Jamiroquai: Career Highlights, "Virtual Insanity" & Tyler, the Creator | Apple Music
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- Опубликовано: 5 окт 2022
- Jay Kay, lead singer of English funk and acid jazz band, Jamiroquai, connects with Zane Lowe to discuss his career and iconic cultural moments.
Jay Kay reflects on his legacy through the band and his friendship with late band member Toby Smith. Jay and Zane break down Jamiroquai’s iconic music video for “Virtual Insanity” and its cultural impact. Jay also reflects on meeting Tyler, the Creator, and shares other contemporary artists who he’d love to collaborate with next.
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I will always think Jamiroquai is underrated. Their music has so much meaning specially the first 3 albums. Also blows me away that they never tour in the U.S and how media doesn't recognize them as they should.
What you say is the truth. And at the same time, He still remains as important since so many years for the public and at the world level. Time speaks for him. About USA, mystery. A certain press took care of it? But he has a public in USA.
Didn’t "americanize "he himself, his style? It’s fine as it!
They have toured in the US. Several times! Amazing show-as you’d expect. Usually when a new album drops. I’ve seen them 3x already, so I know. Just gotta catch them when you can!
@@kaboomroom33 they do tour but not as often..... There was an actual answer for this and Jay Kay said that every time he goes to the U.S he never makes money. This is very well known. Before 2018, last time that Jamiroquai went to the U.S was in 2005
so, they blow your mind?
Yep ,i agree
This man is a musical genius! He was light years ahead of everyone
Heheh light years, nice reference 🤙
@@breadmantv1939 LIGHT YEARS
@@breadmantv1939 LIGHT YEARS
Now I got the sunshine in my life.
My âge...He was so thin, bubbly, a visionnary kid at 22.. I ve been loving him, his band who imploded several times, his paradoxes, his sense of 🎶 and angers. But his 8 albums are perfection. His concerts as well. He has put on weight, his voice and laugh plus his " you know" " I mean" haven t changed. Your pun on words is remarkable
I love how jay pays tribute to Toby.
Even though he is the frontman, he has always given the proper relevance to the fantastic musicians that have been part of Jamiroquai.
Yup, because many just refer to him when they mention Jam. It’s they, not he. 🤩
Even talent alone doesn’t build success.
It’s built by many people.
They were probably like his family ❤
Jamiroquai is such an important part of British music 👏
*Music
all music
Represent your region ain't nothing wrong with that lol
@@MA-90s yes we're all global citizens and music is a universal language.. but if they are proud of that region be proud of it it's not a knock on anybody else it really is just a representation of the appreciation they have for that sound coming out of that region. I've been a jamiroquai fan/stance since 93 so I feel their comrades celebrating them
He is an important part of Music in general
Remember when he thought he was important and someone smacked him. Comedy gold.
This band has a place in history that cannot be touched.
Period
Come off it
💯
si
AGREED
the thought of jamiroquai and thundercat working together is amazing
Yes!!!!!
That I would love to hear..
Jamiroquai is criminally underrated, such a incredible catalogue
Never been underrated. Never.
What are you talking about? They were the biggest group in the world at one point.
They tour the world many times over so don't think they are underrated
Definitely not recognized enough in the US. I talk about him with people here and they say, "who"?
I don't think people realize how talented Toby Smith really was. This mans voicings and chord choices were that of a Stevie wonder type. Forever missed, rest easy Toby Smith.
I agree, somewhat it's because of beeing in the shadow of Jay and the bass guitar (which has been always superb whoever was in the band atm). However, if you ever get a chance to listen to any INSTRUMENTAL version of Jamiroquai's songs, just do it. Suddenly, he shines soooo much, like this guy absolutely knew how to camouflage funk/jazz harmony into mainstream/pop-understandable progressions. Lately, I was extremely impressed listening to 7 days in Sunny June - all my life I've been focusing on acc guitar and vocals and then after all those years he dropped the bomb!
@@sudarowakatta4543 seven days in sunny June was actually Matt Johnson, who joined the band after Toby left in early 2000’s also a ridiculously good piano player as well.
