It seems as though he's trying too hard to bury his past, to deny the fact that he genuinely loves making music. I mean, how could you not, when you have written some of the best pop songs of all time?
The sole reason I wanted to pick up a guitar and learn how to play it...I’ll never forget hearing the opening riff of Driving South & Love Spreads as an 12yr old boy & just thinking “this is the coolest thing I’ve ever heard in my life”! Still get goosebumps when I recall that moment in my bedroom back in 1994 with my old ghetto blaster
I remember seeing a blazing fire upon the hill from the view of my window a few years ago, and went for a walk to see what it could be. Turned up and saw a barn burning down, firefighters trying to do something but the fire was just out of control. The next day there were rumours around the countryside of this belonging to the "drummer of Guns and Roses". I knew instantly what band was meant, true enough, the next day there was a report on John Squire's barn at the edge of Macclesfield, burning down, with over a decade's worth of art inside. Squire was on tour with the Roses at the time I think, and I remember thinking what a tragedy that was, and how surreal it was to witness it happening. I hope the loss of the art didn't demotivate him, and that he's still shacked up, making it to this day.
@Will Neill if the "decades worth of art" looked anything like the shit he was filmed making above then I really don't think the world of art has lost anything of importance !
@@revol148 You obviously know nothing about Art (or manners). What little art that was featured here was sublime, subtle, understated... He had to be devastated and this interview may possibly be the only record he has of these pieces.
@@michaelbowie7410 "sublime, subtle and understated" so says the latter day Anthony Blunt who bases an opinion of an artist as dimly featured in a documentary about......a musician ! Oh and while you're at it please do tell me your view regarding the artistic merit of Patrick Heron and Tracey Emin. Take your time as I appreciate you will be tying with one hand as your other hand gently massages your chin! "He had to be devasted" - who knows? - he did after all say "I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group the Stone roses".......three years later they reformed !
Yes true, but Ian Brown wrote the lyrics and a lot of the melodies on the first album - John Squire took sole control of the songwriting on the second album and it wasn't as good. He should have continued working in a partnership with Brown.
@@lucasm3879yeah the partnership between the two is what made it perfect. And that’s why squires stuff without brown isn’t perfect and that’s why browns stuff isn’t perfect without squire.
@@PeterParker-gp8bi Brown had a brilliant solo career, releasing loads of fresh, original music, great albums - songs like FEAR, My Star, Can’t See Me, Dolphins Were Monkeys, Set My Baby Free, Golden Gaze… Squire was a great guitarist but if you knew anything you’d know Brown proved he could do it his own way.
@@lucasm3879 when did I ever say they were bad on their own? Dude I know they’re both incredible musicians when they work without each other. But you have to admit when they made that first album together it was beyond anything else.
U mean boring as fuck. He must need to snort a few lines of the good stuff before he begins to show any trace of a personality. “ go on yersel” what are u talking about u scottish weegie tink.
Squire is obviously a sensitive introverted soul and his career in music so far has burned him more than we will know. his paintings look beautiful, and if it makes him happy, why conform to what we want?... good post, kind sir
know that i love the roses, and that squire is my fav guitarist ever, but , does he seem close to bursting into tears at all times? i guess he's jsut quiet/shy... please come back with a badass guitar-god solo album Squire! i like your 5 minute long solos! -roses fan in Texas lazyitus
Would do anything for more material from him, whether that’s in the form of The Seahorses (one can only dream) or another solo album. Anything this man creates is just superb and to me he’s one of the best guitarists to come out of Britain
I don't know enough about modern art to judge. Some of his work I don't understand, but some I really like - on a totally profane level! I like the man. He comes across as deeply intelligent and as a sensitive soul.
Watching in 2024, celebrating the importance of John Squire for both is visual art AND his undeniable musical genius. We are not worthy. But that's never stopped us.
I love the humour in the fact that one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters , John Squire (beautiful British name) , who once worked at Count Duckula studio Cosgrove Hall, has now come full circle by taking off the Fast Show sketch of Aardman Animation's Nick Park-alike describing each frame of a Morph episode. Anyone fancy a pint? Another Stone Roses' album would be even better although, in truth, they've made at least 3 albums worth of very good songs in total so far.
