Really really respect the amount of time you dedicated to Lana’s life. Victims are so often looked over and at most you hear “they were a beacon of their community and a loving mother”. Amazing work, keep it up!!
@@positivevibesveda To what he said. He said he got bullied a lot both mentally and physically. It's not that those people turn out like this because they didn't get enough backlash, it's because they got too much for no reason but being weird or ugly. The people that didn't get enough beatings are the entitled people that keep having a nice social status even though they behave like braindead monkies. One example: Logan Paul
@@dregga7638 i think the person meant as an adult. yes, as a child he got bullied, but the rest was his own insecurities as a result. since he got successful pretty early, he was untouchable & got guns to keep it that way. (you’re right, both jake and logan are pretty silly)
You have no idea. There are men in Hollywood who have maybe .001% of the fame and success Spector had and their egos are almost as big as is their hatred of women. These are filthy, misogynistic perverts who think they can walk up to random women and sexually offend them and expect the woman to be delighted and throw herself at him in hopes of getting Hollywood connections. It’s a heartless town and big hearts like Lana’s get exploited.
This is why, no matter how talented someone is, you do not allow them to get away with abhorrent behavior. Hold them accountable, talent isn't everything.
I agree with you 1000%. My mother is a huge fan of The Beatles, and she even had the privilege to meet Ringo Starr when she was a teenager. She absolutely starstruck, until he spoke to her in a completely insulting and totally inexcusable manner. She told me she was traumatized by him, and she cried for days. I asked her, “You didn’t spit on him? Or kick in him in the cock?” Nope. And she is still a huge fan of The Beatles.
Poor Lana. He screamed at her that he’s the biggest name in music and I’d never heard of him before now, she really shouldn’t have died to feed his ego.
She even thought he was a woman, that was the only funny thing. But she was apologizing over and over again to this little pos. That's a shame for someone as pure and kind as Lana. She was worth more than being his slave for the evening. I wish she didn't go with him, like I already said before.... Omg., she was ready to leave his house, because she was wearing her coat and her purse was hanging on her shoulder. I bet he pushed her in the chair in the hallway and forced her to open her mouth and the rest is what we all know. That's what I recall from the pictures I saw from the crime scene. He was just pure evil and couldn't handle rejection. May he rot in hell!!!
@@imjustapancake3188 never heard of Tina Turner's River deep mountain high? John Lennon Let it be, Instant Karma, imagine? Da doo Ron Ron? Unchained Melody? He's a producer. How many producer names you know? He was actually a music genius. An evil man but still. He actually ruin the opportunity for younger folks to know who he is other than a criminal and a psycho
I mean he really was a hugely influential producer in the 1960s. I guess I can understand if you've never heard of him, but that doesn't change the fact that he was one of the biggest producers in the game during that time and had a huge influence on artists like Brian Wilson with his "wall of sound". I mean I could list a ton of albums he worked on and artists he worked with, but one most people would know, is that he produced The Beatles album Let It Be and worked with the Ronnetes producing their classic/influential track Be My Baby in 1963. Despite that, he threw it all away and became a drug addict who murdered an innocent woman. Sad...
@@w_5492 Exactly. He really was a major figure in pop music history, and nothing he did later could take away from his contributions in that regard, but he totally squandered his talent and it's obviously nobody's fault but his that a lot of younger people now know him only as a murderous psycho.
Thank you for telling us more about Lana. I recall the media coverage of her after her murder. They depicted her as a washed up actress and nothing more. It was tragic. She deserved more respect than having her life overshadowed by that rabid little ferret,Spector
Thank you so much for giving lana a biography, she was a full human being and a amazing person, and like many murder victims, she is often only remembered in the media through the horrible things that happened to her. Nothing enrages me like how he responded to her murder, deflecting blame, lying about her, insulting her, complaining about being in handcuffs while she is lying dead, and finding every way to make everything about himself, thank you for not allowing him the honor of being a central character and allowing us to hear about lana. That video is one of the most baffling things I've ever watched, the bizzare conspiracy, the goofy effects, the fact he can't even say her name but must maintain his house is a castle, the fact he claims to be the victim.
@@PiedPooper-gh6cn Please for the love of god tell me how you came to the point you hate women so much that you're willing to say she should respect him for shooting her in the head for rejecting him. I find the though of him going to heaven after his decades of abuse against all around him insulting enough, but the thought she's be his "best friend" just really repulses me. god damn you
Can't believe how pure and golden Lana was. From learning to appreciate her cult-like fandom to helping social pariah in AIDS victims. Such a shame she crossed paths with this weak little man.
@@genericpinesol Hark! It appears as though I've found a troll prowling the grand wilderness of TH-cam! What a grand occurrence! I hope you do not leave your bridge unguarded for long. It would be a shame for another troll to take it as their territory.
@@joeljanssonhernstrom1819 How is that the conclusion you came to from what I said? 🥴 It’s the exact opposite. Short men have a complex & are angry douchebags most of the time. No one is afraid of short men & that contributes to their complex & anger. Women aren’t particularly attracted to short men, which also contributes to their complex. There is many contributing factors, but the point is a lot of them go through life with a bruised ego, incredibly insecure, aggressive & angry at the world, & constantly over compensating. Have you never heard of the Napoleon Complex? It’s a well known term & condition.
Spector is an absolute narcissist, he looks as crazy as his story. Lana had so much going for her, she sounds like she was a genuine person, which is rare. But someone who couldn't take "no" for an answer ended her life way too soon.
"he looks as crazy as his story" With the association between appearance and insanity thus fortified, other pitiable young boys will feel the wrath and ridicule and grow up to actually be crazy, completing the cycle. It'll come to be like Minority Report, except we'll be creating criminals instead of stopping them. At least we'll have an easy time knowing who to avoid, though.
Maybe she should have said "no" when he asked her to marry him. Or better yet, a big fat "No" to their first date. But alas, money and fame blind the weak.
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 What the fuck are you talking about bro? They were not married let alone dating. You just make shit up for fun or what? Do you pay attention when you watch and listen to things? I
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 I bet you just assumed what the story was going to be right at the beginning and then commented right? Yeah probably shouldn't do that it makes you look pretty stupid. I can admit I've done it myself but I no longer do.
The implication that she's somehow still blaming it on him even though she supposedly did it is a clear projection of his guilt. I hope she is resting peacefully.
"Why is there no history of me putting guns to womens' mouths?! Of me shooting them?!" Because you only need to do it once to be charged? Most murderers don't have a long history of murder. We sort of try to avoid that by keeping them in jail after the first snafu. LOL
he almost ruined Darlene Love’s career. after having other artists lip sync to her songs for decades, Darlene gave up on music and was cleaning houses when she heard her holiday record Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) playing on the radio while she was working. she decided then and there to return to music and has had a wonderful career since, finally getting credit for the work she did under Spector’s label.
@@seraluv so....if the record Christmas baby please come home came on the radio and spurred her on to having a great career since, then I don't really know what the OP is getting at. Besides, all spectors singers were interchangeable, we all know that he was the genius behind the music, so let's not pretend she would have done anything without him in the first place.
@@roberttodd2414 I think OP might be trying to say that hearing her voice on the radio was the thing that spurred Darlene Love to return to music. I saw an interview with her once where she remembers this moment and says that she said, “Alright, Lord, I hear you. You don’t have to scream any louder.” The fact that Spector was the producer didn’t even enter the equation- she was supposed to be singing, regardless of the arena. OP, if I got that wrong, please let me know!
@@hannahmoran3660 maybe it was a kind of PTSD tick reaction. You know she flashed back to the vocal booth and Phil screaming Darlene if you don't hit that falsetto this time and waste more of my tape I've got 6 slugs with your name on them. So she said 'alright lord I hear you, you don't have to scream any louder'...
@@Theodore81547 Looking at the pattern of behavior it would not surprising if that were true. A man who locks his wife and kids inside his home and murders someone is a deeply flawed person.
My God could you imagine the suffering them boys went through after being forced to have sex with them beautiful (probably multiple) women! Sounds like hell, am I right?
“I don’t mind if you’re trying to kill me, but I do need my ears, so knock it off” That’s the most Cowboy Bebop comeback to being threatened at gunpoint I’ve ever heard. You’re a legend John..
Lana was such a sweetheart. She actually grew up in a hippy commune until the mid 70s because her mom was a flower child. When she would walk into a room it was like sunshine entering a room! You should see what he did to his poor sons. Threw them out of the home, one of them died of hiv. His daughter lucked out because her mom lived in NY so she at least got away from him. She now is the sole heir of all his business and money. His last wife divorced him and ended up with like 65 million or something like that. She now owns her own fleet of airplanes and flight school. She was lucky by being married to him while he was incarcerated. His other wives weren’t so lucky.
