He was out of faze with his surroundings. He has the same disconnect I witnessed when I saw him in New Orleans except more profound. This was far from being his best day, but he's Roky and now he is gone. Thank you Sumner for bringing him back to us for what seemed like so short a time. RIP Rocky. Your music belongs to the Heavens now.
Yeah and sadly he deteriorated even more after this. He grew heavier and more confused. I'm pretty sure he had dementia the last few years of his life.
I saw him in New Orleans once and it was great. He was with some of the guys in one of his earlier bands, The Explosives. He played rhythm guitar while singing and was in his element with his older bandmates - particularly Cam King.
so glad Roky has seen the world and got out of his comfort zone. its such a huge inspiration. hope he and his family have a closer love for one another through Roky. Take care and thanks for not giving up!
Based on this performance, it looks like he regressed a lot since 2010 where he was smiling and playing his guitar and singing loudly. Something has happened to him in recent years.
There is so much I could say here. I had no idea who Roky Erickson was until, after hearing Ghost cover his song, If you have Ghosts. So I became interested in who this guy was and looked up his info and watched the documentary on him. His life, as I saw in the documentary was a very bittersweet one. For the majority of his life he has been out of touch. Either by his drug use when he was young, or now a paranoid schizophrenic. It was heartbreaking watching him here. In the doc. he said he didn't like being out. I'm sure that causes paranoid delusions, perhaps. I can't say of course. But it looks to me that here, he was very nervous, confused and it looks like he wants to cry. I'm glad I looked up his story. What a sweet soul. I can't say much more without it coming out sounding disrespectful, so I just won't say anymore. Not because I disrespect him, but because his life just fell apart. It makes me sad, in just the 3 hours I've known of him and his life, that he probably has no idea how much he means to people. How many lives he has touched even after he became lost in his own world.
I get what your saying, he looks nervous but seems to relax a bit and it is cringed in places, but you never know what he's getting from it on other levels, he might feel great afterwards or over the course of the gig? Whatever it is, he's getting on a bit now also, so maybe it's that? Maybe it gives him his purpose in life and is good overall for him. When he plays the guitar after a lot of years in that documentary it certainly sounds like he enjoys that! I'm glad to see him performing if I'm honest, I saw him once at green man and it was kind of the same, very amazing to see him up there but thinking,... " is he okay??" And he was okay, a bit confusedish. I suppose in a real world situation, he needs to earn money for Him self to pay for treatment etc, he probably has drugs to pay for and bills like all of us. I LOVE ROKY!!!
+Buelligan88 You still with me, John? Look, man... youtube is not the place to be sharing personal information about your illness. You probably know more about how mean and cruel people can be than I ever will, but this place will do you no good what so ever. Take your meds... and good luck.
The background starts waving around at 1:30. I know its just the camera adjusting, but it looks pretty cool and fits the lead guitar part well for a couple seconds. Nice!
When I got to see him here in Portland, he seemed to be having way more fun. It was an incredible show everyone was blessed to be there with him. It was in 2004 or 05. Around the time the documentary came out. Love Roky.
It would be great to just let Roky perform with his vocal and his acoustic guitar. Like you can hear him, for instance, on many songs on 'Never Say Goodbye'. I wonder if he's still able to do that. To me, that's the real Roky.
It seemed like people were forcing him back into the spotlight, where he didn't want to be. I think he would have been more happy just playing with a few friends at home or at a backyard cookout. He looked terrified here, surrounded by people expecting too much from him. Should have just let him be.
Wow, he's deteriorated or relapsed big time since 2010 or so. This performance isn't an isolated incident. He had been this way onstage since at least 2012. It's sad considering how confident and SANE he had become during 2005 comeback. He sung loud and proud, smiled, said hello to the crowd, thanked them and ripped through his guitar. For the last 8 years or so he seems very confused and almost frightened of the mic and the crowd. He no longer smiles or thanks the crowd. He even forgets to play guitar most of the time and sings when he remembers to. He's clearly had a serious mental slip since at least 2012. You can see it in his eyes. They seem very distant and as though he's hearing voices or is in another place altogether while on stage. He probably needs to be medicated, but doesn't take it (he stopped his medication in 2007 thanks to his younger brother who doesn't believe that mental illness even exists). He's also gained about 100 pounds since his comeback (he was in really good shape from 2005-2007) and can barely walk on and off the stage today and needs to sit throughout the entire performance. He's not doing well at all (mentally and physically).
...indeed he flew too close to the sun but at least he has been rescued from his fundamentalist "Christian" lunatic mother and can once again do what God put him on earth to do.....
....Mr Peisthanatos, I will ignore your attempts at intelligent discourse, sounding like the alpha males I was forced to share gym class with in junior high and get to the point: Kindly familiarize yourself with the facts of Roky Erickson, his mother, his brothers and the timeline of when he briefly used satanic imagery. After you look up "imagery" and ponder it for a while, perhaps you can come back and apologize to all of his fans. Your welcome.....
Agreed. This is like watching a late-life bloated Brando mumbling and tottering his way thru a re-enactment of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. A mere shadow. Look how he reaches for a chord at 2:30 and strums a couple times before giving up. Did he forget how the rest of it goes or just realize his guitar can't even be heard in the mix so why bother?