Th guy is defenetly not a rock star, I think he is a true artist, but tours, fans, interviews... it's not for him. He seems to be still exhausted from that period... He is the quiet overthinker one, I can easily relate To him! Cheers john! Great guitarist!
I live near a school that teaches 'rock guitar' and as I pass by I sometimes wonder if there are other John Squires in there ready to go for that axe only to put it down later and admit that it was 'something they did while they were growing up'. As someone who plays an instrument and watching John Squire here, I cannot help thinking 'what a waste of talent'. Why could he not do both? It never stopped Joni Mitchell, Ronnie Wood and various others. Just keep adding to what you already know.
@VincentPaulCaddell You "Hate" him? Really? Jesus, if someone choosing to exercise their free will and walk away from music is enough to make you "hate" you must be a pretty sad individual yourself.
How come everyone always says the stone roses only had 2 albums? Why does turns into stone never get recognised? Some of their biggest hits were on that album. Does anyone know? Second Coming was the best album.
@jamesmcfc No-one can, or has the right to argue with that. I find t odd that some ppl seem to think they have a say in how he runs his life! That said, how much talent can 1 man have?...I wish he'd left some of it behind for the rest of us!
He reminds me a bit of a sort of Bob Dylan type - whether by nature or design. He’s an introverted, sensitive chap but very creative and talented. Dylan has done a lot of art as well. The comments about the reunion were prophetic .....
@johnmcluskey True, but Joni had talent from a young age as well. She would say that she ran towards either art when the other dried up. In terms of inspiration, she found that both disciplines could feed the other. I do wonder sometimes if this is part of an English thing whereas on the other side of the pond versatality is in greater supply.
They don't have to reinvent themselves , they all ready did it , it's unfortunate that we can't enjoy new music , but that's life things run there course
Getting an interview with Squire is not easy. The worst possible thing you could do in that situation is ask him questions about the Roses...so I am pleased you didn't. The man is just into his art these days....and I hope he is happy.
@pokabeb Ian then wouldn't talk to John, and John got fed up and left to do his own stuff - first Seahorses then solo stuff. Mani hung around for another 18 months or so before joining Primal Scream. And Ian kept the name going for another year or so with sessions musicians who then became the main stay of his backing band in his own solo stuff just after.
One o the best lads to talk to on his own,,,,,,,,,,, had a great chat, and he signed some roses items,, same as billy duffy,, brilliant lads,,,,,,, total respect,,,,,,,,,,,,
John is a great player of course..but let's have right..John Leckie is the unsung hero in the Rose universe..the guys a fucking rabbits foot..a stoned genius
@pokabeb Who knows, but loads of rumours. After debut album, the original record label screwed them over and court dates happened, it took 4 years or so to sort out then Geffen came in and wanted an album. John was the only one creative (rumour was drugs with rest) so we came up with Second Coming. Reni felt it was too like Led Zep (strange) so he left before tour. John & Ian (best friends for years) fell out when Ian was in jail over Crimbo & John sent him a Chocolate Orange but didn't visit
It wasn't 4 years, they won the court case in May '91 - they could have made the second album then, they were just very lazy about it. They started recording in March '92, and took 2 and a half years to finish it! That album is also all John's writing, he wrote the first one in a partnership with Brown, the second one, he wanted to do it only his way. He never liked the dancier, funky side, and went in the 70's rock direction.
