i love how he freely admits to not being able to play the guitar with no shame. richey was so awesome (nicky is too, of course!!). everything he says here is amazing and hilarious.
The past is always beautiful, the future like a corpse in snow Don't get sucked into thinking that everything was better then or anytime in the past and that now is shit. There was plenty to moan about back then (and people did). There were good things in the past. Mediocre things. Utter shit things. Ditto for the present. Embrace YOUR life fully. Control only your own actions/beliefs/attitude. 1) you can't control others 2) the "rest of the world" doesn't deserve you or your valuable time
Don't get me wrong here, I love the manics but it's a well known fact that the things that they said about other bands etc were just to get recognised! I don't think for one moment they believed half of the stuff that came out of their mouths.... They just wanted to make waves and sell millions of records.
Mr. Edwards, I love you and I think your words are beyond many of your influences, namely Sylvia Plath but regarding your comment about no bands coming out of the UK in the 80s two very obvious examples come to mind: The Smiths and Joy Division. One more thing, Guns n Roses are one of the worst bands that have ever polluted the airwaves
Joy Division were more or less a 70s band. Curtis killed himself in 1980 (the year Closer came out). I'll give you The Smiths. As for GnR being one of the worst bands to ever pollute the airwaves, behave. Locamotive and Coma are 2 of the greatest lyrics ever penned (and that's without even talking about GnR's musicianship). That band were a force of nature, whatever Michael Azarad might have you believe ;)
@@InNegative1 Oh I sincerely take back the GnR comment. GnR are a fantastic band. In my defence this is a very old comment haha but I take your point about JOy Division being 70s. Heres an Interesting fact for you - Ian Curtis voted for Thatcher :)
The 80s were brilliant, IMO. It was the last decade in which the airwaves were still loaded with bands - like Ultravox, Japan, Tubeway Army, OMD and New Order - who were still trying to innovate and push music forward. The 90s yielded some good records, but most of the era-defining bands were just reflecting the 60s and 70s (which evidently *was* many folks' cup of tea, sure).
I know what you mean, but I don't think you're comparing like with like - the ones from the 80's weren't the biggest sellers (Duran Duran, Phil Collins, Shakin' Stevens (!)), and if you look beyond their 80's counterparts (Oasis, etc) you find some genuinely original guitar bands uncomfortably branded as 'Britpop'. And grunge (at least, Nirvana) was genuinely as exciting and commercially independent as punk, whilst being quite different, musically.
Like many I gave bands like this so much time and attention in my youth but age and experience makes you wake up and realise how much twaddle they spouted.
I feel EXACTLY the same. I loved them years ago yet for all of their famed intellect they were just pretentious twits. Most of the music is also utter crap.
@@Onmysheet Don't get mad at them some people's taste in music changes during the years, unfortunately this band was just trying to be real and getting attacked is what you get when you're not pretending and being frank...people likes to get entertained not slapped with the truth
Richies lyrics , fkn brutal beautiful , obviously not always easy to sing .
James gets the big gold star for making it work over really great melodies.
Richie had great gritty South Wales Accent👍
Richey thinks that gen X has short attention spans. You are so lucky that you haven't witnessed us millennials.
saint nicole thinks that millennials have short attention spans. You are so lucky that you haven't witnessed us gen Z'ers
@@valco8371 That's why Tiktok was invented and thriving. We're doomed.
i love how he freely admits to not being able to play the guitar with no shame. richey was so awesome (nicky is too, of course!!). everything he says here is amazing and hilarious.
haha! I love how the woman says Richey "decided" to cut his arm, like a primary school teacher saying a pupil had "decided" not to do their homework!
obsessed with this genius!
I can tell she can't understand Richey's Blackwood accent lol
Richey is basically more human than God
The 1980s and when this interview was done, are infinitely better than now.
The past is always beautiful, the future like a corpse in snow
Don't get sucked into thinking that everything was better then or anytime in the past and that now is shit.
There was plenty to moan about back then (and people did).
There were good things in the past. Mediocre things. Utter shit things.
Ditto for the present.
Embrace YOUR life fully. Control only your own actions/beliefs/attitude.
1) you can't control others
2) the "rest of the world" doesn't deserve you or your valuable time
@@Sidneyyoungblood75 I was going to say maybe we should start praying, but it looks like you've already started!
