Paul Anka - "...the way it is."

[MrSgtYork]

Hey, he's right....where the hell WAS Joe?

[richfanning]

Paul Anka, Buddy Rich, Lionel Hampton, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Illinois Jacquet, all ass holes.

[777Whatsgoingon]

I'm not fucking watching this one more time till someone finds Joe.

[unsanitized]

We're not going to be as strong as our weakest link.

The guys get shirts!

[calimarishefebeash]

The Guys Get Shirts

[catmoondaddy]

Sinatra used to scream at Paul Anka like this. Frank would yell "SHIT" and Paul would pull down his pants and ask "Yes sir! How much and what color?"

[catmoondaddy]

Paul Anka makes Charlie Sheen sound humble.

[SenorZorrozzz]

I wonder if he talks to his wife and kids like this.

[catmoondaddy]

Hey Paul............Joe here! Take a flying leap at a rolling doughnut you friggin' talentless narcissistic piece of whale shit! Who are you anyway? You actually name one of your albums ANKA? What happened to your first name you worthless, empty suit not qualified to even give Kathy Bates a rim job!

[catmoondaddy]

Anka is a real asshat.

[adandominguez]

Do any of you understand that this is a geek-fest appreciation of the best musician rant ever recorded? Most of these people weren't alive when Anka said this. Hilarious project.

[jessthehorse]

"after he calmed down, Mr. Anka loved it"?  Anka is one of the infamous world class a**holes. I doubt he loved it.

[mmdillon1]

Not the best way to get respect from the band. After the 10th "I'm the most important person on that stage" rant, I'd have told him to take his third-rate Sinatra imitation singing and ram it up his wanna-be ass.

[celerant]

Where's Joe?

[waltandrus]

VERY well-done RE-ENACTMENT! I was almost fooled for a second! You could have pulled it off better if you used more adults and NOBODY plays "marching mellophone/french horn" (as you have sitting on the counter) with Anka! Still, GREAT!

[ebmolloy]

@waltandrus Thanks. Yeah, I was just grabbing props on the way to the shoot. No one knew what we were going to do until we did it. Also, my Anka that you see passing back and forth? He's like three times Paul Anka's height. But thanks for paying attention.

[YtothemuddafukinT]

thats just the way it is......things will never be the same.

Thats just the way it is...da da do da da do da da doo

[urquhart2001]

When he moves, he slices like a fuckin hammer.

[leviathonus]

Who is the cute blond? His daughter? I have no doubt this is real, recorded secretly by someone no longer with him, I would imagine that Mr .Anka hit the roof when he saw this but after he calmed down he loved it, he did it his way.He is a product, you check into a penthouse suite at the Hilton LV the toilet should be clean. I don't like his teen heart throb stuff {Or "Having My Baby"} but he is rich because he wrote it all. His current career fucking swings! That's just the way it is.

[ebmolloy]

Full disclosure (most of my explanations are way down in the comments list): This SOUND recording is very real. Anka has had to respond to it many times over the years. But the video is fake. It's just part of a series (hopefully) of silly enactments of what I see when I listen to certain interviews and candid recordings. And I like Anka. The cute blond? My girlfriend. She thanks you for the flattery. The phallus trick is something my sister taught me when was a kid.

Thanks for watching.

[leviathonus]

Again , wonder who the blond girl was, ANYONE KNOW ? the way she walked right up to him then stormed off when he said "What's your problem" Makes think she is related and thus un-fireable. Like how John looks at her ass as she leaves as well. Funny how she is making a phallic symbol at the beginning as well....This clip is amazing, love it.

[theegreatrandini]

Why didn't they show Mr. Anka?

[EllJayAitch]

jdunston2 wrote: "Paul Anka is a BRAND not just a singer."

He's absolutely right. Sinatra held his musicians in very high regard, but they all looked great in concert. The whole idea of big bands was to present a united front, visually and sonically united.

I totally understand Paul Anka's message. You gotta shake up the troops now and then, at least to dispel the lethargy and complacence.

Anka is not a tie-dye T-shirt and ripped jeans personality. He has built his cred over decades.

[tpt1111]

Paul is a douchebag.

That's just the fuckin' way it is!!!!!

[ajbalfour]

Where's Joe? Maybe he's with Marcus. ;-D

[jdunston2]

I understand where Anka is coming from. Paul Anka is a BRAND not just a singer. And if he's paying his band top money to represent his BRAND on stage he has a right to expect shirts and not T-Shirts. I'm surprized he didn't make them wear tuxedos. I'm in the business and musicians have a tendency to bring that "this is just another gig" attitude to work with them. They don't seem to "get it" that they represent a product on stage.