Hahahaha, nice to hear from you. No, I'm not born in Manchester. And I don't wish at all because it's over-industrial, I support Liverpool FC and I hate ecstacy. Anyway, I play all the songs that Page wrote and all the songs of The Stone Roses. Page played the 100 years legacy of black people's blues music, altough he was a great virtuoso guitarist, he used so many blues songs as his own songs!Squire was very original, revolutionary and immensly creative in Roses era.He followed the wrong Jimmy
@Rathers2008 I reckon he will be up for it though, once all the bitterness and pettiness has faded in his and Ian's memory. I fookin hope so anyway! I'd make that gig whatever the cost, no question!
im the biggest roses fan there is, and i love squire and brown, but i think they are selfish in that so many of us are so DESPERATE to see it happen and not in an 80's revival way, but for them to finish what they started!!! surely they have to put petty differences aside and do it for the greater good of us all??? and John.....his arts good, but FFS he's one of the greatest guitar players of all time! cmon man get a grip
It still saddens me that he has chose the brush over the guitar tho as i think he is a better musician than artist..I would love the band to get back together more than anything! the thought of them not ever playing again is deeply saddening! if they ever did i would like it if john used strat and jag etc for the old stuff and les paul for second coming era...ahhh dream on eh... excuse my rant.
@yougottaloveit100 amen mate, I'm fifteen and an enthusiastic drummer and I hate this scene of music we're in just now. Stuff your akon, n-dubz and lil' wayne, give me the roses any day!
actually , john left the roses cost he was addicted to that timesless thief of creativity .....cocaine ! the roses were great becaues 4 great people with a vision got together at the right time, the most important band in my life , and i love to see them back together.......................or is it best left in stone ?
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When ever i have trouble sleeping i watch this video and it does the trick. Thanks John.
yeah pretty much
Hes voice is soothing. Its a compliment really :0)
That makes sense. There is no ego. He is genuine and gentle.
What a dick comment from a fellow Manc. The mans a legend.
Pro tip : watch movies at kaldroStream. I've been using them for watching a lot of movies during the lockdown.
Confirms my theory that all lead guitarists are really quiet introverts. His voice reminds me of listening to the characters from creature comforts.
It seems as though he's trying too hard to bury his past, to deny the fact that he genuinely loves making music. I mean, how could you not, when you have written some of the best pop songs of all time?
This happens with really creative people. They’ll go nuts on one thing, in this case music, and drop it like a rock and go onto something. Art.
I wouldn’t say pop songs but yeah
The sole reason I wanted to pick up a guitar and learn how to play it...I’ll never forget hearing the opening riff of Driving South & Love Spreads as an 12yr old boy & just thinking “this is the coolest thing I’ve ever heard in my life”!
Still get goosebumps when I recall that moment in my bedroom back in 1994 with my old ghetto blaster
I remember seeing a blazing fire upon the hill from the view of my window a few years ago, and went for a walk to see what it could be. Turned up and saw a barn burning down, firefighters trying to do something but the fire was just out of control. The next day there were rumours around the countryside of this belonging to the "drummer of Guns and Roses". I knew instantly what band was meant, true enough, the next day there was a report on John Squire's barn at the edge of Macclesfield, burning down, with over a decade's worth of art inside. Squire was on tour with the Roses at the time I think, and I remember thinking what a tragedy that was, and how surreal it was to witness it happening. I hope the loss of the art didn't demotivate him, and that he's still shacked up, making it to this day.
cool story bro
@Will Neill if the "decades worth of art" looked anything like the shit he was filmed making above then I really don't think the world of art has lost anything of importance !
Story as boring as this interview 🥸
@@revol148 You obviously know nothing about Art (or manners). What little art that was featured here was sublime, subtle, understated... He had to be devastated and this interview may possibly be the only record he has of these pieces.
@@michaelbowie7410 "sublime, subtle and understated" so says the latter day Anthony Blunt who bases an opinion of an artist as dimly featured in a documentary about......a musician ! Oh and while you're at it please do tell me your view regarding the artistic merit of Patrick Heron and Tracey Emin. Take your time as I appreciate you will be tying with one hand as your other hand gently massages your chin! "He had to be devasted" - who knows? - he did after all say "I have no desire whatsoever to desecrate the grave of seminal Manchester pop group the Stone roses".......three years later they reformed !
What an handsome guy john is.
I´m really obsessed with him. An absolute underrated GENIOUS. The best starting album EVER recorded...how do people forget??
Yes true, but Ian Brown wrote the lyrics and a lot of the melodies on the first album - John Squire took sole control of the songwriting on the second album and it wasn't as good. He should have continued working in a partnership with Brown.
