Me too, I never liked him or the band. Now he's older, I love to watch his videos.

Likewise! I was shocked to find out he was the singer for the darkness. I only know that one song but he looks completely different to me.. very cool insightful gent

Why do you think he would want to know you can't be bothered to press "play" on his music?

@@ben393You really missed out dude, they are great in all eras.

Same never heard his band but love the channel

More like a man who's really insecure about being know as "the guy from that band that did a funny song years ago" So that he constantly trys to show how clever and musically talented he is

And those legs 😏

he certainly is

We love Justin Hawkins.

@@jonjonesongasstationdickpi6179 What the hell are talking about. Sounds like you are projecting about your tiny penis size. Your name is quite telling. Justin Hawkins has more class and intelligence than you, internet troll. We LOVE JUSTIN HAWKINS. Goodbyyyyyyyye.

Despite all the frills (which I approve) the guy always comes across authentic to me. His band is so good too, always nutswang for them (live especially)

​@@TheChadTI I mean, I didn't mean in a bad way hahah I actually think that's really cool that he keeps it "Real" and he keeps it soo real that he even sings the intro every single time! I haven't seen the darkness live just yet but I def will do whenever they come to the US.

@@TheChadTI Justin has the key to all greatness: sincerity

@@Lurklluciano So worth the time if they come your way, they entertain. It's not just the music, it's a show.

Yeah cos it's soooo hard to do! 😂😂😂 You people 🤣🤣🤣

With all due respect, which translates to no respect at all, WTF does that mean?

@@blindeddy2220 It means that while Brian May is very polite, underneath he really is angry about a lot of the things happening in the world and he’s not all peaches and cream. When he writes about war, the ecology, life, death, or many issues dear to his heart, including his own band’s legacy, he is very short on temper and doesn’t view humanity generously. He gets along with people on a one on one basis for the most part and always shows good manners, but philosophically he is not an optimist and he has a moral code that he strives to align with while questioning and being in conflict with it. Terry Pratchett was much the same way. Everyone who met him for brief moments said, “What a lovely, jolly man,” but his closest friends knew he was often angry about many things having to do with injustice and ignorance.

@@wellesradio Hi W, please read the comment to which I replied. Your response doesn't address the topic at hand. Yes, everyone gets angry - we're all human. Sometimes our anger is justified. Sometimes it's not. Some of us exhibit that anger explicitly and some are passive aggressive. I don't personally know Brian May and neither do you (or Terry Pratchett, for that matter). How either would react during a fight with close associates (eg. a band argument - as mentioned in said comment) is unknowable without the intimate knowledge that neither of us, nor the original commentator, enjoys. Cheers.

And, yes, I knew who Terry Pratchett was without looking him up. I've read many of his books.

@@blindeddy2220 The Terry Pratchett thing is based on an interview and later an article Neil Gaiman wrote specifically on the subject of Pratchett’s anger. The May stuff is based on having been reading his blogs for years as well, listening to his music, and as evidenced here from the mouths of people who know him personally. It’s a righteous anger, and it fuels his drive. Btw, I had read the original comment. I came to this thread because of that original comment. I only responded to you because you asked what was meant by May’s “anger”. Looking back at it, now you were quite disrespectful to OP for absolutely no reason.

Cheers Alicia!

A great song that really sticks out on that particular album (stylewise)

Oh fuck!

His band are a train wreck?

PS i don't have a corkboard wall of fame i am pissed, but i will make one if you want to be on it.

I hated being a music journalist.

@@aryehwiznitzer9060 I had a love/hate relationship with it. I discovered a lot of new bands I most likely wouldn't have otherwise discovered and getting into shows and festivals for free with a press pass was definitely a nice perk. Unfortunately, the owner/editor was also a complete dick and would often completely change my sentences or paragraphs to the point where I sounded like an asshole or like I didn't know what I was talking about. He also was extremely full of himself and unwilling to accept or publish articles that weren't his own idea.

'Neutral ground ' betrayed you

But have you heard the darkness episode? Were they really being assholes or the caller deserved it and the band didn't get it?

When he described it, I immediately thought of Loveline. Thanks for verifying for me.

