Brandon Boyd Fan First: Incubus Origin Story, 1991 Turning Point, Lucid Dreams, New Solo Music

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Incubus singer Brandon Boyd delves deep into his history as a music fan in this special episode of the "Fan First" podcast. He shares the story of watching his talented, artistic mother sing and play piano when he was a kid. As a 15-year-old in 1991, he formed Incubus after becoming enamored of the incredible new generation of bands emerging at that time. Over the next three decades, Brandon Boyd found his distinct musical voice with Incubus and his solo work. "Pocket Knife" - the lead single off his forthcoming album 'Echoes and Cocoons' - is out now.
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BRANDON BOYD CONTENT GUIDE:
00:00 Introduction
00:25 Who was the first artist you put on a pedestal?
02:37 Lucid dreams, paintings come alive
03:55 “Pocket Knife” and recurring nightmares
11:26 Being 15 years old in 1991, forming Incubus
14:06 Transformative concerts, RATM at the Whisky A Go Go
17:22 Primus, Y2K and why he had to leave Slayer early
21:30 Elements of Incubus
24:04 Going solo, writing lyrics & beyond
30:12 The story of his most played solo tunes
34:12 The story of “Drive,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Pardon Me”
41:44 Your Musical Mount Rushmore
44:29 Five Songs That Changed Your Life
46:32 What would you tell your younger self?
48:59 The rearrangement of the cultural gaze
49:32 The coolest early fans of your band?
50:38 Touring with Soundgarden and Faith No More
53:05 What’s next for Incubus?
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@revolver 2 жыл бұрын

CONTENT GUIDE & PODCAST LISTEN LINKS: Spotify: spoti.fi/2TzldGO Apple Podcasts: apple.co/3x0vxFH 00:00 Introduction 00:25 Who was the first artist you put on a pedestal? 02:37 Lucid dreams, paintings come alive 03:55 “Pocket Knife” and recurring nightmares 11:26 Being 15 years old in 1991, forming Incubus 14:06 Transformative concerts, RATM at the Whisky A Go Go 17:22 Primus, Y2K and why he had to leave Slayer early 21:30 Elements of Incubus 24:04 Going solo, writing lyrics & beyond 30:12 The story of his most played solo tunes 34:12 The story of “Drive,” “Wish You Were Here” and “Pardon Me” 41:44 Your Musical Mount Rushmore 44:29 Five Songs That Changed Your Life 46:32 What would you tell your younger self? 48:59 The rearrangement of the cultural gaze 49:32 The coolest early fans of your band? 50:38 Touring with Soundgarden and Faith No More 53:05 What’s next for Incubus?

@rktyler3470 Жыл бұрын

Incubus, Deftones, and A Perfect Circle were three bands that had such a strong impact on my heart

@fepethepenguin8287 Жыл бұрын

You mean Tool... lol

@heather000burton 2 жыл бұрын

He is a cool guy. I met him in a dive bar in Mobile Alabama when he had long dreads. Saw the show and he gave me a bunch of incubus stickers. Very humble.

@pitpride1220 Жыл бұрын

He's still that way. Met him at a farmers market not long ago. He and the band still drive themselves around in their own cars. Their cars aren't gawdy. Quality but not crazy.

@lollaterry 2 жыл бұрын

Finally, an interviewer who asks meaningful questions and properly engages! She knows her stuff and was just so natural in the interview. You can tell Brandon actually enjoyed answering these questions and had more fun in this interview :)

@nicolas.grisanti 10 ай бұрын

Brandon is such a nice guy and an incredible singer and songwriter. I love Incubus since SCIENCE, my favorite record of them is Morning View, since i was in high school, they are a big reason why i'm a musician.

@WC_Beer_Reviews Жыл бұрын

I remember buying S.C.I.E.N.C.E. at Walmart in 97. I was like the first kid in my High school to bring Incubus to everyone's attention and that CD got passed around and ripped so much! Then make yourself came out my senior year, such an amazing time in music and pop culture in general!

@stacey3763 2 жыл бұрын

Incubus didnt get all the credit they deserved because they came out at the same time as soo many other bands and singers.

@lala_land86 Жыл бұрын

But they did though, they still sell out concerts all over the world, and it's better they are not "main stream" because if you know, you know! They are THE most talented people ever and I'm glad they are not all over the place, because we appreciate them all that bit more and it makes it much more special, intimate and you can appreciate them that little bit more., but those who do follow, which is just enough, will always adore them. There's also those peoples children who are now attending concerts and they are the next generation of incubus fans. You don't get that with any other band I can think of.

