"Al Pacino over Robert De Niro 'cause he didn't embarrass himself by doin' a bunch of weird comedies and shit later in his career." - Jack and Jill, anyone?
Honestly, when he said that, it made me respect him so much as a musician for taking a stance like that, and I ended up buying a good portion of their discography.
Great artist. Saw him yesterday with Jerry Cantrell in Amsterdam. I felt bad for him because he was clearly not put in a position where he could express his full potential. Jerry should let him do all the singing and fronting. Greg is a radical guy, you want him to run on the crowd, bleeding all over etc…. Instead of being some sort of semi backing vocals figurative. It is like employing a brain surgeon and asking him to sweep the floor.
J. Deiss Yeah, i'd take back that comment from like a year ago. I'd take The Beatles over the Stones. Helter Skelter is a hell of a tune but i still think they're very overrated. They are experimental at times but there's only a select few songs i actually like. Rock has had better things to offer since then in my opinion.
@Yerbis Shmerpa Simply not true. The Beatles were definitely influenced by the Beach Boys - just as Brian Wilson was influenced by the Beatles - but their 'recording style' wasn't a copy, and they also pioneered a lot of techniques in studio recording e.g. arguably the first use of sampling and tape manipulation in popular music (Tomorrow Never Knows), inspired by Stockhausen's highly experimental 'Gesang der Jünglinge' this technique was previously reserved for avant garde Musique Concrete artists but now seen as a ubiquitous production technique and the basis of pretty a lot of hip hop & dance music. To be honest, that 1 song really ruins the whole 'unexperimental' argument in 3 minutes. Psychedelia, Indian drone music, pioneering drums, avant garde/musique concrete tape loops & sound manipulation, backwards guitars... all in 1966. Those who think the Rolling Stones were 'less safe' or less experimental are wide of the mark. The Beatles became famous due to their sweet 3 minute pop songs but their final albums were incredibly conceptual & experimental, and way more sonically diverse than the Stones back-catalogue.
I’m replying 9 years later to point out that Greg went through a serious cocaine phase. And now he doesn’t even drink coffee anymore cause it gives him anxiety. Lol people really do change.
I have the same opinions about breakdowns. You can't write a breakdown because your genre is known for it, or because people go nuts on it. You have to add a breakdown when it fits the song. That's why most breakdowns suck, actually.
shishkebab0dude666 Breakdowns are just used too much by some bands nowadays. Also what passes as a breakdown nowadays is a fairly mediocre display of lack of direction or creativity. Most bands that use breakdowns usually just chug open 0s the whole time and maybe through some dissonant diminished chord stuff in but it is always cool when a band has a really heavy riff that just happens to come in when there is a massive tempo change in a song. Those are what breakdowns should be, solid, groovy and heavy riffs that come in after a build-up as the tempo of the song decreases.
this guy actually discusses the questions, contrary to other interviews (e.g. with ed from your demise) where the people being interviewd just blurt out obvious answers.
Oh man. I remember listening to Calculating Infinity just before or in the beginning of high school, and it blew my mind. Raw emotions and a total rejection of conventional song structure and almost everything holy and dear to mainstream music production, I guess that was what people who tried to combine theory of relativity with quantum mechanics, even the title fits perfectly, as infinities start popping up when you try to incorporate subatomic level effects into the calculations of inconceivably large cosmic scale. I'd even say that, like a bully beating you up every day because you're fat and do nothing about it, it punched me into changing my perspective on how things are done just in general. Their music is probably responsible for forcing me out of my comfort zone and make me apply critical thinking to everything, because if they can make such an abrasive hostile sound I couldn't previously possibly think I'd like, than things I used to take for granted and not even question it at all might not in fact be nearly the way they are presented. Not a spec of regret, even though it's probably also responsible for me making things way more difficult for myself. And now I find out that if Greg and I lived nearby, I'd probably consider him a great friend, since everything he said here is absolutely in accordance with what I think and how I feel. They turned my life into mathcore, and I love it.
these are all closed ended questions, yet he is constructing responses to all of them as if they were open ended. I wish all of the other bands that have done/ will do 25 questions do the same
I saw a top 10 intimidating metal musicians video, and Tom Araya and Greg Puciato were both on there. I knew Tom didn't belong, but seeing Greg here....how is he on that list as well? DANG! The broken-down Darth Vader voice from the interviewer, really took alot away from an otherwise great interview. I am definitely going to check out DEP.....Greg is epic.
