Ask The Artist: Bob Mothersbaugh (DEVO)

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ค. 2017
  • Recently, we had the pleasure of interviewing DEVO’s very own Robert Mothersbaugh about his DEVO experience, some of his past stories as well as his current projects including Rugrats and Motown. As we like to call him, Bob took us through a witty interview about his journey working in the music industry. Bob grew up as just another kid in Akron, Ohio. He had odd jobs like working at an ice cream parlor and took piano lessons from his church pianist. He eventually picked up the guitar and became a guitar player, eventually joining DEVO with his brother Mark. Following DEVO Bob got involved in recording for TV-shows, commercials, and movies.
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  • @mournblade1066
    @mournblade1066 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    You know, this is the first time I have ever heard him speak.

  • @boogiemite
    @boogiemite 5 ปีที่แล้ว +116

    One of the most underrated guitarists in rock. The man has some of the most brilliant rock guitar motifs I've ever heard.

    • @dermot51
      @dermot51 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Up there with Ricky Wilson , very innovatvel player

    • @claram6149
      @claram6149 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I would have to agree

    • @tedsalins6734
      @tedsalins6734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Agree

    • @sant-antonioterranova7870
      @sant-antonioterranova7870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@tedsalins6734 th-cam.com/video/mj_1VzpoKDg/w-d-xo.html
      Jerry Casale on The Ed Show MSNBC August -8-12-2012
      This is The classic video that exposes The Deep State

    • @sant-antonioterranova7870
      @sant-antonioterranova7870 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@dermot51 th-cam.com/video/mj_1VzpoKDg/w-d-xo.html
      Jerry Casale on The Ed Show MSNBC August-8-12-2012
      This is The classic video that exposes The Deep State

  • @KomradeKrusher
    @KomradeKrusher 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Bob1 always provided the true "punk" edge to what could otherwise have been an "overly intellectual" endeavour. On stage, his gum-chewing nonchalance perfectly balances out the more involved and choreographed antics of the others - until he cuts loose during his solos. He's really the soul of the band and probably one of my favorite guitarists.

  • @1e0s
    @1e0s 5 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    What a Legend. I feel so privileged to have seen DEVO back in 78.

    • @shaolin1derpalm
      @shaolin1derpalm ปีที่แล้ว

      Jealous. I thought they were comedic at the time, but I have deep dived and realized they were angry trolls lol. Which makes me love them even more.

  • @MegaJetJaguar
    @MegaJetJaguar 5 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Bob 1 is one of the most underrated guitarists ever. I love his style. He laid down some of the most impressive killer guitar riffs of all-time during his days with DEVO!

    • @ebenezerstooge1716
      @ebenezerstooge1716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You got that right!

    • @sant-antonioterranova7870
      @sant-antonioterranova7870 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ebenezerstooge1716 th-cam.com/video/mj_1VzpoKDg/w-d-xo.html
      Jerry Casale on The Ed Show MSNBC August-8-12-2012
      This is The classic video that exposes The Deep State

    • @ebenezerstooge1716
      @ebenezerstooge1716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sant-antonioterranova7870 As Jerry already said, Devo was right about everything.

  • @davidstevens6705
    @davidstevens6705 7 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    This guy is awesome and to this day is my favorite lead Guitarist

  • @mrcinemajunky
    @mrcinemajunky 6 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Bob and his gum...lol...cool guy, seems really down to earth.

  • @crispyrobot77
    @crispyrobot77 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Bob Mothersbaugh CRUSHED Rock. Strange but true.

  • @bxtrc1341
    @bxtrc1341 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    He has the voice of a blue collar guy from an archived newsreel in the late 1940's

  • @sinjinmonsoon9055
    @sinjinmonsoon9055 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    He is my favourite singer in DEVO. He made the band. I just love him

  • @jeffr.5717
    @jeffr.5717 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Not just guitar in Devo, but some lead vocals too.

  • @mr.kamikaze._xd
    @mr.kamikaze._xd ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Yesterday was his 70th birthday
    Luv u Bob

  • @sharifmansour9678
    @sharifmansour9678 6 ปีที่แล้ว +77

    How did you convince him to talk for 8 minutes?

  • @kidmillion2552
    @kidmillion2552 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Bob 1 the legend👊

  • @henrym6411
    @henrym6411 6 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    What a cool dude! Would love to meet at least one of them one day! They all seem cool!!

