Dave Matthews Interview Optimus Alive 2009 SIC Radical

[DMBtomp]

Europe is definitely the place for DMB gigs, IMO. Crowd appreciation and intensity. Smaller too, which makes it more 'intimate' and personal. Definitely Europe.

[jlow520464]

Ah well that's an odd one!?! Haha lol, Dave is the shit.

[squareman10]

All due respect, Dave, but The Stone is a great song! :-)

[Harelgur]

The Stone :D

[TheRokaz]

he was soooooo wasted xD

[headstock48]

@TheRokaz With all due respect, he didn't look wasted. He looked like somone who had just taken a transatlantic plane ride and had just woken up. I mean, the guy is an intelligent, thoughtful being. Just because he has that sleepy look doesn't mean he's stoned all the time. He's living a life that indicates he's NOT stoned all the time. He's involved with charity, he's a professional musician, he has children, he has a vinyard. This is not the work of a burn out! No disrespect intended!

[Kimby2122]

sometimes...well a lot of times dave says things that seem to surprise or confuse even himself. Its funny

[lovebe4tz]

this girl is hungarian...

[blackfrancis55]

the stone? an odd one? wtf? is dave out of touch with the fans? i think longtime fans especially, adore the stone. it's easily one of the highlights of listener supported, which is probably their best live dvd. but when the band keep releasing live cd after live cd, like the live trax gruel, i guess i shouldn't be surprised. how many lame versions of #41 do i own? too many. it's not all cream.

[BKhoopsta]

dave is the crazyiest mo fo ive ever seen. he is the man. respect and props

[SurviveTheLabyrinth]

hahahaha They didn't play The Stone that night..

FAIL.

[headstock48]

@SurviveTheLabyrinth Somehow that doesn't seem funny.

[dmbfan306]

Good request indeed.

[RyanWehr]

I wish a fan could interview him.. although this lady despite not being an american did a really good job. bob costas sucked big time. i like that she tossed in a request. and it was good one. not like crash or ants. but a deep cut!!!

[brentzittel]

lol i love his eyebrows, i wish i could do that with mine

[nanayov3]

Was he scratching his balls??!!

[katieemosley]

LOL I think he was!!

[MatWright11]

@nanayov3 I thought i was the only one who saw that lmfao.

[jackpaice]

I think I'd have asked for the stone as well :D

[jackpaice]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAH i'd die if i interviewd him! :DDDD

[CaseyStidham]

Nice job by the interviewer to get The Stone put into the set list. I've always wanted to do that

[Thejbirdy]

Dave Matthews & Ray Liotta

Separated at birth? LOL.

[TheNunoRocha]

TY dave, I was there!

[TheJax1284]

Central park is the best live show I've heard of his... although any live show of his is amazing. God I love him! Even when he stutters.

[nschenk]

I like it when he frowns.... :fangirls:

[nschenk]

he gets so toungue tied... aww

[hhaylie]

well he is strange, looking at the floor all the time :o no but on the stage he is just something else

[hammondboys1]

haha his eyes are even red

[trippingbillies09]

Dave must have forgot about the audience at Central Park......

[Manjinha]

@trippingbillies09 or maybe u just didnt see Lisboa concert. I did but didnt see Central Park, but if Dave says it, i believe him. Lisboa was just unbelievable.

[ihavalife]

I wish they would tour in the freakin southeast US!!!!! there is nothing around Atl.!!!!

[dmbfantony]

But they didn't play "the Stone"! Dave forgot to add it.

[toomanyrocks]

=O isto é no Pestana Palace, se soubesse tinha ido pra lá só pra conhece-lo lol

[bbr89]

Kind of fucked up the way they talk about the audiences in Europe. Why don't they just only tour Europe if they're gonna be that obvious about this stupid shit.

[lydiarib]

He didn´t talk about the audience in Europe. He talked about the audience in Portugal. It would be fantastic for us if they only tour in Portugal...

[MrGutsy1200]

@lydiarib Hehe but not so good for anyone else;)

[eduardomartins7]

@lydiarib só agora é que vi este comentário... mas acho que ainda vou a tempo de responder. Efectivamente na setlist para o concerto do Alive 09! a "The Stone" estava incluida, assim como a "Grey Street" e a "Crush"... no entanto, por culpa do tempo, eles cortaram essas músicas!!! :) :)

É só procurar por aí... de certeza que vai confirmar o que estou a dizer!!

Um abraço da @Dmb Portugal :)

[manM]

Portugal is different then the rest of Europe...believe me Portugal loves DMB probably like the US use to when he was at his absolute peak over there.

people over here identify themselves with their music like nowere else imo, and i have been to a lot of countries

[JazzyDave]

I've toured Europe and its a different feel over there altogether. There isn't anyone in the audience yelling, "Play Freebird!" Haha! But seriously, its just that they react differently...

[itsadeepburn]

@bbr89 a lot of artists seem to say audiences in Europe are the best. people go to concerts there for the music. people go to concerts here in America to get fucked up and act stupid. i wish that wasn't the case...

[TheUnsolicitedCritic]

@bbr89 Maybe audiences in Europe don't act like a bunch of rude, drunk frat boys. Using phrases like "Fucked up" and "Stupid Shit" all the time.

[soneqinha]

he probably says that ( " the best audience ever" ) everytime he gives a concert anywhere in da world....watch the concert at Red Rocks, amg...HUGE thing

[tiagofonseca777]

está gravado em video..

A MELHOR AUDIÊNCIA QUE ELES TIVERAM!

[lydiarib]

Se o Dave tiver sido tão sincero quando disse isso como quando prometeu à catraia que tocava "Stone", estamos mal... Mas eu até acredito que isso seja verdade. Tanto no Atlântico como agora no OAlive senti-me parte de um público extramamente poderoso, um grupo com a capacidade de se unir à banda, sem meias medidas... We are the craziest best audience...

[eduardomartins7]

@lydiarib Não sei se viste a Setlist prevista para essa noite... Mas lá estava prevista a Stone.. Crush... Grey Street e a Jimi Thing. O que nos disseram foi que por causa do Dj que ia tocar a seguir (deadmou5) eles tiveram de cortar.... por isso ele foi obrigado a mentir

[pedrinho121]

adorava conhecer este senhor! teve sorte esta tipa!

[RuruMarado]

Long solos and long jams. They didn´t play 4 or 5 musics they pretend. 2,45 Hours with 2 encores. Great concert.. the best

[beesman32]

The Stone was on the setlist. Check out dmbalmanac

[williammullarky]

On the setlist but not played

[TannerDMB41]

hahaha they didn't play stone that night

[PMZanetti]

Hahaha Dave, totally forgot about the Stone 3 seconds later.

[Golonka789]

Sucks they didn't play The Stone for her. Huge bummer.

[pelle209]

2:18 ooooh myy gaawdd xD

[RuruMarado]

Obrigado. Deves ser mm gatinha, linda.