Richey's voice is so cute
nicky is so beautiful here
i love the tell it like it is no bullshit intro from the intro lady
Nicky wire was looking very pretty here
thank you for uploading it
Never thought I'd see Liza Minelli and Richey in the same video..
Don't get me wrong here, I love the manics but it's a well known fact that the things that they said about other bands etc were just to get recognised! I don't think for one moment they believed half of the stuff that came out of their mouths.... They just wanted to make waves and sell millions of records.
I agree with you to a point. I think at least 70% of what they said about other bands was exactly what they thought
Mr. Edwards, I love you and I think your words are beyond many of your influences, namely Sylvia Plath but regarding your comment about no bands coming out of the UK in the 80s two very obvious examples come to mind: The Smiths and Joy Division.
One more thing, Guns n Roses are one of the worst bands that have ever polluted the airwaves
Nicky Styles yeah, and Richey liked both those bands
He loved Echo And The Bunnymen too, I think he was talking about "Mainstream" music; Duran Duran, Bucks Fizz etc
Samantha Marshall i dont know what it was like in the uk but echo and the bunnymen, the smiths, joy division, etc were all mainstream in america
Joy Division were more or less a 70s band. Curtis killed himself in 1980 (the year Closer came out). I'll give you The Smiths.
As for GnR being one of the worst bands to ever pollute the airwaves, behave. Locamotive and Coma are 2 of the greatest lyrics ever penned (and that's without even talking about GnR's musicianship). That band were a force of nature, whatever Michael Azarad might have you believe ;)
@@InNegative1 Oh I sincerely take back the GnR comment. GnR are a fantastic band. In my defence this is a very old comment haha but I take your point about JOy Division being 70s.
Heres an Interesting fact for you - Ian Curtis voted for Thatcher :)
actually the JOURNALIST is a literate talent,.... why you will never be boring
I fucking love crazy golf...
Natwest sounds fucking excellent here
nicky looks kinda like christian slater here..
The 80s were brilliant, IMO. It was the last decade in which the airwaves were still loaded with bands - like Ultravox, Japan, Tubeway Army, OMD and New Order - who were still trying to innovate and push music forward. The 90s yielded some good records, but most of the era-defining bands were just reflecting the 60s and 70s (which evidently *was* many folks' cup of tea, sure).
I know what you mean, but I don't think you're comparing like with like - the ones from the 80's weren't the biggest sellers (Duran Duran, Phil Collins, Shakin' Stevens (!)), and if you look beyond their 80's counterparts (Oasis, etc) you find some genuinely original guitar bands uncomfortably branded as 'Britpop'.
And grunge (at least, Nirvana) was genuinely as exciting and commercially independent as punk, whilst being quite different, musically.
the smiths were in the 80's
Yeah. One of the best bands of that era.
Steffen Dennis SOS Don't Make Me Feel Good
@SuperMegabar I agree. But Richey also so says that no british band had an impact from the 80s. But I'm sure I've seen him praise the smiths.
lol Carter USM 30 Something t-shirt stalking James at 3:48
bomb the past, ... changes attitude, directions
Culture alienation boredom and despair
where is richey?
0:18 check out the background! intentional?!
Keen observer - thanxx😎
what were the 80's for??? old, old, repetitive past, is there a new world now?
Is nobody going to talk about richey eating his club at 2:07
Elizabeth Black awwee
who is the interviewer ? Anyone ?
`Who knew Richey was so bad at indoor put-put?
Like many I gave bands like this so much time and attention in my youth but age and experience makes you wake up and realise how much twaddle they spouted.
I feel EXACTLY the same. I loved them years ago yet for all of their famed intellect they were just pretentious twits. Most of the music is also utter crap.
You both don't know what you're talking about.
@@Onmysheet Don't get mad at them some people's taste in music changes during the years, unfortunately this band was just trying to be real and getting attacked is what you get when you're not pretending and being frank...people likes to get entertained not slapped with the truth
@@rabbitoo3796 A reality check would be the quick explaination.
Yes and since he disappeared, apart from "This is my truth" they've just played muzak and predictable lyrics
very perceptive...
brexit came out of it....
plastic world now getting old?!
Margaret Thatcher
emigrate band
propaganda, same old