Fab Morvan on the Rise and Fall of Milli Vanilli (Full Interview)
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Fab Morvan of Milli Vanilli sat down with DJ Vlad to talk the storied history behind the rise and fall of the European group. Fab discusses what it was like grouping up overseas and how he met Rob, and details what led to the start of the duo. He reveals how they were forced by their producer to lip-sync and why it was important for them to give back their 'Best New Artist' Grammy. During the conversation, he details how the how thing affected his career, and what it was like losing Rob to an overdose.
The fact that he studied dance, and got great at it. Studied English, got great at it, started singing for real, got great at it. Amazing. What a cool dude.
Amen
So cool,so beautiful,so glad he has a good woman children career🖤🎶🙏🏻
Agreed, I am glad he turned out like this. He’s so quiet.
ITS JUST MOT FAIR WHAT HAPPEN TO THESE GUYS ...NOW WE FIND OUT HE HAS THE BEST VOICE GOING ON HE REALLY CAN SING ...FRANK IS THE CULPRIT IN THIS UGLY WITCH HUNT FRANK GOT ALL THE MONEY...HE DID THIS BEFORE WITH THAT BONEY PERSON STILL THE LIER AT BEST . HE USED HIS OWN VOICE IN THT CASE WHT EVER ONCE A CHEATER ONCE A LIER ALWAYS DOOM TO BE JUST THT. POINT BLANK PERIOD. BLESSINGS FAB 😊 STAY FABULOUS FAB .🙏🏾❤️🙏🏾c
Great at English is a stretch but your general point is taken.
The worse Thing that ever happened to them is the fact that the whole world punished the wrong ones.
And of course put some over kill on it.
Absolutely!!! Frank Farian should have taken the blame on him. I feel bad for the guys.
Nobody thinks about that!!! Yes!!!
Yep.
And now one of them is dead 🤦🏿♂️
He aged like fine wine 👌🏾
You know I have mad respect for this guy.
This was life changing for me, much love to you Fab Morvan.
May Rob Rest In Peace.
Totally agree. Cheers
This dude has such a beautiful and radiant spirit. I hope the universe grants him happiness and a long life.
I agree 100%
For sure, he’s smart, well spoken and articulates the story so well. Of all the stories told, this story should be made into a movie.
@@patstanciel1897 to it fr
God you mean....
We need a Milli Vanilli movie
Someone really needs to make a petition for that to happen because it needs to be revealed how amazing Fab and Rob really are/were
there where discussion about milli vanilli move until the some legal issues and the deal did not happen.
variety.com/2018/film/news/milli-vanilli-movie-biopic-status-1202751270/
Yes need the biopic 😚 Fab was always more real and Rob just did not have that inner wholeness like Fab has.
Yes we do..for Real
A biopic
Can you imagine going through this with someone and they’re no longer here? I’m sure the loss still hurts.
You'd never get over it. This story is beyond tragic.
Wow! I always thought of Milli Vanilli as some sort of pathetic joke…after listening to this story I’m ashamed of my previous judgments…these boys were victims & never deserved the ridicule or punishment. Fab is awesome to listen to & rip Rob ✨
Respect to say that
Amazing how the news media has NO feelings and don't mind devouring people for click bait and views!
Well said.
Always loved them and knew they were victims of the greedy industry.
Opinions of them had changed once the full story emerged.
That was an hour and a thirty eight minutes that I don't need back. Great interview.
George Griffith I think you miss understood what he said. ReRead the comment
It’s just worded weirdly
Don't forget the 4 seconds :/
he's a cool guy, very deep.
Totally Agreed Fella. Really good Interview
This dude is awesome. I'd love to see a movie about this, too!
That would have been great.
Fab has been trying to get a biopic movie made since at least 1997.
One is on the way
yea ima be the movie producer
@@tim_ee_tree_uh_ Heck yeah I’m one of the actors
I met Fabrice in Los Angeles and spoke extensively about many things but never about Millli Vanilli. He invited me to see him play solo in Santa Monica. I can guarantee you fab is a good good guy very well brought up. He is the most polite, extremely sweet and well rounded person I ever met. I wish him well. He deserves the best and I feel sorry that he did not realize that he and Rob were victims and not the villains . They were young, inexperienced and were taken advantage of . It was a form of human trafficking to my understanding.
