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  • Larry keeps interrupting with dorky questions... Larry shut the fuck up for 10 seconds

  • Larry "dumb fuck" King

  • John dyed his hair black.

  • Larry intentionaly asked dumb questions--brillant!

  • Whats wrong with Larry? I can remember listening to him late at night on an am transistor radio in 1968, while he was interviewing Phillis Diller. It was a treat to hear far away radio stations come in clearly late a night. Larry King is nastaligia at it's best. Long Live John Fogerty!

  • How many guitars does John own? Jesus, everytime I see him he's playin somethin different.

  • Larry with another cliched interview. So glad he retired. Doesnt have a clue...

  • Larry is as much a legend as the great John Fogerty. But in media as Fogerty is in music. When I was little and heard CCR the first time, I thought he was a black guy from Louisiana or something like that. No racial thing here. I loved them then and still do. Little did I know he was a white guy from California!!

  • Hahaha..Larry King just came out of a cave to conduct this interview, "now... you play the guitar? hmmm...interesting...what's that like? Now..are you a hip hop act?" Glad he's retired. Long live the Fogerty!!

  • Fogerty underrated? I'd say he's currently revered as a great American songwriter/singer/guitarist. He still has his voice and energy and looks. He had years, maybe even decades, of legal problems with his former record producer over rights to the songs and a precedent-setting lawsuit for plagerizing himself related to the songs Run Through the Jungle and Old Man Down the Road. Court ruled you can't plagerize yourself.

  • John sang Susie Q at an assembly when we were in El Cerrito High School. Before that, when we were at Portola Jr. High, the three of them practiced at one of their homes in the El Cerrito hills. They all graduated from ECHS in 1963. John was pumping gas, Doug was the most popular and funny guy, and no comment on the other guy.

  • Why is Fogerty so underrated??

  • Hey this is Larry King! he is on, doing his thing, at his best! bringing out the best, the goods on Creedence, it's wonderful to know this stuff! Larry is there, right on at his best! and John is here like a modest, ordinary guy, how did he get into the stratosphere, two legends, I am happy to discover Youtube 40 years after the 60's, alright, so they won't ever be forgotten

  • "Dreaded south land" That was great. And Larry King didn't notice it is him that makes LA dreaded.

    Long live JC, it is not every day that you get someone to proudly announce to the world he is from El Cerrito. I bumped into him in Berkeley a couple times, he could have lied. I would have.

  • @Guitarocktab

    Thats NOT true

    CCR is (was) from Berkeley, Californa

    not fom clearwater Florida

    my dad was from Fort Lauderdale

    and a big fan from CCR

    and he sad they from California and i was looking at google they are from California

  • Credence is from clearwater florida, a friend of mine went to junior high with them, he remembers them playing at the school dances, they are a band from the south

  • @Guitarocktab lol no they're not, they are from Northern California XD your friend is a liar.

  • @orangebluemango Yeah I will cosign that.

  • Larry King has always been unprepared. How sad.

  • What kind of guitar is he playing at the beginning ?

  • @Annonymus121 It's a rickenbacker. I'm not exactly sure of the model.

  • great interview :)

  • lol @ Larry being into Centerfield the most. Out of every song.

  • I love his story of how he came up with the name because it translates into "I was high as shit and watching TV".

    CCR rocks.

  • You get the feeling that Larry King was just briefed as to who John Fogerty is.One year after King exits this world he'll be forgotten.Fogerty will be known and listened to for many generations.I cant fathom that Fogerty has to explain the significance of songwriting to King, he looks a hundred years removed from being wet behind the ears.

  • I agree..Larry King is the worst interviewer ever

  • How the hell did Larry King ever get into broadcasting?The guy has always been a horseshit interviewer..he constantly interupts theguest before they can finish(stopping halfway through a sentance so King can make another irrelevant point)..it's irritating.Charlie Rose is a great interviewer,not Larry King..

  • king is such an idiot and does no research

  • i wonder what Fogerty thinks of his buddy Barry Hussein sending 30,000 troops over to Afganistan. I guess thats OK,,,,,,,,,,,,,

  • @k3304 I agree....You can add Springsteen as well. He gave free concerts for BHO while he was campaigning. The two of them have written some of the most memorable songs of this century, and have more talent than any 10 people I know. But they obviously cannot see what is going on right under their own noses. When will these Liberals understand they backed the wrong horse?

  • Stu, Doug and Tom didn't write, produce or have a hand in managing the band for one reason: JOHN WOULDN'T LET THEM. Due to John's egregiously bad business dealings, he screwed himself and the rest of the band out of loads of money, then proceeded to blame pretty much every one but himself for it. Saul Zaentz is a prick, but frankly so is John Fogerty. That doesn't mean he isn't a genius when it comes to writing and performing songs.

  • @dannydontgoin237 Stu, Doug, and Tom had years to record and produce anything they desired, after CCR went belly-up. They haven't accomplished shit.

