Exclusive video interview: Sufjan Stevens dishes on Celebrate Brooklyn

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @Emma-gs1zk
    @Emma-gs1zk 10 лет назад +694

    His voice has so much of that american bass in it but when he sings its so light and magical

    • @whoisappie
      @whoisappie 5 лет назад +12

      omg i always thought is it just me or is american super low??

    • @eoincampbell1584
      @eoincampbell1584 3 года назад +9

      @@whoisappie I think Americans tend to use vocal fry, making their voices a bit more bass-y

  • @WhereIsMyOtherShoe
    @WhereIsMyOtherShoe 8 лет назад +545

    I love how his eyes wander all over the place... it's like he's in his own far away world...

    • @jadonharper1493
      @jadonharper1493 5 лет назад +32

      This is what we call overanalyzing

    • @bilal4366
      @bilal4366 3 года назад +1

      @@jadonharper1493 u r lame

    • @samraphael1941
      @samraphael1941 3 года назад

      You prolly dont give a shit but does someone know a trick to log back into an instagram account..?
      I somehow forgot my account password. I would love any tips you can offer me.

    • @silverkitty2503
      @silverkitty2503 2 года назад

      i get the impression he is not like that in real life

    • @cruzjacknife8699
      @cruzjacknife8699 2 года назад

      @@jadonharper1493 This is what intellects call "ignorant"

  • @ilovebooks49
    @ilovebooks49 7 лет назад +288

    He seems like such a nice and interesting person... The kind of person who has so much depth that they could talk forever and never become boring. Adhbdsklkgl more people need to appreciate this angelic guy

    • @JonasAnandaKristiansson
      @JonasAnandaKristiansson 6 лет назад +12

      He is an INFJ, legit one! :)

    • @shrineheart87
      @shrineheart87 6 лет назад +1

      He stalked me !!!!

    • @abbys.9233
      @abbys.9233 3 года назад

      @@JonasAnandaKristiansson I wonder what his Enneagram type is 5W4? Or 9? I know we can only speculate.

    • @JonasAnandaKristiansson
      @JonasAnandaKristiansson 3 года назад +1

      @@abbys.9233 Oh! :) Thought of him the other day, Sufjan that is, and I think 4w5 and maaaybe 5w4! :D
      Indeed, speculation and fun!

  • @k_a_y_l_e_e
    @k_a_y_l_e_e 7 лет назад +452

    this video should be re-titled: the many facial expressions of sufjan stevens

  • @lulugracie
    @lulugracie 8 лет назад +492

    He's so attractive oh my god...what a beautiful man.

    • @chloe-mariek2488
      @chloe-mariek2488 8 лет назад +23

      saaameee ♥ What an ethereal beast

    • @SweetAngelBoy7777
      @SweetAngelBoy7777 Год назад

      Is that all that this is about?? 🤨 so how about HIS MUSIC??? Do you like HIS MUSIC as well? People are so shallow these days and they will only listen to someone's music just because "they're attractive". It's honestly SO SO sad. Goes to show how shallow some individuals are but then again what's new huh? 😏 💀🙄

    • @lulugracie
      @lulugracie Год назад

      @@SweetAngelBoy7777 calm down lil keyboard warrior🤨🤨 LMAOOOO why are u SO MAD i said he’s attractive? and if you MUST KNOW: i’ve been listening to his music since i was a CHILD. SINCE I WAS IN 2ND GRADE. i am 23 now. there ain’t no way you’re this pissed over a compliment. weird ass. go away.

    • @coriazbill4119
      @coriazbill4119 Год назад +8

      @beautykiller6674 Why can't we both love his music and find him attractive? It's his mind, his music and his lyrics that make him even more intriguing to me. It's a wonderful thing to say someone is beautiful.

    • @lulugracie
      @lulugracie Год назад +6

      @@coriazbill4119 thank you! they just assumed i was some thirsty fan that doesn’t care about his music just because i said he’s a beautiful man🤣🤭 like sufjan is my favorite artist of all time i was like HUH!!!???💀

  • @dr0wning36
    @dr0wning36 10 лет назад +431

    he has an interesting stillness to his atmosphere

    • @k_a_y_l_e_e
      @k_a_y_l_e_e 7 лет назад +30

      that is a beautifully worded and very accurate statement.