For him to still be so strong after dealing with so much stress and scrutiny, after losing his friend to the pressures of the industry, wow. He’s so powerful. And for people to STILL want to be apart of the industry after all these artists coming out and sharing how deeply distorted it is still baffles me. The allure of fame overshadows the darkness that comes with it.
That was well said. “The allure of fame overshadows the darkness that comes with it.”
@@prettiboiswagful thank you. 🙏🏽
Fab is in it for the music which he loves.
Agreed 🥰
Being strong is not telling lies...that guy has so many holes in his story it's not even funny..
Fab is 51 years old. Could pass for a guy in his 30's.
TheRealBlueSwan I guess it’s all relative. To me he definitely looks his age.
He's definitely a very youthful 51.
I play poker for a living and I see 50 year olds everyday and they look old as fuck! This guy not only looks good for 50'ish, but for a rock star looks beyond well!
40's actually we are so happy to have it mism a tech is here and I am buying
@@jssangel416 cunning I am lover I need to get some free time sit down with me and I will send you the details
I LIKE HIS ATTITUDE...very gentle dude....much luck to his future
He is a amazing human being. Humble and genuine man.
Yeah humility is underrated!
Very humble!
Well no problems there we don't live together anymore
@@ld8495ohoh the hush hush guy well I just say it U unmentionable
Coming from a Heavy Metal fan at heart, I have to honestly say that Fab is a really cool guy and I actually fully sympathize for both him as well as Rob (RIP) and I refuse to find them directly at fault for what went down during that era. This situation that they found themselves in was in many ways a classic example of the "bait/switch" tactics that many of those involved in this business will attempt to pull upon many aspiring young artist and/or bands alike. As far as Rob and Fab were concerned, they were two guys whom, just like all the rest of us, all they were trying to do was pursue their hopes and dreams while working to make their ends meet. And unfortunately for them, they got taken advantage of, got thrusted into this vicious circle of deception, orchestrated and conducted by the producer (that being of course Frank Farian) and got branded as the scapegoats in what would ultimately culminate into one of the biggest, if not so surprising scandals in music history. And do note that this was not the first time in which the real mastermind behind this scheme (that being the said producer) pulled off these particular "smoke and mirror" tactics -if you will, where he would have somebody serve as the front prop or quote-on-quote: "lip-sync", while the musicians and singers themselves are doing what they do in the background.
I think if there is one sobering outcome that did emerge in the aftermath of this revelation that it became, it served to exposed just how seedy, manipulative, toxic and dangerous the music and recording industry truly is (and that goes for the entire entertainment industry in general). Basically like a giant bone grinding machine in itself, one that will literally cut anybody right down to size and spit them out, regardless of their status. No matter what particular genre you come from from, whether it's Heavy Metal (especially all it's corresponding subgenres), Country, Classic/Hard/Southern Rock, Alternative, Punk, Rap, R&B or what have you, if you're looking to score that big recording contract you dreamed of so much and pursue that career in music that you hope to make it in, you should always be very careful and actually read the terms of the contract word by word. And be sure you have a good legal advisor to represent you should something go wrong during the negotiation process. Because those very same people who hand you that very contract and have you sign it from one line to the next, might be the ones who are laying down those traps and will ultimately be the ones who will rip you off in broad daylight, take advantage and force you to do something that you know is probably not right (just as what happened here when both Fab and Rob were forced to lip-sync on MV's "All Or Nothing" -released as "Girl You Know It's True" here in the US and North America) if you let them. And a lot of bands and artists had their careers ended as a consequence of this. Why have so many "one hit wonders" and "best new artist" Grammy winners just suddenly vanish after that first LP, or that lousy hit single they put out to the public? Simple: because they got taken advantage of and ripped off by the industry just as what happened to Rob & Fab. Further, as far as this whole issue of artists lip-syncing in their live shows goes, you also have to ask yourself; how many others cooked up something like this in the past way before MV and got away with it? How long has it been going on and not to mention who else is still doing it, even today?? I think that anyone who has that ability to look beyond the surface and pull that big curtain back can ultimately judge the results for themselves.
That said, I think Fab was well on point in this very insightful interview. Greatly hope he is doing well and wish him the best.
🤘🏻😎
Brilliant analysis Justin!
