The Downbeat Podcast - Mario Duplantier (GOJIRA)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 มี.ค. 2023
- My guest this week is none other than Mario Duplantier of French metal titans GOJIRA. One of my favourite bands and drummers of all time, he spilled insane and humble knowledge about everything it takes to get to his level as a musician. We caught up before their INSANE show in support of their latest album Fortitude to talk about everything from drums and practicing to jamming with James Hetfield and stage fright. It was an inspirational chat and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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not drinking ever before shows, never skipping pratice... out of "respect for the people that pay tickets"... you can tell mario is a great human being.
You haven't read the text leaks, have you?
@@twerktospec what text leaks bro
@@twerktospec what texts? gotta cite your sources
@@twerktospec You're an idiot
@@twerktospec Nothing even pops up when I try searching for anything related to “text leaks”, don’t go pulling stuff out of your arse and then run mate
You can almost hear Craig lose his mind when Mario organically says Justice for Lars
The drums were super loud in the mix. That's why drummers loved that album.
He should have slapped him for that.
The guys in Gojira are truly a treasure. They were on tour with Car Bomb in 2017 and when I saw them in Helsinki, my buddy Elliot (drummer for Car Bomb) asked me if I'd like to meet "the guys" after the show.
I hadn't even dared to ask despite being a massive Gojira fan for over a decade, but my response was naturally "uhhh, heck yeah??".
So cut to me, nervous, entering G's backstage and immediately being embraced by Joe who at this point had no idea who I was. Elliot introduced me as his friend, and then just sort of left me with Joe. We chatted about personal stuff for a good twenty minutes, then he excused himself and said he needed to hit the shower after which Mario came up to me to chat... He asked me about my band, offered me pizza, and wrote the name of my band on the box.
Then Jean-Michel swooped in, offered me a beer, and shit got crazy. We laughed so much for over an hour (at one point Mario cussed him out in French, genuinely upset, for spilling beer on the couch) and J-M just kept serving me beer. I kinda wish he hadn't, that way I'd have clearer memories of this night, but the selfies in my phone were worth it.
Anyways, watching this interview really hammered home to me once again why this band is so important. How they treat people (and the Earth) is so, so inspirational.
Dear Finowa, your cover of Wisdom Comes got me into Gojira back in like 17 years ago. And I thank you for that.
@@kalj3 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
gojira introduced me to metal years and years ago and now car bomb is my most listened band of the past year. I wish more than anything I could have seen them, especially since they played in my hometown on that tour. Heartwarming story man, car bomb and gojira alike are amazing pillars of music
My dream is to can share all Gojira has done to me Joe, Mario, Jean Michel and Christian they just change my life of musician (I’m a drummer) and they still inspires me every dau
So true brou
Anyone remember when Mario couldn't speak English? This is insane. Totally fluent.
Yeah! it's been a while since I listened to an interview from him but I opened this thinking "wait he doesn't do english?!" even with some words mispronounced you understand the word he was trying to convey. Wish I had the drive to be fluent in more than one language.
Very good english, slight french accent occasionally
It's soooo fluent. It's a different Mario.
His English is so fluent, but his french accent is so heavy
@hurlbag559 Peri-fairy cracked me up 😂😂😂 His English is incredible!! Though, I know the way letters and vowels are annunciated very differently in French, and I commend him in learning English so fluently!! Well done, mario!!
Craig: Teach me how to be good!
Mario: No no no no
This was so cute lol
Thank you for bringing him to the podcast! It’s great to hear him being a normal guy and sharing his thoughts with us. Mario IS THE MASTER of them all.
When he asks "what about you?" - I met Mario after a show in Dublin and he was doing that to me as well. I was taken back by his apparent interest in my life. Great human!
@@thepluggy1 Dublin 2015?
I met Gojira at Sydney airport in 2012 and they (especially Mario) were very curious and interested in knowing what I was doing in life. They are wholesome!
Gojira is the best fucking band that has ever existed and will ever exist. There is nothing anyone will ever be able to say that will change my mind. Mario is also the most awesome person out there he wished me happy birthday on Instagram what a legend.
Amen!
And Meshuggah too ........Gojira and Meshugga
@@STIXAHOY If i could only listen to 2 bands for the rest of my life, it would be those 2.
@@viktor821 and this right here is why we need the damn sea shepherd EP
That has and ever will exist!!! Truth!🤘🤘🤘
Watching Craig fan boy for an hour is something of a beauty to watch
I don't blame him 😂
I admire Mario so much. This is the first time I've seen an extended interview from him and I smiled the whole episode. Thank you Craig for giving us this!💜
I'm so glad Mario finally felt comfortable with his English speaking to do this.
