Cedric Bixler on At The Drive In's reformation, Trump and Schnappi The Crocodile
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2017
- We spoke to At The Drive In's Cedric Bixler-Zavala at Lowlands Festival, to discuss their reformation and how it came about, Donald Trump and how it's not much different than before, and surprisingly: Schnappi The Crocodile.
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There's only love when there's pain expressed
pun loving criminal best quote ever
That is a beautiful quote. Very powerful.
Death only understands life
@@Aunt_Jemima compliments*
Really cool to hear a grown man take responsibility for past comments. You don't see Cedric's attitude here very often
What’d he say
@Coalsack Sector what are you talking about?
@Coalsack Sector what are you talking about?
@Coalsack Sector you shouldnt have rock heroes in the first place my guy.
Cedric Bixler Zavala you are so awesome man. "There is only love when pain is expressed". Thank you for your presence and performances. Your multi-linguistic aptitude and abilties will surely inspire people such as myself for sometime to come. I will never forget seeing you and your band at Austin Music Hall in Austin, TX. Carry on my friend.
Man, I would love to just sit and talk to cedric for like 3 hours about everything.
Ask him about jim ward
Talked to him once in stl for like 2 hours while i was on lsd hes an amazing dude lol
@@squeakbyrum5868 damn lol, what was that like?
One of the nicest people in the world, super genuine, remembers the “little people”, he and Omar always been sweethearts to me the handful of times we crossed paths
Three hours everyday, n 2wice on Sunday........
I was fortunate enough at age 17 to see At the Drive-in and Rage Against the Machine at The Palace of Auburn Hills (11/27/99) and it was hands down the wildest show Ive ever been to. VIOLENT mosh pit. Thousands of people rushing all at once. People jumping off the upper level. Fucking EPIC!! Still have my ticket stub to this day.
ATDI and Rage. Damn. 'Nuff said.
That sounds stupid. Eventually the band would walk off stage if they saw that kinda stuff going down.
I love him. Always have. But watching this video made me realize just how mature he's become. And I do look up to how he conveys his thoughts through a fluid and well connected speech. He is something else.
The man ran off of personality for 20 yrs. Legend without all the negative connotations. ❤️
I always knew it was broken but now they just put a face to it....well said
The mars volta needs to come back. I´ll wait for that untill the day I die.
Omar said a while back in an interview that he intends on starting it again after ATDI
They need money for the real art, although I admit I have not listened to a Mars Volta album since that one with the middle eastern front cover and vibes. That had some great tunes on it but It wasnt De Loused or Mute
If they want money for the real art, they just need to do a tour of De-Loused start to finish. Personally, FTM is my favourite but De-Loused was a big album and people would pay to see the whole thing played out.
Jon Theodore. That is all.
They had 2 good albums to start then the rest were complete unlistenable garbage
Mars Volta albums always will hide many things, like you can listen TMV many times and find something new that you didn't notice before.
I'm so happy to hear that the Mars Volta might be coming back in a couple years
Love that he mentions Lydia Lunch
Bring back TMV for fuck´s sake !
Omar said in an interview that he intends on starting it again after ATDI
Hell yeah! Who would play drums? Theodore?
Silence, hippie.
No he need to grow more...
Please please please bring back the original The Mars Volta! God you guys we’re fucking amazing.
Great interview. Good to hear from Cedric
Saw them at shaky knees in 2016. They were the best show that weekend. These guys are legends
best show I've ever been to 2017 version. don't short yourselves.
"There's only love when there's pain expressed." I'll have to use that one one day.
he seems so wholesome now, bless
Respect for Cedric. Great responses to the questions... Real deal
This is why cedric is awesome, I was really starting to doubt my age. Now I realize how young I really am.
I didn't know Moby worked for UPS and does interviews
new new, new old, old new. I'm so excited rn.
What a nice interview
Love listening to him speak
MARS VOLTAS NEXT ALBUM SHOULD BE TRANSCENDING, 10 MINUTE SONGS
Sax, 3/4 timing and others, A REAL JAZZ DRUMMER LIKE JON, REALLY HOPE JUAN RECOVERS, Cedric getting loose on something (not just ginseng), NO LAPTOP ON STAGE, plus a general attitude like they've got loads of time to make it and don't care if they disappoint a lot of people. I think that was some of the main ingredients to the goodness that was the first 3 TMV albums.