Why you question all of this shit if you have the opportunity to discover something interesting of great bands like this? McDonalds/Burguer King, Coca Cola/ Pepsi? Really?
Greg isn't vegan. I really doubt that he lets Ben and Liam decide what he's gonna eat for dinner lol. I bet they would both say BK though, because they have veggie burgers
It would have been interesting to hear Ben Weinman's response to these same questions (which inadvertently give more exposure to Coke, Pepsi, McDonalds etc.). Some of Greg's reactions are thought provoking but the questions certainly aren't.
Well they take most of the frame in every shot. Even live I mean most of the show what you see is body parts and instruments flying in and out from behind his mic arm.
Haha Greg's about the only guy who can make these simple questions so interesting
He doesn't just answer the question, He explains why that's his answer. He would do really good at a tough job interview
god damn his arms are huge
That Sum 41 vs. Blink 182 question, hahaha
Dick Head I really like both bands, but I still cracked up when he said that.
+Dick Head I really like both bands :P
THE IRONY, DEP's bus crashed some days ago
yeah im wondering if sum 41 or blink was behind it. INSIDE JOB
major respect to greg after his answer
OMG the Sum 41 VS Blink 182 question hahaha
wow, he's got a reason for everything
T-to sleep with? Micheal Jackson - oh wait.
Greg, I see what you DID there. :D
"Al Pacino over Robert De Niro 'cause he didn't embarrass himself by doin' a bunch of weird comedies and shit later in his career." - Jack and Jill, anyone?
funniest / deepest answers of the whole series - love that guy
falling in love with this guy even more, jesus
This guy is so jacked man
Greg seems like a really cool and down to earth dude!
Dose Greg even lift bro ?
Nahhh
You tripping ? Seriously?
Honestly, when he said that, it made me respect him so much as a musician for taking a stance like that, and I ended up buying a good portion of their discography.
ET now has a whole new meaning
"To sleep with? Michael Jack...Oh wait no" Lmao brilliant
It's always pleasant to see a man whom's music you love also be intelligent and interesting.
Love the guy!
Great artist. Saw him yesterday with Jerry Cantrell in Amsterdam. I felt bad for him because he was clearly not put in a position where he could express his full potential. Jerry should let him do all the singing and fronting. Greg is a radical guy, you want him to run on the crowd, bleeding all over etc…. Instead of being some sort of semi backing vocals figurative. It is like employing a brain surgeon and asking him to sweep the floor.
he's actually a very intelligent man i like that
When he said The Beatles were safer, I think he meant their image. Rolling Stones were involved in more drug charges and shit like that.
+Phil Sewell Nah, also the sound. Most overrated band ever.
J. Deiss
Yeah, i'd take back that comment from like a year ago. I'd take The Beatles over the Stones. Helter Skelter is a hell of a tune but i still think they're very overrated. They are experimental at times but there's only a select few songs i actually like. Rock has had better things to offer since then in my opinion.
@Yerbis Shmerpa Simply not true. The Beatles were definitely influenced by the Beach Boys - just as Brian Wilson was influenced by the Beatles - but their 'recording style' wasn't a copy, and they also pioneered a lot of techniques in studio recording e.g. arguably the first use of sampling and tape manipulation in popular music (Tomorrow Never Knows), inspired by Stockhausen's highly experimental 'Gesang der Jünglinge' this technique was previously reserved for avant garde Musique Concrete artists but now seen as a ubiquitous production technique and the basis of pretty a lot of hip hop & dance music.
