Ray Bradbury on Madmen

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9 жыл бұрын

"Nobody else is going to give a damn what you're doing, so you need a few other people like yourself"
- Ray Bradbury as told to two college kids on road trip in 1972
In the autumn of 2012, Lisa Potts rediscovered -- literally, behind her dresser -- a taped cassette of a long-lost interview with author Ray Bradbury that she made as a college student journalist back in 1972.
The recording was made in a car plying the Los Angeles freeways between Bradbury's home in West L.A. and Chapman College in Orange County. Potts and a fellow student named Chadd Coates were taking Bradbury to present a lecture. Bradbury had a lot of advice for Lisa and Chadd.
On tape we get to hear Bradbury telling the students about the keys to friendship, why he was afraid of himself and would never drive, his keys to writing and telling a story, why Mars was the center of his fascination, what's the secret to love, and why he called himself "a madman".
Ray Bradbury's Advice
"You find a few other nuts like yourself, and they're your friends for a lifetime."
"That's what friends are, the people who share your crazy outlook and protect you from the world."
" I am a dedicated madman, and that becomes its own training."
"If you have to ask yourself whether or not you love a girl or you love a boy, forget it. You don't."
"You either feel a story and need to write it, or you better not write it."
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@jasonknowlez 6 жыл бұрын

I met Ray right before he died at a convention with about 10 other people and I was so shocked that no one came to see him. I talked to him for about 30 minutes and he was one of the nicest guys you'd ever meet.

@Pimp-Master 5 жыл бұрын

He was in pretty sad shape physically. He would make speeches in a wheelchair wearing a diaper. That’s not a good look.

@Xarfax321 5 жыл бұрын

I hate the fact that I discovered him right before he died... Had he been alive today I would've written him a letter, telling him how he's inspired me to write and how I love his stories....

@Pimp-Master 5 жыл бұрын

jasonknowlez Saw him give a lecture at a college in 1973. Very inspirational guy.

@turtleanton6539 4 жыл бұрын

Such a Legend.

@markgreen2170 3 жыл бұрын

I met Ray B. at the U.S. festival in 1982! (Wozniak put on the festival, music and tech) My buddy and I were walking back stage when some crazy on a 3 wheel atv almost hit us! He stopped and looked back, then sped away. My buddy said, "hey, that's steve wozniak!" anyway, we listened to Moog speak about his synth and Ray Bradbury talk about Dinosaurs, lol After, we hung around with a small group getting autographs. Ray said, he thinks of all of us as his children. I missed my chance, as we were leaving I told my buddy, "I should of asked for a 'ten spot' ...

@cynthiabaker-smith6814 9 жыл бұрын

Love this !! " Friendship is an island that you retreat to. And you all fall on the floor and laugh at all the other ninnies who don't have enough brains to have your good taste " - Ray Bradbury as told to two college kids on road trip in 1972

@Capinyx 7 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, the whole being scared of cars thing makes sense as to why there was so much emphasis on going for a drive to kill animals in his book Fahrenheit 451.

@ghostiegoober108 5 жыл бұрын

That’s actually a really good observation. I didn’t think of that!

@matonmongo 4 жыл бұрын

Well, he made it to 91 years old, so he musta been doing sumthin' right!

@henrypaleveda7760 3 жыл бұрын

the whole, we need philosophers and "we already know the facts, we need to interpret them" explains the motive of knowing more than how things work- I've noticed a lot of people would rather not know and that caught me off guard.

@WestonPedestrian 8 жыл бұрын

"Facts alone are not enough". Fact.

@jayfarr5532 6 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Priddy not enough

@PK-hk7ne 6 жыл бұрын

Gabriel Priddy That’s not a fact; that’s a Truth!

@urielgonzalez900 5 жыл бұрын

But facts don’t care about your feelings

@MarcoLandin 5 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he'd feel the same way now if he were here to experience the post-truth era.

@Pimp-Master 5 жыл бұрын

Within about a year of this tape I saw my very first Ray Bradbury lecture in 1973. He made getting old seemed very cool to me. He was so full of enthusiasm, and it was contagious to everybody.

@anthonyfazio503 5 жыл бұрын

Two college kids who give a great interview to a great man. I wonder where both of those kids are today?

@henrypaleveda7760 3 жыл бұрын

better off than most interviewers today.

