I was 17 in 1969. All shiny and ignorant. I joined the US Army. By 1971, I was a 19 year old disabled veteran out on the streets. My body & mind were fucked up. I never came home in my head. I did my 1st hit of LSD in 1972. I grew up as a child reading comics in the 50s & 60s. I soon found the underground comics in the head shops. I loved the 70s. The art work & drugs & music were killer. Crumb was amazing and funny. The man was a gifted artist and a complete street freak. I'm 70 now, seeing him as an old man is just weird! Hell, It is weird looking at myself. Who in the hell is that in the mirror? Lol but ya, the man was a gas. God bless you Crumb, wherever you might be.
Crumb seems to have become much more enthusiastic and personable in interviews in recent years. He seemed very inhibited and depressed in "Crumb". It's great to see him like this
Crumb has a God-given gift for drawing that is truly amazing. Nobody comes close to him in terms of his completely unique style, his fantastic cross-hatching, his composition, his values, his output, his bizarre ideas, his wonderful sense of humour, his high level of literacy and intelligence. He's a true genius but he's also an extremely hard worker who lives up to the old saying "Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration" but it helps when you're born to it.
The thing to keep in mind when reading anything done by Crumb was he was f'ing nuts! I came home from 'Nam in '68 and discovered Crumb shortly after. I thought his work was the most hilarious stuff I had ever read. The mayhem depicted in his work fit my mindset perfectly and still does. I've got every issue of Zap Comics in almost perfect condition and I've instructed my wife to burn them upon my death, probably this September. She'll gladly do it 'cause she thinks they're disgusting. I don't want to leave them to todays society 'cause you had to be there to understand what he was saying.
@@johnoakes3106 I’m sorry to hear of your impending death. You seem to be so calm about it. I think it’s important for people to consider our own mortality (momento mori). Unfortunately our society is both infantalised and consumed with our own hedonistic desires and the search for comfort over all else. As such we are largely unwilling to confront a reality so stark as our own mortality. I wish you wouldn’t have your comics burned but rather sent to my house! Though I respect your noble intentions. God Bless EKS
@@displaychicken so well said. Hedonistic and narcissistic whilst at the same time hypocritically pretending to be 'humanistic' and 'pro equalism'. But in fact its only 'me me me' and consuming anything and everything. Even each other. Especially western middle class and up.
It's amazing how he goes from sounding nerdy in the documentary to sounding like a well-ironed out grandpa now. I love and hate the progression of age.
The talent of Robert Crumb, transcends the "Psychadelic". He is a one-of-a-kind and he, like so many other geniuses in history, felt compelled to produce. "The Great Springwell of Creativity", as Bob Dylan would put it, "Was compelling him to work. He had no choice."
What I love most about Crumb is that his tastes in everything always went to old school in terms of his art and musical tastes, as well as his clothing, etc. I'm absolutely in the same boat with having an old soul.
I just flashed on a memory from circa 1972,, somehow, at that time, I came across someone who gave me a Zap comic, or maybe my then- boyfriend collected them (?); I can’t remember but I remember having two or three or four of them ; in those youthful, yet pretty innocent days , I never knew the origin , or real Inspiration about the comics; I knew I didn’t understand them very well ; they seemed every Square of drawings didn’t make sense to me , but I knew it was something “naughty”, or obtusely fascinating; Something not familiar in my world, my sheltered life but still intriguing. I looked at them and read them and tried to interpret them as best I could, still, but still, I couldn’t relate. I remember going to the drive-in to see the movie Fritz the cat, I loved it now remembering ; the 70s was my best era absolutely ⭐️♥️👍🏼 Those days past by; On to college, marriage and children, I remember sometime in the 80s looking in a comic book store in our town for vintage ⚡️ Zap comics, And I think the store owner told me he could order some and I told him that I’d get back to him; I never did. Not sure why my brain accessed this nostalgia this morning, but it’s nice to reminisce sure wish I had those comics back now, that I had ; way back when .... When I was young and life was so much more simple and happy. Good days gone by... 😢😢😢😢....Take me back there ...take me back..😔😢😭😞😩
I'm in the process of collecting all the Complete Crumb books that were published by Fantagraphics, he's such a great and unique artist, I love his work.
R. Crumb’s artwork is amazing, and he’s my favorite comic book artist along with Al Feldstein from EC Comics, I guess because of the heavy lines and the incredible detail.
R. Crumb is The Godfather Of Underground comix! And that era was the most mind opening visual time for young artists growing up. Even if you thought yourself to be a “Real Arteest”! Great inspiration for me!
