An utter gentleman. Very intelligent and open. Awesome bass player and actually a very underrated vocalist. Big Country could never be the same without Stuart. If only someone could have helped him to fight his demons. Thank you for the video. Thank you Tony and RIP Stuart.
I went to see them last night and have to admit I was thinking on your lines beforehand but I was surprised, and even amazed, at just how good they still were. They seem to be a bit like Triggers broom, but in a good way.
@@danielfoster446 Great analogy. I done a gig with Big Minds. Mark and the new BC lads with Derek Forbes and Brian McNeill from China Crisis. Great gig. BC meets Simple minds meets china crisis. I may resurrect my own band and call it Triggers Broom!
As Stuart Adamson once said -"Tony Butler the nicest man in music" ! Had the pleasure to meet Tony at a Big Country fan gathering in Ireland, such a gent. Always a huge fan of him 👍👍
Tony, you magnificent bastard. Thanks for all the great music and you still look and sound great. You are a true gent and look after yourself. I wish there were more like you
Tony Butler…total respect. Incredible bass player whose approach to Big Country songs enhanced and supported them to a peak. Cannot underestimate his contribution.
One of my absolute bass player heroes! A tremendous man. I soooo miss Big Country and Stuart. Cheers Tony! And thank you ladies for doing this! -Brent, VT USA
I’m really glad I stumbled on to this as it helped me get some closure regarding Stuart’s death. Hearing Tony say that he still isn’t over losing Stuart made me feel better somehow. Probably because that’s exactly how I feel. I’m still not over it. The loss continues to break my heart. I’m glad he quit the reforming of the band in honor of Stuart.
What a lovely man. I was at one of the gigs on their 1983 The Crossing Tour . ( 20/9/83 Newcastle City Hall ) I had the great fortune of meeting the band afterwards. Day I’ll never forget.. Thank you and god bless.
The Crossing ❤ Incredible sounding album, lost none of it's energy this day ! One of the greatest New Year's Eve gigs ever, Glasgow Barrowlands, when the Scottish Pipers went on stage midnight 🏴 RIP Stuart 🎸
@@Choose80s Was released on something called VHS back in the day ! :) There's a "grainy" version up on RUclips. Need someone to remaster & re-release it, in it's full glory ! Tony...... 🎸 :)
Stuart was a legend. I was listening to his music when he was lead guitar with the Skids! Unforgettable guitar style RIP. Always had Big Country blaring out in my room when I joined the army in 1982. Still play it now 41 years later!
Tony Butler is a criminally underrated bassist. I loved Big Country and Tony's bass playing. It's nice to find out that he's an all-around good guy as well.
So glad you liked our video. Thanks for watching 👍 Tony was so lovely to interview! We have short interviews with other Big Country members on our channel. Please subscribe if you like them 😊
Lucky enough to have met Tony. My band Bates Motel were on the radar of his record label while he was based in Cornwall but due to their commitment to another similar band to us it didn't happen. That's life! I will eternally respect Tony and Stuart as well as Bruce and Mark and be grateful for their music and inspiration. Thank you.
What a magic , share ! Tony , is still magic , and as for many millions of people the joy his work gave us all , and seeing many of his B.C. gigs , where magic nights ! a wonderful share , thankyou from rural france , ritchie . p.s.its been a magic journey from Acton / shepherds bush ( west london ).
Great to see Tony again. Met him a few years ago down in Cornwall....an absolute gentleman! Would still love to see him onstage with BC again though. Love ya Tony. P.S Thanks for this interview guys
Back in highschool, when I discovered Big Country, was absolutely enthralled by the band. Loved Stuart, yes, but it was the bassist & drummer that utterly captivated me! Phenomenal timeless rhythms! Tony & Mark are a massive part of why Big Country were so good & so original!
breaks my heart !!! breaks my fucking heart !! this band are still and probably always will be the most underrated band of all time ! why didn't stew talk to tony the most amazing sweet gent? questions upon questions .. sickens me ... i live for this band ... so iconic so different ! made a massive impact on my life!!!
Sèn them glasgow barras hogmanay 1983 best gig I've been to . Seen them a couple of years after that gig brixton academy . Great memories great band . Tony butler i salute you a gentleman and an incredible bass player
Big Country was so much more than just Stuart. He was an awesome talent, but every member of the band contributed enormously to their sound. Tony is just a gentleman and an amazing bassist. How can someone so accomplished be so humble?
