Norwegian TV interview with Jeff Lynne of the Electric Light Orchestra in which he talks about why he ended ELO back in 1986. First broadcast on 19th July 1990. #jefflynne #elo #electriclightorchestra
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@dandavis37452 жыл бұрын
Elo was before their Time. They had a sound that will never be matched again.
@trqsdays15 ай бұрын
dandavis is right on
@flibbityjibbity4 ай бұрын
How do you feel about their new stuff?
@MusicLover105382 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne is the best overall musician ever and a fantastic producer!
@dennisclouser345811 ай бұрын
vastly under appreciated!
@DiMazzimo3 жыл бұрын
I completely understand Jeff. He did the right thing. The music industry would have consumed him, had he continued.
@daniellevy22724 ай бұрын
Probably the best musician of all time. Yes, I said it. He's a genius.
@MusicLover105383 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne is the most talented overall musician and producer ever, at the same time he is such a humble down to earth man with kindness.
@sarahloughlin372410 ай бұрын
Jeff is very sweet and humble too.
@ErikDB67 ай бұрын
lol one of the biggest egos in the music business
@MusicLover105387 ай бұрын
I don't really interact with ignorant hater like you!@@ErikDB6
@MusicLover105386 ай бұрын
Go comment on what you like, this way your life will be less miserable MR. Troll and hater.@@ErikDB6
@MusicLover105384 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne is a Genius!
@Airmaiden6321 күн бұрын
Jeff Lynne is timeless I was born 1963 My son 1993 And granddaughter 2017 And we are all giant fans. My granddaughter at 7 can sing all his songs
@TheNadaladaDOTnet2 жыл бұрын
Let's just say this. We read about musicians and how one of the attributes or hallmarks of greatness is to know IMMEDIATELY when the player hits one note. We can also say the same about some producers and bands. Jeff's records are so recognizable from ELO, to George Harrison, to Tom Petty, TP with the Heartbreakers and ELO too. He has a distinctive sound and genius to his craft.
@ffjsb2 жыл бұрын
Jeff was ahead of the technology of the time.
@dudleyvandergriff81742 жыл бұрын
His sentiments are quite genuine. It's no wonder he became a Traveling Wilbury. Basic Rock n Roll is much simpler without all the stress of a BIG production. Thanks Jeff.
@illegallystalked3119 Жыл бұрын
These guys were the greatest band of my elementry school years. They were so huge, my music teacher would bring in their albums and play them,lol. Between them and Peter Frampton, i would say those years were ruled at least at my young age at the time.
@Wahey4 жыл бұрын
The most talented and humble man in pop music.
@andrewkelly97653 жыл бұрын
Not necessarily pop ...
@MusicLover105383 жыл бұрын
Right on! Jeff Lynne is the most talented overall musician and producer ever, at the same time he is such a humble down to earth man with kindness.
@ErikDB62 жыл бұрын
Hah!
@ryanhall8262 жыл бұрын
lol ever heard of roy wood?
@Wahey2 жыл бұрын
@@ryanhall826 Of course. Lovely man and extremely talented. Had a drink with him.
@andreichivu76533 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne GENIUS !!
@julenepegher6999 Жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday🎉 Mr. Jeff Lynne and thank you for some of the best music of the 70’s! 12/30/22 !
@claudiaengberg35203 жыл бұрын
Such a cool, cool man. I just love to listen to him.
@MicroNuggets4 жыл бұрын
Interviewer clearly made excellent fashion decisions.
@charlespeterwatson90514 жыл бұрын
I'd put Kelly's old moustache against his handlebar any day.
@NicholasSadlier3 жыл бұрын
Looooool
@cosmicdrifter2872 күн бұрын
Mr Jeff Lynne:Music man par excellence!
@Ziggy_Stark. Жыл бұрын
An amazing talent. I'd love to sit beside him at the mixing desk. How does he get that wonderful sound. I think when no ones watching he sneakes around the back and plugs in his secret Jeff Lynne box.
