩
@@nibharokiran Gray rights
@@nibharokiran Gray Rights
@@nibharokiran His name is Conan Gray, and he's gay so it's a pun on Gay Rights
my fave girlyboy
Mine too
Same
same
same
Girlyboy?
Ok yall I absolutely adore Conan but can we talk about how talented Christine is? Like her guitar playing is obviously great but her voice is astounding!!
YESSSSA
imagine if she is the same girl from bean bozled challenge girlfriend tag that would be epic
THIS ❤
Comments:
60% about the audience
30% about Conan’s strumming
10% about Conan’s songs
anna grace yurkutat Don’t forget the 5% about his shirt lol
1% about the comments in the comment section
10% about Conan's hands
Guys he is playing the guitar like that to produce a certain sound with the strings...
MAXIMUS THANK YOU. the fact that no one else could figure that out i
conan knows his ways
MANIAC ACOUSTIC IS WHAT IVE BEEN DREAMING OF AND ITS AMAZING
I love him but why is he playing the guitar like this
winter bird I was gonna say the same thing hahaha love him doe 😂😳
guess because he was nervous idk
omg yeah i love him but this was a geek bahahah
He said he isn't good at it. he's a beginner at this point.
✋👋
i'm sorry but the comments about his hand are killing me
Same😭
When he was singing maniac dude he looked so fricking good
He is Conan, he *always* looks so good.
@@chab_e facts
the girl sitting left of stage and smiling throughout the entire experience is so precious & how i feel while listening to his angelic voice
no one:
absolutely no one:
not even God:
Conan: y'all!¡!
Whelp, he's from Texas. Shrug.
💀💀
#texanlife
Well I mean he’s from Texas... I say it too
yah hes from texas yee haw 🤠
the fact that he was so nervous about manic and now it’s like in the top hits 🥺🤧
Imagine how awkward and uncomfortable it must have been for Conan, sitting in a room, a thousand people just sitting staring at you with forced smiles and they can’t jam out or sing along with you, too bad they wouldn’t let the audience react truly and be themselves, but he still absolutely killed it as he always does, he’s a true talent
Definitely were not 1000 people there haha
at y'all who r confused about why the audience are so awkward:
they were most likely told to stay silent so not to be disrespectful, and also because this would be going on mtv, imagine how annoying it would be if they were all yelling and screaming over him instead.
abbie hosking THANK YOU lol
But also it’s so awkward you don’t to yell just sing along but not too loud to the point we can’t hear him
Conan is the type of dude that when you see him you instantly want to befriend him. CAN WE BE BEST FRIENDS CONAN
COULD YOU BE MY BEST FRIENDDD LET’S HANG OUT EVERY WEEKENEEEDDD
(Can we be friends?)
@@twoheartsinharryshouse594conan: could you be my best friend?
Me:YESS
The girl with the red Conan gray shirt is so pretty and happy, I just smile because I feel like I can relate to just being so joyous when watching someone you admire
ur so sweet :,)
aw baby's nervous even though he did great
XD
Comfort Crowd is big underrated 😔😔
I think that Conan is one of the most authentic people tells his life through his songs and that is why we feel identified with his music I can't wait for the album to come out and regarding the attitude of the audience I think it was normal they were respectful and were there to support him and that is what matters there are places where you must follow a protocol of behavior and this was the case
Tbh, I don't just feel identified with his music. It's more like I can identify myself with him as a person.
FINALLY a live version of him without that stupid auto tune he OBVIOUSLY doesn’t need cuz gurl his voice 😍🥵
16:14 - maniac acoustic starts here
THANK YOUUUUU
THANK U 😍
the way that at 1:25 conan almost said “he” but caught himself and tried playing it off KSJSJDJHD cutie
Yeah but in “the story“ he thinks about him and another boy sooooo
@@least341 ik
Lea St firstly, Conan doesn’t want to be labeled so let’s not do that and respect him (I’m not trying to sound rude but you might not know this so I thought I should inform u) and lastly, in “the story” he says “when I was younger, I knew a boy and a boy” referring to two separate people he had known.