@@Choose80s Thank you for your reply, Big Country's back catalogue and their current set up, just seem to get better and better. By the way, a cracking interview.
@@Choose80s Thanks for the reply, as soon as the track "Big Country" comes on the radio, I'm back in 1983. Just an amazing band. Your interview with Tony, surely comes across as being a member of something special.
What a wonderful man, some of my happiest memories would be bouncing up and down on the front row of a Big Country concert with Stuart and Tony smiling down. Not a phone in sight, just total communion between band and audience.
Saw Big Country before they took off at a mates club and after they finished we had a few beers and spoke to the lads, lovely bunch of guys. So sad what happened to Stuart.
Great interview! Thanks for posting. Big Country is a huge influence on me and am so glad I got to see them back in 1993 in NYC during the Buffalo Skinner tour. That was an epic show! Saw them more recently in Pittsburgh with Mike Peters singing...got to meet the band before and afterwards...good show but did miss Tony.
@@Choose80s Yeah that show was great. Definitely in my top 5 of all time! Was surprised how many of the lead guitar parts Stuart played. I'd always thought Bruce did most of them. Regardless, I recall a packed and very energized crowd...great atmosphere. And I recall slapping 5 with Stuart at the end of the show (along with 100s of others).
What a great man, and brilliant musician. I totally understand his position, no one should be pressuring him to do anything he isn't comfortable with, I see fans leaving comments here and there online expressing a desire to get him back in the band, you have to let artists follow their own paths, he owes us nothing, and has given so much.
Even though I was never in the band I feel exactly the way Tony does. The current band are like a tribute band. None of the passion of the original line up. Saw the countless times in the 80s and 90s and they were, and still are to this day, the best live band I have ever seen.
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What a lovely man Tony is. I'm a massive BC fan. Just subscribed. Great interview ladies. ❤️
@@JC-hu1wd thanks for watching and subscribing. We’re so glad you enjoyed it, he really is so lovely. Hoping for more BC interviews soon 😊
That's one incredible bassist right there and such a humble man too !
Absolutely. It was a real honour and pleasure to chat to him!
The man is a legend
Tony is so under-rated. Fantastic bass player and backing vocals.
My favorite bassist!
@@Lon3wolf13 he's amazing! Thanks for watching 😀
Tony's contribution to big country's sound shouldn't be underestimated a hugely talented musician ... thanks for the memories tony ❤
Totally agree!
Tony and his phenomenal bass playing was also a HUGE component to Pete Townsends epic "Empty Glass" LP!
An utter gentleman. Very intelligent and open. Awesome bass player and actually a very underrated vocalist. Big Country could never be the same without Stuart. If only someone could have helped him to fight his demons. Thank you for the video. Thank you Tony and RIP Stuart.
Absolutely. Such a lovely man. Glad you enjoyed our interview. Thanks for watching 😊
I went to see them last night and have to admit I was thinking on your lines beforehand but I was surprised, and even amazed, at just how good they still were. They seem to be a bit like Triggers broom, but in a good way.
@@danielfoster446 Great analogy. I done a gig with Big Minds. Mark and the new BC lads with Derek Forbes and Brian McNeill from China Crisis. Great gig. BC meets Simple minds meets china crisis. I may resurrect my own band and call it Triggers Broom!
PS If you haven't found her, check out Kirsten Adamson. She's fantastic and sings her Father's songs
Not the most well behaved Teacher though.
Good job Tony for not caving in to the corporate world and honoring your freind Stuart Adamson
As Stuart Adamson once said -"Tony Butler the nicest man in music" ! Had the pleasure to meet Tony at a Big Country fan gathering in Ireland, such a gent. Always a huge fan of him 👍👍
He really was so lovely to chat to. So glad you’ve had chance to meet him in person 😀
Tony, you magnificent bastard. Thanks for all the great music and you still look and sound great. You are a true gent and look after yourself. I wish there were more like you
Great bloke is Tony, forever grateful for his contribution to an amazing band
Absolutely! 👍
Tony Butler…total respect. Incredible bass player whose approach to Big Country songs enhanced and supported them to a peak. Cannot underestimate his contribution.