Back in the 70s in Brooklyn, New York there was this fantastic comic store in Brooklyn Heights that had a fantastic erase array of adult comics that the store owners couldn’t keep me out of as a kid. I was mesmerized by crumb crumb. He was a guilty pleasure. I came from a religious family. I would devour his comics repent throw them away. Hope my mother wouldn’t find out that I would go out and buy them all over again lol wish I would’ve kept some of them especially now but when you’re a kid, you’re not thinking about things becoming collectors items, I owe my art development and desire to be a cartoonist to crumb. He was a excellent draftsman. His characters had volume and weight, even though they were two dimensional. There was something about the way he drew them that had a three dimensional type of field to them and the poses, highly exaggerated and caricatured who could forget Mr. natural when he was with those big boots of his looking like he would literally come off of the page I endeavor to make my characters have that same feel
Seriously I took the "keep on truckin" mr natural walk to heart. Traipsing across town by jetting the hips low and huffing and puffing the toes real far forward. Cutting corners make for good milage that way. Running is a whole other # number
How exactly to you grab an interview with Crumb. Is he just naturally turned off by most admirers? It seems like many would like to see more interviews from him, but they are very scarce especially since he moved to France.
At some point during the 1969-70 (high) school year, my friends and I, about 20 of us, got in trouble for doing "Keep on Truckin'" in a big circle all around the circular drive around by the front door of our school. We were just having fun but the idiot principal--well, who knows what he thought except that it was somehow subversive! came out and started screaming at us to stop and threatening us with detention if we didn't. The good old days!
Twelve years ago the Paris Museum of Modern Art had an exhibition of Crumb's work. It was wonderful. Apparently, some on the board weren't sure about it. They thought that it was more classical art. The NYT had an artical about it.
I was 17 in 1969. All shiny and ignorant. I joined the US Army. By 1971, I was a 19 year old disabled veteran out on the streets. My body & mind were fucked up.
I never came home in my head.
I did my 1st hit of LSD in 1972. I grew up as a child reading comics in the 50s & 60s. I soon found the underground comics in the head shops. I loved the 70s.
The art work & drugs & music were killer. Crumb was amazing and funny.
The man was a gifted artist and a complete street freak.
I'm 70 now, seeing him as an old man is just weird! Hell,
It is weird looking at myself.
Who in the hell is that in the mirror? Lol but ya, the man was a gas. God bless you Crumb, wherever you might be.
Great attitude, thanks for carrying on... 👍💪🙏❤️🌈🪶
France.
Thank you for your service. Great to reminisce old times.
Crumb seems to have become much more enthusiastic and personable in interviews in recent years. He seemed very inhibited and depressed in "Crumb". It's great to see him like this
Ding Dong.
So glad I’m not the only one who watched that movie! I just got it on vhs!
Crumb is hands down an American Icon and hands down one of the greatest of the 20th century !!!!!
It’s amazing that his voice hasn’t aged over the years!
Robert Crumb isn't the comic artist laureate we wanted... he's the one we need.
Crumb's voice has this built in disdain....
Crumb has a God-given gift for drawing that is truly amazing. Nobody comes close to him in terms of his completely unique style, his fantastic cross-hatching, his composition, his values, his output, his bizarre ideas, his wonderful sense of humour, his high level of literacy and intelligence. He's a true genius but he's also an extremely hard worker who lives up to the old saying "Genius is 10% inspiration and 90% perspiration" but it helps when you're born to it.
The thing to keep in mind when reading anything done by Crumb was he was f'ing nuts! I came home from 'Nam in '68 and discovered Crumb shortly after. I thought his work was the most hilarious stuff I had ever read. The mayhem depicted in his work fit my mindset perfectly and still does. I've got every issue of Zap Comics in almost perfect condition and I've instructed my wife to burn them upon my death, probably this September. She'll gladly do it 'cause she thinks they're disgusting. I don't want to leave them to todays society 'cause you had to be there to understand what he was saying.
@@johnoakes3106 I’m sorry to hear of your impending death. You seem to be so calm about it.
I think it’s important for people to consider our own mortality (momento mori). Unfortunately our society is both infantalised and consumed with our own hedonistic desires and the search for comfort over all else. As such we are largely unwilling to confront a reality so stark as our own mortality.
I wish you wouldn’t have your comics burned but rather sent to my house! Though I respect your noble intentions.
God Bless
EKS
@@displaychicken so well said.
Hedonistic and narcissistic whilst at the same time hypocritically pretending to be 'humanistic' and 'pro equalism'. But in fact its only 'me me me' and consuming anything and everything. Even each other. Especially western middle class and up.
It's amazing how he goes from sounding nerdy in the documentary to sounding like a well-ironed out grandpa now. I love and hate the progression of age.
What a character. I could listen to him speak about the history of comics for hours...
ruclips.net/video/BrNABxwP5kg/видео.html
The word “legend” is used too often. But not here. This man is an American treasure.
The talent of Robert Crumb, transcends the "Psychadelic". He is a one-of-a-kind and he, like so many other geniuses in history, felt compelled to produce. "The Great Springwell of Creativity", as Bob Dylan would put it, "Was compelling him to work. He had no choice."
Warhol talked about "15 minutes of fame" ... Crumb has managed to accumulate 50 years & counting.
I'd love to shake his hand and say, "Thank you!"
Imagine R Crumb showing you his comic collection
What I love most about Crumb is that his tastes in everything always went to old school in terms of his art and musical tastes, as well as his clothing, etc. I'm absolutely in the same boat with having an old soul.
I love artist who think outside the box. He never tried to be like anyone else but himself.