@@boomah47wow, sorry, I should know that! There was so many talented people in Jamiroquai over the years... Thanks for correction!
Especially those chords on EOPE, Space Cowboy, and Mr. Moon.
@@boomah47Why did he leave?
the impact this band has on today’s music is insane, its so upsetting they dont even get half the credit they deserve
that’s just not true
on today's music? there's not much funky mainstream music out there at all so that's not really true at all.
@@jfc4798 dua lipa, pharell, tyler the creator and doja cat have cited jamiroquai as a big influence, maybe not the exact type of funk but some disco elements, production and over all style have been channeled for sure
@@aceyage well, they have if artists themselves cite them as inspiration
@@Nathan-jt8zt contradiction spotted
Little L, Cosmic Girl, Canned Heat, Virtual Insanity were all total bangers.
Im still singing them in Karaoke nowadays
Blow My Mind. 7 days in sunny June, Runaway too
Give me something!
Space Cowboy, Too young to die, don't give hate a chance and emergency on planet earth, etc. It is one of those artists that you can just start playing an album without skipping any of the songs.
Jamiroquai's whole albums are just amazing. It's so rare for bands to have so many albums where every song is good.
This man has such an emotional and personal hold over my heart, not only with his music but with his being. I dream of one day seeing him, anything he releases is gold. Please keep being you Jay! Ill never forget the first time i heard your voice, nothing matches Jamiroquai and nothing ever will!
This!!
You're a bit creepy dude
@Wally 1970 oh so you deleting comments now? Weird move
i saw him in Vienna at a festival// Gill Scott was there too.
i've loved Jamiroquai since i was a kid......Hello from Ghana, West Africa👍👍👍
Jamiroquai’s music = the best antidepressant no doctor would ever prescribe. Jay forever will be one of my favorite artist of all time. ❤
I never fail to to listen to at least one Jamiroquai song everyday. Jay and the band are as impactful as The Beatles were to me when I was 7. Then starting my love and passion for music. Then becoming a multi instrumentalist and covering my favorite songs. Jamiroquai just like The Beatles has helped me immensely with my anxiety and depression. I owe them my life that I'm still here. Thank you so much Jay. I hope for a concert here in the U.S. soon.
I'm actually putting together a Buffalo Man silhouette costume for a upcoming convention. I would love to wear it at a coming concert.
Omg no way! I had an idea to make a Buffalo man-esque costume for a con too lol, I loveeee the idea of making some sort of headpiece with the iconic horns. Good luck with your plans if you do go through with it!
@@antichrist8543 Thank you so much, that honestly touched my heart. And to give an update my final pieces are being delivered today. And it really wasn't hard to get together. I thought to wear a black morph mask, all black clothing, gloves, and a Russian winter hat.
I hope you do your inspired cosplay as well. It's awesome to see the reactions of fans that actually know what you're dressed as.
Hey, you're a Jamiroqaui and a Dragon Maid fan! That's not something you see everyday. I thought I was the only one.
@@nukacolaquantum1929 Cheers to that man. Honestly Jamiroquai and Japan go very well with one another.
Thundercat and Jamiroquai would go craaaaaazzzzyyy both are so vibes and funky
I am a South African,living in Cape Town and I remember being a young adult just done with secondary school in 1992. My dad have gone to London in 1994 and bought me my first CD and it was Jamiroquai.....we remember him for his outlandish hats and his ability to just show freedom which was were South Africa was at the time. I would love to see him in concert in SA. Peace and love to you sir!
Jamiroquai is such a Cape Town band
Jamiroquai is such a Cape Town band
Jay Kay and Toby Smith so many classic hits. Toby can never be replaced but Matt Johnston does him justice.
I remember all those warm feelings I got from Jamiroquai in the early-late 90s. Played those albums over and over. The test of great music is that it still sounds good years later, and they nailed that. Classic stuff. Only caught them once in the States!
I always think highly of people who appreciate Jay Kay when talking music. It tells me instantly they have good taste.
