As a person that lives right across the river from Portland I can say that Portland is kind of a shitty place to live now because of all the homeless camps.
I just simply love Isaac, he is like so real, and he does not force himself into pretending he is something he is not, and, he make smusic for himself, not for others, I mean, even when people started complaining about their new style, he just kept on doing it, because thats what he likes.
I used to live right next to the park that his housenis by. Been a fan for 15 years and heard him jamming and singing one night. From then on ever so often i would go to the park to hear him jam. I just met Jermiah Green while I was out the other night, so that was cool. Will always love Modest Mouse!
These comments are funny. Portland is a small City. He lived off Belmont st. He opened a bar. Not hard to run into people here. Jeremiah was actually out at a drum and bass night downtown. That was a surprise, but awesome I got to meet him. This was so long ago.... 😂
@@homatekk I always love idiotic comments like above. Like, Isaac doesn't live on the moon or something, there's other people around. It's not outside the realm of possibility that you can hear him playing music. But instead to these internet edgelords it's always like, "NO! NOTHING LIKE THIS COULD EVER HAPPEN!"
I remember growing up with Isaac in Issaquah, and he hasn't changed a bit! I stumbled onto a song from a coworker in 2000 not realizing it was him and I loved it! Then the next day I saw his pic in the SF Chronicle when he played at the Filmore and it blew my freaking mind!!!! So I moved from Issaquah in 92 to Half Moon Bay and went to school with Eric Judy!! WTF kinda wierd shit is that!!! Two states away!! I couldn't make this shit up! Keep up the great work my old friend!
Isaac Brock used to shop at the grocery store I was a cashier at in Portland, Oregon in 2013-2014 and was also my neighbor, I miss him living in Portland and casually coming through my grocery line, it always made my month to see him once in a blue moon, wish I wasn't so starstruck and would have asked him more interesting things though, he is super smart and cool. One time he asked how my day was and I said, "I can't wait to be off work" and he responded, "Yeah, I've only been here 5 minute and I already can't wait to leave here too" LOL I laughed so hard, good news for people who love bad news :)
Isaac is such an odd fellow but he's lived a weird life, this guy went from being kicked out of his mom's house and moving into a shed behind it to where he is now. Good for him.
He wasn't kicked out. He volunteered after the house was flooded. Didn't want to crowd the trailer the rest of his family lived in during renovations. He's a pretty cool guy.
what a beautiful house. Dude deserves every penny he's made, Modest Mouse is one of the biggest inspirations for me and one of the most unique bands of all time. Weird, catchy, different.
He's come a long way from that first documentary where he borrows 99 cents to get a beer which won't get a Heineken because "they're getting rich off of beer" and settles for a Mickey's.
“This is corporate headquarters, where Isaac from corporate hangs out.” Hahahah I find Isaac fucking hilarious. I fucking love seeing them live and when he’ll just rant and rave about nonsense, it’s always fucking great.
that's so nice to hear, I'm still v proud of what we made on like zero dollars, a tiny killer crew & some decent equipment (this is sh on spouse's yt acct)
I was in the park near his house and heard them jamming. It gave me the chills, though the music just sounded like laid back jamming. More recently, I was working at a sub shop in Seattle and Eric Judy came in. I was too shy to say "I love your band!" and alas I was the only one who recognized him. Though all my coworkers were fans. //coolstorybro
“Woah, your house is beautiful” Isaac: “I know” Usually I would think someone would be kinda douchey to respond that way but somehow it makes sense with Isaac Brock and I’m okay with it
Y'know, after years and years of listening to MM, I've never really seen Isaac just being Isaac I have to admit, I find the mounted animals a bit creepy, but he's also so hilariously nice and chill in person. Complete opposite of what I expected, for some reason
when this started, I was going to make a joke about him talking about taxidermy... then HE ACTUALLY DID!!! wow, that was freaky... I'm going to go get some iced tea...
Man, I hope that their new album has the same vibe as the song they played. It's got a /really/ great sound to it. Sort of dreamy, almost in a way that hearkens back to The Moon and Antarctica, but is distinctly it's own thing. Would be a great change of pace after We Were Dead's rambunctiousness. Yeah, that's right. Rambunctiousness. (I hope Frizzle Frats makes a guest appearance on the new album. Next year!)
