I was the Singer of the band (Sunburn) Hawaii who opened up for their last show in Hawaii. My first big show, watching my favorite band break up in front of me. Such a surreal night that still is a blur. See you in heaven Chris.
Also I was hanging out with Ben Shepherd 2 days before at the former Red Lion Waikiki. And he said he was cynical and didn’t want to talk about the tour or the upcoming show. ( my biggest most important show of my Life) then he hit on my girlfriend. Lol crazy. Wow
@@neilburgess3629 Ben Shepherd is way too talented on a guitar to be stuck on a bass his entire career. That was the first thing I thought of when I heard they had broken up. At least Ben Shepherd can finally play guitar again.
I am so grateful someone is finally talking about Soundgarden on the road. I have been waiting forever to hear this. And I am hoping for more. Because nobody else will say anything!!
Having said that, though it's understandable that he would be paranoid as a famous musician and possibly winding up in a jail over some disgruntled fan.
I think its great that soundgarden members grew up and all became great , easy going people later on. They were rockstars, but still down to earth. Cornell is one of the greatest writers and singers ever and everyone in the band are amazing musicians.
I was in the front row, at that 96 tour. Ramones, Soundgarden, metallica...... Ben was pissed. he walked off stage a few times. during blackhole sun he walked off stage, and so did the whole band. Cornell sang the song alone on stage.... Ben was throwing water bottles at the crowd. it was scary.
I saw them 96 in Berlin, Chris did Black Hole Sun by himself there too. I don't recall anyone leaving the stage being upset, so I guess Chris singing it by himself might have been agreed upon some time prior.
@@johannesmarkow6860after the anger issues and walk offs , they started joking around with it , trying to make fun of it , and it later became a joke. Mix of both. The whole tour was a mess , they broke up after it
@@rose.888 oh he kept spitting at the crowd. It was an outdoor Lalapalooza show and when Soundgarden came on after a few songs and randomly throughout the set he kept on spitting at us in the crowd like he was mad ? We were all confused but they at least were awesome Live as usual!
@@privacyrules yeah nobody like it and he wasn’t spitting on people just toward the crowd to be clear. I don’t know anyone Ho would allow somebody to spit on them unless that’s your sort of thing😂
I just finished writing a bio on every member of Soundgarden. I noticed Shepherd had a bit of a hard time with the breakup, but did not know all this. Great chat. Thanks for the info.
It's rare to hear someone speak candidly about soundgarden. The story has always been that Ben was frustrated because his equipment broke down. Seems that wasn't the case.
Yeah, I was at the Oakland show a few days before...Ben (who has become one of my favorite Bass players and is a BRILLIANT musician) was CLEARLY in a bad place...he stopped playing during "Jesus Christ Pose" and started pointing his bass at the sound board like a riffle...then he threw down his Bass and stormed off stage. Having been a roadie, I never bought the "equipment" excuse. A band at that scale has back ups. He was just going through a mental illness phase. He seemed MUCH better during the second wave of SG. Hope he's good today...
Ben was unstable the whole tour of 96-97. Saw them live in Munich in 96, someone snuck in a(n) (analog) camera and took pictures. Ben freaked out (Kim offered him a cigarette, he refused) playing half the show sulking on the bass cabinet with his back towards the audience. Oh and he broke a GLASS!!! water bottle on stage too. What a prick.
Great interview 👏 What a CrayCray story 🤯🥜 I had seen them just before they broke up at the 1997 Big Day Out in Sydney. Never heard why they broke up so suddenly until now.
Whatever happened to “what goes on tour stays on tour”.? This is horrific! Personally I’ve never discussed any on tour incidents with anyone bar the people who were present at the time. Many artists struggle for a plethora of reasons and frankly it’s no one else’s business. The SG boys are good people, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Then share with us the reason why you have firsthand knowledge of the incident and what details exactly he fabricated…..we’re waiting. I’m guessing you’re just full of $hi+ and you knowingly make false statements about subjects you know nothing about because nobody calls you out on it.
Music history proves that all bands go through a "Moment of Truth", when the worst of everyone surfaces, and the band might end. Because of a broad range of reasons, some survive while others end. If they survive, it's likely the band will last for years to come (like Pearl Jam). But the True Story in this story, is that the business side of music is what truly "kills" some people, and it seemed that Ben was the first to "die". Of course our good Wood won't say it, because He Is "The Industry", so to speak. But that's the truth in this story, and many others: When Music becomes " A Job", some end walking away "The Job" as many of us have done before, when the job is no longer of our liking 🚬
Ben Shepard did mention having failed relationships with women and living in his car after the band broke up. As for Kim, he might’ve gotten too comfortable talking to this guy about what it’s like to be a poc in America, especially in the south. He’s older than I and has seen much more bigotry, I’m sure. Being a darker skinned person, I’ve experienced racism even in a northern state.
