Alan Moore - Poetry - Old Gangsters Never Die - BBC Maestro
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2 жыл бұрынEnigmatic storyteller Alan Moore shares one of the earliest poems he's ever written with BBC Maestro. Penned when he was 23-years-old, Old Gangsters Never Die is an enchanting and rhythmic ride through the lives and afterlives of the legends of organised crime.
An inspiring lesson in writing with rhythm, learn from Alan Moore’s vivid imagery and masterful grasp of language.
This performance is taken from the BBC Maestro online course Storytelling with Alan Moore.
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@MrFForger 2 жыл бұрын
You know this isn't a true story because Alan Moore has never been 23 years old: he just materialised into our world one day, full wizard beard and fiery eyes, to regale us with tales we did not know we needed.
@ethan288 3 ай бұрын
I think he's one of the missing Blue wizards for Fellowship of the Rings.
@turinturambar6795 2 жыл бұрын
im surprised he was able to keep a straight face when he said he invented gangster rap
@jasondavidvalenciamarin4415 2 жыл бұрын
He showed a little smile though
@GT-wo2oj 2 жыл бұрын
He didn't keep a straight face
@moley2317 2 жыл бұрын
one of the benefits of a beard that voluminous is that it often lends an additional layer to your poker face
@stanleysmooth 2 жыл бұрын
He didn't keep a straight face, you just can't tell because he's got a beard the size of Wisconsin lol
@Vicariousleighilive.. 2 жыл бұрын
I came here to write , he couldn’t keep a straight face when he said he invented gangster rap
@radicalpaddyo 2 жыл бұрын
Very excited he's finally going to reveal his inspiration behind "Watchmen Babies"
@WillyFisher412 2 жыл бұрын
Did you see “v for vacation”? That was absolutely brilliant.
@Udgrasil13 2 жыл бұрын
What is your favorite Watchmen Baby?
@thomaswest4033 2 жыл бұрын
@@Udgrasil13 lil Rosie, he's so nutty!
@gabzy3264 2 жыл бұрын
Which of the babies is your favorite?
@tobybartels8426 2 жыл бұрын
Watchmen Babies is nice and all, but nothing beats the classic Saturday-morning cartoon.
@jayartist_ 2 жыл бұрын
I named my son after your creation, Mr. Moore. Today the little Gangsta Rap is already a man of whom I am very proud.
@jotagroovy7479 2 жыл бұрын
SOKJIOSJSIOKJS im dying
@weeblelehmann466 Жыл бұрын
If you actually named your kid Gangsta Rap?..... THAT'S pretty gangsta.
@jayartist_ Жыл бұрын
@@weeblelehmann466 That was what my mother in law said back then
@menwithven2862 Жыл бұрын
@@jayartist_ have you seen these rap singers they have these days
@FredMaverik Жыл бұрын
what
@briancox9357 2 жыл бұрын
Alan Moore lives quite near me in Northampton. I've seen him quite few times. He's friends with the father of a friend of mine. Lovely guy and hugely intelligent and talented.
@UltraGaivalas 2 жыл бұрын
are you that smiley physicist with the funny accent?
@dirtpoorchris 8 күн бұрын
The "Walking around like stars torn down into grounded constellations" was pretty sweet
@CitizenDuarte 2 жыл бұрын
Mr Moore has such a hypnotic voice. He could commentate on something like the science of paint drying and I would probably be invested in it lol
@Edo_Marinus 2 жыл бұрын
He’s released a number of wonderful spoken-word recordings, including ‘Angel Passage’, ‘Snakes and Ladders’, and ‘The Highbury Working’. Worth seeking out, IMHO.
@El_Crazyknight 2 жыл бұрын
To be honest the actual science of paint drying should be very interesting but I get what you mean lol
@bubulle4697 2 жыл бұрын
You see, English is not my first language, and while I can read it and speak it with relative ease, this poem was far too complex and too quickly told for me to understand fully what was going on. And yet, I was completely hypnotized by it, at a certain point I even forgot to try to understand it. Absolutely captivating, that must be the rhythm he was talking about before, right ? It seems you don’t need to understand it to feel it, brilliant
@amanofnoreputation2164 2 жыл бұрын
I think you understood it better than most. I'm a native speaker myself and didn't know enough of the context behind the poem to know what it was about until I saw the poem told again in the form of a comic, but Moore's recital still drew me in.
