Jello Biafra, singer of Dead Kennedys : "In some ways, Punk should die"

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Le punk est-il toujours vivant ? Alors que débute à Paris l'exposition Europunk, nous avons posé la question (et bien d'autres) à Jello Biafra, leader engagé du groupe américain Dead Kennedys.
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@lumpofcoal2437 5 жыл бұрын

When Jello gets asked those vague questions trying to bait him into giving pretentious answers, you can see him getting instantly pissed off with every fiber of his body. It's hilarious.

@solarprogeny6736 3 жыл бұрын

And yet he still gives pretentious answers

@McGillicuddy849 3 жыл бұрын

“What drives me mad? Stupid questions.”

@DaniSlot 2 жыл бұрын

@@solarprogeny6736 When ur asked pretentious, u gotta answer pretentious.. You want the man to give them a full preach how they shouldn't make trash content.? You dickwat.

@elsquibbs 9 жыл бұрын

"Even the Butthole Surfers think I'm weird." I love that.

@AbuCihan 9 жыл бұрын

elsquibbs No, it is not . . . it would have been great if he just said, "Weird?? I am not weird" . .

@elsquibbs 9 жыл бұрын

Abu Cihan No, it's not what?

@AbuCihan 9 жыл бұрын

Cool, it's not cool . . .

@elsquibbs 9 жыл бұрын

Abu Cihan I did not say it was cool. I said I loved it.

@lowery02 9 жыл бұрын

elsquibbs Hahaha NO IT'S NOT

@eddominates 5 жыл бұрын

Jello once delivered a key note speech at my uncle's college in the 80's entitled "Why I'm glad the Space Shuttle exploded"

@c-force5217 4 жыл бұрын

That’s so badass

@masonmcrottkore 4 жыл бұрын

"Why I'm glad the space shuttle blew up" was a track on Jello's first spoken word album. You can check it out here. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/atl4a7No1J6pYok.html

@gcallananpainting 3 жыл бұрын

What a pretentious dick.

@jacobmorris3664 3 жыл бұрын

@@c-force5217 No, it isn't.

@gnarrcan108 3 жыл бұрын

That definitely didn’t go over well lmao

@leontumbaga 5 жыл бұрын

i thought he's being interviewed in prison when i saw the thumbnail

@dollcefina 4 жыл бұрын

haha, love the bright orange shirt!

@snakeseverywhere3256 4 жыл бұрын

So did I

@reggiepollock4669 4 жыл бұрын

same, i also didnt question it

@chevybuick5870 4 жыл бұрын

lol

@MissDahliaMurder 3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha fucking ayes !!! Same here 🤣🤣🤣🤣 I busted out laughing when I seen this comment 😂😂👏👏👏

@rjn8001 7 жыл бұрын

Jello was always the definitive Punk - intelligent, thoughtful, not always what you expect, and realistic about Punk's relevance in today's age.

@Bruno-hd9qo 7 жыл бұрын

R JN Besides, he's still alive lol That's something doesn't happen very often

@Zaes223 7 жыл бұрын

DIY punk is still around. Theres plenty of good punk.

@NW23Champ 6 жыл бұрын

being a realist has become punk

@brokensilence6790 6 жыл бұрын

R JN Maybe you're making assumptions.

@namelessnoname6500 6 жыл бұрын

Keyser Sozë agreed

@johnnie1600 9 жыл бұрын

The Dead Kennedys are not the Dead Kennedys without Jello. Who the hell would bother going to see them without him? That'd kinda be like watching fireworks on TV,,,yeah you're seeing them...but not really.

@CS-mo7xp 9 жыл бұрын

johnnie1600 I agree

@ascendead 9 жыл бұрын

johnnie1600 I agree with you 100%, but i got to see modern DK and I gotta say they still fucking rocked. current frontman is no jello but still a great performer

@orangejoe204 8 жыл бұрын

+johnnie1600 True, but Jello wasn't ALL of DK, just part of it. Ray probably played the next biggest part, because his surf-punk guitar riffs took up the next biggest chunk of the mix. It's actually pretty hard to replicate his tone unless you have an original Echoplex.

@johnnie1600 8 жыл бұрын

***** Fair enough. Yes, they were amazing musicians for that genre especially. However, it was never EBR's riffs that made them stand out, imho. It was Jello's vox. Totally unique and anyone trying to duplicate it (if they even could) would be immediately called out for trying to sound like Jello. He was and is irreplaceable. Just sayin.

@mikecarter8880 7 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing until I saw them with Skip, I went just to see Shattered Faith, I was actually pretty impressed. It was also nice to hear the other members of the band, same as seeing Germs and Lornas bass opened the show, seeing Pat and Don perform was part of the experience.

@the_real_morticia 4 жыл бұрын

His Attitude is more punk than he will ever realize

@BobbySpiessVienna 4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Vaz go back to your cave

@BobbySpiessVienna 4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Vaz have a beer, listen to Pistols and meditate on the word "fun". Kind regards, Bye!

