Bill Hicks on rockstars

[TheHelenasan4]

I would pay to hear what he has to say about lady gaga. Love you Bill!

[HuntersMoon73]

Not funny and a bit homophobic/sexist. I don't get all the hype. It figures that self-righteous prigs like Radiohead would love this guy.

[ciaobellakate]

@HuntersMoon73

He wasn't homophobic by any means. In fact, in his earlier stand up he explains he has nothing against gays but would never partake in a sex act that might disrupt his bowel movements. Also, there is no hype - at least not in the US. He was appreciated in countries but never ever his own.

[craiclord]

I fucking love the high dude who gets the joke a split second before everyone else.

[fardaypu]

bill hicks rick rolled us from beyond the grave.

[fardaypu]

bill hicks rick rolled us!!!!!!!

[strumr91]

i was trippin once...i definitely channeled bill hicks. sat in front of a mirror doing some of his jokes, without really knowing where it was coming from. when i discovered who he was about a year later, i realized i'd discovered my spiritual uncle

[dudewhyfi]

goddamn this is funny as shit...go bill hicks! about the only entertainment figure other than dj premier that makes me proud to come from houston

[NexisFilms]

Bill Fucking Hicks !@#$%

[pucksterz12]

Has a very perceptive vision of the future.

[OuroborossoroborouO]

13 people love little bottoms and are never gonna let you down.

[ouluvme2]

Wish Hicks was around for the Bieber train!

[ste666fan]

@ouluvme2 i don't but here is an example

"Bill's quick review: Piece-of-Shit. Don't get caught up in that fevered hype phoney fucking debate about that Piece-of-Shit.You're, just confused, you don't get it, you've forgotten how to judge correctly. Take a deep breath, look at it again. "Oh it's a Piece-of-Shit!" Exactly, it's nothing more! Free yourself , if you see it, Piece-of-Shit, say it and walk away. You're right! Not those fuckers who want to tell you how to think! You're fucking right!"

[brightlights456X]

At least they had G'n'R and Nirvana. Who have I got????

[DesertRockIreland]

@brightlights456X

Kyuss, QOTSA, Truckfighters, Graveyard, Stonebride, Ufomammut, Dead Meadow, Fu Manchu, Brant Bjork, And millions of other Europeans bands that dont make it onto commerical stations.. I play them every week.. GREAT MUSIC IS ALIVE AND WELL FOR THOSE WISHING TO DISCOVER IT!! Switch off your radio and dig!!!!

Fuzzed Out Radio ~ Revel in the Riff \m/

[brightlights456X]

Now people think Radiohead are 'rockstars'!

[666kiker666]

@brightlights456X  Really bad comparison...

[brightlights456X]

@666kiker666

Are you sure about??? Radiohead are dull and lifeless. I guess you just lack the knowledge.

[666kiker666]

@brightlights456X I would not call the rockstars, but that doesn't mean that they make bad music- in fact it's totally opposite.

[brightlights456X]

@666kiker666

very bad music???

[666kiker666]

@brightlights456X Well, obviously you have no idea about music whatsoever, so i will not be able to continue this "conversation".

[vandermade24]

i forgot how brilliant this guy was. bill hicks never dies!

[BootCampWuTang]

These aren't even really people! It's a CIA plot to make you think malls are good. Don't you see? (In a robotic way) but bill, malls are good. Malls allow us to shop 365 days a year at 72 degrees, that must be good. Pure genius.

[YouCube7]

@Cioppa182 In American Scream it said that Bill went to a record store in England with his girlfriend and bought Bleach

[AndysCoffin]

@YouCube7

Oh, wow! Bill & Kurt are two of my biggest heroes. Now I wonder what Kurt thought of Bill. Yuhknow, Kurt died just a couple months after Bill which is another strange parallel.