@kaurikallio4668 2 жыл бұрын
Yes I have the same experience. I even started to visualise without catching everything
@henocksherlock3340 Жыл бұрын
typical magician. Their things are all not non-sense, albeit the very different sort of implicit you've never experienced prior
@martinvanburen4578 Жыл бұрын
you are a liar ....
@theroverart 2 жыл бұрын
I hope someone takes this and mixes it with a sick beat
@zatoichiMiyamoto 2 жыл бұрын
Nujabes, J Dilla and MFDoom Will from the skies, cause old gangsters never die
@elmachomenoch 2 жыл бұрын
@@zatoichiMiyamoto Damn, you know what's up, chief, mad respect
@alastorcorvus Жыл бұрын
Look up for Sinister Ducks, the band where Alan Moore sung the original song. It's more jazz than rap, but the beat is sick too.
@xectilus5530 2 жыл бұрын
A magician in the truest sense of the word.
@happymaskedguy1943 2 жыл бұрын
As an inspiring poet I have to say I'm amazed - I didn't realise Moore wrote poetry, and certainly wouldn't have expected such rich and accomplished work. Now I have to get into his work. I'm considering this course. Amazing.
@hookedonjuneau6313 2 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of another Allen's poem, Howl.
@metallisika2745 2 жыл бұрын
I hate to do this, but do you perhaps mean 'aspiring'?
@barryegan187 2 жыл бұрын
I assure you he is one of the literary “greats” of our time. His work in the media of comics may have soured critics against him, which is problematic in and of itself, but the man can WRITE.
@vichobocho_archivo 2 жыл бұрын
@@metallisika2745 No he is just an inspiring poet. he loves to inspire people
@rawalshadab3812 2 жыл бұрын
There's a very poetic quality to most of his work on Swamp Thing, so I'm not surprised he does poetry.
@roxievazz9570 Ай бұрын
An author, every writer should salute.
@TheRexbassist 2 жыл бұрын
Mr Moore, your work is a font of inspiration and wisdom that has always pushed the boundaries of my imagination and understanding. Much love
@Leonard00000000 2 жыл бұрын
He's vibing to a funky imaginary beat
@gunsakimbo4040 2 жыл бұрын
Mr Moore, you are my idol, i want to be like you but i have only 13 years and i dont know how.Thanks for everything
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
You try and you damn well never let go of that writing habit!
@gunsakimbo4040 2 жыл бұрын
@@MythopoeicNavid thanks
@arca5751 2 жыл бұрын
It's a damn good idol to have my guy! Take care, it's easy to give up on things such as reading and wrting nowadays (I've done it myself). Hope you find a way to keep your dreams and passions alive !
@gunsakimbo4040 2 жыл бұрын
@@arca5751 thanks
@jacovawernett3077 2 жыл бұрын
Do keep writing. Sometimes you can even use the cut up method. Cut out words, toss them in the air and write what you pick up. You will write a great poem. You can call it. The Universe helped me write it. Lchaim.
@midianpoet 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing ! Thanks for that, Alan! You say - 'The one place gods inarguably exist is in the human mind' ...yes, and YOUR mind is special place, full of gods ! We worship them, because they are UNIQUE ! Your gods .... are Extraordinary Ladies and Gentlemens!
@roaming.spectre. 2 жыл бұрын
He might look like a Weatherspoon customer but this man knows his stuff
@lashropa 2 жыл бұрын
Unspeakably moving. So good to see you here I'm at a loss for words. Thank you Alan. For everything you've ever done. Thank you BBC. I can't think of anything else to say other than: I'll never forget it; this. 😇
@freyasobsession77 2 жыл бұрын
he's just having fun. nice to see it.
@baedeckerbaedecker9664 2 жыл бұрын
"For God's sake, let us sit upon the ground And tell sad stories of the death of kings; How some have been deposed; some slain in war, Some haunted by the ghosts they have deposed; Some poison'd by their wives: some sleeping kill'd; All murder'd...." -Richard II, III,ii
@MultiSoulless 2 жыл бұрын
First heard Moore recalling and reciting this on Scroobius Pip's podcast. Amazing.