@@icarogois7116 The show is actually meticulously archived online and you can find it online if you search for it. But this story requires context. Loveline was fascinating because of how often it went off the rails, not just with calls but with guests trashing the studio, etc. It was a well-intentioned show to help mixed up kids, with a doctor and a comedian. They used comedy to make the show entertaining but also to disarm distressed callers. Whether or not that's appropriate or helpful is a different conversation. That particular episode was infamous among fans not just because the guests walked out, but because the calls were particularly heavy off the bat. A 15-year old girl suffering bulimia was followed up by another who was raped at nine-years old. The comedy host was being pretty glib for each call, was talking over the caller and comes off pretty bad. I think anyone who hadn't known those kinds of calls might come up -- let alone at the start of the program and one after the other -- would think they stepped into a bad situation.

Adam Corolla uses the cadence of a joke without humour, it’s quite impressive.

@@terry7441 I already linked to the epsiode.

Who have you been saying it to?

@@sratus John, Dave, Smiley Pete, Jimmy the hat, Terry Waffle, Ian Caramel, Elsie, Mad Phil, Micky the drink, Claudia Sparkles, Gaz La Pazz, my wife and my Dad.

@@watermusic4381 And Bert dont forget Bert.....

@@wideyxyz2271 😄

What about Les ? Don't forget big Les

He sounds nothing like Freddie Mercury. Roger Taylor hitting those high notes, maybe but not Freddie. Sorry.

The whole premise of Clive Anderson's show was light hearted jokes at the expense of the guests. The vast majority of which were aware of and happily went along with. One of the best Peter Cook interviews is the one he did on Clive's show. Possibly the bee gees management failed to do their research before booking them on it. Perhaps Justin is unaware of this (although if he watched anything more than this one clip he's really presented it out of context in a disingenuous way - I'll give him the benefit of the doubt) It's a bit like if you go on Graham Norton's chat show you know he wants some smutty or puerile story or he'll bring out some sex toys - something of that nature. Or Jonathan Ross who always ribs his guests. Don't want that? Well, don't go on the show. The Bee Gees just lacked a sense of humour because of their egos - or at least 2 of them did. You'll note the guy who stood up first was angrily blaming and threatening hospital staff when one of his brother's died as though somehow the bee gees were too important to die or something. I think the most laughable part of this video is Justin saying that musicians don't want to do interviews. What a crock. The single motivating factor for most pop and rock stars is fame. If Justin's motivation is playing music and being creative why, instead of creating a youtube channel that's musical and creative does he sit blathering his opinions? It's a laughable lack of self awareness again. More so that significant numbers of these videos consist of giving opinions on other musicians without interviewing or speaking to them. It's a bit laughable criticising journalism when you're making such a hatchet job of it yourself. What could be worse than a bad interview? The guy trying to leech off your fame by talking about you for youtube views using clickbait titles. Especially when that guy has delusions of grandeur as though his opinions on music are informed because of 15 minutes of fame he got from a twenty year old song. I mean is the world of music missing the views of the guy who sang kung foo fighting or 'turning japanese'? That's about the level of knowledge being expressed. The truth is, most of these people love to talk about themselves, what they dislike is when they aren't in control of the narrative. Especially if their negative behaviours are made public. You'll note Brian May's lockdown output didn't consist of him believing the world was awaiting his views (excepting specific campaigns he takes issue with like foxes or badgers or whatever) and consisted of him playing the guitar - you know, like he's a musician. He did come across as a bit needy I think - as though a couple of weeks without huge crowds chanting his name every night and he was getting withdrawal effects and had to seek out a crowd online. Why not sit and watch TV with Angie or play the guitar to yourself? I don't understand at all the need to be seen by a crowd to the point where you can't handle 2 weeks lockdown without one. You'll note most of his channel output now lockdown is over is him taking pictures of huge crowds of people chanting his name. But, you can forgive him that because he's experienced this ridiculous level of fame for decades - and seems clearly addicted to it.

i’d fuckin walk out too good on them☝🏻

Bee Gees prima donna moment.

Les Tosseurs

Haha

Deep and real.

See if you can find their early songs like metalface and I’m good (big fat smile EP) - I don’t think they’re on Spotify but pretty cool