@JeffLynnesELO2024Tour4 жыл бұрын
Genius.
@arbogash18525 жыл бұрын
the music scene and audiences were all trying new things, the performers too. people need a break. but from the sound of zoom and alone in the universe, he's found his way back to his native vocabulary, which is great. it was great for him to try other things, but he had a strange magic with that home brew.
@peecee1384 Жыл бұрын
Not many bands I know can have a double CD where every song is great. I’m thinking of “The Essential ELO”
@DavidNorthMusic10 ай бұрын
Also Out of the Blue
@lxztbxy3 жыл бұрын
worthy learning material
@mariaisabelayala21092 жыл бұрын
Ohh I love youuuu Jefff🥰🕺
@eleveneleven5724 ай бұрын
34 years ago..... blimey. I first heard Mr Blue Sky back in '77 and Showdown in '73. Amazing longevity of this music.
@Johnny351302 жыл бұрын
I bought every album as soon as it was released and went back and bought the earlier ones all the way back to The Move.I saw them in concert only once,and I was more impressed with my date than the music,although being in the same mile with my favorite band was a thrill.I could've been happy with only studio performances.You can't do studio...live.
@superman000012 жыл бұрын
What a privilege to meet Hercule Poirot.
@brugglesby3 жыл бұрын
This is what a genius sounds like.
@jeffdawson27867 ай бұрын
Jeff blended so many styles and textures that it is hard to classify ELO’s music. They could be like Chuck Berry one minute, The Beatles next minute, then transport the listener to fantastic worlds like the great progressive bands. As wonderful as The Move were, when Jeff came along he brought ideas that not even Roy could’ve thought up.
@anitahuie11455 жыл бұрын
Jeff never lost his " mojo" at all. He was taking a hiatus to write some new sounds.
@nadogrl5 ай бұрын
Really? When are we gonna hear those?🤯
@scopex27492 жыл бұрын
Musicians DO NOT get to be asked to join a band like the 'Travelling Willberrys' unless you are a TOP ULTRA artist! Jeff is that - it KILLED ME when ELO split...........
@MusicLover105382 жыл бұрын
They didn’t split. Jeff decided he wanted to do a lot more in music and work with other great music Legends. He disbanded ELO in 1986 and started to work with George Harrison and many more incredible Legends.
@micaelmunoz54172 жыл бұрын
@@MusicLover10538 well I'd like to believe that but i think it was more complicated than that, at the end of ELO Mik kaminski and kelly had left, actually in Balance of Power in the Vinyl record you can see clearly in the credits of it that the only members that stayed with Jeff where Tandy and Bev bevan. It reads that Jeff played the bass, second voices, synthesizers, piano, etc... beside guitars, first voice and producing the entire album. Lol
@ClassicTVMan1981X Жыл бұрын
@@micaelmunoz5417 Kelly left -- or was fired from (depending on what sources you read) -- ELO in 1983, after having done just four tracks for Secret Messages, and he sued the band for compensation. Kelly wanted to be with his family more, but also believed he hadn't seen most of his ELO paychecks. Although Mik didn't play on Balance of Power, he continued performing with ELO live in concert and for TV in support of the album.
@Ziggy_Stark. Жыл бұрын
Tom got real lucky in my opinion.
@peecee1384 Жыл бұрын
@@MusicLover10538 Same diff, I’d say.
@terryross85154 жыл бұрын
thank you Jeff , and thanks for your great music but we understand where you are coming from , shame
@peggyconley52256 ай бұрын
He is so amazing and beautiful ❤
@KurtI2525 Жыл бұрын
Wow! Wyatt Earp interviewing Jeff.
@marcduchamp55124 жыл бұрын
The strings are the most loved element in ELO, why did Jeff left that? Darn......