@russellward4624 Жыл бұрын

@@lala_land86 but like are they being talked about for the hall of fame? They should be.

@Kinyson Жыл бұрын

@@russellward4624 The hall of fame is redundant to musicians of this caliber. It’s what makes these artists much more loved over longer periods of time. You’ll notice a trend with pop artists, they shine big but burn out rather quickly. When artists like this resonate on a much deeper level with people. Ultimately, finding themselves more widely adored, and remembered longer than a pop artist who shined much brighter momentarily, but have flickered away decades ago.

@mikoj6707 10 ай бұрын

I grew up with Incubus and later discovered Alice in Chains who are now my favorite band of all time. So cool to hear Brandon reminisce about them

@aldovasquez5605 2 жыл бұрын

Best voice ever .damn New kids need To know this guy has one of the best voices ever

@kwonick 7 ай бұрын

had

@theclassicmanila-style8435 Жыл бұрын

13:23 when he said he wanted to be that in 1991 , he was probably watching Mr. Bungle or Faith no more , Boyd's singing style resembles Mike patton

@EnDependance123 3 ай бұрын

Interesting....I don't hear any similarities between them and Faith Angel Dust blew my mind when i was 16

@rominaantonelli9157 2 жыл бұрын

Classy man, is aging very gracefully. Kudos to the interviewer too, very smart, funny and respectful!

@russellward4624 Жыл бұрын

"You like to take your shirt off, be the singer" is the best line I've ever heard. Lol sums up a singer to a T.

@LaurenOliviArt 9 ай бұрын

Brandon is so cool ❤

@creeperboy2361 2 жыл бұрын

Listing off all the bands that shaped my musical tastes at that age, too. Ugh, the music of the 90s when I was a teen was amazing.

@furioustacos 2 жыл бұрын

Seriously - as he was listing bands off I was like "yep, yep, yep, double yep." That was a very special time for music!

@SebastianSkadisson 3 ай бұрын

What a beatiful story about pocket knife and the continuous fall. My pocket knives in lucid dreams, once i actually realize that i'm dreaming, which doesn't always happen, are: staring at the moon, rushing open a scary door and facing what ever monster is behind it (and there never is a monster, even when there was breath or knocking to be heard behind the door before) or jumping down an abyss and literally start flying away. All of those let me control the dream but also eventually wake me up. And i found out just by trial and error when i had one of my luckily very few actual nightmares in my life, i was very young and wanted to actually escape the nightmare.

@ddwwjd Жыл бұрын

One of my favorite artists! He has a beautiful mind, spirit and soul - true to his uniqueness! His mom embraced that and encouraged him in such a brilliant way. He was so fortunate to have that support!

@larrylawless8760 2 ай бұрын

Incubus been my favorite band since 97

@ricjamesbtch-jm2vh Жыл бұрын

man , she asked the greatest questions I've maybe ever seen, very cool " unabrasive " I guess, questions he wants to answer , it seems to me...

@akhilsrinath159 2 жыл бұрын

The singer he was talking about in the Mt Rushmore segment is Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan. Brilliant devotional singer :)

@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj0 2 жыл бұрын

brandon is a goat. so chill for someone who changed the game.

@gymonstarfunkle136 Жыл бұрын

Speaking of drum 'n' bass, the song "Nowhere Fast" on Make Yourself is a great example of that. That was my favourite song on the album for a long time. Make Yourself had this aquatic sound that I just hadn't heard anywhere else at the time. I was listening to Metallica religiously in my mid-teens and Incubus was quite the breath of fresh air. Damn I'm so late to this interview!!! >_

@oliviajackson9616 2 жыл бұрын

I hope that Incubus comes to the Pacific Northwest soon, I've been dying to see them live 😸 Brandon has always been somebody I've looked up to.

@theodoredavidmooney5703 2 жыл бұрын

He has always been a great guy.

@bridgidcline8454 11 ай бұрын

He's so precious 🥰

@gustavoplaza_ 2 жыл бұрын

I moved as a teenager from my homecountry Venezuela to Miami, did middleschool and highschool and Incubus became my favorite band, and Brandon was a huge influence and role model, its so nice to hear from him again now in the present, such a smart and cool guy, loved the interview, thanks for all the music Incubus and Brandon :)

@BradSpring147 2 жыл бұрын

Wow. Seeing Incubus and Primus at the turn of the century. Wish I could've been there, sounds like a night you would never forget.

