Julian cope getting a little upset

[Noodles37UK]

Fukkit, I'm a big Captain Sensible fan and when an artist TALKS to his audience, that's a good thing. The Damned lost their appeal when Sensible left.

[meerkat710]

Her biggest crime was being pissed. I'm a big Julian cope fan but no-one likes a smart-arse.

[notfragile33]

He showed a little more restraint than Jim Morrison or Iggy Pop would in this instance. BTW, notice the ancient gear behind him!

[choogle66]

Remember being at a gig Mr Cope played in Aberdeen in the mid-90s. Some girl in the front row said something about him not playing songs that she knew. He grabbed her, dragged her across the stage, and threw her out. Seemed a bit over the top at the time, and if he wasn't an 'entertainer' he'd be getting done for assualt.

[curvedglass1]

@choogle66 I remember that.

[Sketchyboy10]

But he didn't lose the crowd - don't you see?

[ListenToBigFace]

What an arsehole...good way to lose a crowd

[ListenToBigFace]

What an arsehole

[Sketchyboy10]

no one would have done that cause it was such a good show

[hydfawr]

I cant believe that no one jumped up on stage and fucking nutted that coked up old has been?? 

[feline1973]

lol he shoulda kicked her c*nt in

[tigerspuds]

what a twat!

[Sketchyboy10]

Who's a twat?

[Sketchyboy10]

@tigerspuds Who's a twat?

[audiodead]

@tigerspuds He's a twat. She's a twat. You are a twat. We are all twats. God is a twat. Some of us have got twats (twats with twats). Some of us are married to people with twats.

[tuber2010ish]

Since when do u need to behave at a rock/pop concert? grump bag!

[oogie11]

Julian Cope, I can completely understand why he is upset, silly woman shouting, I would have told her myself to vamoose

[JanineRobin]

Anyone from the UK that says "Hey dude" should be castrated with razor wire.

[Sketchyboy10]

who said hey dude?

[paulsmartialarts]

@Sketchyboy10 Crispy Ian Mills

[kevsickboy]

@JanineRobin hey dude,whats wrong with saying hey dude?

[TheHarecat]

LOL.. Copey's so cool.

[betweentides]

Rite on! I'm with the Archdrude: belligerent drunks are a real downer! I like his style (not to mention his books)!

[Sketchyboy10]

Nice one. I used to live in Halifax myself!

[maxwall7755]

Legend and Truth Seeker Copey. He Rules!!

[famileehapee]

Why are some people so polite? Julian didn't want her there, he gets her out and then the crowd protests for her to come back annoy him?

Reading some past comments, I live in South Florida and let's face it...you brits love FL and California for holiday, yeah? Some of you love it so much, you decide to move here. I am pretty sure I couldn't live in a place where the ultimate amount of morons reside, so lay off the slagging, taking a piss at us...because you are starting to sound French.

[Sketchyboy10]

Don't really understand what you are trying to say in your second paragraph.

[famileehapee]

you make the US sound like such a horrid place. it's not. and britain is hardly americanized.

[Sketchyboy10]

I don't see how I make the US sound like such a horrid place (?) But I beg to differ on your second point the UK is increasingly Americanized- the things we eat, the things we watch, the way we talk you can not deny it.

[famileehapee]

Your statement reads as if Britain becoming Americanized is your nightmare. I understand you want to keep UK culture, but the US is not the escape goat, because we are known to embrace from every culture that stands here; good or bad food, tv, etc. Idol, Big Brother, Britain's Got Talent...huge here, i hate it, but do I say we are becoming Britainized with rubbish to others? No, I just turn the channel - I don't eat what lardos eat. Your exposure to it is irrelevant.

[Sketchyboy10]

MY exposure to it may be irrelevant( I don't even have a TV) but many people pick up on the stuff that is presented to them and start to live by it. Unfortunately what seems to be exported from America are the worst things that the place has to offer....and people copy it...dude....I better not say too much in case some motherfucker pops a motherfuckin cap in my motherfuckin ass.

