The real Kim Fowley on 'The Runaways' and so much more

[121RebelGirl]

im in love with kim fowley...lol

[xColferWeasleyPelsX]

Come on guys, he may be a dick, but the guy is a genious.

[Bringinback70sPunko]

This guy deserves the death threats he gets on fb

[MrLiberty1972]

Kim rules!

[Bringinback70sPunko]

@MrLiberty1972 what is wrong with you?

[MrLiberty1972]

@Bringinback70sPunko what do you mean? what? why do i love Mr.Fowley? He's just cool, that's all. He got to experience and help promote some real cool things. And he knows how to get by and make some cash outta the music industry. Sure, he exploited punk for all he could, and mainly 'new wave'. I'd like to sit down and have a coffee with him, i'd have so much to ask him about.

[Bringinback70sPunko]

@MrLiberty1972 Well... I stick to my earlier comment. Also, he's a rapist! Thats why I asked. Maybe you should watch Edgeplay and read Cherie's book Neon Angel.

[MrLiberty1972]

@Bringinback70sPunko ah really? I thought Cherie has no problem with Kim. She knows she was exploited for all she was worth. And i'm quite sure she still digs the notoriety that comes with it all. Haven't read Neon Angel yet, would like to ofcourse.

[ZLUGGO]

"What is real life?" LOL! Priceless! Cool guy.

[CrimsonNdClover]

He gives me the creeps :3

[tokimasa121]

fucking asshole..

[makrocker1000]

grande squalo!!! grazie a"sfruttatori" come questo abbiamo avuto i migliori album Rock n roll!!

[sab82669]

What a tremendous asshole. He's consistent I guess

[SaRinaGetaWay]

He really is an asshole and i really dont like how he treated the runaways but if he wasnt there, there wouldn't be any runaways!!

[ilexi923]

I read the whole book. And all I can say is it what the music business

[Purge187]

I'm about halfway through Cherie's book "Neon Angel", and from what I've already read, I can honestly say that this guy is an absolute scumbag.

[acadx]

@Purge187 i agree kim fowley is a scumbag, he is still trying to cash in on those girls, fowley never had any talent at all, these people that think he was this genius should really find out the real story

[Bringinback70sPunko]

@acadx thank you!! Finally!

[squidwardscolon]

HES SO CHILL<3

[sarzamineiran]

Why doeshe keep looking away

[bemoviedirector]

this old guy is very funny

[ImSoShi]

wow so he really was a dick... lol

[CrimsonNdClover]

He seems cool and I find it hard to think of all the abuse he put the runaways through. But that's just me :)

[repelghosts]

Kim was a fucking genius...like the yankee Malcolm Mclaren, who invented the sex pistols...i recall meeting cherie...she was one fun ass fucker...thank-you for this piss ant...Gemma F-U

[fukimotoz]

Good interview. Wow, they really cast the right guy in the film. I just saw it yesterday and he was spot on in the movie, the look, the face, the mannerisms.

[Mullmill]

He forgot the apostrophe in I'm on his t shirt.

[elle420urbud]

i was a very good friend of Bassist Vicki Blue and ispent a lot of time around these people and Fowley was a freek in a spiked dog collar that preyed on young girls he made my skin crawl. But that's just my opinion and shouldn't matter hopefully all the partying he did affected his memory and he's not just a lying bag of shit.

[megaultimateduduhead]

He looks pretty normal for a 72 year old and I don't find him an ass in this video, he's cool. The interviewer was comfortable , good vid.

[TheCozybear65]

twisted genius, very peculiar

[quieterrps]

Ahh...the power of lunchmeat! Say what you like, he's his own kind of genius which is really the only way to be one, right?

[rpronan]

David Lynch and he came from the same vane.

[Gravyballs2011]

Lunch time at the senior center? Looks like this is in between bingo games.

[sheenska00]

If he wasn't nice the runaways spying of had that push.

[666OJDgirl]

The Actor Who Played Him In The Film, Nailed It.

[ACEDIAMOND666]

i've met,written and worked with kim fowley.

he's a REALLY strange and wierd guy.

i don't trust the guy.

[MADRAVN420]

this guy seems like a genuine asshole.

[Darrylizer1]

Wow, the actor playing Kim in the movie nailed it.

[dusk2dawn001]

Why bother to eat lunch when you're already full of yourself ?

[jhamptonjr]

Just like an oyster needs the irritating grain of sand to make a pearl, The Runaways might never have achieved what they did had it not been for Kim Fowley. If someone isn't pushing you, caring as much about your goal as you do and keeping you on track whether you like it or not, you can easily just let it go and lose it all. Without Kim, we might never have known how great this band was. Haters hate all you want - you wouldn't know greatness if it slapped you in the face. Great interview!