I know and I can't wait to see this new movie
He is such a lovely and gentle soul. I keep thinking that maybe his true purpose wasn't music, but rather it was to endure loss and ridicule in order to achieve the level of grace that he has. Fame and success are fickle and their gains are only material; but a soul and its fruits last forever. And he has one beautiful soul that was forged and refined by the fire. No one can take that away from him.
How beautifully put 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿
Fab is such a sweet honest and likeable guy. I feel kinda bad that this side of him was hidden from his fans. They were made to look like crooks.
Yeah thats messed up
Fuck outta here. These guys were in on it. They were so hungry for money and fame and pussy they played ball because they had no choice. They were talentless. They signed a record deal without ever making any music? They made videos to songs they knew they never sang on and did shows and accepted awards. C'mon man. They were pieces of shit. And this dude is still talking like he was a real artist and still not taking any responsibility. Plus he makes like they came up with the band name and image. They didn't.
Awww. Yes. I totally agree. He’s comes off as such a nice guy.
Austin Emovon he’s still so very sweet and charming! I can’t believe he’s 50!!! He looks 28!!!
@@dasandman6981 no they weren't jakson be nice, u would do the same thing to keep from being homeless
Fab speaks with a level of clarity that is missing in most of Vlad’s interviews. It’s refreshing.
Agreed
Corey Fellows And in the 90s , European bands didn’t have the same protections from record companies as they do in America.
He usually interviews a bunch of dumb rappers who can't even structure a sentence.
You said it!
@@BP-fx3qc Facts.🙄
Respect for Fab. Made mistakes, learned lessons, and can laugh about himself and the whole situation.
Probably 3rd time watching this...pretty cool how he defends Rob till the end, you need people like this
Yes, we do. This is old world love and loyalty... To the death. People never think rockstars can be real like this. It's heartbreaking.
I never stopped loving Milli Vanilli, Their punishment was worse what they deserved.
Casey Ray Poor guys!!! Talk about exploitation on a whole new level. It’s probably not “a whole new level”. It happens more than the public ever hears about .
They was took advantage of and I feel they deserve a chance even thought robs not with him I wish he could have gotton clean and he could have took a stand like fab
true the price they paid was too high
Exactly
I wish Frank Farian had released the second Milli Vanilli Moment Of Truth album had it originally intended to sound with Rob & Fab still as the faces, because it’s been said that the second album was just about finished before he outed Rob & Fab and it’s clear that Farian had tinkered with the original direction of the album afterward.
This man is clearly a star. Even now.
SURE! His stardom can not be taken away from him.
Agree
Are you serious?
I was there in 1989 Bristol CT Lake Compounce when the "incident" happened. Nobody in the audience cared. Fab was totally right on that. From what I remember most of us thought it was a sound problem that was fixed shortly after and they came back out and finished the show. The VH1 Behind the Music wasn't even close to what happened. I'm glad Fab called that out on how VH1 did that for t.v.
Fab has got to be one of the nicest people anywhere. Plus, he's very articulate and communicates very well.
True😊
How are you?
We need more positive and inspiring stories like this. Great job Vlad. Fab is a class act.
Throwboy. i agree
Awesome interview!
Throwboy I agree
keep your chin up
fuck em industry bastards
Throwboy. Fab is amazing
I don't care what ANYBODY say.... He is truly genuinely humble!!! It takes ALOT to admit what he did and still walk with his head up high.... If he can live with his doing l can RESPECT n EXCEPT that❤🙏🏼 Great interview!!!
They were not to blame
Accept
I couldn't agree more. I'm really happy for Fab and wish him all the best.
Dude he was a victim.. and the irony is Fab CAN sing, and he’s good! Go listen to him performing live recently, he’s better than the original singers
@@christoph1596 l never said he couldn't sing !! I know he can and lve heard him perform live with the original singer of the the songs..
I have to give the guy credit for his honesty and also for speaking in defense of Rob, being respectful of his memory.
Real love.
One Love.
It's amazing Fab's composure on this interview.
I feel he is a truly great/nice/strong person.
Also, thank you Fab for that advice at 1:26:00.
Needed and appreciated.
Keep going sir.
Can’t believe we don’t have a milli vanilli movie. One of the greatest stories in music history.