@BobbySpiessVienna 4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Vaz OK. This comes to a point where hops and malt are lost. Vai in pace ♠

@badtothebone6356 3 жыл бұрын

@@BobbySpiessVienna Lmao, are you PISSED off? This Is the prove that you faced a REAL punk, not a politically correct soft bitch

@badtothebone6356 3 жыл бұрын

@@BobbySpiessVienna Ah e sei pure italiano? Meraviglioso!, Hai sbagliato a scrivere HOPES comunque🙃 Hahah, punk... Dicendogli di meditare sul "divertimento" praticamente insulti gli stessi Kennedys che la politica e "l'anti-divertimento" se li mangiavano a colazione... Un vecchio ossessionato da un uomo che manco conosceva hahah! Il punk politico proprio come Kennedy deve morire (niente di personale)

@expertplace 5 жыл бұрын

"if somebody comes to Paris claiming they're Dead Kennedys BE VERY CAREFUL, it might be a really bad cover band"

@unSTEVOED 4 жыл бұрын

That same cover band came to New Zealand too. There is no real DK without JB

@littycarboi3048 4 жыл бұрын

@Spend it in the USA! Did you ever find out if Carole killed her husband?

@expertplace 4 жыл бұрын

puppets, willingly or unknown.. these machines influence us more than we want to admit.

@JBeanus 8 жыл бұрын

Don't worry Jello, I stole all the Dead Kennedys albums.

@jjonestowne 7 жыл бұрын

i was about to say the same thing! hahahahaah!

@pepe7drum 7 жыл бұрын

Juvie Beans still somebody had to pay for that

@madbug1965 7 жыл бұрын

As it should be...

@theatomicclap5328 7 жыл бұрын

Juvie Beans me too !

@Coylicious1 6 жыл бұрын

#TRUEPUNX

@Grrizo 7 жыл бұрын

When he start to talk about music he gets passionate and socially awkward. I do the same.

@jhonnycagexrage7458 5 жыл бұрын

Same here

@iamdamosuzuki_ 4 жыл бұрын

@guinness4life I can barely play any instruments correctly either but that never stopped me

@youtubeofficialcommnent7386 4 жыл бұрын

Found all the cool kids

@oso_nomada 4 жыл бұрын

grrizo my wife has told me several times...that in the 25 years we have been together, “although you are a very open minded and kind person...you become exceptionally passionate and opinionated when you talk about music.” 😆

@thewhoman3182 4 жыл бұрын

Very relatable

@seanryan3020 4 жыл бұрын

"Punk's not dead, it just deserves to die When it becomes another stale cartoon A closed-minded self-centered social club Ideas don't matter, it's who you know"

@dia9221 3 жыл бұрын

‘what remains of the dead kennedys’ Jello: welll... me: THE FANS JELLO THE FANS , WERE STILL HERE

@PhilR720 9 жыл бұрын

I really would love to see Henry Rollins and Jello Biafra sit down and have a dialogue.

@dkyelak 9 жыл бұрын

Phillip Roberts YES! I still search YT for any shred of a dialogue.

@Laura-kg9le 7 жыл бұрын

zyphoid666 really?? I find he always states the obvious. he's overrated.

@freddude1493 6 жыл бұрын

Phillip Roberts it's happened . Rollins is pretty far from as smart and a lot of people seem to think . Jello and joeyshit head had better conversation than he and Rollins . Rollins is a story teller . He's articulate but doesn't really have a smart view of his own. He kind of just tells good stories of " the good old days " . Anyone who was THERE can do that haha .

@LutefiskSavage 6 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see those two and Chi Pig from SNFU have a chat.

@HaikuAutomation 6 жыл бұрын

They are both trite, both dated, both had hey days, and honestly both are very boring.

@thebetbetunderground9548 9 жыл бұрын

One of the most eloquent rock personalities I've ever seen. A very sharp mind he has. Seems he has a genuine understanding of things.

@thebetbetunderground9548 8 жыл бұрын

***** Yeah, I guess so. How come I sounded so fanatical here? I was drunk, maybe. Nonetheless, he's still pretty sharp-witted.

@giginovak8027 7 жыл бұрын

Caverman no, u r so right. he's very smart, very on it, etc. he's got an amazing mind, he's a great person to talk to, funny and smart.

@michaelshields9087 4 жыл бұрын

Cosmic Fool I, for the most part agree with your comment here aside from your (apparent?) disdain towards "(in spite of that band's slow decline into metal)" Propagandhi's progressive musical journey. I wouldn't necessarily label their later works as "metal" but more so "progressive". I've always dug their politics and lyrics but it wasn't until they moved away from that FAT WRECK style of song structure that they really became a true favorite of mine. There ARE some bands where that "pop/skate punk" really suits them but Prop really came into their own as a unique band when they branched off into something bigger as that sound. That style just became too "dime a dozen" for me and I'm glad they chose the musical path they evolved into. Just my personal opinion and preference. Cheers! 🍻

@MrSKINFLICK 4 жыл бұрын

He's an old cynic....nothing more now.....just like Rollins....people who were too often onstage.

@SoFarSoGoodSoWhat14 2 жыл бұрын

Unlike 95% of punks he actually understands politics

@s-pchc7237 5 жыл бұрын

I saw Jello with 'The Guantanamo School of Medicine' three years ago at a music festival in Medellín, Colombia and still feeling the magic and energy of his performance. He's a genius and an extraordinary frontman.

@chrhadden Жыл бұрын

hell yeah.the brown lipstick parade!

@SchreiRulesYouKnow 3 жыл бұрын

He clearly knows the intentions behind these questions, and refuses to give away what the interviewers are looking for from him. His smile says it all hahahaha. I love him.