Way way way too much guitar, the guy with that red Tele completely trashed the entire performance, you gotta let the singer and the bass drums be heard , overplaying on top of everybody just killed it, plus you're playing with Rocky ? I'd be playing clean chords with a tad of dirt during the chorus that's about it.
This needs a palm face smiley in the worst way. I see you have a lot of live music experience and can use cell phone audio as a prime judge of a live mix for a general audience. He's playing pretty much what is on the original song, so how is he over playing exactly? The person filming is in front of the guitarist. Plus as with most low key gigs the vocalist is commonly hosed until a song or two in as the mixer gets his bearings on the Singer. Are you even listening on decent speakers? You can hear the bass and drums just fine. If this was a pro shot gig in a theatre have at it but it's outdoors with minimalist P.A. and maybe not a whole lot of prep. I'm glad you know exactly what you would do if it was you...LOL
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He was out of faze with his surroundings. He has the same disconnect I witnessed when I saw him in New Orleans except more profound. This was far from being his best day, but he's Roky and now he is gone. Thank you Sumner for bringing him back to us for what seemed like so short a time. RIP Rocky. Your music belongs to the Heavens now.
Yeah and sadly he deteriorated even more after this. He grew heavier and more confused. I'm pretty sure he had dementia the last few years of his life.
I saw him in New Orleans once and it was great. He was with some of the guys in one of his earlier bands, The Explosives. He played rhythm guitar while singing and was in his element with his older bandmates - particularly Cam King.
The telecaster is rocking it. So cool to see Roky onstage.
Just saying 'yeah, yeah'. He looks like a ghost in the city. God bless Roky and the 13th Floor Elevators.
so glad Roky has seen the world and got out of his comfort zone. its such a huge inspiration. hope he and his family have a closer love for one another through Roky. Take care and thanks for not giving up!
Based on this performance, it looks like he regressed a lot since 2010 where he was smiling and playing his guitar and singing loudly. Something has happened to him in recent years.
I love you, Roky. You have inspired me like no other could do.
He looks traumatized we love you roky
There is so much I could say here. I had no idea who Roky Erickson was until, after hearing Ghost cover his song, If you have Ghosts. So I became interested in who this guy was and looked up his info and watched the documentary on him. His life, as I saw in the documentary was a very bittersweet one. For the majority of his life he has been out of touch. Either by his drug use when he was young, or now a paranoid schizophrenic. It was heartbreaking watching him here. In the doc. he said he didn't like being out. I'm sure that causes paranoid delusions, perhaps. I can't say of course. But it looks to me that here, he was very nervous, confused and it looks like he wants to cry. I'm glad I looked up his story. What a sweet soul. I can't say much more without it coming out sounding disrespectful, so I just won't say anymore. Not because I disrespect him, but because his life just fell apart. It makes me sad, in just the 3 hours I've known of him and his life, that he probably has no idea how much he means to people. How many lives he has touched even after he became lost in his own world.
excellent comment.
Zyanna Rose I think when they sent him to the state hospital in Rusk, Texas they did unspeakable things to him. Those bastards.
I get what your saying, he looks nervous but seems to relax a bit and it is cringed in places, but you never know what he's getting from it on other levels, he might feel great afterwards or over the course of the gig? Whatever it is, he's getting on a bit now also, so maybe it's that? Maybe it gives him his purpose in life and is good overall for him. When he plays the guitar after a lot of years in that documentary it certainly sounds like he enjoys that! I'm glad to see him performing if I'm honest, I saw him once at green man and it was kind of the same, very amazing to see him up there but thinking,... " is he okay??" And he was okay, a bit confusedish. I suppose in a real world situation, he needs to earn money for Him self to pay for treatment etc, he probably has drugs to pay for and bills like all of us. I LOVE ROKY!!!
The Public needs to know about these hospitals
The 1984 come back was best. RIP Roky 🙏
He looked uncomfortable. I am so happy he's still making music. This legend has had it rough. Gob bless him
Gob-Lin
He was looking fantastic just 4 years ago.
+Buelligan88 You still with me, John?
Look, man... youtube is not the place to be sharing personal information about your illness. You probably know more about how mean and cruel people can be than I ever will, but this place will do you no good what so ever.
Take your meds... and good luck.
+John Peisithanatos Thank you, John! This is VERY true!
John Peisithanatos Whatever you say, man.
The background starts waving around at 1:30. I know its just the camera adjusting, but it looks pretty cool and fits the lead guitar part well for a couple seconds. Nice!
His voice sounds great. I just hope he's okay.
A New Horizon he doesn't look ok :(
RIP, GREAT ROKY .
Roky was the best Head around !!!!!
When I got to see him here in Portland, he seemed to be having way more fun. It was an incredible show everyone was blessed to be there with him. It was in 2004 or 05. Around the time the documentary came out. Love Roky.
He always has a great melody going. Miss ya roky,you are great!
Thanks Roky!!
A legend
Rocky and his family are doing great.
