Tubes Fee Waybill Interview, Trouble With David Foster, She's a Beauty, Mayhem, Steve Lukather

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Tubes Fee Waybill Interview, Trouble With David Foster, She's a Beauty, Mayhem, Steve Lukather
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@dinacarr2734 Жыл бұрын

I think it's cool Fee's mom was so loving and into following his career. She wanted to stay connected to her son by whatever means. Going to Tubes shows! She didn't care about society telling her she was " old and out" she just wanted to see her son in his element and happy. Now THAT is love.

@stuartmoore6310 Жыл бұрын

The tubes absolutely ruled the local San Francisco airwaves (KSAN, KTIM, KSJO, KOME) back in the early seventies when they came up. They were a supporting act when Led Zeppelin played at Kezar Stadium in the spring of 1973. I think Zep was afraid to go on after them. They were that good! Good Times.

@mikemiller865 2 жыл бұрын

I still like Love Bomb a lot. It’s different from the other albums and it’s quite enjoyable in its own right.

@aliensporebomb 15 күн бұрын

It's a good record but I did hear something that the Tubes handlers at the label had been let go so the advocacy for them was no longer there at the label level. As much as I love Rundgren's work with the tour you have to wonder what it would have been like had Foster done a third record with them.

@abwdoc Жыл бұрын

What a talent Fee is…he can act, dance, write…and sing a bit. I got to see The Tubes twice in the 80’s…they were amazing !!

@NickNicometi 2 жыл бұрын

Fee is a genuine and humble man. I appreciate his forthright reveal on his career. Great stories, and I'm happy for him that he had the willpower to avoid the pitfalls of celebrity.

@AndrewColyerMusic Жыл бұрын

Hey there John, I've been the Official Backup/Sub on keys/vocals with The Tubes since 2012. I'm booked to perform with them for a couple of gigs in August, and maybe more in the future. Thank you so much for this in-depth interview with Fee! I've watched countless videos on both of your KZfaq channels. Thank you so much for all that you do! :-)

@rushshukla4636 Жыл бұрын

I love Love Bomb. It's one of my fave Tubes albums. One Good Reason, Love Bomb and For A Song are some of the best tunes they wrote. Never understood why it bombed. Now also is a classic. That's my fave Tube album hands down. I think it's their stage shows that got them banned in the UK harmed the image of the band. They were considered too risque for most audiences but they are probably my favorite band.

@bobperry2578 2 жыл бұрын

This may be the BEST interview you've ever done. WOW. saw the Tubes 6 months ago and it was great. Fee definitely doesn't mail it in

@biglove1941 Жыл бұрын

You're never the same after you see a Tubes concert

@JohnHancotte Жыл бұрын

Loved every moment of this interview. You gave Fee a lot of space and did not interrupt. He really shared with us. I hate that Love Bomb was not a huge success. Fee's tunes on are phenomenal - Come As You Are was brilliant. For A Song was very catchy and weird, reminiscent of their A&M years, a la Smoke. Foster would have been proud to have written Piece By Piece with Luke. Todd did an amazing job, but I gather that he was not buds with Fee, probably moreso with Bill. I would love to hear more about Spooner; I always thought he and Roger were super tight. Loved all of their stuff. Sad that Rick has passed now. End of an era.

@wolfgangdevries127 Жыл бұрын

R.I.P.

@daveyelverton6287 3 ай бұрын

Fee. What a rockstar! A true American musical hero. Thanks for opening up Sir!

@darkjester2713 Жыл бұрын

I love this interview. He is so humble . Great pipes, great frontman

@RachelAnneAmbrose 2 ай бұрын

Back in the day, my drummer, my friend Carmen Seretti introduced me to the Tubes. White Punks on Dope, Don’t touch me There. My fav Tubes song is Piece by Piece. This was our drinking and coke days. We both got Hep C. Sadly he didn’t make it but I went and got treated and have been Hep C free for a long time. I miss him. Almost 20yrs later I sometimes cry and I listen to The Tubes and thank Carmen for turning me on to the music and putting up with me as I for better and better on guitar. Thank you for the music Fee. Fee I have a bunch of unfinished songs. Want to write the lyrics? It would be an amazing tribute to my lost friend.

@markbirchette8740 2 жыл бұрын

Fee and the Tubes were awesome! I first heard them in 9th grade and was hooked! Band went through changes like all do but great live show! Enjoyed the whole interview very much. Thanks John and Fee!🎸🤘

@efrick7233 3 ай бұрын

I absolutely love this. Huge Tubes fan from way back and it so warms my heart to see Fee now older but still fabulous! ❤️ And he loves polo! What a guy

@Ckom-Tunes Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites from the 80s! Well done!