Hold that thought ima screen shot this text for copyright purposes so you can get your cut if I create it 😂😂 Concept by you 🤌
Ya they should!!
??? You didn't see any of the holes in the story he was spewing out. Why do you need a movie based on this? The guy was making up so much crap it wasn't even funny
I wouldn't go that far
There will come a very right time for that.
Fab, the most honest individual Vlad has ever interviewed.
I've been frozen in time since the documentary. I'm paralyzed with guilt for what happened to them. My heart is broken for Rob. ❤
Wow, such a great interview. I have so much respect for Rob and Fab.
Fab keep strong, there’s a lot of us that will always be supporting you.
Thank you for cleaning Rob’s name as well, clarifying misinterpreted information.
RIP our dear Rob 🌹
IF YOU DON'T APPRECIATE THIS INTERVIEW, YOU'RE TOO YOUNG.
headedforthegrammys headedforthegrammys Im too young and I appreciate. this Interview, sooo
Sooo. ... I appreciate you ...
No Bullshit!
This was a good one. I'll probably watch it again and again.
The media treated these guys like some damn killers, they didn’t deserve the heat.. frank did some weird shit and should have been taken down.
And that's why crooked execs keep running their game. The CEOs pull the strings but the artists take the fall because that's who the public sees. It's easy to forget that celebrities are not really in control even though it's their image everywhere. Some artists don't even have control over their own photos or music. Being famous doesn't mean you get to keep the money either. They dress you up and stand you out in public but if you have a bad contract, you go back to being poor when you leave the stage.
Exactly! Felt so bad for them.
Rob & Fab were easy scapegoats because they were the guys in the front lines and Farian, like Chris Brown, took a bit of a hit the first few years, but garnered success again, even in America, into the late 1990’s with more dance acts like La Bouche and No Mercy. Farian was one of the most powerful people in the whole German music industry, so it didn’t hurt him that much ultimately. When people think of a musical act, they always focus on the performer first, not the producer doing everything behind the scenes.
It hurt me to see how the media treated these guys. Pure evil! Frank and the media have blood on their hands!
It was basically Franks scheme. He got away with it with Boney M. He wanted to dip his paw again in the well of success and milk that money cow machine once more, just looking for the right "gimmick". Eventually it became too big and blew up in everyone's faces who was involved.
However the real victims are Fab & Rob. No question about it. At that time, in that musical landscape, being young, naive and gullible, believing everything what was told to them or more to say, "do this or you're fired", they really no had no part in any of it. They were just two pawns that people behind the scenes used for their own gain. That's it.
And sadly at the time in the late 80's early 90's, being the front guys they took all the blame as well, when really nothing of it was their fault. They basically followed orders so to speak.
They eventually spoke up and stood their ground too it, and that is when Frank Farian said: "Ok, so i will destroy my creation and expose everything! I told you not to F with me!!!".
In my book they were/are heroes who sacrificed everything for the truth.
Rob RIP brother. Fab... Keep going strong brother! Saw you live back in 2018 on your tour through Europe and the irony of it is that you sing better live than the "Real Milli Vanilli"!
Keep going strong!
This was a great interview! Fab Morvan definitely held his own no matter what Vlad tried to throw at him. He stayed true to himself and his experience. He let us know what really happened in this industry. We hear about the evilness, greed, and shade time and time again. Nothing new or surprising. Good for him for moving forward.
I love Fab! Never heard him talking before, he's so calm and positive energy, great guy!
I can feel his peacefulness. I wish him the very best.
They may not have sung but we can’t take away the huge part that Fab and Rob played in the success and records sales. People loved them for their looks, charisma, energy and dance moves. So it was a perfect storm.
@gemini life,😊ur cute and I absolutely agree with u 💯 percent.😊
Definitely that whole adventure would not have worked nearly as big as it did, IF Rob & Fab were not the faces and whole image of Milli Vanilli.
The actual recording may have done okay on its own, but not to the extreme level that it accomplished with Rob & Fab being the representation of Milli Vanilli in the flesh.
They are the ones that caused that whole promotion to explode worldwide.
They should have been better compensated for their visual contributions to that whole project.
gemini life; looking back, I don’t get what the hoopla was all about, these two were the visual image, who cares if they didn’t sing, the fact is the songs were great, that’s what the fans really cared about, , in-fact milli vanilli was still being played on UK radio the last time I was there.
