I played that guitar before Busey bought it from Sotheby’s for $230,000 while I curated the Hard Rock Cafe collection. When I played Not Fade Away on it everyone nearby got goosebumps. It gave me the chills! I’ve played a lot of famous guitars and this one had more mojo than all the others put together.
I met him at a NYE party once and not only was he the nicest celeb i've ever met, there were about 25 people at the party and he remember every single person's name the whole night.
And over and over and over. In the early 90s when this aired, 1978 was 6,000 years before time. Nobody knew about the Buddy Holly movie, and fewer people gave a shit about it, but Gary was nominated and he milked the shit out of it till he's on Arsenio unable to remember the lyrics to a basic song. Coke, coke, coke, motorcycle accident, etc. Point Break is awesome and Jake was in the sequel to Groundhog Day, S.F.W..
Gary Busey definitely should have gotten an Oscar for his role as Buddy Holly in the movie... The fact that he didn't was the rip off of the century...
I hear you but his performance in that movie sits him firmly in Buddys legacy, especially as there's such little footage of Holly, awards fade and crumble but his place is assured forever, time will honour Busey far more than any panel of Hollyweirdos
I saw a compilation of his sharing on tiktoc...lol...no way I'm going near tt..but...it was all inspiring AF motivational and heartwarming..he's mad as but in a good way😍
Gary got screwed our of an Oscar for The Buddy Holly Story cause he actually sang and played all the songs in the movie. Loved the movie and have the album that Gary recorded.
Never seen the buddy holly story but cos you say gary actually played guitar and sang I will check the film out. I think his version of maybe baby in this video is great! So thanks for the info of the film
As an audio guy, I have to say that this was fantastically mic'd! Clear conversational voice, but that hambone sound and the guitar too? Whoever was working the sound production on Arsenio was a master of the craft. Just a fantastic interview. 2 cool dudes kicking it.
Did you see how many great performances on there he had? Some of the best in the 80s my hero Stevie Ray Vaughan was on there and tore it up, he was always loud so much bet they had a hard time with him, but sounds crazy good
@@shable1436 Yeah tons of greats. I was a kid back then but if I knew there was going to be someone good on Arsenio, I'd get my parents to let me stay up late to watch.
Gary Busey was nominated and up against Sir Lawrence Olivier, Jon Voight, Warren Beatty, and Robert de Niro for the Oscar for Best Male Actor in a lead role for the Buddy Holly Story. What a wonderful honour. What a great actor.
James T LOL!!!!jajjajajajajjaj😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜YO THIS GARY WAS FULL OF GOOD ENERGY MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY STRONG GOOD ENERGY NOBODY EVEN KNOWS ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!
Gary busey played a great buddy Holly, always watch out for when the buddy Holly story comes on, could watch and re-watch it over and over... Keep performing.
That may be true for a lot of folks... Young people saw the movie first, then went out and bought the Buddy Holly Lives record... Well, at least that's what I did...
Gary Busey was cool back in the day! ✌️...It's also nice to see him with his son and see how he kinda paved the way for his son to also become a successful actor.
The Buddy Holly Story one of my favorite movies. Busey should of one academy award for his betrayal of Buddy Holly. Busey sang every song and played Guitar in the movie. he was robbed of it
If I remember correctly, Gary got in a motorcycle accident and hit his head pretty hard at some point early on. One of my favorite actors/human being. Seriously, if I had to pick a person to represent humanity to some alien delegation... I would quite possibly pick Busey.
Pretty awesome that the guy who first played Buddy Holly in a movie also owns one of his guitars. And Gary Busey is also a Texan which makes it even more special. I hope he still has that guitar.
I watch the movie at least once month and just watched it a couple of days ago. I had never seen this interview and it shows what a true talent Gary Busey is!! He is so underrated as an actor and a musical artist!!
He absolutely crushed that role. I think it's one of the best rock n roll docu/dramas ever made. It was authentic, Busey freakin channeled Holly. This and Big Wednesday are 2 of my favorites. RLTW 3/75
I was a big fan of Gary Busey. I think he should have won an Oscar for his portrayal of Buddy Holly. He showed how multi talented he was in that movie. I'd definitely buy the sound track.
Wow, great clip! Really enjoyable to watch. Love Gary, and Arsenio was always good at bringing unique aspects out of people that other hosts wouldn't. Jake Busey's appearance is just icing on the cake. Thanks for the upload!
