Here's the facts, from the girl that interviewed "Cheap Trick" in 1977 at 20 yrs. young. This was probably one of my first interviews ever, and my first interview with a famous band. Since the early 90's I have hosted/produced a TV and Radio (LATalkRadio) talk show called "Out of the Blue" on animals, the environment & spirituality. Now, 38 yrs. after the interview with Cheap Trick, I believe I am an ass-kickin' interviewer. So watch the stones you through May bounce back and hit you!😇

Omg robin is absolutely gorgeous!!

Tom & Robin are trying so hard not to bust up in laughter at Rick's answers. Lol.

Rick is such a visionary. Even then he knew that most of their fans would come from Amazon. How did he know in the 70's that fans would get their music from Amazon? Amazing ;)

I’m one minute into this, the band hasn’t said a word and I’m already excited for it. Thanks for posting.

I wish I'd got to see them back then,I just saw them 2 months ago,they where awesome,to see them back in their prime woulda been killer

This was so early in CT's career, that nobody could warn poor Deirdre that she wouldn't get a straight answer from this group.

Robin on one side. Tom on the other. Two classic hotties, nice, humble, great musicians - the complete package. I love Cheap Trick.

This is the best worst interview I ever saw. I loved it

I saw these guy's open for KISS at The Cow Palace in 1976. ... I thought they were better than KISS personally! 3:)

They started in ROCKFORD!!!!!!Ricks dad owned Nielson's music on 7th street.

Love 3:07 Robin leans over and looks at her other questions. Probably thinking, "Geez, what else is she gonna ask us?"

Hearing Rick say '1998' is interesting.

I wonder what the other three guys in the band thought of Rick's interview.

You’ve been doing your homework Dierdre lolol So much BS🤣🤣 Robin checking out the questions and the girl 😍🤣 This is amazing🙌🙌love these guys🖤🤍

Great footage and rare until now. Thanks! My High School years!!

Not a bad interview, IMO. You'll have to forgive the written notes - this was before every little podunk station had teleprompters. The interviewer obviously did at least some research before the interview and tried to roll with the non sequitors. She was outnumbered and tried to think on her feet, and actually got some interesting questions out. I think Rick was channelling Lennon and felt he had to answer every question with a witty quip.

Best look of a band ever and thats saying a lot... 2 nerdy guys and two 70s lounge lizard pin up boys...just well played by CT

I just saw the band live a few days ago for the first time.They were beyond incredible!

Yeah!!!! Morristown, NJ!!!

Rick Nielsen was just having plain out fun with this reporter.....I am laughing my ass off.

WOW , Cheap Trick gave her a tough time answering the questions , iam from Rockford Ill where they went to High School

How sad and pathetic ....you have to make fun of someone who you know nothing about, in order to build up your own self worth and ego..Deirdre is a caring beautiful person inside and out.Next time someone says something about you that is untrue and hurts remember Karma comes in a full circle.

She's trying so hard and they're just eating her alive. I LOVE this!

I also didn’t know that cheap Trick was this talented musicians excellent

so beautiful

I have never seen this interview 🎙️ Well Played▪️Can't always be SO serious ▪️ Fan of Cheap Trick from the start▪️☑️

This always makes me laugh! Love how she answers her own questions...I thought Robin was the ballroom dancer. He looks bored shitless. Lucky Bun E. is out of shot most of the time, he is probably asleep :P

SPINAL TAP moment. I love this. I watch it now and then for a giggle.

Near Chicago? ROCKFORD PRIDE

I had lotsa fun watching this. A Kane interview by a cute girl. Rock being so nice, tom bored as hell, Robin peeking at her notes and BunE. Just getting along ..

It is a hard watch tho but huge thanx for posting. The band doesn't have much early stuff to watch. Thx

great old interview.

i love robin😣

Ahhh dang it, I remember this interview....that makes me old.

Rick is tired of the interview about a minute into the interview, LOL

lol at 3:08 when Robin peeks at the notes

I love these old interviews. The band members messed so bad with the interviewers.

They played this interview just like Nirvana would have.

Love this

tim hoover must be some psycho replying to all these comments. what's the need? rick nielson wasnt being a jerk either. he was just a sarcasm god.

Chicago area???? I'm ashamed to be from Rockford too!!!

I'd love to have sat that close to Robin Zander! I could be your lover-let's pretend! In my dreams!! 🤗

They all bowed down to Rick it seems, he must have held the keys to the car.

Don't touch the hat there Deidre.....*Damn* Still laughing!

I grew up on the Elvis, The Beatles, and The Beach Boys. When I heard "Mommy's alright, Daddy's alright, they just seem a little weird" blasting from my big sisters bedroom when I was a kid in '78 I lost my shit.

Hahahaha...thanks for posting made my day!

It always amazed me that CT would never acknowledge their Rockford Ill. roots in most of their early day interviews.They must have thought such association would not help them market their image.Now they don't seem to mind but you start to mellow out when you get into your sixties as many of them have.They have had a Rockford base since they started but always associated geographical allegiance to Chicago. Rockford is NOT Chicago but has its own history & identification.