@messyfilms6325 2 жыл бұрын

I saw primus is 91 at this small club here in Cleveland. The place probably held a few hundred tops and I wouldn’t doubt if there were close to a 1000 people in there. The floor supports gave way and causes enough structural damage that the club had to close down.

@electricairspace55 2 жыл бұрын

WOW!!!! Did not expect Brandon to place Ustaad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan up there... WOW!!!! Strange cool feeling!

@EmeraldElements 2 жыл бұрын

Love the salt & pepper hair on Brandon

@christophercheney1006 2 жыл бұрын

Mad props to Brandon to giving some love to Ms.Ani DiFranco!

@therealjd1503 2 жыл бұрын

I love that rage against the machine was his best show. I agree! I was lucky enough to see them in 97 and still my favorite show and I have seen Incubus, still much love

@stuartewoldt1513 2 жыл бұрын

I saw rage against the machine at some college campus in Arizona for Some Socialism benefit. It was amazing

@fepethepenguin8287 Жыл бұрын

@@stuartewoldt1513socialism and raging against machines don't really go hand in hand. Pretty cool they played at ur school though

@sixnohit 2 жыл бұрын

That show was RHCP, Smashing Pumpkins & Nirvana. Nirvana got kicked off the tour and replaced by Pearl Jam. I saw the tour with PJ. 1991. Unreal. I have 4 years on Brandon but he and I lived the same concert life. That gives me peace.

@Beyond-Antares 2 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing interview! My high school was obsessed with make yourself when that dropped. Side note: It's surreal how much Brandon Boyd looks like Mark Holcomb and Steve Vai...

@jaredwilliams1031 Жыл бұрын

I have thought this before, as well.

@provethioaltum3276 2 жыл бұрын

💜INCUBUS BEST BAND EVER 💜

@tnattt5445 2 жыл бұрын

I've seen Incubus live quite a few times one of my favourite bands amazing times 🎸🎸

@TheBassman28 9 ай бұрын

that's a very entertaining interview!! wooo Hooo!!!

@a.azazagoth5413 2 жыл бұрын

I love when an interview starts from square one and digs so deep down into the history of these artists. Another incredible conversation!!!

@blindjohn2969 2 жыл бұрын

Was singing Incubus songs in my head throughout interview . You can hear the unique tamber of his voice without the songs playing.

@MsPili1 2 жыл бұрын

Ha de ser increíble tomarse un café y platicar con Brandon de música y de arte .

@rockboy360 2 жыл бұрын

I can definitely hear that old Primus influence on Incubus's early works like Fungus Amongus and S.C.I.E.N.C.E.

@DaniTyGr 2 жыл бұрын

Suuuuuuuuuuuch a GREAT interview 😍 completely satisfied what I was craving in this moment, 2021 ending (enough said) In the depths of battling Late Stage Chronic Lyme Disease with “pocketknife” on constant repeat. From a BBoyd lifelong admirer…Thank you!

@rockerbob949 2 жыл бұрын

I was at that RHCP, Nirvana and Pearl Jam show in L.A….it was at the Sports Arena. I must have seen RATM around the same time. I saw them right down the street from at the Palladium

@VideoSaySo 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, new questions! She let him talk too...It gets so old seeing interviewers talking all over their guests but not here!

@SenseMusicMedia 2 жыл бұрын

SUCH a good interview! Great chemistry and insightful questions. You have a great ability to make your interviews feel like a conversation with an old friend... which is awesome because artists like Brandon have spoken to people more through music than many people's friends. Killing it 🤘❤🎵

@markrodriguez6345 2 жыл бұрын

Really good interview, had that man thinking. Had my mind blown away.

@bigpoppa5732 2 жыл бұрын

Great Live and they released really good records

@valeriaherrera5087 2 жыл бұрын

So many great questions! enjoyed this so much

@stuartg4670 Жыл бұрын

Great questions, and great answers. Love the dream talk

@toygunbasdinc6191 2 жыл бұрын

amazing interview! thanks for that

@sleepingsirens209 2 жыл бұрын

Drive will forever be my favorite Incubus track💯 Great interview! Cheers everyone

@akirebluemagana6571 2 жыл бұрын

Love this interview great insight in his personal life and how his art came about great questions! Love him and the band ❤️

@addtoit Жыл бұрын

Love this interview love him thank you 🙏

@jelgerwoudstra9640 2 жыл бұрын

First of all: thanks for the Content guide, that really really helps. Second, great interview. Some new insights on topics that are asked about all the time, that's an achievement!