For all the people wondering if Modest Mouse is up to scratch here is my preferred track list : Dramamine, Heart Cooks Brain, Fire it Up, Custom Concern, Dark Centre of the Universe, Float On, Ocean Breathes Salty, Parting of the Sensory, A Different City, Bury me with It, Cowboy Dan, Here it comes +1 , A life of Arctic Sounds, Trailer Trash, Out of Gas, Bankrupt on Selling, Styrofoam Boots/Its all nice on ice, All night Diner +1 , Sleepwalking, Edit the Sad Parts. Each and every 1 ,10/10 !!!!!!!
***Dukes Up, ***Missed the Boat, Education, Little Motel, Steam Ingenious, ***Talkin' Shit About a Pretty Sunset, ***Doin' the Cockroach, *****Convenient Parking, *****Polar Opposites, *****Wild Packs of Family Dogs, ***The Stars are Projectors, *****Third Planet, *****Gravity Rides Everything, *****Teeth Like God's Shoeshine, ***Trucker's Atlas, ***Shit Luck, *Long Distance Drunk, *Jesus Christ was an Only Child, *Tiny Cities Made of Ashes, ***Lives, Alone Down There, I Came as a Rat, Life Like Weeds, Bukowski, *Satin in a Coffin, ***The Good Times are Killing Me, The View, ***Lounge (Closing Time), *One Chance, *Blame It on the Tetons, ***The World at Large, ***Think Long... Plus some of what you said: *****Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice Alright, *****Dramamine, ***Heart Cooks Brain, *****Cowboy Dan, ***Dark Center of the Universe, ***Ocean Breathes Salty, ***A Different City, *Parting of the Sensory, *Bury Me With It, *****Trailer Trash, *Bankrupt on Selling, *Out of Gas, *Custom Concern, Fire It Up. ***asterisk for extra preference
"your house is beautiful!"
isaac: "i know"
That was funny 👍
He can't believe it either
Ike
My favorite Portlandia sketch.
yes,.
Obviously.
Oof
@@tatewick5176 sheep
Get the gear
I will forever love this video.
"They gotta live somewhere... or not live as the case may be. Um, that's a bunch of birds."
Haha the bunch of birds cracked me up. It was like everything else was leading up to that for me lol
like he said, not killed for him and probably decades old so...
His house looks like a modest mouse album cover
patrick crawford exactly my thoughts. It has a melancholy and a calm rural feel to it.
Should I kill myself?
@@_aworldthatspoke950 probably not.
building nothing out of something?
@@sukfu99more like nasty parlour tricks, im thinking
This is exactly how I picture everyone in portland interacting with each other.
Downtown yes you get to the outskirts of Portland no it gets shitty as you go out until you hit country side towns and everything gets better again.
Yeah we all like that lol only difference all my animals are still living.
Wlfwrk you guessed it.
As a portlander yep it’s pretty accurate
As a person that lives right across the river from Portland I can say that Portland is kind of a shitty place to live now because of all the homeless camps.
"People who love Pottery Barn would love this kitchen" sounds like the title of their next LP.
That would be great.
+sko0t31022 LMAO
This made me literally lol, I fing love this comment. And you're right, too, btw, it does. 👌
lmaooo when I heard that I literally thought it could be modest mouse lyrics..album title even better
good news for people who love pottery barn
'heeeeyyy lady, howre you doin'
Haha he totally forgot her name
Good thanks
Fuck, this is cracking me up.
What it says "heeeeey lady, howre you doing"
What i read "heeeeey lady, whoorre you doing"
I was not prepared for that at all
I came to hear what his voice sounded like... EXACTLY HOW I WANTED IT TO SOUND.
pls help him voice is grand
with a lisp...
@@keatoncore3321 ohhh thank the gods it's not just me lmaoo
I just simply love Isaac, he is like so real, and he does not force himself into pretending he is something he is not, and, he make smusic for himself, not for others, I mean, even when people started complaining about their new style, he just kept on doing it, because thats what he likes.
I know it's a 5-year-old innocent typo, but smusic is my new favourite word, and the name of my new imaginary band.
You had me at smusic
"Hi Isaac!"
"heeeey lady, how're you doin?"
He definitely forgot her name.
