The Island of Joy! Billy Childish Interview & Headcoats Live

[Almightystalker]

If I could grow a mustache it would be his!

[HenryNealMilan]

You Fucker! You rock, my brother!

I was at both the Jabberjaw show and the reading/art/gig at LACE. I still have the flyer I peeled off the wall!

Just the fact, that you remember Jabberjaw says everything!

Carry on!

[mightyatomics]

This is brilliant.

[thorne06]

damn right billy

[skatepunk77]

LONG LIVE BILL CHILDISH !!!!!!

[eyaddarras]

Pretty cool, but I'd just as soon listen to some Link Wray.

[jbearden]

i can dig that.

[jbearden]

THIS IS THE TRUTH.

[artistsandpunks]

billy you speak to me. iam skint , and struggle from day to day . my dream as a van man is to do what you express so well, music , art , poetry, free myself . thankyou for the hope. love lagden x

[jeremyshambles]

well said. i concurr

[THEBONEENGINE]

billys song about whatever this is is exellent and if you dont agree with me you should be put on the sex offenders register!

[2003JL]

I first heard about this guy through a "GQ" article. This is my first time watching a performance and hearing his voice. this guy is awesome, much more interesting than this virtuoso wannabes.(fyi, I didn't know much about him before, I'm not from albion unfortunately).

[TallFastLoud]

The way he talks is brilliant. "Then punk rock came along, and I liked that." No virtuoso 'the chordal tonation is brilliant' bullshit, just a real man talking. Plus the song is awesome.

[goonbot3030]

@TallFastLoud

There is nothing wrong the chordal tonation, even in punk, blues. or rock n' roll, its just another aspect of music. A real man would realise its stupid to disregard an area of music, just to sound like you have an 'gritty' attitude on the subject, ignorance isn't cool by a long way. Melody is cool, harmony is cool, rythm is cool, expression is cool. Music is cool, if the person doing it is real.

[mikemugwort]

Billy's a BORE!

[gogogadjetballbag]

why would you subject yourself to something you deem boring then, cause your a prick and crave disappointment? All hail the king of garage rock.

[stankler]

this ri"ff..is similar to spinal taps"gimme some money

[mrmrscosanostra]

@stankler a likely story.

[trainedbanana]

Thanks for posting these. The memories are kicking right back in! I was at both of these shows and helped these guys out with equipment at their shows in LA. Notice that Bruce Brand is playing with little brooms. He wanted drum brushes, but we didn't have any. At the end of the Jabberjaw show, Johnny and Bruce joined in for a short rendition of Interstellar Overdrive. good times!!!

[jeremyshambles]

how long ago was this performance? it sounds like a smashing time, cheers

[jun7per]

Hes one of the only true spirits left in this country....Englands dead other wise. Need out spoken artists like Billy.

[billgbg]

One of my favorite vocals from him is "My Dad Was a Drunk".

[fadsandfancies]

Every Billy Childish interview I've read is just fantastic so it's nice to hear him speak.

[StanTheStoic]

Brilliant poet and inspiring human being.

Thanks for this clip.

And lots of love to Billy.

[acoatheldtogether]

A professional un-professional