HR Giger interview Gruyeres Switzerland

[GSF4life29483]

my god he got old

[redskeleton1954]

Hans Rubal Giger. Pronounced Gee-Ger.

[berner]

Penis... EVERYWHERE!

[llovka]

his very cool! : )

[llovka]

"....my painting's...aaawhhh" what's happening?? "aaaawwwwrhhh" *Chest-buster outto of fucking nowhere" 

[krlosz1996]

i fucking love this guy, each time i see an interview or something, i just want to hugh him so hardly!

[chalupamonk]

"Do you know what my initials stand for? My initials stand for 'Hey, Really Giger'"

[firetruckgreen]

@chalupamonk "I was born dead... I am still, stillborn"

[BlahSnarto]

Thanks for Sharing this.. Huge Giger fan hope to make the trek some day to the castle..

Curious was it really hard to get a interview with Giger?

[deneco4]

I heard this fool takes opium like every day

[BlahSnarto]

@deneco4

And your point being? 

[dogfightvj]

is it me or his art has some....dirty...obscene...some­ members o_o like the head of the alien and the black sit of the chairs, not mentioning other things

[krlosz1996]

@dogfightvj it's true, most of his artwork has very explicit sexual references and fetishism, anyway, he is still one of the best artists alive.

[bsharporbflat]

did the interviewer actually see Alien? The place looks like the inside of the Alien vessel not the interior of a prehistoric animal...

[WarOfSalvation]

@bsharporbflat If you look at his other paintings, he has a lot of architecture like that. Bio mechanical bones mixed with machinery, etc. Plus at about 4:30 he says it's probably inside a skeleton type thing.

[DivineManiaStudio]

He is the master!

[thedevo01]

He looked so annoyed when he asked him about the Alien.

It's like when Chuck Palahniuk is asked about Fight Club. Except Chuck published his novel in '96 whereas the Alien movie was done in '79.

It's such a bummer that success can actually kill the love between the creator and the creation.

[SadamYT]

@thedevo01 The thing is - Xenomorph (known as "the alien") is not even 3% of Giger's art. It's like "Oh, mister Giger also made the alien... but let's get back to the topic..." :)

[Dragonion2010]

@SadamYT Oh, wait ... you meant the Xenomorph does not even constitute 3% of his entire artwork collection, didn't you? Sorry, my bad ;)

[Neonshell227]

I know where I'm going.

[MsLOMEZ]

he is really great, love his work

[Cheesetroll]

he was talking way to much about the alien its like you can see on giger that he dont really wanna dicuss it same goes to his wife, ALL OF GIGERS WORKS ARE FANTASTIC, dont just talk alien.

[tjorvendc]

i want a tattoo of his work

[TheLionKiller101]

I want to commission this guy to paint something for me before either I or he dies. It's a dream.

[nikthedick123]

have i been pronouncing giger wrong? i thought it was giger as in (guy-gurr) not giger like (gee-gurr).

[MetalScull]

@nikthedick123

Yup, his name is pronaunced as "gee-gurr{".

[nikthedick123]

@MetalScull aight. thatll take getting used to for me though.

[orbital92hotmail]

@nikthedick123 der

[ghitaciprian]

@nikthedick123 the second version gee gurr because he.s swiss

[Guestservice2000]

@nikthedick123 yup, you've been pronouncing it wrong.

[nuke97]

Gigers wife is a hotty :D

[KatjaContu]

Sie sind ein grossartiger Künstler !!! Für mich einer der grössten !!! eine grosse Persönlichkeit, die sehr lange unerreicht bleiben wird... Gruyères ist ein Erlebnis... wer einmal dort war, wird wieder hin wollen... die Bar in Chur hat mir auch gut gefallen, aber Gruyères ist unerreicht... weiter so... Talente wie Sie sind etwas ganz besonderes !!!

[Aspenaes]

Giger turns me on!!!!