[YouCube7]

@AndysCoffin I dont think Cobain knew about Hicks, as most of the people in America

[feonor26]

@TranshumanCyborg Newsflash for you. Pot is not toxic at all, almost anyways. Not toxic enough to kill anyone! For the mushroom part it depends on what kind of mushrooms you're talking about since there is about 14.000 different know mushroom species on this planet.

[avedic]

at least Bill Hick's would be happy to see the decline in malls over the last decade. They're closing up quite fast. Partly due to the internet and partly due to the shitty economy,

[Sjaakdevries1]

A real rock start wouldn't peddle action figures and lawnmowers etc, you know just like that band you brought into known as Kiss hey Bill:)

[johnbarry1965]

Keith Moon OD'd on the tablets prescribed to help him give up alcohol!!!!

[johnbarry1965]

Bill Hicks = Legend! sadly missed.

[Dominique913]

I like Rick Astley :(

[thehornypuppy]

I actually got a hard on...what ...the FUCK?!

[XxXHouseOfPainXxX]

@TranshumanCyborg preach this every comment you post!! lol Morons buy into the universes biggest drug dealers, the pharmaceuticals/alcohol/caffei­ne/fast food/TV . Mass cultural conditioning leads people to buy into these social norms, and deem it "bad" if it's "illegal". WE are in our fleshy monkey bodies for a short period of time and we should experiment. (in particular with non-lethal drugs)* takes a pound of boomers for the ld50, good luck making it past a quad. MJ -15,000 joints in 15 min

[fearlessftw]

watch George Michael - Careless Whisper,then watch JB or Lady Gaga, (even though he was criticizing him for being a sell out) kinda wondering what would Bill say about them

[brightlights456X]

@fearlessftw

You're right. At least George Michael can sing. JB & Co. are all robert voices.

[Cioppa182]

What did Bill think of Kurt Cobain?

[takerdust]

@Cioppa182 not sure, but Hicks used Rage Against Machine music for his intros

[Cioppa182]

@takerdust yeah, I could see Bill being a Rage fan lol

[TheMusicchannel23]

MAMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII­IIII!!!!!

[toolbass24]

he was right. by the year 2000, people practically live and thrive in the mall

[ScaryKidsScaringMarj]

hes right

[packofwolves93]

i wonder what he would say about beiber

[takerdust]

@packofwolves93 not much, because Beiber probably has 1/50th the audience that pop stars used to have.

There is like 100 beiber fans, and 10000 beiber haters who won't shut up about him.

[why2beyou]

3:04 would be a better joker than jack nicholson

[DeadlyBananas]

I think it'd be funnier without the weird camera shit, he's a funny guy and the editing distracts from his humorous emotions.

[handmiadenofgod]

@DeadlyBananas Personally I like those little sequences, I think that they make it more poignant.

[1337ontoast]

@handmiadenofgod but its like they've been edited by a 12 year old

[handmiadenofgod]

@1337ontoast Eh, to each his or her own, I suppose.

[thenotoriousadin]

who edited this video?!

[machbaby]

" Just cut her in two with a dick like a buzz saw. "

That would be one porn movie I'd rent.

Thanks for the laughs, Bill.

[ste666fan]

Bill Hicks and Jimi Hendrix , proof that at least 0.00001% of all people in the world are not stupid dumbfucks

[take3dublin]

@ste666fan Love it!! Well said

[lilbromarky1]

man he was right. Sad though that he wont be here in 3 or 4 years when the malls all go vacant and collapse (figuratively)

[upT3mpo]

9 people love malls

[guybrush93]

3:06 - i think we have a new joker for a next batman movie

[Immoregangsterthan]

Bill Hicks does the best gun sound effects, hands down.

[aldershot84]

@BigDuke - Sane Man :)

RIP Willy, your so before your time it is sad! Hope you and Jimi are rocking it up whilst puffing away on the clouds of smoke watching the non smokers crawl in their own bile!!

[BigDuke921]

what dvd is this from 

[TheTomtah]

Bill Hicks is totally romanticizing the past there were no talent sell outs back in Hendrix's day too and there are still a lot of artist with real soul/heart whatever like there was back then.

