Discovered Mike Oldfield in the mid 80s after watching the Space Movie, absolutely fell in love with his music. My 2 favourite albums are Incantations and Amarok, thank you Mike!
He's so humble which is crazy to me as he wrote in my opinion one of the greatest pieces of music ever. Seems like a very down to earth guy and very interesting and sad backstory but very inspiring.
great interview. I remember seeing Mike Oldfield live in Australia. Mike Oldfield was moving around the stage playing every musical instrument. Magical performance
The greatest composer and musician to have ever lived. I have been a passionate Mike Oldfield fan right from the beginning when I heard Tubular Bells for the first time in the early 70’s and still love his music as much as ever nearly 50 years later. When I become very ill with the Covid I had to plan my funeral just in case I didn’t recover and I decided to have Tubular Bells played along with Wonderful Land and Remember Me by Neil Diamond. Mike is a true musical genius and he along with Neil Diamond who is another musical genius has written the soundtrack to my life.
As a wannabe musician/producer myself it's so fascinating to listen to Mike. Especially when he talked about electronic music and synthesizers. Now that conversation is even more important than ever.
There was a lot of crap around when he did that interview. I see technology and Suggs as a tool. It’s what you do with them that counts. Got to put proper work in at some point though. He’s right about that.
in France, we were never shown an interview with Mike Oldfield. We have no visibility on his youth. He is even caricatured as a person who is difficult to access, no communication. It's sad.🙄🙄🙄🙄
Which is not so far fetched as you think. He has autism and that makes it hard for him to communicate eye to eye with someone. It is not so much that he does not want to: it costs him honestly more energy than a non-autistic person.
It's well known that Mike doesn't like giving interviews, and you can really tell that here. I would love to have heard his unrestricted version of The Killing Fields with the Hendrix guitar battle scene.
@@firenze5555 Interesting. Great talent often comes with great weakness. Flawed genius. I worry that in the world now, the weakness can overshadow the talent.
Great talent often comes with certain weaknesses. Mike has struggled with mental health and addictions like alcohol and certain drugs. Also he can be quite autistic with people afaik.
If this interview is from the same time that Innocent was released as a single, it must be from the summer of 1989, although I would have guessed it was from the early 1990s otherwise.
In the interview Mike mentions he uses his toy dog “on my latest one”. This can only mean Amarok which came out in 1990. So it’s either 1990, or 1989 between recording and release at the absolute earliest.
He mentions that his arrangement of the Blue Peter theme was 10 years old, which would date this as 1989. Possibly a year later since the theme had been changed as he said also.
TB number one for sixteen months, does anybody really believe that? In Great Britain it was number one for one week only, in September 1974, and I very much doubt it was number one in any other country.
@@ivanaminafra7613 Definitely 1990, as Mike mentions in this interview that he used a toy dog on his latest album (that album is "Amarok", which was released in 1990.)
@@ivanaminafra7613 He wanted to make "Amarok" as uncommercial as possible (much to the annoyance of Virgin Records who forced him to write short and simple pop songs), so he also used an array of uncovential music instruments on that album like shoes, spoons, a vacuum cleaner, the contents of aeromodeller's toolbox, a toy dog, a bucket, a glass of water, a tooth brush, a slamming door and even a punch in the face.
Piano de cola. Órgano de caña y tubos. Glockenspiel. Bajo. Guitarra de doble velocidad. Dos guitarras ligeramente distorsionadas. Mandolina. Guitarra española e introducción a la guitarra acústica. ¡Además, campanas tubulares!
Google 'Amy Lauer Mike Oldfield' and 'Amy Lauer Mike Oldfield Ibiza'. I know, we don’t get Mike's version or comments to her story, but I believe what Amy is telling here is true. There’s a reason this man has no friends.