@dan5609 3 жыл бұрын

They're going to Mars, man.

@getsome4806 3 жыл бұрын

Quite a high opinion of obligatory youthful mediocrity. I suppose that's very kind of you.

@hankthetank8039 Жыл бұрын

@@getsome4806 Did you get the chance to interview Ray Bradbury and preserve the footage for decades so that thousands of people from varying generations could listen to and learn from his timeless wisdom? Oh what's that, you didn't do that? Okay, then shut the fuck up.

@alinterpretations 9 жыл бұрын

"Facts alone are not enough. It's interpretation." ~ Ray Bradbury

@seanhanlon1061 7 жыл бұрын

What a beautiful, thoughtful, positive channel. Seriously appreciate every inch of it, thank you.

@arw000 7 жыл бұрын

"We'll be landing there (mars) in a few years now" [Audible Screaming]

@demetrymalahoff 7 жыл бұрын

Recorded in 1972. It can't be that far away honestly.

@augustmcnamara1237 5 жыл бұрын

Who knows maybe Bowie didn’t die he just made it to mars

@Pimp-Master 5 жыл бұрын

Elon Musk says it’s 2024.

@Undone545 4 жыл бұрын

In relative terms. Think for how long the horse was the preeminent form of transportation in relation to the aeroplane or even rocket ship. Even if its another hundred years its still "soon"

@giselle6605 4 жыл бұрын

not to worry, we have chickenpox on our side

@WorgenGrrl 7 жыл бұрын

I miss Ray Bradbury. He was a genius.

@dubugga 7 жыл бұрын

I had the opportunity to meet Bradbury in my small town at our local library. It would have gotten me extra credit in high school but that's not what why I wished I had gone. I regret not having a strong passion for literature as I do now. Then I could have met the dystopian genius and asked him questions where the answers could still linger in my mind today. I would not have made sense of them before but the beauty would be that as I grew up and time went on, the answers would slowly unfold itself and make more sense. As you get older you gain wisdom not just because you are indefinitely smarter than others but because you make sense of the things you were not able to grasp before. And in this day and age of technology and commercialization of the simplest things we do on a daily basis, his answers or words would have slowly given me some clarity of how to make sense and adapt to this change. That will always be ONE of my biggest regrets.

@mutableintellect7624 5 жыл бұрын

@dubugga: The wisdom you've since gained is clearly evidenced here in your heartfelt comment and I too, would view it as a loss. But whereas regret, by definition, is often unenviable; here it displays a degree of introspection that most of us could only hope to possess. Very well said, my friend.

@kamuelalee 5 жыл бұрын

Brilliant man, one of my favorite writers. RIP

@timfox6462 2 жыл бұрын

I remember going to see Ray Bradbury and Douglas Adams speak at Clowes Hall. Adams was ho-hum, read from “The Hitchhiker’s Guide” and that’s it; Bradbury was a different story. Here was an author, wheelchair-bound, swore like a sailor, regaling the audience with stories of being interrupted during a television speaking engagement on the Moon landing by Englebert Humperdinck (!!!) - it was like sitting in with an old relative waxing affectionately on his whole life. Truly mesmerizing.

@davidshi451 9 жыл бұрын

This was just lovely! So glad you guys animated Bradbury.

@DavidStMichael 9 жыл бұрын

Most excellent. A five minute animation done to some audio of a 1972 interview with Ray Bradbury. He drops some wonderfully insightful thoughts on writing and being a creative type. Enjoy. :)

@1805movie 7 жыл бұрын

One of my favorite authors! What an inspiration.

@palomaalmiron6790 3 жыл бұрын

out of all the interviews ive seen, both on this channel and in general, this is one of my favourite ones. Ray Bradbury is one of those people who for some reason have a way of speaking and telling things that you could listen to them for hours

@stuvs830 9 жыл бұрын

The audio gave this one a terrific "You are there!" feeling. Thank you

@dcbandnerd 5 жыл бұрын

When I'm feeling particularly bad and I've been in a nasty, creative slump, I come back to this and it always helps lift my spirits. Thank you.

@urbansavage84 7 жыл бұрын

This is a great recording to share what a wonderful insight.

@Caligula138 9 жыл бұрын

"We will be to the moon and mars , that's the way it's turning out, we will be there in a few years now!" Not quite yet Ray. That was over 40 years ago... But we do have an impressive robot up there.