@zeejorem1254 8 жыл бұрын

Was in a band myself at the time and mr.Biafra was real enough to seriously answer back if you wrote or/and send him a tape or a record with your work. Not all that common in the world.

@edp3202 3 жыл бұрын

Wow!

@tdiddy3307 Жыл бұрын

He's such a sweetheart

@rosepatterson951 Жыл бұрын

That's awesome

@rileyrosswalker 7 жыл бұрын

"Ramones or Clash?" *Throws sticky note away* "Ramones." I love this guy!

@Gabe7Gal 4 жыл бұрын

I'm assuming his choice there reflects his general opinion on british vs american punk! Personally I think it depends: when it comes to hardcore and more garage-y styles of punk, yeah I think overall american bands take the cake. However, I think the Brits have THE definitive form of pop punk without question.

@kamster518 4 жыл бұрын

Blue for You Agreed! The clash are just so much better too

@blank3097 3 жыл бұрын

it is because the clash is not punk

@kamster518 3 жыл бұрын

Doesnt Matter listen to their first album. They never claimed to be a full on punk band but the elements were there

@charlesfarish1082 3 жыл бұрын

@@Gabe7Gal British punk, is the home of real punk music, How anyone can say the Ramones were better than the Clash is ludicrous , and the Clash were up there with the best but not the best by a long way

@seanwoodyoneill8348 5 жыл бұрын

When I was a kid in the early 80's my older sister took me to a record store. I must have been 10 or so. I didn't know most of the bands as I looked through the cassettes but I did recognize the Dead Kennedys because a scary older kid had it written in marker on the back of his jean jacket. Thanks scary kid, whoever you are because my sister bought me that cassette.

@copheart 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome.

@Ingrid922 2 жыл бұрын

I was lucky too, I have a cool older brother. I turned 10 in '82 and graduated high school in spring 1990, right after i turned 18. So about the same age at the same time period.

@jnanashakti6036 4 жыл бұрын

I saw "Dead Kennedys" at Muddy Roots this past year. It, in fact, was a really bad cover band or - as I like to put it - sad Dead Kennedys karaoke.

@alexxx256 8 жыл бұрын

Punk has changed over the years. But that's what happens with a lot of things. Punk is alive. It's just different.

@dkyelak 8 жыл бұрын

Agree. It seems generational. I am old enough to look at grunge as the new punk since it rebelled against all the hair metal/glam rock back in the late 80s and early 90s. It had to happen.

@totalignoranceinc 7 жыл бұрын

lol grunge died in 1994 and gave birth to crappy radio rock

@nuttbeggets 7 жыл бұрын

People who consider fucking 5 seconds of summer punk ugh

@851852093114208513 7 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I mean, what I think punk is isn't even what my friends think punk is. I honestly disagree with Mr Biafra here about his preference of the Ramones over the Clash, because I think the Clash's tendency to try new things and experiment with new sounds and to write songs that didn't fit within a traditional "punk" sound, or a traditional "rock" sound, was what punk is really about. I mean, obviously I respect his opinion to fuck because he's Jello fucking Biafra and the Dead Kennedys is my second favorite "punk" band after the Clash, but still. And I think that ability for punk to encompass those facets but also defy them is part of what makes punk rock "punk rock"

@jordanmahony4268 7 жыл бұрын

+dkyelak thrash was the original rebellion to those glam bands

@soltemple389 8 жыл бұрын

I listened to the Dead Kennedys (when it was actually on the air) in my high school years, along with other punk and thrash metal bands. All of which were listened to for the purpose of feeling more empowered by "craziness." It was like being crazier than my own fears. I didn't really understand the lyrics the same way as I understand them today. The sound of Dead Kennedys are still interesting to me but not something I gravitate to all the time. Long story short: their lyrics are some of the most honest and poignant I've ever heard anywhere. As far as I'm concerned, they rank up with Lennon and Dylan, if not better. It's been a few months that I reconnected with my interest in this band, but I see them in an entirely new light in my older age. They are heroes to me and I share their enthusiasm in a very similar way as being a songwriter. An unexpected treat was to actually read their lyrics!

@ramones53rd3rd 4 жыл бұрын

Punk should die, "the man" killed most of it. But there's always that kid listening to the Clash in his garage playing on 20 dollar guitar, that's the spirit.

@Knives9 4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Vaz shut up. Everything is pointless anyway. Let people have their fun.

@Knives9 4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Vaz nah im good on that. White nationalism is just another brand of sheep

@stridertechz 4 жыл бұрын

Pedro please shut the fuckity fuck up boy

@Knives9 4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Vaz cool man, it doesn't matter anyway. Eventually the world is going to blow up and then all the stars in the universe are gonna blow up and then when it's nothing but black holes, those too will blow up. The only thing that will be left is the void of space.

@dylanhageman4650 4 жыл бұрын

@Pedro Vaz Nazi Punk FUCK OFF

@ashchaya7676 6 жыл бұрын

4:12 "Cool this sounds like Hawkwind!"

@DemonGoblin666 10 жыл бұрын

30+ years later and he still has his wild/sarcastic personality... I love it.

@Fuzz1138 10 жыл бұрын

It's a shame he doesn't seem to like the interview, I'm genuinely interested in the things he has to say.

@punkinmyvitamins1 10 жыл бұрын

I too am interested in what he has to say, but you have to think about how many interviews these artists are asked to do. Imagine how annoying it gets answering the same questions on a daily basis, not to mention the stupid ones, and he's been doing this for more than 30 years. Plus maybe they caught him at a bad time.

