Former Bee Gee Robin Gibb 'saddened' by pop industry.FLV

[SunkenCide]

Bill Gates named the BeeGees!!! lmao

[SecretTimeWarp]

Robin is 100% right. Music is now manufactured garbage.

[violet640]

They are Legends. Robin speaks from his own BeeGees experience - so I respect that . Besides, the Gibbs are NEVER known for arrogance. They don't have to - because they are the BEST . I open YouTube - only to watch clips of them. Nothing more.

[tomsgal29]

I believe it was Babe Ruth who said - "It ain't boasting if you have something to back it up". So if anyone thinks Robin Gibb is boasting just look at what he and his brothers have accomplished these last 45 years. He has every right to boast and let this generation know what the Bee Gees have done.

[confiscator]

Boast much, Robin? Maybe you should turn off your radio and tv and go listen to all the amazing music being created performed all over the world. Go to some of the clubs in London for a start. Popular music is better than ever. You just won't find it in the mass market anymore.

[MrWalker240]

robin your right the pop world needs artists who have "paid their do's" and can sing and write

[hishonline]

not all bands would be like bee gees. I mean the bee gee model is unique to the extent that it is very difficult to be replicated again. don't be harsh over recent bands. However, I agree that today music is riubbish, even the 1990s were much better than today

[mattdaddyful]

What A GREAT Interview..Thank you for Sharing..I got my tickets Today1/26/2012 to see BARRY GIBB in concert 2/21/2012..Cant Wait...Beegees FOREVER!!!!

[714lmfao]

@mattdaddyful where is this concert going to take place



[mattdaddyful]

@714lmfao Hardrock in South Florida..Barry still lives in Miami so we think this is THE ONLY Show he is going to do..There are no ther dates thus far..

[Fender1976uk]

DAMN RIGHT!!!! its so true!! I'm a musician myself and I can't stand those tossers who have no talent or skills! and they are all focused on looking pretty and doing karaoke!! they can't stay afloat without the likes of Simon Cowell!! local bands/musicians will always keep going! they don't need a big greedy company to carry them

[timtaylor2001]

The Bee Gees worked their way up the ladder to achive their success not like these wanna be people that go on AI & X Factor and think they can sing.

[JulesJJF]

I wish I was born in like 60's 70's when the music was MUSIC)))) I love the Bee Gees! Please get well Robin!

[tombstone9173]

I think if you look at the BeeGees catalog, read their history online, their music remained at #1, with big hit after big hit, #1 record after #1 record through the 70's. Even after the music industry all but "banned" them from the spotlight in the early 80's, they continued to write/compose songs for other artists which also ironically went to #1. THAT is the sign of truly amazing and gifted artists. They might actually be the greatest single band since music was first recorded.

[GolonkaW512]

@jtsauce69

You are so right my friend! Who needs c-rap music today, just flip on and old record @ let it play!

-Biggest 18yr old Bee Gees fan EVER-

[jtsauce69]

The Bee Gees are the greatest band ever. 

[praline753]

Merci beaucoup!

[gracielagc1]

¡¡ QUE LINDO, CUANDO CANTA "MASSACHUSETTS" Y CON QUE DULZURA !!!

[gracielagc1]

¡¡SOS HERMOSO "ROBIN", POR DENTRO Y POR FUERA!!!

[terrycharnley]

Spot on, Robin. Truth is always heard loud and clear. The music industry does now suck! Thanks heavens for the good stuff from back then. Every time I hear about X factor, I just want to scream.

[ErichH68]

Thanks for having the courage to say what needs to be said Robin : ))) Get well. We all want you to beat your cancer : )))

[raynbo7]

I find this very interesting cuz this is Xactly how I feel about the music industry 2day. Whether it b Pop, Rock or Country, the whole music industry itself sucks. BIG X!

[brwneyesaz]

Robin is my favorite Bee Gee. However, I love all of the Bee Gees themselves and their music.

Great interview and Robin is very wise. I hope and pray that he beats the big C.

[KailynK7]

Its okay Robin, Its the strong artists like Yourself hat have to keep the young artists strong and confident, in fact....comr to think of it, Its Thee Gees that keep me going strong in a world like it is to this day, "hANDS aCROSS tHE wATER...i KNOW THATS bEATLES bUT...hANDS ACROSS THE sKY...NAWWWW...let all just keep an open mind sync...lets Vibrate to a higher wave .silence is storng willpower...Mind over matter..."Think Alike...ROCK ON!!"

[KailynK7]

@KailynK7 sorry, i am a master genius of typos...sorry...lol...its because I type on the floor and dont often look at the monitor.....or thekaybord...too busyreading a book...will cleaning up the corruption...just not for myself.....i know..I'm.LAME..

[visor109]

Robin speaks the truth!!

[robert1268]

Corporate. The same problem of everything.