    • @meaganneff5434
      @meaganneff5434 7 лет назад +6

      peach soda I agree in total and I think you're all just peachy💓

  • @milp00l
    @milp00l 7 лет назад +236

    "We dress up kinda of like, outer-space...what do you call them? Cosmic entertainers from another planet." I love how Sufjan just acts like 'cosmic entertainers from another planet' is just a normal phrase in the english lexicon

    • @amesavis
      @amesavis 5 лет назад +7

      exactly how an alien would phrase things...

  • @aaronrosenberg6633
    @aaronrosenberg6633 Год назад +58

    This is over 12 years ago. Has Sufjan Stevens given any kind of interview since? He's really one of my favorite artists.

    • @samawaaah
      @samawaaah Год назад +20

      He’s been quite sick recently, in rehab for his genetic condition that left him paralysed and he also lost his partner recently. Don’t reckon he’s doing any press stuff for a while

    • @SesameCake
      @SesameCake Год назад +4

      I think the one he did with NPR some time ago for Planetarium but most of the other interviews he does, from what I can gather are written ones.

    • @peoniesandparchment
      @peoniesandparchment Год назад +2

      @@samawaaahoh my
      gosh.

    • @sommu2908
      @sommu2908 3 месяца назад +3

      If you're still looking, there were some radio/podcast interviews done for A Beginner's Mind, likely in order to get Angelo's name more out there. But there's some good stuff in those if you look them up. Audio only, unfortunately. There were some other radio interviews done after Carrie and Lowell too, I believe.

  • @kreesu
    @kreesu 13 лет назад +49

    little hint of a lisp: "i love brooklyn because....its so mysterious...and so vast..." i love this guy. so creatively powerful and simultaneously so adorable. i just wanna give him a noogie and a big hug.

  • @ShortReprises
    @ShortReprises 12 лет назад +163

    I've always been transfixed by the juxtaposition of his speaking voice and singing voice. They are neither one nor the same.

  • @madeleinep.828
    @madeleinep.828 3 года назад +232

    You’ve either had a crush on him or you’re lying.

  • @ianC33
    @ianC33 12 лет назад +62

    I love how funny he is but saying it in such a serious way.

  • @illtronics
    @illtronics 6 лет назад +163

    Pretty sad that the only thing most people can seem to comment about is either his looks or his sexuality... Great music from an interesting person, let’s all just appreciate his mind and his passion for writing/performing .

  • @7FridayGirl109
    @7FridayGirl109 13 лет назад +78

    "So if you wanna bike to the show, bring a bike...you're welcome." forever my favorite line in this.

  • @TheDreamingJune
    @TheDreamingJune Год назад +20

    This is the first interview I've seen of Sufjan and he comes across rather sweet and awkward in a cute way. He's a wonderful artist.

  • @demacto13
    @demacto13 6 лет назад +34

    I am so in love with him right now. How have I not seen or heard of him years and years ago is beyond my comprehension.

  • @Somecrazyshish
    @Somecrazyshish 12 лет назад +84

    I saw Sufjan about 2 years ago, in the middle of his set he made a speech about Royal Robertson that lasted about 20 minutes.

    • @_uditsingh
      @_uditsingh 7 лет назад +1

      Sam Turner really???

  • @ksanjd4903
    @ksanjd4903 Год назад +7

    My God. How beautiful he is. Lovely soul. I love his mentality

  • @wanhojang4093
    @wanhojang4093 10 лет назад +100

    Sufjan is Beeeaaauuutttiiiiffuuuul

  • @jennyvela11
    @jennyvela11 11 лет назад +20

    I had to watch this a couple times to hear what he was saying. He's just so lovely to look at.

  • @diegopamplona5273
    @diegopamplona5273 4 года назад +17

    I just want to sit with Sufjan and ask him to live a hole life with me. What a man. What a human.

  • @dartarro21
    @dartarro21 8 лет назад +35

    I love the giant rip in his shirt at the end, and the total deadpan humor

    • @Deepatsy
      @Deepatsy 7 лет назад +2

      hahah they've been through a lot together

    • @gingerleigh_
      @gingerleigh_ Месяц назад

      I didn't even notice the rip!😅

  • @hiothezebra
    @hiothezebra 11 лет назад +135

    I'm bisexual and I think Sufjan is pretty cute, but that's not why I like him.
    His music. Oh my God, his music...

    • @ewanoxborrow1024
      @ewanoxborrow1024 6 лет назад +16

      abopfred only he, Frank Sinatra and Lana Del Rey have the ability to transport me to another world... His music IS another world to me

  • @ltganesan05
    @ltganesan05 13 лет назад +19

    Sufjan Stevens is the most beautiful man I have ever laid my eyes on. There is nothing that will stop me from seeing him in concert during his next tour.