[schreibmaschine2008]

I can not see Paul Anka there. There is only a guy who is much taller than Anka in reality and who sounds a bit like him. I don't think this is faked but is the angry guy really Anka?

[miladybea]

This is the most disgusting thing I ever saw! Who is this stupid man? who he think he is? MG. Hope he goes soon to hell, he really deserves it!!

[guppypartz]

Ya his wife said to him, 'I slice like an ice cube!!!.'

[smitcj]

well if i did a wedding gig and showed up in a tee shirt id be screwed. So what idiot shows up for a Paul Anka gig in a frickin t-shirt. He lost his cool for sure, but I'd be pissed off too.

[Picardy]

Lucky for Joe that he couldn't be found. My god I wonder what Anka thinks of everyone hearing his maniacal rant - worse boss than Lumberg.

[super8film]

Good job. Funny stuff.

[bimmerfun]

Paul Anka is a real musician. I love him...and I dig his "Buddy Rich Side", too!

[jflash214]

wow kicking a little bit of ass, they made a fucking maniac out of him

[makthnife]

genius

[jeopel]

I can't hear any of these comments over the sound of how awesome Paul Anka is.

[ebmolloy]

Amen.

[scatpack440]

Poor Joe, if Paul ever found him he probably got sliced with a hammer.

[idahovandal]

In Paul's defense, if you've ever worked with musicians - even so-called professionals - it can be like herding cats.

[Jaybird1103]

"I don't care if it's Jesus Christ"? Paul, you'd better care come Judgement Day. You don't want the guys making a maniac out of you, but language like that and God can make you burn in the Devil's Den.

[Jaybird1103]

Slice like a hammer? Paul Anka's new wife Anna nearly sliced his head with a hunk of ice during a domestic dispute causing a giant gash in his head and requring stitches. Despite Paul not wanting to press charges, Anna was still arrested due to the California Domestic Violence law.

[splayedcadaver]

That's just the fucking way it is.

[nes7827]

I'm going to buy a ticket to one of his shows just so I can yell out "Joe's over here!"

[ebmolloy]

So many comments....and that's my favorite so far. I "green light" that sentiment.

[tristianity4u]

I'm from Ottawa and we actually have a street named after this douchebag here. This guy has been making musical attrocities since the fifties and he's now a multimillionaire. What a hypocritical bastard. Watch an interview and he talks about how he wants to make "positive music" and doesn't agree with 90s groups like Nirvana. Scratch a bit behind the surface and you find an egotistical asshole who's been inflicting schlock on the masses since 1955.

[ancientraver19881989]

the only thing sadder than Paul Anka's diatribe here are the keyboard warriors posting here with all this 'I'd have chinned him' crap - and if you had he'd have sued your arse off - but of course you wouldn't have as in reality you wouldn't have the guts to say anything to anyone and so over-compensating for being scared of your own shadow...

[therapee]

And you spent the better part of 20 minutes typing this up just you can "burn" the keyboard warriors.

You think that you're better than them; you're not.

[impalapez]

good job puttin a clip in front of this classic audio!!!

[Nafs1Dedra]

Well, I hope to hell this ego "maniac" finds Joe, who ever in the hell Joe is! And I know one damn thing for sure,this 'ol demented fool will never coming near one of my birthday cakes, if he uses a hammer to slice the ch!t!! Who in the hell does he think he is? Will somebody please stuff a shirt in the Frankie Avalon wannabe's mouth!

[louisepalanker]

Perfection

[johnb510]

This is a fake.

[ebmolloy]

of course it's a fake. it says so in the description. also, my anka is 6 plus feet tall. the real one...? not so tall.

[stillphil]

it's great man !

[makthnife]

you slice like a hammer, there john

[A440Hzzz]

this is a hacked up version of the real thing, which is way funnier.

[atomicbolt]

Paul Anka a "Sinatra wannabe"? Hell, Anka WROTE the song "My Way" for Sinatra, and it was his biggest hit

[dallasfrommichael]

google "anka the guys get shirts" and get the full version. it ain't as harsh as this makes it seem.

[chitlinsngrits]

I was too distracted by the cock napkin and the jar of green olives to realize what was going on. Is this jackass some kind of sinatra knock-off? Do people actually pay to see him swallow the few decent pop songs we have and vomit shards of acrimonious plastic piffle into their bovine eardrums? Oh wait, now I remember, this is America.

[quartzy26]

I want to see the video of when he finally found Joe!