Great interview. Vlad asked the right questions and Fab intelligently answered them.
I couldn’t imagine being on top of the world then having it all come crashing down. There’s a sadness knowing that Rob never made it out of addiction.
what a genuine dude!.... I respect him. he seems at peace. RIP Rob Pilatus
This interview gave me so much more respect for those guys. Fantastic interview.
That was is intention
I really love the vibe Fab puts out. Very well spoken. I think he would do well with a podcast.
Yes I would listen!
He is an awesome guy. I met him after the scandal. Very nice guy and wow! So good looking! none of his pics did him justice! He looks awesome and we were buddies for a while.
@@martineleve that’s very cool, thank you for sharing. And yes I’d imagine he was extremely handsome, and still is! 😊 he seems like such a sweet guy as well.
What a lovely man!! And an amazing motivational speaker! I love the way
how he put the end of the interview... I don't care that they were not
singing! But without their vibes, dancing and the whole presence, all
these songs would have NEVER BE such hits!! You've earned your grammy
even without singing but with your energy and personalities!
for real, they got the look and vibe. the real singers did not catch on at all.
ABSOLUTELY 💯
He described his brothers pain so eloquently. They were innocent men after all. They were slaughtered in front of us. Sorry I laughed at them too. R.I.P. Rob.
That takes a lot to say..... Good on you Sandra
🤝✌
SAME 😖 I was in middle school when all this happened, so naturally, they were the joke of the year when all this went down. Laughing at Milli Vanilli's misfortune was always a kiki. 🥺 I feel bad about it all now of course, but we were just kids & didn't know how shady the industry was, and how these boys were basically thrown to the wolves. It's really disgusting what happened to them.
I wish Fab nothing but peace & prosperity all the rest of his days, periodt. 😌🙏🏼🕊️💯
Me2, I'm so happy he is still fighting to stay in the positive.
They wasn't brothers but like brothers they were from different countries and met becoming preformers and got close after that.
Fab has such a nice demeanour, someone you would enjoy talking too.
Great interview. Great dude. He deserves nothing but the best moving forward
Great interview. Thanks for letting Fab tell the whole story! I was a big fan in high school, and I never stopped being a fan. Fab is still fine as hell! Beautiful inside and out. I'm so glad he held himself together, so mentally and emotionally strong. He has a way with words and could do motivational speaking. I want him to know that everybody did not blame them. Even me, as a teenage girl, could see they were lambs that had been led into that trickery.
Never commented on an interview before but this was hands down the best interview of the year! This is probably one of the coolest, most chill cats alive.
FAB IS A HUMBLE MAN. ACTUALLY FAB MORVAN HAS AN EXCELLENT VOICE. NOT KIDDING.
Yup listen on life shows now..
OK!!!!!
@@Hornsvinet suckkk ittttwhtDeaiI7dz4edsse7k7essrayekyei
Fab needs to be on tour as a motivational speaker. To have such a great attitude even after all that he's been through is amazing. Great Interview! New Respect for Fab Morvan.
Fab is still intact. He took the matter very lightly. It happened. What should I do? I have gotta to live despite the fact that I'm doomed. Famous to infamous!
I actually saw these guys perform in front of 15,000 of us, and their show was phenomenal.
crazy it was that good while being fake.
The thing is Fab performs now and he can sing
Could you tell they were lip singing. I feel like watching old videos it's obvious. But I'm that time not knowing at how lit they were probably weren't paying attention
@@tiara891ifyeveryone lip synched at the time so it wasn’t that big of a deal
what a beautiful, charming and well spoken
man. i wish him nothing but the best
Well spoken? Bc hes black?
@@theinterruptionwithriansar3768 nope, because he's French and his English is impeccable and he's a very compelling speaker
@@BMUSTDIE its because hes black. White people dont compliment each other that way
I remember every bit of this and I was truly a fan back in the day. But looking at these interviews and videos and all, these guys did one hell of a job in their performances as well as the lip syncing. They deserved the Grammys for all that work.
Excellent documentary! Those two young men, at the time, were cheated, manipulated and tricked! What a tragic story for them.
They were extremely talented and extremely beautiful !
