Tears For Fears - Interview 85 (No Limits)
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- čas přidán 2. 06. 2009
- Roland and Curt being interviewed on No Limits around 1985. Watch Rolands body language when Curt is being negative about certain places in America. Is this 'The Start of the Breakdown'.
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it's funny how some people react negatively on curt on this video as if this was filmed only yesterday....this was just part of him being young...curt smith is a good person
Millennial exactly! Thank you
I’m fine with what they both said. They’re allowed to judge.
I love Curt
@@bonniespringer8738 everyone is allowed to judge but too many people seem to get their knickers in a twist we are a allowed to judge people and make assumptions
@@bonniespringer8738Curt is lovely 😍 🥰
haha when curt said the american music was boring, Roland was like.."nope, I'll stay outta this one"
He's right Springsteen is boring. A real bore.
Haha
"My Hometown" is Springsteen Americana. Can't put that one down.
Yes, Roland was more wise in his demeanor and choice of words. Roland always was the more talented one anyway. The backbone behind Tears for Fears. Elemental is proof of that.
You know Curt Smith almost had no involvement in the making of the first 2 albums. He was said to show up once in awhile and had his part. But it was very minor. ❤ so I don't really give him to much credit. Roland, Ian Stanley and Chris Hughes were the force behind the first 2 albums.
roland was speechless in the last seconds...probably can't believe how straightforward and candid curt can get...if he can only zip curt's mouth here...hahaha! oh...i love these guys so much...
i don’t think that’s why he was speechless. roland is always candid and blunt too in interviews. i think he was annoyed because curt kept interrupting him and talking over him.
@@candysweet434 também acho ..
god i love roland's voice.... singing/talking
I know this is odd but he looked REALLY cute when he younger
@@laylataylor435ele era mesmo
i love that the cameraman zooms in on roland’s face whenever curt interrupts him and starts rambling lmao.
i don’t really get why people are still acting like they behave this way. like give roland and curt a break. they were both around their mid 20’s during this interview.
Ikr
Your saying that like there kids of about 5 naughty boys no they are grown men
I just love that fact that they both speak theirs minds... we need that in real artist... who also care about their work and fans.
Roland is so eloquent and poised✨
roland at 2:16, his body pretty much says what he is thinking, " ah S@#t, i cant believe he just said that", poor roland
Rene Gomes
Curt: "Its dead boring"
Roland: **thinking "ah F@&k.."**
😂😂
Rene Gomez lol
I can’t believe he dissed REO Speedwagon and Toto in one fell swoop 😫🤭😑
more like “here he goes interrupting me again”
I love how Curt says "Las Vegas is one of the places that I never want to go back to again." Yet this past July they played a gig at the GVR.
3:34 This walk away is epic. He sort of goes into a stagger-like walk, wounded at the perceived rejection. His world seems to go suddenly out of control as the catalogue cards fly out all over the place...and yet
Bronxlady1 I know. one of my favourite parts.
Roland looked so shy here . He was trying so hard to get her attention! Adorable face!
I grew up thinking those two were brothers. I suppose they effectively were/are. It's uncanny how similar they sound vocally;almost indistinct from each other at times, but you hear their individuality in their speaking voices. Bet they can't have been more than 25 there. Certainly have the arrogance of young men, but at the same time, mature insights. Great guys.
Right! It has been about a month since I started listening to them ( I mean putting aside Everybody wants to rule the world and Shout, because who doesn't know those two songs?) And at the begging i thought there was only one singer ( Roland ) then I realized it was Curt who sang Ewtrtw and he basically sings most of the songs from the hurting too! Then I thought they must be sibilings, because they even looked alike to me, not anymore tho but i still struggle to differenciate their voices mainly in their first two albums! I guess it def. has something to do with the fact that they have known each other since they were 13
I do think Curt’s voice has a higher tone than Roland’s.
roland though curt was indian when they first met try and top that lmao
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I have an unpopular opinion, but for me their voices were completely different from each other at the early albums and I can easily say who's singing. But nowadays they really sound alike
so brutally honest...love it!
I think Curt's comments were a little out there but a) he was 24 with his first taste of fame and b) the American rock scene at the time did suck. I think they can both be pretentious when they want to; it certainly comes out in Roland in the later interviews but no one's immune to it especially two guys who are constantly being asked their opinions on things. Nowadays, though, he loves America, and this was taken 30 years ago. I seriously doubt he'd say anything similar today.
curt was very flippant in is responses to America and the music scene at the time, really took Roland off guard,can't fault him for being honest.
Funny that years later he would live full time in America.
He has changed and matured.❤️
Curt was certainly a candid little thing, wasn't he? I was ROFLing, not only at what he was saying (and he was right, let's face it) but at the look on poor Roland's face as he was saying it. This is comedy GOLD
(replacing comment removed by mistake - shaking fist at YT)
Roland's reaction to Curt's bluntness hehe
Yeah he gets all the glory and hardly did any work on the creation of the first 2 albums.
