Bill Hicks - It's Just A Ride

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  • Опубликовано: 23 окт 2024

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  • @nathanroman6566
    @nathanroman6566 7 лет назад +2149

    I keep coming back to this video when depressed as hell

    • @morganl9024
      @morganl9024 7 лет назад +57

      Nathan Roman You aint the only one

    • @angelagosling7890
      @angelagosling7890 6 лет назад +24

      watch the version at the end of zeitgeist, they merge him icke both saying it while some very nice music plays, is enough to make me cry tbh

    • @Luke-ofStoke-Factor
      @Luke-ofStoke-Factor 6 лет назад +3

      Nathan Roman me too today

    • @guycoolhai
      @guycoolhai 6 лет назад +3

      Then get help

    • @Gillan1792
      @Gillan1792 6 лет назад +3

      Nathan Roman me too...

  • @redlester
    @redlester 3 года назад +1060

    First saw this in 1993 aged 33, now at almost 62 it STILL causes me to "have something in my eye" every time I watch it. Still the greatest, we miss you Bill.

    • @SincereSentinel
      @SincereSentinel 2 года назад +40

      It's my 33rd birthday today. The cycle continues 🙂✌️☮️

    • @randomness4272
      @randomness4272 2 года назад +23

      @@SincereSentinel 23 here. just thought i'd plant my flag and say even though this guy was before my time, he speaks like a spirit guide whilst also being funny.

    • @GestattenWinnetou
      @GestattenWinnetou 2 года назад +11

      49 yo here. Oops I have somethin in my eye.

    • @teecee3866
      @teecee3866 2 года назад +8

      Yeah, my eyes get misty when I watch it. He was the greatest.

    • @aviadcohen3796
      @aviadcohen3796 Год назад +9

      I think the 'Third Eye' by Tool referenced these words specifically: Dreaming of that face again, It's bright and blue and shimmering, Grinning wide
      And comforting me with its three warm and wild eyes"
      He was one of the first and ONLY to tell these truths. First time I heard this I felt like I've been struck, still gets me every time

  • @OmegaSoypreme
    @OmegaSoypreme 9 лет назад +3611

    This always makes me feel better about things.

    • @Sindjelic88
      @Sindjelic88 9 лет назад +67

      +superchief86 Right? :) He figured it out, it's just a ride, enjoy, relax, be happy. :)

    • @frook7130
      @frook7130 8 лет назад +39

      +superchief86 i come and watch this each week, just the way he speaks, and the overall message, amazing

    • @JayCreates
      @JayCreates 8 лет назад +34

      +superchief86 Its a spiritual lesson directly to us

    • @TheMrlittletooth
      @TheMrlittletooth 7 лет назад +24

      Its just a ride bro.

    • @MagicMalky
      @MagicMalky 7 лет назад +21

      especially with 20/20 hindsight knowing he knew he was about to die here

  • @ashrafsahdan5606
    @ashrafsahdan5606 6 лет назад +561

    "Remember, we are eternal, all this pain is an illusion!"

    • @trunomad
      @trunomad 4 года назад +29

      Parabola

    • @trunomad
      @trunomad 4 года назад +21

      Lateralus is an epic album with so many messages... The title being all about fibonacci and the colors of the circle.. so cool

    • @raerth
      @raerth 4 года назад +12

      Not to get into an argument with MJK, but my counterpoint is "Remember, we are ephemeral, all you experience is all there'll ever be for you. So make it count!"

    • @Sanctimonite
      @Sanctimonite 4 года назад +8

      The point is to live like this is it. Love and forgiveness.

    • @all_invite_0hm
      @all_invite_0hm 4 года назад +1

      @@trunomad The title is about living laterally... your mind focused outward... That is, not getting lost in thought, being attuned to intuition. And yeah, the vocals being based on the fibonacci sequence.

  • @joeydube420
    @joeydube420 9 лет назад +1480

    Hicks and Carlin, my two favorites

    • @jakefarronmerlin7963
      @jakefarronmerlin7963 9 лет назад +7

      +Jesus yea doug and bill are my faves, something about carlins vibe i dont like, cant put my finger on it.

    • @robertraine445
      @robertraine445 9 лет назад +4

      +Jesus So They Can Reach Him Whilst He's "Surfing The Lake Of Fire Rockin To Jimmy Hendrix"

    • @thezeptetis5087
      @thezeptetis5087 9 лет назад +31

      +Trumpepe Carlin IS the best of the best, period.

    • @creatrixtrodler6659
      @creatrixtrodler6659 8 лет назад +7

      +Bruce Slajvic Considering Hicks only lived to age 34 i think and Carlin lived until he was 80 something,only a total fucking moron can compare since Carlin had 40-50 years more then Hicks.

    • @trendior2503
      @trendior2503 8 лет назад +17

      Creatrix Trodler Thanks darling, I'm talking about talent, not achievements. Anyway, I do prefer Hicks rather than Carlin. Carlin was great onstage and had a huge talent to talk in a funnier way to the masses, something Hicks never grasped, on the other hand, Hicks was a way more genuine and delievred much more insights, apart from disagreeing a lot with them.

  • @fandlpetroleum
    @fandlpetroleum 4 года назад +501

    Bill does what every TED talker tries to do without even trying.

    • @zovalentine7305
      @zovalentine7305 2 года назад +10

      Try is so trying
      Just do it

    • @imnotsmartbutimdumb
      @imnotsmartbutimdumb Год назад +5

      You realize he was comedian who got on stage multiples times a week for years, he definitely “tried” when it came to his craft. In fact claiming he did this without trying is not giving proper credit, he spent years and years working on this, claiming he didn’t try is an insult to bill hicks legacy.

    • @diogenissk
      @diogenissk Год назад +5

      @@imnotsmartbutimdumb he means the message he is saying in the specific clip

    • @skog13
      @skog13 Год назад +1

      @@imnotsmartbutimdumb i believe what you'll find he was trying to say is......ummmmm ahhhh ...ummmm......

    • @user-vt3vo1yd3v
      @user-vt3vo1yd3v Год назад

      @@diogenissk Yeah, he tried, that’s the point. He didn’t just magically make a point, his point was in what he was saying, he used his tongue to form words that conveyed his message, that’s called speaking.

  • @hollishedrich9126
    @hollishedrich9126 Год назад +108

    Every time I watch this I get emotional. Bill was such a genius. The world needs him more than ever today.