I’ve heard Fab singing lately and he is fabulous ! 🙌🏾
Rob and Fab could have achieved as much success with their very own voices. What a shame what a heart wrenching story for them.
The man behind all of the scheming will pay the price one day .
I just watched it and cried a lot. They were scapegoats and treated like shit. They were young and naive and Frank got off scot free, and Clive Davis too!
This guy looks like such a decent, honest human being... Poor Rob... They walked into a trap...
This is my all time favorite Vlad interview. Fab is a dope ass homie. He seems like a really, really, really hard guy to dislike.
fr mine too!!!!
I don't care what anyone says, that debut album is classic gold.
💯
After a deep desire to see the "Blame it on the Rain" video again, I ended up watching this entire interview. MV songs were successful because of Fab and Rob probably as much as the vocals. So happy to see Fab has come through that horrific experience and is so grounded today. I totally agree with being careful about the people you let into your inner circle. It makes for a much more peaceful life. Glad you are healthy and happy today Fab, and Vlad did an excellent job on this interview.
Hi how are you?
Probably the best and insightful interview I've ever seen. Fab is a straight up laid back guy.
Spot on
I just love listening to him speak, his accent is perfection.
Such a great interview, all the best Fab and R.I.P Rob❤️
Anna Way Skinner I know right I love milli vanilli ❤️ BEST interview ever
Anna Way Skinner yess
Anna Way Skinner Im following Fabrice Morvan exchanging french words with him and his team, follow him on facebook, he is super cool and his new song 🔥 Calor 🔥 Is awesome 25 year safter awesomeness💓!!!
I love Fab and Rob
Yes, R.I.P. Rob
So happy I tuned in. I love Fab’s intelligence and outlook on life💯🙏🏽❤️
Such a honest genuine down to earth dude. Excellent interview 😎
Damn my heart breaks for Fab losing his brother Rob like that. Can you imagine going through all that and nobody understands it except one other person and he dies. Talk about feeling alone glad he pulled through
M.Vinille u are so sexy and you should be a star ⭐ in a movie
Yes and we miss Rob dearly♥️and so does Frabrice 🎤💜 everyday.☹️
It was not about singing, it was about delivering. These guys were the two most beautiful man on the planet, their appearance, their looks, their dancing WERE Milli Vanilli. They should`ve sued everybody that tricked them into this and keep the Milli Vanilli brand going. It would`ve been different. Rob wouldn`t be dead.... I don`t care who was singing, these are the real Milli Vanilli and I love them till this day. And I`m not even a part of that generation.
Gogily Goga so so true
They were young and naive in a shark tank, no one offered to help them and basically they were the scapegoat. The master mind behind all this he kept his money and his reputation and destroyed this guys... very sad no one gave them a chance
Fasho i agree and this german nicca got away with it
They tried to keep the brand going on both sides. The producer put out the wack ass group the real milli vanilli because he already had the second album done with them. It didn't work because as you said the delivery was wrong. And Rob and Fab did come out as a group called Rob and Fab. But like Fab said Rob was too heavy into drugs and couldn't recover enough to perform.
And the company they were under was too big to sue. Also the contract they signed held them partly liable in the whole situation. Again like Fab said they got played and we're stuck.
What a great interview. Knowing the music industry/hollyweird is jacked up, I never blamed these two men for that horrible situation. That album was dope and I still listen in 2021. God bless u Fab! I'm glad you made it through. Rest on Rob!
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Thank you @klt8388 - I totally agree!! 👏
He is absolutely AHHHHHHmazing! He is talented and exudes pure love. ❤️❤️❤️ So much empathy, compassion, humanity and wit!
Long overdue! Fab has a heart of gold and despite what he's been through,he's still as talented as ever! Much love 🙏
Fab this interview is just as important as your career because finally we hear the truth .They used you guys more than we ever knew.The Devil is a lie.
The truth will out.
Doesn't matter if it's after one year, 10 years or 25 years later.
who is they ?
Santos Jerez why are you here...obviously you must be a fan🙄
.....and ain't no truth in 'em!!
I didn't think i was gonna enjoy this interview but im glad i tuned in.....Im glad Fab made it through the storm. It was a crazy story when this thing blew up and it takes an extremely strong person to get through something like this. Thanks Vlad for this interview.