He had multiple other projects, most involving Matt Cameron. They were still in Hater and Well Water Conspiracy. The two of them toured with Mark Lanigan in 2000 while Matt was on break from Pearl Jam. Ben had a studio in the Sodo district as well as his studio in Bainbridge. He was involved in plenty of collaborative projects as well as his solo HBS album before reuniting with SG.
I saw them at their 2nd last show in sydney(horden pavillion)on that tour,i was 17 and very disappointed,they played like shit,Burden in my hand' was out of tune,guitars were sloppy and out of tune,I sensed something was very wrong.
I was at that show & it was better than their performance at the BDO a few days earlier. Ben was very odd during that show even handing his bass out to the crowd. I wasn't surprised they broke up not long after that
Epic/Legendary singer Chris Cornell no longer with us RIP and you say "Boring band." You know this guy isn't a musician. Or know nothing about what godlike music even equates to on any level.
![Noob To Max With DRAGON REWORK In Blox Fruits [FULL MOVIE]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LnBMOinoOvA/mqdefault.jpg)
I was the Singer of the band (Sunburn) Hawaii who opened up for their last show in Hawaii. My first big show, watching my favorite band break up in front of me. Such a surreal night that still is a blur. See you in heaven Chris.
Also I was hanging out with Ben Shepherd 2 days before at the former Red Lion Waikiki. And he said he was cynical and didn’t want to talk about the tour or the upcoming show. ( my biggest most important show of my Life) then he hit on my girlfriend. Lol crazy. Wow
@@austinsmithofficial Very impressed with your voice. It's refreshing to hear someone who can pull the great one off. May he rest in peace
@@austinsmithofficial love to talk. Anytime
Got to love the true grit stories
@@neilburgess3629 Ben Shepherd is way too talented on a guitar to be stuck on a bass his entire career. That was the first thing I thought of when I heard they had broken up. At least Ben Shepherd can finally play guitar again.
I am so grateful someone is finally talking about Soundgarden on the road. I have been waiting forever to hear this. And I am hoping for more. Because nobody else will say anything!!
Trust us when we said we couldn't believe the story until steve told us!!! How crazy, right? Subscribe and join the madness 🙌
@@2020d New sub.
Kim Thayill IS NOT a paranoid schizophrenic.
He's an Iron Man!
Having said that, though it's understandable that he would be paranoid as a famous musician and possibly winding up in a jail over some disgruntled fan.
Says who?
@@SonOfNiall I've worked with him multiple times. I know the guy well enough to say he is not.
The guy on the bottom left trying way to hard to be funny/clever.
Ikr
His folks named him after a jazz bandleader 😂😂
@@babywah3290 He is obviously Jewish and has a Jewish last name so I doubt that.
He’s very Jewish
Trying to be funny, failing badly.
you need to shut the Goodman guy UP!!!!!
I think its great that soundgarden members grew up and all became great , easy going people later on. They were rockstars, but still down to earth. Cornell is one of the greatest writers and singers ever and everyone in the band are amazing musicians.
Couldn't agree more! Thanks for watching. Subscribe and join the madness 🙌
I was in the front row, at that 96 tour. Ramones, Soundgarden, metallica...... Ben was pissed. he walked off stage a few times. during blackhole sun he walked off stage, and so did the whole band. Cornell sang the song alone on stage.... Ben was throwing water bottles at the crowd. it was scary.
I saw them 96 in Berlin, Chris did Black Hole Sun by himself there too. I don't recall anyone leaving the stage being upset, so I guess Chris singing it by himself might have been agreed upon some time prior.
@@johannesmarkow6860after the anger issues and walk offs , they started joking around with it , trying to make fun of it , and it later became a joke. Mix of both. The whole tour was a mess , they broke up after it
I remember seeing Soundgarden in 1997 and Ben Shepard was doing that spitting thing at the crowd! It was weird!
What do you mean spitting thing?
@@rose.888 oh he kept spitting at the crowd. It was an outdoor Lalapalooza show and when Soundgarden came on after a few songs and randomly throughout the set he kept on spitting at us in the crowd like he was mad ? We were all confused but they at least were awesome Live as usual!
@@CIAALIEN1974 I would never allow myself to get spit on by anybody, rock star or not. I have more self respect than that.
@@privacyrules yeah nobody like it and he wasn’t spitting on people just toward the crowd to be clear. I don’t know anyone Ho would allow somebody to spit on them unless that’s your sort of thing😂
I just finished writing a bio on every member of Soundgarden. I noticed Shepherd had a bit of a hard time with the breakup, but did not know all this. Great chat. Thanks for the info.