  • @keithscharlach4968
    @keithscharlach4968 8 месяцев назад +30

    I tried to sample this one time on a track I was working on. It's probably one of the most important things ever spoke in the past hundred years. I wrote a letter to his estate asking for permission or what I had to do to get permission. They don't loan his voice out anymore, which was a bummer. But on a positive note, He actually had a really cool brother who was nice enough to talk to me. It was the most polite letdown I ever had, and I just wanted to say that on the record. This man was a pioneer. RIP Bill Hicks 🙏

  • @jordywilliams
    @jordywilliams 8 лет назад +1410

    we are all just energy having a human experience. lose your ego, its just a ride baby!

    • @girlspooptoo8567
      @girlspooptoo8567 8 лет назад +32

      Yes. I think we are all extraordinary beings having ordinary experiences. I heard that when I was a kid from a guy who at the time was medically dead for longer then anyone else and brought back to life. I think it was 31 minutes.
      Stay Gold Ponyboy

    • @chicorico78
      @chicorico78 7 лет назад +8

      lane you choose to come here

    • @mannzymunster
      @mannzymunster 6 лет назад +9

      Hope the next experience is a ball sucking orgy because this one is shite... Note to the ride operators I'd like to be the ball suckee' next time.

    • @dreambeliever5150
      @dreambeliever5150 6 лет назад +1

      Tell that to the police who wreck the fun.
      The dream police they live inside of my head.

    • @mattconnelly3867
      @mattconnelly3867 6 лет назад +7

      @Lionel Switch your time will come. Then you will know. How the whole world has been deceived. I can assure the spiritual afterlife is real. I am a miltary veteran. Seen so much death I thought I could not bare the suffering. And since then a lot of spiritual experiences. Seen felt heard. Hundreds of times now. Scared the crap out of me at first now it does not bother me. Don't you tell me it was in my mind because other people in the same house saw the same. Or where ever I was staying. The world was taken over long ago by esoteric societies. From the Middle East to Asia the Babylonian Mysteries spread in every direction. It is was freemasonry was founded upon. The illuminated. The agenda is to destroy the idea of god and the afterlife. For some it is to make this world their own garden of eden in which they can live without any moral boundries. That everything is a learning curve. Even the worst crimes against humanity. Others also follow the lightbringer who they see as the true god of the earth. Who will bring in the Golden Dawn. Atheism is their greatest tool to destroy all other religion and beliefs. Charles Darwin Karl Marx Albert Einstein were all linked to freemasonry. Don't believe me look around. I knew many freemasons when I served. Bill Hicks followed new age beliefs. He was not an athiest. Some claim he faked his death. I don't know. I have no connection to him. I know he didn't even become very popular in the US until after his death. This is from Revelation filmed in London in 1992. The British were the first to think of him as a star.

  • @zoonomia
    @zoonomia 4 месяца назад +21

    We need Bill more than ever. Miss you, buddy.

  • @MichaelSmith-jw8qw
    @MichaelSmith-jw8qw 9 лет назад +676

    we won't see a guy like Bill again anytime soon

    • @mikedag1176
      @mikedag1176 9 лет назад +5

      Michael Smith you're right my friend!!

    • @MichaelSmith-jw8qw
      @MichaelSmith-jw8qw 9 лет назад +20

      we need another person like Bill Hicks, it's hard to find someone like that since it takes lots of guts to be brutally honest in standup comedy

    • @SequentiallyCompact
      @SequentiallyCompact 9 лет назад +16

      Michael Smith He was the Joker archetype as Alan Watts described it personified flawlessly. A person like that comes along once in a generation and they always seem to get taken from us way too soon.

    • @EdGreenwood1974
      @EdGreenwood1974 9 лет назад +1

      +Michael Smith You not not wrong there. A legend...

    • @MichaelSmith-jw8qw
      @MichaelSmith-jw8qw 9 лет назад +4

      Bill was unique and a product of his time. He was fearless on stage.

  • @juleswinnfield884
    @juleswinnfield884 3 года назад +446

    He gave me more clarity in 2 minutes than any psychedelic experience ever did. Thank you Bill, see you on the other side, brother.

    • @al7erna7ive
      @al7erna7ive 2 года назад +40

      What kind of psychedelic have you been taking lmao. Because he's reached enlightenment and self-actualization through psychedelics.

    • @DrOtto-sx7cp
      @DrOtto-sx7cp 2 года назад +1

      🙏🌹

    • @DrOtto-sx7cp
      @DrOtto-sx7cp 2 года назад +1

      @@al7erna7ive He did ? U there ?! 😆

    • @helygg8892
      @helygg8892 2 года назад +18

      The other side? Wtf are you talking about I saw him just last week in a waffle house readin a book.

    • @PKDChewZ
      @PKDChewZ 2 года назад +5

      He gave you the enlightened resume

  • @ABOLITIONIST269
    @ABOLITIONIST269 9 лет назад +679

    I find real comfort in hearing this. I think it's because this is the ultimate truth.

    • @trendior2503
      @trendior2503 8 лет назад +7

      +‫جبريل أوفال‬‎ What if it is just comforting?

    • @TheUnQuake
      @TheUnQuake 8 лет назад +2

      i see you everywhere

    • @pheeel17
      @pheeel17 8 лет назад +13

      +Bruce Slajvic It can't be both true and comforting?

    • @trendior2503
      @trendior2503 8 лет назад +1

      pheeel17 Because no one knows what is out there, and you shouldn't believe a LSD user on this topic.

    • @pheeel17
      @pheeel17 8 лет назад +1

      Bruce Slajvic I'm not even sure what aspect of what he said that we're talking about.

  • @WPDClips
    @WPDClips 4 года назад +213

    One of the greatest philosophers of all time

  • @chevronskrtskrt9722
    @chevronskrtskrt9722 8 лет назад +1004

    Didn't know Bill Hicks really, but "It's just a ride." has become my motto ever since I heard it.
    Changed the way I viewed life.

    • @heisenbergumphlover2332
      @heisenbergumphlover2332 8 лет назад +33

      Were just energy having a human experience, Everything is (God) Energy. So sit back and enjoy the ride :)

    • @theradicalaxe553
      @theradicalaxe553 6 лет назад +1

      +Black Wolf You seem to know everything don't you? Aye? Didn't know you died and resurrected to tell us all that, my bad.

