Madness interview - Graham "Suggs" McPherson and Mike Barson (part 1)

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Suggs and Mike about their first impression of each other, how the band formed, the 70’s & 80’s, Pub rock, Punk rock, London, the early days, graffiti, being different, glamrock,
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Video interview with Graham "Suggs" McPherson and Mike Barson from the British band Madness. FaceCulture spoke to Suggs and Mike about the best of album Full House, their first impression of each other, how the band formed, the 70’s & 80’s, Pub rock, Punk rock, London, the early days, graffiti, being different, glamrock, U2, peoples opinions, quitting and coming back, leaving something behind, the compilation album, listening to their own music, all being show offs in the band, making new music, success, and a lot more (14/11/2017)

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@manxpuss 5 жыл бұрын

Without Mike Barson they would never have been the same band. As Dave Robinson once said it was the Barson melodies that brought it all together.

@josephmurphy7768 5 жыл бұрын

without mike barson their would have been no band!!!!!..end of!!!....the mans a genius.

@vladimirblagojevic5937 3 жыл бұрын

I cant find the interview (or written info) whether Mike was classically trained in piano, composition or sth like that, if went to some music school... Or was he self taught?

@lisastephens3447 3 жыл бұрын

@@vladimirblagojevic5937 , Mr. Barson isn’t classically trained or neither has he been to a stage school or anything else like,. He is self taught and can play a tune by ear. Such a very clever gentleman x

@fugazi_ 2 жыл бұрын

Always knew about Barso's ingenuity, yet had him down for quite a grumpy character for some time. Only later I understood I confused grumpyness with ambition. Ambition that kept the band going, tied it together. Madness would not be Madness without any of its members, and I love all of them. They're unimaginable without Suggs, also without Woody and the others. Anyway Barso's role in Madness cannot be overrated.

@dfar2303 5 ай бұрын

@@vladimirblagojevic5937In the documentary 'before we was we'. He says it's a rumour and that he has no idea where it came from.

@1whamster 5 жыл бұрын

Listening to Mike and Sugg's is wonderful. They've answered so many things I've been curious about, They were all kind of Banksey's in their own right and brought together through their creativity

@declanmcdermott 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing interview, thankyou :)

@joannepardoe453 3 жыл бұрын

As far as I'm concerned Barso is a genius and can wear what he wants

@ajsimo2677 3 жыл бұрын

Like and agree! But we all can, genuises and non-geniuses alike!

@peternagy-im4be 3 жыл бұрын

@@ajsimo2677 And commies

@joethelion6016 2 жыл бұрын

Two real gents, just brilliant.

@NewRootsHairUK 5 жыл бұрын

GREAT interview, thanks

@11matt11 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, this really captures the greatness and unintended humor of Mike without meaning to. The fact that he critiqued 1970's and modern graffiti like that, calling it unoriginal, and graffiti should be and elevated art, says where the engine and perfection of Madness comes from. Suggs is the personality and the glue, Lee is the fun, Woody is the rock steady, Bedders is the minder of the tune, Chris is the older steady mate, and Cathal is the Madness. But without Mike's nagging inner drive to make something from nothing, this never happens. Still amazing Mike and Lee are so close after all these years after all their fights.

@11matt11 4 жыл бұрын

@One Vast and Ecumenical Holding Company lol. My spellchecker never likes his name.

@typhoontim125 4 жыл бұрын

Nice interview!!

@EA-58 6 жыл бұрын

awesome...thanks for sharing.

@user-wq5kv2hu2s 6 жыл бұрын

first remember seeing these on the young ones.....Classic shit

@themaddaddy9515 6 жыл бұрын

barson is well clued up...

@kashmirirose3733 Жыл бұрын

Always loved these kids. Peace from Californ...

@gonzalorodriguez9679 3 жыл бұрын

Both are Legends 👋🏼 hey Mike!!! Go leftwing buddy up working class greetings from Argentina

@andreagaffuri6967 Жыл бұрын

The best ever . Kind regards from Italy

@katoness 6 жыл бұрын

Mike, write a book please.

@TheGerged 5 жыл бұрын

Grande Monsieur!!!

@nickpink25 5 жыл бұрын

I absolutely loved madness as a kid the first record I heard was my girl at mates house when I was 9 in ‘79 after that I bought all there albums,pic discs , but whats the T shirt about 😔

@ashd-h4911 4 жыл бұрын

Madness were NEVER NF! They had some skinhead fans but they were from a multi-cultural, working class background. They played ska forgodsake!

@ashd-h4911 4 жыл бұрын

@Cicada 3301 so there's "white ska" and "black ska" is there?

@ashd-h4911 4 жыл бұрын

Well, I know a racist idiot when I see one.