Thank you for putting the truth about Lana out to the public. She was an incredibly hard working, professional and accomplished actress that was so loving, nurturing and caring to others. The media did not stress this enough and it is a shame that she encountered such a monster of a human being. Missing my happy, talented and beautiful friend.
@@athenamasseyofficial It's rare for someone as beautiful as she to be really nice especially to other women because of the competitiveness and it seems like she was one of those rare people. Again sorry for your loss.
It’s nice how you described the victim so as to give a sense of her personality. Often they can be reduced to a stereotype between the defense and the press. I had only ever heard her described as an aging down on her luck actress.
All of my heart to Veronica and Lana...It breaks my heart how people laughed off Roni's story of abuse and how Lana was just a ray of sunshine wanting to try a new career...Just blown away that no one ever put Spector into the hospital before then...
it's amazing what ppl will turn a blind eye to because the person in question is pulling in lots of money. you can be a raging lunatic if you are making money... shows what ppl truly judge others by.
Celine Dion worked with Spector on her 1996 album. I don't know what happened, but rumor has it that he berated Celine and made re-record the same songs over and over until she broke down. Rene yanked Celine out of the session and cut off ties. Spector threatened to sue and kept the masters. Celine never talked about it.
Yeah, superficial on one hand, on the other hand a typical response to stress when people can't handle the information. while weird, it is certainly normal for human beings to do that...
@@Bevtone Dee Dee says that Spector pulled a gun on the band and pointed it at his heart, Spector then made them all go into his piano room. Spector's bodyguard turned up, at which point he put the gun away and made everyone listern to him playing baby I love you on the piano until 4 in the morning. Marky, on the otherhand, says Spector never held them hostage, never pulled a gun on them in the studio and never posed them any danger, that said, the two were buddies, so who knows, maybe it happened the way Dee Dee describes and Marky is, for some reason, mistaken, or maybe Dee Dee made the story up and it was just easy to believe because there were so many 'Phil Spector pulled a gun on me' stories out there already.
@@pinkpugginz yeah, personally, I think Spector pulled a gun on them too. I don't think Dee Dee made up the story, and I also don't think Marky, who was asked to leave The Ramones on account of his alcoholism, is the most reliable witness.
"But his musical talent doesn't negate the fact that he was a monster. No amount of skill makes what he did to Lana or anyone else okay." Thanks so much for this. I wish that truth were not so rare (in general, not just specifically regarding Spector).
I see a lot of comments that say something along the lines of "Why don't I know of him if he was so big in music? I know a lot of early music". You're mistaken, and let me educate you. He was a producer, and he completely revolutionized the way that albums are recorded. He reinvented hundreds of recording/mixing/mastering techniques, and worked with Tina Turner, The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes, Lonard Cohen, John Lennon, The Ramones. and many others. His influence can be directly felt in almost every album in the late 1960s, the 1970s, and through early 80s. He was the biggest thing in music, in some ways. And I'm so sad how awful of a person he was, but I can't deny he is responsible for some of the best music I love.
Thank you for covering this POS. It was so awful how the press and more vocal critics portrayed Ms. Clarkson. She was always referred to as a B actress that followed him home, willing to prostitute herself, desperate to further her career. Evil. Thank you for honoring her dignity.
Phil's defense team-- at Phil's insistence that she'd been an escort-- went all over LA trying to find evidence she'd worked as a high priced call girl! No evidence other than Phil's ramblings were found for it. Not that it would have mattered if they had. Immaterial to the situation. The key is that Phil had a very dark and hateful view of women, seeing them all as prostitutes out for what they could get from him. Talk about the Devil, Phil was.
This is the first time I've heard so much info about Phil... and you didn't just include many facts but used them to paint a clear picture. Impressed as always!
@@L_Train Thank you for your advice! I found it and watched one of the video's about Spector: Spector and The Professor. There are more video's about him and what I found very annoying is, that Spector was a cheapskate in prison with all his money. What a shame that nobody gave him a massive beating in the shower ;-) Thanks again!
@@imjustapancake3188 It was the early 80s there probably wasn't a phone in the area of the house they were imprisoned in. They were also young and only knew he was a powerful hitmaker that could get ruin their career if he wanted to. Noone warned them he was insane, so they spoke out about him themselves.
In case you all didn’t know, the ep “I can’t handle change” is about this whole case. With the song “Christmas Kids” being about the relationship between Phil and Ronnet. It’s an interesting listen, with them being the cover photo as well!
christmas kids is a great song! i was wondering why details of the case were familiar to me-- as soon as they mentioned Ronnie i remembered. i'm so glad she made it out.
Wow I took a Popularity in Music class a few ye at a back for college and we learned all about Phil Spector, the wall of sound, and how much of a genius he was… nothing about how psychotic and evil he was. Had no idea he was such a narcissist psychopath & wish my professor mentioned this.
re: "popularity" - i just bought a book yesterday called "monsters, a fan's dilemma." it's about how many rather offputtingly horrid individuals make great/popular art. i haven't read it in full yet, but I skimmed and notices Roman Pulanski, Woody Allen, Michael Jackson, Pablo Picasso -- four of my favorite artists right there and overall super-talents in their respective fields. As much as I value knowledge, part of me wished I was unaware of the dark side of these guys. Hard to 100% vibe out to an MJ song without a terrible awareness of the overall floating around in the back of your mind. Sometimes maybe ignorance is bliss. PS: Wowzers you're pretty. ;) Cheers from Atlanta.
You're right, I really could tell that he cared about the victims, in a lot of true crime a lot of the people seem to be pretending like they care, and it comes off kind of fake and phony.
When you were talking about Lana Clarkson, it reminded me of Sharon Tate. Just in the similarities of two women who were beautiful and full of love for the world and other people being taken by these wastes of space. It legitimately breaks my heart, and I hope that every woman and girl taken from the world too soon is resting in peace wherever they are.
Listening to a narcissist make an argument I’d always wild when you keep in mind that despite how absurd they sound they’re so self absorbed they actually believe what they’re saying and have no awareness of how ridiculous they sound.
if i recall correctly, Paul McCartney HATED Spector and he and John had huge fights about him hiring Spector to work on the Let it Be album. Paul saw right through him and made it clear he didn't want anything to do with him, but John convinced the other lads and Paul never forgave him for that
I think McCartney forgave him but yeah - Lennon even had Spector add the schmaltzy strings to the album, although the whole idea with the record was to «Get Back» to the roots of what they were doing. McCartney later released the «Naked» version of Let it Be without all those syrupy strings, so much better.
Lennon inflicted similar abuses on the women in his life as Phil did, albeit to a much lesser extent. Paul has always seemed like a more understanding and sweet guy. Maybe Lennon was more forgiving of Phil during their tenure together
This is the best doc on Phil Spector and Lana Clarkson I have ever seen. You really went into depth about Lana, her career and personality. I really appreciate that. Oof, the video he made to defend himself, referring to his home conspicuously as "the castle", is so awkward, self-serving, phony and erroneous. It would be high comedy if it were a parody. It's surreal!!
While tasteless to do so, he was referring to the old saying "a man's home is his castle" meaning a sanctuary inviolable by others. He's excoriating Lana for violating his sanctuary. Total dick move, but that was Phil for you.
I never knew who Lana was until I grabbed a crossword puzzle book to clear my mind of anxiety. Her name was used over and over in the book and the clue was something simple like "actress in *blank*". Weirdly enough my older neighbor at the time who I became pretty close with was also named Lanna. She said she was named after the singer though (I think) whom I also didn't know. But the name stuck with me. I'm glad to here the story this way. In a way that really tells her tale and shows that she's a person and not just yet another body. Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy your story telling abilities, your decency, morals and humanity. Thank you for you.
When he’s discussing Lana’s murder all he can do is talk about himself and how he’s a victim. I HATE narcissists they are terrible human beings who NEVER take responsibility for anything they do wrong. They always paint themselves as victims in any situation.
I'm reminded of a BBC documentary he did shortly after the murder, he basically blames EVERYONE else for his problems! Hearing what The Ramones said was really so true, they were longtime fans, but it turned into a nightmare.
"And the world is better off without him." Preach it, man. And the defense of her being washed up at what... 30 something.... just stinks of misogyny. How could any trial have been hung?
AMEN 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 I know where he IS spending ETERNITY though, CONDEMNED TO HELL WHERE THERE IS NOTHING BUT SORROW, WEEPING & GNASHING OF TEETH FOR ETERNITY!!!!!!!!!!
Saying an actress is washed up at 30 isn't misogynistic if the actress specialised in beauty heavy roles. Aging is a thing, and you can't stay young forever. Saying someone is "washed up" doesn't mean they are useless, it means that they are no longer doing well in their chosen field. You'd be hard pressed to find a female lead in a cheesey adventure movie that is under 35...