    • @pedobearsensei2
      @pedobearsensei2 6 лет назад

      Chevron skrt skrt me too prety true
      All the expectativas and illusions we live in is like we are proyecting a mind visión of life like this is forever and just estatus and apearences matters
      And its true, just a ridd

    • @chriscoletti4852
      @chriscoletti4852 5 лет назад +6

      He was a great comedian, but a better human being

    • @juleswinnfield884
      @juleswinnfield884 3 года назад

      Amen Brother

  • @maddiejankow8306
    @maddiejankow8306 8 месяцев назад +32

    I’m 23. Whenever life feels hopeless, or overwhelming, or too painful and confusing to bear, I watch this clip. I’ve written it all down many times, I have it all memorized. It brings me great comfort and peace. I want to get some part of it tattooed. Thank you, Bill. Wish you were still around, dropping wisdom and making us laugh. Thank you. ❤️

    • @beavinator
      @beavinator Месяц назад +1

      You're way too young to already be overwhelmed by life. I'm 49, it only happened to me around 5 years ago. I'm sorry it hit you so early.

  • @citizennobody5518
    @citizennobody5518 8 лет назад +295

    A man who had the balls to speak the truth.

    • @mementomori6585
      @mementomori6585 Год назад

      He must need a wheelbarrow for those incredible large balls.

    • @imnotsmartbutimdumb
      @imnotsmartbutimdumb Год назад

      Weird how the truth speakers are the most demonized in society today. Not a good thing for society.

    • @morrison1405
      @morrison1405 Год назад

      Bill Hicks never spoke the truth. Just what other lost people like him wanted to hear. Listen to his dumb shit rambling about the JFK assassination.

    • @1983Jacko
      @1983Jacko Год назад

      ​@@bionicchipmunkyea they fell off the ride

  • @michaelwall1721
    @michaelwall1721 Год назад +39

    I’ve listened to this since 19 years old. As a 29 year old man. Different parts of this hit differently then they used to. But the overall message is the same. The world needs more bills. And less demons.

  • @MrRickRenegade
    @MrRickRenegade 8 лет назад +154

    Probably the most beautiful words ever spoken by any human being ever.

  • @mollywilkins3866
    @mollywilkins3866 4 года назад +104

    Thanks to Bill, I've got "it's just a ride" tattooed on my arm. This speech always gives me comfort and warmth

    • @roymason32
      @roymason32 2 года назад +5

      So do I, with an amusement park in the setting

    • @jameskingston6175
      @jameskingston6175 Год назад +1

      Wow! that`s going to take some explaining if asked to explain. Good luck with that one !

    • @MelancoliaI
      @MelancoliaI Год назад +1

      You made a good decision.

    • @bootlemonster
      @bootlemonster Год назад +2

      me too❤

    • @lucyleonelli5740
      @lucyleonelli5740 Год назад +3

      Me too 😂❤

  • @bssniffer1337
    @bssniffer1337 8 лет назад +395

    Standing above the crowd,
    He had a voice that was strong and loud.
    We'll miss him.
    We'll miss him.

    • @reubeaux
      @reubeaux 6 лет назад +8

      Tool

    • @DCRivs
      @DCRivs 6 лет назад +8

      Eulogy baby!

    • @grunkert
      @grunkert 5 лет назад +6

      We're gonna miss him... We're gonna miss him

    • @gimmedataids
      @gimmedataids 5 лет назад +22

      That song ain't about Hicks

    • @grunkert
      @grunkert 5 лет назад +2

      @@gimmedataids I heard it was about Jesus

  • @russellcampbell9198
    @russellcampbell9198 6 лет назад +169

    The finest conclusion to a comedy act that I have ever heard. Thanks, Bill.

    • @carriekmms
      @carriekmms 2 года назад +1

      Ever.

    • @nicholaskrancher2693
      @nicholaskrancher2693 2 года назад

      what he said was so dumb though

    • @carriekmms
      @carriekmms 2 года назад

      @@nicholaskrancher2693 your comment shows how stupid you are

    • @polystrate1
      @polystrate1 Год назад +1

      @@nicholaskrancher2693 or so true

  • @cameron9563
    @cameron9563 4 года назад +196

    Whenever I feel in a rut, or that I’m taking all this a little bit too seriously, I always come to this. I listen to Hicks, Carlin, Bourdain and more. Guys who really got it. It’s all just a ride. Enjoy it while it lasts. All of it.

    • @ingidraws
      @ingidraws 2 года назад +1

      Yub, you're not the only one :)

    • @Dowlphin
      @Dowlphin Год назад +7

      But not to the detriment of others. Because those who have empathy couldn't. This is not at all about hedonistic nihilism.

  • @CanadianPrepper
    @CanadianPrepper 4 года назад +327

    Just a ride

    • @santinoleblanc3024
      @santinoleblanc3024 4 года назад +6

      it was just a short ride for Bill 😥

    • @Buttercar420
      @Buttercar420 4 года назад +5

      @@santinoleblanc3024 short but fast n crazy

    • @emblemedfate4270
      @emblemedfate4270 3 года назад +6

      Allways remember this qoute
      Cheney walks the earth a free man jfk and fred Hampton,mlk are dead

    • @murph7421
      @murph7421 3 года назад +3

      @@emblemedfate4270 Crazy world, isn't it?

    • @emblemedfate4270
      @emblemedfate4270 3 года назад +2

      @@murph7421 extremely crazy, All hail our new corrupt dementiad king,
      Man i wish billwas here for this

  • @400KrispyKremes
    @400KrispyKremes 7 лет назад +113

    This is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.

    • @joesheppards1
      @joesheppards1 4 года назад +3

      I agree. And absolutely true.

    • @Strgzz
      @Strgzz 3 года назад +1

      I absolutely agree. And the most important and the most true.

  • @slowentropy4531
    @slowentropy4531 Год назад +117

    Man I have watched this so many times. RIP Bill, you're still making people smile today and that's pretty incredible.

    • @MelancoliaI
      @MelancoliaI Год назад +2

      Bill was incredible. A dirty old human being like the rest of us, but enlightened.

  • @chestnutsroasting1602
    @chestnutsroasting1602 4 года назад +112

    When I first saw this, I literally started living my life according to these two minutes. This is my Gospel. And even tho life can get cruel sometimes, it’s ingrained in me that it’s just a ride.
    I wish he could’ve been around longer to bring us more awareness.