I love smusic, and agree with all sentiments expressed. Isaac Brock and everyone in this comment section are tied for my fav human beings
I used to live under the sink in this house.
"His name is Frizzlefrats." I knew right then that I was in for a fun video.
His lisp makes it that much cuter
Frisszlefratssszz
That's it! My band name will be "FrizzleFrats" !
The fact he wants to sign bands he loves to listen to rather than looking for commercial success. /applaud
I used to live right next to the park that his housenis by. Been a fan for 15 years and heard him jamming and singing one night. From then on ever so often i would go to the park to hear him jam. I just met Jermiah Green while I was out the other night, so that was cool. Will always love Modest Mouse!
None of that happened
Proof?
It’s a residential neighborhood not Beverly hills
These comments are funny. Portland is a small City. He lived off Belmont st.
He opened a bar. Not hard to run into people here. Jeremiah was actually out at a drum and bass night downtown. That was a surprise, but awesome I got to meet him. This was so long ago.... 😂
@@homatekk I always love idiotic comments like above. Like, Isaac doesn't live on the moon or something, there's other people around. It's not outside the realm of possibility that you can hear him playing music. But instead to these internet edgelords it's always like, "NO! NOTHING LIKE THIS COULD EVER HAPPEN!"
Love Isaac Brock and that place but I'd sure hate to play Jumanji in that house.
Best possible comment
yess
Someone needs to start a petition to make Isaac read like an audiobook because his voice is just the best! I fucking love that little lisp of his
agreed, his voice is so adorable and soothing
Yesss. Post Office by Bukowski
@@jbomb7867 Yeah!
Isaac is the incarnation of a real fucking seaman. Him and Les Claypool should go fucking fishing, goddamn,.
Him, Les Claypool, and Dean Ween. That's the fucking dream team.
Guercinator I was about to type that as I started reading this comment... itd be so brown
He's not really indie rock but I think Brent Hinds from the band Mastodon would fit in nicely with those dudes
Mr scruff too
Back when Portland was a beautiful place to live...I was born and raised here and miss these times so much.
It's still beautiful and great
hes dressed like an old professor showing you around his lighthouse with all the knick knacks and shit on the walls I love it.
At the end, they are playing a demo of "Pups to Dust" 4 years before it was released.
Glacial Pace indeed. That's why I love these guys. No rush, it's out when it's out
One of my most favorite songs from MM, it was interesting to hear some early drafts.
I know it's really not supposed to be, but this is one of the funniest videos I've seen in a long time
Isaac is just whole
He's made his house as he imagined it. That's inspiring as all hell.
Girl has impeccable vibes, she's perfect for this interview. Not too much structure and not forced questioning
"Your house is beautiful"
"I know"
We love a self aware king
I remember growing up with Isaac in Issaquah, and he hasn't changed a bit! I stumbled onto a song from a coworker in 2000 not realizing it was him and I loved it! Then the next day I saw his pic in the SF Chronicle when he played at the Filmore and it blew my freaking mind!!!! So I moved from Issaquah in 92 to Half Moon Bay and went to school with Eric Judy!! WTF kinda wierd shit is that!!! Two states away!! I couldn't make this shit up! Keep up the great work my old friend!
Isaac Brock used to shop at the grocery store I was a cashier at in Portland, Oregon in 2013-2014 and was also my neighbor, I miss him living in Portland and casually coming through my grocery line, it always made my month to see him once in a blue moon, wish I wasn't so starstruck and would have asked him more interesting things though, he is super smart and cool. One time he asked how my day was and I said, "I can't wait to be off work" and he responded, "Yeah, I've only been here 5 minute and I already can't wait to leave here too" LOL I laughed so hard, good news for people who love bad news :)
Isaac is such an odd fellow but he's lived a weird life, this guy went from being kicked out of his mom's house and moving into a shed behind it to where he is now. Good for him.
now his mom lives in a shed in the back
4:51
plus they lived in hippie communes growing up
He wasn't kicked out. He volunteered after the house was flooded. Didn't want to crowd the trailer the rest of his family lived in during renovations. He's a pretty cool guy.
@@kdigydigy He's an asshole that writes good lyrics and can play the hell out of the guitar. Doesn't make him any less of asshole.
