"The Cool Guys" Tales Of Mere Existence

[Maaguaa]

you're just not there to see the negative side of their lives...

[greenbunnyluver]

@chastvalex

They probably don't know that it's them he's talking about because, y'know, the cool guys in my high school think they're all that and a bag of chips and when you say "the cool guys in school are arrogant jerks." They just assume you're talking about someone else.

[chastvalex]

what if the cool guys were watching this?

[BrazySavage]

how does he not run out of breath?

[Saraknyalnl]

i can relate to these clips soo much... every single one has at least SOME info i can relate to... amazing..

[Tokeupbro]

Hahaha this stuff is awesome! Watched one episode a little bit ago, and now here I am, 6 episodes later. See you guys on episode 7!

[TubeSalvation]

watch?v=ysNd4QGOgeY

[noraa93]

well at least youre a king on youtube

[InevitablyInevitable]

Oh my god, I just realised how he films these videos.

[herreguda]

@InevitablyInevitable Do tell? :D

[keenfrizzle]

A very realistic approach. Well done.

[IFchucknorrisSHRED]

no way phish are from vermont and formed in college. it was probably butthole surfers

[JosiahSCooper]

No dude. You don't like yourself.

[rinifus]

At the beginning, it reminded me of a male version of the mean girls.

[maoruijia]

you make cool videos on youtube. you're cool. :)

[talismaaniac]

Maturity!!

[laithinator3000]

This guy makes monotone awesome.

[Paulbuffmansbuddy]

@laithinator3000 You should check out steven wright!

[fatninja90]

dont worry dude you became the king of youtube

[HellomynameisN]

@fatninja90 a king

[JoshDave360]

I only just realized he draws these, i thought he animated them...

[thedoucherat]

who is this song about?

[rdamjam]

should have hit the gym and started tanning

[Toyman1982]

You know what? fuck the cool guys. there. i said it

[gbrendel]

@Toyman1982 That's what all the girls say, too. :-/

[r0b0tj0n3s]

i make more money than the cool guys ; )

[mcdudly00]

@r0b0tj0n3s well money isnt everything, fun in much more important

[D7Origin]

The cool guys in my class ended up getting herpes and the band they started lasted two months because of in-fighting.

[50kT]

ahhahaha

[360Gamer2010]

When I think of band that's the "Kings of Boston" I always think of Dropkick Murphys.

[nzbanana]

I keep thinking he's gunna say "and then they became the Kings of Leon"

[swede6666]

@nzbanana but really, they're probably Phish

[lilbunnyjin]

I just noticed you were using tracing paper (saw ur hand)

[Eelullaby]

thumbs up if you dont give a shit what year your watching this in.

[BlahProductions100]

@AgentXPQ I'm sure you're proud of them but did these guys also become the point of your "My Successful Friends" video? :)

[falloutgirlish]

i saw his hand haha

[SnapdragonYellow]

I REALLY want to know the name of this band.

[klickkzam]

"I swear to God", you said. I thought you said your are an atheist.

[GTFOVevo]

@klickkzam Exactly, that's his way of saying he's totally not cool with it lol.

[Karlwithak1221]

The popularity of these videos needs to increase I think all fans should post thier favorite video to facebook :) feel free to repost though

[Angloth]

fuck the cool guys

[RespectMyHate]

This shit is great

[Ankido94]

Heey good for you!

[bryoneill11]

I was always one of the coolest guys... now I dont have any friends

[Lanephotography222]

@bryoneill11 Sucks.

[honeymiel12]

#omg I love your videos,it's like they tell the story of each person's life,this is great!

[honeymiel12]

#love

[TheStigDude]

Dude. You are just simply awesome.

[thejboyd77]

awesome!

[nappa9002]

Whenever he said they became the kings, i always thought he was going to say 'of Leon'. I don't know why, would just make a good story.

[DarkAngelEU]

what is their band name? Now I'm soo curious :/

[timothyiannon]

TAKE A FUCKING BREATH WITH YOUR LONG ASS ANNOYING SENTENCES.