@schizoidboy 5 жыл бұрын

He wasn't that far off, we didn't send people to the moon but probes and landers which were just as vital to understanding the planet Mars.

@skidart9063 4 жыл бұрын

I really love this channel. The interviews are so inspiring and seem timeless. The animation is so good too and compliments the interviews alot. Anyways, ty for posting these..I'm 41 yrs old and have learned alot from these interviews

@vincentpresscod7531 6 жыл бұрын

You know, you kind of changed my mind about Ray Bradbury. Thanks for that

@lucianoscarcia9517 2 жыл бұрын

Love this interview

@edmess6372 5 жыл бұрын

One of my all time favorite writers. No doubt about it.

@darkwhite82 7 жыл бұрын

these are so good!

@danielyahalom3961 5 жыл бұрын

he was such an inspiring person! And a great author too!

@obbeachbum69 9 жыл бұрын

Patrick my friend, you are a genius.

@Monkwhispers Жыл бұрын

This is beautiful!

@hardikyadav2204 2 жыл бұрын

It's rare now , to find such quality content on KZfaq 😓

@Shreya-xw1iu 4 ай бұрын

Damnnn i just can't stop listening this.

@sneezepal 9 жыл бұрын

Bradbury was the greatest!

@michaelsteese528 3 жыл бұрын

Super inspirational, from someone who identifies with the mad man 🙏🏽

@nikkicastle3423 9 жыл бұрын

The funny thing is, the exact day that this was posted is the same day I started reading "Fahrenheit 451" in school

@ndruwilyimz7721 9 жыл бұрын

Nichole Fears that's just the definition of a coincidence, don't worry :D

@BrentWigginsWords 8 жыл бұрын

Bradbury always makes things better! 👓👔🔥🚀📚

@ivanb8126 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Bradbury is one of my favourite genius.

@schizoidboy 5 жыл бұрын

I can't say that I have any real experience as a writer but he's right. When you have real enthusiasm you can sit down and pound out page after page and that is absolutely vital, because if you don't have it you're not going get past more than a few pages before you quit.

@rebelzomb 9 жыл бұрын

Great stuff

@Souffrantte 9 жыл бұрын

love this

@aaronziegler9091 7 жыл бұрын

I love this.

@Kazoiks 4 жыл бұрын

Love this, love Bradbury. Two "please fix" notes on the captions: the phrase is "make do," not "make due." And the expression is "die on its feet," not "die on its sheet"!

@octopibingo 9 жыл бұрын

Met Ray right after Mariner landed on Mars. Someone asked him if he thought we'd find life on Mars and he said, There is life on Nars, and it is us! But no surprise he didn't know Venus was closer.

@nandohamill2011 3 жыл бұрын

Braaaaaavo, Ray Bradbury❤❤❤❤

@johngoerger8996 5 жыл бұрын

Met Mr. Bradbury in Spring 1979, Santa Ana College (Santa Ana Ca). Was a close friend to Head of the Philosophy Department, Dr. James L Christian whom had a class called; Theatre of Ideas. He would have a Special "Instructor" for the 3-hr class which met once-a-week (evening class). I was 29 at the time & 'first's met 'Ray' when I was 14 living in Missoula Montana in the Library of Lowell Grade school. Found him, sitting on the shelf (yes, one of Ray's collection of 'short stories'). I thought to myself that somehow I would meet Ray Bradbury... Years later, my mom & steph dad (was 18) we left Montana and moved to Tustin Ca in the Spring of 1968. My impression of 'Ray' when I met him in person, was like the English/lit instructor you had in High School or college (or 'Philosopher' instructor) whom you could talk to about, ideas, concepts, feelings; anyone else you tried to talk to about those topics , would laugh at you & tell you to; "get a life" and/or tell you; "why don't you think like everyone else does & quit bringing up such dumb silly out-moded concepts.." With the English/Lit/Philosopher Instructor, as I mentioned; you could discuss your "questions" & you know you would be taken & your questions; seriously.. I was a student at 'SAC' & was employed at the College's planetarium, Tessmann Planetarium. The following yr Ray was back at the College and Jim had me interview Ray (tape recording at the time, which I later typed up for publication in the College Newspaper. The Editor refused to print it because; Editor: "Why wasn't I asked to interview Ray as well?! No am not going to print it! (Was a spur-of-the-moment) when Jim Christian asked if I would interview Ray... Jim passed away a few yrs ago as did Mr Bradbury. Jim had written an 'Introduction to Philosophy' entitled; Philosophy; The Art of Wondering..and is still being used..Jim wanted to write a text on World Religions, which he did and is available, but is a 2-part text about World Religions by Dr. James L Christian..

