Tallest Man on Earth NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

[Forre12]

that guild sounds amazing

[rustyradioflyer]

He doesn't just play that guitar, he commands it. He doesn't just sing his songs, he is his songs.

[fredguy2]

honestly watching people playing their instrument in their prime is amazing.

[Dolleeeeful]

Good God ~ I love his genius!

[sambowman91]

@harrywhoyou Because these radio DJs had the camera pointed there for the vast majority of this opus.

[LAsoccerboy16]

He is Jesus's incarnate

[razmataz13drums]

@LAsoccerboy16 nah Jesus was never this cool

[mbmills3]

absolute folk hero

[olzzon97]

I always get so proud over sweds who are this good at something. I know, it is silly, i have never met him, but i still feel so proud. I dont know what i would say to him if i ever met him, but i would probably be in chock. i would try to explain how much his music ment in my life. I have been with him since his start, i bought his wonderful first record and then the two following- from a proud swede<3

[freest00fspl0x]

@olzzon97 The Swedish are good at everything o .O Have you not hear anything from your country??? 

[mofasaduracell]

He make my days

[girlSAIDso]

THAT IS A CHIN OF A FUCKING MAN GENIUS SO STFU

[saneea03]

<3



[kitchinsink86]

This man has the right words. "Throw me in the fires, or now come on." What else is there? Is it not to risk everything and not get anything in return? Or is it to risk nothing, and get nothing worse in return? "The biggest risk in life is not risking anything at all." Rock on, and keep on singing, to keep on preaching.

[Rebeccaogrebel]

Disregard his genious, LOOK AT HIS CHIN!!!

[MrSUPERLEITAO]

@Rebeccaogrebel what's with is chin?

[AlexeiStavroguine]

I just love the way he's not responding to those silly questions...

[essojj]

This makes me happy

[lowmanb94]

More views than adele's tiny music concert? WIN

[harrywhoyou]

@lowmanb94 adele hasn't got shit on this!

[mazzyeffinwazzypants]

@lowmanb94 that's because most people who listen to Adele aren't exactly the type who prefer radio to be engaging and educational, therefore they probably don't care that npr exists

[eatmyorangemarmalade]

@mazzyeffinwazzypants that is almost debatable.

[youmaciektube]

I love you

[jed6195]

I just love soft spoken he is, but how intense his singing is

[indiecalms]

Amazing! This guys has way too much talent!

[quigleBITTY]

ddz

[marigalejluff]

He has a small ear nada cleft chin. Not a butt chin. I'm sure he does not appreciate you comparing his facial features to a butt.

[Daddysgoog]

i can't get over how comfortable he is playing in front of them. all the little smirks and winks. i love it. thats how you know hes a true performer.

[philipsmog]

I dont get the Dylan comparisons AT ALL, Dylan could not really play guitar like this at all, and this guy's lyrics are all bucolic musings and tender anecdotes, bob's lyrics were/are a lot weightier

[Terrbearr428]

I can't quite tell. What kind of guitar is that? I think its a Guild, but I can't really tell

[ross302ci]

@Terrbearr428 Yeah it's a Guild.

[harrywhoyou]

@Terrbearr428 guild gad f20

[Nathan344]

Bob Dylan's son?



[FoamyShowme]

he certainly has a butt chin

[misterwaymusic]

Awesome!!!

[bgboocakepie]

The best singer song writer of our time, his lyrics read like beautifull poetry of times we have all but forgotten.

[olzzon97]

@bgboocakepie yea ofcourse, he is swedish! The best musicians come from sweden:D

[Fritz378]

@olzzon97 He should be doing something with Mando Diao.  I bet, it would be interesting .

[shaynarainmusic]

Refreshing.

[crayonsforpaige]

hes so awkward <3

[WalterMelleVegt]

@crayonsforpaige I think he's just himself. A lot better than a musician with a mask on his face and try's to be what everybody else wants him to be.