Genious isn't the word. He's a leggend!
@@lucasm3879yeah the partnership between the two is what made it perfect. And that’s why squires stuff without brown isn’t perfect and that’s why browns stuff isn’t perfect without squire.
@@PeterParker-gp8bi
Brown had a brilliant solo career, releasing loads of fresh, original music, great albums - songs like FEAR, My Star, Can’t See Me, Dolphins Were Monkeys, Set My Baby Free, Golden Gaze… Squire was a great guitarist but if you knew anything you’d know Brown proved he could do it his own way.
@@lucasm3879 when did I ever say they were bad on their own? Dude I know they’re both incredible musicians when they work without each other. But you have to admit when they made that first album together it was beyond anything else.
I remember watching this at the time and thinking the reunion would never happen but of course it did a few years later, I went ... it was great.
he's so fucking chill and mellow, go on yersel John Squire
U mean boring as fuck. He must need to snort a few lines of the good stuff before he begins to show any trace of a personality. “ go on yersel” what are u talking about u scottish weegie tink.
Sam Myers foodstuff? Like snort a few lines of bisto powder?
@@fortnitepros8025 why are u so b*tthurt, Fortnite guy?
He is just wonderful. He will always be, not just my favorite guitarist, but my favorite ARTIST of all time
I know the post is 10 years old... But favourite artist of all time?... Ha, ha
Favourite artist of all time? Clearly you know nothing about art
Squire, you are my hero.
Much admiration and respect to those artists who are brilliant in multiple mediums. This man is a fookin' creative genius
This guy and the Stone Roses was my youth and i still listen to it now. One of the best bands in the world. And John is a guitar God.🙏
Squire is obviously a sensitive introverted soul and his career in music so far has burned him more than we will know. his paintings look beautiful, and if it makes him happy, why conform to what we want?...
good post, kind sir
John found his guitar again ! good on you man ..
know that i love the roses, and that squire is my fav guitarist ever, but , does he seem close to bursting into tears at all times?
i guess he's jsut quiet/shy...
please come back with a badass guitar-god solo album Squire! i like your 5 minute long solos!
-roses fan in Texas
lazyitus
Would do anything for more material from him, whether that’s in the form of The Seahorses (one can only dream) or another solo album. Anything this man creates is just superb and to me he’s one of the best guitarists to come out of Britain
Your wish was granted it seems!
John squire what an amazing piece of work 😉
john squire is so calmingly interesting. deep.
He's a pretentious wanker. Nothing deep about him.
I don't know enough about modern art to judge. Some of his work I don't understand, but some I really like - on a totally profane level!
I like the man. He comes across as deeply intelligent and as a sensitive soul.
do it john! DO IT !!! REFORM THE ROSES!!!! A whole generation needs you!
Watching in 2024, celebrating the importance of John Squire for both is visual art AND his undeniable musical genius. We are not worthy. But that's never stopped us.
the camerawork is topclass too
plz come back john we miss you alot..
I love the humour in the fact that one of the greatest guitarists and songwriters , John Squire (beautiful British name) , who once worked at Count Duckula studio Cosgrove Hall, has now come full circle by taking off the Fast Show sketch of Aardman Animation's Nick Park-alike describing each frame of a Morph episode. Anyone fancy a pint? Another Stone Roses' album would be even better although, in truth, they've made at least 3 albums worth of very good songs in total so far.
A legend.
Such insight.
Shampoo is overrated
A cracking Barnet regardless
An incandescent talent… with materials and music… humble? Or just totally authentic?
Either way, John Squire is legendary.
Living legend
great to see a legend still controls his ego
Thanks for the video.
Th guy is defenetly not a rock star, I think he is a true artist, but tours, fans, interviews... it's not for him. He seems to be still exhausted from that period...
He is the quiet overthinker one, I can easily relate To him!
Cheers john! Great guitarist!
His art is shite
LOLZ he’s a coke fiend who cannae hack it.