That Virtual Insanity video story is pure gold
Virtual Insanity is exactly what we are living today. The lyrics are a forecast of what we humans deal with on a daily basis. Video also was absolutely awesome 👏!!!
it's called "do not do onto others, what you would not want them to do onto you". most people have a perception that does not follow this, cause with it, it results in freedom, peace, security and development
Seriously so ahead of their time!
At that time, I knew what was to be expected, what he meant. Actually in 2022 things are even worse, I have no FB, no GPS, no tiktok, nothing but a simple channel here, which is worldwide past and présent universal culture. Jay Kay was unpredictable as a person but a réal médium...Long live to you all. A very sharp journalist with accurate comments too...warm greetings from France
Jamiroquai are their own GENRE! I still get my groove on listening to "Virtual Insanity" So much of their musical artistry is just TIMELESS! ! !
CAN'T EXPRESS MY LOVE FOR THIS BAND ENOUGH, Thank you for your all these years
My dad introduced me to them growing up, now I’m at the age my father was and really understanding what he heard just uplifting quality music!!
It was exactly the same for me and my dad :D Amazing
The french band Jay is recommending at the end of the Interview is called l'impératrice and they are great indeed!
Lol thanks i was scrolling through comments for that!
Oh, I really liked "Fou" !
Since I heard the first song of this wonderful band I changed my life, all their songs are very special and always have a magical touch, thank you Jamiroquai
I didn't know Jamiroquay was an English band for a long time. Wow.
I am 41 years old and thank you so much Jamiroquay for awakening my musical culture, your music is so rich, so experienced, what a beauty, thank you for my adolescence and my adult life, I will always listen to you.
I’m so glad him and Tyler the creator are finally in the same sentence, he was the Tyler of the 90s and 2000s.
Jamiroquai is the most underrated band ever. No question about it.
Yeah man, they could have been famous
Jamiroquai “Soundtrack of my Life” loved them since day 1… so grateful for Jay giving his all to it , keeping real to his groove not allowing the record companies full control, love there past, present and future groove, very happy there getting back in the studio… Excited for the next chapter… The Band is awesome so talented, bring it Jay !!!😎🙌🏻🙏🏻👊🏻
When he said Thundercat my neighbors have to think I’ve gone looney I jumped up and cheered like I won the lottery!!!!!!!!!! This excites me huge!!
I just binged the 4K stuff on YT, and then I found this interview, perfect! I remember when they're music was coming out and it still hits the same today, absolutely love it!
He's Influenced Me with Pharrell Williams, Tyler The Creator, Mac Miller, Thundercat, The Internet, Mia, Common, Oxmo Puccino, Kaytranada, Badbadnotgood, Gorillaz, Norah Jones, Lana Del Rey, Barbara Carlotti and Miel De Montagne
underrated artist and band. They're iconic
I hope these guys will drop a new album. Id love to go see them if they ever go on tour and come to the Netherlands!
Timeless music and timeless tracks i still listen to daily while driving!
Jay “Ya Know” Kay
I thought the same thing ...
Thanks for this interview. Would look forward to hearing another album soon Jay. Always been a fan of Jamiroquai always will be.
One of the all time greats. We need new music Jay K!
I'm happy, as a massive Jamiroquai fan, to hear JK talking about a load of current artists that I'm really into now. Hope the L'lmperatrice collaboration happens one day!
Thank you very much for this amazing conversation. Yes, Jamiroquai's music is something special, refined, definitely not mass music😍It's been also very interesting to hear Jay talk about some difficult moments of his life, as Toby's memory and the issues he had with paparazzi. Thank you!😁
This man changed my life forever. Kindly guy and amazing artist in the same time, Jay is the one ! Love, Olivier from Paris
There's some serious talent in Jay's head, and he seems so nice and humane as well
I love the flute solo in Just Another Story !!!!!!!!!!!! So many instruments could express themselves in his songs.
My favourite Jamiroquai song, great bass from Stu Zender too..
'You know' x infinity
It's great to see Jay Kay back in form ! Thanks for this nice interview !
Love you Jay. Can’t wait for new funky album.❤
Yup, all of their videos are. i love the video of seven days in sunny june because it has such good vibes
The first album I ever bought. I remember being brought by my brother to a record store and him telling me to pick out one album and I went looking for the buffalo man and then I remember coming around a corner in the record store and there it was……. I told my brother I found the one and he just looked at me and said good choice.