    They certainly can't blame John for their ineptitude. I actually did a gig with their Creedence Clearwater Revisited in Denmark around 1994. All they did was hire a JF sound-alike so they could sell their Creedence cover band, which is all it was. Everybody knows who wrote and sang the hits. Neither Stu nor Doug have any real talent.

  • @castletriglav Points taken. From a proficiency standpoint, you can't argue that John WAS CCR. He's as good a bassist as Stu, but Doug is a kick-ass drummer (sorely missed on CENTERFIELD). I'm one of the few out there who likes MARDI GRAS, and I think both Doug and Stu's songs are pretty good. Why not allow the two off them (or Tom) to occasionally contribute a song to an album. John couldn't give up two or three tracks out of ten? Lennon and McCartney did.  Sting did.

  • stu never wrote crap john was tired of making all reservations for concerts motels good bow out get the sheeit outta here

  • JC was a pure genius... CCR has never got the true recognition it deserved.. I wonder if John would have allowed their music to be in the original Woodstock Movie, if it would have made a difference.. any true lover of music knows best about CCR.. They were great !! I still can't understand how Proud Mary never was charted as a #1 hit... It is a shame the bitterness that is stilled share amongst the bandmembers...

  • I cant stand larry King he is such a twit!!

  • @johnny1791 - You're the twit, Larry King is an Icon.

  • @wintercat2

    No Larry King is a twit. Always has been, always will be.

    However, Forgerty is great!

  • @PawtucketPatriot66 - Jealousy will get you nowhere. Moron

  • saw him here in new zealand 3 odd years ago one of the best shows ive been to . plus i was recently chatting to a famous new zealand musician that opened for john, his name is hammond gamble , i asked him what john was like. he said he is a lovely man just real nice guy, i hope he come back our way again

  • He's Amazing!!!! And such a down to earth guy too!

  • He's like "I picked that shit when I was high." Hahahaha

  • listen nobody said anything about him not being a great singer song writer WHATS WRONG WITH YOU??? obviously evryone likes him or they wouldnt listen to him - but they were a unit it wasnt just him he had great musicians with him clifford very underrated understated as a drummer always played the right thing. cook always a solid bass line tom solid lean on me rythym their sound was THEIR sound. listen right here what he says the writing sustains you...

  • 2. he recieved the lions share of the prophits for writing and rightly so, but there were times he didnt write the whole song musically he wrote the lyrics but many times the drum part he wrote just didnt go so Doug played what he thought would fit (same for stu's bassline and toms rhythms)and ya know what with all those great beats/ rhythyms he played John was never happy with dougs drumming. and never attributted any success to doug or stu's or toms playing.

  • Right. It must be hard work to put everything together so it can sound as you want.

  • are you sure you didnt get from your brother Tom's friend whose last name was Clearwater? fogerty is a fraud

  • Why? He is the main singer of the groups, so he is part of the band.

    Why a fraud?

  • for a number of reasons.1. he blames the dissention in the band on the other members. he claims that this one wanted to sing and that one wanted his instrument to be more promient etcetc. the fact is Stu and Doug never wanted to sing anything as a lead they would sing backup or harmony if John wanted them to. they have stated this for the record

    " John is the main singer and song writer, and we have been very successful with this set up. Why would we want to change it?"

  • OK, I wasn´t aware of that.

  • john never takes responsibility for signing one of the worst record deals in history.

    he also fails to admit that he and the manager invested monies that belonged to the whole band in a tax shelter scam that went bust losing millions! he never got consent from anyone of them. this was proven in court and he and the record company were ordered to pay restitution.

  • he says some crap about how important family is blah blah blah. well doug had a family at the time they were still playing, john didnt care about family then did he?

    he didnt care about family when his brother was dying and couldnt even make amends with him

  • TheygotSkylar. Your a fraud. John Fogerty wrote all of CCR songs, with the exception of the last album, which is garbage and didn't sell. John wrote, sang and played lead guitar on all CCR songs. Who's the fraud? Who's had more solo #1 albums? Stu? Doug? Tom? Not one of them has done anything. OK, one died. CCR Revisited is the biggest rip off ever. I am so glad John told them to go to hell. They are useless and retarded to boot. John Fogerty's concerts kick ass. Best shows ever.

  • ya know what go fuck yourself unless you can carry on a real convo . and yes im using profanity because your a retard. you r making statements and addressing things that were not even posted. stick to the issue dumbass no one said he didnt have talent.

  • good for you rick, shit !you try to make a simple statement and right away blah blah wah john fogerty dit dit dit blah . GEEZ you didnt say anything about his talent chrissake!!!!