[arpionatore]

He seems painted by his own.

[SlaginnMetal247]

i want a Giger chair make me feel like a king in the castle

[floorboardvoodoo]

alien coffee!!

[kudjo24]

im not surprised some religious zealots burned his space jockey model down...all of the work is phallic, vaginal, full of vessels and artieries, and mostly satanic imagery....the space jockey is indeed captivating.....im just wondering what this guy does when no one's watching.

[1Buttonmasher]

@kudjo24 What he may do in his free time other than making his amazing artwork can be no worse than what you do or what I do. All humans have dirty, hidden thoughts, this man just chooses to express them and that is what I like about his artwork. It's so human and honest, and expresses the darker side to the human psyche, while being elegant and beautiful at the same time as being harsh, cols and brutal.

[JeffreyKuntae94]

"do they mostly come at night :B" LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

[valcaron]

He and Harlan Ellison are beginning to look more and more alike at their old age.

[nerdman67]

I was on a school trip three weeks ago, walking around that town and just happened to find the HR Giger place, and thought "hey, this looks kool!" and went inside.

Things havnt been the same since. O.o

Love him

[ninjachipzanuff]

very strange man

[JustToWatchvids1]

Is it true that he has sleep paralysis?

[ADogAteMyComment]

@JustToWatchvids1 Everyone has sleep paralasys. You just don't feel it cause you're sleeping. If you want to experience it awake you should experiment with lucid dreaming. It's not all that pleasent in my opinion though.

[SaintSanguine]

Stop asking about Aliens!!

[rhall8910]

I've had a lot of ideas some could have been such quick trips through my head that I'm ashamed of myself but they were still my ideas the quickest trips ever like pet rocks. All my life and when you don' t know were to turn you stop careing

[aatusha]

Look at him. Is anyone really surprised about his artwork?

[Wagiblues]

Giger - much much different artist to other swiss painters - watch for example - Albert Anker. But both had found to express the life with their great art.

[Wagiblues]

Giger - much much different artist to other swiss painters - watch for example - Albert Anker.  But both had found to express the life a great art.

[thebbeenn]

LOL, I love how humble Mr Giger is about his creation, the Alien - one of the most legendary creature design in history. "...a creature who looked a little scary, and um... yep.." XD

At the end the interviewer made a reference to "Aliens", which Mr Giger was NOT allowed to work on, (allegedly was a huge disappointment for him). It was awkward how Giger looked sideways and nodded at the reference.

Giger, you are the Man.

Your paintings (your babies) inspire me.

[EpicPremonition]

@Warhammer40kWarGamer LOL @ immigrant, I was born here....

you're country? the United Kingd--oh wait, right, warhammer.......

[Be4TinGyoU]

@EpicPremonition Stupid paki...you don't even know how to use the word you're correctly haha

[EpicPremonition]

@Be4TinGyoU What was that you broke fuck? Woops I left tyre tread on your roads

[Be4TinGyoU]

@EpicPremonition Who says i'm broke? You like to assume a lot...I've probably made more money playing poker in the last 3 years than you will in your entire life.

[EpicPremonition]

@Be4TinGyoU LFMAOOOOOOOO a petty gambler LMFAO, yeah course mate LOOOOOOL

[Be4TinGyoU]

@EpicPremonition If you call 7 figures petty then i guess sure, unlike you i don't need to work 7days a week in a convenience store to make a lot of money.

[EpicPremonition]

7 figures don't make me laugh LMFAO, one look at your friends list and I already know you're lonely LMFAO, your fake, you have nothing oh and by the way, if working 7 days a week in a shop cna get me the cars I have, well that's a very expensive job!..idiot, I do real estate, don't bother talking.