Hang in there,Roky.I Love You!
In every live app on utube from recent years, his mic/vocal is completely buried.
I wonder if Roky is still capable to play songs with just his vocal and an acoustic guitar. Really would like to witness that.
❤️
It would be great to just let Roky perform with his vocal and his acoustic guitar. Like you can hear him, for instance, on many songs on 'Never Say Goodbye'. I wonder if he's still able to do that. To me, that's the real Roky.
yo adrian....
i been working at the cremlin with a two headed dog.
looking at this tells me that Rocky is playing at full pace with younger guys not easy
It looks it was one of the first gigs since his 'ressurection' , I saw Roky in Oslo a few years after, and it was awesome. :)
No. His ressurection was in 2005. This is from 2014.
It seemed like people were forcing him back into the spotlight, where he didn't want to be. I think he would have been more happy just playing with a few friends at home or at a backyard cookout. He looked terrified here, surrounded by people expecting too much from him. Should have just let him be.
Is that roky's son talking in the beginning? It sure looks like him...
Yes
Wow...i thought it was Jack White at first!
Wow, he's deteriorated or relapsed big time since 2010 or so. This performance isn't an isolated incident. He had been this way onstage since at least 2012. It's sad considering how confident and SANE he had become during 2005 comeback. He sung loud and proud, smiled, said hello to the crowd, thanked them and ripped through his guitar. For the last 8 years or so he seems very confused and almost frightened of the mic and the crowd. He no longer smiles or thanks the crowd. He even forgets to play guitar most of the time and sings when he remembers to. He's clearly had a serious mental slip since at least 2012. You can see it in his eyes. They seem very distant and as though he's hearing voices or is in another place altogether while on stage. He probably needs to be medicated, but doesn't take it (he stopped his medication in 2007 thanks to his younger brother who doesn't believe that mental illness even exists). He's also gained about 100 pounds since his comeback (he was in really good shape from 2005-2007) and can barely walk on and off the stage today and needs to sit throughout the entire performance. He's not doing well at all (mentally and physically).
Its just sad to see how he have started fall apart. His vocals are not the same and he's not even playing anymore.
+MrQuagmire26 Just the fact that he is doing this is amazing though.
atleast hes trying.
with schizophrenia no less. he should be commended for fucking ever.
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bad ass backing bad but sucks to see roky so uncomfortable/out of it. stay strong roky
Voice still great , almost not playing on his guitar ? So what ! He has a good band
He's been like this since 2012. It's gotten even worse. He's clearly had a massive mental slip. He's not well mentally or even physically today.
geeze he looks rough...
yea, he looks rough...
You replied to yourself?
He didn't really know what to do with the guitar. That's okay, he sang the song.
He hasn't known what to do with the guitar since 2012.
Seasick
you're a good son Jegar.
SAd IF he ferl bD
...indeed he flew too close to the sun but at least he has been rescued from his fundamentalist "Christian" lunatic mother and can once again do what God put him on earth to do.....
....Mr Peisthanatos, I will ignore your attempts at intelligent discourse, sounding like the alpha males I was forced to share gym class with in junior high and get to the point: Kindly familiarize yourself with the facts of Roky Erickson, his mother, his brothers and the timeline of when he briefly used satanic imagery. After you look up "imagery" and ponder it for a while, perhaps you can come back and apologize to all of his fans. Your welcome.....
***** by replying you did NOT ignore me, wow you are as dumb as they come, i can see why you were beat up in school now!
....this conversation, oops, pardon me, make that "conversation" will have no more input from myself. Rant on......
Like a bird in a cage at that point :(
Sad.
Agreed. This is like watching a late-life bloated Brando mumbling and tottering his way thru a re-enactment of 'A Streetcar Named Desire'. A mere shadow.
Look how he reaches for a chord at 2:30 and strums a couple times before giving up. Did he forget how the rest of it goes or just realize his guitar can't even be heard in the mix so why bother?
Maybe he just got over-heated. He was drinking gatorade on the side before he went on.
Moonlight Moe I was there and it did seem like he was overheated. Poor guy.
Way way way too much guitar, the guy with that red Tele completely trashed the entire performance, you gotta let the singer and the bass drums be heard , overplaying on top of everybody just killed it, plus you're playing with Rocky ? I'd be playing clean chords with a tad of dirt during the chorus that's about it.
Completely agree that's what threw him
This needs a palm face smiley in the worst way. I see you have a lot of live music experience and can use cell phone audio as a prime judge of a live mix for a general audience. He's playing pretty much what is on the original song, so how is he over playing exactly? The person filming is in front of the guitarist. Plus as with most low key gigs the vocalist is commonly hosed until a song or two in as the mixer gets his bearings on the Singer. Are you even listening on decent speakers? You can hear the bass and drums just fine. If this was a pro shot gig in a theatre have at it but it's outdoors with minimalist P.A. and maybe not a whole lot of prep. I'm glad you know exactly what you would do if it was you...LOL
@@liamgallagherrr No. He stopped playing guitar around this time. All shows after this he stopped playing guitar. He just held it and didn't play it.
I can hear bass and drums very loud with headphones