My hard broke a little when I saw how thin his arms were and how miserable his condition is in this video. Nowadays, even though the disease has progressed further, he looks much better and more stable.
The saddest thing is that he is 51 and had ALS for more that 30 years now and if theres ever a cure then he will totally have to re learn everything not just playing guitar but also walking talking etc... Sadly its always the legends that get stuff like this like beethoven who lost his hearing, the guitarist bumblefoot who got in a car crash and couldnt even talk for a while, and buckethead who has an unhealable heart diseas which makes it hard for him to walk.
dont worry everyone Jasons doing much better now than when this was filmed i just saw his most recent photo on the cover of guitar player magazine and he looks very well indeed its just a shame that hes still paralyzed because if he wasnt he would be the very best guitarist on the planet
I went to Kennedy High with Jason and he was always a nice guy then and we all wished him massive success, because he deserved it. Very unfortunate situation indeed.
Becker, marcaste una epoca al sorprender al mundo con tu talento. Gracias a ti es que estoy intentando aprender mas acerca de ese instrumento que tanto nos apasiona. Gracias Jason Becker, eres grande!
This makes me question why God allows such a thing to happen! However, I guess I need to trust in God's will, no matter how messed up it seems. Jason, you inspire both with your music, and with your determination! Thank you for touching me with your virtuosity, and DO NOT STOP making music!
Sounds silly but im very emocional last days just to see this beautiful human being. He looks so good person,so pure and also so deeply melancholic which is very understandable. I love him not only because his music ,but story life and his pure eyes and expression. I think his parents are also heroes. What a loving family. Im crying again..😥
Good thing jason's condition is now stable. I love his music and his guitar playing when he was still able. I also have a friend with ALS. I sure hope they could find a cure.
I just can't help but feel so bad such a beautiful man in the way he wrote, truly a musical genius I swore he sold his soul to shred and then his licks got his soul back so he was even more insane
You are right man , I tought i was in a bad period but when i say jason's story I tought to myself i need to be not such a pussy. Now i try to live my life day by day because this could overcome to anyone. And it is such a sad story, I hope someday a miracle would happen and jason just stands up and pick up his guitar and just play again.
Hate to be simple, but he was very nice and pleasant. Thankfully, he never came off as arrogant to me, everyone I knew wished him success once the rest of the world knew about him. Like when the solo albums came out, that was really cool, then the David Lee Roth gig. Good times. I didn't have the heart to go to a party for him when he first got the diagnosis. A lot of his friends got together to wish him well and I didn't want to get in the way of his close friends/family. Nice guy.
You can take the man off the music, but you can't take the music off the man. Jason Becker still composes in his mind, and has already released the album Perspective, which he composed entierly on computer.
i know what you mean man... he will always be the best to me an many others.... an i know if he could get better theres no doubt in my mind he can write better music that people now
Horrible. Nobody should have to get something like ALS, but for it to happen to a guitar genius like this guy? It just adds insult to injury. I'm very happy he is still working with music.
His cure will come. I have faith. Not in the medical institutions, but in God. It is written, there is nothing which happens to us that cannot be handled and escaped. Lest anyone think I am some sort of bible-thumping hypocrite, I have had my own very difficult struggles, and I know first hand what God can do. God be with Jason. +++
What happened to his fiance? I can't find any reference to why they never got married. I can imagine why though, that would be very hard thing to commit to.
His fiancé is still with him, but not as a couple anymore. He and she are great friends now, and she's one of his primary caregivers. She became a nurse for him and she's a great woman. 😊
This is so fucked up! Seing him live with so much energy and emotion and now hes just a shell. And from what i hear hes still losing functions. Hes still the same person but locked inside of a body that doesn't fuckin work anymore. This always seems to happen to the best people.
you know the thing THAT FUCKING PISSES ME OFF is that someone so good can go from being one of the best is the world to having to be in a fucking wheel chair cause of a stupid deases man i wish somoeone would fucking find a cure for it an let becker live on
Check out my channel for videos and info about Freddie Everett, another bad ass guitar player, who had just been offered a deal with SONY when his ALS became too bad fulfill his end.
He stopped playing in his early 20's, I can't barely imagine how skilled he could've become as a guitar player.
One of the best ever.
lucky he has such good parents.
what would you do ?
My parents would’ve pulled the plug instantly
@@MetalizedButt oh man...