To be honest, that 1 song really ruins the whole 'unexperimental' argument in 3 minutes. Psychedelia, Indian drone music, pioneering drums, avant garde/musique concrete tape loops & sound manipulation, backwards guitars... all in 1966.
Those who think the Rolling Stones were 'less safe' or less experimental are wide of the mark. The Beatles became famous due to their sweet 3 minute pop songs but their final albums were incredibly conceptual & experimental, and way more sonically diverse than the Stones back-catalogue.
I just wanted to fix his sleeve the whole time I was watching.
Its weird how at one point greg didn't drink at all and now he says you can't have fun without beer. People change I guess.
Pretty sure it was just meant as a joke
@@hytellus wow, replied 4 years later...
@@OPShergottite wow, replied 3 years later...
I’m replying 9 years later to point out that Greg went through a serious cocaine phase. And now he doesn’t even drink coffee anymore cause it gives him anxiety. Lol people really do change.
everyone else is so boring compared to this guy
25 questions with Cattle Decapitation
I Play the bongos Travis would just keep telling them to fuck off lol
@ 4:17 the camera mans like " god damn those muscles"
I have the same opinions about breakdowns. You can't write a breakdown because your genre is known for it, or because people go nuts on it. You have to add a breakdown when it fits the song. That's why most breakdowns suck, actually.
shishkebab0dude666 Breakdowns are just used too much by some bands nowadays. Also what passes as a breakdown nowadays is a fairly mediocre display of lack of direction or creativity. Most bands that use breakdowns usually just chug open 0s the whole time and maybe through some dissonant diminished chord stuff in but it is always cool when a band has a really heavy riff that just happens to come in when there is a massive tempo change in a song. Those are what breakdowns should be, solid, groovy and heavy riffs that come in after a build-up as the tempo of the song decreases.
This guy makes interesting points about song writing & crowd behaviour, quite true as well.
this guy actually discusses the questions, contrary to other interviews (e.g. with ed from your demise) where the people being interviewd just blurt out obvious answers.
His stance on Breakdowns and Singalongs really increases my respect for him.
Oh man.
I remember listening to Calculating Infinity just before or in the beginning of high school, and it blew my mind. Raw emotions and a total rejection of conventional song structure and almost everything holy and dear to mainstream music production, I guess that was what people who tried to combine theory of relativity with quantum mechanics, even the title fits perfectly, as infinities start popping up when you try to incorporate subatomic level effects into the calculations of inconceivably large cosmic scale. I'd even say that, like a bully beating you up every day because you're fat and do nothing about it, it punched me into changing my perspective on how things are done just in general. Their music is probably responsible for forcing me out of my comfort zone and make me apply critical thinking to everything, because if they can make such an abrasive hostile sound I couldn't previously possibly think I'd like, than things I used to take for granted and not even question it at all might not in fact be nearly the way they are presented. Not a spec of regret, even though it's probably also responsible for me making things way more difficult for myself. And now I find out that if Greg and I lived nearby, I'd probably consider him a great friend, since everything he said here is absolutely in accordance with what I think and how I feel. They turned my life into mathcore, and I love it.
hell yea
man i love this guy.
Australia!!! YEW..
this guy is SO awesome. his answers are insanely entertaining
ja, bei den nächsten, die wir aufnehmen...
kommt noch
Loved his reflection on the Stones even though, for me, it's the Beatles... Great responses throughout- funny and incisive!
Damn I never saw ET like that. Blew my mind.
Sehr cool, dass Er auch die einzelnen Fragen und Auswahlmöglichkeiten eingeht und
nicht nur stumpf drauf antwortet! ;)
he has the most interesting interview out of all of them!
Dude is so fucking rad.
Angelina Jolie does look like skeletor!
+Kyle Schneid Maleficent :D
these are all closed ended questions, yet he is constructing responses to all of them as if they were open ended.
I wish all of the other bands that have done/ will do 25 questions do the same
4:18 the camera guy gets distracted by Greg's muscles
Completely agree with the dvd thing, i have never watched an entire dvd home, without a break.