From the first time I played it at maybe 8, and I’m still mesmerized by this band and the tunes.
Much love
Jay is a one in a lifetime artist, this man is legendary
Still one of the best gigs I ever saw was Jamiroquai, Portsmouth Guildall in 1997 when I was a student down there. Travelling without moving had just blown up and they could have been playing arenas. Incredible night I've never forgotten.
Jamiroquai are one of my favourite bands ever, such excellent musicians & beautiful melodies and funky get up and dance all night beats. They are the back drop to my university experience & youth but still listen to them all the time today, Jay's voice just so beautiful. Love them!
Jamiroquai’s full concert in the “Festival de Viña del Mar” remains one of the most iconic times of pure, raw, musical masterpiece… I’m so happy to say I grew up with Jay’s musical mastery being a contemporary of him… a brilliant singer, songwriter and performer
Was blessed to grow up always having a jamiroquia album ready in my mums car stereo, shaped a big part of my life growing up - and now musical career! Big love Jay
Cheers Zane, great interview. Thundercat, Louis Cole, Young Gun Silver Fox… there’s a Jamiroquai element in so much material out there.. it’s a good time to create and get heard! Glad Jay Kay still doing ok, love that guy and the bands music ❤️👌
I just remember, " the hat"! And then being PHENOMENALLY impressed... What a phenom he was... I loved that band!!
Great interview, very insightful, thank you
To see Jamiroquai perform was on my bucket list. Saw them at Forest Hills stadium in NY, Sept 2018, my birthday weekend dream come true😊
Legendary band. I’ve been listening to them a lot these days so thank you for this
There hasn't been anything like Jamiroquai they were a pure spark of inspiration.
Always loved Jay Kay, the kind of bloke who’d be great to go out with for a good chat about anything, especially music and cars
What a fantastic interview! I just love Jay and how raw and real he is and how he’s always been whether that’s through his music or in his interviews.
Hoping they release more albums soon! Including the full version of “midnight funk” 😂 I know … it’s a long shot! But imagine 😍😍😍
Love this interview , watched it so many times . Big love .
Awesome interview.. Can't wait for the next album..
I remember listening to the first album it was so far before it’s time back in the day it just blew me away!! And jay and the band have kept the albums coming that are just as good ,Thankyou Jamiroquai,I’m getting your albums on vinyl now as I’m building back up a turntable setup 👍🏼❤️
His music made many a car ride as a kid the best thing ever. So happy I was raised on it
I love this band so much. I’m Gen X (in the US.) I’ve never met anyone my age, or any age, that is that familiar with this band. They’re icons. I can’t imagine not being into them. Stellar.
I still play all his albums at least once a week. All his music is timeless and classic. You just don’t get that level of quality in music anymore ❤️🤗🔥🎼👊🏾
Your last sentence is so true..
i always enjoy these discussions , thank you :)
Matt Johnson’s keyboard playing was seminal for the sound of Jamiroquai.
Gracias por seguir brindandonos alegría eres genial y estás en mi corazón y jamiroquai por siempre estarán en mi vida
Seen em in NYC at the Forrest Hill stadium. What an amazing show. I hope they come back soon my favourite band since E.O.P.H.
I very much enjoyed hanging out with Jay and the band, after a show at the Metropolis in Montreal, back in the early nineties.
Me too in the early 2000s.🤩
Ah, memories. Went to their first gig at Jazz Cafe, London. Summer of 92. University years.
One of my all time favorite bands, so much love 💕
LOVE Jay Kay. He's such a nice, fine, humble Person and Human Being, Loving Father, Genius, Visionary Musician, Grateful, Car Enthusiasist (like myself), incredible, incredible... .
Grew Up with his Music, have been 2 2 concerts. I'm now 47, live in Munich Germany. All the Best: Keep it crackin', Man! 🙋🏻♂️
It makes me so happy to hear the love tyler, the internet, and thundercat have for him and the love he has back. Some of the realest artists around 🤘 real recognize real
I am so sad I have missed most of this incredible journey. I love Jay Kay and his music. I am onboard fully for the rest of the journey
Not very often a band like Jamiroquai gets soo popular and at the same time unknown ..... I love it .. makes me feel young again
A big hug from Peru, you are the best singer of all time! With you is my youth embodied until my life as an adult and I keep listening to you always.