[RooneyMufc10]

I thought he was going to say ''they became the kings .... of leon :L

[MrZshosh]

sigh... story of my life

[duybum999]

you make the best 240p videos ever

[FixerNK]

admirable decision....though not very smart xD ( girls )

[rosebud204]

it doesnt bother me....i swear to god.... lol!!

[PerfectlyPerfect123]

i can see you drawing :)

[anthony66363]

Great Clip

[falcon12312]

the cool guys are assholes

[NextGenNerd]

I WILL DESTROY !!!

[TheLastIshida]

"swear to god"

lol ok we believe you

[kevindgreat3315]

But Lev , you dont believe in God

[HunterToJumper]

Dude. I love you xD These sketches are the stories of my life. =P

[Dollqueen333]

Its not nice to swear. :(

[Atree0]

I think you're a cool guy. :)

[RatKannon]

this shit is so depressing

[gabrielo22]

it wouldnt have been the same if you didnt say "it doesnt bother me anymore, i swear to god" at the end

[laridama]

how old are you now?

wikipedia says "Levni Yilmaz (born 1972 or 1973)", i'm confused =S

[fenisnad]

Which band are they?

[floyd83lfc]

ah but were they the kings of leon?

[sparkytrick]

Boston? Thought you were from San Fran.

[nuke583]

Lev's the cool guy now.

[Gibbet88]

dear creator of theese videos, are you seeing a psychologist? if no- you should...

[mjmegafan223]

@Gibbet88 lulz he probably IS a psychologist seriously he reads my mind

[therarglefrargle]

In junior high, I went to the dances and there was a similar group of cool guys which started a band, band sucked, everybody still loved them regardless. I started a band. much better then theirs, nobody liked us. :/ hmmm... go figure.

[Papanda1995]

Really... It doesn't bother me... swear to God :)

[BLeSSeDoGkUSH420]

haha subscribed great story telling

[bonjourstacy]

This reminds me of Bronwen Wallace's "The Heroes You Had As A Girl".

I really love your humour. :o)

[thenugget666]

believe in God ..... lol a man made thing so man didn't wonder were they were going when they died and people even profit from it lol yer god of money more like it

[ipodcrazy523]

@thenugget666 Trololololo

[AgentXPQ]

I have to add an amendment to this video- everyone in the "Cool Guys Band" wound up being my friend, and was apologetic about being difficult in our earlier years.

all of them.

This was written from my perspective- I may have been much more of a prick than I will ever know. I'm not sure. Point is, all of these people in the Cool Guy's Band wound up being men of substance, and I am proud of all of them.

-L

[Oakysage]

@AgentXPQ It's certainly very noble of you to make it with awareness of your video. Especially making such an amendment 3 and a half years later in which anyone else in your position would perhaps not even think about.

[NathanSnyder13]

@AgentXPQ and that was probably after one of them saw this video and realized you had a following.

[rebeccablacksfanclub]

@AgentXPQ helo L.. i am KIRA! hahahahahahaha!!! =P

[Gnomeslayer778]

@AgentXPQ Wait.. So are these stories like, Legit real stories that happen to you? o.o' I just thought they were like mini comics.. *will still continue to see them as mini comics* :D

[0ctopusComp1etely]

@AgentXPQ I'm proud of you for opening up your own viewpoint enough to realize that maybe things weren't as clear cut as they seemed. Realizing that everyone has their faults and coming to terms with that takes balls. Good on ya, man.

[inuyashalivesbaby]

@AgentXPQ Now, this just makes me smile. :)

[saby0009]

@AgentXPQ Well, I don't wanna be rude or something, but didn't this ("everyone in the "Cool Guys Band" wound up being my friend, and was apologetic about being difficult in our earlier years") happened because you became "a cool guy" -like in famous- yourself?

Anyway, I am a really big fan of your work and I look forward to more great stuff :)

[MrProminance1]

@AgentXPQ I bet they threatened you with a law suit for slander unless you made that statement.

[nahnuhhuh]

you can't be like others no matter how hard you try. But if you could, I really think you wouldn't want to.