[superzapper]

Why isn`t this dickhead fukin dead . He`s a prime example that there is no god.

[Dreamergirl818]

HOLY SHIT! KIM FUCKING FOWLEY!

[NunuInvincible829]

he seems like a jokester lol

[amapunker76]

WOW,hes really aged,wheres his green hair!

[hannahadelle99]

LOL. I love how he answers the questions. Great sense of humor.

[mcrlove27]

hes wonderful

[IzzyConTV]

He's such a freak!! But he's so cool!!! I guess being freaky like that makes him cool!!

[jrmetmoi]

He lookes like Vincent Price-esque. He also looks like a guy from the 30s in a Poirot episode on PBS in the US, or on ITV in the UK. LOL

[WindsweptHQ]

This guys awesome. Awesome producer, songwriter and musician

[chutzpahful]

 hes like scary ina wierd creepy cool way

[AKbras]

I have that shirt!

my bestfriend's uncle, is Kim's best friend(:

and her uncle got me that shirt for my birthday!

cause her uncle made the shirt (:

[AKbras]

I have that shirt!

my bestfriend's uncle, is Kim's best friend(:

and her uncle got me that shirt for my birthday!

[arealOpia1991]

i actually really am very fond of this man x)))

[jaayokay]

hes the fine line between genius and insane..

[Videosarehere]

does anyone else feel kim is looking into your soul

[BLOODTheChosenOne]

Senile much?

[RecklessTheory]

he's very successful yet he's so suppressed, that's an ironic thought which is what makes him fascinating.

I feel like if he were to take up Buddhism his frown would some how reverse, just because you can tell he's attatched to something from the past you can see it lurking in his eyes.

[wildwomenneverdie]

SHE'S NOT THINKING WITH HER DICK. ;( THATS WHAT KIM ALWAYS SAID "THINK WITH YOUR DICK"

[GarIicjr]

so what are you doing these days? "im a old fuck spending my last dimes to stay alive..

[shannoncf56]

Kim Fowely..is an actual legend ! :D

[Wscate]

thi guy is a total dick.

[whitewitchoz]

Kim Fowley has done and seen more in his very interesting life than all these losers saying bad stuff ever will in their lives. The man is 70 years old...have some respect.

[fede018]

@whitewitchoz yep

[gdash4]

Kim Fowley is not George Martin to Joan's John Lennon; maybe Tony Sheridan.

[ItsMeAgainXD]

he's death incarnate.

[IDIOSYNCRATICS]

"Well, what is real life?" that's a good answer

[keltyk]

If you were Fowley- you'd be wary of food handlers- He's the sort of guy who will easily offend people by his manner- He can't help it- Most people don't know who he is- He's just this creepy misfit- Never want to offend the people handling your food- It's basic common sense- unless you actually want gross things done to it

[darlamilf47]

Hes a genius he knew wut he wanted and wut wud make the world go wow become amjaor millionaire not his fault cherie cudnt stand the fast lifestyle and keepon sort of like nikki sixx is wut joan reminds me of ina female version she just wanted everyone to get along dont breakup the band i think more coke wud changed cheries vision mixed w jd shedb

a millionaire today,as for lita love her but can see clearly today how cherie got pissedoff easy ego bitch,joan rulz all the way around cool

[joshgallman1]

didnt his mom ever tell him not to talk with his mouth full

[eksnead]

Thanks Hot Time Harv! He's a Malcolm McClaren-esque character, that's for sure. And he was historically much more interesting to interview with the young stars of the film about the Runaways.

[eksnead]

strange it isn't it? he and the actor are almost identical...

[NunuInvincible829]

@eksnead i just said that 2 days ago lmao

[Bret1Maverick]

@eksnead I know huh. I was expecting to have him be a dick, from how he was in the movie. Having sex, while he's on the phone, every time. Then pocketing money. That was happening inthe 60's and 70's alot from what i hear. The mob was in the record business on the east coast too. Probably out of it by their time though, but he had to have seen it, in his early days.

[pixelated111]

@eksnead Great casting...

[shelbylorena]

shit, he looks just like the actor they chose

[claytoons]

brings his own sandwich from 7-11 because he doesn't trust restaurant food............what a fucking moron; does he think we're stupid? He probably got the sandwich from begging on Hollywood Blvd....................

[SniffySniffles]

Is it just me or does he resemble Herbert the Pervert from Family Guy?