  • @RexCapulet
    @RexCapulet 3 года назад +22

    He’s so precious.

  • @JS-jr2ux
    @JS-jr2ux 9 лет назад +199

    oh its suf-yan

    • @k_a_y_l_e_e
      @k_a_y_l_e_e 7 лет назад +13

      my dad used to pronounce it "suf-JAN" to annoy me when i was younger lol. he thought it was so funny.

    • @isiah180
      @isiah180 7 лет назад +3

      I THOUGHT THE SAME!!

    • @baldmitzvah
      @baldmitzvah 5 лет назад +3

      EXACTLY. LISTEN TO VESUVIUS FROM 2:03 TO 2:06 AND TELL ME ITS NOT PRONOUNCED “SOOF-YAHN”

  • @katemjd8010
    @katemjd8010 8 лет назад +44

    I can tell he's a fellow Michigander by the way he ends all of he's sentences like a question. 😊

  • @mateusf1995
    @mateusf1995 6 лет назад +16

    What i love about sufjan`s music is that you can`t reality reduce it anyone thing!

  • @SolemnlyJLS
    @SolemnlyJLS 12 лет назад +84

    look at those them arms.

  • @taradonelson9242
    @taradonelson9242 2 года назад +6

    I like how his shirt changes to "Say yes to Brooklyn" halfway through

  • @flannerymonaghan-morris4825
    @flannerymonaghan-morris4825 6 месяцев назад +4

    Wow! Very surprised at his speaking voice, was not expecting it to be this low. Was more expecting it to be on the higher, lighter side.
    But he’s quite quiet and shy, I can tell, since his friend does most of the talking here…

  • @rigsalot1999
    @rigsalot1999 12 лет назад +23

    Sufjan Stevens is the best thing ever.

    • @ongbro9988
      @ongbro9988 Год назад

      i'm watchin this 10 years later and i agree

  • @Clancy700
    @Clancy700 13 лет назад +14

    his music is amazing and he's truly an inspiration !

  • @Smiilez03
    @Smiilez03 12 лет назад +44

    i think his lisp and little gap between his teeth are so cute

  • @TheDFletch
    @TheDFletch 13 лет назад +28

    He's so awkward in front of the camera, I love it.

  • @Dovelunalove
    @Dovelunalove 3 года назад +8

    Oh wow he’s so handsome, and like soft in nature

  • @FioreDeste
    @FioreDeste 3 года назад +13

    I did not expect this to be his speaking voice lol

  • @bartstoffels6333
    @bartstoffels6333 12 лет назад +12

    Say yes to Brooklyn !

  • @andremansa1
    @andremansa1 7 лет назад +41

    Wow he's gorgeous

  • @havinsomecarrots
    @havinsomecarrots 13 лет назад +45

    HOTTEST HUMAN ALIVE; would watch infinity minutes of Sufjan talking/singing/dancing/laughing/riding his bike/crying/sleeping/breathing

  • @juniorhungwe
    @juniorhungwe 7 лет назад +7

    Dear Lord! I'm in love with this man😍😍😍

  • @Ryan-Pot
    @Ryan-Pot 7 лет назад +5

    BOY i love him so much

  • @derekhooversound
    @derekhooversound 8 лет назад +72

    wtf are they doing with the mic.... no.

  • @jabrown1978
    @jabrown1978 7 лет назад +58

    Dang, he's someone that I think where age has made him hot. He always was good looking but he's grown to be really handsome.

    • @crdr7416
      @crdr7416 7 лет назад

      Agreed. Hot daddy!

  • @00supermario
    @00supermario 13 лет назад +46

    he looks like a persian king

  • @ghadamorad6718
    @ghadamorad6718 7 лет назад +21

    the love of my life

  • @ewanoxborrow1024
    @ewanoxborrow1024 6 лет назад +2

    He's so attractive, and I ADORE his music, I'm in heaven

  • @joseantoniogranadosanchez1975
    @joseantoniogranadosanchez1975 4 года назад +5

    You must to hear “Tell me you love me”, from THE ASCENSION, his last album 2020....
    Uuaaauuuhhh!!!

  • @starsinsaturn
    @starsinsaturn 13 лет назад +4

    his smile. I can't.