    • @erinmcadams6182
      @erinmcadams6182 3 года назад +8

      Yes!! I can't tell you how much I agree. It hurts...

    • @perpetualmotion357
      @perpetualmotion357 2 года назад +11

      It's possible he was taken out. He was a rare gem waking people up.

    • @Robert_St-Preux
      @Robert_St-Preux Год назад

      ​@@perpetualmotion357 It's also possible aliens abducted him. It's also possible he and Elvis are enjoying breakfast at Waffle House at the very moment. It's also possible he died of cancer. Only that last theory has any actual evidence, though. 👽👨‍🎤🕵️

    • @9898Hawk
      @9898Hawk Год назад +1

      That is embarrassing. Read a book. Don't live your life according to some nightclub comic's act.

    • @chestnutsroasting1602
      @chestnutsroasting1602 Год назад

      I was gonna try and be funny. Say something like, “WTF is a book?!” Or, “thank you! Because of your guidance, I just finished the 50 shades of grey series!” Or, “I’ll live my life instead according to a RUclips reply” or, “thank you so much stranger for caring about my well being!” But why beat around the bush. I see why the comment section in social media is a cesspool. Because of morons like you. The world would be much better place if there were night club acts like Richard Pryor and George Carlin instead of presumptuous, condescending douche bags like you.

  • @Churro_Flaminguez
    @Churro_Flaminguez 4 года назад +74

    Bill wasn't a comedian. He was a prophet.
    Because life is just a ride, pancreatic cancer took him to the other place at the young age of 32 saying, "you've done plenty already; you've done excellent, buddy. Time to go home now."
    We're all going to die someday. Before that day comes for you, count yourself lucky if you ever see through the illusion of this life like Bill did.

    • @willamwright4500
      @willamwright4500 4 года назад +1

      What if you see through the illusion yet still feel as if you can’t detach from it?

    • @trapper5960
      @trapper5960 4 года назад +2

      Willam Wright fast from addiction in your life. If your having trouble detaching from loved ones make more time for them in your life. Treat them as if tomorrow was your last day on earth there’s nothing more you would want to say to them or for them to know. Remmeber family and human connections are everything in this human experience, we are here for a good time not a long time.

    • @svedge42
      @svedge42 3 года назад +1

      @@trapper5960 agree with human connection. Can't with family unfortunately.

    • @tracysmith2731
      @tracysmith2731 3 года назад +1

      Thought it was lung cancer at 33. Thank you. R.I.P. Bill Hicks

    • @taketime
      @taketime 4 месяца назад +1

      I think the exact same thing about him. Literally, prophetic.
      A wonderful guide that we are lucky to have had in our lifetime 🙏🙏

  • @Musingsonthelawofattraction
    @Musingsonthelawofattraction Год назад +34

    His words still resonate amongst those who have woken up. RIP Bill, you will never ever be forgotten. We love you.

    • @GARCIAOFFICAL
      @GARCIAOFFICAL Год назад +2

      The world needs someone like him right about now..

    • @JeffMTX
      @JeffMTX 11 месяцев назад

      Does ANYONE remember when the word "awakened" WAS PART OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE?

    • @JonathanNelsonOfficial
      @JonathanNelsonOfficial 3 месяца назад

      Watch info wars. He's still around.

  • @MichelleRaiford
    @MichelleRaiford 7 лет назад +62

    Only a choice...between fear and love. --Bill Hicks

  • @Adamb87
    @Adamb87 9 лет назад +87

    Bill Hicks is very very very excellent I am proud as an Englishman that Britain had the sense of humour that enabled them to love and admire the man's great stand up comedy while he was alive, Bill Hicks is a comedy legend. Love and Peace to Bill Hicks wherever you are from the UK.

    • @adolpholiverbush2
      @adolpholiverbush2 4 года назад +8

      And love to our English cousins across the pond, dealing with Brexit, mass waves of immigration, and weak politicians. Sure hope you guys get it all sorted out.

    • @sorearm
      @sorearm 3 года назад +2

      true genius

    • @sorearm
      @sorearm 3 года назад +1

      @@adolpholiverbush2 Amen brother, I hope so too. Looks like the woke army is winning, but only temporarily. We will prevail. The 2A protects the 1A

    • @jedaaa
      @jedaaa 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@adolpholiverbush2 yeah, Fuckk all those people wanting a better life! How Dare they!!!!!

  • @TobeyFairre7861
    @TobeyFairre7861 25 дней назад +2

    My mother, God rest her soul, passed away on December 19th 2019, she worked in the hospitality industry for her entire life. She'd often joke, "It's never lupus, except when it's your mom, M.! I'd feel pretty strange about it, because I loved House M.D. and so did she but that's what ultimately led to her passing away. I loved my mother, I always will, we loved Bill Hicks, Tool, art, (she drew and painted a lot, I play music and sometimes draw/write). Bill Hicks statement here has always served as an inspiration for me. I know that I can make my mother proud, I know that I can do so with or without an education, as long as I am happy, I have made her proud. I'm working on a lot of things I can't talk about but today being my birthday, 9/28, I often think about both my mom and Mr. Hicks. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Have a good day!

  • @weesnaww
    @weesnaww 8 лет назад +349

    And then he died less than 6 months after this special aired... eerie.

    • @mjdaltwrqi1
      @mjdaltwrqi1 7 лет назад +1

      sms

    • @joaoyapur1247
      @joaoyapur1247 6 лет назад +29

      murdered

    • @panzerkind2190
      @panzerkind2190 6 лет назад +110

      "we kill those people"

    • @musicman38
      @musicman38 6 лет назад +54

      Murdered induced pancreatic cancer

    • @Krispymanbligity
      @Krispymanbligity 6 лет назад +27

      He died of cancer it's not like someone killed him. You know how many people are aware that life is just a ride? Pretty much all of us, it's not like he knew something other people didn't, everyone know's this

  • @techbizcanada7594
    @techbizcanada7594 5 лет назад +18

    "... and we can change it anytime we want. It's only a choice. No afford. No work. No job. No savings of money. A choice, right now, between fear and love."
    It takes a lot of reflection, and a special soul, to be able to utter these words with conviction. It shows an impressive level of awareness.