[crayonsforpaige]

@WalterMelleVegt agreed. hes totally fantastic i cant get enough

[YoungHeartsSparkFire]

Lyrical prowess

[PatrickHamartia]

@chillybilly learn a little bit about folk music dibshit

[PatrickHamartia]

@quaecky

Magnanimous:

adjective

1. generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness: to be magnanimous toward one's enemies.

2. high-minded; noble: a just and magnanimous ruler.

3. proceeding from or revealing generosity or nobility of mind, character, etc.: a magnanimous gesture of forgiveness.

(Not in any way condescending...)

[peopleschamp921]

@chillbilly Are you a retard this man has amazing lyrics and real artistic talent. . . go make your five year old comments some where else

[Ceat0n01]

Why is everyone criticizing this? Do your speakers work correctly? Just listen to this beauty!

[ivoryandwood]

Filming people don't get that the fingers on the frets are more interesting to look at than the fingers doing the strumming...jeez

[Naff83]

@ivoryandwood

those fingers werent strumming....the chords are pretty simple..the picking patterns are bloody pain.

[benbarrios87]

For someone who has awesome lyrics, he isn't exactly super articulate in his interview :p

[marigalejluff]

"an error occurred. Please try again later."

This will be the death of me * O *

[pseudogenesis]

Pshh, he's not that tall.

[evilthesaurus]

46 people are only one inch tall.

[fushiarabbit]

does anyone know what type of guitar he plays? It's always this one and I've can't find out what it is. I'm guessing its some European brand.

[aquastink]

@fushiarabbit Its a "Guild" of sorts, I believe and I think they are made in Rhode Island.

[movies9nevermade0]

@fushiarabbit fender own guild now

[raggamuffins13]

Anyone else find out about him while googling who the tallest man alive is?

[norrbaggefull]

@raggamuffins13 No.

[scaldabanco357]

@raggamuffins13 Nope.

[harrywhoyou]

why are the two top comments about his chin? this dude is a genius!

[wuffelito]

@harrywhoyou he is more than a genius, he's a fucking god!=D

[cwrrup]

this is the way a guitar should be played

[arizonagog]

he is fucking beautiful.

[GwinnieB]

who cares what he looks like, he's amaaaazing. try playing the guitar like that.. it's impossible

[shag1988]

He plays his guitar like Johnny Cash... it's awesome 

[Irrelephancy]

he may not be tall, but his voice is quite magnanimous...in my opinion

[quaecky]

@Irrelephancy his voice is forgiving in a condescending way? well... situation dependant

[Sylliboy89]

What's with all the gay jokes? Am I missing out on something? I don't get it.

[YourfriendHannnah]

@Sylliboy89 If I'm not mistaken, I believe it is because it is because of his "butt" chin and the fact that gay men have butt sex.

[chillbillly]

this nigga cant sing for shit. but he can play a little guitar

[quaecky]

@chillbillly can't sing? hahaha. name a better singer his size

[chillbillly]

@quaecky justin beiber will outsiing this nigger. hahahaha.

[Faulksss]

45 people are shorter than 5 foot 7.

[jonnykid555]

he somehow even makes tuning his guitar sound musical o.o

[daboognish88]

I love his music but it kind of annoys me a how he is constantly posing and trying so hard to look attractive.. not that he has to try.

[xwhiterhinosx]

@daboognish88 If you were playing a show for NPR you would probably try to look deccent as well.

[ProjectHelloUpThere]

I want to marry him

[allullseesablur]

Whose three year old videotaped this?

[DebsForPresident]

@allullseesablur The music is the point, if you want slick video I'm sure MTV is still out there somewhere. I'd rather have this informal setting with really great music. To each his own.

[mikey18893]

@abarrimundi hahaha so true

[MUFFMUNCHER1979]

Take Andressa Soares or J.Lo's rear end, turn it upside down, scale down the size a little bit and stick on the tallest man on earth's chin and voila...you get excellent guitar playing and vocals....All together it must create the perfect balance for ambience...!