What's sad is that these dudes were just as authentic as any of today's artists. Just look at the credits on any modern album. You'll find 10 vocalists and 15 writers on a single musician's album. Then there's the COUNTLESS computer tools to improve their vocals.
Finally the truth is being told. I always thought there was no way they came up with that scheme. Everyone was involved and their hands were pretty much forced. This was an amazing interview.
Big Rush Fab I heard couldn’t speak English or it was very broken at the time. He has come a long way . His English is great , he is eloquent with very little of an accent, and is a great part of music history . Poor Rob, I remember he tried to commit suicide and then later he sealed his fate . It’s a sad story but a very interesting story .
The truth was told way before this interview 3 years ago
@@salt27dogg yeah Rob tried to kill himself at least 3 times and went to rehab 11 times. If you listen to their behind the music just before Rob’s death in 97/98, you see how broken he was the last months before his death. And he reconnected with that Devil of Frank Farian !
Fab and that beautiful melanin of his. Still looks the same.
Crut
tbro what does melanin mean?
@@annajamjam1383 I think tbro is referring to Fab's Dreads/Braids ..... But Melanin has to do with pigments in living things....
Anna Way Skinner his beautiful skin tone is what she is referring to
I was thinking the same. Beautiful rich skin with poppin undertone.
This interview was so awesome and inspiring. Thank you for this one Vlad!!
Great interview! Along with everything spoke about, I was actually stunned by him saying he’s 50 yrs old, given all that he’s been through with the drugs, alcohol, depression, stress, etc., he looks great for his age.
I came looking for an update on Fab because I was feeling sad about losing my best friend of 30 years 4 years ago...due to his alcohol addiction. We were inseparable and I remember how much he loved Milli Vanilli...even after the fallout. Their music will always remind me of my best friend. I know exactly what he meant when he said you know it's coming but you hope it's not. It was nice to hear this interview and know Fab is doing okay. This was a great interview and I'm glad Fab got to tell his story in such an authentic way.
Rest in peace to Rob. And to Fab America loves you and wishes you all the best.
Norteamérica porque en Sudamérica poco se conocia de ese grupo.
At around 23:43 Fab speaks of the entrapment of initial fame, knowing that he was broke and came from an unstable home and Rob was adopted, it must have been hard to resist. I remember an interview where MJ was asked how does it feel to have 60,000 to 100,000 fans singing along and screaming for you every night, he answered that it felt like love, just sad af tbh….
I’m 42 now and I remember Them very well, and when they fall too..BUT see this man honest , humble and very positive interview ☝️..WOW..👏👏👏👏..He is a VERY cool guy and with a NEVER give up attitude..Heads high and move on ..NOTHING BUT RESPECT ✊
I'm 45 and I grew up on soul train...I stand here as a grown guy, bass player and dad....
I was 15-16 when all this went down, I remember it like yesterday. Seeing this interview meant a lot to me....answered a lot of questions, but told me things I think I already knew or assumed...ppl forget there's a huge machine behind artist....and when the Grammy thing went down and the world turned on these 2 guys even as a kid I didn't like it or felt it wasn't fair.... fab really inspired me in this...I almost think he's a nicer man than I am...the frank guy was a bastard to both of these guys...and Clive Davis I'm deeply disappointed in...makes me feel sorry for Whitney Houston for having to deal with a guy so dirty.... I'd love to cover some old MV stuff on a fretless bass with an oc2 or oc3 pedal for fun....1989 was a magical year to be alive....I bought the album, but u didn't return it...it's very special to me and I'm excited for the movie if fab thinks it's going to be professionally done and done right...bless rob too...
Damian
@Mark Gibson Nope, not at all. Now what?
Btw-you sound bitter, or angry, like, perhaps _you_ were the victim at one time....
Mark Gibson Hey Mark, I’m with u on the victim thing and color but not in this situation . This isn’t about color. This was exploitation and they’re not 100 pct victims but if it’s true what Fab said about the contract they signed, they’re the victims. They were pawns
I am 42, and remember when this all went down like it was yesterday. I was crushed. I was also far too young and naive to even remotely realize or understand what was really going on. My gf and I would sit in her room, in front of her day bed (huge in the 80’s and early 90’s), eating our candy we bought with change at Zaire’s (huge in the 80’s) and sing along to their tracks. God damn did we love them, and what a dope time to be alive especially musically. Then, Rob ‘committed suicide’. And I was even more crushed. I still didn’t understand what it all meant though, or what was behind it all. This interview is so good. Fab is such a genuine, kind eyed, humble human. Really enjoying watching this, in my ‘non day bed’, drinking lemonade- thinking back on those 80’s days.