@@MetalizedButt If I had this disease I would want someone to kill me.
How in the damn world can someone call this legend of a man , LUCKY, really you think he is lucky
My hard broke a little when I saw how thin his arms were and how miserable his condition is in this video. Nowadays, even though the disease has progressed further, he looks much better and more stable.
The saddest thing is that he is 51 and had ALS for more that 30 years now and if theres ever a cure then he will totally have to re learn everything not just playing guitar but also walking talking etc... Sadly its always the legends that get stuff like this like beethoven who lost his hearing, the guitarist bumblefoot who got in a car crash and couldnt even talk for a while, and buckethead who has an unhealable heart diseas which makes it hard for him to walk.
@@Person-cv9dj You know that's the last thing to think of if a cure can be found you realize that right????
@@erenatas sorry i am very pessimistic about everything eben my own live
Randy Rhoads, dimebag, stevie ray vaughan, cliff burton all were killed
that guy make me to cry, amazing Jason Becker you're the greatest guitar player ever
Jason is my absolute favorite guitarist ever and one of the most beautiful souls ever to exist
dont worry everyone Jasons doing much better now than when this was filmed i just saw his most recent photo on the cover of guitar player magazine and he looks very well indeed its just a shame that hes still paralyzed because if he wasnt he would be the very best guitarist on the planet
life is sooo cruel and unfair for this brilliant guy . .great guy .
I love Jason so much. I hate seeing him in his condition. It makes me cry everytime... We need a cure for ALS!!
This makes me cry... the fact that he keeps on going! Such an inspiring person
Oh god... It always brings tears to my eyes... in every single time I watch this video...
I always start crying when seeing this.
God bless Jason.
I went to Kennedy High with Jason and he was always a nice guy then and we all wished him massive success, because he deserved it.
Very unfortunate situation indeed.
Becker, marcaste una epoca al sorprender al mundo con tu talento. Gracias a ti es que estoy intentando aprender mas acerca de ese instrumento que tanto nos apasiona. Gracias Jason Becker, eres grande!
This must be from the mid-late 90's. He was still able to move back then. That sadly has ceased for quite a while now.
No need to cry, jason is still a great artist nowadays
you're great, forever!
fuck... I cried when I saw he was talkin to serrana... shit. why ... he doesn't deserve this.....
Omid Pakbin Shit happens...get over it!
Don’t swear!!
Amazing how someone with the disease can find love, it really has no boundaries wow!!
great man...nothing more words.
ZynoGeN a true legend
It's so sad that Jason Becker have ALS....
But still in my opinion Jason Becker is the best guitarist and he will always be.
Perspective is a beautiful and breathtaking album. Jason Becker is a Legend perpetually burning with emotion and creativity.
This makes me question why God allows such a thing to happen! However, I guess I need to trust in God's will, no matter how messed up it seems.
Jason, you inspire both with your music, and with your determination! Thank you for touching me with your virtuosity, and DO NOT STOP making music!
Sounds silly but im very emocional last days just to see this beautiful human being. He looks so good person,so pure and also so deeply melancholic which is very understandable. I love him not only because his music ,but story life and his pure eyes and expression. I think his parents are also heroes. What a loving family. Im crying again..😥
💜
What an incredible musician and human. I’m in awe
Good thing jason's condition is now stable. I love his music and his guitar playing when he was still able. I also have a friend with ALS. I sure hope they could find a cure.
Oh my God, I wanted to cry the moment I saw how thin his arms were.
man im fucking crying!!! if u really r a guitar lover and a music lover ull cry whatching this cus no matter how many try hes gonna be the best!!
This is non fake news..
omg... i am crying :'( :'(
Jason is a true musical genius!!
una verdadera leyenda en vida, un verdadero artista, un martir de la musica y en verdad una desmostracion de vida y perseverancia para todo el mundo
This made me cry. It just pisses me off that he cannot play and do what he wants.. It made me cry..
Jason Becker was a phenomenol Guitar Player but he is still a Gifted Musician. What a horrible tradgedy to befall anyone...
@theshow201 "what is that incredibly beautiful song playing at 2:09?"
the song is Higher From Perspective album
he was my hero...he's my hero,he'll my hero...forever young...
Suprised CNN recognized him. Glad they did.