[roxymodest]

where was joe?

[citizenfitz]

All that inner rage - it just comes boiling out when he does Smells Like Teen Spirit.

[slickslickster]

Where's Joe?

[chentiangemalc]

What a loser!

[mndandy]

You left out the Vinnie Falcone bit!

"Do I have to get Vinnie Falcone down here to ride your asses?"

I'll send Vinnie over and you can re-edit..... It's all part of the new integrity kick that I'm on. Don't make a fucking maniac outta me!

[oz2319er]

I heard Anka talk about this in an interview.

one of his crew snuck in an audio recorder.

this video is an act.

[grobn]

Ummm, is that girl making a dick with that napkin?

[ebmolloy]

oh, yes. yes she is.

[Jaybird1103]

Paul doesn't care if it's Jesus Christ? Mr. Anka better pray God doesn't throw the lightning bolt at him.

[Jaybird1103]

I remembered reading in Jerry Lee Lewis' biography "Great Balls of Fire" that he and Paul Anka didn't get along. In fact, while touring Australia with Buddy Holly in the 1950's, Paul was offered a beer by the Killer, Anka told Jerry Lee he didn't need to drink because he was the headliner. This angered Jerry Lee, who threatened to kill Paul in the outback, causing Anka to be so sick and nervous he did'nt perform that night.

[theonlyrealMugsy]

This is very real-(the audio)

Graham Lear is a well seasoned drummer/sideman.

The only way anyone can screw up is if they are intimidated into doing so.

Graham worked well with Santana, REO Speedwagon and Gino Vanelli. He's one of the best drummers in the world.

He doesn't need this grief.

[Jaybird1103]

I like Paul Anka's music, but if he talked to me like that, I would hire some Vegas thugs to either kick his rear end back to Canada or let them do their job and then Paul can eat his breakfast with the Devil.

[monky999]

yeah, heard the same. the guy is a fucking prick & fires people over nothing. total has-been paranoid.

all he's known for now is that he was Paul Anka. oldies only now.

[pap4456]

I've heard from other people that have worked with him and apparently he is an asshole. I wouldn't have lasted two days with him--I'd have kicked the bejeezus out of him.

[McGeachan]

This is obviously NOT Paul Anka. It is a rather amusing spoof sketch. For which Kudos to the writer and performers. Paul Anka is a gentleman and certainly would never speak to anyone in this manner.

[ruxblue]

Holy freaking shit. Thanks for the hearty belly laugh McGeachan!

Check out Paul "slice like a hammer" "I call myself 'The Kid'" Anka talking about this rant to Terry Gross.

[BarneyFife00]

He signs the checks, he gets to act like a prick. And everyone just nods their heads thinking "what an a**hole".

[gregtl1967]

Amen Paul. Those checks dont bounce. Why cant those dope-head musicians get with the program !

[kirkanderson]

He's right about the shirts and about professionalism. The Beatles without Epstein? Think about it. But Epstein did it without being abusive.

[kentucy9999]

Thanks very much for the video. Very funny. Paul Anka was short and kind of dumpy. He wasn't much of a singer nor was he nearly as good a songwriter as people would like to think. {"Having my baby"} The video was funny. He's still very short by the way.

[CarrotCompany]

Excuse me sir, but Mr. Anka was and still is a genius. Widely respected as a singer and songwriter, his list of accomplishments will stand up to anyone's. I suggest you see him in concert and then be prepared to apologize to us.

[kentucy9999]

I can't believe you take this little twerp seriously. He's a joke. What'd he ever do? Some stupid teenage song for Annette Funnicello. Gimme a break.

[Ringoschel]

Don't be so quick to dump on Mr. Anka here. In my concert going experiences, I've seen Tom Petty kick a roadie in the ass, Billie Joe Armstrong spit on a guitar tech (on purpose) and Steven Tyler rush off to berate a roadie in the middle of a song, leaving Joe Perry to play an extended solo. I'll admit the aforementioned aren't as extreme as Anka's rant, but ebmolloy is right when he/she says "They get this way now and then."

[xms32]

So I guess this shows how important Paul Anka is. Some odd years later he's workin in Branson. LMAO. Isn't that where you go to die?

[CarrotCompany]

Yes you are correct. Branson IS where you go to die. The average age of the audience member in Branson is DEAD. They are so old, they fart dust.

But that is why Paul Anka never performed and probably never will perform in Branson. He is not ready to die. He has too much true talent.  He only seeks perfection. We should all strive to put on a top-level show no matter what our occupation. Paul Anka demands that his audience feel satisfaction. Can you say the same about your job?