[TheHitDetector]

Smiles......Why on earth would the Bee Gees want to correct perfection with something that rectifies imperfection such as an Auto-tune...The Bee Gees are globally the supreme masters of harmony. Entirely agree with Robin Gibb on all areas.....The more I listen to Robin Gibb the more I get that confident feel that Robin is a genius......He has that special spark....Just like John Lennon exhibited in the Beatles......I shall need to look at this artist more thoroughly than I have already done.

[davcnslt]

I coukd not agree more with Robin's contention. If you wish to hear real music today, the only allternatives are indy music. Definitely not what you see on television or heavily promoted on top 40 radio.

[satchfan2010]

I agree with him.

[kiquita]

SO HANDSOME!

[MsFanmail]

Thank god robin is talking about thr music that is produced today it is all about looks now and not the talent.

[williehackitt]

So true Robin thank you for showing just what these puppets really are get well soon god bless

[blunkster71]

Why is this ass, pushing? The BeeGees shit.is.worth more than that fucks interviewing capabilities.

[blunkster71]

Never a.former BeeGee. Damn. Always. Mich love for he . His family. What they have been. And are.

[GreatBlackCars4Sale]

Robin is truly a great man in every way. His words are very true.

[reallyrolly]

Robin is so articulate and obviously highly intelligent. And he is speaking the truth. Music today is producing products rather than talent, with only very few exeptions. Young artists dress like hookers ( if they're girls) or gansgsters (if they're boys) and music videos are all raunch and sex. Ad nauseum. Take away their autotune and dubbing, and most would sing out of tune at least. In the Gibbs day, as Robin said, you had to perform live with talent only

[Pickendi]

@reallyrolly Agreed, I like to call these so called new pop-stars 'Talentless Clones" with no real musical ability. That is why I appreciate bands with instruments, you can see them playing the drums or the bass or the guitar.

[TheBiggirl08]

Get well, Robin.

[embracefan]

I love their music, and was very sadened by the news Robin has liver cancer....its terrible sad news...the bee gees were and are brilliant performers

[VinylSamuraisMusic]

I am not the biggest Bee Gee fan but he is speaking the truth. Im 32 and have seen the music industry decline to a machine of "THEM" deciding what is big and the general public are thick as shit.

Artists like Robin Thicke, J Holiday , Joe there are loads. These are great act's and song writers. They are pushed aside on a global scale as they do "NOT" fit what the pricks at the top want.

People are sheep now and that is only getting worse. X Factor etc = Poison.

[FaronKee]

what a singing like a mouse is ok?

[GibbyGibbyGibb]

WHY DO the good and talented and lovely people ALWAYS have to get sick and be taken from us when ASSHOLES like the artists nowadays sail by scot free.....?? I soo want Robin to get well again...

[HornedWarMachine]

The interviewer looks like he's made of plastic/makeup.

[curvy71]

i agree i think you should pay your dues before you make it big

[kathy07002]

Bee Gee is an abbreviation for Brothers Gibb..the Gibb Brothers..B. G. They added the ee to the Initials to give their group a name. 2 Brothers are alive. Robin, in this video, has liver cancer. I am very saddened by this. I pray he can be cured by stem cells or a liver transplant. I don't want him to die. Barry will be the only brother left, if Robin were to pass away too like his twin Mo and baby bro Andy..too sad.

[Potomacstud]

they are real alright , not canned not fakes

[FaerieCrone]

Like the song said video killed the radio star. It's more important to look 'hot' today than to be able to sing. It's all crap now.

[hardlines4]

Today's so called music is pure trash!!!! ... Prayers to Robin ....

[Ali74]

GET WELL SOON ROBIN!!!!!

[myrtlebox]

We are going through another dark-ages for music. Media/market currently places emphasis on image. While image should not even have 1% importance, it is currently 90% important.

Eventually, music will resurface for musics own sake

[TrgdyAnn]

SO RIGHT Robin. The state of the music industry is VERY Sad!

[TrgdyAnn]

@TrgdyAnn I really HATE autotune!

[TrgdyAnn]

@TrgdyAnn Get Well soon Robin. Praying for you and your Family!

[MaryMRevis]

PREACH IT Robin baby. And God bless..I pray that your health rebounds!!

[01Nightfly]

Get well soon,Robin

[Shaynexxxx]

yeah who ever titled this former "Bee Gee" should go and get their facts straight, its like calling Angus Young former ACDC, just isn`t true at all, having a blond moment are we jopublica? dont have boath oars in the water? 5 cans shy of a 6 pack? backasswards in coming forwards? this idiot would be flat out trying to get laid in a brothel with a fist full of 50`s.

[rareone2369]

Why the fuck does it say "Former Bee Gee?" Once a Bee Gee ALWAYS a Bee Gee!

[Fanik10]

@rareone2369 So I guess he's not Barry Gibb's brother anymore, lol.

[afaith1940]

A man of great talent and wisdom!