@heatherfoster2223 Жыл бұрын

Met him outside a Los Angeles kings hockey game in the 80's ( kings VS oilers at the forum). Totally awesome guy.

@glennthompson1173 2 жыл бұрын

The Tubes are great. Please come back to Utah. I need me some more live Tubes. Great interview. I loved hearing all the great stories from Fee.

@gesundheit602 Жыл бұрын

Foster was just good at recognizing talent. That’s why he connected with people like Fee and Cetera, and why he brought in Lukather to help write those songs. The other members of the Tubes should have been thankful to have those songs.

@h2ofield 2 жыл бұрын

It's great Fee takes the time to do this. And kudos to you for your interview skills. You know when to jump in and keep your questions tight.

@rino7789 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for doing this, I love to hear from Fee Waybill!

@wretchedpinheadpuppets 5 ай бұрын

Just for the record ... I love "LOVE BOMB!" ... I think it was one of the Tubes best albums! I actually love all of your albums! Living in Phoenix most of my life, the TUBES were a huge part of my life's soundtrack!! Jimmy

@stantheman3292 3 ай бұрын

Love the Tubes! Fee you touched me! Lol

@JosteinChrAndersen 2 жыл бұрын

Nice and interesting interview! I have been a huge Tubes fan since the Now album.

@michaelgatti3811 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great insightful interview. I've seen the band many times starting in Philly at the Tower Theater and DC area. Met them a few times and they were all very personable and approachable. Allowed me to hang with them drinking a couple of beers after a few concerts. They always remembered who I was and welcomed a conversation. Despite the wild and crazy stage show they were very grounded dudes as was Re. I'll always cherish those memories and look forward to the next tour.

@howardstenlund2324 Жыл бұрын

I loved seeing The Tubes and thought Fee Waybill was a great front man. When he released a solo album it was reviewed by Rolling Stone in two words...Way Feeble. I never bought the album so I have no opinion on the record but the review was funny as heck.

@Wilmosprey Жыл бұрын

This is an incredible interview. I've seen the Tubes a few times, mostly back in the 1980s and... just wow! What a fantastic show. Fun, energetic, and great musicianship. Thanks for the great shows Fee! (and for this interview John). Seeing Toto and Luk next weekend. Can't wait. Talk to ya later, BB

@kxrv6629 Жыл бұрын

Saw the partial interview on your other channel and was intrigued… so I came here to listen to the whole thing. Have seen the Tubes 3 times. Once at the Senator Theater in Chico, CA, in 1975 in their full White Punks on Dope regalia, once circa 1981 stripped down at a club Galactica 2000 in Sacramento, CA. Caught a Chunky chocolate bar Fee threw out to the audience and got their autographs. Finally at the California State Fair without any theatrically. Fascinating background that explains alot about the Tubes

@Hegstuffing 2 жыл бұрын

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.... nice job! Saw The Tubes a couple of times. First time was New Years Eve, San Fransisco 1982.

@lamarravery4094 Жыл бұрын

Great cocaine story, Fee. I loved your sense of responsibility to your band, keeping your vocal cords strong. Cocaine has destroyed so many bands.

@Daren_PNW Жыл бұрын

Thank you Xanadu for introducing me to mister Fee Waybill.

@professorpsoop Жыл бұрын

Love the tubes since the 70s but only saw them for the first time last year. Fee, Roger, Rick, Prairie. Just awesome. Going to see fee in December

@davidelack8809 Жыл бұрын

I was able to party backstage with them many many moons ago in a little club in Scottsdale Arizona I don't remember much I remember them being very gracious hosts

@salvelegio1425 8 ай бұрын

I saw The Tubes and Fee I Stockholm Sweden back -76 or -77. They almost blow my head off. Always been a Tubes fan, love you boys and girls. May all good things come your way. Rest in peace Miss Styles. Ohh, by the way Fee, was that your own sausage hangin out from aluminum clothes?

@marygiuranna6817 2 жыл бұрын

Fabulous interview John and Fee!!

@nicolassmith7183 2 жыл бұрын

hi pretty

@blairwos1382 2 жыл бұрын

Great stories, Love the TUBES . What do you want from ..LIVE . All time favorite live album!!!

@riseofthethorax Жыл бұрын

MY NUMBER ONE FAVORITE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK IS RUNNING SCARED AND I JUST CHECKED TONIGHT AND JOHN SANG THE TITLE TRACK.. HOW COULD I MISS THIS?