[xms32]

I can absolutely say that about my job. I work in the same field as Mr. Anka with one exception. I'm not as famous as him but I've been on bigger stages than he has ever played and I am a world champion of the instrument I perform with. I was unaware that Paul had never played Branson since I understood he had a theater in Branson at one time that didn't go over.

[xms32]

Regardless, the fact remains that he does demand perfection as any great artist should. I would accept nothing different. BUT, and this is a HUGE BUT; there's a big difference between demanding perfection and being an asshole. Looks to me that Mr. Anka has chosen the later.

[xms32]

I don't treat my people this way. If they make me that angry, I fire them. Simple. There's not a man that walks the earth that would address me the way Mr. Anka has to these individuals. He wouldn't have a functional jaw if he did.

[assignmentearth]

I would tend to agree with you on all counts.

[wallis222]

Wow someone is a little cocky. Do post some videos of your playing, or of your gigs I'd love to see a champion.

[xms32]

you can purchase a ticket for around $65 for nose bleeds. I work with the most famous band in music today. Not of all time, but of today. Come see a show and best of luck to ya.

[wallis222]

That doesn't help. Is it to risky to show your real identity? Who are you, what do you play, what band are you with? Do you just work with the band or are you in the band?

[xms32]

That's all the hint I'll give you. You figure it out for yourself. And, it's very irrelevant. What is relevant is that Mr. Anka is a prick and that is why he's never had a full time working band for any great length of time nor has he been considered anything but a one hit wonder.

[wallis222]

One hit wonder? HE just put out his 125th ablum/cd. Do the math, actualy that isn't needed, it is obvious that he is not a one hit wonder. ALthough, I do agree with you that he is a huge prick.

[xms32]

Doesn't matter if he put out his 125th album, only about 2 of them have ever sold anything over 50,000 copies. What radio station can I turn on this moment and here his music within the next hour? I heard he's big in Japan :)

[ebmolloy]

I made this video, and I don't think Mr. Anka is THAT much of a jerk, really. He's one of those "consumate performers." They get this way now and then. His band was probably a bunch of stoner jack-offs anyway (it was the 70's) - no offense to any of the stoner jack-offs who liked the video. Anyway, I just thought it would be fun to imagine what the band was like, so let's save some space in our hearts for Paul. He wrote that Kodak theme song or something, didn't he?

[missohio83]

Ummm is this THE same Paul Anka that sang sweet innocent songs like Put Your Head on My Shoulder and Puppy Love??? Wow!!! I love him and could never imagine he would do something like that! He always seems so nice to his fans and other people!!! I'm still in shock! It sounds like him but it's weird they're not showing him! If it is really is him then I lost some respect for him!

[oolookitty]

just fyi, this is a real "rant" but not a real video; the audio has been laid over some footage shot by someone or other. That's why you don't see Paul Anka. Though he still comes off as a moron. Hammers don't slice, Paul.

[evangenitals]

Hey! Is that Eric Layer from Piece of Meat theater company I see in there? Genius. That's some funny shit.

[Nefraneer]

I used to like Paul Anka. Funny how fast like can move to hate. That guy is a jerk, and I really wish one of those guys would have beat his ass. I bet that at least ONE of them have quit by now, and hopefully all of them have. Life is too short guys, life is too short. Don't take that crap from a clown. A real manager and leader would NEVER act that way. Look at Mo Ostin at Warner Bros Records, and the way he treated people and how successful those 30 years where while he was boss.

[Moesizla]

Jesus Christ wasn't really the best comparison, was it, Pauly?

[Martius1962]

"I slice like a f**king hammer"???

[smitty1276]

This was only a dramatization, guys.

[Promethesis]

Where's Paul at? I don't see him once.

[oneguytrio]

what a little bitch

[LTDANMAN44]

what a prick ass ball buster. he can die in a fire

[prankst3r]

His band should have dumped him on the spot. I would have loved to see one of those guys lay him out.

[EarlofCrawford]

What an asshole. Leave it to a has-been to compare himself to Jesus Christ.

[ashcol47]

Well, to be fair, Lennon was at the top of his game when he did it.

[GhastlyH]

He's the new Buddy Rich.

[plumluck]

well done, molloy.

[ShawnWolfe]

Good one.

[leeroychile]

i've heard about this anka freak-out. he really lays it into his band. you kind of feel sorry for them. funny video, though. what an ass!!!

[ericlayer]

Damn, that Anka's a real nut-buster, ain't he???

[dannynutter]

that's-just-the-fuck-ing-way-i­t-is!