Very interesting.....I like his version of Buddy.....Buddy, of course, was much more 1950 square- cool, and maltshop. Gary captures the spirit of it, and adds his own twist.....I think buddy would approve.
I'm watch The Buddy Holly Story this morning all in my Googles and came across this. This was amazing. I'm more familiar with Gary playing a bad guy in an action film. It's been an honor to see this sideof him.
At first I didn't think that Gary Busey was the best choice to play Buddy, but after seeing him in the movie I couldn't see anyone doing him better. A truly great performance. I had the same opinion when I saw Kurt Russell playing Elvis in John Carpenter's biopic, "Elvis." But I learned that if you're a good actor you can play anyone.
For all the people worried about the broken string: Strings are replaced FREQUENTLY on a guitar. The older they are the worse they sound. So no big deal breaking one. I guarantee those are not the strings that were on the guitar when Holly was plunkin' on it.
I was in grade school when I saw him in The Buddy Holly Story. That was 45 years ago but I still vividly recall the roller rink scene and Ollie Vie. They say he insisted on doing the music live, and it's very clear from what we see here, that he had the chops to do it.
My friend told me about Gary and Rick Danko coming over to party with him at his apartment in North Beach, S.F. a few times. I was living in Wash. State those years he had celebrities around. He was also Janis Joplin's road manager before I knew him. He was in her book. He said the guys would play music and get high together. RIP to my friend Kenneth.
I actually like Gary Busey. And WOW, when he did that quick hambone thing, he sounded great. I'm glad he's a Christian. See you in heaven, Brother Gary!
Busey had mentioned it during this show but Buddy Holly actually made the leather case that covered this guitar himself. This was a fad in Texas back then.
The case is ''tooled'' leather; Elvis had one a friend had made him. And YES, ''Covid'' IS a ''confirmed SCAM''.But, ''Bah Bah Bah'' go the obedient SHEEP.
The man loved Buddy Holly and he did an amazing job playing Buddy in the Buddy Holly story.
He was Buddy Holly. I never get tired of watching him the Buddy Holly Story. He was terrific.
Agreed no one could play this role except Gary
One of the best rock movies ever
he did indeed ... Buddy Holly greatest his was my first LP ... wish I still had it!
Le'Vin Moser. My Wife&I loved Gary in BH Story..he was the only one who coulda dunnit😊
I played that guitar before Busey bought it from Sotheby’s for $230,000 while I curated the Hard Rock Cafe collection. When I played Not Fade Away on it everyone nearby got goosebumps. It gave me the chills! I’ve played a lot of famous guitars and this one had more mojo than all the others put together.
Awesome thank you for sharing that with us Buddy Holley fans
Wow that’s awesome!
yea right
WOW, Thank You for sharing that!! What an awesome story, Experience and Memory!!!
@@amandapanda7878do some research before you decide to be rude to people
I met him at a NYE party once and not only was he the nicest celeb i've ever met, there were about 25 people at the party and he remember every single person's name the whole night.
He was always crazy
That’s why we love him
Gary does justice to Buddy’s music in his own way
David Montgomery that’s about the best way I’ve ever seen it said
He destroys it
And over and over and over. In the early 90s when this aired, 1978 was 6,000 years before time. Nobody knew about the Buddy Holly movie, and fewer people gave a shit about it, but Gary was nominated and he milked the shit out of it till he's on Arsenio unable to remember the lyrics to a basic song. Coke, coke, coke, motorcycle accident, etc. Point Break is awesome and Jake was in the sequel to Groundhog Day, S.F.W..
Gary Busey definitely should have gotten an Oscar for his role as Buddy Holly in the movie... The fact that he didn't was the rip off of the century...
The second rip off after Judy Garland in A Star is Born.
I hear you but his performance in that movie sits him firmly in Buddys legacy, especially as there's such little footage of Holly, awards fade and crumble but his place is assured forever, time will honour Busey far more than any panel of Hollyweirdos
I agree ☝️ and I don’t even know who won that year. GB brought BH to life in that film. He should have won.
Word on the street is you have to know or "blow" the right person for that....jus sayn
@@Daydreamer-ok6jj I don't know either...