[diverdown0191]

@famileehapee Er...what's an "escape goat"? Are they kept behind glass incase of emergancy? Big Brother, I think originates from Europe, that's the large expance of land just to the right of the UK on the map. I do have to agree about the other stuff though and say sorry but a lot of people in the UK hate all that crap too. But you in the good ol' US of A have sent us Justin Bieber, and that is just unforgivable. You say you want the 'Special Relationship' and then pull that one on us. Shame.

[whitbyjet65]

@famileehapee Big Brother is of Dutch origin.

[Sketchyboy10]

And what have you got against the french?

[famileehapee]

Not a thing.  Just some French-Canadians for being separatists.

[paulsturgulewski]

Julian Cope is one of the most important influences on my life for the past 20 years. Like wine, he just gets better with age. Thanks for posting this

[Sketchyboy10]

Unfortunately, British people are becoming more and more influenced by the US and it seems that, before long, we will become nothing but a clone of the place.

[Sketchyboy10]

Julian is really one of a kind but you really can't generalize about a nations people. Until I went to the states I was under the impression that most people there were thick as pig shit if not totally insane- obviously that is not the case. Have you listened to Julian cope music?

[kingofpunk1967]

At the end of the day people have paid their money to see Cope not to hear some drunk bitch so I'm with Julian THROW HER OUT

[AxelausDe]

Why is he wearing an officer's cap of the German Luftwaffe?????

[KarmicAnarchist]

@AxelausDe Because the Luftewaffe had the coolest Uniforms of WWII.

[AxelausDe]

@KarmicAnarchist

This may be so, but this is not a luftwaffe officer's cap from WWII but rather from the Bundeswehr's luftwaffe of today's German military.

[Beelzubub13]

Excellent

[Chroma100]

GO Julian!!!!!

[yakacm]

god love him a true original english ecentric, it's unusual for an artist to actualy have ANYTHING to say beyond the cliches.. He does seem to hold a grudge thou, Dave Balfe, Bill Drumond, saying that Blur did right Country House about Balfe, so parhaps he has a point. I did read Bill Drumond said about Julian something along the lines of 'he was the most talanted musicain Britain had produced but he would listen to people' I don't know, BTW it wrote Bill Drumond said, bit by accident..

[rugshort]

I dunno, but it seems like Julian is acting the fascist. Telling someone to go out, wanting to escort them and wearing fascist clothes. Very entertaining though.

[rugshort]

What?

[turboloiz]

You are a bigot while Julian is a very intelligent person

[rugshort]

WTF are you talking about? Julian was acting the fascist, the audience thinks he's mean too.

[KarmicAnarchist]

@turboloiz Hitler was a bigot, whilst also being an intelligent person. The two states are not mutually exclusive.

[dieselppa]

Democracy in action, personally I would have slapped her.

[luistownmassacre]

why is he dressed as Axl rose?

[Sketchyboy10]

for the answer to this question look at my other video " Julian cope speech and bass solo"

[ClemenzaKimble]

Too many people moan about performers not talking enough inbetween tracks, but I think it's good that he does. It shows that he wants really cares that the audience are there. Some people just do it, get the money and fuck off.

[Sketchyboy10]

maybe so but this was right in the middle of a track!

[NitrousMcBread]

Hawkwind'a parking inspector says move your intergalactic cruiser, it's blocking his mindport.

[KarmicAnarchist]

@NitrousMcBread And Bob Calvert rang, and says he wants his hat back.

[benjimetal100]

Fucking Love Julian!!

WOrd IS out on Ala He's Been Highjacked!! =]

[Neiltonoman]

I've seen Copey on many occasions over the last 21 years ...mostly in Wolverhampton and there are always hecklers moaning that he talks too much or they don't know any of the songs etc etc...my advice is shut up, listen and go buy some of his fucking albums then!

[bandcouver]

It's a common courtesy to talk to the audience somewhat to let them know that you're not on autopilot and actually care about what you're doing. You should know some of the songs if you're going to the gig and/or keep an open-mind when you hear something you don't recognize. Sometimes when the music you usually hear is too pre-packaged and overly-processed, it can result in low musical appreciation of such acts as Cope. I feel sad for these people.

[mightyhighrocks]

Julian Cope loves Mighty High...In Drug City!

