“That haircut is the reason hats were invented” is a quote that will never be forgotten

Great apology video. Though i wish you hadn't done those things in the first place, i respect your ability to recognize MOST of your wrongdoings.

That’s so thoughtful. A Redux review of your 2013-2014 haircut that fans and critics both hated upon release, but you still praised. Now, years later, we are all on the same page. We can all sleep well at night knowing you feel the same way we do/did.

this is like the "it's a concept album the concept is that it's bad" of the haircut industry

2013 was the year the expression “yee-yee ass haircut” was popularized. coincidence? i don’t think so

i think anthony is a good guy honestly hope he has a great day

Absolutely insane I never thought you'd formally address it

Wow, thank you for your story, Anthony. Cyberbullying is very real and harmful.

"They'll try to bully you out of doing anything" that's so true- it really breaks my heart to see a ton of content creators going back on really silly stuff and opinions just cause they can't stand their fans disagreeing with them. Pandering to the most basic common denominator fan sure is a good idea for business, but I'm sure some part of the creator's identity is lost

Don't worry Anthony, at least you were able to promote the use of hats!

Maybe it's time to bring it back for the 10 year anniversary.

Sad that Anthony cut his hair just for the fans. Growing hair out usually has awkward phases so it's sad that you were discouraged. Glad you got that strange haircut in the end.

I can't believe I just spent 8 minutes listening to melon retcon the origin story of his old hipster haircut

He can't please everybody He can't even please himself He thought a bald cut would help But when that hair starts to grow He's sure to want something else

I might be in the minority but I liked your fuzzy mold phase, Melon.

0:34 Screenshots of the "Piñata" and "Lost in the Dream" reviews with the shitty haircut 1:30 Reasoning behind the haircut 2:12 Sarcastic dig at not being able to be an "individual human" with free volition 2:48 Clip from "Ceres and Calypso in the Deep Time ALBUM REVIEW", Aug 2013 3:36 Melon decides to spite his haters with his haircut 4:18 How the haircut affected new viewers and channel growth 5:10 "Don't let the internet peer-pressure you!" - advice from Fantano 7:18 should've wrapped up the video by now buddy why are you talking about Mr. Beast

I’ll never forget the comment that said “that haircut is the reason hats were invented”

Anthony finally addressing the allegations

Don't let anyone tell you what to do with your hair, you're the best you're the best melon

That haircut introduced me to pinata and for that I am eternally grateful

I literally never expected this lore to get explained, words cannot express how happy I am Anthony

Most content creators apologize for stuff like abusive behavior, scams, lying etc. Meanwhile, Anthony addresses a stupid haircut he had a decade ago. That's why I love the guy.

We call him Melon but at this time he looked like the Apple logo

What's crazy is that Jay from TGF has had that haircut for years and he's been able to get away with it because he's British.

Respect dude. I get questions and shit for my hair due and lack thereof, and I think possibly from a good place, but that shit always got to me so deep, but luckily i was always too lazy to listen (sometimes). I 100% appreciate and agree with encouraging people to give 0 fucks about their irritations on your body, vessel, individuality. Your vid is a breath of fresh air!

theres an alternate reality out there where fantano has luscious hockey hair

Fantano, personally never even took note of your hair and thought anything negative. It was always just another characteristic of you as the person you are. Just like your glasses, tattoos, sick shirts from time to time. Everyone is unique in their own way. But on that note I also dont judge people based on their looks. More so how they carry themselves and their personalities. I believe thats how majority of people feel who enjoy your content. Of course theres those groups of trolls and insecure folks who get off putting others down to make themselves feel better, but fuck em. You make great vids and have a great sense of humor and personailty and thats why we luv you

Anthony with hair is scarier than most horror movies!!!

I would love to see you with a mullet, Anthony.

honestly fantano's skull is impeccable. he was meant to be bald. if the phrenologists had him they would've been able to maintain control over biology

I think Logic should review all the looks you've had over the years

He should keep feeding the fantano lore with videos like this, I love it

Ofc Melon would make a video about people who bullied him into getting a haircut, and making money off of the video via ad revenue. A true chad, we love you with or without hair homie.

What was the blurred out picture at 0:17

hold up, what's the image at 0:15?

Knowing it was out of spite makes me respect it.

ive waited tha longest time for anthony to explain tha pancake cut era

Thankfully John Hat saw this video and invented "Hats" in 2014

what photo is he referring at 0:16?

I love the increase of external content on your socials tbh. The memes are fire

Nice NAV impression in the beginning! Way to go, Anthony!!