Epic actor, bad ass, good person and thankful he survived motorcycle accident
"What doesn't kill you makes you stranger" REALLY applied to Gary Busey
I saw a compilation of his sharing on tiktoc...lol...no way I'm going near tt..but...it was all inspiring AF motivational and heartwarming..he's mad as but in a good way😍
Gary got screwed our of an Oscar for The Buddy Holly Story cause he actually sang and played all the songs in the movie. Loved the movie and have the album that Gary recorded.
I don’t understand that...why did singing for real ruin his chances? He should have won dammit!
Never seen the buddy holly story but cos you say gary actually played guitar and sang I will check the film out. I think his version of maybe baby in this video is great! So thanks for the info of the film
He should've won an Oscar .. he was FAB .. acting singing playing ... WOW!!
@Kay Mitchell That's subjective and you've every right to your opinion but for me he did a fantastic job, any Holly fan knows
Feels like it’s loaded with Magic, brilliant!✌️
Gary's talented as hell. Hats off. He can play that guitar and sing really well.
Busey...one of Gods rare prototypes. Too quirky for mass production, too valuable to destroy.
@@alley-man0557 its a misquote from Hunter Thompson.
@@dougfisher9525 I don't think guy used it as a direct quote
eariamjh71 You sir, are a genius.
Agreed
Truer words have never been spoken before!😂
As an audio guy, I have to say that this was fantastically mic'd! Clear conversational voice, but that hambone sound and the guitar too?
Whoever was working the sound production on Arsenio was a master of the craft.
Just a fantastic interview. 2 cool dudes kicking it.
I noticed this as well, mic'ing is hard. I got a good story if you would like.
Did you see how many great performances on there he had? Some of the best in the 80s my hero Stevie Ray Vaughan was on there and tore it up, he was always loud so much bet they had a hard time with him, but sounds crazy good
@@shable1436 Yeah tons of greats. I was a kid back then but if I knew there was going to be someone good on Arsenio, I'd get my parents to let me stay up late to watch.
Hambone sound was lit. Audio guy perspective wasn't what I was looking for but I'm glad I found it!
Sounds amazing I agree
I so appreciate how he simply, humbly (?) and honestly admits he was wrong. Plus what a performer !!
THANK YOU GARY for keeping the music alive. RAVE ON
Gary Busey was nominated and up against Sir Lawrence Olivier, Jon Voight, Warren Beatty, and Robert de Niro for the Oscar for Best Male Actor in a lead role for the Buddy Holly Story. What a wonderful honour. What a great actor.
Busey rides the thin line between genius and insanity and constantly falls on either side
James T LOL!!!!jajjajajajajjaj😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜YO THIS GARY WAS FULL OF GOOD ENERGY MAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! REALLY STRONG GOOD ENERGY NOBODY EVEN KNOWS ABOUT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!
I've always thought this myself, and combined with Gary's energetic and outgoing personality, he's certainly someone you'd never forget meeting.
But he always stands up. Might be different but his up🤣🤣🤣
Gary is awesome!
That's a helluva a way to put it, right on.
Gary busey played a great buddy Holly, always watch out for when the buddy Holly story comes on, could watch and re-watch it over and over... Keep performing.
Gary Busey was fantastic in the Buddy Holly Story and that's what got me into Buddy Holly.
Bends95 same
That may be true for a lot of folks... Young people saw the movie first, then went out and bought the Buddy Holly Lives record... Well, at least that's what I did...
It made me think buddy Holly was pure shit but I bought his reactors and realized he was god and Gary is awful
Gary is so lovable.
Thanks Gary! Well done and your dedication to memory of Buddy and his family is refreshing!
Gary Busey was cool back in the day! ✌️...It's also nice to see him with his son and see how he kinda paved the way for his son to also become a successful actor.
This was after. He had the accident in 1988. This is from 1991. He even mentions wearing helmets now.
That doesn't mean that accident didn't effect him years after the fact. It may have. At any rate, he was certainly a different guy back then.
Lol his son? Is an actor? Never seen him and never heard of him
@@hannahchase3881 hes on Hawaii 5.0
God bless Gary 😊
Damn I love both these guys- Busey and Arsenio. What memories!
That is a bit spooky, It's like Buddy lives within.
Gary´s an absolutely genuine and warm human being, and Jake looks more like Gary than Gary does. LOL!
Gary is a kind, compassionate human being, and a massive talent.
