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"...we would play the same riffs, over and over, without a drummer...and eventually I met a drummer..." Quite the origin story for a guy who hoards them now ;) Long live the Osees

Dwyer is the reason why we have a thriving garage scene popping off today

Osees is hands down one of the most prolific bands I've ever heard in my life.. John Dwyer is a genius..

A barbecue and some weed trees in his backyard lmao

I will never forget seeing john dwyer sitting right next to me during the set of the opening band. I was just sitting down on some stairs with a beer and i looked to the left and there he was sitting right next to me ... my fucking idol the man that changed the way i look at rock music forever. I shat my pants and i was way to nervous to talk to him because i wasnt prepared at all for this but i catched him after the show, had a short conversation with him and took a picture. You know that saying "never meet your heroes"? People that say this shit have the wrong idols.

I definitely miss my annual Osees show, terribly. I want to dance with sweaty drunk people and feel Osees.

When I opened up an eBay store a few years back John was my first buyer. Picked up a Brainbombs LP.

In light of covid, John seemed more than eager to have a fresh ear to talk to. It's real nice to hear that man shoot the breeze.

This man's trajectory is the greatest example of who I want to be and what I want to do as an artist. He's the most influential figure of my time ...not to mention the dudes a gentleman and delight to meet in person.

Amazing to see him still so passionate

This man is a living legend

I lived in a house full of musicians/bands in s.f. in 2002 and they all talked trash about john. I never understood why they didn’t like him and not one of those roommates made it. Go John!

my major modern influence on how I would want to create music. Such a big inspiration. I hope good things for him

I could listen to John talk about his career and life for fuckin years

Such a cool, relaxed guy- nothing like the pure madness that he unleashes on stage. And you can see he's an intelligent, knowledgeable person too. Thanks for uploading this!

Love how he sits down to talk about "the greatest music of all time" and immediately starts talking about trout mask replica and ACDC lol

i know everybody has nothing but good things to say about Dwyer, but man, he really just might be the most pure and honest man in the whole modern independent rock world. slowly but surely built his music career from the ground up, runs his own label, still constantly puts out records, still loves being on the road playing music... and on top of all of that, he comes off as extremely humble, never forgetting to be grateful for being able to get to do what he loves for a living. also... if he's a CAN fanatic, i fucking need to know if he has an original Monster Movie.

YOOO HE SAID HE WANTS TO GO TO RUSSIA I WILL FINALLY SEE HIM LIVE

Dwyer is a good dude, love every project he’s done.

I am so happy for Thee OhSees success! ✌💜😊🙏😷 They totally deserve it! I miss Brigid harmonizing with John. I love John's attitude about the future! I totally feel the same way. I'm looking forward to going to gigs again!

Great interview, John's always a pleasure to listen to.

This guy is a master at creating unique guitar textures and sounds. I want to kiss him

So happy to see the algorithm including more Dwyer :]

Dude you're a legend for this

Floating Coffin and Carrion Crawler/The Dream are my favorite albums from him. Great shroom trips have been had from those albums

John "I bought a bigger amp so i could get a better workout" Dwyer

The subtlety of Dwyer's rhythm guitar work (dig those B chord variations in "Mega-Feast") actually does sound like something that would cut its teeth on 70s Malcolm Young.

My favorite musician today. Love seeing interviews with him, and he inspired me to just go for it in regards to DIY music

The husband and wife cassette store was prob FAST FORWARD RECORDS & TAPES in PROVIDENCE, RI, which turned me on to so much great stuff in my youth. Great interview.

Glad I was able to see these guy perform in 2011-2013. I was a couple years sober at the time and the live shows were my new drug.

This is so awesome! This is the type of intimate interview hardcore fans yearn for.

Love hearing him talk prog

I got to see them three times last year and it was worth it every time. I got a nice scar over my eye at their show in New Orleans. Ready for this virus to stop canceling all my shit so I can see them again.

such a nice dude. Love him

"We've been tenacious" haha, that's an understatement.

great dude! he loves can, ornette coleman, metal etc... such a huge amount of diverse taste. a really rich man!

Thank you John for your contribution to music on this planet. It helps keep me from going off the edge. My subconcious is eased.

Dwyer is starting to look more like his fans

This is a awesome interview thanks!

Harvest is upon us 🔥

Awesome interview, thanks Tom!

Fantastic interview, really enjoyed it

One of the best interviews of him on youtube. Thanks for the brilliant questions!

Simple yet to the point. Amazing interview.

Very bright guy - I’ve only just started getting into the OHSees and I really can’t get enough if their sound - brilliant stuff

Thank you for this! John is a genius.