His art is good, but so glad he's gone back to music. Such an amazing guitarist, so innovative, and an amazing songwriter.
i like people who can just walk away from something.
I live near a school that teaches 'rock guitar' and as I pass by I sometimes wonder if there are other John Squires in there ready to go for that axe only to put it down later and admit that it was 'something they did while they were growing up'. As someone who plays an instrument and watching John Squire here, I cannot help thinking 'what a waste of talent'. Why could he not do both? It never stopped Joni Mitchell, Ronnie Wood and various others. Just keep adding to what you already know.
adds to the mystique though, doesn't it?
@@datsunyellow2570 Oh, a fellow musician I see!😂
bet he still plays everyday man loves it
I saw a guitar in his shed
Noel and Liam revere Squire, rightly so
He forgot mention he wrote the 2nd roses album and the seahorses album as well as 2 solo albums
Squire you legend
true. as long as he is happy
@VincentPaulCaddell You "Hate" him? Really?
Jesus, if someone choosing to exercise their free will and walk away from music is enough to make you "hate" you must be a pretty sad individual yourself.
He loves the realisation that playing guitar was a state of denial at 5 mins. Great to watch...
Just watched this from 13 years ago and remembered Heaton Park. Just shows ya that he changed or something changed his mind. (Ahem)
Love the way Ian brown puts him down in his tunes if you know you know never ever be bigger than ian
john squire is the scott walker of the guitar.
Mr personality!
He’s son Dillons got music out now, how time flies!
Hes like an indie Rolf Harriss!! Without the noncey stuff.... one hopes!
thats quality about the feedback from pyschocandy looking like jackson pollock.
thanks for entertaining me with your music john
he's 62 tongues in cheek!! he's a cheeky boy, he never wastes any of his Talents, truly saucy! mmmmm
How come everyone always says the stone roses only had 2 albums? Why does turns into stone never get recognised? Some of their biggest hits were on that album. Does anyone know?
Second Coming was the best album.
its mainly bsides and it was put out to keep fans happy u are right tho
They only released 2 studio albums, the rest are compilations
+W Burns Because it's not an album, it's a compilation.
Who cares?
They wrote the greatest album ever
and the follow up wasn't bad
Turn To Stone wasnt an album. Jesus christ
that all changed - heaton park!
FEAR is amazing
It's about the process
@jamesmcfc No-one can, or has the right to argue with that. I find t odd that some ppl seem to think they have a say in how he runs his life!
That said, how much talent can 1 man have?...I wish he'd left some of it behind for the rest of us!
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A Probation Officer What
Middle Class Bore🥱🥱🥱🥱🥴
A clever guy. True artist. Should be allowed to do what he wants.
He reminds me a bit of a sort of Bob Dylan type - whether by nature or design. He’s an introverted, sensitive chap but very creative and talented. Dylan has done a lot of art as well.
The comments about the reunion were prophetic .....
John, what do you think to this guys haircut?
i respect you til the day i day : True Hero
John gives me ASMR...
The roses covers were what Mary Chain feedback looked like….wasn’t expecting that.
Always fancy a bowl of sugar puffs after listening to John Squire talk
@johnmcluskey True, but Joni had talent from a young age as well. She would say that she ran towards either art when the other dried up. In terms of inspiration, she found that both disciplines could feed the other. I do wonder sometimes if this is part of an English thing whereas on the other side of the pond versatality is in greater supply.
They don't have to reinvent themselves , they all ready did it , it's unfortunate that we can't enjoy new music , but that's life things run there course
@moewishaw oh yah what do you have in your collection? your ideas are quite fomented are they?
NO.1 GUITARIST
For God sake someone offer him and Ian £20 million to reform the roses.
Getting an interview with Squire is not easy. The worst possible thing you could do in that situation is ask him questions about the Roses...so I am pleased you didn't. The man is just into his art these days....and I hope he is happy.
he sounds like salad fingers...
true
aha but 4 years later.....
i agree with jim6600! i would so happy if the stone roses reformed!!!!
