Grant Hart, on Conversation with Chris Strouth

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6 жыл бұрын

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2008 - This talk with Grant Hart, part of series of interviews with Chris Strouth, captures his intellect, humor, and humanity, with some warm memories and observations on life and music.
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@lumpsucker 2 жыл бұрын

I used to run into Grant now and again in Minneapolis in the 90's and early 2000's, he would note my 'punk' appearance and proceed to tell about his band from 'the Longhorn days' ; complete with a new fake name with each encounter. Then he would tell me how they all hated Husker Du! I think he was testing me, and I never let on that I knew exactly who he was! Brilliant way to mess with a young punk and I enjoyed the ruse!

@jamiej.tilleyphotographyar5177 3 жыл бұрын

The one and only time I ever got to see Grant live was at a club in New Haven CT the same year this was filmed. I was shocked by his appearance...I had to change all of my photos from the show to black and white because he looked so pale. But he played and sang with such strength and put on a great performance. I held the door for him after the show and he gave me what seemed to be a friendly but weary smile. RIP Grant.

@richalderson6069 6 жыл бұрын

Watching this great interview only confirms what a great loss Grant's death is. RIP my friend.

@davidames1746 4 жыл бұрын

His work in Husker Du, yes makes me sad he is gone. But he is high here.

@richalderson6069 4 жыл бұрын

@@davidames1746 I don't think he was high, he was sick and ailing because of cancer but sounds pretty eloquent nonetheless.

@treble77 3 жыл бұрын

He's actually incredibly insightful and brave. Speaking about thrift store finds and how "punk" would not have existed if there was adderall back in the day. That's some real real talk

@OSDCrusher 4 жыл бұрын

Grant Hart was such a cool dude and a great drummer. Shame we lost him early.

@palmegranite1318 3 жыл бұрын

GTF out of here. He was a great drummer. What have you been listening to?

@citronius9388 3 жыл бұрын

@@palmegranite1318 I know right he was an EXCELLENT drummer an absolute legend

@BadLuckLuke 3 ай бұрын

He & Bob clashed like Lennon / McCartney, Strummer / Jones etc etc but thankfully for us fans, after leaving enough gems behind ✔️

@awrogers3013 2 жыл бұрын

Those of us who went through it..I’m a dc kid..I can’t ever forget them. When they came through town it was like a tornado hit the 930…levitated….the others were bullshitter poseurs in comparison…. Off the charts….divide and conquer, eight miles high….

@kevinkalil5070 2 ай бұрын

Miss you grant

@greenalishi222 2 жыл бұрын

I love Grants songs in Huskur Du. Adds depth. His stuff is so cool.

@City2x Жыл бұрын

Agreed! Well said. Pink turns to Blue is one of my all time favorites.

@CaffeineNightOwl 3 жыл бұрын

a great interview with a legendary guy.

@kevinkalil5070 2 ай бұрын

I love mnpls moved to houston tx in 87 always think about home

@Abegoldhatch 3 жыл бұрын

I love his personality and his musical philosophy, it’s very good that everything he said was correct and right to do in Alt Rock music industry. The reason that the Indie Rock music scene is kind of vanished and gone is that there aren’t many of Grant like personalities around, the spiritual halo of the scene is manipulated by many wrong things like business, poses, fashion,... .

@Onionbaron 5 күн бұрын

Great soul!

@BellsCuriosityShop 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that thought Hart was wearing a bicycle helmet for half of the interview?

@michaszeremeta4745 4 жыл бұрын

so cool interview. Thanks.

@brendaproffitt1011 6 жыл бұрын

Incredible video..Thank you so much for your videos too

@sweetpain67 3 жыл бұрын

Great discussion! Captured.

@mattjohn4731 3 жыл бұрын

That was very informative. I never saw him perform

@user-hv5uy7ct6g Жыл бұрын

I interviewed Grant for our student newspaper after a gig in Leicester, he was lovely. His band Nova Mob were awesome

@scottlebrun6782 5 жыл бұрын

Is that guy wearing David Byrnes suit?

@ericlarrivee9373 3 жыл бұрын

Humourisly funny. 😅

@ashleymonday298 3 жыл бұрын

@@ericlarrivee9373 I hate when things are unhumorously funny ;)

@tillitsdone 3 жыл бұрын

Or maybe Herman Munsters

@ht-si1lr 3 жыл бұрын

@@SteveGad You know how I know David Byrne's gay?

@ht-si1lr 3 жыл бұрын

@@tillitsdone WoW I sense a familiar

@bietelesq.796 2 ай бұрын

"I've never taken one..." And that's just on e of the many little gems in this interview. I must say, Grant, kids playing music on stage today don't give a fuck whether or not their mistakes are being filmed. Because everyone's 'mistakes' are being filmed, it's no big deal anymore. They do take risks on stage again. Thank goodness they do.

@munnster0 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris!