[YellowMangerCalling]

Thank GOD authentic musicians like Robin are beginning to speak out about this. This man and his brothers have sold upwards of 220 million records.

[TheBeatlesGurl101]

I so couldn't agree with him more. Because know a days people don't EARN what they get in pop fame. They post a video on youtube, get famous, WOOPDY DOO. I mean no that is not now, now you don't have to sing live, you don't have to write your own music, and the most important YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SING. That is just a bunch of bull shiz.

[rickc747]

WOW!! FINALLY SOMEONE HAS THE BALLS TO SPEAK THE TRUTH...I COULDENT AGREE WITH YOU MORE ROBIN!!! I CANT IMAGINE BEING ROBIN GIBB TURNING ON THE TV AND SEEN SOMEONE LIKE BIEBER OR GAGA OR ANY OF THAT MODERN SHIT "SING"......I WOULDENT KNOW WEATHER TO LAUPGH OR CRY

[jayrox40]

he is right but a bit hypocritical because he featured in the BBC show fame academy a few years ago.

[mch869]

God Love BeeGee always. and always

[satiko2007]

Hope Robin be happy!!!! Love Bee Gees!!!!!!!!!!

[RuptsyMusic]

Love it. Nobody likes music for the mindless. Amen

[mrfunderful]

It's true. Natural is always better. If it's real...it's always better. Manufactured music SUCKS!

[tonidmc]

today music is SHIT MADE FOR TODAYS LISTENERS WITH NO CULTURE AND NO TASTE

[Warrum2011]

love Robins take on the music today. I soooo agree music today is not the same as it was in our younger years. love my BeeGees and Andy.

[123456734459]

Robin you are a true pro and always will be , Tezza the Manch....

[beatlejuice72]

I agree with Robin 100%. What made The Bee Gees & other groups & artists so great is that they were distinctive. They were influenced by other people, but in the end they sound like themselves. The problem with today's musicians & artists is that they don't have a sound. Everybody sounds the same as everyone else. Put 10 hip-hop or rap songs on & I can't tell the difference. But I can tell the difference between The Bee Gees & The Beatles & Pink Floyd & The Rolling Stones.

[tombstone9173]

@beatlejuice72

BINGO! This is so true. I couldn't have said it better. Music companies and producers need to find different 'sounds' out there and give them a try in the mainstream. The public at large would gush about it. The last time there was a flood of new, distinctive music was in the mid/late 90's. After that period, just about everything on the radio is pretty repetitive.

[martyfan11]

My Top 10 singers are: 1) Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives 2) Johnny Cash 3) John Denver 4) Bee Gees 5) Hayseed Dixie 6) Rammstein 7) Metallica 8) Pete Seeger 9) Bob Dylan 10) Woody Guthrie (plus others) Reason: they were/are all TRUE musicians :)

[Lillian2167]

@martyfan11 You Sir, Have an Awesome Taste in Music! :D

[martyfan11]

@Lillian2167

If I could choose between going to a Fashion Show with Rihanna and going to my local folk club with Marty Stuart & his Fabulous Superlatives, I would go for the latter option, cause I would take Marty and the gang over Rihanna any day of the week, and, when I saw Marty in January, it was the best gig of my entire life (hence my YouTube name), and I got to meet them (Marty had the gang with him) and they were the nicest bunch of guys that I've ever met.

[Lillian2167]

@martyfan11 Oh wow! That's pretty Awesome! :D and yeah I would choose them over Rihanna Every time! :)

[martyfan11]

@Lillian2167

As Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden said, tv talent shows are appalling, and create something that's manufactured which dedicated followers consider to be "true music", but it aint, and that's that, and I don't regret turning to country but being raised on metal, cause those are the genres that I prefer to listen to.

[chew19bacca]

Talent , hardwork & fun . You have to want it & work to make it , no one can just give it to you . There is no one willing to work to get anywhere , everyone wants it now . The Bee Gees worked so hard to get where they are & didn't get all the credit they deserved . The Bee Gees are the best song writers & singers of all time .

[beatlejuice72]

@chew19bacca Agreed 100% We live in an "instant" culture today where we want everything now including music. You've got to pay your dues if you want to sing the blues as Ringo once sang. "American Idol" is a joke. Why not make a reality show for picking the President while we're at it? You'll never find a great band or singer over the long-term on a reality show any more than you'll find the bachelor or bachelorette of your dreams.

[ciao614]

Yaay Massachusetts! My home state!

[vbognot626]

Robin, ditto.

[SweetSesatia]

Robin, you're very right! Today's music lacks integrity and soul!! Robin goes up in my estimation now more than ever and I love the Bee Gees!!

[barrygibson]

Same thoughts with Mr. Robin Gibb! The music industry today doesn't produce legends like the Beatles or the Rolling Stones or the Bee Gees anymore. Take me back to the 60's and 70's where the music was just awesomely inspiring.

[blueaglecat]

You're right Robin !