Been anticipating this conversation for years!
Dude he's gotten so much better. I remember him speaking in English in like 2014 or something, compared to this,it's amazing how good he talks now!
Thank you for including stuff for us non-drummers
Everyone is a drummer.
@@bigmonk802 They just don't know yet.
Is it OK that I'm not a drummer but I'm so excited to listen to this guys?
Same here
it's normal! this is a seriously high quality conversation, with a lot of information and advice shared very organically
You can tell the Duplantier's have good hearts
The Link is a masterpiece and is not given enough attention in their catalog. Probably one of the most technical metal albums ever produced.
I've been lucky enough to see Gojira twice and each time they killed it. It makes sense Mario practices so much especially after seeing how much of a damn machine he is behind the kit. Easily one of the best metal bands out there.
Every time I’ve seen them it’s the most powerful show I’ve ever seen. I must see them whenever they come to town now. They have disappointed me yet
Mario is only of the few people in the world were I would be glued to the screen listening to every word, fantastic podcast
Years of grustling have come to fruition. Very nice to see you thrive!
Killer podcast. Best possible person to ask this guy the questions that fellow drummers & fans of his really wanna know the answers to. You did your homework & came prepared. Great fucking job. I was enthralled. Mario is a fucking class act.
This is the first one I’ve watched where you can literally see the adoration of the guest in Craig’s face. You can 100% tell this is a very big deal for him. + Mario is an absolute gentleman.
One of the best, if not the best metal drummer today. And Gojira is prolly the best live band I've ever seen.
Mario has the biggest heart man. What a stellar example for the drumming community and world on how to be an excellent human/drummer.
Mario’s humility is very endearing.
i want to hear mario drum on a desk for one hour non stop
Love the fact that he takes his job so seriously and wants to perform at his best. Just total dedication.
1. Dynamics 2. dynamics & 3. dynamics. Mario understands this so well and is such a master of feel. The crowd knows. Can't wait to see you guys August 15th.
Mario is like two different souls in one human. He is so cool and down to earth during conversation, and he looks so different while he is playing.
So I’ve finished now and…that might be the best podcast you’ve done, Craig. That’s a real highlight in the catalogue. Huge congratulations!!!
Mario's passion and enthusiasm is just wonderful to see.
This guy is so humble you'd never realize he's an absolute beast behind the kit. Had the honor of seeing them in 2019. They just seem incapable of putting on a less-than-amazing show. It's also really cool hearing Mario speak at length and deeply about his technique and approach when I'm normally used to only hearing Joe do the bulk of interviews.
Holy crap!!! I've been a huge Gojira fan for years now and I've always wanted to hear more from Mario. This is amazing!
I’m not even a drummer, but I love every second of this podcast🤘🏼
First time I've ever heard another drummer mention that the click sounds slow when full of Adrenaline, my band will turn to me when I'm not playing with a click (which i struggle with) and say "dude that was waaay too fast" and I'll just be shocked until I watch the footage back later and realise I'm rushing at least 5-10bpm faster!
Great Interview, Mario is King!
Have known of Gojira for 15+ years but Craig’s hype over the past few years grew them on me for sure.
Mario is so down to earth, thank you so much for providing this Craig
He deserves to be great; he’s so disciplined and hard working.
I absolutely love Mario, I saw Gojira on last year in Tampa, Florida on Marios birthday. Joe had the crowd sing him happy birthday to him :). Such an amazing drummer and band. Keep it up!!!!
Good to see how much Mario's English has improved over the years.
Great interview! Didn't expect to watch the 1 hour duration straight threw, but i did.
man... how cool is this guy?! Super down to earth and what youd want a musical hero to be.
Watching this a second time.
The guy is just a great human.
You can see the fan boy coming through occasionally mate haha
We all do it.
Shout for Nick Barker to be on the podcast 👌🏻
Favorite episode ever. Mario is what made me buy a kit after being a guitar player and have never looked back ❤
Man i love Mario. Last year Gojira played in Buenos Aires 🇦🇷 and he STOLE the show. His presence on the stage, the drum sound, all was perfect. Massive respect for the man and the group. I cannot wait for they come back. Great great podcast bro. 👏🤟
Absolute legend chatting with another legend. This was great! Thanks Craig and Mario!
EDIT: When two great drummers have solid multiple minute segments trading back and forth “badugabadugabadop” rythms is golden.