@maxxkarma 2 жыл бұрын

Love the Tubes. Wish they played my neck of the woods(Florida)more often. They hate the humidity, me too. We have AC guys.

@NorthStarMusicCanada Жыл бұрын

Just awesome, John. Loving your work so much on this.

@brianyoungberg9904 2 жыл бұрын

Saw them on the Completion Backward Principle tour in Omaha (his birthplace). Incredible show.

@stevecampbell8152 2 жыл бұрын

What a great interview! Introduced to the Tubes when I received a promo copy of White Punks on Dope back in 75 or so. Fee is such a likable guy. Keep up the good work!

@RATCLIFFE-LISTENS 2 жыл бұрын

I was in the Record Business from 72-79 last 5 in SF. I had friends of the band’s ( I did not know them) however a best friend had Prairie paint some really incredible wall murals in his home-really talented! I was able to see them many times. If you ever get or got the chance to see them they were like no other Band. I was completely blown up. Great music amazing talent and a Stage Show so intergalactic you just sat there completely in shock. Quay Lewd ( Fee) a character he played was this tall monster drug induced Rock Star. They had props, costumes a kinda scripted goulash. I was so ecstatic when they worked with David Foster and Lukeather it took the Band to a whole new level. What a complete joy !!! Great interview.

@389383 2 жыл бұрын

I may have run into you. I was in the record biz also in SF 77-80!

@damguitarNYC Жыл бұрын

Let's not talk about that awesome synth in She's A Beauty!! Did Lukather play that when you guys whipped this song out that late at night??? The beginning repeated note and that sweep hit at the chorus. Man, those make the song. I can't imagine Beauty coming on the radio without that synth at the beginning. It was like a beacon.

@TheJoeWentzProjectTV Жыл бұрын

Bought myself a t-shirt!! Fantastic interview!! 🤟🎸🎵🎶🥁

@winslowredcross2835 5 ай бұрын

Love The Tubes!!! Great interview with Fee Waybill. SCTV was so funny. Thanks John!!!

@RATCLIFFE-LISTENS 2 жыл бұрын

Again a really amazing interview !!’nnn

@twinsmm1 Жыл бұрын

Saw the tubes in Niagara Falls NY seven or eight years ago. Fee and Roger were only originals on stage.

@fredhuybens2783 Жыл бұрын

Fascinating interview. I also like the fact that the interviewer doesn’t interrupts the artist like so many do. By the way, David Foster told Richard Marx he wouldn’t succeed as a solo artist! He even jokes about it now.

@h.m.7218 Жыл бұрын

Although I agree that the Foster produced albums are both good in a more classic pop rock way ( less Tubesque ), my favorite Tubes albums are the Todd Rundgren produced ones. Well I love them all actually...

@alanunseld4942 2 жыл бұрын

my era of the tubes was talk to you later,shes a beauty 🙋‍♂️

@stevevaughn2040 Ай бұрын

My administrator at works husband was roommates with Fee. This was San Francisco area. She 'hated' Fee when Fee was looking for someone to hang with he called this gals husband, who lived Fee like a brother and was why the husband ended up in bay area. This gals husband would disappear for several days, pre cell phone, and she didn't like it. The Tubes were fantastic live.

@michaelcantley9843 9 ай бұрын

Great interview. Fee Waybill: one of a kind.

@mattwuxx3888 10 ай бұрын

Imagine being some tatted, band shirt-donned hipster Zoomer in a Hollywood Ralphs passing Fee Waybill picking out lettuce and not even realizing that you literally just brushed greatness with one of the most avant-garde, revolutionary and author of cool singers/musicians in music history. Then imagine him coming home disappointed because he didn't see anyone "famous", that day.

@2001bbailey 5 ай бұрын

Bee to Fee 👋

@meridianleeward6370 11 ай бұрын

The tubes are a rarity in that out of all their albums there is not one crap song and i happen to think 'love bomb' is one of their best. What i'm always hoping is that they will finally issue 'the black album' i have a bootleg and trust me its as good as anything they've done.

@swankmotee 2 жыл бұрын

Love the interviews and background info but the border pics and changing screenshots are very distracting and annoying if I'm watching an hour long video.

@johncody2465 2 жыл бұрын

Wish I knew about this!!