  • @rmacleod1953
    @rmacleod1953 8 лет назад +238

    "Is there a point to all this I don't know, let's find a point. i have to. The world is like ride in an amusement park and when you choose to go on it you think its real because that's how powerful our minds are, and the ride goes up and down and round and round. It has thrills and chills and its very brightly coloured and it's very loud; and it's fun, for a while. Some people have been on this ride for a long time and they begin to question "Is this real or is this just a ride?" and other people have remembered and they come back to us and they say "Hey! Don't worry, don't be afraid, ever; because this is just a ride", and we KILL those people.
    "Shut him up! We have a lot invested in this ride. Shut him up! Look at my furrows of worry. Look at my big bank account, and my family. This has to be real!"
    This is just a ride but we always try to kill those good guys who try to tell us that - you ever notice that? Let the demons run amok? You ever notice that? But it doesn't matter because its just a ride and we can change it any time we want. Its only a choice - no work, no job, no effort, no savings of money - a CHOICE right now between fear and love.
    The eyes of fear want you to put bigger locks on your door, buy guns, close yourself off.
    The eyes of love instead see us all as one. Here's what we can do to change the world right now to a better ride - take all the money we spend on weapons and defence each year and instead spend it feeding, clothing, and educating the poor of the world which it would do many times over, not one human being excluded and we can explore space together - both inner and outer, forever, in peace."

  • @ItsOnlyNiall
    @ItsOnlyNiall 7 лет назад +20

    My dad died of cancer 3 years ago after the 4th song during the end of his funeral this came on rip dad I'll love you forever

  • @rzcrzc1449
    @rzcrzc1449 9 лет назад +299

    A prophet. A true legend.

    • @fldan1
      @fldan1 9 лет назад +21

      I 100% agree, unfortunately there's not very many artists who have to means and influence to affect large groups of people and who chose to use that power for good. The comedic genius and loving soul that Bill Hicks possessed was a prophetic gift from God. People like him are typically killed off when they're young - before they have a chance to make any kind of a positive impact. There's no doubt in my mind that Bill Hicks was a modern age prophet and was most likely exposed to some kind of cancer-causing agent (aside from the cigarettes - he died at the age of 32) in order to shut him up. Artists (comedians, musicians, poets, writers, painters and so on) who are blessed enough to make a career as an artist need to listen to Bill and help evolve the ideas he gave birth to during his short time here in the physical dimension. Peace, Love, and Unity to all. God bless.

    • @theradicalaxe553
      @theradicalaxe553 6 лет назад +3

      +Daniel Marchessault You... have a very good perspective on life, I wish I could talk that way and say what I thought and felt.

    • @katec9893
      @katec9893 Год назад

      @@fldan1 I have thought the same thing. Bill was 'awake' and like he said here, awake people with platforms often get killed by the establishment before they wake up too many other people. Thankfully he got his message out and many more people are waking up now. But the world would have been much better if he and the other awake people hadn't been killed. They'd potentially have woken up the whole world by now. I do think eventually a critical mass will wake up but it's just taking a while due to all of the incessant propaganda, lying, gaslighting, deceit and distractions they constantly throw at us.

    • @JulieRainbow-q6p
      @JulieRainbow-q6p Год назад +1

      @@theradicalaxe553 You can! It's just a ride! peace, love unityxx

    • @MelancoliaI
      @MelancoliaI Год назад

      Yes

  • @kamagui.
    @kamagui. 4 года назад +396

    the moment a comedian becomes your religious figure.

    • @NeoStoicism
      @NeoStoicism 3 года назад +20

      it's only a choice, between fear & love

    • @50BurntIncenseSticks
      @50BurntIncenseSticks 2 года назад +4

      Cringe.

    • @shaunpattinson1621
      @shaunpattinson1621 2 года назад

      Prophet from god

    • @yung_bonsai
      @yung_bonsai 2 года назад +7

      He'd hate that you'd call him that,but i get your point.

    • @NoQuarter91
      @NoQuarter91 Год назад

      Literally lived my life off of his comedic principles for at least decade now…

  • @MyJosh360
    @MyJosh360 8 лет назад +101

    "It's Just a Ride" was spray painted on a transformer outside the skatenation near me for two weeks

    • @TheEvanBennett
      @TheEvanBennett 8 лет назад +23

      That is fucking amazing. Go tag it back up and write Bill Hicks next to it.

    • @JewelofAquarius
      @JewelofAquarius 8 лет назад +7

      Awesomeness!!!

    • @petethepirate730
      @petethepirate730 6 лет назад +9

      Living in Houston you see The picture of Hicks with the third eye all over the city. Just random spray paintings of the picture. YOu'll be walking on a street downtown and you will just see it in odd places. Its really cool to see.

  • @AntonDee
    @AntonDee 4 года назад +26

    I watch this video religiously every few months, as a little reminder for the soul. It's just a ride :)

  • @TheHolyReality
    @TheHolyReality 8 лет назад +134

    One of those good guys.

    • @23riddlesartnsculpture45
      @23riddlesartnsculpture45 8 лет назад +1

      +HolyReality
      The best :)

    • @chrispotter3190
      @chrispotter3190 6 лет назад +5

      It’s almost like he predicted his own death in this clip. He died a few short months later of “cancer”

    • @redwingsfan3621
      @redwingsfan3621 5 лет назад

      Cole Parker It took two years for someone (you) to get the OP and comment about it.

  • @Snakefinger1000
    @Snakefinger1000 5 лет назад +24

    Whenever I'm feeling down and overcome by the evil psychopaths that run this world more so when they step up their control as more of us are becoming more awake, I listen to Bill and he reminds me that it doesn't really matter it's just a ride.

  • @Acast416
    @Acast416 9 лет назад +48

    I told a teacher I had about Bill. "You remind me of him", I said. I hope he's watching this right know.
    I wish you good luck, wherever you're going to go, sir.

