'cheese blast' 'corn sauce' 'clown powder'

Jack Black has a way of coming up with terms I've never heard before but I know exactly what they mean.

You can't listen to tenacious d and not acknowledge that they are insanely musically talented. To me tenacious d is a regular band that I would listen to anywhere. I can't hear dude I totally miss you and not think of like 8 of my best buddies.

"Hot blast of cheese" - Jack Black

Make fun is in fact a serious thing.

"I fucking love this band. They are the best band ever; PERIOD!"

melo dramatic Corn Sauce

"It was just a hot..blast of cheese." lmfao I'm dead

How did the interviewer not burst out laughing as soon as he said, "Clown powder"?

I need Jack Black's vocabulary xD

You got to play to your strengths.. and Jack is a comedic genius, and not in a manufactured stand-up comic way. Funny is in his bones.

I feel like The Metal is a pretty serious song .

"Why aren't you a serious band?" "Whaddaya mean, like, Pearl Jam?"

2:30 - I can imagine a stoned Eddie being freaked out that that Jack is talking to him through the screen.

What Tenacious D are best at are writing serious songs but in the mindset of over the top ridiculousness. Wonderboy, Beelzebub, Training Medley etc.. are all so good because they’re written from the point of view from someone that’s serious about their craft. Jack and Kyle put themselves into the headspace of being wizards when writing a song about a great wizard battle - as opposed to thinking ‘what would a wizard do?’ - they become the wizards themselves.

I want to see Jack Black being interviewed by Chris Jericho. XD

They are a band I love, that makes me smile and has vocal and instrumental talent... I don't really care how other people see their music, I love it and place it about what other people might consider a "serious band."

Honestly, what constitutes a "serious" band? Are comedies at the cinema not "serious" films? Do they not make a statement using stereotypes and contemporary issues in society in a satirical way? Jack and Kyle are certainly jokesters, but the comedy in their music, the lyrics that seem to be sung "as I go", and the sometimes inane subjects, all add up to an experience that can be compared to having a conversation with a friend, rather than going to see an artistic performance. Yes we hear a lot about sex and dicks and fast food and religion and weed, but guess what, that's the kind of stuff most people think about most of the time. When you first hear Tenacious D, yeah, it's funny. But you do like the music, and after a while, it's like having a friend tell you a cool story, or watching a comedy that you know by heart, but that still gives you that cozy feeling.

In a weird way, he's made metal more accessible to a lot of people. Even if it's meant as a joke, homage, or mash up, the songs stand on their own.

"Theres not enough Tinatious Ds" I think that all the time

As a lifelong TD fan, I love their stuff because of the talent, and it's goofiness. They're unique in what they do, and it's amazing.

Thank you, Jack Black, for so many smiles and such laughter into this world. They ask "why are you not a serious band"; we SERIOUSLY need your humor, and your heart is full of laughter. Thank you for sharing

I don't understand what is serious music, Zappa was serius even when the lirics were hilarious! Humor is an important part of music!

I love when talented people do what makes them happy, and they are successful at it, instead of having to conform and be miserable.

"not enough tenacious D's" indeed.

"Dude I totally miss you" is probably the most serious song the D ever wrote. even if Jack wont admit it, I think that one can hit you at the heart, even if it packs a ton of cheese.

Well The Ballad of Hollywood Jack and the Rage Kage was a really emotional song, they can do serious if they want to and it turns out amazing

I think the sad truth is that Tenacious D could have worked as a "serious" band if Jack and Kyle were this age in like... the 70's.. where this kind of rock music was regularly topping charts. Today's music industry and the kind of music the mainstream, average listener craves is all one of a hundred different variations of pop music, and its been pretty much that way since the 80's. If they wrote "serious" songs they'd have a following, for sure, but I don't think they'd ever top charts like people think or hoped they would... that's sadly not the reality of the music world we live in today... but once you add in that "clown powder" that Jack refers to, suddenly it becomes something more than just an awesome metal inspired cover band, it actually elevates their music, performance, and stage presence, at least in our modern world. But yeah sure, if Tenacious D was writing and playing hits around the same time as the original greats, they'd have easily been considered gods of rock like Ozzy or Zeppelin, no doubt.

IMO - the line between parody and "real" music is in intentions, descriptions, marketing, and many aspects of the whole. In the music itself, however, there is no line, it is a gray area that pretty much encompasses all music. I understand what Jack is saying, it's his music, he says it is conceived and presented as comedy, then it is so. But as a musician and a fan of The D. and many other styles and artists, I have to call attention to the fact that parody music is every bit as good as "real" music, for example, Tenacious D., Dewey Cox, Spinal Tap, The Mighty Wind -- all great music...now the other side, Bowie, Boy George (who I just saw Jack perform and awesome version of Hello I Love You with - inc. Robby Krieger), Marilyn Manson, Lady Gaga, Kiss, Elton, Rammstein, Liberace, Prince, (the list is very very long)...these are a very few examples of "real" musicians who's act is so over the top as to completely blur any lines. I guess I'm trying to say that Jack and Kyle's parody (and performance) is so musical, and so many great musician's music (and performance) is so "over the top" that it is not unlike parody, that the line disappears. I'm not going to fix my rambling sentences. I can't form this into coherent thoughts at the moment I guess ;o) - hope someone understands what I'm trying to say ;)

Jack Black looks posh af in black and white.