Spector’s musical genius is utterly irrelevant. So what, if music wouldn’t have become what it is today? The sun would still have risen. Nothing excuses or justifies his behaviour to people, especially that poor young woman, Lana. And to badmouthe her character and morals, in order to make himself look better…what a despicable, rotten, weak, and pathetic individual. Yes, he was a sufferer of abuse growing up, but so are many, and they cope in other ways, not all acceptable, of course, but it’s appalling that anybody thinks that they had to accept or excuse him because of his skills. Somebody else would have appeared, who was just as good, to fill the musical space.
Phil Spector had two first cousins as parents. I have this video sort of playing in the background so I’m sorry if you did mention this but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case
Not only that, the Phil's parents themselves were children of first cousins. If you read the history of Jewish arranged marriages you'll see that this was a common thing for the hired matchmakers called shadkhans. This helps explain the biological basis for the unstable albeit capable Spectors, all the generations involved in the case of Phil. Note also the physical resemblence of Phil to The Gollum in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Itself a reference to the Judaism entity the Golem. Phil fit both characters to a 'T'.
I read somewhere that he died of Covid while he was in prison. The way he treated Ronnie! Bars on the windows, hiding her shoes, bringing home baby twin boys for her to mother, buying a coffin & showing her... What happened to Lana was so tragic.He loved intimidating people with a gun ( obviously had little man syndrome So he used it on her & blamed her. He might of been talented but he's a psycho & a freak!! RIP Lana.🌹🦋🌻
Yes, he died in January 2021, age 81, of multiple health problems including COVID-19, Parkinson's Disease, and HPV infection of the throat which caused him to lose his ability to speak. Ordinarily I feel sympathy for someone in such poor health, but him? No, not at all.
Hopefully it was really rough on him. I had covid about a month ago and while it didn't get bad enough for me to be hospitalized, there were times when I'd get extremely out of breath just from talking too long (more than a couple of sentences) or doing small chores or feel like I couldn't get a good deep breath. It's scary because I knew that feeling could get worse and be constant- not being able to breath is terrifying. Hopefully he got to experience that- a tiny bit of the fear that he put so many other people that had been unlucky enough to cross his path through.
@saramaxinerigotti6260 " obviously had little man syndrome So he used it on her & blamed her." Elvis and Alec Baldwin are both tall, popular, extroverted and widely considered to be handsome, and they did the same thing too. Stop being bigoted, it has nothing to do with size.
I love how he says “how come you’ve never heard of me putting guns in women’s mouths?” Because he can’t say “how come you’ve never heard of me committing gun violence?” Because it’s not true. Also you can commit a crime without history of doing it before?? He’s an absolute maniac.
My husband once said, "beyond murdering a woman, his greatest injustice was the ruin of so many pieces of music, buried beneath his 'wall of sound'". We have Let It Be (Naked) on vinyl.
And the irony is that his first #1 hit was a simple stripped down lovely song, "To Know Him Is to Love Him." Talk about pretentious and grandiose, the real narcissist and egomaniac came out when nobody was there to keep him under control. Which is what crazy people always need.
Those interviews he made of himself... The guy was an absolute freaking knobhead. His fragile ego reeks for miles. I couldn't instantly dislike someone any more if I tried.
I always thought Phil Spector was an overrated, narcissistic, piece of sh*t of a human being. When I read about his arrest, that just cemented it for me.
I remember being younger and watching Metalocalypse, and seeing the character they based off of him...I was like "how can any human be this bizarre?" And then found out more and was like "oh this is tame compared to what he did in real life" Thanks for covering this story in such a detailed and respectful way 💜 Lana did not deserve this fate, and her memory will be celebrated - and Phil's will be ground in to the mud for eternity, as it should be.
I love/hate how batshit insane Metalocalypse can be sometimes and yet the Spector character still manages to be *tame* compared to the real guy. Jesus, what a tiny, miserable, little man.
I remember learning about Phil Spector and the Wall of Sound in music lessons in secondary school. I thought it was beautiful. We had a brilliant music teacher who single handedly taught an entire class of 30 odd kids to read music and play the descant recorder. He did the school choir and orchestra (giving his time after school freely. His classroom was open house at lunchtime. He made available other instruments we could borrow indefinitely and got free weekly music lessons for us from the County music service. And he wasn't the only one. We had two amazing art teachers, English teachers, PE, gymnastics, trampolining who all gave their time and expertise and knowledge so generously. I have internalised them all and they go with me in life. Going back to Phil Spector, I think genius and madness is an unstable combination and may sometimes add up to self destructive behaviour or hurt/abuse of others (or all of the above). And then add in substance abuse. Terrible conduit for evil. I have no doubt Spector killed Lana and it sounds more like a macabre experiment, display of power, imagined immunity from consequences and a total disregard for another's right to life and safety rasher than an accident or suicide. I think victim blaming is the final insult. RIP Lana.
I’m sure the egomaniac killed Lana after she turned him down. Couldn’t take a no for an answer, probably touched her inappropriately and she wasn’t having it. Lana seemed so beautiful inside and out. This was absolutely tragic
That was the third rejection of the night, for him. She was also drunk, but not drink enough to sleep with him. She probably you him about himself and that likely didn't help.
I wasn't going to watch another Phil Spector story. But I watched your video and I am glad I did. You included facts and information that most other videos do not contain. And you told Lana's story so beautifully. She was not the desperate, depressed drunk older actress people made her out to be. She was lovely and kind and talented. You are a master of factual story-telling. I'm binge-watching your videos. Greetings from Pretoria South Africa.
I've been intrigued by this case from the beginning. After following it for years, across various media, this is the first time I've heard so much about Lana's background. It is the first time I've heard her described as anything but a failed actress. Thanks for showing the real person. New sub.
I agree. Lana was anything but a failed actress and I am glad that this video showed that. If anyone was a "has been", it was Phil Spectre. Lana didn't know who he was and I'm sure most people wouldn't have recognized him either. Especially considering that he wore a different wig every time you saw him! LOL
On my good God. I'm 10 mins in and this guy PERFECTLY describes my ex husband down to everything including him as a musician in a band and even his height. It's a completely mirrored life 40 years forward. Whatttt
Lana’s death could’ve been prevented if people took his previous threats seriously and reported it. But even w Lana laying dead in his home it was very difficult to convict him. Sad sad state of affairs and I wish he got the ultimate justice from God.
I checked Phil Spector's Wikipedia page and while it does mention Lana Clarkson (twice, total), at first glance, the page looks like it's just all about how great he was. There isn't a heading about the murder, but there is one for his Personal Life where you get one of the mentions of Lana's name. The page does go on though to outline his own death and his legacy and accolades and I find that pretty frustrating.
Every crime channel likes to call themselves "JCS Inspired" to get clicks. Your channel is the closest I've seen to JCS-tier content. Please keep it up.
I think those channels are alright tbh. A lot of them popped up after JCS got really big and took that channel as direct inspiration so openly stating they are copying the formular isn't as bad as just using regular clickbait imo
@@WhoMightThis1Be agreed. I just find Dreading to have the most interesting and thoughtful analysis about the crimes----on par with JCS. Everyone else who claim to be inspired by JCS simply are reuploading interrogations and adding some psycho babble that im not sure theyre all too qualified or knowledgable enough to be doing psycho analytical
I just found this account today... YAY for more videos to binge watch!! I've only watched one so far and loved it. Thank you for being so thorough. The calming voice is just a bonus!
I think it would've also been important to mention how Brian Wilson looked up to Phil Spector as his hero and Spector NEVER respected Brian. And when Brian finally beat Spector at his own game with Pet Sounds, Spector was jealous and couldn't handle that his protégé had surpassed him. That's basically when Spector had become impossible to work with.
@@ZoeMango You’re obviously thinking of somebody else. You can say whatever you like about other celebrity types, none of it applies to Brian Wilson. He’s the complete opposite of what you’re getting at.
@@ZoeMango Brian had mental issues that he acknowledged and did the best he could to have others help him deal with. Flawed, but not diabolical like Phil Spector.
This is a classic case of DO NOT give in and go with a guy who pressures you, threatens you or blackmails you to go with them, just "to be nice". Women are always pressured into accepting any kind of behaviour from men so as not to upset them. It sickens me that this beautiful woman is no longer with us and this creep got away with bad behaviour for years because of his "talent". Prick.
Like weinstein...people can make money with him so he could get away with everything and nobody stopped him being afraid to loose money or be crushed by his influence..
I don’t know if this story is the basis for the saying “Never let them take you to a second location” but it would be an accurate one. So sad that she died for this little man’s ego.
@@TerminusEst1982 sure. It's less common for women to overpower men though as physical strength is required to be more than your victims. But sure, it's very true that women in the past and present have been predatory. There's no question about that. I would say the circumstances are extremely different in how they go about preying on and "obtaining" their victims though.