He's a gentleman's gentleman
"My old manager... Rick Ferrari. He's a gentleman's gentleman."
isaac brock is my favorite human
what a beautiful house. Dude deserves every penny he's made, Modest Mouse is one of the biggest inspirations for me and one of the most unique bands of all time. Weird, catchy, different.
Isaac is the only guy who could have a house full of animal corpses and it come off as charming
I would love to go to Isaac's house just to inspect his entire CD / Vinyl collection.
It would be interesting
+Guercinator Heeeyyy Guercinator
Guercinator Mostly Milli Vanilli and C&C Music Factory.
You would wouldnt you lol thanks for posting all the music
You were my hero in high school on the school computer.
"It makes me feel busy, but really I'm not."
Oh my god I love Isaac.
He looks so happy in this. Really warms the heart.
the lisp really ties the house together !
I don't know how these guys can sing so well and chain smoke. Sweet house.
You got a light
They don’t sing so well haha. Heard em live?
He's come a long way from that first documentary where he borrows 99 cents to get a beer which won't get a Heineken because "they're getting rich off of beer" and settles for a Mickey's.
my first thought
yes. so much this
Nobody should have to drink Heineken. That's torture, my friend. Take it from a Belgian that knows beer.
@@SimonRobeynsI love and hate that I have no memory of this or what I was referring to
don't worry haha, i was just shitting around@@southrules
I love when it cuts back to him and he just has that amazing hat on. Long live Isaac Brock
his speaking voice is so much like his singing voice, he doesn't even really need to sing
It's real hard to sing how you speak too
"Uh...hrs a bunch a birds." Hahaha hilarious
why is isaac brock the coolest person ever
heeeyyyy, lady, how are ya doin
Isaac has never liked interviews, but he aced this and I'm so happy he did this. Thanks for sharing!
"You gotta live somewhere. Or not live as the case may be."
uh, how did you get so into, uh.... ~animals~
“This is corporate headquarters, where Isaac from corporate hangs out.” Hahahah I find Isaac fucking hilarious. I fucking love seeing them live and when he’ll just rant and rave about nonsense, it’s always fucking great.
I come back to this interview time to time. I’ve loved MM for probably 22 years now. ❤️
that's so nice to hear, I'm still v proud of what we made on like zero dollars, a tiny killer crew & some decent equipment (this is sh on spouse's yt acct)
Opening with mimicking birds is beautiful
I am confident in saying Isaac Brock is a genius and the greatest man who has ever lived.
The way he words things cracks me up for some reason. Keep doin' your thing, Isaac.
i've watched this video before and i got fooled into thinking rick ferrari was a real fucking person, again.
I've watched this video before and read your comment, and I went to like it again only to find out I've given it a thumbs up in the past
A modest mouse, living in an awesome house!
my favorite artist of all time.
I just want to be his best friend.
I was in the park near his house and heard them jamming. It gave me the chills, though the music just sounded like laid back jamming. More recently, I was working at a sub shop in Seattle and Eric Judy came in. I was too shy to say "I love your band!" and alas I was the only one who recognized him. Though all my coworkers were fans. //coolstorybro
4:56 - I watched this interview almost 10 years ago and I always remembered him saying this. Glad this video is still available.
“Woah, your house is beautiful”
Isaac: “I know”
Usually I would think someone would be kinda douchey to respond that way but somehow it makes sense with Isaac Brock and I’m okay with it
Thanks to Isaac I discovered how incredible Mimicking Birds is and their self titled album is now one of my favorite albums
That's that "Float on" money.
I love his voice💕 You're my favorite artist, Isaac! Keep up the beauitful music!
this is the most portland interview ive ever seen
a man after my own heart ❤️ the only person i’ll fangirl over
I have a feeling they just walked into this poor man's house and started asking a shit load of questions
I’m still in love with this video & I’ve shown it to so many people
paused several times to study his studio. There is so much cool stuff and gear.
Isaac is the best. The song at the end sounds so so so good!
alternative title to video: "How to be a 'Kooky Indie Guy' starter kit"
How can you not like issac Brock? He makes amazing music & seems like he really cares about people
I lived in a Portland house similar to this! I miss it so much
Isaac seems like such an awesome guy, I hope he's like that irl.
He has such an interesting unique guitar style.