[sylvanhart]

Its a shame as there are so very few musicians these days who are genuinely worth listening to or who are doing something uniquely special, but Cope is certainly one of them. Such a pity then that when they do get share their art/wisdom they get hounded by some persistent heckler attempting to undermine the whole thing.

[Sketchyboy10]

I don't think she was actually trying to undermine him. She was very drunk and kept shouting out how much she loved him.

[MrToadums]

Its a crying shame that his lanky butt monkey guitar tech has just had to remove himself from my birthday bash because he is a big light weight girly pants girl. Adester, your my bitch now slaaaaag

[ephilion]

He was almost as angry as I saw him on TV a few years ago talking about the partial yet unsuccessful destruction of one of the stone circles at Dunydear(sp).

[UeberTueber]

that is quite funny. julian is fab.

[artbyme]

Julian said it best, "World, shut your mouth!"

[RevRabbitNov63]

...Quoth the JC :

...'This is not a dainty world to set before the swine'...

[RevRabbitNov63]

...Has beeen Written (slight paraphrase):

...The Copester has atypical 'Sense of Boundaries' - !

...Well - of course he does - !...

...So maybe not quite as brilliant as Dylan in '66 when he started mumbling @ a show, & the naysayers who didn't dig him going electric all shut up to hear what he was mumbling...

[moosey62]

Wow!

[PAULLONDEN]

Jéééézus

Let It Be & Let It Bleed

[puggle1802]

I was at this show......Julian was stunning....she was "tired and emotional" and ruined it for all of us. I thought it was extremely funny!!!

[VonRichter]

Trust me people... after hundreds of gigs, it's easy to lose it when a heckler just won't shut the hell up. Especially after you put up with it for a long time and people try to shut them up, but it doesn't work.

I've seen worse... I saw a guy walk into the audience and punch a heckler in the face. And this guy was always very calm and polite... he just lost it that particular night and punched him.

[uuunnuuunn]

was anyone at this gig? I want to know what she said If she deserved it, or if Julian was just being a bitch.

[mellophobia]

I was there and she was pissing everyone off big time. She didn't shut up with her inane comments throughout the gig. I was only surprised that it took Julian so long to react. Great gig tho...

[Sketchyboy10]

She was very pissed and would not stop shouting things. At the point where the video starts julian had created at great vibe - a kind of quite tripy visualisation idea of a thing- and she did spoil it with her pointless,druken ranting. I'm sure no one was expecting such a spectacular response though.

[Paultomson]

hey...adeblair!....which shop?...maybe she went home and realised how being completely out of your skull is not a good place to be and now feels better about herself!....sometimes reality hurts!

[adeblair]

I too was at this gig and yes she did go on as bit but he totaly over reacted. The poor girl was still in Tears half an hour later. They do say never meet your heroes. There is now a big stash of Copey c.d. in a charity shop somewhere in Gloucester!!

[Sketchyboy10]

Julian is always doing shit like this, she should have seen it coming. At glastonbury about 4 years ago he overheard one of the security staff at the front say he was crap and had to be retrained from going down and starting a fight with him

[LilliputSight]

Maybe she shouldn't have kept going on and on and just shut up. When you do crap like that you ruin the show for everyone. If you just keep your mouth shut he wouldn't have gone off.

[KarmicAnarchist]

@Sketchyboy10 I Bet he didn't have to be restrained too hard though. He may have been somewhat annoyed, but he's a lover, not a fighter. And that was said by a member of the InSecurity Staff. Covertly positioned to play on Julian's insecurities, by his arch-nemesis, Ian McCulloch.

[blackmore4]

I hope she was distraught for longer than 30 minutes. I'm surprised she wasn't forcefully removed earlier. If you blatantly attempt to ruin a performance, what on earth do you expect other than hostility in return?

[famulous]

"They do say never meet your heroes."

Should be "They do say never meet your heroes and then talk through a performance and be surprised when nobody came to see and hear you babble on like a stupid cow..."

[evenworser]

I was at this gig and that chick had it coming and then some. She was a stinky drunk pain in the arse who never shut up. But because she was a chick and her ranting was good natured she wasn't thrown out. I was near her for much of the evening and kept asking her to shut up and it was making me furious. So I'm not surprised Julian went off at her because her boring interruptions must have made it really hard for him to do his thing. Still a great gig tho.