@monicalee7140 8 жыл бұрын

I love itt soo muchh

@monicalee7140 8 жыл бұрын

Please do some more videoss))

@waldenwonders 7 жыл бұрын

i honestly believe ray had it figured out pretty early in life and that it caused him to lead a life of creativity.

@johnLennon255 6 жыл бұрын

The Martian chronicles was the first book I ever fell in love with. I read it in middle school

@nathandigel8986 7 жыл бұрын

scary add! great video:)

@NobuAtreides 9 жыл бұрын

Mad Man, ... el entusiasmo, y la alegria

@alinterpretations 6 жыл бұрын

I LOVE this! 2:06 - 2:35

@mariana7135 6 жыл бұрын

Me encantó

@ThePatentYogi 8 жыл бұрын

just 60k views. it would have taken a ton of effort of produce this awesome video.

@gildedhoglets1164 9 жыл бұрын

"Facts alone are not enough. It's interpretation."

@Infinitis 4 жыл бұрын

Gilded Hoglets I know that cat on your profile pic...

@jeffsDad 8 жыл бұрын

Awesome hidden Flannery O'Connor reference in here.

@tfpp1 3 жыл бұрын

Ray Bradbury is my spirit uncle.

@kprewitt22 5 жыл бұрын

Whoever made these needs to make some miniseries for netflix

@linglingjr 9 жыл бұрын

And it's all starting to make sense why so little of these videos are done with modern interviews...

@WhaleManMan 7 жыл бұрын

linglingjr Because they do celebrities that are considered to be "classic" on this channel. You don't know if a modern celeb may become unknown and dated in the further years.

@bevrosity 8 жыл бұрын

this guy's a real bradberry.

@mecapoonslayer4245 7 жыл бұрын

do Stanley Kubrick

@genellege 7 жыл бұрын

soundtrack is like Stranger Things

@ghostiegoober108 5 жыл бұрын

Man 1: hey guys I made a dove! Man 2: AWE SICK HERe, let’s see what I can do! Look a alien space helmet! Jeff: look a fireman hat! Man 1/2: gosh dang it Jeff

@termelsludge3455 7 жыл бұрын

Ethan Bradbury the Madman next please!

@keepyouright6157 9 жыл бұрын

"What do you think i'm doing here in the back seat?"

@Fratters_ 4 жыл бұрын

Thank-you @exurb1a

@donz6211 4 жыл бұрын

This guy knows what he's talking about.

@Doggmatic_ 5 жыл бұрын

Idk who this guy but nice mind. He's right.

@elisabeth4912 5 жыл бұрын

He's probably most famous for his book "Fahrenheit 451". If you enjoy dystopian novels, I would recommend picking it up. He also wrote some Sci-Fi stories in his younger years.

@togetherfyi 9 жыл бұрын

Vonnegut for sure.

@qualitynotincluded 9 жыл бұрын

Hunter S. Thompson next guys cmon!!

@PatrickSmithAnimation 9 жыл бұрын

McNasty will i have to draw like ralph steadman?

@rareblues78daddy 9 жыл бұрын

Patrick Smith We'd be very upset if you didn't at least give him a nod....

@AKAdaJoker14 9 жыл бұрын

That would be awesome

@BlankonblankOrg 9 жыл бұрын

McNasty be patient, young skywalker

@qualitynotincluded 9 жыл бұрын

Patrick Smith yes...yes you shall.

@alonespirit_1Q84 3 жыл бұрын

"Facts alone are not enough, It's Interpretation" - Ray Bradbury.

@jamesaritchie1 3 жыл бұрын

One thing I will regret until the day I die is passing on a chance to go have coffee with Ray Bradbury. I had extremely tight deadlines of my own at the time, and, well, I didn't know he was going to die before I had the deadlines out of the way. So I kick myself every time his name pops up unexpectedly. Like here. Kick. OUCH!