Damn very cool interview. John rocks. Massive inspiration

Awesome interview. inspiring. and have just gotten into Osees the last bit.

This awesome Hi john great to know you are playing man, I was so happy whatching you on ere last night I said yo my friend I know him hes a friend, good on yah john excellent work, stay safe my friend & hopefully when this ended, I see yah doing a show, you have awesome parents, respect to that, cheers, Ali, Boston, 🤟🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🤟

good interview, good vibes! aguante

nice work mate. I dig what you did with the alternating interview cameras instead of a zoom format.

Nice interview!!! Im thankfull i saw oh sees before covid in southamericaaaa!!!!

Thank you

beefheart, ac/dc, yes, can, weed & bbq

My hero Dwyer just got you a sub my friend

"For Those About To Rock" my earliest music memories, holding that golden sleeve with headphones on blowing my mind :D

Unsung hero!!

Dwyer's pirate facial hair is so fucking good.

Love how he's just growing a fuck ton of weed in his back yard

Dwyer is vital...essential....nice bloke also.That matters to me.Good questions mate.

In Bay Area garage band music scene late 80’s This stuff rocks just heard of Osees 24 hours ago I’m back

Dwyer is a machine. An incredibly human machine.

HELL YEAH

This pandemic needs to end so I can see these guys

His girlfriend works for JPL? Jet propulsion labrotories wtf? my dad works for raytheon. And his whole family is from North Stonington and my cool uncle would take me to Providence a few times to score herb and stuff. I think Dwyer is like my cool uncle's cool friend that i never knew.

That was great! Cheers!

"Well I think It's what most SANE people would describe as 'living the dream'" Well said my friend...

The conductor of the greatest mosh pit on planet earth: thank you JD!

Man your so lucky dude! I wanna meet him some day so bad

Nice plants John 😉

I want this on laserdisc!

Dwyer is a genius

I just knew he loves YES, i love them too, and i was raised on DEAD KENNEDYS,DISCHARGE,JOY DIVISION,BUZZCOCKS...

Yeah John, the earbud you took out was the one with the microphone attached.

💚

i find sb's career very interesting. i'm a bit like him. since i started making music i want to go on tour and show my music to people. covid of course makes a big dash through the bill but i will not give up and live my dream when the whole shit is over

I SAID HELL YEAH

the way John listened to AC/DC is the way I listen to thee oh sees. and I hope I dont get burnt out, but I cant fucking help myself

13:10 les goo 1 upping king gizz

Those fuckin TREEES 👀

I fucking love john dwyer

@26:27 best news all year

HEY John.....Trenton street....Brian.

Drop those Can bootlegs my way...

I lost my shit when he mentioned the Baltics... Please, come to Latvia!

23:20 I'm not sure whether he just started listing off other countries very quickly, or if he confused Baltics with Balkans

wheres the Dropbox link for the 10 and a half hrs of Can bootlegs ?? 🤔

hey john, is it possible to get that can-bootleg link?

Lol thats a lot of weed.

jpd is the man , dig in

fastest click ever

Does anybody get a Robin Williams vibe from John? He reminds me of the best aspects of Robin’s demeanour and acting.

I still think Kiss was a great starter band for me. I quickly outgrew them, but with their basic song structures and sound, they laid out a good musical foundation for me and I just branched out from there.

lets get that can dropbox link eh

Why Macedonia and Serbia, and no Croatia?! :D Anyhow, such a huge respect for this guy. I envy true artist's lifestyle, not only because of benefits, but for being brave and believing in yourself

nice bloke. same history like me different music ( check wondertrees on spotify ) started out a little late too but boy what fun to have a good operating band. grrr its hard these days but working in the care business i make a living. fab band this is. simple and very effective. big like bruv! greets from Amsterdam! was working at Paradiso Amsterdam for ten odd years as a monitor engineer and dealing with bands favs where it comes to substances haha. Say NIN and a lot more. Yay did we have a good time weow. Now working in care land with the mentally impaired for wich i already had the diplomas back in the day. Its nice to be a guide and a helper. thats my karma i guess. Still playing for fun but making money from a musical career is very troublesome when having a family. touring4x and some more is just killing in my opinion. Not my thing. So beware going into this business i will tell you. wow its heavy. Sweets to this band. wow nice!Come to IJLAND studios in Amsterdam mate. We do Stephen Malkmus and some more. it be a gas to have you guys!

Johnny for President

sup with that 10.5 hour can dropbox link tho JD? haha

‘Never got into learning guitar through traditional means either! Also, someone else who has an obsession with Can. Lots in common with this fella