This guy really reminds me of a semi-famous tattoo artist I attempted an apprenticeship with years ago. So glad I got out of there while I had the chance!
20:02 literally started crying-Lana sounds like such a treasure and ahead of her time all for it to be stolen from her. My heart hurts and I will make each day a little brighter for her❤️
I wasn't alive during Phil Spector's heyday in the music industry. I've only ever known him as a record producer turned murderer. In pretty much every article I've read about the crime, the murder is framed as something that was a complete surprise. It's just sad that apparently multiple people knew for years that he was violent and even abusive, yet because he could make hits, it was either ignored or just accepted as "part of the deal" when working with him. I really appreciate that this helped me learn more about Lana. Whenever I've read or seen things about this case before, Lana is treated as a failed actress or basically a background character. I really appreciate that Lana is given humanity, and that Phil isn't treated as some godlike figure, because he truly doesn't deserve that.
I’m sorry but it makes me so angry hearing people laugh after Ronnie said that he locked the door from the inside. My dad abused me and would do that exact thing to my mom and I. If we opened the door at all, we would both be punished in different ways. I still have issues with being outside and not inside of my home due to this. I just had to say that. Great video like always though dreading!!
Honestly idk how he was mistaken for a woman, I think people were just knocking down his ego tbh. And that in particular really got under his skin, that and the “short” comments
It's ridiculous how this half-pint bully continually got away with criminally abusive behavior over decades. Had someone checked him early on maybe Lana would still be with us. Maybe Roni and her children would not suffer years of criminal abuse. Lots of "if only's" with this story.
This is how a lot of the animation/film/music industry still run, these sort of nepotism-based systems where you have to "know people" to "get ahead" are the perfect breeding ground for mentalities like Spector's as well as people like him. People are perfectly complacent in seeing this sort of treatment toward others take place, because it's not them in that moment and they're more worried about their own place in the industry than sticking up for another person. I'm so glad you bring attention to this, because these industries are still overrun with this stuff, and it needs more awareness.
I was so glad to hear about Lana's large body of work. Lana had only lived half of her life and what did PS do? He called her despicable names after shooting the poor girl in the mouth!!! Rott forever Phill!
In the movie "Beyond the valley of the Dolls" which was written by the late Roger Ebert, the character Ronnie Barzell, was inspired by Phil Spector, it would be a shocking coincidence because that character would become sinister and a psychopath. There's even a scene at the end of the film even before the movie starts shown in a snippet where Ronnie Barzell goes on a homicidal rampage shooting two lesbian lovers, one gets shot point blank in the face. Phil Spector was no stranger to brandishing a gun and eventually shooting Lana Clarkson in the face.
I love that you don't just narrate a crime, you give us an integral, human, real story, I especially appreciate that you talk about the victims, you give them as much importance as the monster that took their lives. Subscribed since today
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Long before Lana happened, La Toya Jackson told her story of a similar experience with Spector. So much abuse went unchecked, and still does.
and no one ever believed her! i think she told the truth about everything
@@kimmyfreak200 Yes she even said Michael was murdered when it was ruled accidental OD.
Yeah, he'd been waving loaded guns at people for years. It's a miracle he hadn't killed anyone else up to that point.
I bet La Toya sense that Phil was similar to her controlling dad, maybe even worse.
@@kenterminateddq5311 *her
Really really respect the amount of time you dedicated to Lana’s life. Victims are so often looked over and at most you hear “they were a beacon of their community and a loving mother”. Amazing work, keep it up!!
I came here to say this, but you said it better.
Right? I like the way he covers the backgrounds of all of the victims in this
Agreed!
Yes! She is more than just a victim, her life cannot be summed up by a sound bit. This channel is truly something special.
Don't forget that they always 'light up the room'.
I feel so bad for his ex wife. She’s telling this horrible story of abuse and the audience is laughing and the host is making jokes about it.
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Thats just how British people are
@@forte6365 very true
@Steev Thompson someone is off their meds…
@Steev Thompson to make this comment you must be stuck in idiot mode, did you even watch the video or are you just a fan of this pos?
My dad always used to say that the root of all evil isn’t greed, it’s insecurity. And no one proves his point more than Phil Spector.
It's always amazing to me how guys like this can just go through life without earning a beating or five.
Arn't you listening?
@@dregga7638 to what?
@@positivevibesveda To what he said. He said he got bullied a lot both mentally and physically. It's not that those people turn out like this because they didn't get enough backlash, it's because they got too much for no reason but being weird or ugly. The people that didn't get enough beatings are the entitled people that keep having a nice social status even though they behave like braindead monkies. One example: Logan Paul
@@dregga7638 i think the person meant as an adult. yes, as a child he got bullied, but the rest was his own insecurities as a result. since he got successful pretty early, he was untouchable & got guns to keep it that way. (you’re right, both jake and logan are pretty silly)
Uhhhh... ok.
dude is a bigger steterotype of a celebrity egomaniac than the stereotype itself
boom
The hair say's it all🤣 LoL. Definitely eccentric!!
He’s the dictionary defintion
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You have no idea. There are men in Hollywood who have maybe .001% of the fame and success Spector had and their egos are almost as big as is their hatred of women. These are filthy, misogynistic perverts who think they can walk up to random women and sexually offend them and expect the woman to be delighted and throw herself at him in hopes of getting Hollywood connections. It’s a heartless town and big hearts like Lana’s get exploited.
This is why, no matter how talented someone is, you do not allow them to get away with abhorrent behavior. Hold them accountable, talent isn't everything.
Yes but most don't have talent nowadays,they're one big evil cult
Like with Ezra Miller, who's been escalating for years? ):
I agree with you 1000%.
My mother is a huge fan of The Beatles, and she even had the privilege to meet Ringo Starr when she was a teenager. She absolutely starstruck, until he spoke to her in a completely insulting and totally inexcusable manner. She told me she was traumatized by him, and she cried for days. I asked her, “You didn’t spit on him? Or kick in him in the cock?” Nope. And she is still a huge fan of The Beatles.
Youre right, but good luck getting anyone else to follow this.
@@origamipein18 or like Kanye?
Poor Lana. He screamed at her that he’s the biggest name in music and I’d never heard of him before now, she really shouldn’t have died to feed his ego.
This!! For such a “genius” I’ve never heard of him nor his music. And I listen to vintage music, a lot of it. Never came across his stuff lol
She even thought he was a woman, that was the only funny thing. But she was apologizing over and over again to this little pos. That's a shame for someone as pure and kind as Lana. She was worth more than being his slave for the evening. I wish she didn't go with him, like I already said before....
Omg., she was ready to leave his house, because she was wearing her coat and her purse was hanging on her shoulder. I bet he pushed her in the chair in the hallway and forced her to open her mouth and the rest is what we all know.
That's what I recall from the pictures I saw from the crime scene. He was just pure evil and couldn't handle rejection. May he rot in hell!!!
@@imjustapancake3188 never heard of Tina Turner's River deep mountain high? John Lennon Let it be, Instant Karma, imagine? Da doo Ron Ron? Unchained Melody?
He's a producer. How many producer names you know? He was actually a music genius. An evil man but still. He actually ruin the opportunity for younger folks to know who he is other than a criminal and a psycho
I mean he really was a hugely influential producer in the 1960s. I guess I can understand if you've never heard of him, but that doesn't change the fact that he was one of the biggest producers in the game during that time and had a huge influence on artists like Brian Wilson with his "wall of sound". I mean I could list a ton of albums he worked on and artists he worked with, but one most people would know, is that he produced The Beatles album Let It Be and worked with the Ronnetes producing their classic/influential track Be My Baby in 1963. Despite that, he threw it all away and became a drug addict who murdered an innocent woman. Sad...
@@w_5492 Exactly. He really was a major figure in pop music history, and nothing he did later could take away from his contributions in that regard, but he totally squandered his talent and it's obviously nobody's fault but his that a lot of younger people now know him only as a murderous psycho.
Thank you for telling us more about Lana. I recall the media coverage of her after her murder. They depicted her as a washed up actress and nothing more. It was tragic. She deserved more respect than having her life overshadowed by that rabid little ferret,Spector
Rabid little ferret lololol oh my that just made my day
"Rabid little ferret" - perfect description!!
Don’t disrespect ferrets like that
Damn right.
Thank you so much for giving lana a biography, she was a full human being and a amazing person, and like many murder victims, she is often only remembered in the media through the horrible things that happened to her. Nothing enrages me like how he responded to her murder, deflecting blame, lying about her, insulting her, complaining about being in handcuffs while she is lying dead, and finding every way to make everything about himself, thank you for not allowing him the honor of being a central character and allowing us to hear about lana. That video is one of the most baffling things I've ever watched, the bizzare conspiracy, the goofy effects, the fact he can't even say her name but must maintain his house is a castle, the fact he claims to be the victim.