[EpicPremonition]

@Be4TinGyoU the 7 figure man disliked all my videos, he sure is living the life right now isn't he LFMAO

[EpicPremonition]

@Warhammer40kWarGamer you are an utter cock, go paint some toys for the kids you touch up outside school breaks dirty pedophile

[EpicPremonition]

@Warhammer40kWarGamer

1. if the Real Estate market is an illicit substance, consider me a kingpin

2. I'm not lazy, I work out and have been active since school, unlike yourself, sitting on your fat ass painting shitty little toys.

3. that's not a supermarket carpark, that's an assembly hall for parties which I have invested in since '07, it's paid off well and if an S63 AMG, C63 AMG, E350, M5 and a two tone RR are piles of slow arse steel, than you're obviously having withdrawal symptoms

[EpicPremonition]

@Warhammer40kWarGamer awww the poor baby jeawous....awwwwww

[Biankito]

Great artist, love his dark, surrealistic style.

[Soaploaf]

They screwed him over after the second alien movie, read about it. Thats why he gets a case of the ass at 4:50. "That was a demand" ...old grudges die hard i guess. Kinda sucks that he doesn't think too highly of the Alien but I can't blame him.

[FreemanLambda]

@Soaploaf It is probably because he is scared shitless of not only the creature, but also the fact that it emerged from the depths of his nightmares. I wouldn't want to talk about it either.

[TheGodParticle]

My Hero!

[lachanine]

hr giger oh my god must have so many nightmares to create monsters so strange and ugly as his only work of art more popular as the alien

[camzaidz]

if i could have a house all the furniture would look like hr giger stuff and all my walls and the kitchen!!! ohh and my bed aswell :p

[thomizz]

they reduce him to "giger the alien creator". assholes. it even seems to be not a big thing to him

[Antillektuell]

you can see how giger is a little pissed off because people always talk to him about "alien" especially in 9:00 "do you have a favourite alien?" he seems to think "man theyre not aliens! i only created that one for the alien movie and the one for species" he also does other stuff then just "aliens"

[Maddolis]

I'd love to go there.

[1995UltraZZ28]

You've been in my Dreams for so long. I want to dressup like a ALIEN & Drive My Camaro LMAO! You never know it might just see an Alien driving down the road and it might throw dueces at you and then all you'll see is taillights LOL!

[MaTchBoOkPoEt]

mr burns defiantly has on of his chairs

[Bloodsport1]

when he was ask about how did he get the idea about the alien he almost or sounded like he said oh that was a demo-but stop and change his words. Dont get me wrong, dude his totally talented but do anybody think his art work was inspired but out of this world beings possessing him?

[vladdt]

Love Giger, he's great! 

[bullsnake70]

@EpicPremonition How is he a devil worshiper?

[EpicPremonition]

@bullsnake70 Occult symbolism, need I say more?

[bullsnake70]

@EpicPremonition May I ask, of what faith are you? What religion?

[HCShannon]

@EpicPremonition You're just jealous!

[EpicPremonition]

@HCShannon I'm witholding myself from LMFAO! Did you just say I'm jealous?! Please say it's not the money, because I have plenty of that and don't say it's the fame because I'd hate to be famous :)

[EpicPremonition]

@ParadoxIncarnate unimaginative? lol coming from an OTO cock sucker I find that amusing :) Aleister Crowley inspired works, your idol has no imagination, pathetic worm, sometimes I'm glad the rich keep the classes to segregate the stupid and the smart.....

[EpicPremonition]

@ParadoxIncarnate trust fund? oh you mean rags to riches at 19? all by myself? oh how they love to hate.....

[chemafan]

I love his art!!!! he is a Genious

[EricSchwin22]

HR Giger dedicates time to his artwork...do you think he has time for TV? Nope, he creates!!! It's in his blood.

[Jedistarship]

Michelangelo, Leonardo, Raphael, Giger!!! Pure Genius.

[shenzenchild]

Sure some might find giger bizzare but thats what makes him unique, just imagine what goes through his mind when creating masterpieces! Living legend !

[thepapasmurf2]

That interviewer is very privileged to be talking to Mr. Giger. Giger's wife is so intelligent and well spoken.