@endrizo4 жыл бұрын
louis clark 's strings
@michaelkoszowski37163 жыл бұрын
@@endrizo ..correct sir !!
@rjjcms12 жыл бұрын
ELO also did straight rocking (Ma Ma Ma Belle?) and tracks which didn't feature any much strings,such as some of their early numbers plus,for example,Rock 'n' Roll is King,Hold on Tight and Don't Bring Me Down.
@SirEpifire Жыл бұрын
I heard him say time and time again that it was because of difficulty in live play. It looks great but doesn't sound near as good as he'd like. That's why him and Tandy went for pushing that over to the synthesizer. Very direct control in a live performance.
@ErikDB67 ай бұрын
It was also very expensive, and after about 1978, Jeff started controlling expenditures.
@anitahuie11455 жыл бұрын
Leave it to Jeff. He knew what was right . Look at him now
@roypatton17073 жыл бұрын
Actually, "Look At Me Now" is a Roy Wood song. Just being clever.
@tedkay_music4 жыл бұрын
great!
@garymacdonald71656 ай бұрын
The song at the start is "Telephone line"
@1962LIBBY3 ай бұрын
Enjoying Jeff and his cerebral tone when suddenly boom, Salvador Dali appears.
@Colhogan063 жыл бұрын
He also had headaches with other band members that were hired after the band was formed. One member sued him over money, and even though that person said he later regretted doing that, the damage was done. When you are hired on after the fact with a salary, that is what you get. You can't always listen to the blood sucking lawyers because they don't care about your relationship with the band. They just want $$. With a band the size ELO eventually got at one point, it would have been insane for Jeff to consider making the added members equal partners. He actually was broke himself at the start for the first few years, until he finally got control of the band. So when he did get control, he wouldn't have then said, ok now this 8 to 10+ member band all has an equal share, especially when he was doing at least 75% to 80% of the work. I know Bev Bevan eventually sold his share of the band back to Jeff. Once he did that, Jeff was the sole owner of the ELO name. You never hear Bev say anything bad about Jeff and ELO. He has always refrained from going negative. Some of the others should have followed his lead. I know Bev and Jeff need to get together and iron out the dumb stuff because in the end, from an interview I seen with Bev, he seems like he would be open to it. Someone just has to make the first move. I'm sure there is more too it than what I know, but Jeff being sued by one of the members is true.. You still see old interviews and articles of some of the folks with sour grapes. I think all of that turned him off to touring as well. Some of these members wanted song writing royalties because they may have came up with part of a riff used in a song. That would be bad to start something like that. Then you would have every studio musician suing for royalties because they played on a record. They get their salary and unless otherwise agreed that is all. It's the same as a company that hires a person and they come up with something. The company ownes anything that person comes up with. Steve Wozniak had to offer the Apple Computer to HP first because he worked for them. Once they passed, him and Steve Jobs were free to do what they wanted. But he was still required to do that because he worked for HP when they came up with it. That is the way his contract was worded, unless it's spelled out differently in the contract they agree to HP got first crack. They are more or less looked at as employees. But unfortunately when some start listening to the blood sucking lawyers, it ruins everything. I may be wrong, it's just how I see it. Others may see it differently. All I know is, Jeff is a very humble and decent guy.
@MusicLover105383 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne is the most talented overall musician and producer ever, at the same time he is such a humble down to earth man with kindness.
@MusicLover105382 жыл бұрын
@@resplendentpeace Oh Man as much as i like Kelly, he was more of a session player with a great voice that harmonized beautifully with Jeff's voice...It was really, really great. The problem with Kelly is when Jeff disbanded ELO to work on other projects, Kelly decided to Tour with Jeff's songs without his agreement. Jeff didn't appreciate it.
@ErikDB62 жыл бұрын
@@MusicLover10538 You need to do so,e more research. That is not at all what happened. Jeff screwed Kelly, and Kelly was forced to sue. And he won.
