CBGB tour with Sting, Brian Johnson & John Varvatos
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- A trip down memory lane for @Sting as he and fellow Geordie Brian Johnson take a tour of the site of The Police's first ever gig in the USA: CBGB, now a John Varvatos store.
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I was actually at the Police’s first show at CBGB. I had heard Roxanne on the Jukebox there and loved it. I’m not sure how many people were in the audience, but it was not packed. I remember waiting for them to get there - they were late- and I opened the front door and their van had pulled up and I held the door open as they came in. There was no back stage entrance. The show was really good though the only one who blew me away was Stewart Copeland. He was great! After the show, I was sitting on the cable box by the mixing board and Sting & Andy came out and sat at the bar directly across from me and Stewart sat down next to me on the box and they talked about the show. Alas, I said nothing... a few months later they came back to New York and sold out the Bottom Line, which was much bigger. Less than a year later (I think) they sold out Shea Stadium. That first show was the only time I saw them. While I had thought that the show I saw was their first in the US, I didn’t know for sure until I saw Andy Summers’ documentary where he confirmed it. A very nice memory!
Nice story, very lucky to have been there. Respect!
She's Stadium was 1983
@@SMITH-lw3rv thanks for the clarification. It was a long time ago and obviously I don’t have those subsequent dates right. I didn’t attend either of those other shows. That first one was the only time I saw the Police.
Sting has said the best gig the Police ever played was on their first tour in Rochester NY..... 5 people in the club.....he has said that hundreds of people have told him they were there.....Sting always calls bullshit on them and says he remembers the 5 people in the audience that night....I had been to Rochester in the 1980 s it was a real shit hole back then....
What year was that?
One fella from Wallsend who thinks it`s all below him. One fella from Dunston who is still living the dream.
I'd give almost anything to just sit and have a conversation with Brian. The man's passion for life knows no bounds!
He's a bit deaf though.
@@banjopink4409 I'll speak up.
Yes on Brian. No on Sting. He's a ponce.
Have never really understood people who aren't nostalgic. No one should live in the past, but the warm feelings of moments lost in time are part of the human experience in my book.
Don't be taken in by Sting's insecure need to sub-communicate that he's above all human frailties.
@@banjopink4409 Very good point
@@rubicon-oh9km Sting is much more sentimental than he puts off. His lyrics and older interviews paint a different picture of him than he projects now days. Kinda sad.
@@sunerustrup3494 No. Sting is old, and he hates it.
@@sunerustrup3494 I imagine you've heard him say that (though correct me if I'm wrong). And that would be the difference. You'll never hear that from Sting since it would entail his admitting to it.
One of them still humble and down to earth.
Enough said.
Brian Johnson has the right feeling about being nostalgic.
Two New Castle finest...Sting feeling his roots...lead singers hanging out...insane.
Love how Brian calls all the guys mi son
I think what people are not understanding about Sting is when the Police played there in ‘77, he and Andy Summers were driven straight from the airport after arriving on a cheap Laker Airways flight. (Copeland had already arrived on an earlier flight to see his father.) The small bare-bones van tour was a last-ditch attempt to save the band.
(They later played to exactly seven people in one upstate New York club. Lucky for the trio, they decided to perform as if they were playing a sold-out arena. One of the seven people in the audience was a radio DJ who liked them and started to play their music.)
They had no money. Sting, already a father, went to a neighborhood diner for coffee after the CBGB show. When the waitress tried to serve his re-fill, Sting tried to stop her, saying he had no money for a second cup. The woman had to explain that in America, the second cup is free.
When you see Sting in the video and he appears brooding and contemplating more than he normally does (it’s not an act. Ask Copeland), he’s probably re-living the moment from ‘77 and amazed at his current circumstances that allow him to purchase every item in that shop.
Loved that chord, Gordon..."A demolished!"
I almost spat out my tea was not expecting that, so damn funny.
Brian just never disappoints , a still down to earth bloke who knows how lucky he is to be where he is , never condescending .
Absoultely Simon he is the gentleman I would love to meet
Probably the most down to earth 'stadium rocker' you'll ever meet...