@chadhiggins9944 2 жыл бұрын

This is a great, great interview. You got a lot of cool things out of Brandon. As a life long fan, this was fantastic. Super interesting questions!

@Demention94 2 жыл бұрын

Fascinating interview 👍

@JonathanRose24 2 жыл бұрын

I went to the first show of the summer tour!! It was AMAZING!

@Mt84290 2 жыл бұрын

I love how passionate and deep into the music scene you are knowledgability wise, it really shows when you connect with the artists. Thank you for bringing these great interviews to life.

@AlyceEvette 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview, thank you so much!

@HIPPIETHUG92109 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview!

@angiereon3527 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent interview! great questions and thought-provoking answers. Thoroughly enjoy it!

@noahtaylor6173 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing the labeled time stamps in the description. Million likes to that

@lomarr332 2 жыл бұрын

Good god I love this thank you for this 💖

@MindWaveTransformation 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview! Nice to hear about all the origin stuff 🤙🏼

@wietsbotes2468 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant interview!

@aldovasquez5605 2 жыл бұрын

Him and the guy from default have the bes voices I've ever heard

@Jasmine-oj1pk 2 жыл бұрын

Great interview 👍 Really enjoyed it.

@josephwalton487 10 ай бұрын

Forgot to mention has done chidren's books (which I love), and body art for a while.

@brandonrupp6465 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT INTERVIEW!!!!

@gandalfraven759 2 жыл бұрын

Great Interview! 🥺🥺🥺

@AlyceEvette 2 жыл бұрын

it’s kind of refreshing how Brandon is optimistic about humanity. I personally think Satan was right about humans.

@rodfrost3 2 жыл бұрын

The work of art part: 1-4 ✨👍✨

@claudinegrise4753 2 жыл бұрын

I love you Brandon xxxxxxx

@siaynoqmovement9802 2 жыл бұрын

Buckethead opened up that Primus tour ;) Amazing show at the Joint in Vegas ;)

@eyeexaggerate7687 Жыл бұрын

I have waking dreams from time-to-time. I was working on my house one day and sat on a floor joist, started to rest a little then the landscape changed. Now, I’m sitting on a desert plain and I’m looking out at the heat mirages. From them, a white rectangle appeared followed by a leopard walking around from behind it. It walked to the center of the rectangle, and rested in the same pose I was in. We stared at each other for a while then I was back the normal landscape. I’ve kept something of a journal for them perhaps to use creatively.

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

They are my favorites

@bassaction 10 ай бұрын

Christ alive, the amount of times she interrupts him is intense, and the fact that her mic is louder in the mix is Hardcore lol

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Yes for sure

@tnattt5445 2 жыл бұрын

I went to ozz fest when Page and Plant played maybe incubus to so long ago can't quite remember but if I had a time machine I'd go back to that night 🎸🎸

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Yeap one of my favorite

@richvarcoe 2 жыл бұрын

You're a really good interviewer. Would really like to see one of these with Chino Moreno from Deftones.

@kaylanaomi6269 Жыл бұрын

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Was nice 😊

@kat55ify 2 жыл бұрын

For a moment I thought the interviewer was Hayley Williams...Great interview.

@makeyourself1988 2 жыл бұрын

Me too 😂😂😂

@cylaaltmire338 5 ай бұрын

That’s so funny I’ve done the same thing regarding the dreams and nightmares, I still sorta do this stuff

@oxyehhotv 2 жыл бұрын

When fans take interview it's always much more intersteing for the fans.

@jjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjjj0 2 жыл бұрын

she is a great interviewer!!

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Am watching out

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Yes for u

@andrepereira744 2 жыл бұрын

Brandom look like a young Joe Perry

@PuttinOnTheRiffs 2 жыл бұрын

I wanna be a Brandon Boyd level rock star where buttons on shirts don’t matter and no one cares cause you’re Brandon Boyd

@Egoblivion 2 жыл бұрын

It's not that no one cares... it's preferred that the buttons don't matter lol

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Loving each other 😜😜😜

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Was praying for you

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

I was so tired sometimes "I was just saying I can die now" peacefully

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Wasn't born but the 50/60 were the years I wanted to be born!!!!!!! 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Since I come here

@AlyceEvette 2 жыл бұрын

Brandon is so damn fine, goddamn.

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Cause I always saw the best in people

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Once I was in Switzerland and I was so high

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

I think I gonna listen to shade of green

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Was thinking the same but then I tried and had "révélations" with

@vie8894 2 жыл бұрын

Got "blue" and "scratches" on my body