**If you love this interview PLEASE CONSIDER HITTING THE "$ SUPERTHANKS $" button ! (It's under the video. ) Any small donation helps with my work - retrieving, editing & uploading my unique and original content. ** Thank you for your support ! John

I feel like this guy would make one hell of a JRE episode.

Its stunning how honest he is about his failures during his time in the band. The world would be a better place if more people were brave enough to be this honest.

I appreciate Phil’s honesty about his past and who he is. He’s way more open and transparent than most interview subjects.

If there was ever a musician I wanted to meet in person, Phil would be top of the list. He always comes off as such a genuine guy.

I am a product of violence and severe abuse. A survivor of the life and world of which I was born. Pantera was a sounding, screaming, head smashing, battle cry for myself to express every bit of raw , pure, feeling, pure emotion, that a young man would be capable of surviving. you saved me from my life of hell. You were my voice. "the voice" that I didn't know I had within. If I never found Pantera? I might have never been able to express or even understand the emotional energy and turmoil within. It would have ended me. Music is powerful. Be blessed, stay humble, cause we are all broken brother. That is our bond in this world.

Phil is a beautiful and thoughtful man. I will always cherish his heartful and open honesty . It's rare these days

Whether you love this dude or hate him you have to give Phil the respect, the man came from nothing and literally went to the top of the world, he is a true American bad ass

this is the most honest, no bullshit, no lying interview phil has ever done.

The ABSOLUTE most heart wrenching interview ive seen from Phil......Wow powerful..im in tears😢

The voice behind the heavy metal band, that changed heavy metal music for the better, forever, an absolute legend!

I wanna listen to an audiobook narrated by Phil Anselmo.

He’s actually aged remarkably well considering his past substance abuse

This band are the only group of people I’ve honestly been hugely inspired by in my life and no one else has given me the same good feeling of influence and fun Pantera is my true happy place

the most honest phil has ever been in a interview. By far.

Nobody understands that kind of physical pain until it happens to you. Words aren’t sufficient. Good on Phil for saying so.

Cool dude, met him twice in one night back in 2019 after a concert. He was very friendly not intimidating as I expected being face to face with Phil Anselmo. He's a living legend. Vinnie was good to meet too. RIP Dime and Vinnie Paul.

I just love this guy! I could listen to that voice for days on end. And i really, really like that he doesn't just answer a question, but that he thinks (about it) before he speaks.

In 1992 when Vulgar Display came out i was 6 years old. My best friend had an 18 year old brother that came in, put that album on as loud as it would go and threw us all over the living room. From that point on i was a die hard Pantera fan. The energy, aggression, and intensity grabbed ahold of me and i was hooked. When i was 13 that that guy took us to a Pantera concert on the reinventing the steel tour i think and it was maybe the most memorable experience of my life to that point. It was the first concert i ever went to. Oxycontin killed that dude several years ago and every time i hear Pantera it feels like im back in his living room when i was 6. Everyone has a pantera story and thats why those guys are legends.

I've seen Mr Anselmo perform at his absolute best (92) & his absolute worst (last Pantera shows in UK) not sure exactly what year, then I seen him again years later perform with Down, & more recently with the Illegals, clean, healthy & back to his best, the man has been to hell & back, a true hero & an inspiration, a living legend 🙏🏻

This interview shows a man who was out of control but has sense been brought to terms with reality and now has remorse for the past. Tragedy does happen and it makes things tougher and his actions from the past has to weigh a lot heavier on him because of that unfortunate tragedy, but he's right.....you have to move on and embrace the joy that embodied all those years and be grateful for what you still have. The direction he was going could have lead him to be the first member we lost. Life is unpredictable. I'm just grateful for all the amazing music the band shared with us over the years. Pantera will always be one of the greatest bands in history!

I swear Phil needs to do an autobiography or a several hour interview of his life at some point!

Man, looking into those eyes when he's talking about his Pantera brothers and seeing how there was such a sensitive hole of memories inside him, I have so much sympathy for him. They had such a positive impact on so many people. It's a shame he and Vinnie were never able to fully reconcile; I know myself and millions of others would have been there to help mediate. Phil, I hope these gigs with Rex, Zakk, and Charlie are helping all of you cherish Vinnie and Dime's legacy in a new, special way...and I hope it's helping you liberate whatever burden you're carrying on those shoulders , dude!

Phil will always and forever be one of my ALL TIME favorite metal vocalists.