@rokyericksonroks 4 жыл бұрын

punkinmyvitamins1 Yes, they caught him at a bad time. Jello Biafra was actually interesting from 1979-83.

@construct3 3 жыл бұрын

When they asked interesting questions, he gave interesting answers. He didn't seem unfriendly to me, but he wasn't going to bother with simplicstic or superficial questions.

@seattlebeard Жыл бұрын

So pleased to see him from time to time on KZfaq. I'm 62, and he still never bores me.

@mattlumpkins 26 күн бұрын

Thank you for making this interview! I just listened to Bedtime for Democracy today and it felt like the best album ive heard in my life. I just felt it right down to the bone. I am so OVER this pandemic escapade because everything is backards, like Kennedys have been screaming for years. I had that album on Vinyl for years, even as a drum and bass Dj I had to have my one punk record in the batch. Wish I still had it but I definitely didn't get the rush from the album the same way I did today. I went into a NOFX deep dive for the last several years and maybe that obsession strengthened my reception to the album. I like fast music. Drum and bass is fast, punk rock is fast when it's done a certain way, all technical like, and it sounded so good with so much heart. I love walking around SF knowing that Dead Kennedys are from here.

@Slig1977 8 жыл бұрын

Plenty of people think Jello's an asshole but I think he's cool as hell

@stuffguy6664 8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Lynch hes old school great punkmaster..

@Slig1977 8 жыл бұрын

His attitude and sense of humor remind me of Frank Zappa in a lot of ways

@stuffguy6664 8 жыл бұрын

yeah

@Maxipanda6 8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Lynch I love Jello, he's almost a fucking idol to me.

@lancegoodthrust546 8 жыл бұрын

+Sean Lynch I think Jello is a grade-A douche. But, he did have some interesting answers. I guess they both go together sometimes.

@robfalgiano 9 жыл бұрын

Jello was an important influence on me as a teen. I didn't have to agree with all of his views to be inspired simply to find my own voice and way. I feel the same of Morrissey and Paddy McAloon and many others. The greatest satisfaction in life comes from figuring out what you really feel and believe and acting in accordance with your own code no matter what popular opinion is prevailing. That to me is the essence of punk. The Smiths and DK were both punk. It's in your heart and head, not your haircut.

@MurderCapital666 9 жыл бұрын

Rob Falgiano I'm sorry, you lost me near the end. The Smiths were not punk, they were shite.

@robfalgiano 9 жыл бұрын

MurderCapital666 NAY NYET NO NAH

@bossanova 9 жыл бұрын

Rob Falgiano Never, never, ever mix DK with the Smith. The only common of both bands is that they are using instruments. Smiths were never punk, that's not waht they are aiming for

@robfalgiano 9 жыл бұрын

Nope. You don't own the definition of punk and neither do I. So, to me, Smiths are as punk as DK or the Pistols. Challenge the status quo. in fact, they're more punk than either b/c they never reformed for cash. How's that?

@itsbam2376 9 жыл бұрын

Rob Falgiano I agree with that, The Smiths had the same passion if you know what I mean, not sure about Status Quo though ;-)

@arianaajbeaverhausen8175 5 жыл бұрын

My first tattoo was the DK symbol at age 15. I asked my mum if I could get it and because she was the person that introduced me to punk she said yes! 😂 I've had a couple cover ups but never regretted my DK ink! ❤

@dollcefina 4 жыл бұрын

Holy fuck - how _cool_ was your mum!!

@BlackAbbath0 Жыл бұрын

Damn that’s punk as hell

@katyakoskinen 4 жыл бұрын

He's so charismatic and speaks so well

@antonhaq3503 10 жыл бұрын

Now here's a guy you can rely on. Dear old Jello, never let us down, never sold out, never took the easy route for the dollar. Still making great music that's urgent, anti authority, necessary and educational, may his flame continue to burn brightly.

@johnsmith-wo4fr 11 ай бұрын

Never sold out? Take a look at his vax stance.

@Khazerto 11 ай бұрын

🤡

@oldschoolm8 8 жыл бұрын

I like this, he doesn't suffer any bullshit. Good man.

@mad_moose_7605 5 жыл бұрын

I love everything about this man, including his choice in Ramones over Clash 😂

@dollcefina 4 жыл бұрын

Nah - it's the Clash for me, all the way! I find Ramones songs all sound so similar, and they weren't very political in content. I recognise that the Ramones will always be the grand-daddies of punk rock. But how much the Clash's song-writing grew and expanded so far out from their punk rock roots, not just into rock'n'roll, but into so many other genres (off the top of my head: ska, jazz, funk, dub reggae, gospel, calypso, rap, even into bizarre avant-garde territory) - and maintaining their unwavering focus on sociopolitical justice issues, never ceases to amaze me...!