@pokabeb
Ian then wouldn't talk to John, and John got fed up and left to do his own stuff - first Seahorses then solo stuff. Mani hung around for another 18 months or so before joining Primal Scream. And Ian kept the name going for another year or so with sessions musicians who then became the main stay of his backing band in his own solo stuff just after.
One of the greatest guitarists of all time?
One o the best lads to talk to on his own,,,,,,,,,,, had a great chat, and he signed some roses items,, same as billy duffy,, brilliant lads,,,,,,, total respect,,,,,,,,,,,,
John is a great player of course..but let's have right..John Leckie is the unsung hero in the Rose universe..the guys a fucking rabbits foot..a stoned genius
Man. He sounds very depressed. Hope he's ok.
The stones got back together after this of course
@pokabeb
Who knows, but loads of rumours. After debut album, the original record label screwed them over and court dates happened, it took 4 years or so to sort out then Geffen came in and wanted an album. John was the only one creative (rumour was drugs with rest) so we came up with Second Coming. Reni felt it was too like Led Zep (strange) so he left before tour. John & Ian (best friends for years) fell out when Ian was in jail over Crimbo & John sent him a Chocolate Orange but didn't visit
It wasn't 4 years, they won the court case in May '91 - they could have made the second album then, they were just very lazy about it. They started recording in March '92, and took 2 and a half years to finish it! That album is also all John's writing, he wrote the first one in a partnership with Brown, the second one, he wanted to do it only his way. He never liked the dancier, funky side, and went in the 70's rock direction.
Hahahaha, nice to hear from you. No, I'm not born in Manchester. And I don't wish at all because it's over-industrial, I support Liverpool FC and I hate ecstacy. Anyway, I play all the songs that Page wrote and all the songs of The Stone Roses. Page played the 100 years legacy of black people's blues music, altough he was a great virtuoso guitarist, he used so many blues songs as his own songs!Squire was very original, revolutionary and immensly creative in Roses era.He followed the wrong Jimmy
give the man some peace to create. how can you love the roses and call john an idiot. how can a paint brush be gay. twt
he builds slow curiosity, a kind of boring that makes for super grins, Squire is beautiful
no way. what an honour! haha, how was the soup?
He should go back to music for a while, loved his disinformation stuff but missing his sound
Well he has gone back to music!
Squire will never be as good in anything as he was at playing guitar for the roses!
@Picnicl Yeah, fair point i guess.
@Rathers2008 I reckon he will be up for it though, once all the bitterness and pettiness has faded in his and Ian's memory. I fookin hope so anyway!
I'd make that gig whatever the cost, no question!
Fools Gold 2003 on my page.
im the biggest roses fan there is, and i love squire and brown, but i think they are selfish in that so many of us are so DESPERATE to see it happen and not in an 80's revival way, but for them to finish what they started!!! surely they have to put petty differences aside and do it for the greater good of us all??? and John.....his arts good, but FFS he's one of the greatest guitar players of all time! cmon man get a grip
Exhibitions are the new gigs? Well in that case, I'm off to an art gallery to get pissed, scream my head off and jump around like a chimp with thrush.
This might be more interesting than The Seahorses.
It still saddens me that he has chose the brush over the guitar tho as i think he is a better musician than artist..I would love the band to get back together more than anything! the thought of them not ever playing again is deeply saddening! if they ever did i would like it if john used strat and jag etc for the old stuff and les paul for second coming era...ahhh dream on eh... excuse my rant.
@yougottaloveit100 amen mate, I'm fifteen and an enthusiastic drummer and I hate this scene of music we're in just now. Stuff your akon, n-dubz and lil' wayne, give me the roses any day!
@blurry67 He's too sweet to my mind..:)))
Hear fucking hear
actually , john left the roses cost he was addicted to that timesless thief of creativity .....cocaine !
the roses were great becaues 4 great people with a vision got together at the right time, the most important band in my life , and i love to see them back together.......................or is it best left in stone ?
I can't tell if he wants to be missunderstood or if he just can't explain it or I just don't get it. He's very vague. Almost.
From the horses mouth, squire WANTS to do a roses reunion, so its not John thats holding it back obviously