@neonfroot2 жыл бұрын
Again, this is why bands, TV shows, and movie series have a decade-long shelf life. Anything more than that is uncharted waters.
@saraheart28042 жыл бұрын
@@ErikDB6, he paid Kelly such a small salary even for that time. With all his millions it seems like he was more concerned about money than his band mates.
The great Jeff Lynne. Legend! 🙏🏻 On a different note, I strongly suspect that the interviewer’s moustache is a prop...
@MusicLover105382 жыл бұрын
😂
@777vadimfls77775 жыл бұрын
Привет, Джефф Линн! Ты всегда пишешь классную музыку!!! Молодец!!! Спасибо!!!+ Лайк!!!
@musicloverUK6 жыл бұрын
Think he must have found his mojo again 😎
@musicloverUK6 жыл бұрын
His current band are brilliant although I do feel sorry for Bev
@anitahuie11456 жыл бұрын
He never lost it.
@BlakeBauer6 жыл бұрын
I'm seeing him live next month!
@tedkay_music4 жыл бұрын
lol!
@Fiveash-Art2 ай бұрын
Interviewer looks like the Pringles mascot
@Whatamadoo Жыл бұрын
2:54 So that's where Balance of Power's Caught in a Trap came from.
@pathat30279 ай бұрын
Geoff 😊
@ScapeTheBaah11 ай бұрын
whats that song in the opening i cant recognize it !!!
@Oh_I_Will2 жыл бұрын
Jeff did a good job in eliminating every ELO backing band member in the 80’s. Those Zoom to present day albums are the result of those backing members no longer present….no where remotely as good those 70’s albums…
@saraheart28042 жыл бұрын
Agree
@shaundavenport621 Жыл бұрын
Yep 76,77,78 ELO,s golden years!!😁👍👍👍✌
@scottbolander8137 Жыл бұрын
This is a stupid thing to say. ELO doesn't sound like it used to because Jeff Lynne is old. List the artists who had great hits after their 40's (that they wrote). It's rare unless Jeff was the producer.
@republicanred4863 Жыл бұрын
OH...actually Zoom is a pretty dang good album, IMO. Take another listen, perhaps.
@SirEpifire Жыл бұрын
Time (1981) was one of his best albums. I'd put that and Out of the Blue right at the top.
@andgate2000 Жыл бұрын
Jeff was burnt out and liked studio work...bev liked touring...kelly wanted a solo career...record comp said no to secret messages double album...music went to " new wave"...lots of factors.
@robertbelchick8263 Жыл бұрын
And don't forget the glam metal scene, it was difficult for alot 70s bands.
@peterbustin26832 жыл бұрын
1:36 Woah ! Lots of facial hair going on tonite !
@genepoole17712 жыл бұрын
Jeff Lynne interviewed by 19th century tobacconist.
@DODRAUGEN_Ай бұрын
😂
@ryanbrownnew3 жыл бұрын
Salvidor Dali wants his tash back.
@Phil-13 жыл бұрын
Why are we not talking about the interviewer's moustache?
@ElvarMasson2 жыл бұрын
I am talking about it right now. Can you not hear me ?
@jayball41554 жыл бұрын
He screwed over his bandmates.
@erikk18204 жыл бұрын
Jay Ball sad, but true.
@jayball41554 жыл бұрын
You can actually hear Jeff trying to sound like Kelly Groucutt in his own backing vocals for his solo ELO songs. Sad.
@charlespeterwatson90514 жыл бұрын
Not as much as Don Arden did.
@roypatton17073 жыл бұрын
That's one side of the story. The other side is Jeff made a business decision and the members of his band didn't like it.
@yesman27553 жыл бұрын
ELO was a concept formulated by Jeff Lynne and Roy Wood. Whoever else was in the touring band had their five minutes of fame and should be grateful which they most probably were. So how can you saw they were screwed over? You invent something, you own it, and it’s your prerogative to do with it as you please.