@BlackRoomProductions 3 жыл бұрын

Whoever Chris Strouth is, he's hilarious. RIP Grant.

@curly_wyn Жыл бұрын

“And then that Matrix world where, y’know, Kenunu Reaves has talent…” Lmao 😂

@BlackRoomProductions Жыл бұрын

@@curly_wyn exactly lol

@kristofftaylovoski60 6 жыл бұрын

MPLS/ST PAUL cold as fuck and miserable during the early 1990's... sucked bad...Grant's grandparent's would come into the record store I managed in West St. Paul and buy all the Husker Du CD's............."Our grandson is the drummer is this band" they would proudly proclaim..

@cardigansarecool 6 жыл бұрын

That's really cool. They had every right to be proud

@sweetsweetmeat 3 жыл бұрын

LMFAO, get the fuck out of here with your lies.

@kristofftaylovoski60 3 жыл бұрын

@@sweetsweetmeat Why would anyone make up anything as obscure as that about a fringe Minnesota garage band member no one would know anyway??

@Ian-wh8ut Жыл бұрын

i do love how this looks like a Murrow interview!

@davidcervin9522 5 жыл бұрын

Grant David was abig man in his heart he knew the dangers of the double edged sword of(success) I hope your well wherever you be he will take his lumps and survive and prevail over the petty critices of mankind I love David pirner musically spiritually .

@cocoygranada9403 3 жыл бұрын

He's a true American Amigo!

@johnnyguitar7921 5 жыл бұрын

good interview,,, right on point w the "slurpus" material the 80s guys got from the 60s,,, not long ago inmy region i was getting amazing Uher reel to reel recorders and shit for very cheap,,, but that time is gone,,,,

@colico14 3 жыл бұрын

I feel that part about the thrift shop records. You hardly ever find anything good. I was stunned a few years ago to find the Smiths' "Meat is Murder," Pretenders II, Psychedelic Furs' first album, Blind Faith, & (another) copy of DSOTM, all in one trip to the Goodwill!

@City2x Жыл бұрын

What a deep interview.

@gmotionedc5412 Жыл бұрын

Kid man. Good band name.

@danielmartin8818 Жыл бұрын

"recreational expectoration" 🤣 Grant Hart, what a treaure. RIP!

@conor3000 3 жыл бұрын

Grant had a great attitude. & "total shite" he must have been part Irish

@mikem5454 5 жыл бұрын

Wish they would have mic'ed Grant better...... :/

@davidcervin9522 5 жыл бұрын

Though.

@shadowknight9807 6 жыл бұрын

That is one hell of a good fitting suit - Foreman & Clark?

@Mnpctech_Giveaway_PC_Mods 6 жыл бұрын

Shadow Knight formalwear by Diggers

@davidschomer9655 6 жыл бұрын

Shadow Knight I hope you're kidding, he's swimming in that suit.

@shadowknight9807 6 жыл бұрын

It's something like the famous suit worn by David Byrne in Stop Making sense - perhaps he's a Talking Heads fan and thought it looked "cool".

@songwritercircle1330 3 жыл бұрын

"I don't need a reason to be an asshole"

@davidcervin9522 5 жыл бұрын

Comma between to and even.

@fartguy69 2 жыл бұрын

6:44 The Matrix and Kenunu Reeves

@curly_wyn Жыл бұрын

Lmaooooo I spat my beer out at that one! 😂

@qigung 4 жыл бұрын

Why is there a rotary telephone on the table?

@teodelfuego 3 жыл бұрын

The same reason it's filmed in black and white, the chairs are vintage early 60's, the interviewer is dressed like 1963, etc. it's an esthetic

@mlovmo 3 жыл бұрын

@@teodelfuego aesthetic

@curly_wyn Жыл бұрын

@@mlovmo A E S T H E T I C

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

Oh I thought it looked contemporary, for a decade ago...

@dielel9268 3 ай бұрын

Respect to Grant but I can see now why Hůsker Dů disbanded... :-(

@snicker576 3 жыл бұрын

Way this is filmed and even the left/right panning pulls me way out of their weird style

@leoantonio 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry, but I hate how one person is in left earphone, and the other in right.

@curly_wyn Жыл бұрын

This is some funny shit!

@LorenStClair 4 ай бұрын

Land Seed Record

@ht-si1lr 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's never anyone you know who's naming their children after you. Or, in my case, my preschool teacher specifcally so she can deny it later. Yikes world.

@davidcervin9522 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry grant I took a cheap shot we did not. Part friends it was both of us to blame.

@WhiteNacho Ай бұрын

Boy those chairs look uncomfortable.

@chasebizzy1 6 жыл бұрын

These guys could have gone platinum if they .....................

@allsystemsgo8678 2 жыл бұрын

Wrote a song that a lot of people wanted to hear

@chrisknight3734 Жыл бұрын

Cared remotely about doing so

@bonzar991 3 жыл бұрын

Needs more shoulder pads

@davidcervin9522 5 жыл бұрын

You were too even ....