😭😭😭 oh how I love this band
Shout out to this interviewer man. Thoughtful questions and it shows.
Thanks so much!
@@3voor12extra7 bro you did such a good job in this interview even with you vibing with Cedric with his esoteric but amazing answers.
Awesome interview
New album is flippin awesome.
I only know Relationship of Command so I hope they still play some of those songs.
Jesse Gandy You should broaden you ATDI horizons. You've barely even began to scratch the surface my friend
Once again, fantastic interview from Atze
Thanks so much!
What an incredible person
I wasn't expecting Cedric to sound like that
Sounds great. They won’t ever make another acrobatic tenement, but I will see them again if/when they come back to NYC.
HeavyProfessor that record. The last three tracks... Damn
I’ll fly to goddamn North Korea if I have to, just to see them!
Well said, acrobatic tenement was so good there couldn’t possibly be another.
ricky williams Yea, on of the best albums of all time. Changed music forever even though people always cite Relationship of Command.
Did you go?
Pretty calm and surprisingly down to earth cool legend I must say✌️👏
brian laurenborg Yeah I met him and Omar and was expecting them to be pretentious douches (though I love their music.) they were both really sweet and friendly.
Yeah cool. Good interview man
Ben Frank same here... Cedric's twitter is hilarious
Shoulda heard him back in 2002-2007 lol
Probably mellowed..Frances the mute is my favourite album of all time.
volta is coming back, confirmed
ramzizzle fu k u u playn wit muh hart
ramzizzle Really?
yeah right
🙄
Three years later still not back but hey world is over now anyway
Anyone else notice the Roy Wood pin?
Some great insight here.
nice
That second half of the convo the interviewer kept trying to drive the convo into some ANTI-TRUMP rant from Cedric. Even though I'd guess Cedric isn't a fan when he mentioned it would apply to Obama too, the interviewer had this look on his face like "this isn't what I wanted" lol
SirChocolateHobo, because he aint dumb, he know politics be bullshit.
That was the best part of the interview.
Both sides don't give a shit about us. They give a shit about their donors that put them where they are.
Stoked he’s not a libtard. He’s a smart dude. Both sides are trash get with it.
Nah, he's for Trump.
Does anyone know what happened to Cedric's Twitter? All his posts are gone.
if MJK can handle 3 bands, you guys can handle more than one! keep it up, guys!
Cedric is that person that always I want to have to a good time
You know what, I was actually pleasantly surprised at his relatively tame view of Pres Trump. Pretty fair tbh
Yeah, and interviewer's multiple attempts to provoke him jumping on the hate bandwagon were kind of a dick move.
everyone yapping about TMV go listen to Relationship Of Command and tell me how you feel. TMV will be back obvi just let this happen!
cedric's a badass. i want new volta so bad.
;)
you mean zavalaz right? or antemasque, right?
I´m so glad to see Cedric speak. I´ve always seen Omar speak at interviews and to be honest, it seems to me like he does not how to express himself using words. I think he has great musical talent, but he doesn´t make eye contact to the interviewers, he is never clear, he diverges from subject, he likes to act all mysterious and savvy when it doesn´t correspond to his age anymore. Cedric was really clear and I don´t think I had seen anything like that coming from The Mars Volta. I understand lyrics can be somehow unclear and have a way of taking you other places, but when a person tries to act that way it becomes ridiculous. Heads up to The Mars Volta. I hope you guys make some great music.
omar knows how to talk he is just different, uses alooooot of metaphors. cedric is a lyricist and a frontman ofcourse he will be better at speaking in interviews compared to omar
and age doesnt matter in terms of personality you can be savvy and mysterious at 80 years old
I do agree a lot of artists don't sound good or are just plain boring in interviews but Omar is actually one of those I put on the list of those few that are fascinating to listen to.
@@Medytacjusz If you're 12yo.
@@OscarGarcia-dg6isYou must have met some fascinating 12yo kids in your life. I haven't.
Really really really really really want to see a TMV reunion. I'm sure it will happen, almost all bands do some kind of reunion tour hah.
Unfortunately it will never be a true reunion since Ikey Owens died a few years back, but hopefully they can do something along those lines someday, regardless.