@carlosaromero5111 2 жыл бұрын
Alan Moore is my hero im going to study hard
@Joao-ql7df 10 ай бұрын
My brother , old gangsters never die! I love you! ⚡️⚡️⚡️
@user_user1337 2 жыл бұрын
very calming voice.
@Bamazon1990 Жыл бұрын
I got chills
@NeterRafi77 Жыл бұрын
My favorite 3 of him: league of extraordinary gentlemen, v for vendetta and top 10.
@maurochavez373 2 жыл бұрын
vincent price talk through the Alan Moore amazing
@silakompromisu 2 жыл бұрын
Whend did you last hear someone actually make a long, deliberate pauses when reading out loud to such a captivating effect?
@ThomasHerlofsen 2 жыл бұрын
I love this man.
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
Same!
@oxeqdoidera 2 жыл бұрын
We all do
@mikearrani3299 2 жыл бұрын
Knowing he wrote this at 23, while I'm 27 and still have nothing that could even come close, makes me wanna give up and bury myself alive.
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
But Old Poets Never Die.
@lagarvikmedia 2 жыл бұрын
"Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with yourself"
@mikearrani3299 2 жыл бұрын
@@lagarvikmedia it's not jealousy, it's insecurity.
@amanofnoreputation2164 2 жыл бұрын
Your mind that curses it's lack of poetry is already a greater work of art than any man can fashion. It's so artful, how it's done is not only stranger than we suppose, it's stranger than _can_ be supposed.
@mikearrani3299 2 жыл бұрын
@@amanofnoreputation2164 with so much wisdom, I am surprised you are a man of no reputation.
@gonzaloaravena7347 2 жыл бұрын
Loved every minute of it
@CharlotteTaylorr 2 жыл бұрын
amazing
@BrundleFly868 2 жыл бұрын
Mesmerising... Brilliant.
@MikesGlitch 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@jestermorales03 2 жыл бұрын
Big fan Mr Moore!
@giorgiogirardi4661 2 жыл бұрын
Alan Moore is always right
@SQIRLDARKKON 2 жыл бұрын
His conclusions are often wrong by or extreme, however the questions he asks and his critiques / analytical abilities are completely unparalleled.
@cosmosofinfinity 2 жыл бұрын
Powerful delivery
@topnotch4564 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful Poetry.
@MisterSinister47 2 жыл бұрын
That was dope 🔥
@AvidCat5000 2 жыл бұрын
Loved it. Heard some deep Ginsburg feels. Word.
@ryanspengler4877 2 жыл бұрын
I'm yet to see an obituary for "Old Gangsters," and I look every day. Nicely called, Mr. Moore... 🍻
@jamesllewellynevans9733 2 жыл бұрын
Someone throw a beat under this
@jefffudesco9364 2 жыл бұрын
Moore has a beat under his Mandrigal Manifesto poem he dropped b4 Brexit.
@SQIRLDARKKON 2 жыл бұрын
@@jefffudesco9364 link please???
@jefffudesco9364 2 жыл бұрын
@@SQIRLDARKKON kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oLh8n5CUx5jSpH0.html
@Joao-ql7df 10 ай бұрын
Genius Alan Moore ⚡️⚡️⚡️
@Pensadordosceus 2 жыл бұрын
Always great to see you lecture, noble sir
@zackspaulding 2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant piece👏 and available on 7" from 1982.😉
@Fatdogrecords 2 жыл бұрын
That was awesome
@AlexVostox 2 жыл бұрын
*Pretty sure that Alan Moore took a charity side job as Santa Claus impersonator at children hospital every Christmas.*
@darkservantofheaven 2 жыл бұрын
or Cosplays as Gandalf
@elmaquiavelico5709 2 жыл бұрын
@@darkservantofheaven Or cosplays as Rasputin
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
@@darkservantofheaven Gandalf cosplays as him.
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
Here in Bangladesh he gets confused with Rabindranath Tagore and that's probably the biggest literary compliment we can give him.
@PuripuriDrawings Жыл бұрын
Is someone as overwhelmed with this video as me? I thought I didn't liked poetry, I just clicked because Alan Moore, but I'm crying and I don't understand a sh1t
@taylorius 2 жыл бұрын
Wow, that's really very, very good.