[webcityguy]

Have an idiot interviewing a genius - what a waste.

[onexero1]

This guy really creeps me out but I love his style.

[fandelord]

MASTER!!!!!!

[Chozo003]

I felt like the interviewer really had no idea who Giger was...

[Haloman777]

crap I went to Switzerland a many years back and i remember seeing a museum with an Alien sculpture in front of it. Sadly I we didnt have time to see it but hopefully I will nest time

[IsmokerocksTyrone]

@TheUberCyberBeast

Wow what a waste of space, I fear for your children. Please, just don't have children, you would be have to be a sadist to spread your cancerous life.

[Simpson654]

H.R. Giger has been my favourite painter as long as I can remember, he has said he is retired from painting now, but will work on sculptures and his museum and bar.

It's a bit sad for the interviewer that he expects him to know about the sequels to the movie, I don't think he worked on any of them, he did the design of the crashed spaceship, the design of the xenomorph (the titular Alien) in it's various forms, and the "space jockey." His other, even more powerful works seem wholly forgotten.

[WhiteWolfWinter]

I'd love to visit his museum and meet him. I admire him a great deal.

[peggyninja]

dosnt he suffer from terrible nightmares or something???

[TheReddwarff100]

@peggyninja

Yes hallucinations as a result of birth trauma I think.

[JwDptv]

@peggyninja Yeah he suffers from night terrors, and he said thats where his inspiration comes from.

[weetee71]

Great footage except for when the interviewer asked him if "they came mostly at night." That quote is from the second movie and Giger only worked on the first and third movies. No wonder he looked a bit confused and it took a few seconds for him to catch on.

[ParadoxIncarnate]

"A creature who looked a little scary..." true humbleness, haha. He's such an incredible artist. One of a kind.

[Adastra14]

@ParadoxIncarnate

yeah....when i watched Alien i was 5...i pissed my pants with fear .."little scary" :D

[yenjey]

He is good

[srpenny]

I love how the interview ended on a quote from a movie he had no involvement in. lol

[Sunny4434]

@srpenny i know he seemed confused when he asked him that that was from aliens not the original

[warhols25]

absolutely ancillary and informative to have the master himself with his wife channeling their remarks to us, great is the one who uploaded this as well

[ElfenLiedBoy2]

i love the Giger Aliens or how he is naming them "Xenomorph" he is the best creature designer in this time. has he a son?

[1977Bronko]

i love it!!!

[musichome19685]

H.R Giger is a living genius. There wasn´t an artist like him before and there´s a small chance that there will be one in the future. Giger rules!

[sibalnom]

@musichome19685 we don't have to be like giger, and in fact will never be exactly like him, we're humans and therefore we're all different. just be yourself and admire him if you will.

[GIMMA96]

@musichome19685

hes sick and had (has)syzoprenie and can paint

nothing else. 

[Dimdez]

His wife is like 30 years younger XD that's awesome :D

[RyanXHavok]

H.R. Giger's work is absolutely fascinating and inspiring

[odnick]

Giger is a Master

[Eragarev]

Geeze, people only ever seem to want to know about the Alien. He's been asked so many times about it in past interviews that if you want to know something about it, you should just read an old interview. I would have so many different questions for him if I were the interviewer.

[dela213]

@Eragarev This is an interview with an artist, not an interview about the "alien" that's like meeting Van Gogh about starry night over and over again. I totally understand where your coming from dude.

[Eragarev]

@dela213 I can tell at the end of the interview when he asks Giger "do they mostly come at night?", Giger has no fucking clue what he's talking about. I still have to meet him someday.

[xanski]

Thank you very much for sharing...

[say10factory]

GR8 GUY!!!

[lugapan]

nice interview of such a lovely couple...Ein bezauberndes Paar.

[kjfilmcomposer]

Good tunes!

[basefree123]

Great interview.