[Laulha78]

leaves me speechless. he got something ... unique

[Alphapointer]

he's not even tall!!!!!

[speakerdark94]

Está bien pinche guapo! (not gay comment)

[norrbaggefull]

Kristian, dags att komma till Stockholm igen nu!

[TheBridgeBurning]

Tallest man on earth is such a talented man and I always dream to be one day like him, he has inspired me to make my own music. If anyone would be so kind to check my channel and see if they like, please help me live my dream, ever since I was little i have dreamed of being a musician, i would love some support and people with good music taste to check my channel out.

[SunflowerBreeze]

goddamn, that chin is so soulful.

[slingingofstars69]

i wanna have dinner at this guys house.

[Nanikee]

The people who dislike this obviously have shitty taste. Haters.

[voidinggenerations]

fuckin insane guitar playing

[DieSwartGevaar6]

@Marxguy Damn you are insanely lucky! Doubt either of the two let alone both at the same time will ever come to South Africa

[Marxguy]

@DieSwartGevaar6 it was intense. haha. best concert i've been to by far. it was at the santa barbara bowl.

[Marxguy]

saw him open for mumford... i enjoyed him more.!

[JakeO674]

43 people would rather listen to Kesha

[colberrrt]

@JakeO674 At least only 43 of those people exist. ;P

[copaceticmusic]

love this? me too. davesplaylist.co.uk

[eloroe]

43 people were unable to sense a runner in the garden.....

[mkloki66]

sorry,,,2 say this again,,,,but,,,,my possum can only sleep to this fine song,,,thanks,,tall man...



[NEAL31124]

during the gardener his facial expressions always go with the line that he's singing

[wahidgomez]

estoy seguro, que esto le gustara a @clauchr

[squarewings1]

He's like Bob Dylan fallen through a time warp. Amazing stuff.

[AlyssiaGreen]

I saw him live a couple months ago, such a great show!!

[notat22]

Amazing! Glad to see the top two comments aren't "so and so brought me here"

[a3aanvisser]

wow... I know his music and think it's very good; but this I didn't expect; what beauty the way he plays

[mkloki66]

how can any,,person ,,,think this is poopoo....amzing

[willhsen]

he sounds oh so great

[BenNewt]

all the dylan comparisons. I hear nick drake more in the first one

[kholtman52]

@BenNewt too upbeat to sound like nick drake...he was a depressing mother fucker

[sduke8867]

the camera man is definitely smokin some delicious herb.

[dyneportega]

“like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months and then taken outside and run over with a car”.was said about tom waits' voice. much cooler description

[misspeterson608]

That comment about his voice was cribbed from a critic describing Tom Wait's voice.

[purple1ris]

One of the best comments I read on a YouTube video about this guy was:

"His voice sounds like he ate a bowl of gravel soaked in whiskey."

Truly.

[climz1989]

this guy makes bob dylan look like aaron carter.

[orangeiceice12]

Y'all are just jealous of his manly cleft.

[codyfuckingphilpot]

Why is every one so butt-hurt about the mention of his nice butt-chin. Talking about it doesn't mean we respect his music any less.

[Bravefreezer]

Pffft.. I'm taller than that...

[comlax22]

He's trying a bit too hard w.the gravely voice thing.

[HongKongRiot]

when god was handing out butts, this guy got in line twice.

[stewrules]

@HongKongRiot ...joke about his butt chin?

I lolled!

[MrBestBeatz]

Uggh. So beautiful.

[MelleB90]

That thumb... Playing the first minute of I Won't Be Found and mine is ready for a vacation.

[pornstargrandpa]

thats one intense butt chin

[LydiaarghSmith]

He is an amazing person. Talented, and beautiful. I love you so much.

[MorbidHumanity666]

Can anyone figure out the tuning he is in for the last song?

[DJB99]

@MorbidHumanity666 Open D - (D,A,D,Fsharp,A,D).

Capo on 7th Fret.

[MorbidHumanity666]

@DJB99 Thank you much, sir or miss. :)

[DJB99]

@MorbidHumanity666 You're welcome. I'm just in the process of learning it now. It's quite tricky. Good luck!