@Jamesharveycomics 2 жыл бұрын
Listen to this with the instrumental from Gazillion Ear by MF DOOM
@diegobermudez8102 2 жыл бұрын
You're on to something, G. His flow goes well with the beat. He did say that he focused on it having rhythm.
@diegobermudez8102 2 жыл бұрын
I gotta ask. What made you think of this song in particular? Good call.
@Jamesharveycomics 2 жыл бұрын
@@diegobermudez8102 I’ve just been listening to that album a lot lately! And also, if MF DOOM can sample Charles Bukowski then perhaps something like this could have worked, too
@Maxiturri 2 жыл бұрын
Impresionante!!!! No solo el poema, el sonido de su voz y la cadencia!!! Increíble!!!!!
@MatthewNorsa 2 жыл бұрын
This is the man at the end of the universe.
@juansamudio1171 2 жыл бұрын
I’m trying to so hard to understand but I don’t understand a word he’s saying but it’s so beautiful
@davedogge2280 2 жыл бұрын
good to see him again. He invented 'gangsta rap' .. lol Dr. Dre was after all in The ExtraordinaryLeague of Gentlemen.
@niriop 2 жыл бұрын
"...their halos black against the night..." Fuck me that's good.
@kingrainbow5432 2 жыл бұрын
Seeing him as he looks into the camera assures me I'd be too nervous to speak in his presence
@gonzalolambert1605 2 жыл бұрын
Agradecería mucho subtítulos en español...gracias Alan y BBC
@CagaleraRecords 2 жыл бұрын
Haber estudiado
@gonzalolambert1605 2 жыл бұрын
Disculpame, estoy intentando hacer una petición al responsable del vídeo. Gracias.
@CagaleraRecords 2 жыл бұрын
@@gonzalolambert1605 Era una pequeña chanza, hombre. De todas formas el señor Moore dice básicamente que en este poema lo que prima es el ritmo más que las metáforas, puedes disfrutar de él en parte aunque no lo entiendas ✌🏻
@gonzalolambert1605 2 жыл бұрын
@@CagaleraRecords Sigo a Moore no porque hable inglés, si no porque habla el lenguaje del arte en toda su magnificencia. Lo sigo además porque es un tipo serio que trata de aportar algo de magia a un mundo tan lleno de vacío (valga el oxímoron). Vi el video, vi sus expresiones, porque puedo ver ese lenguaje que se manifiesta en el cuerpo, en el tono de voz, y en algunas palabras puntuales...el resto son conectores. Sin embargo, quisiera leer de corrido lo que expresa, con subtítulos. Eso nada más.
@alastorcorvus 2 жыл бұрын
@@gonzalolambert1605 yo te lo traduzco, manda dm.
@dedfoker 2 жыл бұрын
BBC take my money!!!!!!!
@Tosh.31 5 ай бұрын
Kool Herc,Afrikan Bambata, Alan Moore
@willianjohnam7350 2 жыл бұрын
I'm always surprised when Alan Moore makes an appearence.
@nathanielfishburn9676 2 жыл бұрын
"Win oi enventid gangsturr rap"
@cordlessbungee Жыл бұрын
that is fucking incredible.
@changowowowoezzy9617 2 жыл бұрын
What a god
@OldSkoolUncleChris 2 жыл бұрын
Why has nobody has ever seen him and Jess Phillips in the same room together ?
@oldmanlogan9616 2 жыл бұрын
R o y t i n g
@6182GOD 7 ай бұрын
🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@tonyjp83 2 жыл бұрын
Too bad we outside the UK cannot buy his course!
@BBCMaestro 2 жыл бұрын
Hi Antônio, BBC Maestro is available in several countries around the world. You can find a full list here: bbcmaestro.zendesk.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4407417119250-Where-is-BBC-Maestro-available-.
@dddaaa6965 2 жыл бұрын
yes it's a shame! I would have bought it...
@plcthelegacy4131 2 жыл бұрын
@@BBCMaestro Not all Heroes wear capes :)
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
@@BBCMaestro not in Bangladesh
@MauricioLeal1 2 жыл бұрын
somebody put a dj DRAMA beat on this!
@caltamoio6705 Жыл бұрын
Por favor legendas em português e castelhano.