  • rickb731. It is a waste of time. You can tell they are lying and just want to argue. Skyhair goes to every site and finds people to argue with. Just sit back and listen to the great music. I don't usually waste my time with asshole's that grew up with chips on their shoulder's and are pissed off at the world because their parents didn't give them enough attention. Poor babies. I am a studio musician and met John, I FUCKING KNOW THE FACTS. And there is no court records. He is just a cheese cunt.

  • fine he could have more for writing they didnt have a problem with that but dont sign bad deals which he did!!! dont cut the profit margin by making bad touring descisions and inflating travel expense which he did!!! it is a fact i dont care what you say its a matter of public record he took money from an offshore acct. with saul and some lawyers sank it in a tax shelter invest. and lost it!!! they went to court over the record deal without him and won its a fact . he signed the bad deal.

  • if you listen to all the parts of this interview

    he mentions about the record company was going to be making money off his songs for a long long time.. he signed one of the Albert Grossman deals- like The Band did and got screwed hmm. he wanted out of the deal he wanted to say to the record co. ok let these guys write it so when it flopped he could renegotiate .

    he did use and lose that money without permission, he did sign the deal against the advice of stu cook.

  • listen the guy never made ammends with his own brother and he knew his brother was dying thats fucked up- doug moved to az to be near tom and Stu visited him all the time they were there for him are you telling me that he couldnt even put a stupid dispute aside when his brother was dying sorry dude a guy like that has no street cred thats cold I play pro too not studio but ive been around the city John is a ball buster only mellenkamp is a bigger pain in the ass

  • the7train. I will give you that one, concerning his brother. I don't think either one of us really knows exactly what went on between the two of them. In a lengthy interview, John does talk about his relationship with Tom not being good concerning the contract, that is a shame. This whole discussion is concerning you backing up Stu, Tom & Cliff in regards to the contract deal, and I say that John, being the main writer deserves much more than the others. It's just the way the music business is.

  • the7train. I am not going to defend Johns personality. It's possible that he is not Mr. Sunshine. I was just commenting on the record deal that really cost all of them money, and usually screws the writers. I personally think that they all made mistakes. Usually young musicians make really bad decisions concerning record deals. About the only big name band that I can come up with right this moment is Zeppelin. They did very well concerning their record deal. I am bowing out of this discussion.

  • You ever notice how a lot of these guys in music are big assholes and then they get up, sing a song for charity and were all supposed to send in money and think they are so great. Frankie Valli is supposed to be a duchbag too.

  • god your dumb what are you 10 ? they are useless and retarded how fucking lame can you be??? your euther a bitch or a little kid go away you post will be disregarded

  • 7 year old. How in the fuck do little turds like you get your false information? Were you in CCR? Just like Skylar, you follow the blind. How about getting your facts straight for a change. Do some reading for a change, that's if you can read. You & Skylar sound like school girls pissed off because John is successful and Revisited is not. Is it John's fault that he writes good songs? And no FUCKING WAY did John spend any of the others money. Stop sucking on Skylar's tit. Start reading.

  • John Fogerty is to CCR what

    Steve Perry is to JOURNEY!

  • the only one the others thought may sing would be tom, seeing that he was the original lead when the first got together.

    but the main thing about John was he didnt listen to stu's advice (stu has a degree in business) and when he realized he was more screwed then the rest he made life hell which caused tom to walk away and then it was just a matter of time before the end. thinking if the band dissolved it would wipe away his obligation to the record co. it didnt

  • i know im goin on and on but it wasnt just a case of hey, you stole my girlfriend i hate you. when tom left and they cont. to tour stu tried to show john how to set up the schedule and transportation arrangments to save time and money and reduce the stress of touring john flipped out. he wanted them to write and sing in an attempt to show the record co. that "he " was the talent. they never wanted to sing, he wanted to make a point and at the same time he humliated his bandmates.

  • All of you better get your facts straight before you spew more BS. The other 3 wanted their songs heard. John finally gave in. The last album is shit for that reason. After the break up, John asked the 3 to back him up in the legal battle. They said no, and John had to go to court to get his monies back from some fat fuck. Who has had the most success since they broke up? Who has had #1 solo albums? Stu? Doug? No! John Fogerty, yes. He was and always will be CCR. CCR Revisited is SHIT. Go John

  • you get your facts straight assbag you dont know shit about CCR or music in general you couldnt play a kazoo. HE STOLE FROM THEM RETARD its FACT its in the court record HE MADE THEM WRITE CUZ HE IS ACUNT CRYBABY AND YOUR AN OBNOXIOUS DICKBAG

  • Skylar dont waste your time .

    apparently he's never researched the court history.

  • I agree with this!

  • good points he seems to leave out certain points of fact in his interviews.

  • @rickb731 sorry!....John steal Tom's wife??

  • I have to agree. ozzy sucks for the most part, tony iommi... actually the band made black sabbath! I love Jim Morrison but he wouldve been nothing without the doors!

  • fogerty is CCR

  • thanx fot posting this interview 70sMusicFan

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