  • @byrdfynger
    @byrdfynger Год назад +31

    He is still living rent free in my head Thanks

  • @popacap21
    @popacap21 8 лет назад +63

    America... Where the truth has to be disguised in comedy.
    and a true comedy show (mainstream media), people take as truth without question

    • @justingoda
      @justingoda 8 лет назад +5

      Amen brother! I have worshiped comedians as gods of truth ( Little G gods) in our modern age and we.............KILL THOSE PEOPLE. Jokes aside Im a marine former killer in the para military for blackwater and worked under a few other contracts and have seen more depth to the destruction of humanity than many will even see untrue fiction....basically I had my epiphany over finding god really does exist and Im not here to debate semantics.....I just need to get it out there that there is SO MUCH TRUTH IN COMEDIANS THESE DAYS THAT THEY ARE SOMETIMES RUINED FOR IT (Dave C., Katt Williams, and of course Robin Williams RIP) Godbless you for your simple yet awesome words of truth and I also do the same to keep giving as much truth to the americans all asleep as I can but like the Matrix said....Sometimes the people who are victims of the system they are enslaved by will fight against the ones trying to tell them the truth and defend the very thing killing them. Its not an exact quote but I think you and all others get the point. Cheers and heres a Joint and a brew lifted to those before and after us who are real truth telling human beings. Carpe Diem!

    • @MrDonkykick
      @MrDonkykick 8 лет назад +1

      OMG so true it hurts

    • @MrDonkykick
      @MrDonkykick 8 лет назад

      P.S. Justin you are the man, thank you for that nugget of wisdom

    • @ilearnfilm
      @ilearnfilm 7 лет назад +1

      not only in America, most of the world is in on it sadly.

  • @ama-tu-an-ki
    @ama-tu-an-ki 3 года назад +12

    2021 is calling Bill Hicks. Man, we need you so badly now.

  • @pilesjoursh1111
    @pilesjoursh1111 8 лет назад +91

    Bill hicks was a big Terrence Mckenna fan, and let me tell you his third eye was squeegeed quite cleanly i think you. 😊

  • @tristan.4891
    @tristan.4891 Год назад +31

    This video not only saved my life but opened it up to so much possibility. Rip legend

  • @muchwow5782
    @muchwow5782 8 лет назад +183

    Bill was like that. Just saying thoses kind of things. He blew my mind everytime, i'm glad & proud of having the same name as this great man, even if its just a name. RIP Bill, we miss you, hope you having fun in space or whatever

    • @Megadeth6633
      @Megadeth6633 8 лет назад +3

      +much wow it's just a name

    • @muchwow5782
      @muchwow5782 8 лет назад +1

      
      Megadeth6633 ikr

    • @Megadeth6633
      @Megadeth6633 8 лет назад +1

      much wow :P

    • @muchwow5782
      @muchwow5782 8 лет назад

      Megadeth6633
      I dont trip often but a friend gave me half a trip
      I cannot say something else xD
      but yeah, its just a name.. :]

    • @zaffo555
      @zaffo555 8 лет назад +3

      +much wow but yeah, it's just a ride

  • @Hexonox
    @Hexonox 5 лет назад +8

    Every year I come back to this special to remember it's just a ride. RIP Bill Hicks. 25 years later and you're still affecting lives for the better and to remind us what's important.

  • @EdGreenwood1974
    @EdGreenwood1974 9 лет назад +31

    One of my favourite quotes from the great man. Just a wonderful philosophy. Whenever I feel like things in life are getting a bit too much, I swear a few minutes of Hicks and everything is right again...

  • @pragmaticfilly0
    @pragmaticfilly0 5 лет назад +25

    Bill had the right idea. Especially today. It's a scary time to be alive, but "Its just a ride".

  • @timwitt94
    @timwitt94 8 лет назад +75

    When he said "Explore space" you know he's on the right track!

    • @taylorneal5825
      @taylorneal5825 7 лет назад +28

      T.W.94 Inner and outer. To explore the final frontier, we first must explore ourselves.

    • @dreambeliever5150
      @dreambeliever5150 6 лет назад

      Taylor Neal
      "Space may be the final frontier but its made in a Hollywood basement"
      The space he refers to(hicks) .. Is the meaning of space
      "a continuous area or expanse that is free"

    • @angelogonzalez3406
      @angelogonzalez3406 6 лет назад

      Space force

    • @-._.-KRiS-._.-
      @-._.-KRiS-._.- 3 года назад

      @@angelogonzalez3406 No Space Force until everyone is fed, clothed, housed, and educated.

    • @NeoStoicism
      @NeoStoicism 3 года назад +1

      @@-._.-KRiS-._.- We can do both. It's only a choice, between fear and love. No effort, no savings of money. Just a choice.

  • @Paios
    @Paios 4 месяца назад +3

    in 2008 a band called Energy sampled this in one of their interludes on Invasions of the Mind, I'd never heard it and 16 years later this sentiment still lives rent free in my head. There's a sort of catharsis in letting go and giving up to the pure chaos of the universe because at the end of the day.... its just a ride...

  • @chloe.greynolds2695
    @chloe.greynolds2695 8 лет назад +20

    i've been going on a bill hicks binge for the past three days and it's just now setting in that he's gone, and i don't know what's worse. the sadness of him being gone or the fact that i haven't even spoken to my family since i decided to watch everything that even mentions his name

  • @themooseandus802
    @themooseandus802 5 лет назад +28

    This is the simplest way I’ve ever heard it and I love it. Listen monthly at least

  • @ZoeFPV
    @ZoeFPV Год назад +14

    Still hits home all these years later. Thank you Bill, and the person that took the time to upload this.

  • @Mr.Bruno.
    @Mr.Bruno. 21 день назад +1

    I first discovered this in a time where I felt lost in life, but his way of seeing the world has help me change my perception that I don't need to grow to be the successful person or famous one, I just need to experience and enjoy life because "it's just a ride" and like in any ride you can only experience the real thing once

  • @Panzer731
    @Panzer731 8 лет назад +36

    I hope we could bring him back to life. He's a fucking saint.
    Love this man...

    • @-._.-KRiS-._.-
      @-._.-KRiS-._.- 3 года назад +4

      While I agree with you, I don't think he'd like the jump from the mid 90's to today.

  • @ILoveSaintBernards
    @ILoveSaintBernards 3 года назад +24

    I visited his grave at Leakesville, Mississippi and paid my respects to him and his dad.
    The world is in for some very chaotic times and I needed some guidance from his spirit.

  • @ItzZehDiego
    @ItzZehDiego 8 лет назад +183

    It wasn't until I took acid that I completely understood what Bill meant by this.

    • @MasterTaiki
      @MasterTaiki 8 лет назад +26

      It's a bit vague yeah. When he talks about the banks and family, I'm pretty sure he was attacking the ego people have or arrogance.