@mad_moose_7605 4 жыл бұрын

@@dollcefina i appreciate the fact that you gave a whole explaination for choosing the Clash pfff and I completely agree 👏👏👏👏 I guess I just prefer Ramones because I'd always listen to them when I was little but the Clash is still Amazing 👌

@HonestFarmerLigue1Fan 4 жыл бұрын

he is a Yank, of course he chose Ramones over Clash

@alyssabrown6214 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I love Jello. There is no Dead Kennedys without him

@1412JD 7 жыл бұрын

I'd love to hear a conversation between him and Johnny Rotten

@Jsssddfgffghshdhdhusjsjd 4 жыл бұрын

"Hey." "Hey." "I'm Jello." *Laughter "I'm John." *Laugh "Nice to meet you." *Inaudible giggling "You too." *Hurricane Katrina

@fingerprint5511 4 жыл бұрын

@@Jsssddfgffghshdhdhusjsjd These are adults. Their balls have dropped voices are deep. When this happens for you, then speak.

@cgvapors963 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, but which version of them? This version of Jello is far more thoughtful and perhaps less aggressive but still against selling out. Today's Johnny is far less sarcastic than the younger Rotten and doesn't care if anyone thinks he sold out. Both are politically aware and perhaps on the same sides in that regard, although I think Johnny may be more conservative now than Jello is.

@vanessasky8887 4 жыл бұрын

@@cgvapors963 Different perspectives for sure.

@daoust26 4 жыл бұрын

The two have met before and talked, it was years ago in Australia. They were backstage of some show or radio station, not long after that rotten stated in a interview that he doesn’t like jello and jello takes himself too seriously and he’s boring. Jello stated that he liked John and thought they got along but after hearing what he said about him jello turned around and said John sounds like a old English grandma. Rotten doesn’t typically get along with other punk rock musicians. Just watch the documentary on epix which unfortunately jello didn’t take part in and was disappointing because several others did

@infjard 9 жыл бұрын

the future belongs to part-time workers who sit up too late at night making shitty beats. punk lives on in that.

@dandyandy2046 5 жыл бұрын

You have 8 minutes to interview Mr. Biafra and these are the stupid questions you come up with?! Seems like they passed around a sticky note pad and the 20-year-old interns wrote down some random junk.

@hedgehog1965uk 4 жыл бұрын

I think that's exactly what happened.

@MS-ti6fy 4 жыл бұрын

Lol he called Jello Mr. Biafra

@bradhorner 4 жыл бұрын

Green or red?

@robk2167 4 жыл бұрын

@@bradhorner green outside red inside this is who Biafra is.

@billygilmusic5072 3 жыл бұрын

that's news reporters for you and everyone involved in the media industry... they should know better than us since they are in charge of keeping us informed and to provide accurate information about society and our world but instead we got these huge morons in charge that make me wonder how they even managed to get a college degree in the first place.

@ghost_to_a_ghost Жыл бұрын

this sounds corny because i'm 38 but i'm more "punk" now than i ever was back when i was a teenager who thought they were a punk rocker. and i was one that played drums in multiple regionally popular punk bands, at that. now-a-days i look like Mr. Businessman (with a few tattoos and piercings showing). Cops wave at me instead of leering at me, etc. Ideally, however, i'm a free thinking anti-war shroom head. Jello Biafra has always been and will always be my favorite punk rocker. what a cool, down to earth guy. I went to see him do a lecture back in 2002 or 2003. it was so dope. i would love to go see that same lecture again now that I am nearly 40.

@ballsdynamite 6 жыл бұрын

"How weird can I be? How weird do you want?" - That sums up Jello in every way.

@OccidentalExpression 10 жыл бұрын

jello biafra is the spirit of punk

@hazukichanx408 6 жыл бұрын

I used to think I didn't like punk. Now I think I just don't like what it became... at least now I've heard the Dead Kennedys, I can take some comfort in knowing what it once was, and what it could have been if it hadn't been twisted into its present form.

@craig0weston20 5 жыл бұрын

Spot on. A haircut is not a lifestyle, imagine Sid Vicious at 35

@deafanddestructiononthepis3149 5 жыл бұрын

no suburban rich fucker from Boulder Colorado is the 'spirit of punk'. Besides, that title belongs to Charlie Harper of UK Subs every punk knows that. For the best record label hanging on to the spirit of punk right now, check out Toxic State Records. Check out bands like Haram, Murderer, Dawn of the Humans, La Misma, and Anasazi to name a handfull. None of them fit the mould, they all broke it

@anthonycoleman1909 5 жыл бұрын

He has aged very gracefully and is so well spoken. This was a big surprise. Great video

@drewm1808 2 жыл бұрын

He has a brilliant mind and does well at expressing it and that impresses me. I usually can't express what is in my head, even if it is just that I want to make some toast.

@Hot80s 7 жыл бұрын

the soundtrack of my early-80s teenage life.

@tigornainggolan3530 8 жыл бұрын

"Green or red? I dont care." You dont go stupid question with Jello

@VeritableSmorgasbord 8 жыл бұрын

+Tigor Nainggolan maybe she meant Jello colors.

@RockandrollNegro 6 жыл бұрын

Or maybe she meant "Green Party (that he belongs to) or the Communist (Red) Party?"

@xxxaragon 6 жыл бұрын

yup, it feels like Biafra is the one that didn't immediatly "get" the question (at least that what it seems like).

@brendabowers5515 4 жыл бұрын

@I'm Awesome you're DOUCHSOME!!!

@brendabowers5515 4 жыл бұрын

@@lipingpong6523 how Noble of you.

@danremington8910 Жыл бұрын

Jello rocks! His music always ramped me up for a good time!

@bubblegum2996 4 жыл бұрын

There's always room for Jello

@spankyx8606 7 жыл бұрын

punk became mainstream decades ago. so to be in a punk band today is pretty normal. you want to rebel start a band like YES. that will annoy people.