@@Tom-hk6ub u can add Metallica's singer or drummer as well
Its the Scotsman in him.
@@paulboegel8009 He's half Italian.
I love Brian many people I've known have met brian and he is what you see very humble guy you can have a pint of beer with him and he sit and talk about cars. He is family man very genuine guy I could listen to brian all day and night. Hes one of these guys who isnt ungrateful or needy or just full of ego or anything like that he is himself very quiet very humble and great great happy interesting guy to be around unlike some famous artists rock stars. I would love to sit and chat with brian johnson. He has never took fame or fortune seriously or it's not gone to his head. What you see in brian is what you get. A true Gentleman and Geordie his family should be very proud of him he has done a lot for charity behind closed doors
Sting 'I'm not one for nostalgia' .... on a program that is all about a trip down memory lane....
Well put He’s always trying to be so intellectual = should have been a lawyer
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I love to listen to Brian talk. He should do audiobooks. Lol
He'd be good on some salty dog books like Moby Dick
@@MerkinMuffly exactly!
Imagine he reads you bed time stories
Or trading his own book, I already hear his voice in my head when I read it.
Brian is the grandad we all wish to have
Something in the walls, something in the air, feels special to perform there. It's called "nostalgia".
I had the honor to play at CBGB’s once. It was an audition to get on the artist roster for the Bottom Line (now gone as well). I passed the audition and then had the honor to play the Bottom Line several times. Both venues has some sort of magic vibe. Something very cool about standing on such legendary stages. RIP
What a life Brian Johnson has had. Lead singer with ACDC and all that gave him.Now travelling down memory lane with his friends who happen to be the cream of rock'n'roll.Comes across as a real nice guy whose living the dream!
Brian would be great to hang out with and talk about the past and relive the magic of the last 4-5 decades with fondness & joy, and Sting, not at all...still a grumpy bastard. Wouldn't have a pint with him.
He's not a morning person..... I'll have a drink with him any day of the year.
@@frenchartantiquesparis424 Must be the tantric sex, he's not finishing the job...lol
Brian's coming here, there & everywhere...hahahaha
Sting is seen at first he says something sincere that they were gentrified anyway since he left the police and then they always came back roughly angry. as if not wanting to remember the past ... sting's is recognized with the police ... he only lists some interesting songs ... but make him want more wave hahahaha
As always Brian brings light to any show.
As for Sting?
He just didn't want to be there, he's made his cash, forget the past!
Sting's not nostalgic. He's in there for the money .
Some of the people I saw live at CBGBs were The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads, I saw Bowie hanging out there, Billy Idol, Iggy, The Sex Pistols, Madonna who was there with this painter that became huge and other great legends. I missed Sting's performance there.
It was such a great bar. I was there one night with my brother and we were about the only English speaking people as it was all Japanese punk bands. You had to go downstairs to go to the bathroom and there were no doors and the woman all had to walk past the men’s room to get to the ladies room. My brother almost pissed himself because he wouldn’t use them. You would have to be a mad man to take a sh!t at CBGB’s.
How can you not like Brian? There is nothing fake about him. He couldn't try to be fake even if he tried.
Luv to go for a pint with Brian, he seems like he has a big heart and an old soul. Cheers 🍺🎤
As another said, grabbing a beer with Brian would be a blast
Two legendary North East British musicians in one of the legendary music venues of NE USA. Great vid.
Every breath you take and every move you make, I'll be watching you.
That’s a sacrilege, to have this shop in there
It could have been far far worse. At least they try and maintain the spirit of CBGBs and kept some of the original stuff.
Sting doesn’t have a geordie accent but Brian brings it out of him a little bit, you can hear
He does but it’s softer, it comes back the more time he spends with Brian.
He is from posh place in Newcastle and stuck up his own arse
JULY 14th 1980, Max Bell Arena Calgary Alberta Canada Opening Song.............. Hells Bells
man time flies.......
I grew up going to Cbgb. It was heartbreaking to see such an amazing place close- minus that bathroom! Glad to see that John has respected the legacy as much as possible. I will have to pop in there one day.
Keep' em coming Brian! Your'e a natural at this stuff! Totally captivating!
