Cheap Trick - vintage Rick Nielsen Interview

[bffalcon]

yay Adelaide

[juliano66]

Perfect representation of a road-weary but articulate Rick--on his toes and at his best--you can tell the two Steves like the him but have to ask a few cheesy questions to keep it punchy..

[murderousbastard83]

Rick looks like Dan Castellaneta. (Homer Simpson)

[TheAlistairDick]

@murderousbastard83 You're dead right there. GREAT call !

[murderousbastard83]

@TheAlistairDick Funny thing is, they seem to talk the same and they are both from the Chicago area! Weird. Maybe they are distantly related.

[MyEmpiresDoom]

Great Band, great music, super-cool. <3 em'!

[Ken5244]

Some people wonder why so many artists dislike doing interviews. Well, this is why. These two interviewers are unoriginal geeks, asking the same cliche questions that every rock interviewer asks and misinterpreting what the band & music are about. "It's still that sort of slick rock n roll package that gets people in" (comparison to KISS). Huh? CT was not a packaged 'image band' in any way. I applaud Rick for not getting up & walking out, 'cuz I probably would have.

[MyEmpiresDoom]

@Ken5244 Well-said. As I was watching the interview I thought to myself "what a couple of douche-bags these two interviewers are. Stupid questions, stupid statements". Like you said, comparing Cheap Trick to KISS....WTF? Was he suggesting that the band was ripping off KISS or what. What a couple of dildos-brains.

[dude94360]

ya rick!! vote me up if u think he is awesome!

[icedman16]

Adelaide fucking rules!!!!!

[nitedrive]

'my tongue isn't as long as Gene's but it probably does the same stuff...'

HA

I loved the pretty boy/dork mix of this band.

[theonlywinner]

Great interview, thanks for posting.

[wvman2]

He is a genius Most underrated guitarist and song writer

[kc7fys]

There has been a huge amount of new CT stuff on YT lately. That's great. Rick's an oddball genius, man. What a guitar genius. He is like a walking encyclopedia of riffs and cliches, and he spews it all out at every show--and it really works. Rick's amazing.

[951Alpha]

Rick is a classic - thank you for posting!

[bfnputz]

Love the sweater. Wonder if he bought it off the rack.

[darylshreve]

haha, Steak and Kidney Pie :)

[angelltube]

The guy on Rick's left is asking the stupidest questions. However, nice interview and thanks for posting. I think he's pulling their leg a bit, but can't blame him.

[SuperDachshund]

@angelltube "How many guitars do you have in tonnage?" (How I wish Neilsen would have responded) "Well, Steve, I don't measure guitars in 'tonnage' I measure them in BTUs. So how many BTUs of guitars do I have? Well, I have about 510 gallons." But that probably would have been a little smarty pants for him.

[oiyabastard]

rick needs to wear these sweaters again

[nerdflanders8710]

H e did pretty well to handle those aussie morons.

[homeguard007]

He always has something interesting to say!

[scruffy2112]

I know that all of Cheap Trick are really classy people. The first tour our band went on They took us out on the road for about a month. Rick kept giving advice about this and that, mainly "your taking to many amps with you you only need 2-4 full stacks. Had to call my dad to come get about 2/3's of them. Now I just use fou Mesa-Boogie Triple Rectifiers and four cabinets, 2 straight and 2 slanted. Alot less stuff to mess with. They really work with young bands,advice etc.......

[ashestoashes2]

to = too as in "too many amps" - learn to spell please... what band exactly were you in that toured with Cheap Trick?

[scruffy2112]

@ashestoashes2 I was in a band called Carpe Diem, seize the day. And it was around 85-87. Thanks for the spelling advise. But I don't need morons explaining to me, grammar and bad spelling. So just keep your PICKY ASS comments to yourself, if you don't mind.

[treystone777]

His restaurant is in Chicago, and it is called 'Piece.' It's a pizza place, with its own brewery, and lots of live music. It's great.

[CSXer]

I'll have to check that out next time I'm there.

The 2 guys doing the interview where idiots!

But this IS pretty old...

[moparrules1968]

I saw him on a food network show w/ Rachel Ray. I believe he lives in Chicago and has his own restaurant that serves awesome food. They were taping an eppisode there for one of Rachel's shows and the place was packed. Anyone know the name of his restaurant?

[arrogantworms1]

Rick and bun e carlos are very down to earth folks who are truly classy men..notice they have both been married for many many years...class...

[dbrinkm1]

@arrogantworms1 I had court jury duty with Bun.s wife 3 years ago and we made her jury foreman.Nice gal said the band was on the road all of the time.

[hukkydukky]

When I was 11 we took a vacation to Dallas in 1982. My dad had been in the workout area, and he came running into the hotel room. Hurry up! Rick Nielson is down in the workout room!

We go down, and here's Rick Nielson. My dad had asked him if he could please wait while he goes to get his kid for a picture. Nielson, done working out, waits 10 minutes, tired and sweaty, for this stranger to get his kid. Rick put his arm around me and dad took a couple of pictures of us. Super nice guy.

[tomthefunky]

I met him twice and both times he was a complete asshole.

[matthews257]

Thats one of the coolest sweaters ever

[kidthundder]

correction: That IS the coolest sweater ever

[doninwv]

Rick currently has about 400 guitars in his collection; he tours with about 50 at any given time.  Mostly it's for the visual effect, but it's also for backup....he plays 'em Hard.

[sdingeswho]

That's astounding (if Rick's not "having them on" a bit) that he had *40* guitars with him on tour. I can't imagine needing more than five, and that'd be only if you were performing music much more varied and complex than CT's. Let's see; an acoustic six, an acoustic twelve, a Fender-type solid-body electric, a Gibson-type solid-body electric, and a Rickenbacker semi-hollow-body twelve --- that'd pretty-much cover any sound a guitarist would need to make (fewer, with the right pedals ;-) ).

[ohteddi]

wow....

you are not smart.

[THECLARENCES]

Amazing!

We hope all is well.

xoxo

THE CLARENCES

[BigBishop1]

didnt work on image? yeah right

[mileshye]

The first Cheap Trick LP is the best debut since Meet The Beatles!

[fenderstratplayer14]

my dad met him

[zacandtaylorrule]

Rick is just hilarious. One of the best guitarists in rock and just an oddball.

[acting1961]

Rick's a hero of mine.

Awesome guitarist, underrated songwriter, and a guy who presented himself as the court jester/ oddball which brought a perfect visual symmetry to Cheap Trick.  Long Live Rick Nielsen !!!

[CitizenCS]

I have met Rick on a few occasions, never been anything but nice.

[bladey1010]

The man's a natural born asshole. I still love him though.. ; )

[jimmyfallon211]

what u mean hes an asshole?

[need4zpeed]

Just imagine how many axes he has NOW!

[AdMan2700]

Way to go, Rick!

[kevinocooldaddy]

Rick got a little pissed in the middle.

[cagwa]

A Kiss reference. I bet they get tired of that.

[MRGXX64]

Timeless Rick !!!!

[submoronicbomb]

LOVE IT!!!!