Awww, at 1:23 Roland stifles a tiny yawn. How cute :)
this is such a terrific interview with the both of them at the height of their fame! Surprisingly, there are so few videos of them being interviewed on youtube with them in this era and talking together. So wonderful, thank you so much!!! Roland's voice is so scrumptious!
We were so blessed to have their great music!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have a strange feeling they had a fight before this interview lol
agreed
Hells Bells it’s not all love and friendship in the 80s
Body language at the end was a little strange haha
I'm *really* sure that they had one afterwards!
About?
I believe Roland is pissed at Curt in this one, after cutting him off a few times just to speak about his (a bit) lousy comments about places around America. You can see clearly in his eyes, that he wants to tell him to shut up.
Lolo Madi they were pretty much opposites, Curt always fit the fame thing and Roland actually didn't like it all. Curt always speaks more and while both can be blunt (are you in the UK? If so then you know what I mean, we do it here in Aus too. The no BS thing) Curt has always been more dominant there but Roland can come out with some zingers.
Curt is more factual and grounded, Roland is more spiritual. They've always been an odd pair as they were never close like you'd expect but seemed to accept that combined musically they offset each other and it just worked so damn well.
As someone who has followed the band for many years, tff's history as you have painted it is a bit skewed.
1) They knew each other since the we're 12 years old. They came from similar backgrounds, as they were both raised by single mothers. Socially, the we're very close, more like "brothers than best friends" as Roland once put it. They even engaged in primal scream therapy as teenagers together to help deal with their tough upbringing. When they came into their 20's, and married their sweethearts, respectively, they still lived within close proximity of each other. It wasn't until touring, and the band's popularity, that they got pretty sick of living in "each other's pocket," as Curt put it. The arguing and the tense chemistry sort of became the band's legendary persona. But it never started that way.
2) Although Curt seemed the more inclined to handle celebrity and media, it took a toll on Curt the most. It's a large part of the reason he left the band and ran away to NYC, before settling down in L.A. The constant touring and traveling was something Curt credited as leading to the failure of his first marriage.
3) Believe it or not, Roland and Curt were both pretty spiritual, more so now as they have gotten older.
4) Along with repairing their musical relationship, it appears, by all accounts, that they have repaired their friendship too. It actually helps that Curt lives in America and Roland still lives in U.K.
I think we all should be careful about projecting our own views unto the band.
Sources: Especially with regard to their own words, various magazines, and news outlets over the past 30 years: Smash Hits, No.1, Rollingstone, Huffington Post.
Haah
HELP WHY IS IT SO FUNNY 💀💀
Curt and Roland are pretty cool dudes.
Meeting people, 1985 was a year so unique. I`m left without words. The path it leads us to only God knows. Music was my life as I was truckin everywhere. Sometimes we meet special people. Embrace it !
Ironically, Curt became a US citizen and Roland remained in England.
Hah
It usually boils down to wanting to pay less taxes.
I think both live in America nowadays.
Roland lives in Texas I think I read somewhere.
curt is SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoo HANDSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love the 80's and Tears for Fears is an iconic band that will always be #1!
Poor Curt! It's really hard when you're growing up in the public eye. I'm imagining that if he sees this interview now, he might saying what was I thinking while scratching his head =).
Curt said recently that their relationship is based on Sarcasm! if you zoom forward to the recent spotify set you will see some of that [November 2014]
They both always been so excellent and even all songs 🎵 too]
What makes this band great is their unique composition and use of instruments. To me that makes them exponentially better than the majority of the American bands in the 80s, especially the ones that they mentioned. So, yeah Curt's comments were a little arrogant, but he makes a great point about the problems with American music (which is ESPECIALLY bad this decade). You have to admire these guys for taking their music outside the box and succeeding at it, cause their music is AWESOME!!
+Mark Mccormick
I totally agree with you.
British men are so boring and insecure; if only we could find a Third World country for you to invade.
That's right Curt, Bruce Springsteen is boring. Agreed.
I can see why Curt needed to walk away from fame shortly after this. He was a total and utter tool in this interview. Fame clearly had started to rot his soul. But then again he was only 24 in this and still a kid, without all that fame and fortune how else would a 24 year old behave? 2:01 You can see how uncomfortable Roland is.
He was just saying it how it was. The truth isn't always pretty.
@@underneonloneliness2 True. But there is a time and a place for everything. There's a time to speak your mind, and then there's a time to keep quiet. This was the time to keep the ''truth'' to himself. But I also get that he was young and inexperienced. I don't doubt that he probably caught hell from Roland later, and hopefully an older, more mature adult explained this to him.