Brian is the real one here. Sting & John are snobs.
one sells $300 T shirts and the other one sells $300 tickets
most of those Brian chats with are of the Manor born.
They can not hide their class.
Literally in the Peerage.
It's like these people are unimpressed...Brian only sang on Back in Black delivering the goods. His vocals & lyrics amazing.
Seems a little unnecessarily harsh? At least John V kept it largely intact could’ve been a a Gap or a Starbucks
As for Sting he seems genuinely entrance by the place.
Live and let live...
@@provessorkayoss9089 their not $300 t-shirts but yes overpriced
@@Boleskinebeatz Of course he kept it largely intact because he's trying to make a buck off the essence with his faux Rock fashion. Fucking poser.
CBGB's was a place I played, worked and partied. It was a scary trip to get there in the early 80's but I enjoyed the journey. When you got on stage there really was an energy there. Thousands of bands and the vibrations were absorbed into the cheap plywood, I beams, black paint and stickers. New York changed in so many ways. I miss CBGB's and Hilly, but it will always be a part of my New York.
Got to play there in 2000...highlight of my music career,surrounded by ghosts of punks past,we were fuckin stoked
I had played CB’s approx 150 times.. recorded for the label and was close friends with The K. Family..
Was in the club when the Police loaded in for first gig.. Sting standing next to the mixing board full length black leather jacket.. collar up.. very punk mod! My band mate was cutting lemons at the bar and we were “hey! that’s that Roxanne dude!”
They never did a soundcheck??
I came back later for the show..
Hey Brian, you do know that ACDC played there as well??
My band The Rudies ( TheRudies_NYC ) have many CBGB posters from back in the day! and I have many cool stories having shared the stage with all the breakout bands including The Blitz Benefit ( the punk woodstock lol! )
Great times!
Maybe you should do a podcast about the era?!
@@kickbiker7920 I started playing CB’s late 76 early 77? and although I have many cool stories of my involvement with the club,
CBGB opened in 73, in the 3 or 4 short years before I came along the iconic bands that we associate with the club: Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads etc etc .. had already been signed and for the most part moved on.
Those first years were important!
I would leave any blogging to someone who was there for that period and I know a few that fit the bill..
@@MarkCharlesLamendola You're part of the musical history of that era, at the very least, your contribution should be part of any podcast/blog etc (if you were prepared to add it) As you stated - Those first years were (and are) important! Anecdotes etc are so important to be recorded for posterity. What you COULD think of doing is, if you dig into your memory banks and put into some sort of structure anecdotes/names etc recorded via audio as well as some sort of written record. At least you'll have it prepared as research if someone comes along to write about CBGB's, then you could push for a co-writing credit or at least a fee for your first-hand information. When you move 'upstairs' (like we all will ... allegedly) it would be sad if you take your memories with you ...
@@kickbiker7920 Yes, I do get it!
I was part of the interview process with the production team for the CBGB Movie made several years back.. had my name in the credits lol!
Sad ending for that producer/director and the young gal killed in the process of their next film!!
@@MarkCharlesLamendola Wow! That's ANOTHER story worth hearing. What REALLY p155es me off is when they interview people about a particular subject - music for instance, they'll be asking a 20 something girl or guy what their impressions were on music back in the 1970's for instance. Idiotic talking heads. People in general want to hear from people who were there during the era that's been discussed so they are able to give their own snapshot contribution.
Brian appears his cheerful self. Bless him. Sting looks and sounds grumpy. Disappointed in him. Thanks, Brian.
Eh, Sting seemed contemplative to me. Like he enjoyed the visit but accepted the change.
Still, cool video to see.
@@fortsonre : can't agree with you. From what I've read, and heard, Sting has talent. Unfortunately he doesn't have the charisma of a Brian Johnson. Or a Freddie Mercury. He comes across as a pretentious artist who suffers from bouts of self-entitlement.
He's always been a grump though. Think that's just him
Sting isn’t grumpy, just cool and reflective.
@@TimGuitarcouk : apparently he's a jerk. That maybe explains why he was constantly fighting with other members of the band, The Police. Their fights are legendary.
