Interview part 1 (1/2)

[IbanezShreds]

Its amazing how good you are with both languages! I'm jealous, I wish I was bilingual. Keep shreddin

[scorpiodragon999]

hello mark.my name is mike from maui hawaii.ur playing is amazing.im trying to learn some pantera songs.my favorite band.if you have made any how to videos of any pantera songs youve done id love to see them.so if so please let me know when ever you get time bro.glad to hear ur feelin better,so sorry about ur cousin and guitar situation man.mahalo from mike from maui aloha

[Vincentdeep]

Bro, you make me feel dumb! you are a very cool dude!

[skullface667]

..how old are you? I thought you were a teenager!

[SomethingDumb666]

only noobs dont know that ur name came from Mortal Kombat

[TheSyuFan]

I used to study in the Philippines when I was in high school and there were a lot of Korean exchange students who moved to Philippines because of their harsh education experiences. Two Koreans told me that they don't get out of school until 10pm. That's messed up.

[kullprit]

Halcyon, You kick fucking ass.

One of my fav youtube channels.

[flyinbriyin]

DUDE!  I've watched your music for years now. I am totally a fan! You are fantastic and your videos are very entertaining....thanks!

[ujiad1]

you're such i nice guy xD

i'm your fan^^

[BrodyMan247]

I agree with every single one of your opinions on education and more freedom of decision! I also happen to be teaching high school chemistry in the United States. My chemistry professor from South Korea wasn't kidding around when he said the teachers in Korea would hit him...wow.

[k3n2020]

im a big megadeth fan and i see you have the same taste of music as me. Ive been playing the guitar for about 2 years but i still suck really hard. Any advice to get me to play mustaine/freidman asap?

[t0ko]

cut it out, u stayed in newzealand! the metal scene is abit pathetic here at times. too many hiphop lovers here:| keep up the good work on yr vids bro

[MrDohmah]

is that the same person?

[xnotoriousss]

best part is when he says the mortal kombat soundtrack :o 1:00

[lolcrixlol]

PD : I LOVE SOUTH KOREA PEOPLE

[moparnutjim]

Great interview. You do great covers of my favorite metal bands,Metallica,Megadeth and Pantera. I also like Beatles Zepellin Deep Purple Sabbath. AGAIN GREAT GREAT COVERS DUDE!

[RaMbOwgINI]

Do you hate K-pop?

I'm from Thailand, it pisses me off everyday lol.

My favorite band is Sepultura.

[hunter1801]

Best part of the video........"I notice you speak pretty good english for a guy who looks like an asian"

[bonuzround]

Respect

[foomonchu666]

woo, i live in chicago :)

[jhccho]

Your english is amazing considering that you spent most of your lifetime in Korea.

It seems that you are not professional yet then how do you make your living?

[xJoshZCx]

I have that soundtrack! haha

[bcdon1]

Nice interview. Modern "education" is nothing but state indoctrination. Read John Taylor Gatto's "The Underground History of American Education" for more details. The book is available free online and is more about education than about the American system. I'm sure you will find many similarities with the Korean system. Anyway, nice interview.

[obsolete368]

mortal kombat soundtrack fuck yeah!!! best soundtrack ever made

[halcyon1871]

YES obsolete368,

the Naplam Death song and the Fear Factory song-

along with the Type O Negative (R.I.P Peter Steele) track!!

[gh3rckl3gend]

Hey man! Whats the song playing on the opening of the video?

[halcyon1871]

it's just one of the hundreds of riffs i had come up with & recorded in the past

(this one from last year) i thought it would be good for an intro thingy

(there's probably a song out there with the exact riff who knows? :)

so i just stuck it in !

[gh3rckl3gend]

@halcyon1871 Awww man i was hoping it was a song you would have put up...Sounds badass though man you gotta turn it into a song sometime though!

[halcyon1871]

yeah gh3rckl3gend, now that i think of it -

maybe i should ! my song might sound just like

a million other metal tunes out there, but I''ll write lyrics

about walking pizzas and evil beef jerky - so it'll be cool

[gh3rckl3gend]

@halcyon1871 It might sound like a million others..But damn that shits heavy!!!!

[halcyon1871]

yes i totally get what you're saying mdnorm5150.

i can't say things about the korean education in a 'black and white'

way - but TOO much of anything is bad - which was what i was going for.

BALANCE is key ! i think

[KobeeLinkin]

halcyon 1 - Korea 0

[bradderzpartridge]

The best British group that have fused rock music and techno in my opinion is Enter Shikari. Check them out (if you haven't already) lol

[halcyon1871]

oh, I've heard of that band name quite a

few times but never looked deeper into them -

thanks bradderzpartridge, will do!

[mytastycakes69]

dude fount u while looking up "battery" covers n ive been following your videos ever since u kick ass!!! keep making videos pleeeeez!!!!!

[dognz09]

New Zealand !! i fukn knew there was a link there !!! NZ HARD you fukn good cuzn !! lmNZao

[tjdgo123]

1:00 MORTALCOMBAT SOUNDTRACK!

way to go halcyon!

[Mattdangerisawesome]

dude, you're so lucky!!! you have dave mustaines voice exactly lol. even his talking voice. im jealous :( MAKE GOOD USE OF IT!