@heavycheck57 5 жыл бұрын

@rj zander good God I love that! Ha!

@josephancion2190 5 жыл бұрын

What do you mean, piss off people ? Yes is super popular !

@Rushtallica 4 жыл бұрын

@@josephancion2190 : Yes is super popular to young people? Not that I'd mind it. :)

@josephancion2190 4 жыл бұрын

@@Rushtallica Super popular no, but not hated. They have a pretty good image, and people who know them like them. Music critics are often the ones giving prog a hard time.

@blahblah606 4 жыл бұрын

You have to be a good musician to play prog. The beauty of punk was you didn't necessarily have to know how to play to get your message out.

@astrozombie5521 6 жыл бұрын

"I've never been that fast about getting things finished"

@joni99. 4 жыл бұрын

G.I!

@robdixson196 4 жыл бұрын

He must be in his upper fifties, he still looks healthier than most I see in their teens or twenties.

@dalebattaglia 4 жыл бұрын

😃

@josefranciscodasilvaeolive674 4 жыл бұрын

He's older than that. Easily mid 60s

@robdixson196 4 жыл бұрын

@@josefranciscodasilvaeolive674 Doing well for himself

@RawPower867 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty much all of the first/second wave punk rockers were Baby Boomers. Jello included. He's in his early 60s now.

@Teeb2023 3 жыл бұрын

He's 62 now, in early 2021.

@TheJimtanker 4 жыл бұрын

As long as bands like The Aquabats are around then the spirit of punk will never die.

@Day0One 10 жыл бұрын

I... Love... Jello-Biafra, and The-Dead-Kennedys. :-) God I miss this band.

@cragnog 8 жыл бұрын

7:37 they translated Arena Rock as "Rhino rock"

@zargmatt 8 жыл бұрын

Is that what it is called in France?

@pseydtonne 6 жыл бұрын

No. "uh-REE-na" came out sounding like the French pronunciation of 'rhino'. It's an interesting flub. Now I'm trying to imagine rhino rock. Perhaps it'd be a simultaneous battle of the bands: drown out or go home. Perhaps instead it's mindless musicians stirring kids into war toys... oh wait, we already have that.

@65sgboogieman8 5 жыл бұрын

pseydtonne that was cringy at best

@MikaelLewisify 5 жыл бұрын

cragnog...lol. Is there a difference?

@martinsadins252 5 жыл бұрын

he's a dislectic

@Norky3 4 жыл бұрын

Great interview! I was never a punk fan, too sensitive but I like the idea behind it. Jello is very real and I respect that!

@melody_isnt_real 4 жыл бұрын

I’m not much into punk music and randomly looked up some of DK’s music from an article I read. I find his attitude and responses to be be very attractive

@christurnblom4825 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you "Eric". You'll always will be one of my rock heroes even though I wasn't old enough to see DK live, your lyrics and spoken word albums kept me thinking throughout the 90's. And I can always refer to those old songs for a refreshing sense of... dare I say it? Morality. I still think you should talk to your former band mates more before calling them a word like that horrible "r" word. Not because I think I know you or them but because I have been amazed after hashing it out with people to find so many of us are just speaking different languages but are saying essentially the same thing.

@dirtyleftsock1378 2 жыл бұрын

Cry harder, freedom of speech

@cjwright79 7 жыл бұрын

This man is a national treasure.

@TheDmanMA 2 жыл бұрын

Jello- Legend

@lurker-mq4fp 4 жыл бұрын

The Dead Kennedy's were the band that started my musical awakening! I always copied the cassettes and skated better when they were playing. Scandal that the band sued the architect of the band.

@rayontherobot 10 жыл бұрын

"Stay out of the way, Syria is a bad situation" is gonna be your best song, Jello.

@donaldkelly5376 8 жыл бұрын

I'd kill to see his record collection.

@mikefinney423 6 жыл бұрын

Yes, there are some videos of him talking about and showing records from his collection. And, yes, it's as bizarre as you can imagine.

@martinsadins252 5 жыл бұрын

to kill for garbage ? are you soprano ?

@Jsssddfgffghshdhdhusjsjd 5 жыл бұрын

I sacrafice myself to your cause

@sandyotelli8886 4 жыл бұрын

Kill the poor?😕Dear?😄😸

@kirsch1616 4 жыл бұрын

Donald Kelly it’s on here and it’s excellent

@BickleBungle1991 6 жыл бұрын

The mighty Jello! Click-baity title but I love his explanation. A true punk icon!

@carloscoll5249 4 жыл бұрын

I saw the Dead Kennedy's in the 80's, in Irving Plaza NYC. It was the greatest punk show I have ever seen. Jello was electric, as he ripped up a bible onstage as he sang. The Kennedy's are the quintessence of punk, in my opinion. Punk for me has always been about the energy of chaos. You want to know the funny thing about chaos? Its fair

@theragoooverlord5021 2 жыл бұрын

Fake edgyness. He is a CNN punk.

@r00zTa 8 жыл бұрын

Jello for President!!!

@ArtyCraftZ 8 жыл бұрын

Nah,he's a commie.

@horseshoulder 8 жыл бұрын

He's smarter than 99% of the current candidates.