Absolutely! Thanks for watching 😊
Lovely to see Tony again. He’s a star.
Such a lovely man ❤
One of my absolute bass player heroes! A tremendous man. I soooo miss Big Country and Stuart. Cheers Tony! And thank you ladies for doing this! -Brent, VT USA
Thanks so much for watching Brent. He really is an iconic bassist - and such a lovely man too 😊
such a lovely person. A terrific band I can't believe its 40 years since I first bought their records and still play them.
I’m really glad I stumbled on to this as it helped me get some closure regarding Stuart’s death. Hearing Tony say that he still isn’t over losing Stuart made me feel better somehow. Probably because that’s exactly how I feel. I’m still not over it. The loss continues to break my heart. I’m glad he quit the reforming of the band in honor of Stuart.
So glad the interview meant so much to you. Thank you for watching. We hope to speak to Tony again 😊
I've just never got over it either, really.
He has always been such a lovely guy. Since I was 14 and learning to play bass he has been a constant in my dream dinner guest list.
Great Bassist and Great band. RIP Stuart. Best wishes to Tony, Mark and Bruce, as well as Ian Grant.
Stuart Adamson is sadly missed.
What a lovely man. I was at one of the gigs on their 1983 The Crossing Tour . ( 20/9/83 Newcastle City Hall ) I had the great fortune of meeting the band afterwards. Day I’ll never forget.. Thank you and god bless.
What a wonderful memory. Thanks for watching 👍 Glad you enjoyed it 😊
I was there too. What a band.
I never tire of listening to Big Country and place them among some of the best groups ever.
The Crossing ❤
Incredible sounding album, lost none of it's energy this day ! One of the greatest New Year's Eve gigs ever, Glasgow Barrowlands, when the Scottish Pipers went on stage midnight 🏴
RIP Stuart 🎸
Bet it was amazing! 😊
@@Choose80s Was released on something called VHS back in the day ! :) There's a "grainy" version up on RUclips. Need someone to remaster & re-release it, in it's full glory ! Tony...... 🎸 :)
Jeeezus , I wish I could have been there that night!
Love Big Country. When The Jam called it a day, B C carried on the baton, great band. R i p stuart adamson.❤
Incredible band ❤️
Tony you legend
Stuart was a legend. I was listening to his music when he was lead guitar with the Skids! Unforgettable guitar style RIP. Always had Big Country blaring out in my room when I joined the army in 1982. Still play it now 41 years later!
Absolutely! Thanks for sharing your memories and thanks for watching our interview 👍😊
One of the greatest bass players ever! also a great mover on stage....What a band he played in Big Country!!
Two lovely ladies with a true gentleman God bless you all
Thank you so much 😊 Glad you enjoyed it! 👍
Chance is one of my all time favourite songs. Lovely interview - stay well big fella. RIP Stuart x
This was great. Probably the best 25 minutes I've spent on RUclips. Special thanks to Tony tooo for his time.
@@Niiixxxx so glad you enjoyed it 😊 Thanks for watching 👍
Top man Tony! Thanks for the music big fella.
What an honor to see Tony Butler thriving.
It really is! Thanks for watching 👍😊
One of my favorite bass players and a really nice guy.
This band was one of the best points in my musical journey. Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Tony Butler is a criminally underrated bassist. I loved Big Country and Tony's bass playing. It's nice to find out that he's an all-around good guy as well.
Best Rock Bass Player 80s/90s. Total Gent as well.
Respect! Rip Stuart, you were and still are deeply missed from us fans of BC!!! Tony's a great bassist
Absolutely! Thanks for watching 😊
Legend is Tony. The bass work on Steeltown is off the charts.
Agreed! 👍 Thanks for watching 😊
love your interview with Tony- I have always wanted to hear from him and how things were going. Kudos to you two!!!!!!! Love you and Tony!!!!!
So glad you liked our video. Thanks for watching 👍 Tony was so lovely to interview! We have short interviews with other Big Country members on our channel. Please subscribe if you like them 😊
Big Country is sooo underrated! Will always love them ❤
What a fantastic humble gent Tony is !! A great interview with the Big Country legend and great insight to the awesome Stuart Adamson
Glad you enjoyed it 😊 Thanks for watching 👍
Totally loved this interview! Tony is such a shining light!