Two major rock star wander into your shop. How do you not faint
You find another job.
They knew they were coming.
Sting - yes, Brian - no.
Sting says he's not nostalgic, but you can tell by his face that he's getting choked up at the bygone era of his youth.
Sting on vinyl: _It's fantastic. It's a religious rite_
Also Sting: _I'm not really nostalgic_
I think, when he said that, he was probably thinking of the old band and the times they performed in there.
It seems that for Sting, the Police wasn't really his thing. Not so much an objective as a step he had to take - a means to an end. You can kinda tell that by how different his own music was once he went solo.
@@antonystringfellow5152 Yeah I'm sure he is nostalgic, just not for human beings. He treated his band poorly. His double standards have long been well documented ( www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-481865/Superstar-hypocrite-Meet-Sting-master-contradictions.html )
Yeah that was odd at the end
@@ikigai47 Using the daily mail as a point of reference is your first mistake. Using the name chaplin is your second mistake.
@grimble and you know sting personally. STFU
I was lucky enough to play at CBGBs, it looks much better now. I'd love to see the entire interview.
Apparently ACDC legend is a down to earth very friendly guy😁
We are geordie's great people never for get their route s .Dave s Geordie living South Africa the boys from my home town . Sting a bit more refined Brian still one of the boys and fitting vynil roofs on cars .Memories of sting on the old grey whistle test and Brian at the Headworth working man's club in jarrow .Keep rocking boys.
@@daveramsey6797Geordie? Like Sting? Only his Italian blood makes him so serene and real.
Love it Brian!!!
We keep Rollin on. Well said Brian.
BRIAN: "Kinda sad innit?"
STING: "Oh, I dunno I'm not really nostalgic." (When just minutes before he was rhapsodizing about the feel of dropping a needle on vinyl).
"Lets live in the moment" ........wise
I saw The Police in Louisville on their reunion tour in 2009! Made me feel like a teenager again!
I saw them at Wrigley Field in Chicago...I think the reunion tour was actually in 2005
Awesome! Love Sting! I saw “The Police” & him in concert. The tour he did with Peter Gabriel was wonderful. 👍👏😍
This episode is a study of contrasting personalities.
And believe it or not they are from the same place .....Newcastle England....
From CBGB's to performing for the WEF this year. What a strange trip it has been for Sting.
But Brian is the best! Reading his book now....
loosing all my respect for him....
Glad I found this channel, wish some of these were longer.
I live in L.E.S. FOR 30 YEARS AND STILL TODAY . I WENT TO CBGB MANY TIME BACK IN THE MID N LATE 80S ,MANY GREAT BANDS HAS COME AND PLAYED THEIR BEST PERFORMANCE. LIKE POLICE AND MANY MORE . I DRIVE BY ALMOST EVERYDAY AND SEE IT . GREAT MEMORIES. LONG LIVE THE "CBGB"
Fantastic. Thanks so fing much!
Wow! This brings back memories. I worked at CBGBs in Spring, 1991 as an intern, when I was a student at New York University.
CBGB looks fantastic. Great job John Varvatos.
Just epic for centuries! 😎
A demolished! That was great
When he introduces himself "Hello Sting" hahaha
The funny thing is that they are both Geordies and I bet Brian Johnson wants to give him a slap and say "you're the son of a milkman from Newcastle, knock off that posh accent and Sting shite around me."
By the way, if you put "a Geordie" into Google the first thing that appears is a picture of Brian Johnson.
Yes!!!
Very interesting. Just goes to show : Brian is a very down to earth person.
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He speaks with a California accent.. very inferior to my Boston accent or Brian's Geordie accent
Being fortunate enough to play there; I wish it was still a music venue. The rent is just do damn high.
th-cam.com/video/79KzZ0YqLvo/w-d-xo.html
Brian has to be one of the most authentic people in rock.
I played there a bunch of times. The bathrooms downstairs were like going down to Hell. Not kidding. It was scary.
1:58 even introduced himself as sting
Brian is a gem. And I love his speaking voice. There is something comforting about it. Great initiative from John Varvatos.