The last question just shows how much I like Greg!
what a lad
I saw a top 10 intimidating metal musicians video, and Tom Araya and Greg Puciato were both on there. I knew Tom didn't belong, but seeing Greg here....how is he on that list as well? DANG!
The broken-down Darth Vader voice from the interviewer, really took alot away from an otherwise great interview. I am definitely going to check out DEP.....Greg is epic.
Maybe the greatest episode ever... with one of my favourite bands :) Good Job, Impericon!
"water or beer" I'm re watching this sitting with both and it's 11:30 am. Good one!
Niffty I like people who can actually explain their opinions. Cool guy.
death star was better then sound track
"It doesn't even taste like food. It tastes like McDonald's"
Ya, Great.
That's cuz it's not food!
Cant believe someone actually got offende by someone else shittalking mcdonalds
LOL the blink 182 and sum 41 answer was the best
like this guy!
he had a royle with chesse
Omg yes!!😂😂
Why you question all of this shit if you have the opportunity to discover something interesting of great bands like this? McDonalds/Burguer King, Coca Cola/ Pepsi? Really?
These interviews are supposed to be for fun. Quit clenching your ass cheeks so tight.
"I just wanted to fix his sleeve all the time i was watching" haha so true. i didn't realized it until you said it xD
Dam. That ET V Jurassic Park answer has made ET even more emotional for me
Wow, he seems pretty chill. However, I would've definitely chosen Sum 41.
6:58 THANK YOU!!
and we don't really have winter either, so really win win for greg
That was totally awesome!
Ihr habt meinen Vorschlag Sum41 vs blink182 tatsächlich genommen, wie gut, danke! :)
this guy is JACKED
Heaven Shall Burn - Counterweight. It's off the 2006 album Deaf to our Prayers.
That's what I thought. Pacino should be held responsible for that.
damn, hes fukin ripped
Same reason I left NY for Los Angeles.
Australia loves you to greg
Half of the Band members are vegan, what do they want in McDonalds?
good fries
Greg isn't vegan. I really doubt that he lets Ben and Liam decide what he's gonna eat for dinner lol. I bet they would both say BK though, because they have veggie burgers
I was actually kind of interested to know who he preffered in the Sum 41 or Blink-182 question
It would have been interesting to hear Ben Weinman's response to these same questions (which inadvertently give more exposure to Coke, Pepsi, McDonalds etc.). Some of Greg's reactions are thought provoking but the questions certainly aren't.
8:05 OH THE IRONY
Vascularity! 💪🏻
Lol He went full savage on the last 3 questions.
Prancer, it's from their newest album
Ich mag die Musik der Band nicht wirklich, aber der Typ ist echt sympathisch !!!
deca or winstrol?
Tren
The Beatles are safer compared to the Rolling Stones, what other band has had the hells angels as body guards?
this guy makes me proud to be an Aussie
Go Australia!
4:16 camera guy lost the plot and dove into those big ass forearms
I wonder if Greg ever saw Jack and Jill. XD
Finally! Someone who picks The Rolling Stones over Beetles
Best one by far.
wow, i really like this guy... wow
Dem Muscles
Is it just me, or does the camera seem to be panning around his huge arms a lot?
Well they take most of the frame in every shot. Even live I mean most of the show what you see is body parts and instruments flying in and out from behind his mic arm.
+Kyle Schneid They have their own gravitational pull.
HAHAH the last question is epic since Travis Barker was literally in a helicopter crash later.
I agree with him almost 100%
would have probably said Burger King
Beer has water in it, Greg!
"...To sleep with Michael Jackson" xD
25 questions with Upon A Burning Body PLEASE!!!!!!
why is the video titled "25 Questions with The Dillinger Escape Plan", when in fact it's just Greg, not The Dillinger Escape Plan?
Did he light up a spliff before the ET speech?
Almost all of these answers are the same as mine, including, eerily, the stories behind some of them.
Funny how the camera randomly pans down to the pipes.
if your watching this in 2017. That Bus crash joke almost get him
I could just stare at his hands forever
0:17 - I just died
Funny guy actually haha!