@@vidarbonsak7855 Just because someone is in silent in the media doesnt mean its the hunter! It means that dont want to talk about privacy in the trash media thats all. You believe loud ppl cuz they are in the media with there stories. Dont judge anyone before you dont hear their story and dont believe trash media. If someone is guilty its not the media who will judge..
Branson is a genius...dont compare to Trump. Mike Oldfield is a music genius thats a fact. Let Him say and think what he wants to think! its his oppinion...RESPECT others oppinion for God sake! Dont be karen
You need to look up the word 'ironic' in the dictionary. That your memory of him is 'tainted' by his perfectly reasonable political beliefs, says that if anyone is tainted, it's you with your own bigoted views.
Discovered Mike Oldfield in the mid 80s after watching the Space Movie, absolutely fell in love with his music. My 2 favourite albums are Incantations and Amarok, thank you Mike!
RIP Annie
He's so humble which is crazy to me as he wrote in my opinion one of the greatest pieces of music ever.
Seems like a very down to earth guy and very interesting and sad backstory but very inspiring.
More than one :)
INTP.
great interview.
I remember seeing Mike Oldfield live in Australia. Mike Oldfield was moving around the stage playing every musical instrument.
Magical performance
MIKE OLDFIELD FOREVER AND EVER.
The greatest composer and musician to have ever lived. I have been a passionate Mike Oldfield fan right from the beginning when I heard Tubular Bells for the first time in the early 70’s and still love his music as much as ever nearly 50 years later. When I become very ill with the Covid I had to plan my funeral just in case I didn’t recover and I decided to have Tubular Bells played along with Wonderful Land and Remember Me by Neil Diamond. Mike is a true musical genius and he along with Neil Diamond who is another musical genius has written the soundtrack to my life.
Mike is by far the best composer of XX century.
The interviewer, Annie Nightingale, is also a bit of a legend.
Always knew how creative and musically gifted he was... But it really threw me, that he was this intelligent and insightful..
As a wannabe musician/producer myself it's so fascinating to listen to Mike. Especially when he talked about electronic music and synthesizers. Now that conversation is even more important than ever.
There was a lot of crap around when he did that interview. I see technology and Suggs as a tool. It’s what you do with them that counts. Got to put proper work in at some point though. He’s right about that.
Synths not Suggs lol
Lovely interview, great to get Mike’s take on his music!
I have been a huge fan of Mike since Tubular Bells and everything since. Seen him performing several times and just brilliant.
World weary Mike Oldfield is so soft-spoken yet when he sings he bellows!
in France, we were never shown an interview with Mike Oldfield. We have no visibility on his youth. He is even caricatured as a person who is difficult to access, no communication. It's sad.🙄🙄🙄🙄
Which is not so far fetched as you think. He has autism and that makes it hard for him to communicate eye to eye with someone. It is not so much that he does not want to: it costs him honestly more energy than a non-autistic person.
January 2023. How right was MO about music and computers! No one can really play anymore these days.
He is really prophetic with the computer/keyboard music.
well ... but he also himself had later a time where he did the same as he claims here, when he worked on the stuff for "Light and Shade" :-/
And Earth Moving was done largely on a computer.
And Mikes studio on the outskirts of west London is still available for hire, run by his son Luke! Tilehouse studios.
Hallowed ground for Oldfield fans.
In Uxbridge
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All bow down to the legend who is Mike oldfield
I agree with John Peel have managed to get to circa 150 Roger Chapman gigs, home and away, consider myself extremely lucky😎
It's well known that Mike doesn't like giving interviews, and you can really tell that here. I would love to have heard his unrestricted version of The Killing Fields with the Hendrix guitar battle scene.
Awesome!
DVD of this films makes no mention of Mike having done the music. How odd!
9 million and counting
Such a cool dude. Wish I’d known him personally as I believe we would have got on so well.
@@firenze5555 Interesting. Great talent often comes with great weakness. Flawed genius. I worry that in the world now, the weakness can overshadow the talent.