[Transformatics]

have you ever considered making a virtual band?. ie: you in korea, someone from the states on bass, a canadian on drums ( :D) , and some keys from germany or something like that and putting each together in a four/five way split screen thing?

[halcyon1871]

yes i have Transformatics, as a matter of fact !

but a few times that i tried to collaborate (other than

my 1 time stint with achokarlos) things didn't work

out recording-wise and because of schedule conflicts :(

i know there are AMAZING 4-men cover bands and

musicians on youtube who DO that and do that well !

[TheFith]

Halcyon1871, I just want to say Thank you! You are one of my biggest influences here on YouTube. The quality of your videos and your playing have been very inspiring to me. I, too, wanted to share my love of playing guitar and metal music to the world and I got a lot of how I've done them from you.

Thank you, once again! I wish you all the success in the world. :-)

[MParseface38]

you've been to germany? any german skills? :)

[MysticleMonster]

@MParseface38 I would love to meet the one of his aprents that teaches here in germany =)

[halcyon1871]

been to germany once - I have 3 cousins who

are half-german, and I used to speak some deutsch, but now

I suck so badly - because I never really get to use it

in Korea!

[MParseface38]

@halcyon1871

do they live in germany? maybe i'll come across them one day, i'll say hello from you. ;)

[m3talcorps3]

@halcyon1871 Where in Germany did you visit?

[hydr0p0nic]

You have better English than a lot of Koreans I have seen over here in the US.

[halcyon1871]

the only reason I can still speak English even after

20+ years of living in a non-english speaking country,

is because of the Simpsons!

[bambo1996]

@halcyon1871

i'm from denmark and i know what u mean.. ;O

[Death8498]

@halcyon1871 Dude, yourr English is better than most Americans hahahaha, good job. Though, thats really not hard to do these days. But this was actually really interesting man!! Glad I watched this. haha.

[311Rattlehead]

@halcyon1871 True story man, I'm from The Netherlands. And people a lot of tourists say that I speak English very well. But it's just because I watch Comedy Central daily :p

[CGD26]

lmao yes i lve this...love ur vids rock on \m/

[varulvorden]

Dude the interviewer voice sounds just like my Doctor. It's always a hard time to get my scripts filled because he always writes half English half Koren.

[schneibgamer1]

haha cool, its nice to learn stuff about people, but next time someone wants to interview you, pick somebody with more... um, spunk! haha jk you're awesome dude!

[cococrisp20]

since your Korean do you play Starcraft? hahahaha

[halcyon1871]

i played starcraft 1 a little bit (actually liked the music rather

than the game) i'm aware starcraft 2 came out but

i don't care really - it's crazy how korea has these tv

tournaments and leagues ! i think they took a computer

game over the edge and took it too seriously

[BxWong]

@halcyon1871

D: But it's awesome! Where the other states got regular, boring sports, you guys have eSports!

[WWIIOLgeorgh]

@halcyon1871 Even worse, it's becoming THE Korean stereotype!

[69stringibanez]

Awsome video...but the interviewer seems like a jerk hahah just kidding YOU ROCK

[halcyon1871]

yeah!! @69stringibanez

you got the joke right there ! i played both parts with

separate personalities in mind

the interviewer being the giddy kind, and me being

the quiet type - the actual 'real' me is kind of goofy

and in-between those two

[Mattdangerisawesome]

@halcyon1871 i thought it was two different people XD *insert asian people looking alike joke here*

[69stringibanez]

@halcyon1871 Hey man who ever you wana play do it...If possible you should form a band and do a tour...if you came to canada I would go nuts at your show

[sk8acdc]

@halcyon1871 Question: Are you only in to metal? I'm a huge metal fan, though I really enjoy Indie, Some Techno, and Classic rock.

R.I.P

DIME

[savatagegod]

아.... 명훈님 평상시 말투가 데이브 머스테인이네요 ㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎㅎ

[halcyon1871]

컥.. @savatagegod 그런가요

일부러 그런건 아닌데 저도 녹음해놓고 제 모습을 보니

군데군데 약간 그런거 같기도 하더라구요 ㅎㅎ 제 자신이 말하는걸

제3자의 눈으로 보니 진짜 이상합니다 ㅋㅋ

[KILL3RKI3R4N]

are you in a band?

[halcyon1871]

no, i work as a secretary at a little counseling office during

the day and work part time at concert/gigs as a staff - i have

no plans to do a band. making youtube videos for fun is

as close as i can get to a band format

[KILL3RKI3R4N]

@halcyon1871 well thats awesome, as long as you do what you love.. i guess ive always pictured me one day being in a band, when i get a bit better il start recording some solo stuff.. thx for your videos they are sick, the battery cover actually helped me learn it better.. keep on rockin

[MEGADETHTHRETH]

You sound like a Korean Borat that likes ]v[EGADET]-[, and they rule and your covers are very good.

[lakeb0dom]

He is from south Korea, the best Korea in the world ;D

[drowzy721]

LOL when you dropped your pen!

[chinogoes69]

Haha, nice!

Whats the name of you aunt in Germany? Is famous here?