[vanceoliver]

I love folk music. I love that Kristian uses all those lyrics from Mole in the Ground and makes it his own song. I can only hope that my song is as enigmatic as his.

[snelsonification]

if you like the TMOE, you'll probably like max garcía conover - smart and heartfelt poems tied around a fingerpicked guitar. search for him.

[b017ni3]

my 4 year love affair with "the gardener" is as strong as it ever was...this song tugs at heart strings I didn't even know I had...

[MelleB90]

@b017ni3 this version feels rushed as fudge though!

[andpannell]

i theorize that the camera man is using some sort of dslr because focus is always kind of weird on those, and also, he's not a cameraman in the slightest. they shoulda had at least two cameras, one static and one for close ups.

those are my two cents

[bhipworth4]

Fire. Your. FUCKING. Cameraman.

[manders383]

Beautiful guitar playing and i like the song but i don't like his voice

[ThelastJohnSilver]

@manders383 Listen to the song "love is all later with Jools holland" it's not as high pitched if that's your problem ;) Overall in more recent recordings the singing has improved ;)

[manders383]

@ThelastJohnSilver Ok thanks I'll try that :)

[showimprovement]

i built a freeway through the fog!

[heimburgchr22]

his guitar playing has so much feel to it. Incredible

[SmileyWhiplash]

This man is incredible. His songwriting, his voice and his guitar are the most heartfelt and honest of any musician I know.

[GoodOleMeli]

This mans voice is the most amazing voice i have ever heard. No other compares...

[AnonymousAnemone]

It's so gritty and powerful and brilliant.

[54guitargirl]

nice picking-love it

[gustindesser]

Perfect!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[BTSSIMON]

Does anyone know which pickup he has? fishman?

[mpp11]

perfection



[ZaxDavis]

Anyone else see freddy kruger at 3:44?

[GreasyBastardo69]

@ZaxDavis good eyes!

[2113thecrowingIV]

That boy can finger pick.

[conboybp]

more like skinniest jeans on earth

[Najs00]

Voldemort..



[seangibbonsfilms]

he has a pizzaman mustache

[knytaknutar]

The voice, big looooove <3

[joseworldofwarcraft]

swedish cajun

[WhistlingWhalesOff]

Matt Damon!

[Woopycushiun]

he looks like a used car salesman

[TheNickthequik]

tallest man introduced me to tiny desk concert.... since then.... new music for me has accelerated into some of my most favourite tunes. thank you thank you thank you.

[h0tpoop]

ok who was the 666,666th viewer?

[mkarmitage1]

Not even a million views yet!? I swear watched this at least a hundred thousand times

[rage941]

7:50 to get past the talking

[aidanxfriesen]

I find it amazing that a man who is not an english native can use our language so beautifully.

[spokospokospoko]

@aidanxfriesen Or that a man who's not American can produce such great Americana-style music.

[spikeyjoey]

@spokospokospoko id argue that non americans do american music better! just look at the history of the brits taking the american black music and selling it to the american whites...

[ThelastJohnSilver]

@spikeyjoey if so, I think Americans can blame "your" music Industry for putting allot of pressure on your talents to conform to consumer demand... I guess in other parts of the world the music industry has not been as forceful? To make it in America with a Swedish or other European background AND not sell out was "mission impossible" 15 years ago but hey, it's changing, the industry is losing its grip and the tallest man on earth is a proof of Internets power.

[spokospokospoko]

@spikeyjoey That's a fair point.

[feetoffthesky1]

@aidanxfriesen i don't understand how he can so beautifully express himself but i wish i could meet him and ask him how he works his magic he is a god among men that beatiful swede

[jamiestrand93]

@aidanxfriesen sometimes thats what it takes tho!!! like murakami :)

[Robinn07]

@aidanxfriesen The swedes actually speak better english than us, they haven't tarnished our language with slang and improper verbs so they can harness it like he has done.