    • @ItzZehDiego
      @ItzZehDiego 8 лет назад +4

      Anchor Senjaro That part can most certainly be interpreted as both

    • @SiochainGra
      @SiochainGra 8 лет назад +34

      +Anchor Senjaro I think he means people like the bush family and the trumps. Elites who think in terms of legacy, wealth, power and position.

    • @calliph
      @calliph 7 лет назад +1

      ItzZehDiego SAME

    • @otch2112
      @otch2112 6 лет назад +8

      I believe the banks and family are referring to attachments/desires...the cause of suffering.

  • @mjc71189
    @mjc71189 7 лет назад +28

    So simple. The best life advice I've heard in a while. Helps with my anxiety.

  • @kamilwezka3008
    @kamilwezka3008 3 года назад +14

    I have been watching this for years. This little speech is timeless.

    • @emitlevart7155
      @emitlevart7155 3 года назад

      its all just materialism smoke and mirrors to trap your consciousness here...
      forever being reborn with the mind of a baby and tricked into believing its something new to experience again and again...
      deja vu much?

  • @dechenmo8966
    @dechenmo8966 4 года назад +14

    I can never watch enough of the great philosopher Bill Hicks.

  • @xpat73
    @xpat73 8 лет назад +16

    I first came across Bill Hicks in January 1990 on the TV in the UK. In those days there were only 4 channels and Bill Hicks was pretty big in the UK. He was amazing. Too bad he didn't look after himself more....he had so much more wisdom to give. 32 is too young.

  • @manufacturedreality8706
    @manufacturedreality8706 6 лет назад +29

    One day I woke up and I asked myself the same question......is there a point to all this?
    When you realize that there is no point, you either A, become depressed or B, you become non serious about life......after all......it's just a ride.

    • @loveitloud100
      @loveitloud100 4 года назад +2

      its really just a game and when you choose to play, the point of this ride or game is to be the best player you can be. make life as good as possible for you and those around you and hakuna matata.

    • @joesheppards1
      @joesheppards1 4 года назад +1

      This quote changed my life tbh. I know that sounds dramatic but it’s true

    • @metallurgico
      @metallurgico 4 года назад

      or both lol

  • @suzannah5141
    @suzannah5141 8 лет назад +122

    This man is awake!!!!!

    • @lewisgarland8711
      @lewisgarland8711 8 лет назад +5

      So are we.

    • @WhackashitCollaborations
      @WhackashitCollaborations 8 лет назад +12

      Don't kid yourserlves. lmao
      The moment you think you're "awake" the more you are snoozing.
      Stop patting your egos on the back.

    • @lewisgarland8711
      @lewisgarland8711 8 лет назад

      you are and idiot lol, whats the sense in that!?

    • @himehomemi5642
      @himehomemi5642 8 лет назад

      I believe you meant "was" awake

    • @WhackashitCollaborations
      @WhackashitCollaborations 8 лет назад +1

      lewis Garland yea I am "and idiot."
      you fucking Einstein incarnate lol

  • @WeNeedTheAliens
    @WeNeedTheAliens 3 года назад +14

    It's such a perfect Bill bit, it represents him so well. Delivered with biting humor, and underlying wisdom. A condensed nugget of philosophy from a man who knew his time was up.

  • @CaptainProspect007
    @CaptainProspect007 6 лет назад +10

    Whenever I'm feeling down, I turn on this video. "Life is just a ride"

  • @LAHockeyMaxx
    @LAHockeyMaxx 3 года назад +14

    I’m so sad Bill Hicks isn’t known by many people. That is, people part of generation Z. I’m part of Gen Z and Bill Hicks’ words have resonated deeply within me

  • @mrmisterman999
    @mrmisterman999 4 года назад +27

    Bill was awakened and so far ahead of his time

  • @alexxdaye1
    @alexxdaye1 3 года назад +16

    He said more in this 2:00 minutes than any pastor or world leader has in over 150 years! These words still stand powerful in 2021!!!!

    • @noahdness2757
      @noahdness2757 Месяц назад

      I guess you’ve never been to church.

    • @athisem5482
      @athisem5482 27 дней назад

      ​@noahdness2757 HA! which one? There's so many denominations of all religions...bill hicks spiting facts. U salty cus bro brought up goof points

  • @pronghornllc2200
    @pronghornllc2200 8 лет назад +15

    I can just feel the discomfort, the cosmic panic taking place in the audiences' subconscious when he says, "...this has to be real." It's like I sense so much tension when he says that.

  • @kt9166
    @kt9166 Месяц назад +2

    Bill was one of a kind. A natural who still always worked hard at his craft. He was taken from us much too soon. I still miss him.

  • @nbydummy9157
    @nbydummy9157 8 лет назад +44

    in a way I'm glad bill hicks, george carlin, hunter thompson et al. never had to see america as we are now in 2016.

    • @ArchArturo
      @ArchArturo 8 лет назад +10

      But we got to see it, sadly... However, we must learn from them, laugh a little, learn lots more, stand up and hit back.
      2016 has been so horrible that I don't want it to end, because 2017 sounds even worse... But, it's time to work on a better tomorrow, both in small and big ways. And, I'll end with a Fight Club quote: "It's only after we've lost everything that we're free to do anything..."

    • @chrispotter3190
      @chrispotter3190 6 лет назад +4

      2018 is even worse lol

    • @boyettema3197
      @boyettema3197 6 лет назад +10

      You guys should see 2034.

    • @MrPeanutToes
      @MrPeanutToes 5 лет назад +4

      That’s why Hunter Thompson killed himself, he saw politics becoming worse and worse and everyone just watched

    • @RunningGrass-we7tm
      @RunningGrass-we7tm 4 года назад +3

      Worse 2020

  • @mengshun
    @mengshun 2 месяца назад +2

    Peace, Bill. Thanks for the ride of memories and an important lesson.

  • @ssdivizion
    @ssdivizion 8 лет назад +28

    Very advanced and intelligent person,his thoughts are way ahead of its time(early 90's)
    Many people around this beautiful world, even today realize these wonderful thoughts...

    • @a-Long-Strange-Trip-419
      @a-Long-Strange-Trip-419 4 года назад

      I'm 24 yr old now, and I realized these things when I was 20. So it was the same year when you wrote this comment. Lol

  • @malicant123
    @malicant123 6 лет назад +42

    I have the text "It's just a ride" tattooed on my left forearm. It was my first tattoo.

