Don Letts - Interview about PUNK: Attitude

[PyePye7]

Blablabla! Let the people who where there at the time at the spot...talk!

[splinter360]

So true what he said. I say that all the time. Its not Hip Hop anymore, its Hip Pop.

[splinter360]

Dude is a legend. That is all.

[MsJeffersonAirplane]

He's so fucking cool!

[cbellido0503]

My dear friends, so you need listen to "Los Saicos", a 65's peruvian band, in "Demoler (1965) (Demolición)" or "El Entierro De Los Gatos (1965)" for example... proto punk? I don't know but the sound and the attitude is extremly advanced for those years... 1 9 6 5 !!!

[karlosrules]

Actually skinhead was more of a learned culture than a shared one. The original skinhead culture started in JA in the 60s. Uk working class youth related to the culture and loved the music so much that they embraced it as its own. And then came that horrible evolution that brought racism into the mix. Don letts pretty much hit the nail on the head with his statement about punk and reggae sharing culture....he lived in the moment...must have been awesome!

[ChernozymVideo]

brilliant thoughts from a good man. Nice job on the video!

[windrix1]

Punk rock was actually started by this guy who owned this shop called Sex.

[tinpotintellect]

@windrix1 thanks for the informed insight

[JackCorfield]

what are you on about?

it wasnt started by one person

[solus1376]

@windrix1 You're referring to Malcom McLaren, who designed some cool clothes and manipulated the media a bit, but had nothing to do with the music or the attitude. Punk came from Richard Hell, from the Stooges, from the Ramones, from the MC5, from Johnny Rotten et al, but NOT from that jive clown McLaren!

[Terrra91]

@windrix1

Don't forget Bernie Rhodes

[aintellengreat]

He does poetry now, right?

[smp236520]

this guy knows his shit

[paulhulatt]

I met Don last night at the Brixton academy (Specials Gig)...what a nice bloke...I shook his hand and then left him alone to enjoy the show. The last time I saw Don was 20 years ago....amazingly...at the Brixton academy...when he was playing with B.A.D. Check out my vids

[hoopster68]

got on stage at a b.a.d gig at the astoria once and fell on don putting him off his keyboard endevours somewhat and he let me know in languge as colourful as his clothes so it was nice to make up for it at an oasis gig at wembley off all places where we got chatting and it came to my attention a mob of knobheads were throwing beer on him probably cause he was the only black geezer in the place not security so i stood his ground and give the cunts what for. more power to don

[maxthehooker]

sorry but he's wrong. look at the first skinhead movement of the late 1960's. THAT was cultural exchange. it wasn't just a black thing or white thing then - we were all in the same dance halls. good, honest documentary videographer - just a bit mislead.

[drummerboy52587]

He's not wrong. I mean, you're right about the skinhead movement, but the skinhead movement wasn't the only movement that brought other cultures together. But reggae and punk coming together is definitely a cultural exchange just like the skinhead movement.

[pampn]

been into this man forever. always been opinionated and nearly always right. his film 'punk attitude' is somethig else.

[ajittffcure]

Your are right. Don talks with a lot of sense.

[audiotrauma]

"don letts ya look like one of dem narsty blut-clart punk rockers" lol

[Terrra91]

Lol "a wha yuh deal wid"

[samoshitt]

He must get bored of talking about punk.

[marshagreen]

... why? see his movie instead. It's awesome.

[dx11rebeldredds]

don letts, hes why my display name is rebel dredds....good man

[marshagreen]

word

[REGGAE7777]

punk rock and reggae . irie

[silkfarm]

Respect.

[ianbrownshairdo]

'my white friends'

[ianbrownshairdo]

nob

[jiking94]

does anyone know the name of the track that comes on at 1:35 where it says "struggle continues"?

[drillster007]

mc lyte jammin

[latinhooligan]

This guy definitely has my attention and more important...my RESPECT.

[marshagreen]

see his movie punk: attitude. It's awesome.

[haxengaged]

A true fuckin' visionary

[ebonmonochrome]

Don really is the fucking man!

[damone70]

The guy is brilliant.

[waspinatori]

good

[duffsmoses]

Your'e not wrong don!

[hmmhellyeh]

anyones haves the Henry Rollins interview on the documentary Punk: Attitude extra dvd 2?

[cesarvivas]

you're better off without it

[hmmhellyeh]

alright, why?

[Malcolmquartey]

Very true, very true.

[Fandanglius]

this is the man