So glad you liked it! Tony is so lovely. Thank you for watching ☺️
Lucky enough to have met Tony.
My band Bates Motel were on the radar of his record label while he was based in Cornwall but due to their commitment to another similar band to us it didn't happen.
That's life!
I will eternally respect Tony and Stuart as well as Bruce and Mark and be grateful for their music and inspiration.
Thank you.
@@andynicholas1728 aah shame it didn’t work out for you at that time. Thanks for sharing your memory and for watching the interview 👍😊
Tony thank you for this. Your contribution to music and transformation is Massive! Greetings from South Africa. Thank you Big Country
@@davidgollan6510 thank you for watching 👍 Glad you enjoyed the interview 😊
Great interview, thanks ladies..
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 😊
Tony has a monster bass sound. Stuart and himself were so important to me growing up. God bless them both 🙏❤️
Tony is awesome. Have always loved him. And Big Country!
Such a lovely guy
LEGEND
I live in Tennessee Tony you are one of us 👍
What a magic , share ! Tony , is still magic , and as for many millions of people the joy his work gave us all , and seeing many of his B.C. gigs , where magic nights !
a wonderful share , thankyou from rural france , ritchie .
p.s.its been a magic journey from Acton / shepherds bush ( west london ).
So glad you enjoyed it 😊 We loved chatting to him 👍
Love Tony and loved BC...forever the best
Glad to see he is still kicking and doing his thing!! :)
I'm a huge Big Country fan and I enjoyed this interview. The interviewers didn't interrupt but you could tell they're big fans.
Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed it 😊👍
I met Tony twice. '83 & 93. Always smiling. Told me to 'Stay Alive'!
Aah lovely 😊
Tony one of the greats of Big Country,Tony Stuart ❤❤❤❤
Great to see Tony again. Met him a few years ago down in Cornwall....an absolute gentleman! Would still love to see him onstage with BC again though. Love ya Tony.
P.S Thanks for this interview guys
Us too! Never say never! Glad you enjoyed our interview, thanks for watching 😊
Top bloke. Big Country and Queen on the same stage..... I wouldn't be able to sleep for weeks!
Us neither! 👍
Tony, you have earned your worth in platinum!
By God, the creator of us all, many blessings for long life!
Thank you for this interview! 💖
@@twehnes thanks so much for watching 👍 Glad you enjoyed it 😊
God bless you Tony…!!!!!!!!
What a genuinely nice chap and amazing bass player. Great interview
Absolutely. Thanks for watching 😊
Back in highschool, when I discovered Big Country, was absolutely enthralled by the band. Loved Stuart, yes, but it was the bassist & drummer that utterly captivated me! Phenomenal timeless rhythms! Tony & Mark are a massive part of why Big Country were so good & so original!
breaks my heart !!! breaks my fucking heart !! this band are still and probably always will be the most underrated band of all time ! why didn't stew talk to tony the most amazing sweet gent? questions upon questions .. sickens me ... i live for this band ... so iconic so different ! made a massive impact on my life!!!
absolutely loved this, thank you girls ❤
So glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching 😊
Tony, thank you for all the amazing and intricate music
Sèn them glasgow barras hogmanay 1983 best gig I've been to . Seen them a couple of years after that gig brixton academy . Great memories great band . Tony butler i salute you a gentleman and an incredible bass player
I love this dude! great bassist!
Tony Butler what a gent thankyou for my musical youth still playing the albums today
Great Job Tony.. Rock ON Sir!!!
He is a legend and sadly missed.
Tony played some great licks in B.C, superb bass player. Comes across as a really nice guy.
Absolutely! He was such a lovely guy to chat to 😊
I just love Tony I seen him with Big Country a few times
Top man Tony👍🏻
a lovely guy. 👍
He really is. Thanks for watching 😊
Looking forward to hearing your new music.Mr Butler 🎶🎤
Great bassist great guy.
Big Country was so much more than just Stuart. He was an awesome talent, but every member of the band contributed enormously to their sound.
Tony is just a gentleman and an amazing bassist. How can someone so accomplished be so humble?
Tony really is so lovely. Thanks for watching 👍😊
What a gentleman and so well spoken :-)
Absolutely! Thanks for watching 😊
An amazing band, at 57, I've loved them since my teens. Saw them for the first time in Cardiff in May, what a night.