[MabusZero]

Leave it to Bill Hicks to Rick Roll me from beyond the grave.

[OuroborossoroborouO]

i would love to travel back in time just to let bill hicks know that in 2011 rick astley is the internet equivalent of leaving a flaming bag of dogshit on someone's doorstep and ringing the bell.

[EvilDudeoftheDead]

@OuroborossoroborouO He would be very happy, and Bill Hicks being happy would be ME being happy.

[arizona13ay]

@OuroborossoroborouO hahaha !

[ardotadot]

@OuroborossoroborouO and he was right about George Michael, he turned out to be a flaming homosexual...

[rpetersdrummerboy]

I wish Bill Hicks could be resurrected for a day and do a rant about Justin Bieber

[pirate2468]

I bet if this guy had been alive a little longer he would have started a revolution. Oh man I'm high as fuck right now. Is act is so layered

[rawkgawdez]

@pirate2468 -- he doesnt need to be alive for our needed revolution to happen! those who are enlightened, bear the weight of the world on their shoulders, and must continue the work of this man...passing on info to the sheep. building an army! peace and rock on

[seroyer2]

Bill Hicks invented Rick Rolling!!!!!!!!!!! before we even knew what Rick Rolling was.

[friendmouse]

rick rolled by bill hicks AWESOME!

[teas420]

bill hicks was murderd just like the rest of them all, when will we take controll of our lifes and stand up to the goverment.

[sexymatlack]

Hicks was right.. all malls are now connected.. welcome to the internet

[xmaxdamage]

oh fuck he can't be dead :(

[stevostevie]

Holy shit Bill Hicks just rick rolled me haha.

[BobBurnnquist]

I don't even know what hes talking about, but i love it.

[Roaltar]

I wish he was alive so he could talk about today's pop stars. Justin, Gaga or discuss latest episodes of Glee. Would've been awesome to hear Bill trash em all. RIP

[sov6rulz]

@Roaltar So true. He would have torn into Glee like no other. Katy Perry as well. She's the female Bieber. corporate puppet as well.

[Gerstein1]

2:01

LOL!

[KJTVocals]

Legend ! R.I.P.

[macanazo13]

Bill Hicks....THE PROPHET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zledhalen]

I can only imagine what Bill would have said about today's "rockstars" if he would have lived.

RIP Bill Hicks

[Rainfish14]

I wonder what he'd say about justin bieber and miley cyrus

[ralfietv]

...I'm a dreamer.

[kristofor12345]

2:25 evil laugh win

[SteveLessthan3]

Hes not a bad singer...

[Elzwhittymusic]

"she's dead, he's a woman, jimi's still jammin"

[jd6735]

George Michael and Astley were not "rock stars." They were pop singers. Wonder why Maher had nothing to say about actual Rock at the time, Guns and Roses anyone?

[TheDreamMechanic]

@jd6735

Because he's not Bill Maher...he's BILL HICKS. Wrong comedian dude.

And he did have plenty to say about many different "artists" whom he called by name...but you're gonna have to explore all of his work to hear it.

[jd6735]

@TheDreamMechanic My mistake of course. It's not too hard to mix them up, given that they both have the distinction of being pretentious assholes.

[TheDreamMechanic]

@jd6735

*yawn*

Get a clue.

[scientheism]

@jd6735 bill maher is a twat, and so are the guns and roses

[theozzyprophet]

Jimi Hendrix and Bill Hicks, only the best die young.

[c64c64c64]

@theozzyprophet

jade goody

[bunchofdaisies]

I wonder what he would say about the jonas brothers and justin beiber

[ZachValkyrie]

@bunchofdaisies Three days after Bill Hicks passed on, Beiber popped out of a cunt.

[jd6735]

@ZachValkyrie great story, you're so fucking original and HALARIOUS xD JUSTIN BEIBER

[SeanStrife]

@ZachValkyrie If only he were Bill Hicks reincarnated instead of... what he is now.

