I deeply enjoyed this. People like to think of Kevin as this mystical guitar genius who lives in some sort of bat cave, but really this interview shows that he's a really passionate but chill guy who just doesn't want to be a celebrity - and who can blame him for that. I would love to have a drink with him.
i mean, to me, thats what makes him a mystical guitar genius. this man writes the greatest guitar pieces ever made and doesn't even remember how he made/played them lol.
It's an odd experience to now know that what I'd intuited about this music & its primary creator is looped around for confirmation decades later--even his riff on surfers/surf culture [I'm Hawaiian]. Very inspiring conversation! Super stoked to know the mbv project is [as of 2021] firing. Thanks for the upload.
The part where he talks about Public Enemy and bad 80s rapping made me laugh so hard because Kevin Shields rapping is just such an unbelievably cursed mental image lmao
Interesting and enjoyable thanks in no small way to the interviewer who obviously cares enough and knows enough about MBV and other music. The explanation from Kevin about photons behaving differently when observed as opposed to unobserved I like and can relate to. Hunches are both confirmed and denied here. I thought the white noise of a particular cheering crowd on ‘Claire’ has always felt familiar.
Thank you very much, 95mrrob, for uploading this super interesting conversation. I want to ask you: how did you first get in touch with this interview? Are you from Australia?
yes i have everything they've done--the early vinyl, all of it. and Isn't Anything is, for me, best on account of it's the spookiest, most ethereal AND crunchy-powerful.
Yup, it's a better album than Loveless, packs more emotional punch and has such a wide range of songs, different tempos and instrumentation. Still my favourite, too, after all these years! As for the furthest point MBV reached, definitely the Tremolo EP.
Strange, I always thought that Soon was inspired by the Acid House, or Rave scene in the UK. The song even had a Andrew Weatherall remix. That track didn't seem inspired by Hip Hop. I'm excited to hear about his love for Rap music. Maybe its the New Yorker in him.
2:52:32 lmao. sounds like something off the old fake k. shields twitter. Her disbelief =same here aha. Awesome interview. Goofy/cool guy, didn't know mbv were squatters but not surprised, lifestyle intersecting w/ music makes real music..
Great Interview, but it seems at times the interviewer is lost in what Kevin Shields is trying to say. Specifically when it deals with highly abstract concepts-- moments like this appear sparingly, but when it does happens it completely shifts the tone of the interview. Kevin is a musical genius. I know this gets thrown out a lot, particularly by shoegaze heads who herald him as the father of their genre, but more so how the way thinks about music. It is highly philosophical and conceptual, even to his distain (mentions countless times in the interview he's not a conceptual musician). A lot of his music now makes sense to me, or more it confirmed what I already thought about it beforehand. It's introspective music in the truest sense. Something like Shakespeare picking up a guitar.
I deeply enjoyed this. People like to think of Kevin as this mystical guitar genius who lives in some sort of bat cave, but really this interview shows that he's a really passionate but chill guy who just doesn't want to be a celebrity - and who can blame him for that. I would love to have a drink with him.
he is the obi wan of shoegaze
Yes but how awesome would it be if he lived in THE bat cave? Right?
i mean, to me, thats what makes him a mystical guitar genius. this man writes the greatest guitar pieces ever made and doesn't even remember how he made/played them lol.
Rare to hear an interviewer who obviously has a genuine interest in the music and asks interesting questions pertaining to the songs 👏
The thing about this band- you don't 'kind of like them' you love them. You understand that other's at their shows also feel passionatly about them.
i only kind of like them
what a lovely guy
take a shot every time he says "you know"
This interviewer is awesome! So refreshing to hear unique, and thoughtful questions.
This is a true treasure
The man from Flushing, Queens! A true musician.
thanks, the double j version is cut. great to have the full thing!
thanks for the upload !
It's an odd experience to now know that what I'd intuited about this music & its primary creator is looped around for confirmation decades later--even his riff on surfers/surf culture [I'm Hawaiian]. Very inspiring conversation! Super stoked to know the mbv project is [as of 2021] firing. Thanks for the upload.
Thank you!
Wonderful. Thank you!
The part where he talks about Public Enemy and bad 80s rapping made me laugh so hard because Kevin Shields rapping is just such an unbelievably cursed mental image lmao
thank you
Absolutely brilliant thank you
Amazing interview.
fantastic interviewer, I loved her!
Thanks u hero
Interesting and enjoyable thanks in no small way to the interviewer who obviously cares enough and knows enough about MBV and other music. The explanation from Kevin about photons behaving differently when observed as opposed to unobserved I like and can relate to. Hunches are both confirmed and denied here. I thought the white noise of a particular cheering crowd on ‘Claire’ has always felt familiar.
Insane eyes - you made me realise.
Sodium CHLORIDE - nice profile picture.
This is an amazing upload, my bloody Valentine are the dons!
He’s alive!
great interview, but it's the 21st century... you couldn't find a better resolution photo of Kevin??
love this guy
Love him
Thank you very much, 95mrrob, for uploading this super interesting conversation. I want to ask you: how did you first get in touch with this interview? Are you from Australia?
I downloaded the mp3 from the double j website when this originally posted. It may have been removed now not sure. No I'm not Australian
@@95mrrob Understood. Very smart and humble from you to do that. Thank you again!
2:52:31 "Now its gonna be one 40min album, 2 or 3 eps, and a double album"
yes i have everything they've done--the early vinyl, all of it. and Isn't Anything is, for me, best on account of it's the spookiest, most ethereal AND crunchy-powerful.
Yup, it's a better album than Loveless, packs more emotional punch and has such a wide range of songs, different tempos and instrumentation. Still my favourite, too, after all these years!
As for the furthest point MBV reached, definitely the Tremolo EP.
Guitar God
Very nice woo hoo !
Strange, I always thought that Soon was inspired by the Acid House, or Rave scene in the UK. The song even had a Andrew Weatherall remix. That track didn't seem inspired by Hip Hop. I'm excited to hear about his love for Rap music. Maybe its the New Yorker in him.
@@semioticsfountain is that a joke? because that's actually a fact
John McGeoch RIP
Interesting interview but no mention of the 'Bruce Lee' influence in the early Kenpo days Kevin! Best wishes,Mark Young.
3:30:00 Kevin is working on a new mbv album called "Reverbless"
@tastemaker do hope its due for release 'soon' 😉
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"you know"
When he uses the word “we,” I wonder if he’s referring to himself or if he’s also referring to the other three.
Plus the engineers and studio personnel
Label *
2:09:00 new mbv soon
he said that in 2007 abt m b v 😭
Sure…
@@jlouis4407 ...what?
2:52:32 lmao. sounds like something off the old fake k. shields twitter. Her disbelief =same here aha. Awesome interview. Goofy/cool guy, didn't know mbv were squatters but not surprised, lifestyle intersecting w/ music makes real music..
Wena 🦇
kevin shields = white hendrix
Or Mascis
But who is the black Kevin Shields?
Amazing interview. Seems brilliant again.
Great Interview, but it seems at times the interviewer is lost in what Kevin Shields is trying to say. Specifically when it deals with highly abstract concepts-- moments like this appear sparingly, but when it does happens it completely shifts the tone of the interview. Kevin is a musical genius. I know this gets thrown out a lot, particularly by shoegaze heads who herald him as the father of their genre, but more so how the way thinks about music. It is highly philosophical and conceptual, even to his distain (mentions countless times in the interview he's not a conceptual musician). A lot of his music now makes sense to me, or more it confirmed what I already thought about it beforehand. It's introspective music in the truest sense. Something like Shakespeare picking up a guitar.
Thank you!