I just flashed on a memory from circa 1972,,
somehow, at that time,
I came across someone who gave me a Zap comic,
or maybe my then- boyfriend collected them (?);
I can’t remember
but I remember having two or three or four of them ; in those youthful, yet pretty innocent days ,
I never knew the origin , or real Inspiration about the comics;
I knew I didn’t understand them very well ; they seemed every Square of drawings didn’t make sense to me , but I knew it was something “naughty”, or obtusely fascinating;
Something not familiar in my world, my sheltered life but still intriguing.
I looked at them and read them and tried to interpret them as best I could, still, but still, I couldn’t relate. I remember going to the drive-in to see the movie Fritz the cat, I loved it now remembering ; the 70s was my best era absolutely ⭐️♥️👍🏼
Those days past by;
On to college, marriage and children, I remember sometime in the 80s looking in a comic book store in our town for vintage ⚡️ Zap comics, And I think the store owner told me he could order some and I told him that I’d get back to him; I never did.
Not sure why my brain accessed this nostalgia this morning,
but it’s nice to reminisce
sure wish I had those comics back now, that I had ;
way back when ....
When I was young and life was so much more simple and happy.
Good days gone by... 😢😢😢😢....Take me back there ...take me back..😔😢😭😞😩
I like listening to his voice. I guess I'm a weirdo.
I'm in the process of collecting all the Complete Crumb books that were published by Fantagraphics, he's such a great and unique artist, I love his work.
R. Crumb’s artwork is amazing, and he’s my favorite comic book artist along with Al Feldstein from EC Comics, I guess because of the heavy lines and the incredible detail.
It wasn't off-putting to me or to anyone I knew at the time, we got it right away and loved it!
R. Crumb is The Godfather Of Underground comix! And that era was the most mind opening visual time for young artists growing up. Even if you thought yourself to be a “Real Arteest”! Great inspiration for me!
yes i remember i bought them they said underground stuff 40 years ago
4 people must be offended by the word acid.
have bought one of his comics 'the complete crumb comics' from amazon.
good thing you let us know. what would we do without that information? now I can sleep in peace
Robert is kinda creepy ... he’s a parody of himself ... he makes Woody Allen look pedestrian.
love this dude!
Did mr Crumb had a protruding ears correction? 🐎
Back in the 70s in Brooklyn, New York there was this fantastic comic store in Brooklyn Heights that had a fantastic erase array of adult comics that the store owners couldn’t keep me out of as a kid. I was mesmerized by crumb crumb. He was a guilty pleasure. I came from a religious family. I would devour his comics repent throw them away. Hope my mother wouldn’t find out that I would go out and buy them all over again lol wish I would’ve kept some of them especially now but when you’re a kid, you’re not thinking about things becoming collectors items, I owe my art development and desire to be a cartoonist to crumb. He was a excellent draftsman. His characters had volume and weight, even though they were two dimensional. There was something about the way he drew them that had a three dimensional type of field to them and the poses, highly exaggerated and caricatured who could forget Mr. natural when he was with those big boots of his looking like he would literally come off of the page I endeavor to make my characters have that same feel
Seriously I took the "keep on truckin" mr natural walk to heart. Traipsing across town by jetting the hips low and huffing and puffing the toes real far forward. Cutting corners make for good milage that way. Running is a whole other # number
How exactly to you grab an interview with Crumb. Is he just naturally turned off by most admirers? It seems like many would like to see more interviews from him, but they are very scarce especially since he moved to France.
Some of Robert crum's famous films including Fritz the Cat were Inspirations to some RUclipsrs who made videos today
My biggest inspiration.
Squinky!
At some point during the 1969-70 (high) school year, my friends and I, about 20 of us, got in trouble for doing "Keep on Truckin'" in a big circle all around the circular drive around by the front door of our school. We were just having fun but the idiot principal--well, who knows what he thought except that it was somehow subversive! came out and started screaming at us to stop and threatening us with detention if we didn't. The good old days!
Twelve years ago the Paris Museum of Modern Art had an exhibition of Crumb's work. It was wonderful. Apparently, some on the board weren't sure about it. They thought that it was more classical art. The NYT had an artical about it.
no doubt comics are artworks, but only because they're funny, somehow comedy isn't taken that seriously to be considered as art.
Not actually a film, though. No film involved.
a wise man, very great artist
I want video game version of this
It's hard to imagine the late sixties and early seventies, that iconic period, without Crumb's artwork. The "Cheap Thrills" album cover comes to mind.
I have a lot of magazines from your age who can buy them
You sellin em, very much like ta know
Still any news mate??
im a 68yo retired trucker and eddie kendrick's song keep on trucking made me think about r crumbs bigfoot cartoon image and that brought me here
R.s stuff was unique and far advanced compared to his contemporaries in the burgeoning underground comics scene. Both visually and conceptually.
25 cents!
Thanks for posting! Is there more to come? Fingers are crossed!
Get the kids up, pour the Expresso, kids your Squickey is ready!
Cool. Is this the whole interview?
Shafty138 ::: by now have you seen the film “R. CRUMB” ?
I could relate with R.Crumb.
Great
lovely
legend
Un grande Robert Crumb
Someone should tell Robert about NFTs
You can see his influence on Dave Cooper
db cooper?