I love that he mentioned Mimicking Birds and now they're on tour with him. 💚
We stan a king
that song at the end is so chill, eric judy can just write these groovin' bass lines unlike any other, i love it
Thats why he´s the only one person I can actually consider an idol to me, some one to follow and try to learn from, thanks man.
i like that mimicking birds are playing in the background
Me too
Y'know, after years and years of listening to MM, I've never really seen Isaac just being Isaac
I have to admit, I find the mounted animals a bit creepy, but he's also so hilariously nice and chill in person. Complete opposite of what I expected, for some reason
The melody in his vocal is representative of his absolute genius
HOLY SHIT. Isaac Brock's voice is so...deep and mysterious...and serious...and beautiful....
I love both versions of "pups to dust". I wish they would release this version as a single.
6 years later and I'm still wishing the same thing! Such a good version.
tell me about it@@appleget
god i love this man
You know I respect this man very much.
I'm happy it worked out this way and that Isaac has a dope house and isn't fucked.
I fuckin adore this early version of Pups to Dust. Just the atmosphere of it all. Coolest. dudes. ever
I was wondering if I was the only one that noticed it was an early version of that song!
sick song love the percussion section.
when this started, I was going to make a joke about him talking about taxidermy... then HE ACTUALLY DID!!! wow, that was freaky... I'm going to go get some iced tea...
how was the iced tea?
He is hilarious!
He's one of my favorite people on the planet... I need to meet him one day
So proud to live here ❤
Thanks for sharing Isaac...you made me smile a lot in this video and I LOOOOVE the tin ceiling!....Portland rocks...
I am in love with his attic.
"...thats a bunch of birds"
"...yeah"
I love Isaac Brock so much
Man, I hope that their new album has the same vibe as the song they played. It's got a /really/ great sound to it. Sort of dreamy, almost in a way that hearkens back to The Moon and Antarctica, but is distinctly it's own thing.
Would be a great change of pace after We Were Dead's rambunctiousness. Yeah, that's right. Rambunctiousness.
(I hope Frizzle Frats makes a guest appearance on the new album. Next year!)
its been 4 years. what did you think of it
isaac is awesome
He's a gentleman's gentlemen.
1:11 "His name's Frizzle-Frats."
:D
Modest Mouse is like a musical Monty Python. I love this band!
Is this a Tim and Eric sketch?
lol pretty much!!
are you a tim and eric sketch? well..... are you..... prove that you arent.
Oh shit matt
+Becca Leslein #deep
I'm stuck lol
For all the people wondering if Modest Mouse is up to scratch here is my preferred track list : Dramamine, Heart Cooks Brain, Fire it Up, Custom Concern, Dark Centre of the Universe, Float On, Ocean Breathes Salty, Parting of the Sensory, A Different City, Bury me with It, Cowboy Dan, Here it comes +1 , A life of Arctic Sounds, Trailer Trash, Out of Gas, Bankrupt on Selling, Styrofoam Boots/Its all nice on ice, All night Diner +1 , Sleepwalking, Edit the Sad Parts. Each and every 1 ,10/10 !!!!!!!
***Dukes Up, ***Missed the Boat, Education, Little Motel, Steam Ingenious, ***Talkin' Shit About a Pretty Sunset, ***Doin' the Cockroach, *****Convenient Parking, *****Polar Opposites, *****Wild Packs of Family Dogs, ***The Stars are Projectors, *****Third Planet, *****Gravity Rides Everything, *****Teeth Like God's Shoeshine, ***Trucker's Atlas, ***Shit Luck, *Long Distance Drunk, *Jesus Christ was an Only Child, *Tiny Cities Made of Ashes, ***Lives, Alone Down There, I Came as a Rat, Life Like Weeds, Bukowski, *Satin in a Coffin, ***The Good Times are Killing Me, The View, ***Lounge (Closing Time), *One Chance, *Blame It on the Tetons, ***The World at Large, ***Think Long... Plus some of what you said: *****Styrofoam Boots/It's All Nice on Ice Alright, *****Dramamine, ***Heart Cooks Brain, *****Cowboy Dan, ***Dark Center of the Universe, ***Ocean Breathes Salty, ***A Different City, *Parting of the Sensory, *Bury Me With It, *****Trailer Trash, *Bankrupt on Selling, *Out of Gas, *Custom Concern, Fire It Up. ***asterisk for extra preference
He is and always will be my hero