This deserves way more views.

Phil's very articulate. What a deep person.

Despite what people think, Phil is a tremendous human being. Nothing but Love. CFH 4 Ever 👊🏽

Most candid interview of Phil ever, really makes you see things in a new perspective...awesome.

Thank you for this interview - awesome to hear him and thankful for his part in the great music of Pantera

It's hard to believe a natural bass voice like his can sing as high as he can.

That can't be more true what Phil said about the back pain. I've struggled with back pain in my mid 20's and I'm 50 years old now, blown out disks ect.. I had some endoscopic survey back in 2007 which saved my life as I was going down before that surgery. The recovery took many many months, and you never get back to the same person, so you change your lifestyle compensate for it.

Great interview! Always enjoy seeing interviews with Phil. My teenage years would have been so empty without their music - thanks for the memories 🤘🏻 #walkonhome

Phils voice is in drop C .....

What a special interview. One of the best interviews of him ever. Please don’t let this disappear or gets deleted.

Phil is a living legend. Such honesty!..thanks for all the stories man.. ♥

He is definitely down to earth, open about his ups and downs to anyone and any age who asks him anything. Phil is one of many or few who inspire in a good way. THE MAN!

This was an incredible interview. Phil has had a life of many experiences. I love listening to him talk. Keep Rockin' hard Phil! 🤘🥁🤘

Could Listen to Phil talk all day. Such pure guts to talk about the Hurt of the past like no other !

6 Pantera shows, 4 DOWN shows, 2 SuperJoint Ritual shows all in Portland,OR 1994 - 2015 Greatest frontman period, stronger than all!

This is the most insightful description of what drugs do to you I’ve ever heard. It’s everything I have trouble even recognizing in myself. Love this man.

Incredible insight into suffering when nobody else understands. He really touches on a few things people are never comfortable talking about.

This dude does not get the respect he deserves for his voice. Yes, he can scream, but he can sing too. It is sad how it all ended.

I use to see Phil at the House of Shock in New Orleans during Halloween. I remember one year a friend of mine was with me and Phil was standing by a group of people talking and I say to my friend that's Phil the lead singer of Pantera. He was like no way so he walks over to em and was like are you the lead singer from Pantera? I remember Phil just looking down at him for a few seconds with a dude are you fucking serious face on him and in that deep voice he goes "you know who the fuck I am"

I’m glad Phil said all this while Vinnie was alive and I really hope Vin saw it.

people who have never had debilitating back pain CANNOT understand it. same with drug addiction. I have both. its a constant fucking battle. I understand every single emotion Phil is going through. and it takes a lot for him to pour it all out the way he is doing. tons of respect and HAIL PANTERA edit: RIP dime RIP Vinnie Paul

This is awesome interview. I'm a drummer played in a band from youg teen to late 20's. Pantera was & is one of my favorites & best heavy metal band in existence! Was a huge inspiration for me 100%

A superb interview!! regardless of who and what the subject matter is, this is how an interview should be conducted. Much respect to all those involved. Thank you for the music Phil

I think it is really sad that Vinny never wanted to let his anger towards Phil go. I cannot imagine the pain he carried with him until his death, but speaking from personal experience, cleaning out wounds and allowing them to heal is monumental. And now it will never happen. Kudos to Phil for being transparent.

Sobriety will break you and humble you to the core. He's lives 30min away from me. Maybe one day I'll run into him. Phil singlehandedly saved my life. I was a teenager, minutes from killing myself, and then I heard this growl and primitive voice It was the best damn sound ever...Pantera was on Headbangers Ball that night. It's the first time I ever had someone articulate the pain I felt. If I ever meet him sometime, I'd just give him a huge hug and tell him a heart felt thank you.

John, you've done interviews of my 2 favorite Phils, Anselmo and Collins, and both are great. As is the Gilmour interview. Thanks for putting this up in full.

I thank you for this, Pantera was a huge influence and a tragic story. As a fan listen to this interview was cathartic and healing.

his voice is so calming

I really wish that they all got to sit down together and now that it's too late I can't imagine how Phil feels now. I love listening to stories about Dimebag. He is still my favorite metal guitarist 🎸 ♥️.

I'm only seeing this documentary now, and I just wanna say thank you for such great content and insight into Phil. Was great you didn't interrupt him and just let him speak him mind. Keep up the great work John!