Gianna Volden i understand the whole respecting him not wanting labels thing but let’s be honest...saying you “don’t like labels” is usually a thing closeted people say to avoid saying out loud that they’re gay
riley tracy but people are honestly like that and they don’t like labels, that’s with me as well. i do call myself pansexual and non-binary but honestly i don’t like labeling my sexuality or gender, like sexuality and love is fluid, you like a person because you like them of course people like certain genders but for me if i like or am attracted to someone i just like them, it’s nothing related to their gender or sort. same with my gender, i find so many labels and stereotypes such bs and what’s the point, we all are humans so why do we put labels on eachother, we aren’t objects that need labels.
hot take but
instead of pointing out him saying “he” when he was describing the person he liked... maybe we can just like- not make a big deal about his sexuality.. and let him tell us when he wants too... and just.. enjoy him and his music,, and let him like who he wants to like,,, and,,,,, yeah
well, that's just like, uh, you're opinion man.
@@RedDeadRevolverOcelot yeah but uh- i think that respecting peoples privacy is pretty cool and if someone was talking about my sexuality without confronting me,,, id be kinda sad not gonna lie,,, also i think he addressed it in a tweet once,,,,,
@@swimminginthestars_ far out...the Dude abides.
Yes, I really don't get why people are making a big deal out of it, it's not like their first time seeing a bisexual artist??? people really just like to act ignorant and it ain't cute.
when did he say that? i think i missed it lol
THIS WAS BEFORE MANIAC CAME OUT?! MY GOD IT CHANGED HIS LIFEEEEE
it makes me sad that he was so chill i’m the beginning and then after he slipped up and said “he” he clearly got anxious for the rest of it. it’s so dumb that people even care about that like jesus just let the boy live (also stop trying to push labels onto people please)
He plays guitar in a funny way, he's cute tho.
Yeah is very cute😢
Its just to produce the certain sound
my lil bean!! he’s so talented without autotune too
HIS ASH NECKLACE AWWWWW
I love when I see someone who doesn't look like they can sing, sing.
Why doesn’t he look like he can sing to you?
Conan’s voice is literally so beautiful, especially live like wtf. His songs are amazing, and he’s absolutely incredible at performing them. I really hope I get to see him in concert one dayyy 😔❤️
the harmonies on comfort crowd are so good!!!!! and i watched this live on instagram live it was so good!!!
Tune- TH-cam Conan
Lyrics- Twitter Conan
this sums it up perfectly
He is so awkward but in a cute way
bruh anyone can have that shirt. his name is not written in the shirt
senpai socks what? Who said anything about his shirt?
we must protect bonan at all costs
Who's Bonan?
yessss
Bonan..yea
Omfg that interview where he was like "this is bonan and conan, clearly conans evil" hahahha
Noooo bonan killed Conan he is evil
I’m gonna cry because I’ve been a fan of conan for like three years now and I’m finally gonna see him this Saturday.
c o o l k i d s omg me too 😳
A.J. Omggg but I’m stupid I’m seeing him Friday lol
hope u had fun
oh my god... the high run at 17:04 !!!
Is anyone not used to him just sitting down and chilling while singing bc I’m used to him jumping all over the place.
Her back vocals were adding sth very beautiful to the song
Conan’s voice is genuinely so beautiful
The way he introduced himself and his masterpiece shows that he really admired taylor swift.
One day we'll be saying 'i miss conan being our little secret' that we kept from people. Imma cry rn because of this matter.
it’s time :’)
welp, our time has come :'(
Shoot- Maniac sounded so damn good, send help, I'm freaking out.
If i was sitting that close to conan I'd literally pass out
Acoustic Maniac 😩😅🥰😍
He's so nervous 🥺
I love his face when he sings so much
OKAY BUT WHY DID I WANT TO CRY WHEN HE WAS SINGING THE END OF COMFORT CROWD
I don’t want the rest of the world to find out about him😭
ikr 😔😔
saaame 🤧
why not? he’ll be successful and proud of himself. we should be proud of him for growing as not only an artist, but a person. can’t keep him to ourselves for forever. gotta share
ur sick
@@plooser true
Song Times :)
Checkmate 1:35
Comfort Crowd 5:36
Maniac 16:16
Thank you!!!