@@Coneman3 What do you mean weakness? Everyone is fragile...
Great talent often comes with certain weaknesses. Mike has struggled with mental health and addictions like alcohol and certain drugs. Also he can be quite autistic with people afaik.
Interesting story about Richard Branson and the balloon - so in the police's eye he's above the law then?
He was fuckin on it
Thay are all kicking there selves now
Good opinions from Mike. Little did he know, how awful today´s pop music sounds...
If this interview is from the same time that Innocent was released as a single, it must be from the summer of 1989, although I would have guessed it was from the early 1990s otherwise.
Well the video toaster came out in 1990 and those music video effects sure look like video toaster to me.
In the interview Mike mentions he uses his toy dog “on my latest one”. This can only mean Amarok which came out in 1990. So it’s either 1990, or 1989 between recording and release at the absolute earliest.
He mentions that his arrangement of the Blue Peter theme was 10 years old, which would date this as 1989. Possibly a year later since the theme had been changed as he said also.
.........and this was in the early days of the computer takeover tho !!!
love mike oldfield, does anybody know ehat year this interview was?
TB number one for sixteen months, does anybody really believe that? In Great Britain it was number one for one week only, in September 1974, and I very much doubt it was number one in any other country.
It was in the album charts for 16 months.
What year was this interview? In 1982 after he released "Five Miles Out"?
no, much later...probably around 1990
@@ivanaminafra7613 Definitely 1990, as Mike mentions in this interview that he used a toy dog on his latest album (that album is "Amarok", which was released in 1990.)
@@TheAmarok87 why a toy dog? Thanks 😊
@@ivanaminafra7613 He wanted to make "Amarok" as uncommercial as possible (much to the annoyance of Virgin Records who forced him to write short and simple pop songs), so he also used an array of uncovential music instruments on that album like shoes, spoons, a vacuum cleaner, the contents of aeromodeller's toolbox, a toy dog, a bucket, a glass of water, a tooth brush, a slamming door and even a punch in the face.
@@TheAmarok87 yes of course 😁
Just didn't catch the toy dog..I'll pay attention next time I listen 😊
Thank you!
& Capitalism stifles creativity AGAIN!
Subtitulada en español ?
I could write out the English text if you like. Then maybe Google Translate could translate it.
Piano de cola.
Órgano de caña y tubos.
Glockenspiel.
Bajo.
Guitarra de doble velocidad.
Dos guitarras ligeramente distorsionadas.
Mandolina.
Guitarra española e introducción a la guitarra acústica.
¡Además, campanas tubulares!
I don’t think TB was number 1 for 16 months.
It's wrong and it's very easy to check out. It was number one for one week only, in September 1974. It did sell millions of copies worldwide though.
It was on the album charts for 16 months.
I understand Mike Oldfield being a friend/fan of Richard Branson but Donald Trump and Brexit? Taints my very fond memories of this very talented man.
Google 'Amy Lauer Mike Oldfield' and 'Amy Lauer Mike Oldfield Ibiza'. I know, we don’t get Mike's version or comments to her story, but I believe what Amy is telling here is true. There’s a reason this man has no friends.
@@vidarbonsak7855 Just because someone is in silent in the media doesnt mean its the hunter! It means that dont want to talk about privacy in the trash media thats all. You believe loud ppl cuz they are in the media with there stories. Dont judge anyone before you dont hear their story and dont believe trash media. If someone is guilty its not the media who will judge..
Branson is a genius...dont compare to Trump. Mike Oldfield is a music genius thats a fact. Let Him say and think what he wants to think! its his oppinion...RESPECT others oppinion for God sake! Dont be karen
You need to look up the word 'ironic' in the dictionary. That your memory of him is 'tainted' by his perfectly reasonable political beliefs, says that if anyone is tainted, it's you with your own bigoted views.
@@vidarbonsak7855I read some stuff... Despite being good looking and interesting, this man is not BF material