I just can't help but feel so bad such a beautiful man in the way he wrote, truly a musical genius I swore he sold his soul to shred and then his licks got his soul back so he was even more insane
You are right man , I tought i was in a bad period but when i say jason's story I tought to myself i need to be not such a pussy. Now i try to live my life day by day because this could overcome to anyone. And it is such a sad story, I hope someday a miracle would happen and jason just stands up and pick up his guitar and just play again.
Hate to be simple, but he was very nice and pleasant. Thankfully, he never came off as arrogant to me, everyone I knew wished him success once the rest of the world knew about him. Like when the solo albums came out, that was really cool, then the David Lee Roth gig. Good times.
I didn't have the heart to go to a party for him when he first got the diagnosis. A lot of his friends got together to wish him well and I didn't want to get in the way of his close friends/family.
Nice guy.
God bless Jason Becker.
What an epic man.
I Love This Kind Of Human Beings
You can take the man off the music, but you can't take the music off the man. Jason Becker still composes in his mind, and has already released the album Perspective, which he composed entierly on computer.
at 2:09 those vocals someone PLEASE tell me if you know the name of song!!!
Higher
Oh Jason :(
great man... great man
i know what you mean man... he will always be the best to me an many others.... an i know if he could get better theres no doubt in my mind he can write better music that people now
JASON eres mi gran inspiracion!!
eres el mas grande becker!!!!!!
you are the most big beckerr!!
gggg verry sad yes he rule .i never knew that ...hop he still a live the king of melodic
When was this filmed?
@nettye7 How do peoples get it beause i have been playing for 7months but really advance alittle and i don't want to be next :'[
Horrible. Nobody should have to get something like ALS, but for it to happen to a guitar genius like this guy? It just adds insult to injury. I'm very happy he is still working with music.
His cure will come. I have faith. Not in the medical institutions, but in God. It is written, there is nothing which happens to us that cannot be handled and escaped. Lest anyone think I am some sort of bible-thumping hypocrite, I have had my own very difficult struggles, and I know first hand what God can do. God be with Jason. +++
Muy bien dicho, estoy de acuerdo con lo que dices.
the song is Primal!!
life can be so crual DAMN !!!!!!! I love that guy, fuck.
porque isso foi acontecer com ele!!
ele tinha tudo pela frente!
What happened to his fiance? I can't find any reference to why they never got married. I can imagine why though, that would be very hard thing to commit to.
mhotl they're still married
@@julia.6299 you sure? his wiki says hes single and every vid of people at his house ive never seen her there.
His fiancé is still with him, but not as a couple anymore. He and she are great friends now, and she's one of his primary caregivers. She became a nurse for him and she's a great woman. 😊
people may say god messed up or we cant underswtand why he got asl. clearly god wanted to make sure jason cannot surpass him
my heart breacks everytime i see this , y to him and not to some sycopat?
@JosephKuby I never claimed to have all the answers. Being "cured" does not always mean being made perfect. It can mean new wholeness.
yes you re right i think this,too!!
it s so unfair why why !!
such a sad story.
god bless jason
Looks like amu Ato who's staying at Kheloje village at present.
this makes me cry..and ima guy
love u
1:25 Poor jason :(
so sad what do u guys think he would sound like if he wasent cursed??? this is the true modern day bach
Song name? 1:06
Primal - Jason Becker😉
@tubemedia yeah
@cabitothekid I know it is very hard to see a person you like like this :'(
This is so fucked up! Seing him live with so much energy and emotion and now hes just a shell. And from what i hear hes still losing functions. Hes still the same person but locked inside of a body that doesn't fuckin work anymore. This always seems to happen to the best people.
you know the thing THAT FUCKING PISSES ME OFF is that someone so good can go from being one of the best is the world to having to be in a fucking wheel chair cause of a stupid deases man i wish somoeone would fucking find a cure for it an let becker live on
@besacvincent25 Primal by Jason Becker
Check out my channel for videos and info about Freddie Everett, another bad ass guitar player, who had just been offered a deal with SONY when his ALS became too bad fulfill his end.
very sad to watch i think im upset when i see this video
and what does that have to do with god?
@myspacceer Primal
que alguien lo sudtitule al castellano por el amor de dios
seria muy chido si lo sudtitulan
mierd* este musico es el mas grande que jamas haya escuchado
sd
Life has punished him because he thought that he was all that!!! Messing around and showing off with his yo yo lol
Convert this guy to ortodoxy to find the true faith,and maybe he will be cured