I CANT STAND HOW HE STRUMS!!! ahhhh CONAN
ME NEITHER LMAO
he. is. perfect.
I WILL LAY DOWN MY LIFE FOR YOU MY BABY WOOGIE BOO
God im dying to meet conan though I probably never will this is so sad alexa play despacito
mood
sAme
I felt it when his hand said ✋🏻
My_Palaye_Disco LMAOOOCBDJD
this interviewer is either a big fan of conan or just an amazing interviewer omg we stan!!
okay conan ur perfect we get it :') ALSO CHRISTINE'S SMILE AT 4:40 why are they both too cute
He’s so talented and he’s so sweet (I met him and hes an absolute angel) he deserves so much more hype
Conan no necesita autotune para cantar como un ángel ✊
Bravo!
Asies 👌❤
en efecto (?
i would just like to say that i’m taking spanish 1 and i got that entire sentence right away and i’m low key proud lmao
Love seeing our little baby grow up 😭❤
What I would have given to be in that crowd 💛
when he was talking about checkmate and he accidentally said “he” i-
edit: i know it’s none of my business! i’m not making any assumptions about conans sexuality. i know it doesn’t matter just pointing out something i noticed that is also included in the subtitles i didn’t mean to offend anyone or make it seem like i was invading his privacy because i know it’s not for me to do at all
haven I was SHOOK 😂 aww I love him
wait when?
Sad Mugwump around 1:25
Jesus Christ it’s doesn’t matter, it’s his business man
@@judeforrester6641 ikr??
a lot of people are commenting on the way his hand looks when playing the guitar... i assume its bc he didn't want it to be as aggressive as playing with your nails or a pick (strumming with your thumb is a lot softer than your nail or pick so its probably just for the sound he was going for)
Conan has ABSOLUTELY NO BAD SONGS WHAT A FREAKING KING
“he needs some milk” HAHAHA
I never seen someone playing a guitar so uniquely 🤣
i LOVE this guy, GENIUS
okay i see jungkook's shirt 😳 but conan is so good bro i can't even explain how much i love him :( he's a precious human ♡
10:13 "or you see the videos and you're like he needs some milk"
ahaha omg i can't he's so precious!
1:24 “he was”
I thought I was the only one that heard that, not that it matters it was a dude but I wonder who it was
its not a secret now. he sang the song "the story" which is about him and another guy so
@@oops2043 there is no part in the story where he talks abt him and another guy, he does talk abt two boys in love but that part is not abt him
@@ilorah4835 bro if you listen to the lyrics properly... he starts off with "let me tell you a story about a boy and a boy" then in the next verse or something he says "now it's on to the sequel, about me and my friend" ALSO he says "but i think it could work for you and me".
so like, it is pretty clear that the song is about him and another boy lol
i immediately went to the comments to see if anyone else caught it
Christine marry me 😭
she’s like so cute i can’t
Does his necklace say "ASS" im crying hahah
It says Ash
it says ash about his friend in texas
he’s so pretty I feel blessed
the live version of maniac is just😩✨👌
Awwww my baby's nervous he's so precious:(
Kid can sing. Writes his own songs. People complaining about his playing should ask themselves what they accomplished at his age. He said he wasn't good. At least he had the guts to play live and no auto tune.
I love how Conan’s songs all have some sort of story behind them.
There’s a hint of Taylor Swift in his music and I LOVE IT
THE WAY HE CHANGES UP HIS NOTES ON THE SPOT WTFSHSBS HES SO FUCKIN GOOD
I love him with all my heart but i wanna give him a guitar pick
"spent the past 4 months rotting in bed alone"
.... oh conan, 2020 hasnt even started yet.😭😅
hE nEeD SoMe miLk 10:14
Hahahahah xD
Wait till we hear this on carpool karaoke with James cordon 🐸🍵 I’m so ready
Mark my words, he's gonna be big someday ❤️❤️
he’s growing
He always enjoys his music and thats what makes us enjoy his music. I cant explain the process. BUT ITS WHOLESOME, I FEEL VERY LUCKY TO WATCH HIM HERE ON TH-cam😭
Words can’t fucking describe how much I love him