Saw them at the Jax Coliseum, ‘78. Opened for Aerosmith I think. Great fun

I wonder what Robin was lip saying to Tom?

Hahahaha, I love how they are messing with her!!

LMAO! Gotta love it!

/uh! Robin Zander was so cute!

Bun E. Carlos was friendly in this, but the other three seemed bored. Not a bad set of questions and she'd done her homework on the band

The question at 5:30 is fun and the badness of the question brings out their great faces, attitudes etc.

@Berus7777 polite to an extent. LOL. Robin talks over her mouthing something to Tom at 3:27( LOVE IT...hee hee), that's not polite. He lip reads her notes while she reads out loud, looks at her notes while she looks away, what else....hmmm. He is just naughty. Can't say I would have been much better or worse sitting through the torture. Watch it again. It is hilarious! Tom politely calls her out. Rick is Rick. Bun E. may be trying not to laugh out loud or he is stunned or both.

It's funny how Rick talks about the future and says 1989. Is when his old Band stuff is going to be released weird huh?

The Clarences love & support Cheap Trick!

great footage

@reburos --ha! That is funny, isn't it. Back in the 'Sick Man of Europe' days they would sometime say they were from Madison, and, occasionally, Philly, ... but you've gotta admit, they really give props to Rockford these days. I was born and raised in Rockford, and lived there for 40 years, but finally had to leave. It ain't safe anymore.

Wow , that was a cool interview .. i wonder why they just didnt say they were from Rockford, illinois instead of saying "the chicago area " ? ?????

The Amazon? He was fairly prophetic.

The dude with the hat looks like a hipster who rides a fixie time traveler from circa 2005

'I don't know about you guys, but I always wanted to perform in front of a camera!' Rick checks his watch to see if he has time after the show, haha 9:10

Who else could actually see Rick being a math teacher?

Really great interview of a top band.

302 one-night gigs, in one year? Oi

it would be nice if someone besides rick could talk in any of these interviews, jeez :/

good interview....cool dudes

Fuse was pretty good.

I kept waiting for a flicker of comprehension that the band members were obviously pulling the interviewer's leg but it never happened. The lights were on but nobody was home.

Robin Zander is fibbing , he collects pistols

Oh Robin!

Should I jump in and give you my opinion of what you did over 30 years ago?

Wow, this was hard to watch, pretty uncomfortable for her. Very interesting though, thanks for an unusual post.

My favorite part (8:53). : )

She is well-intentioned, but the questions are incredibly lame, the guys are bored to death, and it's a moderately tense and awkward situation.

WoW! This lady is about as bright as a cave, and just as dense! Good thing she was wearing a low cut shirt and was cute. I hear coke was pretty damn good back in the 70's. I love it how Robin informs her that she has 4 minutes. Obviously she didn't take the hint that it was four minutes of hell that they had to endure.

is their drummer actually Sgt Shulchz ?

I am a big fan of Cheap Trick. Rick often says his parents were opera singers. Is that really true or is it another one of his many jokes? He even called Sydney Opera house his "apartment"... In one of their songs there is a melody from "Il Trovatore" by Giuseppe verdi. Because I am a classical singer that is very amusing to me. In this interview Rick is telling so many jokes and questionable "facts". Now we can laugh about it but was that a "cheap trick"? I presume he was a naughty child. I really believed that Bun.E. was born in Venezuela. Was that also a "cheap trick"? Anyway, I love them and Cheap Trick forever!

Lol Rick is such a goof

I wonder did Robin date this girl later? Their seems to be some chemistry between them.

i can see both sides. they are sick of pat questions, esp. Rick and she is trying to do good with her job.

@91ROCKANGEL Ha ha ha, you're right!

Rick is the only one talking. The other 3 seem tied. Its too bad these guys seem like alot of fun. They all are alot more talkative these days.

I bet that interviewer grows up to be smoking hot.

Rick's a real jerk here. She didn't do anything to deserve that kind of obnoxious treatment.

Evidently they didn't develop social skills until later on in life. (These days, they're quite fun to to listen to.) At this point in their career, I think a valid question would have been, If you're going to be this aloof, why do any press at all?? I kinda think Rick was putting on an act.

8:59 *vine boom/rock eyebrow raise*

This is a time where the band really could/should have taken control of a very bad/embarrassing interview. Come on, Cheap Trick - you're professionals - take over and talk to your fans!

to her credit, it was an awkward time. just an awkward time period indeed.

Hello, how ARE you?! (i dreamed of you last night...)

Punto para Raulito Nielsen 🤣 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Come on she did not know the band, so she ask stupid things and they were really young the answers are according to all of this. Robin always cute, hansome but the cloth oh god!!!! I love them all One of the greatest bands ever!

why is bun e.carlos not in the band

I think they want to get out of there to be honest.

"Should have been released in 1998" LOL!

@7:33-7:48- What exactly is Robin up to? Definitely lots of action in those pockets. And then that blatant snort. Hmm....nah.

robin was sure enjoying rick toying with this gal. i agree, if she wasn't so pretty she would be a secretary somewhere where nobody cares.

environmental expert!..PLEEEESE!