@dr.100purrscent5 3 жыл бұрын

Aww. I'm sorry, that is sad. I hope get to meet someone else you admire and do so without hesitation. Not to replace Ray Bradbury, but to help let go of that regret. Unfortunately, we don't know what we don't know...hindsight hurts sometimes. We are conditioned to believe that other people's deadlines are our responsibility. So much so that we eliminate our own moments of happiness to meet them. Remember that you are the most important person in your life, and making time to enjoy it is just as important as anything else. Good luck and be blessed.

@johnkirk. 5 жыл бұрын

Ursula LeGuin next please!

@sambolino44 5 жыл бұрын

How does Ray Bradbury not know that Mars is not the closest planet? Maybe he meant the closest planet we could visit.

@TheAlienzproduction 6 жыл бұрын

And here I was thinking he was going to talk about the show.

@NoNippleNarc 9 жыл бұрын

Yall should do a terrence mckenna one

@Mosixman 7 жыл бұрын

DoughboyBeats hell yeah!

@Wohambi 7 жыл бұрын

DoughboyBeats definitely

@THOMAS-je1hv 7 жыл бұрын

DoughboyBeats absolutely!

@imjustanalien4712 5 жыл бұрын

I feel like Ray and I would have been good friends.

@veramae4098 Жыл бұрын

Bradbury wrote the magnificent "Martian Chronicles" .... among other awesome books.

@blakemcnamara9105 6 жыл бұрын

I thought that he was referring to the guys who work on Madison Avenue.

@johngoerger8996 5 жыл бұрын

Supplemental: Jim Christian use to drive up.to Bel Aire to p/u Ray. Ray did fly on planes, if needed but told us; " only after I had 4-5 martinis or more.." Note: I think it was in 79 or might have been 1978, the French Govt was planning a Centennial celebration for Jules Verne. They thought about who they wanted to be the "Chairperson" to oversee this Celebration; those choose Mr. RAY BRADBURY..It was after that event when I first met him at Santa Ana College

@nickstadler1906 3 жыл бұрын

Bradbury gave different accounts over how he eventually (allegedly) overcame his fear of flying. He once claimed the first time he'd ever boarded a plane was after one of his trips to Epcot (which would have put it sometime around 1982). He said he'd missed his train back home and insisted either Disney or Delta put three double martinis in him before putting him on a plane. Another time he said it was due to his "car breaking down in so many small Southern towns and the chauffer taking three miserable days just to get through Florida," and added, "After the second tire blew, I got the word. In a loud and clear voice from the heavens above, I heard the message: 'Fly, dummy, fly!'" So it's safe to assume regardless of how or when he first got on a plane, alcohol was involved... and Disney probably was, too.

@bobbarkeriii2597 3 жыл бұрын

Self-educated at the main library branch in L.A.

@octopibingo 9 жыл бұрын

Why he said 'Nars' when he meant 'Mars' I'll never know.

@MichaelMartin1971 5 жыл бұрын

4:11 "VISTORS." The sign needs spellcheck.

@RandomGuy-jo8ky 2 жыл бұрын

Was hoping for Don Draper stuff

@frankhamilton3874 5 жыл бұрын

Tape rewinds Then goes inside tape player 🤔

@Yllwsil 3 жыл бұрын

Take away: let your emotions speak for once. Logic doesn't always know

@maxwood668 3 жыл бұрын

3:50 every resident evil game except 5, 6, and 7

@patrickcollins8048 Жыл бұрын

Mars is actually the second closest (after Venus)

@rendan1475 4 жыл бұрын

I thought he was gonna sound like Spock

@ahcokris 3 жыл бұрын

I've been on the lookout for friends like that for decades now. Newsflash. They don't exist.

@diegomariacardona8273 7 жыл бұрын

Do H.P. Lovecraft next or Quentin Tarantino

@user-wl4sr4tl7f 6 жыл бұрын

There are no actual recordings of Lovecraft

@ghostiegoober108 5 жыл бұрын

Олег Оленев sadly, he was pre WW2 so audio was already kinda hard to come by but also he was a very shy self conscious person so he probably turned down a interview or two. If he did do a interview however I’m curious about what he’d talk about, let’s hope nothing xenophobic.

@panzerdragon5888 5 жыл бұрын

Lovecraft is the deadest of dead my dude. He was alive in the mid-late 1800s

@mutableintellect7624 5 жыл бұрын

@@ghostiegoober108: No, God forbid!