That is the pattern of a psychonarc.
@@PiedPooper-gh6cn Please for the love of god tell me how you came to the point you hate women so much that you're willing to say she should respect him for shooting her in the head for rejecting him. I find the though of him going to heaven after his decades of abuse against all around him insulting enough, but the thought she's be his "best friend" just really repulses me. god damn you
@@PiedPooper-gh6cnPhil is probably burning in hell so slim chance of that
@@PiedPooper-gh6cndark and cynical, but possibly true
She was a full human being? 🤔
Can't believe how pure and golden Lana was. From learning to appreciate her cult-like fandom to helping social pariah in AIDS victims. Such a shame she crossed paths with this weak little man.
Phil Spector was the ideal man, I wouldn't consider him weak
@@genericpinesol what
@@genericpinesol you saw the drip I saw right?
You mean Short Dork Man
@@genericpinesol Hark! It appears as though I've found a troll prowling the grand wilderness of TH-cam! What a grand occurrence! I hope you do not leave your bridge unguarded for long. It would be a shame for another troll to take it as their territory.
He was a tiny tiny TINY man. That how we all should remember Phil Spector as.
Yes. He had tiny, pathetic , short man syndrome.
We all pay the price when tiny men come into this world
@@sidda3262 what? You’re afraid of us short guys?
Tiny Tacky Man
@@joeljanssonhernstrom1819 How is that the conclusion you came to from what I said? 🥴
It’s the exact opposite. Short men have a complex & are angry douchebags most of the time. No one is afraid of short men & that contributes to their complex & anger. Women aren’t particularly attracted to short men, which also contributes to their complex. There is many contributing factors, but the point is a lot of them go through life with a bruised ego, incredibly insecure, aggressive & angry at the world, & constantly over compensating.
Have you never heard of the Napoleon Complex? It’s a well known term & condition.
Spector is an absolute narcissist, he looks as crazy as his story. Lana had so much going for her, she sounds like she was a genuine person, which is rare. But someone who couldn't take "no" for an answer ended her life way too soon.
"he looks as crazy as his story"
With the association between appearance and insanity thus fortified, other pitiable young boys will feel the wrath and ridicule and grow up to actually be crazy, completing the cycle. It'll come to be like Minority Report, except we'll be creating criminals instead of stopping them. At least we'll have an easy time knowing who to avoid, though.
Maybe she should have said "no" when he asked her to marry him.
Or better yet, a big fat "No" to their first date.
But alas, money and fame blind the weak.
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 Spector and Lana didn't have a first date, nor did he ask her to marry him, tf are you talking about
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 What the fuck are you talking about bro? They were not married let alone dating. You just make shit up for fun or what? Do you pay attention when you watch and listen to things? I
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 I bet you just assumed what the story was going to be right at the beginning and then commented right? Yeah probably shouldn't do that it makes you look pretty stupid. I can admit I've done it myself but I no longer do.
The Ramones articulated their opinions on Phil very well. One of the most revealing interviews. And I love them 💘
Me too.
"She had no right to come to my castle, blow her own head off and say that I murdered her." Best defense ever!
The implication that she's somehow still blaming it on him even though she supposedly did it is a clear projection of his guilt. I hope she is resting peacefully.
"Why is there no history of me putting guns to womens' mouths?! Of me shooting them?!" Because you only need to do it once to be charged? Most murderers don't have a long history of murder. We sort of try to avoid that by keeping them in jail after the first snafu. LOL
Plus there's tons of history of him parading guns around and shoving them in people's faces and threatening people so....
"I've been functioning fine as a human being" is what a tiny murderous lizardman would say when his psycopathy's fully uncovered
Phil Spector lost his dat gum mind long before he committed a murder
That and the fact that he was powerful and rich enough to make charges _disappear._
@@samwindmill8264 He never developed a sound mind. By the time he graduated from high school he was already off his rocker.
he almost ruined Darlene Love’s career. after having other artists lip sync to her songs for decades, Darlene gave up on music and was cleaning houses when she heard her holiday record Christmas (Baby Please Come Home) playing on the radio while she was working. she decided then and there to return to music and has had a wonderful career since, finally getting credit for the work she did under Spector’s label.
welll that was a record he produced...so...
@@roberttodd2414 ...so. ? ?
@@seraluv so....if the record Christmas baby please come home came on the radio and spurred her on to having a great career since, then I don't really know what the OP is getting at. Besides, all spectors singers were interchangeable, we all know that he was the genius behind the music, so let's not pretend she would have done anything without him in the first place.
@@roberttodd2414 I think OP might be trying to say that hearing her voice on the radio was the thing that spurred Darlene Love to return to music. I saw an interview with her once where she remembers this moment and says that she said, “Alright, Lord, I hear you. You don’t have to scream any louder.” The fact that Spector was the producer didn’t even enter the equation- she was supposed to be singing, regardless of the arena. OP, if I got that wrong, please let me know!
@@hannahmoran3660 maybe it was a kind of PTSD tick reaction. You know she flashed back to the vocal booth and Phil screaming Darlene if you don't hit that falsetto this time and waste more of my tape I've got 6 slugs with your name on them. So she said 'alright lord I hear you, you don't have to scream any louder'...
I never heard about the sexual abuse of the twins....my god...I couldnt imagine
that was new to me too.
Alleged abuse... Both twins did many interviews for money & are still trying to collect from the estate.
@@Theodore81547 Looking at the pattern of behavior it would not surprising if that were true. A man who locks his wife and kids inside his home and murders someone is a deeply flawed person.
@@Theodore81547 still doesn’t mean that they’re lying with how Paul acted towards them and his own wife
My God could you imagine the suffering them boys went through after being forced to have sex with them beautiful (probably multiple) women! Sounds like hell, am I right?
“I don’t mind if you’re trying to kill me, but I do need my ears, so knock it off”
That’s the most Cowboy Bebop comeback to being threatened at gunpoint I’ve ever heard. You’re a legend John..
Lana was such a sweetheart. She actually grew up in a hippy commune until the mid 70s because her mom was a flower child. When she would walk into a room it was like sunshine entering a room! You should see what he did to his poor sons. Threw them out of the home, one of them died of hiv. His daughter lucked out because her mom lived in NY so she at least got away from him. She now is the sole heir of all his business and money. His last wife divorced him and ended up with like 65 million or something like that. She now owns her own fleet of airplanes and flight school. She was lucky by being married to him while he was incarcerated. His other wives weren’t so lucky.
Thank you for putting the truth about Lana out to the public. She was an incredibly hard working, professional and accomplished actress that was so loving, nurturing and caring to others. The media did not stress this enough and it is a shame that she encountered such a monster of a human being. Missing my happy, talented and beautiful friend.
Did you actually know Lana? If so I am sorry for your loss.
@@jacquelinecallejas1390 Yes, we were friends and worked together.
@@athenamasseyofficial It's rare for someone as beautiful as she to be really nice especially to other women because of the competitiveness and it seems like she was one of those rare people. Again sorry for your loss.
Your friend was a rare gem. She deserves nothing but glory.
:( Sorry to hear for your loss
It’s nice how you described the victim so as to give a sense of her personality. Often they can be reduced to a stereotype between the defense and the press. I had only ever heard her described as an aging down on her luck actress.
Yeah like when people refer to them as "the victim" as opposed to their name 😂
All of my heart to Veronica and Lana...It breaks my heart how people laughed off Roni's story of abuse and how Lana was just a ray of sunshine wanting to try a new career...Just blown away that no one ever put Spector into the hospital before then...
it's amazing what ppl will turn a blind eye to because the person in question is pulling in lots of money. you can be a raging lunatic if you are making money... shows what ppl truly judge others by.
OMG - what a tool!!
“…my home, WHICH IS A CASTLE” Piece of murderous work
Celine Dion worked with Spector on her 1996 album. I don't know what happened, but rumor has it that he berated Celine and made re-record the same songs over and over until she broke down. Rene yanked Celine out of the session and cut off ties. Spector threatened to sue and kept the masters. Celine never talked about it.
The fact people were LAUGHING in the audience as his wife described her abuse
Yeah, superficial on one hand, on the other hand a typical response to stress when people can't handle the information. while weird, it is certainly normal for human beings to do that...
People laugh at abused men all the time.
That's equality you're seeing.
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 are you really gonna do that
@@2Ten1Ryu or they could have just stayed silent.
No, genius. It's called history. Abuse against women wasn't taken seriously until the early 90s.
There’s no way he went that long without killing someone. The guy from The Ramones pretty much said he was held hostage at gun point!