@jackielegs8010 8 жыл бұрын

+TheTurtlemans ye

@rickc2102 6 жыл бұрын

I voted for him for president in the 2000 primaries. He lost the Green Party nomination to Ralph Nader.

@josephkelarjian232 5 жыл бұрын

Years ago he came in 3rd in a ‘Frisco mayoral election.

@TREEHUGGAH1 8 жыл бұрын

any assholes that play as the dead kennedys w/o jello should be shamed.furthermore-any assholes anywhere stealing old bands and band NAMES are true backstabbing assholes which this whole thing was AGAINST.if all-ALL of the original band members don't agree-FUCKING FORGET trying to steal something that's not yours-NO RESPECT TO thieves and backstabbers.MUCH LOVE AND RESPECT TO JELLO BIAFRA

@LanceCampeau 4 жыл бұрын

Far and away... my favorite artist to listen to in interviews. Always frank and very interesting

@Tsip89 3 жыл бұрын

The man has always spoken truth to power and seems to have had a crystal ball in his head 40+ years ago.

@fingolfinz550 8 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy he referenced Hawkwind.

@maryreilly5102 7 жыл бұрын

beautiful smile

@brujeriadiosa 7 жыл бұрын

he's still very handsome.

@jankemjunkie6564 Жыл бұрын

If you hate authority you’re punk, it’s not a style and it’s not all about the music, it’s about doing what you want because it’s fun to be you.

@johnnypk1963 4 жыл бұрын

Saw these guys at a basement hotel dive bar in Bmore in the early 80s. Still one of my fav shows ever. Thx Jello

@djgforce11 9 жыл бұрын

"5000 Fingers of Dr. T" a punk movie?...never thought of it that way but I guess hes gotta point.

@terrencelee3222 10 жыл бұрын

Jello Biafra enlightened me to respect others . To do my best to evaluate my motives , passions , and society's misdirections. To be honest with myself and my fellows at all cost . Challenged me to comprehend and defeat my self doubt , fears , and insecurities ,see the beauty in the small things and stay true and accountable to humanity and my soul ideals .

@GlenMurrayonline 4 жыл бұрын

Great Interview thank you

@SilentAttackTV 4 ай бұрын

Crazy how when he started talking about Syria I realized 2014 is 10 years ago. It really does almost feel like yesterday.

@ekolke 10 жыл бұрын

I love Jello. He is one of a kind. His work is great!

@ImJRota 9 жыл бұрын

Jello is a legend. DK ain't the same without him.

@lilacaggression8956 4 жыл бұрын

I’m disappointed that he no longer sounds like Daffy Duck.

@jenimolloy6841 3 жыл бұрын

YOU GUYS ROCK!! I WAS TURNED ON TO YOU GUYS JELLO IN THR 80's WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER BUT I LISTEN TO YOU GUYS ALOT MORE NOW AT 46 YEARS OF AGE!! I WAS CHECKIN' YOU OUT ON THE OPRAH WINFREY SHOW DEFENDING YOUR BAND JELLO AGAINSR TEPER GORE!! YOU DID A GOOD JOB!! THE DEAD KENNEDYS ROCKED IT OUT!! AND WILL ABSOLUTELY LIVE ON FOREVER AND WHAT YOU GUYS SANG ABOUT REPRESENTS THE HEART OF PUNK ROCK!! IT SUCKS I NEVER GOT TO SEE YAS LIVE!! FEEL LUCKY TO AT LEAST SEES LIVE ON TUBE!! IT WOULD OF BEEN AMAZING TO CHECK YOU GUYS OUT BACK THEN!! A CLASSIC TIME PERIOD REPRESENTED ON UTUBE EDGE IN STONE FOR ALL FUTURE LIFETIMES WHO CAN ATLEAST CHECK YAS OUT THAT WAY AND SEE THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE THAT WE MISSED OUT ON!! HOW COOL YOU GUYS ARE!!

@redpillguru111 9 жыл бұрын

This man has had more influence on my life then anyone I know!!! Love you Jello!!

@jayayala8462 8 жыл бұрын

Jello is so damn cool! Though I love the Dead Kennedys, my favorite project he ever conceived was LARD. Jellos genius really showed in all the LARD albums!

@furyus01 4 жыл бұрын

Punk music died in 1986 but the spirit lives on. From the underground jazz scene to beatnik to hippies to the current underground hip hop scene the spirit lives on

@4dhumaninstrumentality789 4 жыл бұрын

furyus01 I agree. Though I personally find most of the lyrics of the current generation’s style of hip-hop to be incredibly stupid and boring they definitely bring the punk energy with their performance and delivery. Then there’s the beats. They’ve given the 808 new life. Lil Jon and the Eastside Boyz also had a very punk aesthetic in the early 2000’s.

@furyus01 4 жыл бұрын

@@4dhumaninstrumentality789 try artists like Eyedea & Abilities, Sage Francis. the Coup, and Saul Williams.