@Demspake 2 жыл бұрын
🤯
@virnalisi1 2 жыл бұрын
@feelinghealingfrequences7179 2 жыл бұрын
1:16 poem begins
@cleftturnip7774 2 жыл бұрын
well it wasn't in 4/4
@fallios 2 жыл бұрын
Please more Marco videos that's what are all here for.
@sylwiagaazka2628 2 жыл бұрын
Damn, 23-year old Alan Moore was a massive edgelord. :D
@erik_arman 2 жыл бұрын
He’s always been. Much of his work is taking something designed to wring pennies out of children (superheroes) and reimagining them as extremely dark and violent. His Miracleman series is kind of the equivalent of making a dark and gritty reimagining of Paw Patrol.
@thelordkk512 2 жыл бұрын
He made killing joke and watchmen
@boppob1343 2 жыл бұрын
@@thelordkk512 yeah he really regrets that killing joke lol
@thelordkk512 2 жыл бұрын
@@boppob1343 nah it's a classic... I love that era of Batman comics
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
@@erik_arman Imagery that found its way trickled down into Snyder's Man of Steel and other stuff. His reimaginings have become part of the collective imagination now.
@idklol4197 2 жыл бұрын
the goat wrote that at 23
@Joao-ql7df Жыл бұрын
MEU AMIGO ALAN MOORE ASSISTAM BRASILEIROS ASSISTAM ! ENTENDAM!
@zero15388 2 жыл бұрын
✌️👌🙌
@debajyotiguha 2 жыл бұрын
sounds very much like the inspiration behind Gangsta's Paradise....
@dacamosa 2 жыл бұрын
I'm haunted!
@dennisjensen2458 Жыл бұрын
This fabulous poem was enhanced with music and a cartoon on a 1983 single by the concept band The Sinister Ducks: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eZihmaV9x9qnoXk.html
@AhmadDDaniels 8 ай бұрын
Bars
@jhesustribuzi4279 2 жыл бұрын
Mix this with some Johnny Marr's riffs and we have a new Smiths song
@thedeadd.c.207 2 жыл бұрын
Fuck, man. You're right.
@naka-YAYA-plaza 2 жыл бұрын
EMINEM JUST ENTERED THE CHAT..
@Tien1610 2 жыл бұрын
Snake God >>> Rap god
@onbedoeldekut1515 2 жыл бұрын
Your 'title card' spells 'gangstas', and yet both the title description and blurb spell 'gangsters'. One (or two) HAVE, by simple logic, to be wrong. It may well be a simple oversight, but it's quite a damning example of how much you care about content creators and the works they produce.
@dielawn87 2 жыл бұрын
Tom Waits would crush this
@MrPipol-nm3cd 2 жыл бұрын
2:17 When he said "cause buddy", you know he really meant "my n1ga"
@javiervalencia4699 2 жыл бұрын
that poem needs some Westside Gunn adlibs
@Gemelli_ar 9 күн бұрын
I play poker... what the hell is a Ace of flames? Bruh....😂
@MythopoeicNavid 2 жыл бұрын
Today I learned that Alan Moore stole my Solomon Grundy script 18 years before I was born.
@diegobermudez8102 2 жыл бұрын
Do tell.
@djstantsia7905 2 жыл бұрын
The day i will understand the English language without cc, the same day i'll say i speak it. 40+ years in the country and still struggling.
@alastorcorvus 2 жыл бұрын
What's your native language? Maybe I can provide a translation
@djstantsia7905 2 жыл бұрын
@@alastorcorvus Sorry, i didnt make myself clear enough, Im talking about proper English
@Kara_Pabuc 2 жыл бұрын
Alright, I am now waiting some talented guy to make this to a song. Do it.
@Reaper8989 2 жыл бұрын
Can we put a beat on this please?
@Joao-ql7df 10 ай бұрын
THE LION OF JUDAH ☀️
@BarsimonR 2 жыл бұрын
Ye gods...
@astrospect Ай бұрын
I had no idea that NWA owed so much to Alan Moore...
@jehormaeche 19 күн бұрын
Holly Sh!
@Robertward111 Жыл бұрын
Wait Alan Moore invented gangster rap? Why is he never credited for this? Is there a source?
@ForLorNVuLgaR 2 жыл бұрын
The master at work! $90 tho…
@noonecomics 2 жыл бұрын
can somebody please make a beat and rap these lyrics in the style of Tupac or Dr. Dre, thank you!
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