I think that one might have been debunked, or at least there's accounts to the contrary
@@Bevtone Dee Dee says that Spector pulled a gun on the band and pointed it at his heart, Spector then made them all go into his piano room. Spector's bodyguard turned up, at which point he put the gun away and made everyone listern to him playing baby I love you on the piano until 4 in the morning. Marky, on the otherhand, says Spector never held them hostage, never pulled a gun on them in the studio and never posed them any danger, that said, the two were buddies, so who knows, maybe it happened the way Dee Dee describes and Marky is, for some reason, mistaken, or maybe Dee Dee made the story up and it was just easy to believe because there were so many 'Phil Spector pulled a gun on me' stories out there already.
I 100% believe that he held him at gunpoint inside his house he has no reason to lie about this
@@pinkpugginz yeah, personally, I think Spector pulled a gun on them too. I don't think Dee Dee made up the story, and I also don't think Marky, who was asked to leave The Ramones on account of his alcoholism, is the most reliable witness.
"But his musical talent doesn't negate the fact that he was a monster. No amount of skill makes what he did to Lana or anyone else okay."
Thanks so much for this. I wish that truth were not so rare (in general, not just specifically regarding Spector).
Real talk.
“But he was more successful than you’ll ever be!”
It worked for Michael Jackson and David Bowie. They got away with diddling kids and they've never been canceled cuz their music is good.
@@Toy1er Thanks for mentioning that. NO ONE ever talks about Bowie, though it was very well known at the time.
We've seen this time and again when some celebrities kill yet people look the other way because they like them.
I see a lot of comments that say something along the lines of "Why don't I know of him if he was so big in music? I know a lot of early music". You're mistaken, and let me educate you.
He was a producer, and he completely revolutionized the way that albums are recorded. He reinvented hundreds of recording/mixing/mastering techniques, and worked with Tina Turner, The Beatles, The Righteous Brothers, The Ronettes, Lonard Cohen, John Lennon, The Ramones. and many others.
His influence can be directly felt in almost every album in the late 1960s, the 1970s, and through early 80s.
He was the biggest thing in music, in some ways. And I'm so sad how awful of a person he was, but I can't deny he is responsible for some of the best music I love.
Thank you for covering this POS. It was so awful how the press and more vocal critics portrayed Ms. Clarkson. She was always referred to as a B actress that followed him home, willing to prostitute herself, desperate to further her career. Evil. Thank you for honoring her dignity.
Phil's defense team-- at Phil's insistence that she'd been an escort-- went all over LA trying to find evidence she'd worked as a high priced call girl! No evidence other than Phil's ramblings were found for it. Not that it would have mattered if they had. Immaterial to the situation. The key is that Phil had a very dark and hateful view of women, seeing them all as prostitutes out for what they could get from him. Talk about the Devil, Phil was.
He was really a POS, that found enablers his whole life until it came to this sad end for Lana. Thank you for bringing up her life and memory.
This is the first time I've heard so much info about Phil... and you didn't just include many facts but used them to paint a clear picture. Impressed as always!
@@L_Train Thank you for your advice! I found it and watched one of the video's about Spector: Spector and The Professor. There are more video's about him and what I found very annoying is, that Spector was a cheapskate in prison with all his money. What a shame that nobody gave him a massive beating in the shower ;-) Thanks again!
@@SandraBrownEyes hah, you're welcome. I still have to watch some of the other ones myself
9.26 “wouldn’t let me out of his house for a couple of days”… that’s a bit creepy
Yeah how the fuck did no one call the police?
It is imprisonment and he should have been arrested
its jarring how its mentioned and moved on from so quickly like "yeah yknow that happened. anyway"
mental illness.
@@imjustapancake3188 It was the early 80s there probably wasn't a phone in the area of the house they were imprisoned in. They were also young and only knew he was a powerful hitmaker that could get ruin their career if he wanted to. Noone warned them he was insane, so they spoke out about him themselves.
In case you all didn’t know, the ep “I can’t handle change” is about this whole case. With the song “Christmas Kids” being about the relationship between Phil and Ronnet. It’s an interesting listen, with them being the cover photo as well!
christmas kids is a great song! i was wondering why details of the case were familiar to me-- as soon as they mentioned Ronnie i remembered. i'm so glad she made it out.
What he did to his wife was absolutely horrific, as well as what he did to his young boys. I can’t imagine what’s going through that was like.
Wow I took a Popularity in Music class a few ye at a back for college and we learned all about Phil Spector, the wall of sound, and how much of a genius he was… nothing about how psychotic and evil he was. Had no idea he was such a narcissist psychopath & wish my professor mentioned this.
I did a very similar course at University back in 2002 and it was the first time I heard of him. The next year he murdered Lana.
That's what happens when people worship narcissists
You need your money back then
re: "popularity" - i just bought a book yesterday called "monsters, a fan's dilemma." it's about how many rather offputtingly horrid individuals make great/popular art. i haven't read it in full yet, but I skimmed and notices Roman Pulanski, Woody Allen, Michael Jackson, Pablo Picasso -- four of my favorite artists right there and overall super-talents in their respective fields. As much as I value knowledge, part of me wished I was unaware of the dark side of these guys. Hard to 100% vibe out to an MJ song without a terrible awareness of the overall floating around in the back of your mind. Sometimes maybe ignorance is bliss. PS: Wowzers you're pretty. ;) Cheers from Atlanta.
@jasonbarlow1488 Michael Jackson didn’t do anything, the FBI investigation came up with zero proof that he was a nonce.
He was the Harvey Weinstein of music with everyone allowing his abuse in exchange for success... disgusting.
A literal deal with devils.
I appreciate how respectful you are about the victims and truly bring the humanity back to them, which unfortunately is lost in true crime
You're right, I really could tell that he cared about the victims, in a lot of true crime a lot of the people seem to be pretending like they care, and it comes off kind of fake and phony.
@@corm1000 Yes exactly. A lot of true crime channels are run by weirdos making it about themselves.
When you were talking about Lana Clarkson, it reminded me of Sharon Tate. Just in the similarities of two women who were beautiful and full of love for the world and other people being taken by these wastes of space.
It legitimately breaks my heart, and I hope that every woman and girl taken from the world too soon is resting in peace wherever they are.
ppl who are full of darkness resent light. what they can't stifle through manipulation they will attempt to destroy.
He reminds me of Roman Polanski
Listening to a narcissist make an argument I’d always wild when you keep in mind that despite how absurd they sound they’re so self absorbed they actually believe what they’re saying and have no awareness of how ridiculous they sound.
Yes! He also reminds me of Sarah Boone -- the woman who let her boyfriend die in a suitcase.
if i recall correctly, Paul McCartney HATED Spector and he and John had huge fights about him hiring Spector to work on the Let it Be album. Paul saw right through him and made it clear he didn't want anything to do with him, but John convinced the other lads and Paul never forgave him for that
I think McCartney forgave him but yeah - Lennon even had Spector add the schmaltzy strings to the album, although the whole idea with the record was to «Get Back» to the roots of what they were doing. McCartney later released the «Naked» version of Let it Be without all those syrupy strings, so much better.
Lennon inflicted similar abuses on the women in his life as Phil did, albeit to a much lesser extent. Paul has always seemed like a more understanding and sweet guy. Maybe Lennon was more forgiving of Phil during their tenure together
This is the best doc on Phil Spector and Lana Clarkson I have ever seen. You really went into depth about Lana, her career and personality. I really appreciate that. Oof, the video he made to defend himself, referring to his home conspicuously as "the castle", is so awkward, self-serving, phony and erroneous. It would be high comedy if it were a parody. It's surreal!!
While tasteless to do so, he was referring to the old saying "a man's home is his castle" meaning a sanctuary inviolable by others. He's excoriating Lana for violating his sanctuary. Total dick move, but that was Phil for you.
Never knew what Gollum would lool like with a ridiculous permed wig.
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He does appear to be making the transition right Lmaoo
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I never knew who Lana was until I grabbed a crossword puzzle book to clear my mind of anxiety. Her name was used over and over in the book and the clue was something simple like "actress in *blank*". Weirdly enough my older neighbor at the time who I became pretty close with was also named Lanna. She said she was named after the singer though (I think) whom I also didn't know. But the name stuck with me. I'm glad to here the story this way. In a way that really tells her tale and shows that she's a person and not just yet another body. Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy your story telling abilities, your decency, morals and humanity. Thank you for you.
When he’s discussing Lana’s murder all he can do is talk about himself and how he’s a victim. I HATE narcissists they are terrible human beings who NEVER take responsibility for anything they do wrong. They always paint themselves as victims in any situation.
I'm reminded of a BBC documentary he did shortly after the murder, he basically blames EVERYONE else for his problems!
Hearing what The Ramones said was really so true, they were longtime fans, but it turned into a nightmare.
During the Ramones portion of this video, the look on Joey's face...