    • @marcellofreitas7356
      @marcellofreitas7356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Devo members have a long time reputation of cool guys. Go for it. : )

  • @coytibbit6414
    @coytibbit6414 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    One of my favorite guitarists alongside Paul Leary, Jim Martin, Eddie Clark and Rocky George.

  • @davidmack4495
    @davidmack4495 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    great memories in late 70's, early 80's.. Devo was so cool...

  • @Mark_Ocain
    @Mark_Ocain 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I think I want to have lived his life...he is so down to earth but super out there at the same time.

  • @CandyEvie_
    @CandyEvie_ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The Jurisdiction of love!!!!!!!!!!

  • @simonbarber2098
    @simonbarber2098 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the greatest bands ever. Had the pleasure of seeing them in Hammersmith, absolutely wonderful.

  • @joshuakatz2499
    @joshuakatz2499 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    When I was 18 (1988) had tix to devo concert in Cleveland.
    Needed one more for the show.
    Called Bob senior (General Boy) in Akron to see if we could get an extra ticket from them (we were just teenagers and he was so nice to just take our phone calls from time to time.)
    He said come on down to his house to get one.
    We got there and Bob was just sitting there on the couch warming up for the show later that night.
    It was amazing for us kids as we were huge fans.
    He did not stop to talk to us and we did not bother to interrupt him.

  • @rhythmdroid
    @rhythmdroid 4 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    Honestly, I wondered how someone as handsome as Bob 1 ended up in such a subversive and nerdy band like Devo. Usually, lanky, athletic guys with the chiseled jawline ended up getting all the chicks in high school and sliding right into the American Dream, letting the days go by, finding themselves behind the wheel of a large automobile...that was the whole world that Devo was profoundly alienated by and critical of.

    • @bojanarezina2352
      @bojanarezina2352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      lol is this a joke?

    • @toms4442
      @toms4442 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It's probably just lucky!

    • @sirbones
      @sirbones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      teehee, once in a lifetime

    • @rhythmdroid
      @rhythmdroid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@sirbones you got it

    • @KomradeKrusher
      @KomradeKrusher 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      To me, his look provided the sliver of "punk" aesthetic in those early days. His physique, pronounced features and his "cool" demeanor would have made him seem right at home with fellow Ohio misfits "The Dead Boys" (ironically, he and Stiv Bators looked much more like they could be brothers than Mark and Bob ever did), but here he was, right in the middle of the nerd crew. It's just one of those many, little idiosyncracies about the band where - on paper - things should have never fit, but instead worked out perfectly.

  • @leokimvideo
    @leokimvideo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    DEVO is actually a cloaked guitar band, so many good riffs in their music. Bob & Mark are the core essence of DEVO.

  • @Cujo_Ate_My_Credit_Card
    @Cujo_Ate_My_Credit_Card 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The potato guitar made me laugh. Would like to see what the Bob's sketch of it looked like.

    • @halleffect1
      @halleffect1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      it's a real thing, there is a video

  • @blinkbunny9781
    @blinkbunny9781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love Bob !!!!

  • @QuarrellaDeVil
    @QuarrellaDeVil 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    One of these days, we're going to get someone to put a microphone in front of the two Mothersbaugh sisters for some input on their three famous brothers.

    • @sant-antonioterranova7870
      @sant-antonioterranova7870 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/mj_1VzpoKDg/w-d-xo.html
      Jerry Casale on The Ed Show MSNBC August-8-12-2012
      This is The classic video that exposes The Deep State

    • @kenkur27
      @kenkur27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Three?

    • @QuarrellaDeVil
      @QuarrellaDeVil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@kenkur27 Don't forget about Jim Mothersbaugh, who played drums for the band early on, and who also has a knack for technology. Sounds like he's had a good career, post-DEVO.

    • @kenkur27
      @kenkur27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@QuarrellaDeVil Wasn't aware of him.

    • @mikehersh6192
      @mikehersh6192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      General Boy💃🕺

  • @texashsad
    @texashsad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Robert, you and Devo Rock!!!!! I always enjoy listening to Devo even to this day. The music never grows old. Fan forever!!! :)

  • @maryfitch6140
    @maryfitch6140 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Looking good, Bob! Creative life, nice. Happy Birthday.

  • @CanalMAIRENO
    @CanalMAIRENO 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Now it can be told: DEVO was the most influent post-punk band ever.