Such an inspiration, very human person, even if I'm not a drummer, I'll never stop to try to slap that The Art of Dying intro with my hands, trying to coordinate it with my feets...
God Mario’s English has gotten so much better the last few years! Great guy, can’t wait to see them in august
10:24 “All The Tears” is for me the hardest Gojira song on drums and it such a amazing song
+ esoteric surgery
Y'all ever tried From The Sky? :'DDDD
@@DeltaKT from the sky is less faster but goddamn the endurance is out of this world, and personally when I’m playing double bass I can sometimes just let my legs go without thinking about them and play some “from the sky” songs that are for me a struggle with mental more than with legs, All the tears is just extremely fast double bass burst lol and I just can’t
Even as someone who knows nothing about drums you had me hooked listening to the whole podcast, you're both so passionate it's contagious
How can you not LOVE this man???
When he was talking about the “Remembrance” breakdown, it’s always reminded me of early Lamb of God/Burn the Priest. Absolute prime technical breakdowns, if only we could go back
Can’t wait to watch this
Mario has been one of my most favorite drummers for a while, and to hear him and see how cool and respectful he is makes me like him even more. I can’t wait to see them next month 🔥
Mario is such a great guy! Great pod Craig!!
This is amazing. My favorite band is the Deftones and they had Gojira open for them and they smashed at The Greek in LA. It was a make up show because of Covid and during that time Gojira took off like a rocket. I remember Abe Cunningham say something like, "This might be the first time that the opening band is bigger than the main band." Amazing band and amazing show. I didn't really know them, but was excited to see them and they delivered.
Blown away by how Liquid Fire came about. GODDAMN!!!
And why did I only see the snare head after the 1h mark?
Saw them in Cardiff. Right in the front pit. I absolutely lost my shit when The Way of All Flesh started. What a huge surprise, I had the time of my life witnessing that, quite ironic considering the content of the song. It saddened me to hear mario didn't get a strong reaction for that song. Great podcast, thank you for the amazing guests Craig and great chats
Art of dying was incredible that night as well 🔥
Best band ever. So humble, such a pleasure to listen to him. Great podcast!
@Craig Reynolds Just to say, your interview skills have improved so much even since the Garstka interview. You gave a lot of space for Mario to speak and didnt press him on something that might have been uncomfortable to speak about (the funny metallica moment). Really enjoying the conversational tone to this.
thank you! I’m trying!
he also didn't have like half a mason jar of whiskey haha
I'm so glad he's exactly the kind of dude I'd hoped he'd be. I'm also glad to know someone of his caliber is as keyed-in and routine oriented as I am. Makes me feel better knowing he works that hard to be as incredible as he is and he's not complacent. Does make me realize I should probably actually learn basic rudiments instead of just playing other people's music with kind of a loose grasp of what I'm actually doing.
Fantastic interview. Mario seemed very comfortable with you Craig, I loved how he asked how you practice. So much love for Gojira ❤️
I absolutely love this guy. He adds so many different flavors to Gojira songs. He is incredible.. I became a huge fan
This is one of those podcasts you can hear over and over and over again.. So amazing drummer and same as a person, we love you Mario thank you for being a big influence for me
This reminded me of Matt Heafy of Trivium, he’s also very strict about his exercise and guitar playing. They play the whole show as a warm up before the actual show.
First of all "I can do daddy stuff" WELLLLL
This has to be my favourite episode of the podcast ever, i love Gojira so much, I saw them last week (in Bordeaux, France) and I cried so much. It was truly one of the best concerts of my life, so it's great hearing Mario talk about his technique and his discipline, he really seems like a nice guy.
Thank you so much for the great content you put out there XXXx
I was so excited when I heard that The Art Of Dying is back on the setlist. It's my favorite Gojira song, hopefully they play it at Copenhell in june 🤞
Daaaamn, I'm so Happy to see Mario doing this with you.
Thank you so much ! ♥️
LETS FUCKING GO.
I will see gojira in May. Im excited about it!🤘💥
Craig, your interview game has gotten SO strong. This was amazing, my favorite episode so far. See you in Daytona in a couple of months!
thank you! i am trying, but also it’s easy with a guest like this as there is SO much i wanted to ask anyway. Lars and Thomas Haake are probably the only other two musicians I could really go DEEP with
this has motivated me to start practicing bass more
I’m not a drummer or know anything about drums but this was really interesting! Gojira where awesome in London
Saw Gojira in Luxembourg (26-2-23) with my brother and a friend. My brother has no interest in metal whatsoever but he wanted to tag along to see Mario in action. Gojira delivered!!