Fab seems like a real solid dude. So glad he's doing well.
I grew up with their music. I feel sorry for these beautiful men. They got trapped in such dishonest situation created by Frank Farian, that monster. Because of his evil doing, that had caused Rob's death. Sad. Thanks for this interview. I really believe Fab and Rob were genuine musicians who were trying their luck. God bless Fab!
Someone should do a movie biopic on the story. Brad Pitt and George Clooney should play the lead roles.
The ruthless bastard Frank Farian died aged 82.
I wish Rob was still here. 😭
Fab is a friend of mine. He is one of the nicest, real, authentic people I know. Very, VERY talented too.
Ohh awesome
I can believe that. All that clearly shows in his interviews.
Neat!
Is fab still doing music?
@@NurseLadyVLOGS Yep!
I am so glad he's doing well. this dude is awesome. I knew all along it wasn't them doing the injustice.
Thank you Vlad TV we needed this interview. The music industry is so SHADY. This story needs to be on the big screen.
I was one of those people who had no time for Milli Vanilli after it came out that they did not even sing on their album. I was roasting them at any given opportunity. I wish they were given a chance back then to actually tell their story.
Great insight and interview. He'll get the success he deserves no doubt.
It’s wild cuz he actually CAN sing, and him performing “You know it’s true” live is better than the Original recorded version! Look it up!
Love this interview, his story, his humor, and his whole persona!❤
Very honest and open dude. He would make a great motivational speaker. Wish him the best he is a good guy.
Fab: We spoke in English, broken English at first.
Vlad: You guys didn't have a common language, so how did you communicate?
Fab: We spoke in English.
When an interviewer isn't listening to the interviewee! Bad move....
Vlad was talking about another European language. Not English..
@@spurgeonholloman8135 you're confused.
i think what fab is trying to say is they spoke english, but it was broken english. their grammar wasnt correct
He was only listening for what he wanted 2 👂 smdh
It's crazy to think these dudes were mocked so badly for so long and I'm just sitting here thinking, "This guy is fuckin awesome."
Especially when every singer from Beyonce to Michael Bublé lip syncs. They just do it to their own tracks. Ashlee Simpson was treated unfairly as well. She was lip syncing to her own vocals and it skipped on SNL. Her career was tanked. It wasn't right.
@@Moonewitch - Right?! 😬 I felt pretty bad for her too. To be fair though, most people expect live music, on a live show like that. Nevertheless, she was NOT the 1st star to lip sync to music by any means, and so the backlash she received was irrational & unwarranted.
He seems nicer than 99% of music industry.
@@KabbalahSherry that's how stupid you people are. It's frigging only entertainment. You people make it more than it is. I wouldn't know GD Beyonce if she walked in front of my van on the street couldn't tell you what tf she looks or sound like because idgaf about that shit.
Thats what i felt too
Another great interview... much respect to Fab. I wish him well, health and success.
This guys is a survivor... Respect
Dude was definitely genuine telling his story... Really Dope interview.
Fab, I could listen to you all day. Your wisdom is inspiring. S/o from Europe
XSadaX how is this wisdom? How is this inspiring? Hes just telling a story
Alex Rodriguez he inspiring cause of his positivity even having gone thru a real shit storm haha. And wisdom because henis eloquently explaining how he learned from past experiences which could help young dudes nowadays
Matt Chisholm Thank you Matt! :-)
@@AbdullahMikalRodriguez how do gain wisdom? From your experience and your story
Wow, he looks great! So glad he got cleaned and doing well. Your still great dancers and talented. So sad to hear about Rob, what a beautiful man he was.
Thank you very much Vlad. I really enjoyed the whole interview. I am positivly surprised by Fab. He seems to be an very intelligent guy and speaks with dignity. It was very interesting to hear his story and what went on behind the curtains back then. Great interview
Dude is smokin' some fountain of youth weed.
You think so
Looool
😂 😂😂😂🤣
He’s a model lol