@furyus01 4 жыл бұрын

@tryina tryina underground as in not mainstream. Small label. Groups like Clipping. No need to be a douchebag man. So I enjoy online gaming with friends from around the world. So what? I went to Suicidal Tendencies in 84, DI DRI Slayer in 85. Thanks for trolling my profile though

@Zwaynegus Жыл бұрын

That’s the thing, I forget who said it but I think it was one of the older punk guys, its not about the sound it’s about the attitude. Of course punk itself got very kind of commercialized in the 80’s with a lot of bands and fans coming in just for the anarchy aspect which is where hardcore and bands like minor threat come in to go against the influx of people just in it for the looks and not the message

@perriannesimkhovitch1127 Жыл бұрын

I am stuck in this dimension until I finally break this phone inabler. I so loved your concerts at the Mabuhay Gardens with found memories of Dirk Dickson's dog. I voted for you. The Deaf Club Temple Beautiful and even further back to my beginnings ( I grew up with Doug Weston of the Troubadour) you double billed with my early love but his music is blocked removed here not chosen along with Courtney Love's early bandmate drummer. I was able to trace how the federal government made sure no one would know these musicians

@altratronic 8 жыл бұрын

Props to him for calling the Eagles "crap."

@edp3202 3 жыл бұрын

Do most think the eagles are crap?

@archibaldbagge1235 2 жыл бұрын

@@edp3202 The Eagles are a crime against music.

@edp3202 2 жыл бұрын

@@archibaldbagge1235 why?

@Chrisdougable 10 жыл бұрын

The documentary film "American Hardcore" pretty much backs up everything Jello says here. I really miss 80's hardcore. Especially Reagan Youth. Those guys were awesome!

@Jazzman-bj9fq Жыл бұрын

Seems like a pretty straightforward dude... No bs, no need to mince words, just tell it like it is. Need more of that. No need to be super thoughtful or to try to come across as super eloquent. Just answer questions without taking an eternity to do so.

@countsmyth 3 жыл бұрын

2021, eight years after this upload. Jello is right, Bashir al Ashad still in power!

@siavashmassoudi 7 жыл бұрын

When I saw the thumbnail I thought he was wearing a prison uniform lol

@PocketWocket91 10 жыл бұрын

Jello, I love you. Maybe it's weird, but I was raised listening to the Dead Kennedys, the Ramones, Circle Jerks, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, DEVO, Nina Hagen and The Clash/BAD (and probably others I'm forgetting), and I sort of decided spur-of-the-moment to have a throwback night with myself tonight. Every time I do it, I find a song or an interview or another little tidbit that reminds me why my parents made the decision to play this stuff to me at such a young age, why they decided that the ideas in punk were important enough to lay on a little kid who knew nothing about politics or privilege. I want you to know that my upbringing, in listening to the righteous fury of yourself and others at the state of the planet, has made me a better person. A stronger person. More able and willing to be uncompromising, to strive to help others, take names without taking shit, and try to speak up for those who don't have it as good as I do. I miss the punk revolution, almost as if I had been there. It was unafraid to cast light on the ugliest bits of our nature, it shook us and made us smell the piss we sprayed on our most vulnerable. And it hurts to know what I'm doing to other people, but that pain is nothing compared to what those people go through every day of their lives. I just want to thank you. I don't even know if you'll ever see this, but thank you. I love you.

@elizabethwuehrmann3519 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this. I have a 5 year old and I'm trying to figure out how to introduce him to the world and punk music will be one of the ways I'll do it. Right now his taste is a bit more goth, lol.

@theminakins815 6 жыл бұрын

PocketWocket91 I hear you, even if jello never does, you're heard and you're spot on.

@zalewskijoey 6 жыл бұрын

I'd suggest Finnish steel storm by Goatmoon as a kinda middle ground of the two genres

@raceyboy 5 жыл бұрын

Privilege?

@guitarofdestiny 5 жыл бұрын

So weird!!!

@weedthepplcanphiteU 5 жыл бұрын

This has got to be the third time i watched this every time its recommended

@terrisamuels9078 5 жыл бұрын

Look up his old interview on the Oprah show re: PMRC. He's amazing on it!!

@tedwarner9703 8 жыл бұрын

He's a terrific guy, I know from personal experience. His haters tend to be boneheads.

@HaikuAutomation 6 жыл бұрын

Hey may be a terrific guy, but everyone other than his friends know him by his interviews, intolerance, and grandiose self image. Like it or not, most see him as a self absorbed douche bag that at one time, the right time, the right place, made good music. His impact outside of that in politics, or the world as a whole seems limited.

@Fuzzywuzzywasawoman 6 жыл бұрын

Ted Warner i concur,and how relevant is this now,theyre still trying to flatten Damascus!!

@hazukichanx408 6 жыл бұрын

+Haiku Automation - Can't really have a strong opinion or a strong sense of justice without stepping on some toes and ignoring a lot of doubters. Sure, that comes across as self-absorbed -if you disagree with what's being said. Otherwise it comes across as brave, inspired and unwilling to "play ball" with the same evils your lyrics frequently denounce. If you ask me, his music deserves a lot more exposure; so much of the satire and indignancy is at least as relevant today as when it was first written... and yeah, it sucks that his band mates decided they cared more about their fistfuls of dollars than trying to make a difference, but that doesn't really say anything about Jello or his songs... just about them.

@AmberAmber 6 жыл бұрын

Ted Warner I truly *wish* I knew from personal experience · however he's been *one* of the single·most GREATEST influences on me; my *WokeAF* (🤓) 🌍·view. I admire & respect what JELLO (& the early ♫♪DKs♪♫) did for my contemporaries & peers, & for *me* ★ re: ★ our suddenly curious, newly opened·minds, & our growing of a healthy social skepticism with consideration for those holding the majority of wealth & power... XO

@mcmahon1130 5 жыл бұрын

Nah, he's a chode.