  • @kosovoblues5019
    @kosovoblues5019 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    What a great , sharp, guitar man

  • @marcellofreitas7356
    @marcellofreitas7356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I like almost equally all Devo members, specially when talking about the classic line-up. Mark is my favorite member for all he does, but I feel very thrilled with Bob1´s guitar playing and witty persona. : )

  • @timmarshall2062
    @timmarshall2062 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    love his sound playing DeVo great stuff

  • @Caniballe
    @Caniballe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    True genius.

  • @OtaconEmmerich
    @OtaconEmmerich 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I keep forgetting he worked so long on Rugrats!

  • @shaolin1derpalm
    @shaolin1derpalm ปีที่แล้ว

    I love his secret agent man

  • @marcellofreitas7356
    @marcellofreitas7356 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "I´m a guitar player and I play... well, with MIDI I play just about any instrument in the world". I´m also a guitar player that uses MIDI. I feel just like he does. : )

  • @elderlypoodle9181
    @elderlypoodle9181 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Great man !!!. I bet there were problems with two brothers in the same band. We have two sons . 😎. Loved the piano lessons story. And yes, the Starwood was a great place to play !!

    • @QuarrellaDeVil
      @QuarrellaDeVil 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      cf. Ray and Dave Davies. 😊

  • @sci-fyguy7767
    @sci-fyguy7767 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    My favorite Potato 🥔

  • @yellowjackboots2624
    @yellowjackboots2624 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    He's beginning to look like the cook from Texas Chainsaw 😃

  • @RadioJonesy
    @RadioJonesy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    seen Devo on all there Australian tours

    • @garethwest9069
      @garethwest9069 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I saw them in 2008. They played for an hour or so and rolled away in their wheelchairs. God knows how they go now. Waste of $$$$.

  • @helmutsecke3529
    @helmutsecke3529 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The sound of the guitar in Mongoloid is the sine qua non of exalted Godhead.

  • @davidstevens6705
    @davidstevens6705 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    What? No mention of the Labaye 2x4?

  • @drearman6229
    @drearman6229 5 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    tired of the soup du jour

    • @jaimedeleon1194
      @jaimedeleon1194 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      He's been with the world

    • @DurandMj
      @DurandMj 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@jaimedeleon1194 From their Christian roots!

    • @sirreal1290
      @sirreal1290 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      My "Duty Now for the Future" is to be an active member of the Smart Patrol.

  • @doninwv
    @doninwv 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Kinda surprised he doesn't record at Mutato Musika with Mark....? Pretty sure he does some, anyway....

  • @Bix12
    @Bix12 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    those studios make me drool

  • @a.jseventyseven8771
    @a.jseventyseven8771 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is that the studio that was always in 1980s shows like The A-Team when a shady record producer was involved in the story?

  • @thomasstillman4805
    @thomasstillman4805 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have been tinkering with a 'Zoom 505 ll' effects pedal connected to a 'Roland Micro Cube' and I can get an amazing array of sounds combining the effects of both units. The Brothers Mothersbaugh, are my inspiration for sound discoveries. I hope they see this post and take a look at what I have dicoverd with this set up.

  • @mikehersh6192
    @mikehersh6192 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    250 million grift on magats priceless. 💃💃💃🕺🕺🕺Devolution is real. 🤓🤓

    • @garethwest9069
      @garethwest9069 ปีที่แล้ว

      Champagne Socialists like every other leftist clown.

  • @joshuakatz2499
    @joshuakatz2499 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Never see him without chewing gum.

  • @pillettadoinswartsh4974
    @pillettadoinswartsh4974 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    DEVO two Mothersbaughs. Two Casales. Two Bobs. No other band has more human-couplets.

    • @KomradeKrusher
      @KomradeKrusher 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can't imagine how hard it was to wrap my head around that when I was younger and the internet was still sci-fi...

  • @ebenezerstooge1716
    @ebenezerstooge1716 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Mark Mothersbaugh > James Hetfield
    Bob Mothersbaugh > Kirk Hammett
    DEVO > Metallica
    Enough said.

  • @oceanadrianne
    @oceanadrianne 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    🥔

  • @richardmiranda640
    @richardmiranda640 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I wish he would spit out that cherry pit.

    • @joshuakatz2499
      @joshuakatz2499 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dude chews gum in his sleep.

  • @gregorykrug8034
    @gregorykrug8034 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I "disliked" this video because there were no other dislikes.

    • @Dixler683
      @Dixler683 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gregory Krug ...one dimensional thinking.

    • @joshuakatz2499
      @joshuakatz2499 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good idea!