@PlanetCHH Жыл бұрын

Just discovered the tubes last year, I’ve become a massive fan. Yes fee, I think love bomb is still a fantastic record! Piece by piece is a perfect opening track

@rustysteel8714 Жыл бұрын

Great interview! Fee is so generous, genuine, and honest...glad he's HAPPY. Insightful songwriting tactics here too. Saw The Tubes open for SRV at Philly's Mann Music Theater...(?) back in the day. The thearatrics of that show were off the charts, with an inflatable 50' woman. 🤯 SRV died in the helicopter crash a week later, if I remember correctly, RIP. 😔

@YerMamasPajamas 2 ай бұрын

Joe Cocker opened for him at Mann on 6/30/90. I saw the same show on 7/8/90 on Long Island. Cocker stole the show. Saw him a dozen times after that show. Walked out on SRV during Voodoo Chile encore. Everything he played sounded repetitive. We were so pumped to see him. Great unobstructed view floor seats. Disappointed. Felt bad about walking out when we heard of his death a month later. Bummer.

@jaycareaga9929 2 жыл бұрын

Richard said in his book the song was She’s A Beauty l.

@frodofraggins 2 жыл бұрын

I was trying to figure out why I was hearing snoring around 38 minutes in and then I noticed the dog. LOL

@RockHistoryBook 2 жыл бұрын

Oh no, my dog was snoring? That too funny. Thanks for watching.

@frodofraggins 2 жыл бұрын

@@RockHistoryBook Thanks for making great content! At one point I thought you looked back and heard the snoring too, Guess not. :)

@WhenImBackInChicago 9 ай бұрын

❤. That's one very happy sweetheart❣️🐾 👍. I heard the snoring, too. Thought Fee's wife was napping, nearby. 😄 The peaceful slumber gives me joy. 💞 Thank you for being a great 🐾dad. Discovered you today due to my years-long admiration of Fee. 😊

@MobiusMinded Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣”Talk to You Later” 🤣🤣🤣I worked with Humberto Gatica a lot at one point… spot on 🤣🤣

@paulchambers9456 2 жыл бұрын

Love feej ! Mr Waldo ,I’d change my name too thinking about it , his mam sounds great !

@davidferro2236 Жыл бұрын

Definitely more than a concert, didn't think of a circus but yeah. New Year's Eve 1977 in Berkeley, so crazy with multiple themes. Appearance of Quaalude from a cloud, well, amazing. Shot 2 rolls of film, finally up on Flickr. Couldn't get over how much happened. Funny about his venture in the Tenderloin. One time driving from the Haight, someone said the Tubes lived around where we were. Passed by a car without front bumper, a pair of shoes on the frame. Must be the place.

@timitbiscuit3620 2 жыл бұрын

And can you imagine being Luke!!!! Christ sake that guy should be a multi-billion are with the number one hits he has been a part of. Physical was the biggest song of the 80's, not the mention Beat-It. The list never ends. Yeah everyone should send him a dollar or 5 dollars today!!!!

@michaelchriss3302 Жыл бұрын

I think I know why they didn't want to work with David Foster. Watch the biofilm on him. Did you know he has 14 Grammys? Well, let him set you straight on that.

@dereckvon 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Omaha and remember his parent's theater.

@pamelaharrmann8420 2 ай бұрын

THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH DAVID FOSTER--HE IS A GENIUS AND A GENTLEMAN!

@jasondudash5501 Жыл бұрын

You guys definitely need to come back to Cleveland!

@gelsol 2 жыл бұрын

LOVE the first two records. And I think the band was right to go against David Foster.

@jasondudash5501 Жыл бұрын

Before the recording of Love Bomb, the whole band went against David Foster except Fee. They were suppose to consider Fee the leader but they took control of him, that's why he quit the band in late 1986. But he rejoined in 1993 after the release of The Best Of The Tubes CD. A few of the band members had already quit by the time fee came back in the band. If I were in his shoes, I would've said, "No! You're NOT ruling me! Because I'm the lead singer of the band, I will NOT Let you rule me! If you don't like it, that's too fucking bad! Either that, or I quit." So he couldn't accept the fact that they went against David Foster, so he quit the band in late '86. Fee Waybill deserved much better. Waybill's "Read My Lips" album may not have had any hits but, I'm sorry to say, I do believe that going against David Foster and the "Love Bomb" album killed the band. Even Capitol Records didn't want the band to fire David Foster. I'm sure The Tubes would've had more hits if they hadn't fired David Foster.

@GooseOD 2 жыл бұрын

Bill Spooner sings Don't want to wait anymore.