I've a better voice
Wow. Had no idea. Guess it was saved from total destruction. Played there in 1995. Members of the staff enjoyed the show so much they invited us to an after hours bar the size of a living room. Incredible times!
Two Geordie Boys back where it all started!!.... Nice to hear their peculiar accent and slang!...
Sting is a Great singer.....i love your voix❤💗❤
Sting may have lost his accent, but he can still translate it from other strong Geordies and he can sound a little like one when among them.
Sting plays the Geordie when it suits him while Brian is the real deal and remembers where he came from.
Sting never had a strong Geordie accent - barely detectable - but these days he puts it on for effect when he's obliged to.
@@Clodhopping Exactly. In the 1980's it was barely detectable. Now, you can detect some of it, but it is still obsolete close to Brian's.
So glad you have your own channel on TH-cam Brian, been binge-watching your videos & subbed today! Keep up the great tours! ")
I used to work on the East Village, and I walked by CBGB and the giant graffiti of Joey Ramone on Bowery Street all the time. I never took it for granted, it was always a good part of my day
Brian Johnson I would love to hear you and Sarah Millican get together. :) The way you both talk is totally heartwarming.
Brian Johnson TV. How cool is that?
my first 2 albums were Regatta De Blanc and Back In Black...bought them both sometime in 1980, age 10...I`ve still got them and still listen to them.
I’m going by there this weekend! Can’t wait to stop in!
Sting looks amazing for his age!
Both grew up a couple of miles from each other on the River Tyne in the suburbs of Newcastle
Brian October 5th 1947, Dunston
Gordon October 2nd 1951, Wallsend
Yet to me their dialects sound much different.
Sting dropped his accent. He used to sound just like Brian 👍, believe me, I'm from Wallsend, we all sound like Brian 😂
Aw cbgb got to play there in early 90s before it shut down..fun memories and a great live recording !..the band showers from Brooklyn *
These vids are great, after these are done, if Brian starts recording for audio books I'll listen to one, just that voice 👍
These guys prove man could be like a bottle of wine, older and finer.
Amazing, and geordies 👍
Love the little musician joke there: 'A Demolished'
Nostalgia!
This is gold 💛 Love
Sting says he’s ‘not nostalgic’ but he looks as if he is deep in thought and memory. And who wouldn’t be?
He should be deep in thought regretting the disbandement of The Police
He's just weird.
Brian, if you ever need a stand in...these are so cool my man. Nice little time stamps.
I played there once in 1977 and saw many amazing shows there as well.
Yes Brian is proper Geordie , down to earth and not up his own arse unlike the chap he is taking to.
Back in Black was the greatest comeback album...Of all time! Thanks to Brian!
Went there and Max's when I was in NY, fantastic nights out for a 21 year old Brit!
Very cool tour
Thanks for what you are doing , keep on moving , On The Road With Brian !! Dave at 54.
I’m 55 now I remember my senior year of high school taking the Staten Island ferry with my friends and going to sundays hard core Matinee at CBGBs nothing to this day matches that energy
"Spanish Stroll" by Mink Deville starts at 2:09. That is a nice touch.
Brian could talk me into eating broccoli and I would not give it a second thought.
Brian, who makes the cap ? Nothing better than seeing the lads when they are starting out, in NYC! Back then ! Thanks for the memories!
They are both from NewCastle,God Bless Them Always:)
I love that shop so much I actually applied to work there.
One guarantee about life, it keeps rollin' on
I love sting
Played there once....thanks SST records!
I once peed in front of CBGBs one evening back in the 70s after singing on stage there. I was with my late older brother and his band. They did two shows there; once with The Dictators, once with The Ramones. I can't remember which show it was, but after getting off stage, I took a pee in front of the entrance to the club. I just discovered a few minutes ago that who once did the very same thing was (drum roll, please) Bon Scott. I don't know about him, but I didn't get into any trouble for it; the police not being anywhere in sight at the time. True story!
I Actually Met Sting Wednesday Night ( 3/27/24 ) FINALLY. I Started Playing CB's in 1980. Been To the Store of Course To Play Homage...I For One, Wasn't Insulted By it. Just Can't Afford $$ Anything There !!!