@treble77 3 жыл бұрын

This is the worse comment section. Slagging off Grant Hart....speaking Ill against the man. Check yourselves

@allsystemsgo8678 2 жыл бұрын

Check YOURSELF. Boom. You never saw that one coming

@curly_wyn Жыл бұрын

@@allsystemsgo8678 Ba dum tss 🥁

@dn5803 3 жыл бұрын

What the hell are they on about???

@paulosicne8498 3 жыл бұрын

I love Husker Du and it hit me when I heard Grant passed on. This might piss people off here, but I wish Grant had kept his ego and demons in check. It created dischord within the Husker Du band. Bob Mould was the main songwriter and main frontman of Husker. Grant seemed to have wanted to have more control and got to be too cocky. And his smack use was the nail on the head. It would have been great if Husker Du lasted longer. When I hear Sugar, I always think (This could have totally been the next Husker Du albums). Same catchy songwriting and delivery by Bob Mould which gave Husker Du its unique sound/style. It's a very unfortunate, sad story. I first heard Husker Du when I bought New Day Rising in the mid 80s, and I still hear them a lot today in my 50s. RIP Grant.

@AppleOno 2 жыл бұрын

I disagree on one point - Mould was NOT the main songwriter, although he wanted to be. To me it was pretty much split down the middle equally - even if Bob had one or two more songs on a given record, half of the good ones were Grant's! Husker Du was a band, not a solo artist backed by faceless musicians, and it's sad they couldn't just be fans of each other's work and support each other, instead of competing acrimoniously, but what can you do...

@jessegpresley 2 жыл бұрын

Was John Lennon the main songwriter and main frontman and Paul seemed to have wanted to have more control and got to be too cocky?

@artis1969 2 жыл бұрын

Grant totally held up his end of the songwriting. It gave them a dimension they never would have had if it were all Bob. Mould ended up being the more visible guy after the breakup, which kind of gives the impression that he was the main vehicle of Husker Du. But the songs definitely say otherwise. Both had egos, both had substance issues, both had to wrestle with their sexuality. As talented as Bob is, I think he harbored a jealousy toward Grant that in the end was the final tipping point for Bob. It's hard to say whether they could have carried on, but the blame never resides in one camp exclusively. I think Mould was just able to direct that narrative of blaming Hart because he had a more prominent microphone all these years. Bob is great, but Grant's stuff is far more intriguing as it ages.

@kerravon6058 2 жыл бұрын

For real ? - I think Grant's Songs on any of the Husker Du Records are completely the equal of anything penned by Bob .

@grungil7570 3 жыл бұрын

He looks and sounds like a homeless. Sad to see Grant like this. RIP.

@johnryan3913 3 жыл бұрын

Cant say I agree. Hes not wealthy, not so healthy, but he looks fine and sounds smart.

@Ian-wh8ut Жыл бұрын

@@johnryan3913 sorry you dont see that was Grant in good shape and rare form

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

@@Ian-wh8utDon't know if you're being serious or ironic, I haven't seen many interviews with Grant so I'm not comparing this to other footage. I've been homeless and he doesn't look homeless here...what is interesting to me here is nobody uses the word "brand" or "branding"....

@johnryan3913 Жыл бұрын

@@Ian-wh8ut yes I get it and we seem to agree!🐕

@gregdahlen4375 3 жыл бұрын

i suppose every music scene is fun? well, except maybe a nazi one

@allsystemsgo8678 2 жыл бұрын

Why wouldn't a nazi music scene be fun?

@gregdahlen4375 2 жыл бұрын

@@allsystemsgo8678 Cuz Nazism is about hate and Nazis are hating, small-minded people?

@teleamor 2 жыл бұрын

6:20. Upside down men's underwear on his head

@xwhite2020 7 ай бұрын

What a painfully negative guy. No wonder the band desintegrated at their peak.

@davidames1746 4 жыл бұрын

sad to watch...this man is in decline.

@ivi7792 4 жыл бұрын

Opioids I guess

@treble77 3 жыл бұрын

We all are. He achieved his god given genius and potential

@mattline5789 6 жыл бұрын

I just get this yucky vibe looking at him and listening to his voice/speech. Idk why. I guess I can see why Bob always fought with him lol. Clash of very different personalities

@MrJadePinwheel 4 жыл бұрын

I don't think he was yucky, maybe just a rambunctious kid at heart still. Rip grant

@glenbellefonte9620 4 жыл бұрын

Yucky? Anyone who uses that word is creepier than anyone they could attempt to describe.

@john84896 3 жыл бұрын

Get lost with that shit

@user-mi4rm7ih6s 3 жыл бұрын

Varg Vikernes is your profile pic lmao

@allsystemsgo8678 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrJadePinwheel what exactly makes him come off as rambunctious?