[piratebri]

This is probably the best bit ever.  So before its time.

[henchwang]

Miss you Bill... R.I.P xxxx

[ralfietv]

I would love to hear what he would say about guys like Brett Michaels and reality TV.

[swassontelus]

@ralfietv You say you would like to hear Bill Hicks comments on this and that. Well, you can pick up the phone and call the average Canadian (or most any sane country's citizens) and we will give you our rant. We've been commenting about American BS for decades. I like seeing the prairie doggin' effect that Americans have today, as they slowly become self aware and realize certain realities that the US is a stage where ignorance is the best business model ever invented. First dreamed by Vatican

[centurion180ad]

Jimi Hendrix, WHoooo YAhhhhhhh!

[chaset51]

Oh man, i cant even imagine how Bill would be with today's music...he'd be like this only on steroids.

[dokesomesmank]

this is the best. thing. ever.

[skwijeebob1]

is that Dweezil Zappa @ 36seconds?

[czesiek512]

YOU ALL BEEN RICK ROLLED BY BILL HICKS LAWL

[Tytan9211]

@czesiek512 HICKS ROLL

[AnotherCompartment]

Bill Hicks travels back from the future to Rick Roll an unsuspecting 20th century audience.

[hugoideify]

have you notice that 9 christians have seen this video

[Obscure128]

i think it's a little unfair to modern times that he's comparing POP stars to ROCK stars. there are still soulful innovators around and i bet britney spears and miley cyrus' 60's counterparts were WAAAAY worse. but that's just me being anal. rock on bill.

[ooookey]

@Obscure128 Its a big difference between now and then. haha no the commercial bands back then were really good! The supremes and beach boys for example. But the thing is that a lot of bands that didnt play commercial music was really BIG too! Like the rolling stones, jimi hendrix, janis joplin, the doors. Put Beatles wherever you want but they played good music and was huge! Now only shitty artists gets really huge. Its a big diffrence!

To put it shortly, Rockstar = STAR in Bills mind.

[godwhyisthistaken]

damn wish he would of got the cancer, love this dude. lol i can totally relate to this pieace today. sad but true XD

[TwelveBridges]

love the cold look at the camera when he's on about Rick Astley lol

[lewisthecollard]

2:04 - we got posthumously rickrolled. FUCK.

[iconoclast911]

Prophetic!! This mother fucker was one of the greatest, funniest, coolest, most hip, most ground breaking, most politically astute, stand up comics to ever yell into a microphone at a room full of drunks

[FlinckJanne1981]

8 george michael fans watched this.

[FlinckJanne1981]

can someone say some good bands who are still making good music these days? some wich bill would listen.

[americanu197]

how accurate is that george michael bit

[iflewoverthecuckoosn]

I really love the editing of this video.

[8BitPlayas]

Was I just Rick rolled by Bill Hicks?

[flesh86]

twenty years old, and still timely!

[Mikemaniax]

My GOD! He predicted Mallrats!

[ssssssspps]

who do i kill lol

[guitarsomethin]

i just got rick rolled XD

[robertson123451]

VISIONARY  GENIUS

[HitlerWasRight2010]

People really are braindead. I'm wondering if there is any hope for humanity. Not looking so good, people. The music industry is part of the GOVERNMENT. Some of these rock stars today are actually secret government agents and some are even assassins. You people are going to be really fucked up in the head when your false reality comes crumbling down. Prepare yourselves for learning that everything you know is a LIE. This shit is right out of a film scene...a horror film. Gov't fucked you good.

[LiBlub1]

I was listening to Hendrix instrumental whilst watching this.

[skulljoint]

lol slow motion laughter is funny

[basilthefox]

Bill Hicks rick rolling us from beyond the grave, mother fucker!!! ;o)

[cordlo]

Wow... Would have loved to see him live.

[SaiRyo]

Music was always worthless

[ProudClod229]

@SaiRyo Yeah? Explain...seriously, I'm interested in what you'll say.