@martindoyle2150 3 жыл бұрын

It's about him being more intelligent than you.

@sofiaplatini3273 2 жыл бұрын

Still both fit as hell

@melgrant7404 4 жыл бұрын

Love gorgeous suggs xxxx

@tarmaco 3 жыл бұрын

There's a pub in Guildford called the King's Head which was notorious for letting people drink under age, we used to get away with it even though we were only 15 years old.

@Sieffre_Tawr 3 жыл бұрын

Chester's pub was the Cross Keys. You reputedly had to wear short trousers to get served in the seventies...

@ZeldaFitz 6 жыл бұрын

Mike is such a funny bloke without meaning to be.

@thedukeofchortlebury9124 4 жыл бұрын

@Gimme Sum Sugar! xx You took the words out of my mouth : )

@steveholmes3471 3 жыл бұрын

I'm hoping the tshirt is ironic

@MrCorfuz 3 жыл бұрын

Yes. Anyone wearing a Corbyn T-shirt has to be a comedian.

@DavidB-rx3km 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrCorfuz Oh do be quiet. Believe it or not, people have different ideals, just give it a rest.

@cliveb15 5 жыл бұрын

Is chas coming back

@TheMisterMonkeyman 5 жыл бұрын

Adam Ant was in the band "Bazooka Joe" before he formed "The Ants". The more you know. Peace.

@ajsimo2677 3 жыл бұрын

And when the Sex Pistols played their first gig, they gate-crashed Bazzoka Joe. Small world.

@thegreatiam6849 5 жыл бұрын

Watch Madness The Full Movie on KZfaq

@brianbale9511 Жыл бұрын

These Geezers were great uk entertainment they missed out on the cd era as they ended in mid 1980s owt since as been glamorous via onward tech development but yea they were good and really a lucky but deserved pub band

@lou.104 3 жыл бұрын

1:10 synchronized madness

@hopsail 2 жыл бұрын

Loving Barso's t-shirt.

@peterigan1897 5 жыл бұрын

How did Ian Donaldson get a room in Sugg's moms house?

@becausewemust 3 жыл бұрын

I've heard he's changed a lot since then

@Stiglr Жыл бұрын

(See what you DID there) 👍

@tonygorham Жыл бұрын

But some of his ways...

@nasskhan4543 3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure Mike is wearing that t shirt so peoples immediate response is Madness.

@ant2312 4 жыл бұрын

what Mike's a Corbyn fan??

@TymphaRedbreaduwuowo 4 жыл бұрын

house of fun is the best song in the world.

@vic3925 5 жыл бұрын

5 57 Suggs sluggs Sky?

@grahamharrison3730 3 жыл бұрын

Stewart Lee is looking better.

@happytimes6113 3 ай бұрын

Tragic T-shirt!

@paulgettings5348 Жыл бұрын

it was always Mikes band

@leegardiner7916 3 жыл бұрын

All these Comments about Mikes shirt. Grow up!

@leegardiner7916 3 жыл бұрын

Oh shut up 🤫

@lastschicker Жыл бұрын

being the leader and bully of a band can be a lonely place

@braska73 6 жыл бұрын

Great Interview Shame About The T Shirt Mike...

@andykennedy918 5 жыл бұрын

Great T Shirt Mike.......great band..

@Jamic9 5 жыл бұрын

Loving the T Shirt too. Corbyn could be a great prime minister

@freedomsounds7422 5 жыл бұрын

Great T shirt Mr Barson

@johntitor. 5 жыл бұрын

@@Jamic9 Yeh if you say so. Deluded.

@johntitor. 5 жыл бұрын

@@andykennedy918 Troll

@sergiousera4905 6 жыл бұрын

Barson hasn't AGED A BIT!!!!

@mikekaraoke 5 жыл бұрын

To be fair he has, But he doesn't look his age

@SuperUnbeliever 5 жыл бұрын

He has special needs teenager's taste in T shirts.

@melgrant7404 4 жыл бұрын

@@SuperUnbeliever could be worse could be tory

@SuperUnbeliever 4 жыл бұрын

@@melgrant7404 could be better, could be NatSoc.

@livelongandprosper70 4 жыл бұрын

But he's lost his mind..Corbyn 😒🙄

@pamelamanriquez7397 3 ай бұрын

Barson es comunista🥺

@SBKPete 4 жыл бұрын

ThatT shirt tho 😬

@ohnogeorge5122 4 жыл бұрын

SBKPETE how didn’t you expect this?

@robertw8861 3 жыл бұрын

@Spencer Proctor No, I expected him to be better informed.