All of JKs influences and inspirations were on my original 70s cassette tape Playlist. Then in the early 90s a French Carib female DJ GF also into Acid Jazz gave me EMERGENCY for my Birthday. I became a IMMEDIATE FAN. Saw JAMS first small Tour in LA and everyone after. But of the 90s JAMIROQAUI definitely are one of the top iconic groups of that era. I relate specifically to the COSMIC aspects lyrically and musically. You carried me through one of last epic creative times in music as a major Leader ! Interesting hearing your new approach. Your groove is insatiable!
Jamiroquai is absolutely one of my very most favorite artists. Thank you for sharing this
Your music lifts our spirits J . Thankyou for giving us joy especially in these f times
RIP Toby Smith ❤️🙏🏼 and Jamiroquai 4ever! Cheers for this great Interview.. 🍀☀️🔥👌🏻
1997 is when I discovered Jam playing in a band in East Village Manhattan I became a fan . Great interview !!!
Jay kay ! Légende.
This interview was magical
This is the best interview I've seen of his
Jamiroquai, the band, should be listed next to artist like Hendrix and Co. They are legends if you ask me.
They not just revived Acid Jazz, they ARE acid Jazz. There is no other band even remotely close to the level of Jamiro in that genre. And just a few Musician on this earth in general on the Level of Jamiro. Apart from that, everytime i see jay kay beeing interviewed or talking, he feels so down to earth. Maybe thats why they didnt reached that led-zeppelin like legend status. Jay kay could be your neighboor
Wow, I don't think I ever heard him interview, charming and so so talented. I'm a big fan. Their music lit up some of my darkest nights, at diffrent years and life stages. Lovely interview. 4-5 takes for virtual insanity?! That's, well, insane.
From the good ole U.S.A. , and lots of love 💕. For the band.
Wicked cool video! I was so blessed to see Jamiroquai in SF in 2018. Loved it. What a dream it would be to sing with Jay Kay.
So excited to hear about possible future plans to work with Thundercat and L'Impératrice! I was listening to this before the interview. On point!
Thank you brother Jay. Jamiroquia's music made my younger years so special and your songs still mean so much to me.
Total Lad, been a fan since childhood.
Return Of The Space Cowboy got released on this day in 1994.
Mr. Moon is blasting trough the speakers right now. Cheers to the band and thank you for gifting me with such amazing music for this long. It has contributed very positively in my life.
P.S
Never realized, but Jay kind of reminds me of Duff McKeagan.
Jay Kay has hypnotized me with the number of times he said "..you know.." through out this interview. I ended up just counting those two words...🤣🤣 now I'm going to perform "Runaway" on my Keytar..
The bass was such a big part of the sound, indeed ❤.
Glad to see Jay is still doing great. Travelling Without Moving is by far my favorite albulm
Мне 55 лет,и только 2 месяца назад я впервые услышала о такой группе.И теперь я поклонница ,очень много прочитала и прослушала про них.Жаль,что времени я и не подозревала,что что то из их альбомов слышала по радио,и мне это нравилось,но поинтересоваться что это за группа времени не нашлось.
Jay kay es el uno de los artistas más completos y con una voz impresionante que ha sabido evolucionar muy bien. Y la banda son verdaderos músicos, son geniales Jamiroquai son los mejores!!! Únicos!! Un saludo y abrazo desde Panamá ❤️
Thank you for your work and time, big hug Mr J 🙏🇧🇪
When you’ve been this loved by fans Worldwide and highly respected and adored by fellow musicians, whilst being simultaneously hated by British journalists, for 30 years, you know you’re doing something right.
just the name 'JAMIROQUAI' alone is world class. plus all of their great underground dance classics they produced in the beginning. i think that JAMIROQUAI will stand the test of time until the end of time. JAMIROQUAI is one of the best bands from england.