Full of love arsenio was , great example of integrity.
He was exceptionally awkward but seemed extremely genuine.
best buddy holly tribute singer ever love this guy.
Then you've never seen John Mueller. He is an exact copy of Buddy
My brother took me to see Gary busey as buddy holly in the buddy holly story in 1978 . I have been a big fan of buddy holly ever since.
The Buddy Holly Story one of my favorite movies. Busey should of one academy award for his betrayal of Buddy Holly. Busey sang every song and played Guitar in the movie. he was robbed of it
Portrayal not betrayal
@@wademowers3782 why reply after a year
Because I just saw it. It's not like I saw it a year ago and waited til now. I just thought it's what you ment.
I didn't mean to insult you.
Gary Busey SUCKED as Buddy Holly and the movie was extremely inaccurate!
I think if Buddy was alive, hearing that ovation he got, he would be so proud.
Busey was still mangling the lyrics after the film's completion.
Gary is PURE GOLD🌠 #buddyholly #rocknroller4life
Wow. Gary Busey is actually very talented.
Gary was. Talented..
Did you ever hear Terry Bradshaw sing before, he's actually really good too, sounds a lot like Glen Campbell.
At what ?
Love Buddy Holly and Gary Busey!!!
The Guitar has magic,, loved it when Gary kissed it,, I do mine when it's good to me
He is one big ball of energy that lad
Gary Busey is such an accomplished musician, actor and comedian. His credits are massive. A little crazy sometimes, though.
A little crazy sometimes?
Whats crazy, being an individual?
@@davidoberlin4186 Yep nails that stick out scare the flat ones, they just got hammered down so hard they can't see it
@@oldskoolfool141 yo check out the comedy special "no refunds" by Doug Stanhope, if you haven't heard it.
If I remember correctly, Gary got in a motorcycle accident and hit his head pretty hard at some point early on.
One of my favorite actors/human being. Seriously, if I had to pick a person to represent humanity to some alien delegation... I would quite possibly pick Busey.
He is so annoying and self loving
Buddy Holly...Words of love
Pretty awesome that the guy who first played Buddy Holly in a movie also owns one of his guitars. And Gary Busey is also a Texan which makes it even more special. I hope he still has that guitar.
Jerry Allison's brother owns it now.
You can never look away while Busey is on stage. Whatever happens, it’ll be entertaining. It’s really cool to see the genuine love he has for Holly.
I watch the movie at least once month and just watched it a couple of days ago. I had never seen this interview and it shows what a true talent Gary Busey is!! He is so underrated as an actor and a musical artist!!
I love how much feeling he put into singing while playing buddy’s guitar!!
Those old Gibson's are so rich sounding.
I love Gary B. This man is a legend in his own time.. Thanks Gary. Keep it going.
He absolutely crushed that role. I think it's one of the best rock n roll docu/dramas ever made. It was authentic, Busey freakin channeled Holly. This and Big Wednesday are 2 of my favorites. RLTW 3/75
Busey was a true multi talented guy who got busted up in that accident and was never the same both physically and mentally....
I love Gary, his whole personality is comforting to me
Very talented man and actor. Love Buddy Holly story and never get tired of watching it. God Bless you Gary
Gary should have won the Oscar for his portrayal of Buddy Holly. ❤️
One of the best/Hosting One The best.
I was a big fan of Gary Busey. I think he should have won an Oscar for his portrayal of Buddy Holly. He showed how multi talented he was in that movie. I'd definitely buy the sound track.
Love Gary Busey, always enjoy his acting and singing.
Gary is a strange character. But he has a lot of heart.
Wow, great clip! Really enjoyable to watch. Love Gary, and Arsenio was always good at bringing unique aspects out of people that other hosts wouldn't. Jake Busey's appearance is just icing on the cake. Thanks for the upload!
Love this guy! Gary is an amazing free spirit who walks in the light!
Very interesting.....I like his version of Buddy.....Buddy, of course, was much more 1950 square- cool, and maltshop. Gary captures the spirit of it, and adds his own twist.....I think buddy would approve.
Very intelligent and fast responding. Great energy
Holy shit, he can SING.
JustAGuy yes, he sang the Buddy Holly songs himself when he played him in the film.
JustAGuy FUCK YEAH! this is solid GOLD😫 11:34
Watch the Buddy Holly story.