[lolnik1]

You aren't "cool guy", but you're cool 

[allenbrwn891]

now i cant stop looking at the hand

[Dbot101]

I bet the music was shit anyways and the majority of the fans are still just teenagers without the sense to know what good music is anyways. I would prefer to be rewarded for something inherently good rather than something that others think is good but really isn't.

[SilencerLPLP]

"...and telling me I should lift weights and go to a tanning salon."

Sounds like your "cool guys" were actually guidos :D

[ScorpiaProduction]

Well, you're not a famous cool guy, but at least you didn't have to sacrifice your individuality.

[xianxiu]

lol cant fool me lev. even i still hate the cool people from high school still

[HerpDerpFilms]

Goddamn it lev let me do my homework!

[Szaam]

I played music. I wasn't a cool guy. Neither were the guys I played music with.

[casualsharpiee]

love his monotone voice. it's what makes it :D

[AngelBiLove]

lol yeah -_- thats how it goes

the dumb lazy punks still get everything in life and you get nothing

ya think would balance itself out right? well, NO. they get everything and you get shit. life's unfair and hard and after that you just die. -That's what my history teacher always said =) he always was an optimist

[pandaman434]

aerosmith

[FlawdaFootball]

The "cool guys" are often just confident people, and they are confident in everything they do, which often leads to success

[28incubus]

@FlawdaFootball Just remember that most of the women who are impressed by these types of people are mostly dumb whores anyway. If you really think about it, music is great, but it IS only entertainment. Scientists and mathematicians contribute more to society, but they are more humble. Most would rather spend their time in quiet contemplation than worrying what anyone thinks of them.

[musicmaniac95]

Swear to god. LOL.

[Themexicanguanorat]

Ha, this reminds me of alot of "friends" I used to have.

I used to think they were really cool, and I just wanted to be accepted blah blah blah,

of course they were popular and everybody loved them, and it all seemed to come so horrendously easily to them, I guess I wanted to try and understand how they managed to be like that, but of course, eventually I realized that in hanging out with them, they basically just mocked and bullied me the entire time, I was the blunt of all their jokes...

[MrsChetBaker555]

0:27

[smoke10108]

why did he not start his own rock band?

[boomfist]

i bet he doesn't mean Boston but he's talking about Metallica

[LACKofSKILLzzz]

what get take some bullshit from assholes? nah better to be yourself..

[bolt93]

Scratch that, they weren't from Boston. But I'd really like to know who these guys are!

[bolt93]

Who are these guys? The decemberists?

[chailizard]

@bolt93 Kings of Leon apparently.

[lucri988]

@chailizard Doubt it. This is more than probable just a good story he came up with. Nothing wrong with that, a good story doesnt have to be true =)

[ringoichiban1]

@bolt93 The Decemberists are from Portland. & I don't think Colin Meloy would mention anyone's pale skin haha.

[13loodLust]

lol u mad bro?

[DeliciousPoop]

this one is different from all the others......... in this one lev KNOWS he fucked up, he could have swallowed some shit and had a great life.

[Tarakol]

@DeliciousPoop Well sometimes people can only swallow so much shit, of course if he stayed in the band he might of gotten even more shit to swallow, and the shit swallowing might of beaten down the stuff in his "great life", also the cool guys would probably always beat him to the punch on the good stuff, girls, cash, blah blah blah >.>

[NarutorRasengan]

Thumbs up for the coolest guy who's also the king of Youtube: Lev!!!

[CrushinRuSSian27]

this is cool

[zanaik]

1:07 ...is that your mouth?

[McFatCow]

is every vid about sadness, misfortunes etc ?

id like to see a happy vid from ye :l

[alyssamichele2]

@McFatCow thats kind of the point..why do you think it's called "the tales of mere existence"..it's hilarous because its so accurate lol

[Sims2players]

The Cool Guys Band? Not a cool band name.

[MrMasterMan007]

at least the cool guys remembered you played the guitar :/

[AsianHideOut]

we will support you :D

[legendnemesis]

wtf 123 people dislike it !! they have no life

[Loriixoxo]

You're way better. Your drawings are superb.

