I truly love how frantically he tries to complete the thought. So child-like, skipping from thought to thought. Beautiful though to have such an admiration towards Van Zandt. Not many people today get as excited for an artist and/or his or her work in that fashion. It's nice to see.
Somemore light on Townes.Townes was ask to do a record of lullabyes.He said" That made no sense because if the record was any good nobody would ever hear the 2nd side because you would be asleep"R.I.P. TOWNES
and the people that cant digest devendra, he is speaking so naturally that it is rare to see someone speak like that in front of the camerax thats how we speak! not the polished overly charismatic celebrities were used to seeing in talk shows and shit
I agree with Devendra Banhart's comments. In your entire lifetime there are a few artists you hear and instantly fall in love with. For me, it was Bob Dylan, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Townes Van Zandt. I first heard Dylan in the mid '60s (1964 or '64, I believe), singing "Like a Rolling Stone" on the radio, and I was mind-blown. Then, in the late 1980s, I was living in London and saw Jimmie Dale Gilmore on BBC television in a documentary about Texas music, hosted by Kinky Friedman. JDG was hanging out on a porch in a rural area, with Kinky and Joe Ely, I think, and somebody asked Jimmie to play "Dallas"; I was instantly mesmerized. And in recent years, I discovered Townes, by surfing through movies on Netflix; the documentary "Be Here to Love Me" sounded interesting. I watched the film, and again fell in love. I hadn't heard him while he was alive because he evidently had no interest in fame or fortune. So these three--Bob, Jimmie, and Townes--captivated me, and have stayed with me, enriching my life, and taking me, in my heart and mind, to places I"d never dreamed of.
He is right...this album from 1968...Colorado girl...columbine...lungs...really every fucking song is just perfect. Golden 34 minutes...I have to heart it all night and day
"The music is like complete devotion to words. Its so perfectly made. His songs are perfect. I mean he has perfect songs. Every word chosen so perfectly." I wish this guy would devote more time to words… Well… he DOES seem pretty devoted to the word "perfect."
I'm writing a song about birds. Gonna be nothin but bird names. I want the last verse to be Latin. I'm paraphrasing, but i remember Townes saying something like that in "be here to love me"
At first I felt sorry for this guy, thinking he must be embarassed by this clip. Then I watched some of his performances and realized he doesn't get embarassed.
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I truly love how frantically he tries to complete the thought. So child-like, skipping from thought to thought. Beautiful though to have such an admiration towards Van Zandt. Not many people today get as excited for an artist and/or his or her work in that fashion. It's nice to see.
Such a great artist.... been a fan ever since the first time I heard devendra... we need more music like his.
Somemore light on Townes.Townes was ask to do a record of lullabyes.He said" That made no sense because if the record was any good nobody would ever hear the 2nd side because you would be asleep"R.I.P. TOWNES
and the people that cant digest devendra, he is speaking so naturally that it is rare to see someone speak like that in front of the camerax thats how we speak! not the polished overly charismatic celebrities were used to seeing in talk shows and shit
I can listen to this guy for hours. 😃
Beautiful interview thanks/
I agree with Devendra Banhart's comments. In your entire lifetime there are a few artists you hear and instantly fall in love with. For me, it was Bob Dylan, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and Townes Van Zandt. I first heard Dylan in the mid '60s (1964 or '64, I believe), singing "Like a Rolling Stone" on the radio, and I was mind-blown. Then, in the late 1980s, I was living in London and saw Jimmie Dale Gilmore on BBC television in a documentary about Texas music, hosted by Kinky Friedman. JDG was hanging out on a porch in a rural area, with Kinky and Joe Ely, I think, and somebody asked Jimmie to play "Dallas"; I was instantly mesmerized. And in recent years, I discovered Townes, by surfing through movies on Netflix; the documentary "Be Here to Love Me" sounded interesting. I watched the film, and again fell in love. I hadn't heard him while he was alive because he evidently had no interest in fame or fortune. So these three--Bob, Jimmie, and Townes--captivated me, and have stayed with me, enriching my life, and taking me, in my heart and mind, to places I"d never dreamed of.
+Susan Jones "Like a Rolling Stone" came out in '65 on Highway 61 Revisited. Just an FYI, not to be Diccchead.
I met Dylan and townes the same night at the first concert i went to. I was a kid so didn't mean as much at the time but it does now.
He stumbles, but makes his point. TVZ was a gifted, high flier.
He is right...this album from 1968...Colorado girl...columbine...lungs...really every fucking song is just perfect. Golden 34 minutes...I have to heart it all night and day
This makes me wanna watch Spinal Tap again.
Yes! You could ask how much more perfect Townes Van Zandt could be... and the answer is... none. None more perfect.
Townes was the best of them all. Nobody else could do it.
Aww. Baby Devendra. I can relate on this here subject.
Dev is baked.
"The music is like complete devotion to words. Its so perfectly made. His songs are perfect. I mean he has perfect songs. Every word chosen so perfectly."
I wish this guy would devote more time to words… Well… he DOES seem pretty devoted to the word "perfect."
And now you have the same problem. And you’re a butt hole.
The late great Townes Van Zandt :)
devendra is badass
that was my impression of steinbecks of mice and man, just pure precision with his art, nothing superflous and nothing missing.
He's matured since then
I'm writing a song about birds. Gonna be nothin but bird names. I want the last verse to be Latin.
I'm paraphrasing, but i remember Townes saying something like that in "be here to love me"
what do you call the wood thats a rock but is actually like, wood
stupid is the new smart, didn't you know?
At first I felt sorry for this guy, thinking he must be embarassed by this clip. Then I watched some of his performances and realized he doesn't get embarassed.
i used to smoke finger nails until i found orange peels, now i vape organic llama milk but id settle for gmo alpaca
God damn it, I wish I was that comfortable doing psychedelics.
wow what an awoken young lady
i love the comments :D
It was instant with me with Townes. I wouldn't say comforting though.
where does all of this approval come from
is this guy trippin ballz or whaat haha
these dam..... hippies....... but he is 100 Percent right....
He talks like Corey on the Trailer Park Boys.
DO YOU THINK TOWNES WOULD COVER HIM?
ha ha ha great question. duh, no. not if his music is as silly as his pose. I've never heard of him.
far out man
Whaattt???
What? Who? Why?
we're all just God's kids. man was talking about a friend he admired- and drunk or sober, Townes could write. gift? curse.
he might be good aftrr he grows up
You know what i mean?
Aspire to be that good right? It's not easy to be that good
I love Devendra..but what the hell ?
Men and Women... People can be so full of themselves. And yet so empty.
you know what I mean? no....
Well, I guess Lupe and Lil were parakeets but what the...come on Devendra
He seems kinda dim and drugged here.
Well, i love him anyway.
Plants grow. LOL
Don't do drugs
Nah. Go for it.
Great version of Colorado Girl. But...? Really? Smoke another one.
LOL so high. no devendra doesn't smoke pot.
what the hell is he going on about? form a tree trunk eh! well lost me
devendra was always such a poser
+postshanna he porked natalie portman tho so he wins
who the fuck is this guy and whats he talking about ??
He's one of the best recording artists alive right now and has been making amazing albums for over a decade.
+Robert Davis bahahahah
I know you mean, you know what I mean? Know what I mean?
Word salad
hahahahahahaha
What the hell is this hippie babbling on about?
Jon Snow is quite pretentious. You know what I mean?
this devandra is a fake
Who let this guy talk about the immortal Townes van zandt? He cares more about his hairdo than the work
of the great musician. Clue-less.