[StupidChicagoPunk]

this guy is awesome. he has every right to be self centered

[NeonAngel1997]

@StupidChicagoPunk All he did was exploit teenage girls.

[StupidChicagoPunk]

@NeonAngel1997 and look what he created...

[NeonAngel1997]

@StupidChicagoPunk No, he brought them together. Then they formed a "mind" of their own. He's a fucking bastard.

[StupidChicagoPunk]

@NeonAngel1997 he publicized them. without him, you never would have heard of them. i can understand if you don't like him, but give people credit when it's due.

[lemoniceluxe]

I was avoiding his eyes, through the screen. Creepy. Fuck.

[kidballistic]

Check your Webster's dictionary. Right next to "Douchebag" is his picture.

[benebrius]

narcissistic fuck-head.

[Facinellifan6296]

I love how he waites for Elizabeth to ask another question about the topic before he actually answers it fully...

[runaways1975]

i love him he´s such an asshole but he maked the runaways famous

long life the king hysteria

[Moonserpent9]

looks like he's in a nursing home

[Moonserpent9]

looks like he's in a nursing home

[technogypsy]

Aww, Kim may have been a bastard... but we all are. Love for the King Hysteria. Kanye for the old days.

[GreenDaySucker]

I hope my grandad would be that funny

[MKUltra3]

California Gypsy Man himself

he's critical to the legend

it's not easy to be filthy

[FallAndFail]

@MKUltra3

I mainly thumbed this comment for your name.

[dobby36]

wow michael shannon got him pretty much down. scary.

[GreenIeaf]

too much druugss?

[elfcarnage2010]

Damn, he's a fossil

[DiamondDogAngel]

Wow... even now, he's still an ass. I feel bad for the woman interviewing him. She sounded scared to death! Ew, he's ugly too...

[eksnead]

@DiamondDogAngel I wasn't scared. I was fascinated. He's part of rock lore. no matter what you think of him or sid or malcolm or any of them, they helped change things...

[Talljim01]

@eksnead You interviewed SId V.? He was really odd but man did he have his own style

[girraud]

@eksnead I agree; I found his character and the movie and his surrela personality in this footage appropriate for the behavior portrayed by Rock n' Roll in general. I bet you had a great time interviewing him. I'm surprised that some people can judge so hardly when they see a little footage of film. Fowley's personality transcends the camera and you caught that. I agree, people like him help change things and thank God for that. Great interview.

[11Onlylove]

@eksnead cool - i find him fascinating too! great interview!!

[2dboy]

what a fucking loser - go die KIM - your a PIG and WE HATE YOU

[GirlOfRiot]

that guy's a total creep

[BenjaminPillagevane9]

this dude is an old version of axl rose... damn asshole

[ChatPranks]

wow! Michael Shannon nailed the character of this guy in the movie, my hat goes off to him.

[kyndallynne]

"I think you're quite lovely!" "You have taste..."

[28if]

Who did the interview? This sounds like a high school paper. Let's repeat every answer he gives and say "great"

[eksnead]

@28if hey, F you , thumb sucker. think its easy, try it!

[28if]

@eksnead "um, Great" there, I DID IT!

[HotTimeHarv]

@eksnead I can imagine how you felt, Elizabeth. Kim Fowley called me last week after I wrote to a bunch of artist friends and colleagues offering to promote them on FM radio. I was shocked that he called and so freaking nervous I sounded like a 16 girl watching the Beatles get off the plane. I agree that he is a significant part of rock history and I find him to be absolutely fascinating. F the detractors of your interview. Cheers...

[TheRealLifeOfRiley]

@eksnead You GO girl!

[rqbuchanan]

@28if I thought her conduct quite competent, if not exemplary. To me, he seems a unnerving figure.

[xcardboardbox]

@28if I'm pretty sure that didn't happen asshole

[BillieJoeFan001]

Damn hes still alive. he is so damn crazy.

[ohravenous1]

That guy is so totally gay that I am shocked he ever had sex with a woman....in front of anyone let alone behind closed doors....chuckle....get aload of that sexy scarf....sheesh

[dicknailed]

Not alot of people get him but you have to respect that Kim has never apologized for who he is and it takes balls to do that.

[flamesofmordor]

I loooove his style!!!

[dasbakon]

Kim Fowley's a fucking idiot.

[runawaysluver70]

0_o... i dont know what to think of this guy..

[8000cheese]

hes charismatic alright

[tokimasa121]

He's an idiot.