    • @MaximC
      @MaximC 3 года назад

      Be careful with tattoos, they can intoxicate you with heavy metals.

    • @juleswinnfield884
      @juleswinnfield884 3 года назад +1

      @@MaximC dude it's just a ride..

    • @MaximC
      @MaximC 3 года назад

      @@juleswinnfield884
      Believe me, you don't want to ride while being heavy metal toxic.

  • @djbarker5655
    @djbarker5655 6 лет назад +18

    What we could be and what we choose to be f****** depressing.

  • @rushshukla4636
    @rushshukla4636 3 месяца назад +2

    I left in love, in laughter and in truth. And wherever truth, love and laughter abide, I am there in spirit.
    Bill Hicks. 1994.

  • @dylanthomas9761
    @dylanthomas9761 5 лет назад +4

    I was nine years old when this was recorded. It holds true now as it was ever since he Mr Hicks first said it. Getting lost in the noise of the world, steeping in the b.s. of our fellow humans and falling asleep at the wheel of the car driving toward a climate crisis and burning world. We deserve better, we CAN do better. We have to keep trying and not give up. #mindfulness

  • @HillbillyHippyOG
    @HillbillyHippyOG 3 года назад +5

    The farther my spiritual journey takes me, the more deeply I appreciate this bit. Thanks for the bread crumbs, Bill. ❤️

  • @leehalloran
    @leehalloran 9 лет назад +19

    Children of america need this mans vids in they're classroom!!

    • @RegioVlogsMty
      @RegioVlogsMty 8 лет назад +5

      And you need a dictionary!

    • @leehalloran
      @leehalloran 8 лет назад +2

      Brayan Robledo thanks buddy,where do i buy one from? hardback tho,my app store is playing up.

  • @kylecoleman8287
    @kylecoleman8287 3 года назад +10

    Goddammit, where is Hicks right now when we need him most

  • @TheJonesy1957
    @TheJonesy1957 6 лет назад +5

    Bill Hicks was truly enlightened. He frightened many as he was so ahead of his time. Would be beyond interesting to hear his take on the world now. Sadly, he died too young. He was an observer of life and brought his observations into his act. Wish I had been able to see him...

  • @kierancaldwell3442
    @kierancaldwell3442 3 года назад +5

    this is probably one of my all time favorite speeches/quotes , alongside his "today a young man on acid" quote. I listen to both all the time

  • @korimyers1468
    @korimyers1468 4 года назад +8

    Anyone watching in 2020 🇨🇦?! We miss you Bill!!!

  • @chrisweidner4768
    @chrisweidner4768 6 лет назад +29

    "We let the demons run amuck." Indeed. Hopefully no much longer.

    • @bernardenorth
      @bernardenorth 4 года назад +4

      And unfortunately here we are 2020 covid-19 Ain't Them demons really running amok now

    • @Blaze23557
      @Blaze23557 3 года назад

      @@bernardenorth absolutely 😢

    • @-._.-KRiS-._.-
      @-._.-KRiS-._.- 3 года назад

      @@bernardenorth 2021 is already on fire, too.

    • @LaughingGasFunny
      @LaughingGasFunny 3 года назад

      @@-._.-KRiS-._.- it depends on how you view it. But with a different perspective, you realize it had to happen.

  • @AntonioGazzaneo91
    @AntonioGazzaneo91 9 лет назад +12

    Man how i miss Bill Hicks...The best comedian ever, by far

  • @jasongeorge745
    @jasongeorge745 Год назад +1

    I was at a party 18 years old, and through all the noise I noticed this special on TV. I never saw this guy B4 but loved him, caught it in the middle(so I never caught his name) and thought about this comedy special for years afterwards wondering who he was, cause I was blown away with his unique, smart funny style. That was exactly 30 years ago. And i'm still blown away by Bill.

  • @Experienciacercanaalavida
    @Experienciacercanaalavida 3 года назад +6

    "It's just a ride, and we can change it anytime we want, it's all we need a choice. No effort no work no job no savings of money A CHOICE right now between fear and love" OMFG

  • @invisiblecollege893
    @invisiblecollege893 5 месяцев назад +2

    “Is there a point to all this?” May be the most profound question ever asked
    And then the answer “I have too” (find a point)
    May be the most most accurate answer.
    Genius

  • @therezac
    @therezac 3 года назад +3

    Today is his birthday! Dec 16th. Wherever you are Bill, thank you so much.

  • @luiki3179
    @luiki3179 4 года назад +6

    All of this it’s what one should call OUTSTANDING, but the last part... it really gives me goosebumps...

  • @olofnoaksson1387
    @olofnoaksson1387 7 лет назад +7

    I wish we had him here now. We need another voice of reason like this.

  • @The1emerican
    @The1emerican Год назад +2

    Damn, his message is so profound. It amazes me that his knowledge and perspective in life is only understood by few. A lot comedian’s have stolen his material or have been inspired by him, and they did not give him credit. He’s the only comedian/philosopher that wasn’t bought by Hollywood, organization, or any corporation. The man stood alone. The man is a legend

  • @jamiejones9156
    @jamiejones9156 2 года назад +3

    Bill would have been 60 today but these words immortalise the man, the artist, the philosopher... I always come back to this one and "Today a young man on acid..." 🙏

  • @kevinford9994
    @kevinford9994 6 месяцев назад +2

    In a documentary about Bill after he passed Wanda Sykes summed him up wonderfully. I foreot exactly how she said it, but it was something to the effect of most stand ups who were good would make you look at parts of life that might make you uncomfortable & then let you off the hook with a little sugar to help the medicine go down. But with Bill, there weren't no spoons full of sugar. Only truth.
    I feel VERY fortunate to have been on this plane of reality when he was. What a gift he was.

  • @andrewthompson3203
    @andrewthompson3203 9 лет назад +14

    I'm 30 and I'm spooked my parents are political and are entirely unaware.

  • @proud2bpagan
    @proud2bpagan 4 года назад +2

    Ever since losing my dad and my younger brother in 2017, this bit has made me cry like a baby, thinking of them. I cry,but Bill's logic also soothes me bc the Kantian logic is there...that reality is, quite literally, what we all agree on it being. It's like the scene in The Matrix where Neo visits the guy in the restaurant,and the guy points out that bc it's all illusion, he could take a bite of his steak and have it taste like chocolate.