Bet it was fantastic!
@@Choose80s Thank you for your reply, Big Country's back catalogue and their current set up, just seem to get better and better. By the way, a cracking interview.
@@drewwilliams6888 so glad you enjoyed it! 😊 We could have spoken for so much longer. Hopefully we’ll get to speak to him again 🤞 Such a lovely man.
@@Choose80s Thanks for the reply, as soon as the track "Big Country" comes on the radio, I'm back in 1983. Just an amazing band. Your interview with Tony, surely comes across as being a member of something special.
@@drewwilliams6888 it really was an honour ❤️
What a wonderful man, some of my happiest memories would be bouncing up and down on the front row of a Big Country concert with Stuart and Tony smiling down. Not a phone in sight, just total communion between band and audience.
Lovely memories 😊 Thanks for watching 👍
Saw Big Country before they took off at a mates club and after they finished we had a few beers and spoke to the lads, lovely bunch of guys. So sad what happened to Stuart.
Simply the best!!
Tony's is such a great person. Love how humble he is. Not surprised but happy to see it.
Glad you enjoyed the interview 👍 Thanks for watching 😊
Talented bassist
The best band in my lifetime, thanks for this interview. Often wondered how Tony n the others are doing 🙏 thanks n Blessins
So glad you enjoyed it, thanks for watching 😊
@@Choose80s thank y'all 🤝
Great bass player - loved this interview.
He absolutely is! Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching. We have other Big Country interviews on here and more to come 😊
Great video ,and he comes across as a really nice guy ,they were a great band and i still listen to their music
Glad you enjoyed our interview 😊 Thanks for watching 👍
Ladies, thank you so much for this great interview.
So glad you enjoyed it 😊
Great to listen to Tony hes a gentleman and his memories of Stuart and Big county one of my favourite bands ❤
Thanks for watching 👍 Glad you enjoyed it 😊
Will never forget Stuart. Big country the best band ever, Great music. Soon as I get in my car on goes Big Country. What a nice man Tony is.
He really is 😊
Great interview! Thanks for posting. Big Country is a huge influence on me and am so glad I got to see them back in 1993 in NYC during the Buffalo Skinner tour. That was an epic show! Saw them more recently in Pittsburgh with Mike Peters singing...got to meet the band before and afterwards...good show but did miss Tony.
@@castaneiavillage glad you enjoyed the interview 👍 It was lovely chatting to Tony. Thanks for watching 😊 Bet that 1993 show was fantastic!!
@@Choose80s Yeah that show was great. Definitely in my top 5 of all time! Was surprised how many of the lead guitar parts Stuart played. I'd always thought Bruce did most of them. Regardless, I recall a packed and very energized crowd...great atmosphere. And I recall slapping 5 with Stuart at the end of the show (along with 100s of others).
Great Bass player is Tony...he always stood out for me as a teenager as he was so vibrant and dancy! :)
Thanks one & all for a lovely interview !
So glad you enjoyed it Andrew 😊 Thanks for watching and for commenting 👍
Legendary Bassist, respect
Thanks for watching 😊
What a great man, and brilliant musician. I totally understand his position, no one should be pressuring him to do anything he isn't comfortable with, I see fans leaving comments here and there online expressing a desire to get him back in the band, you have to let artists follow their own paths, he owes us nothing, and has given so much.
Great comment. Thanks for watching 😊👍🙏
nice one here, was once on Big Country concert in East Berlin one or two years before the wall came down. One of the best concerts I have been on
WHAT IT IS, BROTHER TON! GOD JESUS BLESS YOU AND FAMILY, OORAH SEMPR FI, TONY BOYO!!!!!
Even though I was never in the band I feel exactly the way Tony does. The current band are like a tribute band. None of the passion of the original line up. Saw the countless times in the 80s and 90s and they were, and still are to this day, the best live band I have ever seen.
Thanks for the good interview. Big Country is one of the greatest bands ever, and Buffalo Skinners is in my top-10 records of all time.
Glad you enjoyed the interview 😊 Thanks for watching 👍
God bless you Tony mate
Seems like such a nice guy... what an amazing talent!
what a cool, humble dude....
Superb musician. ❤
One of the best bassists ever .
Absolutely!