Jack Black makes terms up on the fly and i’m here for it.

Tenacious D and Steel Panther are all I need

"There's not enought Tenacious Ds". How right you are Jack.

That's what makes them great, pure uniqueness

Adding clown powder to corn sauce creates magic.

Rize of the Fenix was a fantastic album.

Their music is phenomenal.

Honestly tenacious D is a serious band to me. They got some true bangers, and Dude I totally miss you is a right masterpiece

Holy shit. Perhaps without acknowledging it, that “because we’re not” is as deep and as motivational as one of those spiritual speeches we all have heard and tried to interpret. That’s awesome, thank you!

I love his voice. i love school of rock

I love this dude. He would be able to handle whatever came his way.

His straight face when he says “hot blast of cheese” hahahahaha

Do whatever works for you...its doesn't matter what people think..

I'm glad he clarified that he wasn't ripping Pearl jam lmao

"Melodramatic corn sauce". I NEED that album.

ohp droped my corn sauce

You can take a not serious band seriously. I mean I do- it's legit songwriting, production, and performance. Not to mention how good they both are at what they do. Jesus Ranch and Warning are the killer combo, they never get old. I'm not saying you should see them as geniuses, I just think they need to be appreciated just a little more.

‘Dude I Totally Miss You’ is a song that makes me cry when I hear it.

I could totally have imagined him doing some type of cool Pearl Jam singing in School of Rock.

"Why don't you guys make serious music?" "You don't think I take my music seriously?"

He dealt with that way better than I probably would have.

I'd love to be in one of those "more Tenacious D's"

That masterful interview

love this guy man

your channel is underrated.... this is good!

He had to stop himself saying 'clown sauce' and changed it to 'clown powder'

Great band. Jack and kyle are both really talented. Really liking off camera too

"there's not enough tenacious d's"... truer words have never been spoken.

I love the band just how it is. They are amazingly talented but I feel like they are making the type of music they were meant to make, like he said. Can you imagine an alternate reality where they never made songs like Tribute, but instead more serious songs? I'm so glad they made that song and all the others

The brilliance of The D is that, musically, KG and JB are really really good. For me, the comedy comes from the seriousness and talent with which they play their silly, yet genius songs.

Two of my favorite bands are Tenacious D and Spinal Tap. Don't sell yourself short just because your music has cheek, Jack. 'Tribute' is pure genius.

I was a radio announcer when Tribute came out. I knew that song was going to be big, so I played it as much as I could. Joke song or not, that song rocks!

RIP, Jack Black. 28.08.1969 - 26.03.2017...

I consider the d's music to be serious. So many nights spent jamming to their albums. So much enjoyment. If the music hits, it hits.

He hit it right on the nail. “There’s enough serious bands. There’s not enough Tenacious D’s.” I’ve always noticed that about them. Tenacious D has always stood out and that’s a real band. All of these bands are the same. They’re the meaning of rock n roll to me, to say fuck it and be themselves. “We’re that band at school that no one listens to”

Tenacious D needs a tv show.

Jack has seriously tasty rock voice and he is talented.

Because that’s what makes them unique and awesome!

One of my favorite rock bands of all time. Even if they are a comedic group, they still make aweeesooomme music and Jack has one of the most underrated voices of all time

TD is awesome. We need more music like them. Awesome instrumental with fun lyrics!

There's a lot of great bands that play serious music, but not many bands that can do what Tenacious D do.

I believe the song "Baby" from the POD soundtrack is very overlooked - the lyrics, melody and tone gives off a very serious and nice feel, If it wasn't known that it was a Tenacious D track I think it would have been looked at in a different light. It's what I consider to be the most calmest and serene of D's music.

on: Ronnie james dio: this is your life; tenacious d does a great job of covering "last in line". I have a couple other tenacious d albums. I almost fall off my bicycle when the rest of the songs shuffle thru my phone. this is your life is a Ronnie james dio tribute album. tenacious killed last in line. its one of the best covers on the album.

Tenacious D is one of the best. The humor is just the icing on the cake.

And then you hear the cover of Last In Line and you realize that there's an unbelievable untapped potential within the band. I can understand though.

holy HD. Great camera !

Love Jack Black!! My G.O.A.T.

Classic shoutout to Eddie V

There is never enough Tenacious D

Great interview, JB is such a genius. But deep down i still hope for a more serious record from him, maybe a solo record or something with Kyle but under a different name, maybe when they're older.

“There’s not enough Tenacious D’s” No truer words

I need Jack to provide all of my explanations and metaphors in my life

I love you Jack!

At least one more tour

The only thing thats not enough in this world is that there is really not enough Jack Blacks. I mean we need more Jack Black.

I love them, in everything

I respect him as a human being, a rock artist and an actor.

Tell you what though "off camera" is probably the stupidest name to call a video of any kind. Not to mention a series.

There is not enough tenacious D, understatement of a lifetime, Mr. Black

i don't know why the delivery on "corn sauce" is so funny to me

There is not enough tenacious ds... Truer words have never been spoken.

Love the shout out to Eddie.

Tenacious D is to rock what Steel Panther is to 80s metal.

THE METAL WILL LIVE ON!

this interview is the most serious i seen jack black :D.

Jack is a skateboarder. Awesome dude.

Mmmmm.... melodramatic corn sauce... aaaaarrgggghhh

JB has a point and he is right :)

LETS JUST HAVE FUN

I loved him in Titanic