It doesn’t take a doctor to remember you Phil. Thank you for this hour of wisdom and enlightenment. I wish the best for you dude!

i was a 16 year old kid ditching school with a few of my best friends. we found our seats at the Denver Coliseum, just left of the stage. we weren't prepared for the absolute wall of sound that we were about to experience. needless to say we were blown away. the best show i have ever seen to this day was the first time i got to witness Pantera live. we saw them three more times over the next few years. I was one of the lucky ones. R.I.P Dime and Vinny we miss you. i've had falling-outs with friends and it seems like such a tragedy that Phil and vince were never able to at least sit down and speak to each other before Vince passed. I know Phil is no angel but it's just sad to me.

I want a gps with Phil telling me where to turn while driving

Best description of back/chronic pain I have heard. I have been dealing with it for years. People don't get it until it happen's to them! Phil tells it like it is no matter what he is talking about. Waiting for the next DOWN album or whatever he does next. Great musician and a great man.

I met him in TUBA CITY, ARIZONA(???) on the Superjoint tour. He did not seem racist, just in pain, from his back. He gave his body to play for us all. Took The Boys to A NEW LEVEL! 😉🤘 Thank You Phil. 🤘👹🤘

Am I the only one who wants to know what magazines are stacked behind Phil? Philip Anselmo is only 1 of 4 human beings that could envoke a feeling within me that's closely explained as a Natural High. Philip ,Rex, Vin, and most of all Dime are all the ingredients to PANTERA. WITHOUT one it could never be the same thing. I love Phil and gain hope and lessons by his actions in life, it's truly humbling to watch a man recognize he isn't perfect and when you act as if you are you can lose more than what you're willing to risk. I struggle with a drug addiction and when I get down, and almost ready for my credits to roll, I watch some Phillip Anselmo and find inspiration for progress and the good things that I usually miss when active drugging. Thank you Phil, you personally saved my life

nice to hear him speak so glowingly of darrel in the latter part of the interview

Phillip H Anselmo - this guy is an absolute legend, this was a great interview. Phil is clearly very complex person, he’s been through the worst and the best and come out of the other side. True legend and completely underrated vocalist. His vocal range was incredible. If you listen to some of the early stuff he has great authority, vibrato and intonation.

Phil might not be the most articulate guy in the world, and yeah he’s done some questionable things, but I really feel like his true colors came through in this interview (especially towards the end) and I can say this guy seems like a good dude, and just as human as any of us. Coming to terms with the mistakes you’ve made in the past and learning from them and moving forward is a sign of becoming a real man. I felt like it was me talking there in the end, having also sorted through the wreckage of my past after putting the drugs and bottle down. Much respect. Rock on Anselmo.

He speaks out of my heart - after having bone cancer and suffering from cronical pain for 20 years now, there is no one left to understand. Being hooked to opioids just trying to numb every feeling, I can relate so much to it. I'm pretty sure, Vince died as an unhappy being numbing himself with alcohol and parties with hangers on. No brother left, no wife, no kids. Phil seems to have grown out of a lot of the old negative feelings. I respect him for that, because getting off the train to eternal sleep isn't easy at all.

He's cool to listen to talk about his back issues I went through pain my back I know where he is exactly coming from its great to hear he's clean and sober awesome interview

Beautiful. Honest. And inspiring to anyone; musician or plumber or janitor or doctor, or anything at all. I think that any person on planet earth could benefit from these stories. Especially if they got comfortable and just listened through headphones without looking at the screen. For no other reason but to listen completely. And i agree: everyone would benefit from Phil being on The Joe Rogan Experience. Who do we gotta talk to in order to make this happen???

What a cracking interview. I really appreciate Phil....what you see is what you get.

I can definitely relate to him because I have a fourth and fifth lumbar spine injury and it has completely changed my life and ruined so many of my dreams over the last seven years. I have not gotten addicted to pain meds I don't take them at all I have not been able to get the surgery that I need so I suffer every single day I can't lift anything over 30 lb. Everything that I do is hindered everything I do is held back by this injury. I can't work out and get in shape the way I want to why can't pick up the heavy things for my family I can't pick up my nieces and nephews because they're getting too big I can't pick up my grandkids because they're getting too big. I know what he's talking about and he is speaking the truth. It is life-altering it is devastating it is truly heartbreaking to have a spinal injury.