@patrickluchycky1172 Жыл бұрын

I was working in beaver creek Colorado 20 years ago at a hotel. A lady and her son were staying at the hotel. She looked exactly like Fee. Somehow I was talking with the son who was in his late teens and we got talking. He asked me if I knew the knew who the tubes were and I told him of course, I grew up on them and loved them. And before he could say it, I said to him, your mom is fe way bill's sister and He said, yeah. He was a bit surprised that I put it together. Spoke with her and she told me how she and the family were always hoping that fee would make enough money to eventually retire and live with some comfort after being a Rockstar for his profession. Especially when he first started. Nice conversation and chat with the kid and her. Needless to say, I felt a little sorry for her that she looked more like fee than she should have. Funny thing was, when she first arrived at the hotel, I thought, wow, this lady looks like fee waybill.

@bostonjohnny1410 Жыл бұрын

ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT THIS IS A SPECIAL BUBBLE, NO MATTER HOW LONG OR SHORT OF A TIME YOU WERE ALLOWED TO BE PRESENT! 🙈🙉🙊💖🤩❤

@johnpatterson4272 2 жыл бұрын

Nice nod to the 'Fabulous Stains' movie a real lost cult favourite, and then Fee goes into the SCTV 'Fishin' Musician' story; that was pure all-Canadian magic. The original SCTV shows were better than SNL back-in-the-day. This interview is probably one of the best top 3 with Fee Waybill I have ever seen. It's evident from Fee's comments and recollections the 70s were the best time for theatrical rock music and stagecraft. To me that was real freedom to create something entertaining and a better breeding ground for lasting melodic rock and roll music. The freedom of inspiration seemed to lead to all kinds of possibilities.

@siberianhusky5874 Жыл бұрын

No, SCTV sketches were often lame. Maybe they'd have been funnier if there wasn't that horrific canned laughter.

@WineSippingCowboy 2 жыл бұрын

Richard Marx has a start of his musical career like Bryan Adams: both start as writers before they became performers. RM stated that Reckless is in one of his desert island discs. Eventually, they would meet each other. I was in San Francisco during the 1970s and 1980s when The Tubes were around. Great interview!

@siberianhusky5874 Жыл бұрын

Not a chance. I question how much writing Adams actually did. I'm guessing it was like Elton John and Adams actually wrote next to none of the lyrics.

@timitbiscuit3620 2 жыл бұрын

Luke mentions this in his book a bit. It a tough tough business. A lot of feelings got hurt. Even in Toto, Probably a good thing 3 were brothers and if you told me Steve was Jeff's brother as well probably closer to him than anyone. If you look at their sessions they were always together!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@alanunseld4942 2 жыл бұрын

they shouldve kept foster wouldve had more hits 🙋‍♂️

@brianmccain6302 Жыл бұрын

Fee wanted to work with Foster ,rest of band didn't do Fee Foster and Lukather did Fees solo album Read My Lips which had NO hits and capital records dumped Fee and the next year dumped The Tubes

@dougyurchey6350 11 ай бұрын

I have a Tubes story: Tubes played the Country Club in the Valley 30-some years ago and my friend's band, 'Thunder Bisquits' opened for them! Kim Shaheen's band, which is funny: Kim claimed to have been a studio musician for Peter Gabriel & others, ha, but never had any proof of this - never credited. This was their greatest gig by far; how this crappy band opened for the Tubes is anybody's guess! I'm sure they planned on doing more than 3 songs but shouts of "TUBES!!" & "You stink!" got them off the stage fast. I remember running to the front when the Tubes show was done & was one of many guys who shook hands with Fee Waybill. His hands were cold and wet.

@Boilerking76123 Жыл бұрын

Bill Spooner sang " Don't want to Wait "

@cirestamey9243 2 жыл бұрын

The making of "She's a Beauty" 32:26

@cirestamey9243 2 жыл бұрын

Acupuncture on his throat 1:10:38

@pumkinbreath Жыл бұрын

It’s a spooner song

@latexsolarbeef4990 4 ай бұрын

.....need to talk to bill.....

@jaques611 Жыл бұрын

So The Tubes blew it by not sticking with the Foster and Lukather. Well Fee did his solo album with them that was supposed to be what they missed out on, and it was a huge stinkaroo.

@ednafruchey7386 2 жыл бұрын

Tubes blow kiss off the stage hay that new year eve concert "Winterland" did you ? On the Harley Davidsons well you know ,did you I was a little high"4way" but it sure looked like it?bumping ugly s ?. Oh yea you still look good& and are you still touring. Because I would go see ya for the 9th time . R.I.P Winterland!

@scottlalexander510 Жыл бұрын

What a great interview. I remember buying Love Bomb when it was first released and telling my fellow Tubes fan friends, “Todd Rundgren just ruined The Tubes!” Glad to see that Fee agrees with me. Lol.