  • @soyouaretired62802
    @soyouaretired62802 7 месяцев назад

    i love him so much, one day if i have a daughter she will be named after him because his music has had such an impact on my life

  • @sandra-eo3vs
    @sandra-eo3vs 3 года назад +2

    I LOVE THIS MAN

  • @CalemBendell
    @CalemBendell 13 лет назад +15

    lol, the tape on his shirt...

  • @laurachapiano
    @laurachapiano 13 лет назад +5

    "And I'm excited to bike to the show."
    Oh, Sufjan! :')

  • @zaraeraesmith7510
    @zaraeraesmith7510 7 лет назад +2

    I fuckin love him!!

  • @endocanabinoid1381
    @endocanabinoid1381 3 года назад +7

    introverted Intuition stares into your deepest soul

  • @graceykinz
    @graceykinz 4 года назад +6

    yeah yeah i know i'm like everyone else but i might be a little in love with this man

  • @enguerranddemarigny
    @enguerranddemarigny 7 лет назад +12

    Oh ! Lord, his regard ! Is he green-eyed ? I'm in shocked by the quality of his lyrics !

  • @emoxeho
    @emoxeho Год назад +8

    gosh his awkwardness is so wholesome and adorable

  • @cherryblue7679
    @cherryblue7679 Год назад +1

    im obsessed with this vd so bad #hisarms

  • @silky_veil
    @silky_veil 13 лет назад

    @tapew0rm99 thank you so much, I spent forever last night digging through his music trying to find this song

  • @willlowsage9603
    @willlowsage9603 3 года назад +2

    he is an angel

  • @dyllandelevigne7979
    @dyllandelevigne7979 6 лет назад

    Love u so much sufjan and I love your music even more 😍😍😍😍

  • @WEwalked
    @WEwalked 5 лет назад +3

    He’s so awkward I love it.

  • @catherinecolwell8939
    @catherinecolwell8939 4 года назад +1

    Could listen to him talk all day long

  • @jumboshark9749
    @jumboshark9749 8 лет назад +9

    lisp lisp lisp! cute cute cute hahaha. but in all seriousness good job for The Age of Adz, i thought he'll play it safe and release another folkish record but no, he said a big fuck you to 2003 and MADE SHIT HAPPEN! Bravo.

  • @koolzies
    @koolzies 13 лет назад +1

    ".... you're welcome." LOL, he's fantastic.

  • @icepalmhearthgold338
    @icepalmhearthgold338 7 лет назад +2

    I LOOOOOOOOVE Sufjan Stevens!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @mingyili5835
    @mingyili5835 4 года назад +1

    Oh gosh! He’s gorgeous!!!!

  • @suk4honesty
    @suk4honesty 8 лет назад +107

    Someone buy Sufjan a new shirt...

  • @ACometsShadow
    @ACometsShadow 6 лет назад +13

    just wanna give him a hug. soft man

  • @spicyguava9333
    @spicyguava9333 2 года назад +3

    fuck his voice is deep

  • @wojoodibnesadaf
    @wojoodibnesadaf 2 года назад

    Help I love him so much

  • @hely5104
    @hely5104 5 лет назад +1

    He has this really cute eyebrow thing going. I can't explain it, but it's adorable

  • @maha_13
    @maha_13 3 года назад +1

    and when he plays guitar i listen to the string buzz. the metal vibrates underneath his fingers. and when he crochets, i feel mesmerized and proud. and i would say i love him but saying it out loud is hard, so I won't say it at all.

  • @dafyddil
    @dafyddil 12 лет назад +1

    best ad for Michigan

  • @ZIVCOOL100
    @ZIVCOOL100 3 года назад +1

    Does anybody knows where he lives today? Just moved to Williamsburg and thrilled to hear that he once lived there

    • @shrineheart87
      @shrineheart87 2 года назад +2

      He moved to upstate ny in a mountainus town of catskill and build his home and garden from scratch. His former place of residency for over 20+ yrs was bought out by a crazy trader landlord. he was airbnbing all over manhattan thankfullty he left before the pandemic.

    • @ZIVCOOL100
      @ZIVCOOL100 2 года назад +1

      @@shrineheart87 thanks! where from do you know this?

    • @shrineheart87
      @shrineheart87 2 года назад +5

      I know this guy personally this man is an artist in his own Reich.he used to live close to me. He has a very wholesome personality but he has timid side he gets bored fast so you need to motivate him fast. I used to talk to him for hours he’s a simple creature and petite prince. He will be forever be a local in Williamsburg ❤️😎

  • @Eubulondus
    @Eubulondus 13 лет назад +1

    Oh my god. "You're welcome." Hahaha, amazing.