A conversation on a different level. There are a few recorded conversations in the world that I could come back to and gain something every time.. Truly inspirational. Thanks to your hosting, since you are 50% of this talk. :P
As a Norwegian. There’s not enough exiting international acts. I want me some Amorphis, Insomnium, Håvamål, Amon Amarth and Wulfgar
Such a cool , humble guy. Love it 👌
I love that Mario is so low key even in his fantasies 😆 I also love that he brought a gift ❤
Would love to see Tomas Haake next!🤘
you and me both bruv
Getting to see Gojira for the first time at the end of April at their Austin, TX show after years of being a fan. So much respect for these dudes on and off the stage, great interview. So hyped. Really hoping we get The Art of Dying on that set list, what a journey that song is.
Yooo so am I, super fucking exited!
I know you enjoyed seeing them live! I’ve seen the three time and can’t wait for the fourth 😅
Honestly should pay you for this because IMO it's S-tier drum education/insight from Mario
Mario le grand frère rêvé bon sang 🫶🫶🤘♥️
Thx Craig for this INCREDIBLE interview!!
cant explain how much i love this band
My favorite drummer from my favorite band. This will maybe be the first podcast i will ever listen to from start to finish
That was a great interview, thank you Craig!
thank you!
his English improved greatly, wow!
great interview
I say that everywhere but I first saw Gojira back in 2005 in a 300 people venue. It was as intense as it is today. And the guys, well, they didn't change at all. Still humble and good person. I'll love them to death.
Loved this interview. Great people having a great conversation 🙌✨
Just saw them live in Lyon, Mario is a freaking BEAST. Gojira is the best band to see live in the world right now, no doubt about that!
Ok right so he’s always been a god to me… but my word what a fantastic human being this is. I don’t think I’ve ever watched an interview with a rockstar and then thought I’d like to speak to his parents for parenting advice. What an amazing human
Thank you both so much for this! I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this one, and feel happier than I have felt for ages. Two of my favourite drummers. Wow. Listening with an idiotic grin on my face. ❤
This was the first time seeing your podcast Craig and I am definitely coming back for more.
I have followed Marios’ career for a long time and sucked so much inspiration from his drumming. Not only did you talk nerdy stuff which I totally love, but also got a bit into Mario as a person as well. And really thanks to Mario I got into Metallica and fell in love with Lars as well.
Really amazing episode.
Can’t wait to see Gojira destroy Helsinki, Finland at Tuska festival this summer. Will be my fifth time seeing them live. Cheers and have a wonderful day ! 😊🙏🏼
thank you! if you like drummers make sure you check out the matt garstka episode on here, then on audio platforms i have episodes with people like matt halpern, Alex Rudinger, Krimh, and much more!
Wow, that’s so cool ! All of them are really amazing drummers, and propably super nice dudes as well. Absolutely will be checking out those in the near future. 😊🙏🏼
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Regarding Mario's comment on the reaction from the crowd. I'm 43 years old man, I can't jump in the pit like I used to be able to. Gojira has been around a long time your core fan base is getting older. I wouldn't focus too much on that. Just because I'm not throwing elbow doesn't mean I'm not having the time of my life lol
Only halfway through and this is so fucking cool, man. Two of my favorite drummers, two of the biggest giants in metal music today, sitting down and talking about all the shit I want to hear. What a fantastic episode. Thank you for all you do, Craig, and congrats for all the success you're reaping. You fucking deserve it, dude. 🥁
Probably the best metal drummer i've ever seen live . Mario is a true master
30th june 2022, Lisbon VOA Festival, touched Mario's inflatable boat when he came to the crowd.
24 Feb 2023 Alexandra Palace, I ask Mario to throw me one of his drumsticks and he didnt have any and does the 🤘 instead. Made my night. Would love to meet this guy one day, what a damn legend!
Great podcast, never heard before, was definitely here for Mario but you did an awesome job, even stuck around when you weren't trying to sell me mattress's ❤
So excited to see them play Art of dying.
This is DOPE
Gojira are my favorites and they are some of the few famous musicians I would like to meet.
Gene hoglan sleeps before the show I heard strapping young lad he said they woke him 5 minutes till they were on.
Best video ever. Thank you Craig. Felt like I was sitting with friends and enjoying every moment of the conversation. Much love🫶🏻
Watched them at Alexandra Palace that night, absolutely stunning, and even as a non-drummer I was glued to this. He comes across as such a grounded human being. Great interview.
They did take Way of all flesh out of the setlist though rip