[SmokinMo11]

Back in the 70's,fowley had shock value.2day,shock value no longer exists for him. We've heard it all.He hasnt a leg to stand on except for his past.Its great that Joan & Cheri can tour & make back all the $ back that he robbed from the Runaways( while excludeing him).Karma ya old stinkin dog fart.Karma Baby! That a-hole didnt even give the" KIDS"any $ to eat.I have absolutely no respect for any1 that will starve 5 kids & live off their $.I will support joan & cheri as long as he isnt involved.

[TheCherryBomb22]

He is a little disgusting and weird o.0

[ruizj2006]

wow he's like a real life/ older version of the joker

[buffyfreak8374]

He's weird...And yet, I like him. Hm...He's not as creepy as I first thought though. I read Cherie Currie's book, and I saw the movie, and I thought... "Is he really that creepy?" But now I see that he wasn't.

[TheHabsfan1993]

@avasephora I agree with you 100%!!! I couldn't have said it better myself!!! FUCK KIM FOWLEY!!!!

[varsityorioles44]

Wow he is creepy. Brilliant though, all the same.

[94donnacone]

i like him he is pretty much what you see is what you get. he is an ass and dosent try to hide it

[iamnotcynical]

Same Kim Fowley as before. Same Kim Fowley. Kinda sad actually.

[toughcookie77]

he is such a weird little creeper...but such a genius.

I love how he called himself disruptive.

[toughcookie77]

he is such a weird little creeper...but such a genius.

[chinesedemocracy7]

wtf! the man is a genius! he CREATED the runaways, they would have and should have been the biggest band in the world, i think that if guns n roses wouldnt have collapsed, and the runaways didnt break up those 2 bands would rule music today!

[TheChickenCousin]

@chinesedemocracy7 Joan Jett herself actually said that she thought it was fate that The Runaways broke up, because she said you can't be a runaway when your eighteen or twenty. "What are you running away from?" were her exact words, I'm pretty sure.

[dicknailed]

I find him pretty whimsical.

[jimmyjfx]

cool guy



[BesidesPain]

He's funny xD

[IkilledTheRainbow46]

his weird :/

[Redbloodedsky]

There's a real RockN'Rolla!

[BLOODTheChosenOne]

Interesting being. He is him and no one else. He tells it how it is. Very Inspiring...

[titanx9]

I actually like Kim (now) and I'm glad he gave the girls a chance but seriously if they had have better management The Runaways (all 5) could have gone much further. They were kids. They needed more structure and stability not to be out on the road unsupervised with barely any money for food, room to sleep, and a shit-load of drugs. And I know he pimped out Cherie once...

[kirbygene]

@titanx9 I agree 100% with your evaluation. Well said!

[Moonbutterfly7]

@titanx9 Holy shit are you serious? He pimped out Cherie? I haven't got the bio of Neon Angel but I plan too. I just know the story of how he got a chick and fucked them in front of the girl and was like "I'm going to teach you dogs a thing or two" Seriously this guy is an asshole.

[sonicsteev]

legend

[EffLabels]

Michael Shannon did a good job of acting as this guy

[indiemolly]

wow, he is weird.

[drbrucel]

too many hits of acid.

[BreKittyCat]

YEAH he might have been awesom for creating the runaways but you don't now haff the stuff he did to them he's en ASS he's sick and i do not like him even if he created the runaways witch is my favorite band id care he made so much money off of them didn't give them any money and my god he showd them how to fuck by drugging a girl and doing it in front of them, he's sick and trust me he did a lot more then that

[edrixie]

@BreKittyCat

I DONT CARE IF HE CREATED THE 'WHEEL'

OR INVENTED 'PENICELLIN'. HE'S AN IDIOT PERIOD.

THE GUYS A FREAKIN IDIOT. (SENOR ROTTEN/PHIL.VIOLATORS)

[BreKittyCat]

@edrixie yeah like i said 100 % agree

[mespacetoday]

@edrixie but his idiot-icy is what makes him great.

[RoyalParasite]

Ha,I like and dislike him.

[abbagodz]

This things' a 'crack pot'!!

[littlewing1975]

You are a saint for interviewing him. Lol

[LilBpresents1]

i kinda fel bad for him lol

[HonRevPTB]

@LilBpresents1 FEEL BAD FOR HIM!?!? SERIOUSLY? This guy is a piece of shit! Or maybe not, maybe the girls just wanna blame all their shit on him!

[LilBpresents1]

@HonRevPTB well its cause like now hes all alone and yeaa.

[TheConstruct]

@HonRevPTB Yeah they do want to blame they're shit on him. Without him they would've been nothing. Glad that he fucked them all back in the day.