  • @hunter5w6
    @hunter5w6 4 года назад +2

    Say yes to [BROOKLYN] !

  • @istfopab7177
    @istfopab7177 5 лет назад +1

    HE IS SO BEAUTIFUL

  • @minimalist.twinkle
    @minimalist.twinkle 5 лет назад +1

    He is love

  • @rithistewartx5908
    @rithistewartx5908 3 года назад +2

    Futile device❤️❤️

  • @amesavis
    @amesavis 5 лет назад +4

    wow, he is not what I expected, crazy sexy in every possible way. no surprise he likes outsider art. i think he may be processed by an alien or be an alien - they say he doesn't age...

  • @Smiilez03
    @Smiilez03 12 лет назад +8

    he's a really beautiful man ..lol at his bored expression though..its cute

  • @ursulade
    @ursulade 12 лет назад +10

    TAKE IT OOOOFFF!!!!!

  • @thatisso80s
    @thatisso80s 13 лет назад

    Hmm, visited by angels and spaceships? I love this guy! Amazing skates bro.

  • @dpmontgomery
    @dpmontgomery 13 лет назад

    @silkpill Futile Devices is followed by Too Much and Age of Adz, both on his new album.

  • @mgkatyj
    @mgkatyj 8 лет назад +5

    What is his background? I'm asking because Sufjan is an Arabic name!

    • @malcolmcooke7131
      @malcolmcooke7131 8 лет назад +10

      He was born in Michigan. According to Wikipedia: "The name was given to Stevens by the founder of Subud, an inter-faith spiritual community to which his parents belonged when he was born"

    • @lenasmirnova5241
      @lenasmirnova5241 7 лет назад +2

      His parents were Americans without any arabic roots, but they just gave very strange (for Americans) names to their children - Marzuki, Djamilia, Sufjan, Dghoharia...not sure if I spelt correctly the names of his siblings...

    • @mfk5533
      @mfk5533 5 лет назад +1

      Lena Smirnova Djoharia

    • @humansarenottofu
      @humansarenottofu Год назад +1

      He was named after Abu Sufyan by an indonesian interfaith organization leader, it would've been written Sufyan in modern times but Sufjan is the dutch east indies written form still read with the 'y'.

  • @candorpluslove
    @candorpluslove 13 лет назад

    omg i love sufjan

  • @ooLevityoo
    @ooLevityoo 4 года назад +5

    I've been saying it like 'Suff-Jan' for a while now *facepalm*

  • @shannononefield
    @shannononefield 2 года назад +3

    Note to editor: Sufjan's music isn't background music.

  • @anamattiolijacobs
    @anamattiolijacobs 3 года назад +1

    I do want to talk to him too.

  • @zzp7483
    @zzp7483 4 года назад

    What is the background sound

    • @judyelkadi
      @judyelkadi 3 года назад

      the song "too much" from Age of Adz album

  • @ryanplaysbass182
    @ryanplaysbass182 9 лет назад

    What's the song playing in the background?

  • @JR123JR8
    @JR123JR8 13 лет назад

    @YourLoveLetter His old interviews don't sound that way.

  • @ThumpingThromnambular
    @ThumpingThromnambular 13 лет назад

    Why did i not go to that show? I think I may regret it for the rest of my life.

  • @that1monk
    @that1monk 3 года назад

    Say yes to BROOKLYN!

  • @BrodyYYC
    @BrodyYYC 5 лет назад +6

    If Sufjan did even a basic resistance training routine at the gym and ate enough food he would look absolutely ripped. He has like the perfect body for it.

  • @silky_veil
    @silky_veil 13 лет назад +1

    WHAT SONG IS IN THE BACKGROUND?
    This man brings tears to my eyes and makes me feel alive.

    • @shalom7457
      @shalom7457 7 лет назад

      silka weil - “Futile Devices”

  • @AdventureTimeXabi
    @AdventureTimeXabi 13 лет назад

    I love the part where the mic is no where his face and I have no idea what he said

  • @GreatKhanMatt
    @GreatKhanMatt 7 лет назад

    Song in the background?

    • @alvinrowjr1651
      @alvinrowjr1651 7 лет назад +1

      MattyBlue99 first three songs from age of adz