If this is uncut, why are there jump cuts? we went from talking bar gigs to heroin in 1 second

Phil seems like a great person who went through a painful chapter in his life. He is sober and of sound mind now. I pray he continues to be in peace. Saw them in 97 or 98 at the forum in Inglewood. I was walking in while they were playing and their POWER, their sheer energy, blew my fan mind away! I will never forget the sheer power they were eminating, seen many live bands, all genres, none had the YOU WILL LISTEN TO US, power they had.

I really want you people to understand what severe chronic pain can do to a person. Before anyone is critical towards Phil, understand that pain changes you and it does not change you for the better... ever. Imagine something nagging at you every single day for the rest of your life. Making you constantly uncomfortable, unable to do the things that you want and NEED to do, unable to perform at the level that you know you're capable of. Chronic pain is horrible, I know because I live with it every day. Suicide becomes a regular thought, anger and lashing out become your therapy.

Phils voice is like cement.

Met him in 02' and 09' He was really bad off in 02 and trashing Pantera. 09 after he got clean he was a completely different person, very friendly and down to earth. That changed my opinion of him.

Every interview I see with Phil Anselmo he always looks and sounds like he just woke up.

what an absolute legend.

R.I.P. Vinnie. R.I.P. Dimebag. Long live Pantera. 🖤👊🏻

Pantera is an amazing timeless band. Phil is a genuinely good man. This vid is 🔥

Great interview I love Pantera and I remember all the good times growing up watching their home videos and listening to their music

Very emotional interview... I'm with you, Phil.

Damn I so love this guy. He's so fucking sincere. Phil gets loads of crap but nobody would dare to say it in his face. He's so pure.

Im 26, never got to witness Pantera in their prime, but they're still one of my favorite bands ever. That should say something towards their legacy...

Pantera is the only band I'm so sad I'll never get the chance to see 😞 . At least I saw Slayer.

What a hero’s journey! High emotional intelligence too, learned the hard way.

What a phenomenal interview. Love Phil

This man and the band he was with had the greatest significance for me in my teen years in the 90s. Both the upturn and the downturn. you all 4 have a place with me forever. 😎🎶🤘☄

One of my old bands got to open for Pantera twice on the Cowboys tour in NY. The first show they came in a beat up camper and there were a few hundred people at the show. 7 months later, they showed up in a beautiful tour bus and there were 1,500-2,000 people at the show. It was not surprising to us how fast they were becoming popular because that first show, even in front of that small crowd they were the best live band any of us had ever seen. The second show was even better with the energy of a big crowd. We got to hang with Phil a little before both shows and he was the most down-to-earth and nicest guy..

Phil is so honest and true ,love this guy

And as tragic as Dimebag's murder was, you're a fool if you blame anyone but Nathan Gale...love you Phil, thank you for the memories that were Cowboys From Hell forward.....

I have a back/neck injury, I can only imagine what years of touring must have done. I feel for Phil!

At the end there he talked about moving on. You really don't know or won't understand if you haven't been in a similar situation. A situation of such a painful past and choosing for your own health to move on. So much admiration for being this open.

Very blessed to have met all members of Pantera at different times. Vinnie was so cool and down to earth. And Phil I met twice (once with SJR when he was not sober, once with Down, sober), it was night and day. Phil had so much love and appreciation (sober), it was amazing. A sweetheart of a dude.

Imagine Phil voicing the audio tape for 50 shades

his voice makes me sleepy so i put this on loop when i cant sleep

Got it see the new version of Pantera in Scranton PA a few weeks ago. Amazing show! Life changing show! Just the tailgating alone was amazing because all of us were there for the common love of music and the love of Pantera!

Finally got to hear Phil’s side , your a awesome bud 👍

He just gave the greatest answer a guitar player like me could ever hear……a legacy of distortion!!! YES!!! 🤘🏼

The kid, the old man, the damn Goat. Game got changed by this dude and his friends. Big ❤

As someone who’s had tremendous issues with back pain, loss etc…it was great to hear him talk about his back & pain issues. This guy is one of my biggest hero’s in music. I met in Barcelona about 10 years ago and he saw me approaching him and gave me a big man hug. Huge respect to the man. RIP to the brothers. Those 4 guys put their stamp on the music world and nothing can take that away from them.

Awesome interview. All the things said by Phil in this is closure and shows how he understands all sides of the story. So good with words and he could not show any more honesty. I wish he was my psychologist. 😀

That was an awesome and accomplished interview. Very informative 🤟