Anthony went ahead and got rid of that Yee Yee Ass Haircut

The memes that you post on your Instagram give me will to live, please, keep up with them.

That's actually sad... Sorry for what you had to go through

anthony, you can't just say "embarassingggggg💅" and leave it at that

i actually love that you did that, good for you bro

No way bro was actually the “ummm….aktschually ☝️🤓”

I was asked to leave a job I had been at for 4 years because of the length of my hair as a male. I was pretty fed-up w the job at that point, so upon that request I peaced out and didn't cut my hair for like 3 years after that. Looking back, I feel like I probably would've cut it sooner if it wasn't out of defiance lol.

Remember kids bullying is never ok unless you’re bullying a strike scab or bigot.

I always thought that the hair was a little weird but nothing more than that. Now that I have context, I respect it 500x more.

I remember the constant hair comments on your videos, it was kinda entertaining lol.

The fact that it looked funky is exactly why I wanted you to keep it.

I miss this era man

I agree Anthony. Giving MBDTF a 6/10 was indeed a massive mistake. Glad you acknowledged that Melon. Takes a lot of strength

Lmao “idontmeanthatoneidontmeanthatoneidontmeanthatone”

Love this melon lore

Very good advice, thank you Anthony. Have a good night.

I’m glad hes finally talking about the hair allegations

You're the best creator on ig I love those short videos ❤

Wouldn’t it be hilarious if he grew a mullet and kept it till now

Thinking about the alternate timeline where melonman didn't care back then and fully grew out his hair

great piece of fantano lore

This video made me realize how long I have been watching you, almost 11 years. Keep on rocking, Anthony. ✌

whats the blurred image in the beginning?

Love the message, Anthony ❤

I actually started watching you around this time. Can't believe it's been 9 years!

If you pulled out a ukulele and sang an apology song, I would have forgiven you for going against the geneva convention

I've honestly ALWAYS wondered this

I exclusively follow this channel for the lore.

I’ve literally been wondering about this for years !

fantano should get a chalk lineup for the culture

Do what ever you want to do with you hair. I’ll still be here watching you vids no matter what

Anthony’s haircut is more scary than the album that scares the hoes.

Does anyone else remember “Thatistheplan” the good old days

Melon had the DANNY BROWN swoop in mind and he KNOWS IT. Give Danny his credit MELON

Anthony you can’t grab a uke and sing the song “toxic gossip brain” and call it a haircut

The hair looks fine if I'm being honest. Also: Cal needs to return. Cal please, come back...

bro looked like hank green with that cut

To get rid of that haircut was a brilliant career move. The bold melon represents music integrity.

I forgot about Cal. Did Anthony ever serve time for that? The hair was bad but the real crime here is how Anthony got away with what he did to Cal. RIP.

Anthony that haircut is scaring the hoes, I'm really scared

No ukulele in this apology video, feelin a strong 6

This apology needs more ukulele

I was around at that time, and I loved that haircut, still think it looked rad, especially when you got it bleached. I also love the bald look, do whatever you want with your hair, I'm here for it. Fuck boring people's opinions on your looks

The haircut era was actually one of my favorite eras. Probably due to nostalgia and the albums that came out during. So many good releases man...

i like the nav impression for the intro

Always do what feels right to u tony. And for what it’s worth I and many others love your content

cant believe he was so embarassed that he thought it looked good back then that he made up a whole story to explain it

WHAT WAS THE PICTURE IN THE BEGINNING I NEED TO KNOW

I think you were ahead of your time, every bad metalcore band I saw 2015-2017 had at least two of those in the lineup

Fantano always gotta take every roast so seriously lmao

I just realized I've been following Melon for just under a decade and yet still don't consider myself a fan. Denial is a powerful thing

Love you Melon! Grow the hair out again but not just the strip

Stunning and brave melon.

I was around that far back but somehow I memory-holed just how tragic that haircut was. Like, I remember the periods when he just kind of let his hair grow in normally but didn't do anything with it, and that was fine, but *man,* this particular haircut was… a choice and a mistake.

He didn't even look bad right before he cut his grown out hair. The landing strip not so good, but frankly I'd only care if it distracted from the review content. I like reading the funny and constructive comments on each review and I remember a lot from that era are all about the hair.

I remember these eras. God where has time gone.

love this. been with you since that hair and this just makes me smile haha. Glad you dont give a fuck. i'v been on that genuine dont give a fuck what people think vibe for a bit now and its great

Anthony thinks he’s clever to joke about his leaked sex photo so we’ll think it’s not him. I see you wise guy…

This video is a nice Fck you to the haters, just let the man and the rest of the people you project on, live their lives!