@ajsimo2677 3 жыл бұрын

@@robertw8861 What was it you said on another thread here? "I find people who make sweeping generalisations about large numbers of people they've never met probably aren't exactly geniuses either." So have you met Barso? And do you have some first-hand knowledge about how poorly informed he is? Or are you making a sweeping generalisation about someone you've never met?

@tarmaco 3 жыл бұрын

No punk rock started around '75 - '76

@devillehall6171 3 жыл бұрын

How do you know 🤣

@Thorpean 4 жыл бұрын

WTF is that teeshirt...CORBYN??? Omg, I'm, off.................

@katoness 4 жыл бұрын

Like the Tories are any better.

@jean-paulpeek7823 4 жыл бұрын

Anton Corbyn the photographer, that is.

@uziknesset9403 4 жыл бұрын

Another of my fave bands I'll stop listening. The Specials went full sharia and now this son of a bitch corbynizing. I'm OFF for good!

@leegardiner7916 3 жыл бұрын

Bye then 👍🏻👍🏻👏👏

@robertw8861 3 жыл бұрын

@Spencer Proctor I read quite a few of your comments on here, you seem very angry Mr Proctor, you might want take a look at that, it isn't very good for you.

@Gamefeedvids 5 жыл бұрын

Damn Suggs is looking old, either that or had a hard night last night!

@SuperUnbeliever 5 жыл бұрын

Always been a boozer.

@melgrant7404 4 жыл бұрын

Love him to me he is still gorgeous xx

@shizam1400 4 жыл бұрын

AJS Scotland My first love! Still love him

@spinynorman8217 4 жыл бұрын

Well that's reality.

@inserter400 Жыл бұрын

Smoker ! 🚬

@tonymack66 4 жыл бұрын

Oh dear, Corbyn? Thumbs down first 60 seconds. Bye Bye,

@gunofapreacherman1340 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t let the door smack you on your arse on the way out. 👋🏼

@livelongandprosper70 4 жыл бұрын

@@gunofapreacherman1340 Tony is right..Fuck Corbyn and fuck Barsos political opinion..we DONT need it !

@gunofapreacherman1340 4 жыл бұрын

rob b I sure hope you guys are enjoying Boris Johnson’s tenure as Prime Minister? Making Britain great again. European leaders when it comes to the coronavirus mortality rate. Almost 45,000 dead now. What an achievement. I’m surprised the bloated twat hasn’t blamed Jeremy Corbyn for that yet.

@SuperBartles 3 жыл бұрын

@@gunofapreacherman1340 yeah it's Boris's fault there's an extremely contagious virus! There's no evidence Boris handled it worse than anyone else would. Basically people don't know what to do - countries with more immediate & stringent lockdown policies are experiencing second waves. - measures to control the spread are mostly ineffective, or so damaging to the economy, people's mental health, and other health conditions that a considered attitude on the best way forward is needed, along with us all pulling together to get through this - instead of which, opposition parties and so-called journalists have misrepresented this situation at every stage to attempt to score political points. Bringing down the tories and stopping Brexit are more important to some people than actually doing the right thing

@livelongandprosper70 3 жыл бұрын

@@gunofapreacherman1340 yes, im perfectly happy with Boris.

@FunAllDayLong4353 5 жыл бұрын

Corbyn supporter - ha ha ha ha... that really is 'MADNESS'!!!

@SuperUnbeliever 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. Disappointing.

@lynnstrange3819 4 жыл бұрын

Good sense

@typhoontim125 4 жыл бұрын

Who do YOU support? Terrible Theresa? Bonkers Boris? :-O

@melgrant7404 4 жыл бұрын

Better than tory whoever it is!

@matthewgodliman22 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, obviously it's better to support some cynical capitalist lickspittle that squeezes the people at the bottom of society whilst relaxing taxes on the wealthy. You fucking arrogant prick.

@KEYUNTISER 4 жыл бұрын

Another champagne socialist.

@imposs-up1hg 3 жыл бұрын

Another cliche comment on KZfaq.

@KEYUNTISER 3 жыл бұрын

@@imposs-up1hg Where's the cliche?

@imposs-up1hg 3 жыл бұрын

@@KEYUNTISER The bloke always been a Lefty, even when he didn't have a pot to piss in. A lot of Madness fans in this comment section are in a bit of denial about the band. They've always been left leaning. Especially Foreman, Barson and Smyth..

@KEYUNTISER 3 жыл бұрын

@@imposs-up1hg It's one thing being left leaning and entirely another being a Marxist. If Corbyn got elected he'd take his house and his pot including the piss.

@imposs-up1hg 3 жыл бұрын

@@KEYUNTISER Corbyn's not a Marxist. If he was he would never have been in the Labour Party in the first place. Look at his programme when he was Labour leader. It wouldn't have looked out of place in Scandinavia.