@@tritone2276 honestly a Mars Volta reunion would be great, even if Ikey isn't part of it. Cedric, Omar, Eva, Jon, Marcel and maybe Tony, Adrian and Pablo would kick ass (no juan since i think him and omar arent on good terms)
@@JonesBalognes that's weird that Juan and Omar might not be on good terms, they both have done stuff with Sargeant House and associate closely with that group, Omar with some of his projects and working with Teri Gender Bender, Juan hanging with Nick Reinhart and doing "Pedals and Effects" and having his own project, Big Sir, release some albums via the label iirc
At the same time, however, Omar seems like a guy who can be chill but can get uneasy or uptight if the project isn't happening right for him.
That and the "gun in your face/ everyone plays their parts without knowing the others" type of recording process associated with TMV might put even someone like Juan in a bad place and cause some bad blood.
But in any case, I would hope Juan is a part of a reunion if they make it happen and that he and Omar can get through any disagreements. Like, if At the Drive In of all bands can somehow get back together, I hold hope. Thanks for replying, btw.
good news my friend ;) just saw them at their opening night in Dallas
2 RECORDS AT ONCE MORE MARS VOLTA PLZ
He's not stoned enough to make TMV anymore...! On this note, he seems pretty chilled since quitting weed...I hope he is feeling more grounded for doing so.
Charly Cox Says us
Such a cool guy!
the world needs new the Mars Volta and Tool records. Rock is dead without you.
Tool is dead, let it die...
says you numb-nutts, Tool will never die. I expect the new album any day now.
Stop with the rock is dead bullshit alredy
Carlos Vásquez I didn't say rock was dead, I said tool is dead. It was a state of mind for artists at that particular time in their life 27 years ago. That particular state of mind is gone. Anything new will be forced for the sake of paying lip service to fans and to gain a profit.
You didn't, but Crow Kanagi did. The comment was for him
I like the interview, but the Trump question was a little boring.. He handled it well.
Relationship of Command is a bad ass album almost as good as Deloused in the Comatorium.
But deeloused IS the best of em, ever
@@goneburnforher Dr LexTNevile prescribes you 1x case of beer/gram of good stuff plus 1x session with Amputechture in it's entirety with some good audio device. Come back and let us know if your opinion has altered.
@@LexTNeville So I never said it was my favorite, I'm a Bedlam in Goliath boy.
@@peterritchie7382 I'd go with either Agadez or Goliath from that one. You?
@@LexTNeville I love Bedlam and Goliath from start to finish, if I was to pick one that boils my blood every time I listen to it it would be Ouroboros .
Cedric is literally the coolest guy
*3:09* and *7:50* V.I.W.s *(Very Important Words)*
Looks like Cedric ate the whole Mars Volta at The Drive In...lol
He ate Omar that's why he's not in this interview
@@walkerjones1081 lol
I really loved ATDI but without Jim it’s just not the same. Never will be. Very disappointing.
Absolutely. Jim was all over that sound
whaaaaaaait a sec WHAT OTHER BAND???????
Not ATDI without Jim Ward.
is el gran orgo not at the drive in too then???...or are you just a parrot
agreed
Some people were just born to be cool fucking frontmen. Love Cedric.
LEGEND OF ROCK
Look at this cute lil potato☺️
Also the amount of people begging for TMV in the comments is ridiculous. Just support them!☺️
What do you mean, with Just Support them ?
Wow he looks so different
Good News !!!!!!!
Why didnt you ask him about jim ward
should have mentioned jim ward
Wondering about his lyrics i came to this video and the answer to the question of trumps election( wich to me feels like a good test to understand how much of someones outlook of life and politics comes from other narrative than the main one, the corporate or the one backed by powerful interests) just made me smile "i think i've always seen it as broken, now they just sort of put a face to it" there is probably no better answer to this question that i can think of
Agreed
Fuckin' hell man, if Jim Ward gets back into the band..
Which "other" band? Please be talking about TMV... Which "OTHER" BAND?! For God sakes... I need to know!
Worst case scenario... another antemasque album would be badass
if TMV re-formed it wouldn't be the same...
but you would still be able to feel my joy the next dimension over, if they could mend fences here maybe JT could get back on drums
In another interview from 2017, Omar introduces himself as "I'm ORL from At The Drive In, Mars Volta, and my mother"
I'd say it's Volta... Antemasque and ATDI are basically the same sorta project
NickB33 I disagree, they are worlds apart.