"And the world is better off without him." Preach it, man. And the defense of her being washed up at what... 30 something.... just stinks of misogyny. How could any trial have been hung?
Payoffs
AMEN 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏 I know where he IS spending ETERNITY though, CONDEMNED TO HELL WHERE THERE IS NOTHING BUT SORROW, WEEPING & GNASHING OF TEETH FOR ETERNITY!!!!!!!!!!
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Innocent is innocent, innocent till proven guilty means accuser is thought to be a liar until then
Saying an actress is washed up at 30 isn't misogynistic if the actress specialised in beauty heavy roles. Aging is a thing, and you can't stay young forever. Saying someone is "washed up" doesn't mean they are useless, it means that they are no longer doing well in their chosen field. You'd be hard pressed to find a female lead in a cheesey adventure movie that is under 35...
Spector’s musical genius is utterly irrelevant. So what, if music wouldn’t have become what it is today? The sun would still have risen. Nothing excuses or justifies his behaviour to people, especially that poor young woman, Lana. And to badmouthe her character and morals, in order to make himself look better…what a despicable, rotten, weak, and pathetic individual. Yes, he was a sufferer of abuse growing up, but so are many, and they cope in other ways, not all acceptable, of course, but it’s appalling that anybody thinks that they had to accept or excuse him because of his skills. Somebody else would have appeared, who was just as good, to fill the musical space.
Phil Spector had two first cousins as parents. I have this video sort of playing in the background so I’m sorry if you did mention this but I thought it was worth mentioning just in case
Not only that, the Phil's parents themselves were children of first cousins. If you read the history of Jewish arranged marriages you'll see that this was a common thing for the hired matchmakers called shadkhans. This helps explain the biological basis for the unstable albeit capable Spectors, all the generations involved in the case of Phil. Note also the physical resemblence of Phil to The Gollum in The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings. Itself a reference to the Judaism entity the Golem. Phil fit both characters to a 'T'.
the interview clips need to be seen to be believed. I love the “We didn’t edit this” notice. Very necessary.
I read somewhere that he died of Covid while he was in prison. The way he treated Ronnie! Bars on the windows, hiding her shoes, bringing home baby twin boys for her to mother, buying a coffin & showing her... What happened to Lana was so tragic.He loved intimidating people with a gun ( obviously had little man syndrome So he used it on her & blamed her. He might of been talented but he's a psycho & a freak!! RIP Lana.🌹🦋🌻
Yes, he died in January 2021, age 81, of multiple health problems including COVID-19, Parkinson's Disease, and HPV infection of the throat which caused him to lose his ability to speak. Ordinarily I feel sympathy for someone in such poor health, but him? No, not at all.
Yes typical small man syndrome the gun was what made him seem taller in his eyes and he used it solely for intimidation
Hopefully it was really rough on him. I had covid about a month ago and while it didn't get bad enough for me to be hospitalized, there were times when I'd get extremely out of breath just from talking too long (more than a couple of sentences) or doing small chores or feel like I couldn't get a good deep breath. It's scary because I knew that feeling could get worse and be constant- not being able to breath is terrifying. Hopefully he got to experience that- a tiny bit of the fear that he put so many other people that had been unlucky enough to cross his path through.
Haha what a loser, glad he went from “the castle” to dying powerless and alone in a prison cell
@saramaxinerigotti6260 " obviously had little man syndrome So he used it on her & blamed her."
Elvis and Alec Baldwin are both tall, popular, extroverted and widely considered to be handsome, and they did the same thing too. Stop being bigoted, it has nothing to do with size.
“He had a gun and kept me in his house for a few days “🤯 he said that so casually
I love how he says “how come you’ve never heard of me putting guns in women’s mouths?” Because he can’t say “how come you’ve never heard of me committing gun violence?” Because it’s not true. Also you can commit a crime without history of doing it before?? He’s an absolute maniac.
My husband once said, "beyond murdering a woman, his greatest injustice was the ruin of so many pieces of music, buried beneath his 'wall of sound'".
We have Let It Be (Naked) on vinyl.
And the irony is that his first #1 hit was a simple stripped down lovely song, "To Know Him Is to Love Him." Talk about pretentious and grandiose, the real narcissist and egomaniac came out when nobody was there to keep him under control. Which is what crazy people always need.
Would love to see you cover the death of John Belushi someday. It’s so tragic but I think it deserves to be thoroughly covered by you guys.
Those interviews he made of himself... The guy was an absolute freaking knobhead. His fragile ego reeks for miles. I couldn't instantly dislike someone any more if I tried.
When he described the murder and felt the need to interject that his house was a castle I nearly laughed out loud. What a deranged tirade
This is why his defense team wouldn't put him on the stand... instant conviction if they had, out of his own wretched mouth and mind.
I always thought Phil Spector was an overrated, narcissistic, piece of sh*t of a human being. When I read about his arrest, that just cemented it for me.
Are you old enough to remember when he was at least regarded as a genius producer?
@Sam Windmill at least through the 70s, 80s and 90s yes
I remember being younger and watching Metalocalypse, and seeing the character they based off of him...I was like "how can any human be this bizarre?" And then found out more and was like "oh this is tame compared to what he did in real life"
Thanks for covering this story in such a detailed and respectful way 💜 Lana did not deserve this fate, and her memory will be celebrated - and Phil's will be ground in to the mud for eternity, as it should be.
I love/hate how batshit insane Metalocalypse can be sometimes and yet the Spector character still manages to be *tame* compared to the real guy. Jesus, what a tiny, miserable, little man.
@@princeapoopoo5787 100% agreed
Oh man I loved that show lol
@@wolf.eye._- they're releasing another movie soon! They also just released some new music for it.
Exactly 20 years today that this tragic incident happened. R. I. P. Lana Clarkson. The documentary that was on Sky was an eye opener.
I remember learning about Phil Spector and the Wall of Sound in music lessons in secondary school. I thought it was beautiful. We had a brilliant music teacher who single handedly taught an entire class of 30 odd kids to read music and play the descant recorder. He did the school choir and orchestra (giving his time after school freely. His classroom was open house at lunchtime. He made available other instruments we could borrow indefinitely and got free weekly music lessons for us from the County music service. And he wasn't the only one. We had two amazing art teachers, English teachers, PE, gymnastics, trampolining who all gave their time and expertise and knowledge so generously. I have internalised them all and they go with me in life. Going back to Phil Spector, I think genius and madness is an unstable combination and may sometimes add up to self destructive behaviour or hurt/abuse of others (or all of the above). And then add in substance abuse. Terrible conduit for evil. I have no doubt Spector killed Lana and it sounds more like a macabre experiment, display of power, imagined immunity from consequences and a total disregard for another's right to life and safety rasher than an accident or suicide. I think victim blaming is the final insult. RIP Lana.
I’m sure the egomaniac killed Lana after she turned him down. Couldn’t take a no for an answer, probably touched her inappropriately and she wasn’t having it.
Lana seemed so beautiful inside and out. This was absolutely tragic
That was the third rejection of the night, for him. She was also drunk, but not drink enough to sleep with him. She probably you him about himself and that likely didn't help.
But why would you turn down the great Phil Spector?
@@WrathofArminius Why going to the house at all ? Cmon.
@@lorenzomagazzeni5425 lol. Very true. But… he’s so good looking. Allowances should be given.
Not just turned him down, but was LEAVING. That always triggered crazy reactions in Phil, harkening back to his father's suicide.
I wasn't going to watch another Phil Spector story. But I watched your video and I am glad I did. You included facts and information that most other videos do not contain. And you told Lana's story so beautifully. She was not the desperate, depressed drunk older actress people made her out to be. She was lovely and kind and talented. You are a master of factual story-telling. I'm binge-watching your videos. Greetings from Pretoria South Africa.
I've been intrigued by this case from the beginning. After following it for years, across various media, this is the first time I've heard so much about Lana's background. It is the first time I've heard her described as anything but a failed actress. Thanks for showing the real person. New sub.
I agree. Lana was anything but a failed actress and I am glad that this video showed that. If anyone was a "has been", it was Phil Spectre. Lana didn't know who he was and I'm sure most people wouldn't have recognized him either. Especially considering that he wore a different wig every time you saw him! LOL
As a fan of B movies if you do Roger Corman movies in my opinion, you're not a failed actor.
On my good God. I'm 10 mins in and this guy PERFECTLY describes my ex husband down to everything including him as a musician in a band and even his height. It's a completely mirrored life 40 years forward. Whatttt
Lana’s death could’ve been prevented if people took his previous threats seriously and reported it. But even w Lana laying dead in his home it was very difficult to convict him. Sad sad state of affairs and I wish he got the ultimate justice from God.
He's such an angry and vile human being.
Yes, quite a pathetic little man.