[ThatRantKid]

You character in high school looks a lot like the uncool character in Dazed and Confused.

[NuclearZeppelin]

You live in Boston? And also what band is it?

[aloula97]

@NuclearZeppelin I think it's based on Aerosmith. cos aerosmith are nicknamed "the BAD boys of Boston" but i doubt Lev knew Aerosmith :D

[latieraeve]

who needs to be in a band you got you tube fans

[JackalJayzer]

I was holding my breath for the col guys band to end up being kings of leon

[philsnk]

So were you trying to say they were the Kings of Leon? You used the words Kings a couple times. From what I read on the internet all those guys are related.

[AngelofDespair86]

hehe, you were fucked by the cool guys: they took your skills to boost their OWN coolness, cause they were not good at anything.

[cocobongocaste]

YOU ARE COOL AND TALENTED !!! come on!!

[youhavethechemicals]

123 people were NEVER considered a cool guy.

[Sapient00Czarina]

I always love the endings!

btw, I think if you're in a band, the last thing you think of is lifting weights and tanning (that's for jocks) which is why the guys I liked were always in a band

[xXxWorthTheWaitxXx]

Your voice is so...,.,

Relaxing?

[AMVpurgatory]

@xXxWorthTheWaitxXx

I was thinking "depressed" was a better word.

[masterofevilshadow]

Yeah! Boston! :D

[ionz75]

That's why you study hard to get a business degree and become a record exec, so you can slap "the cool guys" around and make them eat shit sandwiches.

[Tim751]

I Am Not "Cool"

[zanaik]

1:24 so...that thing on your face...is that your mouth?

[teo0180]

we support u,we hate them as well :]

[rumorednights814]

i waste sooo much time watching these!

[LianeandAmy]

@rumorednights814 it's not wasted time

[togogot0]

122 Dislikes are those cool guys which are now working in shitty jobs and look for a solution in your videos

[colzeZ]

this is the perfect, and im talking THE most perfect thing to watch when you're high

[ThePngwn]

why do you have just squiggles for lips now?

[GnarlyTexas]

the drawing of the young "him" looks like the boy on dazed and confused!

[twistedknightmare]

@GnarlyTexas I was just thinking that D=

[MeestaNoName]

omg i saw something flickering behind the "screen" but i had no idea it was the hand that was finishing up the pictures. thats so cool!

[jplosman55]

i love how hes lying in like very video when hes like "this didnt happen to me" or "it doesnt bother me"

[Piccadillyo]

lmfao one of my favourites

[juliakitten100]

i love how you are so calm well you explain this!its like you have never talked loudly before!

[PoptartSniper]

thats how....he writes on the BACK of the paper, u can see his hands

[mynameisjongreen]

Poor Lev... it really bothers him.

[ChmarkoT]

Jesus H. Christ! I just noticed the hand!

[Mippo101]

@ChmarkoT ME TOO!!!

[xuxigirl]

@ChmarkoT H.?

[likeriver]

@ChmarkoT HOLY SHIIIT!!!

[awagamgnalaw]

@ChmarkoT i was just going to say that!! O_O how could i have been so blind...

[aniketk1485]

@ChmarkoT lol!!

[testnumberone1]

@ChmarkoT what hand?

[TheAlfaDecay]

Swear to god?

You don't believe in god Lev.

[ScotVideos]

@TheAlfaDecay he said he wasnt sure

[AshleyKeandra]

@TheAlfaDecay Could've found 'em. Never know.

[Mekose]

@TheAlfaDecay I think that was the joke. As in, it does still bother him.

[megustaverlas]

@TheAlfaDecay it's just an expression! darn it, I say omg a lot it doesn't make me a believer!

[tophearthgrl]

@megustaverlas i know right! i'll say goddammit if i want to... goddammit

[blssdfall27]

@TheAlfaDecay He's being sarcastic? It still bothers him?

[Fredendil]

@TheAlfaDecay you clearly missed the joke...