Cedric has out on the weight over the years. I guess there goes the tight pants.
too many croissants
Holy shit...anyone else thinks he looks like Frodo?
that was actually a good interview. I enjoyed Cedric's political stance quite a bit.
HOLY FUCKING SHIT YE$SSSSS
Fucking got my hopes up damn it
este gringo esta demasiado HOT
Life isn't short enough.
LOL
Isn't that the sad truth
What's that suppose to mean
god that man needs to grow back his beard
Right the fuck on Cedric
this guy looks like Ragnar Lothbrok
not broken - on the contrary, it (the system) works by design. I mean, I know what he means ... but the system isn't broken. if we were against all systems, we'd be on the right track toward healthy communities and a healthy planet.
He's on tranquillizers?
Hope so. He's song writing is better on the drugs.
he name dropped nick cave fucking yes and TMV i might be sick cannot wait for that shit, tomorrow manchester am gonna throw a chair
I for one will take the new ATDI record over the last TMV record any day of the week. I love TMV but Octahedron was crap.
The last Volta record was Noctourniquet though.. Which is seems to be everyone's least favorite one. YMMV
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
WizardsWithMachinery y bad I get them confused because I dislike both so much. Octahedron is uninspired, Noctourniquet is better but the mix is washed in reverb and has a really bad sound.
how about you all chill and respect is political views even if it seems wrong to you cedric is a very open minded guy if you could all sit down with him you could sit down and present your views aswell but no this is the 2010s not the 70s i know this shits the internet but still shits getting out of hand
They’ve been eating good and quit using Coke!
Interviewer thinks he's the one being interviewed. Trying to bait Cedric into saying some cliche anti-Trump shit.
I know man. I have watched similar interviews with musicians and they don't take the bait because Trump isn't the problem, and a smart person understands that.
Well, Cedric is vehemently anti-Trump on his twitter. Cedric thinks of Trump as a problem. But yeah, the reporter is a douche who's trying to derail an interview about art.
great to see cedric isn't sucked into that bs.
Oh, I didn't know about his twitter or anything. I think you're correct though, sick of reporters trying to get political opinions from artists.
Well, Trump is the president, so he’s the problem. He says so much shit that Obama could NEVER get away with. Trump is the mf problem!!!!!
The face of that clueless interviewer when Cedric dared to criticize Obama was priceless, "OH MY FUCKING GOD DID HE REALLY JUST SAY THIS?"
People react like the fearful cowards they are when they meet someone who dares to have contrarian opinions.
RIP Cedric
Love
He did not die?
Cedric is absolutely right...... the media made Trump the face of "the game", but the game has been the same no matter who is in the white house/senate/congress...... Obama was cute, but nowhere near as amazing as public perceives him...... he had his fuck-ups, it's just mainstream media doesn't blow it up, like they do with Trump
Biden and bush stood arm in arm with cheney lying us into iraq war. Trump didnt.
Matter of fact any public servant who got millions is suspect in both parties. Replace em all.
Cedric is looking turgid and distended
TMV is soooooo much better than ATD
I get what he’s talking about with the problems of racist being a white guy living in Detroit I can’t stop for gas on my way home at 4am because I’m the wrong color.
What happens if you do?
i hate nerds!!!!!
Right
2020. What is up with you political values? Your music is my favorite of all time! I hope that you come around. politically and with concerts after this pandemic. peace and love!
Lol, what did he say that was wrong? He was absolutely correct. Is it wrong cuz he didn't completely dog on Trump like everyone else?
@@zachmurray101 He literally did dog on him, deservedly. He's just dogging on.. the rest of society too.
@@zachmurray101 Yes. You know that's what he means. It's so lame that this extremely measured take on our political system is somehow too much for certain people to handle. I just don't understand how you even make it through the day being so judgmental.
Atdi new album is a disappointment..
Chris Steiger Why are you here then?
Only because everyone expected Relationship of Command part 2. It's a great album for what it is.
The loser interviewer tried baiting him a few times and he wouldn’t fall for it. Good on Cedric.
Yeah I agree Cedric racism is never going away smdh
Girlfriend needs to step away from the snacky cakes.