This is what mental illness looks like-Phil Spector his personality disorder is somewhere on the Narcissism spetrum
well if he'd got help,things couldv'e been very different.But people don't take mental health seriously enough sometimes.
@@aporue5893 even if you have mental health issues you have the choice to at least try to recover, to me he seems like he didn't care
Never trust short men
You handle victims so softly and with such respect thank u so much for your care into these peoples lives after horrible tragedies
I'm so glad you center Lana and who she was. I had no idea how cool and relatable she was. RIP.
Lana and Ronnie deserved so much better. Two Angels 🖤
I checked Phil Spector's Wikipedia page and while it does mention Lana Clarkson (twice, total), at first glance, the page looks like it's just all about how great he was. There isn't a heading about the murder, but there is one for his Personal Life where you get one of the mentions of Lana's name. The page does go on though to outline his own death and his legacy and accolades and I find that pretty frustrating.
You can edit Wikipedia.
wow, WOW! Thank you for not excusing his behavior because he was good at producing! And for actually taking time to talk about Lana and her life. 👏👏
Every crime channel likes to call themselves "JCS Inspired" to get clicks.
Your channel is the closest I've seen to JCS-tier content.
Please keep it up.
Totally agree and he doesnt even ride JCS coattails!!! Which will make blowing up that much more amazing for him. Totally gnna happen.
I think those channels are alright tbh. A lot of them popped up after JCS got really big and took that channel as direct inspiration so openly stating they are copying the formular isn't as bad as just using regular clickbait imo
@@WhoMightThis1Be agreed. I just find Dreading to have the most interesting and thoughtful analysis about the crimes----on par with JCS. Everyone else who claim to be inspired by JCS simply are reuploading interrogations and adding some psycho babble that im not sure theyre all too qualified or knowledgable enough to be doing psycho analytical
@@stevensonjc21 There are some good ones too, Matt Orchard is my favourite personally
@@WhoMightThis1Be will check him out. Thanks for the recommendations!!!
on top of everything else, the ramones interview was so telling
He looks like Bilbo when he tried to snatch the ring from Frodo.
😂😂
I just found this account today... YAY for more videos to binge watch!! I've only watched one so far and loved it. Thank you for being so thorough. The calming voice is just a bonus!
i just did yesterday
@@solomeaquinn4708 I'm with you so did I
I just found it as well. Had about 700 subscribers at the time. Now he’s almost triple that. Awesome growth and content mate ✊🏼
Same !! 🙂
Same!! 💜
I think it would've also been important to mention how Brian Wilson looked up to Phil Spector as his hero and Spector NEVER respected Brian. And when Brian finally beat Spector at his own game with Pet Sounds, Spector was jealous and couldn't handle that his protégé had surpassed him. That's basically when Spector had become impossible to work with.
Wilson wasn’t a great guy either…not somebody worth looking up to anyway
@@ZoeMango You’re obviously thinking of somebody else. You can say whatever you like about other celebrity types, none of it applies to Brian Wilson. He’s the complete opposite of what you’re getting at.
@@ZoeMango Maybe you confused him with Mike Love?
@@bigspiderseverywhere Mike Love is an *sshole but not as terrible as Spector.
@@ZoeMango Brian had mental issues that he acknowledged and did the best he could to have others help him deal with. Flawed, but not diabolical like Phil Spector.
This is a classic case of DO NOT give in and go with a guy who pressures you, threatens you or blackmails you to go with them, just "to be nice". Women are always pressured into accepting any kind of behaviour from men so as not to upset them. It sickens me that this beautiful woman is no longer with us and this creep got away with bad behaviour for years because of his "talent". Prick.
Prick? He's a murderer
Like weinstein...people can make money with him so he could get away with everything and nobody stopped him being afraid to loose money or be crushed by his influence..
I don’t know if this story is the basis for the saying “Never let them take you to a second location” but it would be an accurate one. So sad that she died for this little man’s ego.
It goes both ways. Many women are predators as well.
@@TerminusEst1982 sure. It's less common for women to overpower men though as physical strength is required to be more than your victims. But sure, it's very true that women in the past and present have been predatory. There's no question about that. I would say the circumstances are extremely different in how they go about preying on and "obtaining" their victims though.
This guy really reminds me of a semi-famous tattoo artist I attempted an apprenticeship with years ago. So glad I got out of there while I had the chance!
Your channel is great. You really spell out how monstrous these people really were in life. Way worse than the little I knew of them to be.
I knew Phil's story, but you've added a lot of context. Thank you for the reprieve that your channel provides.
@@hairyballing9901 Bye
@@hairyballing9901 wowwww. He's a homophobe?😐
@@hairyballing9901 troll 🙄
20:02 literally started crying-Lana sounds like such a treasure and ahead of her time all for it to be stolen from her. My heart hurts and I will make each day a little brighter for her❤️
I wasn't alive during Phil Spector's heyday in the music industry. I've only ever known him as a record producer turned murderer. In pretty much every article I've read about the crime, the murder is framed as something that was a complete surprise. It's just sad that apparently multiple people knew for years that he was violent and even abusive, yet because he could make hits, it was either ignored or just accepted as "part of the deal" when working with him. I really appreciate that this helped me learn more about Lana. Whenever I've read or seen things about this case before, Lana is treated as a failed actress or basically a background character. I really appreciate that Lana is given humanity, and that Phil isn't treated as some godlike figure, because he truly doesn't deserve that.
The sparkly iMovie font on the word “Rumors” 👀 I can’t
Thanks for reminding the world that Phil specter was a monster. No kind of “talent” or “genius” can be more important than that.
I’m sorry but it makes me so angry hearing people laugh after Ronnie said that he locked the door from the inside. My dad abused me and would do that exact thing to my mom and I. If we opened the door at all, we would both be punished in different ways. I still have issues with being outside and not inside of my home due to this. I just had to say that. Great video like always though dreading!!
I’m sorry that happened to you.
Laughter can be a nervous reaction.
I love the way he looked in the Hawaiian shirt and necklace; and he wondered why people thought he was a woman. What a monster!
Honestly idk how he was mistaken for a woman, I think people were just knocking down his ego tbh. And that in particular really got under his skin, that and the “short” comments
That’s a pearl necklace fitting for my granny, all right!
It's ridiculous how this half-pint bully continually got away with criminally abusive behavior over decades. Had someone checked him early on maybe Lana would still be with us. Maybe Roni and her children would not suffer years of criminal abuse. Lots of "if only's" with this story.
This is how a lot of the animation/film/music industry still run, these sort of nepotism-based systems where you have to "know people" to "get ahead" are the perfect breeding ground for mentalities like Spector's as well as people like him. People are perfectly complacent in seeing this sort of treatment toward others take place, because it's not them in that moment and they're more worried about their own place in the industry than sticking up for another person. I'm so glad you bring attention to this, because these industries are still overrun with this stuff, and it needs more awareness.
The more I hear about Lana, the more I like her. If she were working today, I think she would have gotten more television and comedy roles
Nothing brings the public on your side and makes you more relatable than opening with "I live in a castle". 😆 🤣 😂
Woah!… a castle?? Well… I think I’ve heard enough! Let this man free!
This is amazing content. Thank you for making this! Spector is so vile for so many reasons-no wonder Paul McCartney had problems with this monster.
The way he treated Ronnie and his children is evil beyond all means. This dude's ego just out of control
mccartney is like a polar opposite
38:30 “they tasters me with 50,000 volts of electricity“
So that explains his hair?!
Rest In Peace to beautiful Lana ♥️❤️
You're so funny; I'm laughing now!
Lana killed herself 😂
@@ElizabethAnn324 does that mean she can’t rest in peace? 🥺
I was so glad to hear about Lana's large body of work. Lana had only lived half of her life and what did PS do? He called her despicable names after shooting the poor girl in the mouth!!! Rott forever Phill!
In the movie "Beyond the valley of the Dolls" which was written by the late Roger Ebert, the character Ronnie Barzell, was inspired by Phil Spector, it would be a shocking coincidence because that character would become sinister and a psychopath. There's even a scene at the end of the film even before the movie starts shown in a snippet where Ronnie Barzell goes on a homicidal rampage shooting two lesbian lovers, one gets shot point blank in the face. Phil Spector was no stranger to brandishing a gun and eventually shooting Lana Clarkson in the face.
What a disgusting little man. Rest in Peace, Lana ❤️
The Ramones were such cool dudes.
I can't believe people let him get away with this sort of behavior for so long. It's absolutely sickening. RIP Lana. You were an angel.
Love love love dreading. No matter if I know the story, I’m fascinated and learn something new.
This guy brought a great song to mind....."Why you always lyin?"
I love that you don't just narrate a crime, you give us an integral, human, real story, I especially appreciate that you talk about the victims, you give them as much importance as the monster that took their lives. Subscribed since today