I agree 100%! He is very insulting to America. I don’t care what age he is. I don’t like him. Roland is smart, kind and Gorgeous ❤️
@@irishgal3882 I don’t really care that he doesn’t care for America or the American music scene at that time, but find it ironic that he ends up living here.
what did he do wrong tho…. He literally spoke facts 💀💀
"the nicest places are really nice, and horrible places are probably the worst places you'll ever see."
that's the best description of the US I've ever heard.
Love this kind of surprise, when you get on youTube with no expectations other than check your fav TFF videos and... bang! You bump into something rare and great. Thanks, Jezzy, for the awesome surprise!!!! Butterfly
Curt smith is just "head over heals" on their success. He just wants to "shout" and let it all out and Possibly rule the world.
XD
too bad its a very very mad world
richard kusi-menkah hilarious!!🤣😂
ṠḧḀṆ ḉḀṁṖ that's why we can change
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Haha, Curt hates Las Vegas, he's gone up in my estimation!
I love Roland! :D
No entiendo ni michi de lo que hablan pero me encantan ,sobre todo Roland , es increible que esta banda q surgió años antes de que yo naciera me guste tanto!!
when i was young, i thought these two were BROTHERS!
I thought so up to tonight..2022.
I was 12.
I absolutely love..Head over Heels.
Def. one of the coolest grps. and music to come out of the 80's... TFF just awesome!!!!!
Roland was more opened minded about American cities than Curt was. Wholly shit I bet there was quite a rumble after this interview. :)
Curt a bit full of himself. Roland seems to be a man with more insight and depth.
Teresa D Kirse curt interrupts Roland frequently and it seems like it pisses him off. It's present in multiple interviews.
Both are pompous.
+ayr1225 .yeah I agree. he really did looked pissed off with him. I would to if he kept interrupting me.
greghol still love them but I’ve noticed I mean if I was a 20 year old kid famous in America I guess I would be too.
They’re acting totally normal. People are so bad at reading body language and mistaking honesty for naivety.
I love all the interviews as I love most there songs and love tears for fears😀
TFF first and 2nd album were the best, the 80s decade when life ment something!
Curt was right on the money, especially about that particular music scene. There was definitely much better things going on in other places besides the mainstream, though. :)
I think the tension between them is that Roland was the main songwriter and Curt always felt like he was in Roland’s shadow. It happens a lot in bands. Look at Creedence with Fogerty. He wrote everything and then the others guys got bitter and demanded their songs be on the next record. It was their last because it was horrible and they broke up.
Curt really didn't do a whole lot with the music,writing etc. So he was over shadowed by the others.
@@cynthiaarnold5807Exactly
Right on, Curt!
I love this interview so much
Que hermosos son los de TFF. Cantan bello.Son encantadores que nunca cambien.I love you.
Wow its crazy how their view on America is still relevant in 2016, we truly are a bizarre country.
80s and 70s has the best everything music movies
wow! talk about the the body language! I think this is exactly when the breakdown happened!!!
Roland looks like he's thinking: "Wholly fuck Curt will you shut the fucking hell up!" LOL!
AND ROLAND!!!!!
That's funny Provo, Utah was just there July 4 to see Journey, still no alcohol LOL
Julie Bridge ha! That’s soooo dumb.
Julie Bridge Provo, not you! Just making that clear.
Totally awesome 😅❤!!
I want to meet these guys from the British/English band that EVERYONE loves listening to these days. My parents seem to have trouble telling these members of Tears For Fears apart, because their memories about the past are fading. It isn't because I don't love them or trust them. It's hard for them to remember the good old days.
YOU CAN TELL ROLAND DOESNT LIKE HALF THE THINGS CURT IS SAYING.....LIKE WHEN CURT IS TALKING ABOUT LAS VEGAS AND REO SPEEDWAGEN.....AWESOME VID!! IT SHOWS THAT THE SPLIT WAS COMING....
To be fair, he said some places were shitholes and others were the best places he'd been to. It's the same everywhere really. There are good and bad parts in every country in the world.
Tears for Fears is considered one of the British groups in classic rock, Curt Smith and Roland Orzabal interviewed on No Limits in 1985. Smith just likes to sing "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" from their second album Songs from the Big Chair.
Don't forget Ian and Manny. They also were TFF. Ian was a huge part in their success of the first 2 albums.
Thank you. :)
I think Roland almost wants to punch Curt here hahaha!
@Chorltonia oh please....this was not filmed 'yesterday'. u know how people are when they're young...candid, spunky, straightforward. as i've said in my earlier comment, this was just part of curt smith being young. in other interviews of them, it was perceived that curt was the more approachable of the two. but hey, this was taken decades agooooooooooooooooo!
I WOULD DO BOTH OF THEM
thanks for the vid. :0)
Really interesting. I didn't know that.
Curtがんばれ
Rolandがんばれ
このころからずっと応援してるよー
"these guys are G, period! Genuine!"