Must we have this evil , casually disgraceful filthy language ?
@@heathstjohn6775 how is the word “FUCK” an evil, casually disgraceful word? It is simply a word of expression.
Gary Busey is a powerful presence on the tonight show.
Gary is my favorite train wreck of all time. He's a high powered mutant. A prototype not meant for mass production.
Aye, okay, Raoul
That is Absolutely Fantastically True ;]
god blues Busey the man has rhythm! And pitch! He's got music in him!
The string broken at the end of the song! What a significant signed.
Gary and his son could pass as twins, lol
Gary will always be a badass
A very underrated movie
Garys Portrayal .In The Movie.....Was Like Being Back In 1958...Amazing
Love it how he is so passionate about the music
Mr busey is an underrated performer this guy has more talent than half of Hollywood
Wow I bet that guitar 🎸 is worth a lot what a outstanding thing to have .
I'm watch The Buddy Holly Story this morning all in my Googles and came across this. This was amazing. I'm more familiar with Gary playing a bad guy in an action film. It's been an honor to see this sideof him.
A true actor. Awesome movie. Totally miss the 9os
My man Arsenio! His show was awesome
So the Music didn't die ?, Thank You Gary !!
Always loved Gary Busey...so damn talented!
I can't believe how cordial of a host Arsenio Hall is, but yet able to be just another guy on the sofa too. What an amazing MC!
At first I didn't think that Gary Busey was the best choice to play Buddy, but after seeing him in the movie I couldn't see anyone doing him better. A truly great performance. I had the same opinion when I saw Kurt Russell playing Elvis in John Carpenter's biopic, "Elvis." But I learned that if you're a good actor you can play anyone.
the audience cant handle Gary Busey.
Who would've ever guessed that "Buddy Holly" was on Arsenioooooooooooooooo... Hall!!
Thanks for sharing this👍
i 😍 gary busey he is a awesome actor and singer i liked him in the movie point break and the buddy holly story
GREAT movie he was in! Actual singing by Gary as well!! WOW!!
For all the people worried about the broken string: Strings are replaced FREQUENTLY on a guitar. The older they are the worse they sound. So no big deal breaking one. I guarantee those are not the strings that were on the guitar when Holly was plunkin' on it.
No butbi betcha them bad boys are in a box in the top of the closet some where
What? Lol
Every month, sometimes twice!
I was in grade school when I saw him in The Buddy Holly Story. That was 45 years ago but I still vividly recall the roller rink scene and Ollie Vie. They say he insisted on doing the music live, and it's very clear from what we see here, that he had the chops to do it.
Terrific clip - thanks for the upload!
My friend told me about Gary and Rick Danko coming over to party with him at his apartment in North Beach, S.F. a few times. I was living in Wash. State those years he had celebrities around. He was also Janis Joplin's road manager before I knew him. He was in her book. He said the guys would play music and get high together. RIP to my friend Kenneth.
They dont have actor's like him anymore
One of the best human beings ever
Busey is energy !!!!
He can do anything !!!
Jake busey looks and sounds so much like his dad.
Gary Busey will do just fine once he overcomes his shyness lol
He was right about the guitar being loaded with magic!!
Gary busey is a likable talented fellow. I always liked him and after this interview even more
interesting hearing Busey sing a Buddy song....but in his own voice...dude could sing...and entertain..
He did all his own singing in The Buddy Holly Story film and was absolutely robbed of the Oscar IMO
I loved Buddy Holly and I miss the old Gary
What a lovely thought and a wonderful interview
Gary your adorable ❤🇬🇧
Helping keeping the memory of Buddy Holly alive!
This Guy is your southern Gérard Depardieu🐱🐴🐶💪👨😘😁
Graham Nash said he broke a string when he played it too wow spooky..
That speaks volumes.
I actually like Gary Busey. And WOW, when he did that quick hambone thing, he sounded great. I'm glad he's a Christian. See you in heaven, Brother Gary!
Busey is an underrated legend
Busey had mentioned it during this show but Buddy Holly actually made the leather case that covered this guitar himself. This was a fad in Texas back then.
The case is ''tooled'' leather; Elvis had one a friend had made him. And YES, ''Covid'' IS a ''confirmed SCAM''.But, ''Bah Bah Bah'' go the obedient SHEEP.