It's rare to hear someone speak candidly about soundgarden. The story has always been that Ben was frustrated because his equipment broke down. Seems that wasn't the case.
Yeah, I was at the Oakland show a few days before...Ben (who has become one of my favorite Bass players and is a BRILLIANT musician) was CLEARLY in a bad place...he stopped playing during "Jesus Christ Pose" and started pointing his bass at the sound board like a riffle...then he threw down his Bass and stormed off stage.
Having been a roadie, I never bought the "equipment" excuse. A band at that scale has back ups. He was just going through a mental illness phase. He seemed MUCH better during the second wave of SG. Hope he's good today...
Great interview. Wish the guy on bottom left would STOP cutting-in to try to be funny.
@@feedbackdef Absolutely brutal. 🤦
@@MrOctober44 😂😂😂😫
Ben was unstable the whole tour of 96-97. Saw them live in Munich in 96, someone snuck in a(n) (analog) camera and took pictures. Ben freaked out (Kim offered him a cigarette, he refused) playing half the show sulking on the bass cabinet with his back towards the audience. Oh and he broke a GLASS!!! water bottle on stage too. What a prick.
That’s baloney. There’s no way she was a virgin
Haha frank!
Great interview 👏
What a CrayCray story 🤯🥜
I had seen them just before they broke up at the 1997 Big Day Out in Sydney.
Never heard why they broke up so suddenly until now.
How original an english guy thrashtalking an indian
lol you've been programmed to see everything through the lens of race
Whatever happened to “what goes on tour stays on tour”.? This is horrific! Personally I’ve never discussed any on tour incidents with anyone bar the people who were present at the time. Many artists struggle for a plethora of reasons and frankly it’s no one else’s business. The SG boys are good people, you should be ashamed of yourselves.
Particularly for making definitive statements about their mental health. Is this db qualified to diagnose schizophrenia?
Never mix buisness with pleasure
this video is the only time I’ve seen someone talk about Kim and Ben like that. I wonder why this info is so hidden?
This story is bullshit some of what he’s saying might be true but he’s adding bullshit to it
Then share with us the reason why you have firsthand knowledge of the incident and what details exactly he fabricated…..we’re waiting. I’m guessing you’re just full of $hi+ and you knowingly make false statements about subjects you know nothing about because nobody calls you out on it.
Music history proves that all bands go through a "Moment of Truth", when the worst of everyone surfaces, and the band might end. Because of a broad range of reasons, some survive while others end. If they survive, it's likely the band will last for years to come (like Pearl Jam).
But the True Story in this story, is that the business side of music is what truly "kills" some people, and it seemed that Ben was the first to "die". Of course our good Wood won't say it, because He Is "The Industry", so to speak. But that's the truth in this story, and many others: When Music becomes " A Job", some end walking away "The Job" as many of us have done before, when the job is no longer of our liking 🚬
I think that, given the reality of western collective subconscious bias, Kim reacted and maybe still reacts in a pretty expected manner.
@user-vz7gg7we5y it's leftist communist garbage language meant to denigrate non-Whites
Ben Shepard did mention having failed relationships with women and living in his car after the band broke up.
As for Kim, he might’ve gotten too comfortable talking to this guy about what it’s like to be a poc in America, especially in the south. He’s older than I and has seen much more bigotry, I’m sure. Being a darker skinned person, I’ve experienced racism even in a northern state.
Ben Shepherd built a studio in his house, started a record label & went completely broke until they reunited.
GREAT COMEBACK STORY.
holy cringe
He had multiple other projects, most involving Matt Cameron.
They were still in Hater and Well Water Conspiracy. The two of them toured with Mark Lanigan in 2000 while Matt was on break from Pearl Jam.
Ben had a studio in the Sodo district as well as his studio in Bainbridge. He was involved in plenty of collaborative projects as well as his solo HBS album before reuniting with SG.
He literally owned a house, but okay.
I saw them at their 2nd last show in sydney(horden pavillion)on that tour,i was 17 and very disappointed,they played like shit,Burden in my hand' was out of tune,guitars were sloppy and out of tune,I sensed something was very wrong.
I was at that show & it was better than their performance at the BDO a few days earlier. Ben was very odd during that show even handing his bass out to the crowd. I wasn't surprised they broke up not long after that
There are shows where Ben Sheperd plays so horribly bad it can only be on purpose .
based ben shepherd
How?
You don’t get it?
Aii these losers are full of it
Boring Band
Epic/Legendary singer Chris Cornell no longer with us RIP and you say "Boring band." You know this guy isn't a musician. Or know nothing about what godlike music even equates to on any level.
@willieethrasher943 .I'm referring to the boring band person ..not you ..wanted to clarify..☮️🎶
Wrong
dumb comment
You are boring.