2:13 "... _shut up, Curt_ ..."
It’s cool to see them back in the day and I’m glad they’re back touring again. They both were always more mature than their age. Sadly, it was the death of Roland’s first wife that instigated the reunion, but it proves that a great friendship WILL endure even the greatest of disagreements. Keep rocking guys!
That sounds like Jonathan king interviewing them. that must be weird looking back at this now for them
Yes it is Jonathan King, is he still banged up or is he free now?
i think he is free but got charged with some more offences. It is all a bit of a witch hunt really. Paedos are the witches of the 21st century i think. people need someone to hate and they are the flavour of the month. i have no love for them as i was raped by a male teacher as a young boy so i know the damage that is caused. As a Christian i HAVE to forgive with all my heart as I was lost in my own sin too before I got saved.
I think that if he was referring to the American-rock music / pop-mainstream, then yes back in 85' it was pretty much regurgitated 70's classic rock. Though inspite of this, American music is still responsible for everything that British artists has brought back to the States, merely improving upon the sound. In 85', Michael Jackson was huge. The punk rock scene in New York City was huge, both scenes were dynamic, new, and exciting. Curtis is a prude who listens to the radio all day.
LOL, the hockey hair..
They BOTH had ego problems. If egos hadn't gotten in the way the break up probably would have never happened in the first place.
CelesteK I agree. Where there's great talent, there's always going to be issues. Sadly, these issues rob the rest of us from whatever great messages they might have had to give.
I keep watching Curt butt in and share his opinion and Roland is just like: -_-
It makes me giggle, LOL.
Had no idea these guys were from england..god were good!
Hey, I don't like certain places in America either. That's life. Having spent 2 years living in Germany in 84 and 85, I can tell you that coming from europe to america would be a HUGE difference. Over in europe, they were busy wondering if two other countries were going to stage their after school fight on european soil and ruin the whole place. It's a different mindset. I think the last generation that was truly HONEST about America's place in the world was the youth of the 60's.
That's true. :) I don't know if Curt would dare speak ill about the place where he lives and works and where his children were born. :)
Brasil l need. 💖
good interview
Did these two guys even like each other
I read somewhere that they were friends since middle school..but things started going south when Curt was kicked to the curb so to speak, leaving him with nothing to contribute since the producer had Roland be in charge of almost everything and Curt felt left out....I think thats when things started to go bad and it effected their relationship....I think they are slowly building their friendship to where it used to be...
Things started to go south between them when Roland started singing (at the request of the label). Saw this in another interview.
Curt made this duo break. Always the weird one.
@TearsforFearsGirl I don't think it was so much that Curt was being an ass so much as it was that he just had to get his point across. I think that to him getting his point across, that the American music scene is boring, :) I think he's got a very valid point. :)
Would you please please make this available for view for phones?
Nice package on Curt but he does hog the moment, negatively. They broke up and didn't speak for nearly a decade. Shocker there...
i thought there were yanks at that time. I only opened my eyes after hearing The beatles that most cool music came from the UK ever since
Roland seemed very annoyed by Curt in this interview lmao
Bob and Jeff interview
I like the way they say "which is completely alcohol free" together. :)
This made me sad
I disagree, I wouldn't read into the "body language" too much here, I doubt they disagreed with eachother anyway.
And isn't that the voice of Jonathan King I can hear interviewing them?
Only Americans having a cry about Curt being honest! 🙄😂😂😂
I lot of Americans are honest about where they live. I don't see anything wrong with being honest.
You have to take the good with the bad and acknowledge both.
mastmedia Mr. Rogers sang.."Sometimes people are good, and they do just like they should, but the very same people who are good sometimes, are the very same people who are bad sometimes. Funny, but it's true, it's the same isn't for me, isn't it the same for you...." A great song.
Yes that's true. :)
Dreamy, isn't it? During live performances, he sings with an accent.
You and me both; I always see a better way to word it just after I hit "post," no matter how many times I edited beforehand :D
But he wasn't a US citizen when this interview was conducted. :)
Oh the irony, lol.
I was actually thinking that to myself as I watched this video a while ago, haha.
Yes- you could definitely see it... I don't think it was the fact that he had an opinion :P just what it WAS... especially while they were doing an interview which is sort of a type of promo.. while I love Tears for Fears (and Roland!!! :P ) I don't know if they would have been as big as they were without having cracked the American market/music scene... but maybe they could.. because they're so massively TALENTEDDDDDDDDDDD!! :D :D
Ahh well :D :D
Always thought Roland looked like Jon Cryer. Is it me?
Jon Cryer and Jerry Seinfeld love child! lol
yes!
More like Michael Hutchence from INXS to me...idk
And looks like Dave Weckl
it's the teeth
Yeah, I got that vibe too. He looked a bit annoyed.