[anibalin7]

the word that comes to my mind when I see him perform, GENIUS

[Danger12233]

This man really saw through all the bullshit

[MrMarsisdead]

8 people are fucking retards!!!!!!!!

[bicnarok]

spot on, briliant!!

[1844Freddy]

Bill Hicks, the ultimate bad ass

[b0mbtrac]

It took until 2010, but those mall people are here. Bill predicted, the scene kids...

[RikkuPaine01]

@b0mbtrac Exactly. They infest the malls bahahaha

[634devil]

@b0mbtrac Scene kids existed way before 2010.

[BartS4177]

@b0mbtrac

You missed the point.

[guthax30]

Oh god...your right, jesus zombie fucking christ from heaven....pale, fashion-obsessed, upper-middle-class....the end is nigh, take up arms and barricade your homes...the Scenesters are here.

[W1ATRAK]

its like old friend go away :( RIP M8!

[leebtheloser]

What about The Who Sell Out!!?1

[kevhead66]

@leebtheloser good album

[wearethearchers]

Sounds more like Michael Jackson haha. Bill is missed, awesome person.

[davesqueakywheels]

@wearethearchers Yes, except the difference being that Michael Jackson actually....had some fucken talent!

[1stopX]

yo know why he is dead? beqose earth is a place 4 fkn morons ...haha;)

[danielcastro3669]

amazing being.. you are missed.



[achickensandwich]

How comes nobody noticed they got rickrolled?

[iamnotemo24]

@achickensandwich Twice at that!

[Shadow1071]

Lol Bill hated Billy Ray Cyrus so much that im pretty sure when Mileys career took off his corpse did a 360 in his grave

[Jedman2488]

This man is a fucking god!

[mystro810]

Bill Hicks may be my favorite comedian and I dont even laugh most of the time

[kinggimped]

@mystro810 You're so right - most of what he says isn't funny because it's so true.

RIP Bill, you were amazing. We miss you!

[bwc3821]

This is why I hate 80s music. It was the beginning of the end for ROCK

[dredayak18]

@bwc3821 guns n roses? van halen? alice in chains? ... thats all 80s and 90s... thats some of the best music ever made... after that, people were brainwashed somehow, and technology made everything worse. Technology is screwing everything up.

[bwc3821]

@dredayak18 Those bands were great, but it's when Pop started to take over. At least in the 70s people were smart enough to kill off the worst music of those days, Disco. In the 80s music slowly turned into crap (*cough* MTV)

[kaptenmax]

@jonnnyyoman you just called yourself an upcoming comedian that will be one of the fuinniest ever

[haribohannah]

The only American Comedian to make me laugh!

[purplenurps]

Imagine if he was alive today lady gaga, ke$ha, justin fucking bieber, katy perry, miley cunting cyrus and for you english people chipmunk, JLS, tinchy stryder, N-dubz, scouting for girls. He'll probably have something to say about some comedians aswell *cough* dane cook

[galex50]

All the music industry went to hell since bill has gone...

except for some survivors like ac/dc, metallica, iron maiden,some of the beatles, and very few others...

[Raakiszh]

@galex50 Yeah, because Metallic never sold out. Oh and AC/DC are no better, repeating yourself to death with banal riffs using power chords ONLY gets old real quick.

[haribohannah]

@galex50 Don't forget Muse

[countingmoons]

@galex50 lol. fuck metallica. esp that fool Lars, and his hard-drive seizing threats.. maiden kept it real though.

[batrama310]

Stuff like this makes so sad because if only he were alive, I would have a chance to meet the man, at least we have some old clips. I always disliked that old saying, The good die young.

[Neonman78]

Damn, I wish Bill Hicks lived long enough to get Rick Roll'd.

[Franlop3z]

at 3:19 i thought i was trippin o.o

[TheArbiter74]

Bill Hicks new George Michael was GAY before we did! This man was sooooo ahead of his time. It's a shame we don't have someone liek him now.