Manu Chao Interview

[rivet138]

What he says about the TV in Europe is so untrue. I’ve lived more than a year in Germany and you get maximum a couple of American channels and that’s pretty much it. In addition, all but one channel (CNN) are in German.

Actually when I first got to Germany I was so surprised how ignorant Germans are of other European countries (Southern European countries) although they have been part of the European Union for more than 20 years. In Germany, Africa actually starts south of the Alps.

[limonagaciguzeldir1]

I love everything you say about life, about politics and about music, just as I love your music! Long live Manu!

[dakikker01]

everybody should listen to him and believe in his vision. but i'm glad that all the people who come here already believe. it's a start!

[brightonblock]

what a complicated accent.

[Aditimahat]

99% of what I see is no good! ... We see you you!

[bastardluv]

STIFF LITTLE LITTLE FINGERS!!! AND THE MOTHERF#%KING CLASH!!!!

[HabisY]

I like all these musics.

[JohnRWynne]

Manu is def not on coke. Coke and drugs rob you of your thoughts, emotions, feelings. You become dead on the inside. Manu is more alive and expresses crazy amounts of positive energy and emotions. Listen to the music dummy.

[setram13]

it's so ridiculous that some people think he is on coke. You can look at his eyes and have no doubt in your mind that he is clean. Quite the genius really!

[rhinseout]

I love the guy and all that but seriously, lay off the coke man, look at the way he's shaking. Don't waste your God Given Gift, please.

[marlborogorila]

wow lay off the coke mate, dont give me that funambé crap cuz youre about to go to funambé if you dont.

[lalalaland011]

I agree!

[milorad3232]

hes so smaaart :)))

[Adrian1ol]

you need to speak English better so you can be heard better like Bob was...

Love Manu Love Bob Piece forever!

[DanaOnMars]

This guy is Amazing

[Daaaaanniiii]

Que grande es Manu!!! Me encanta su musica :)) Tiene un accento precioso:PP Hablo español poco, that's why I'm going to write in english.:) Actually I started learning Spanish because of him, I wanted to know what exactly were his songs about. I like the way he talks about life, it is true that people who "have got access to the mic" always say the same, and they don't want to change things. But Manu's different, and that's why I love him so much :)) We love you in Serbia! :)

[eihdah]

@Daaaaanniiii Where did you meet him? I'd love to meet him, but too bad I'm stuck in one side of the world :/

[g9theocy88]

me gusta manu

[manuelrob1]

vamos carajo



[stencilstencil]

groso!

[SelenaRemixies]

The U.S.A. is not that boring LOLZ

[MarcoBikesLA]

He has a Sableye on his hat. Sableye, the pokemon.

[kharlos84]

Bob Marley hubiese cantando con Manuchao si estuviera vivo. fuera sido una experiencia unica .

[diegoloxa92]

marihuana is in his blood, cant you notice?

[tntkiwy]

joure a legend

[solimiansky]

luv manu

[yomtumthai2]

El mejor.

[Yoshimi1979]

He is absolutely amazing... I love this man!

[miguelbranez]

Manú Chao es grande! ... Es realmente extraordinario ver a un artista se exprese de manera clara y con mucho sentido de la vida.

Go Masai... Go Masai

[miguelbranez]

He is great!!! ... It's really extraordinary to see an artist expressing himself so clear and with lot of sense about life.

Go Masai... Go Masai

[psyclone647]

I love Manu Chao but man... he is HIGH as hell on here!

[TheFauxJournalist]

This is a really good interview, have seen it a few times, Manu is great, musically and politically

1.48 on watching tv in america -very smart

6.15 on transforming anger into something positive

"99% of what i see is no good", but "the only gasoline is hope"

great stuff, great channel Catherine

[vampirita1100]

omg he's so great, i love him

[fahim113]

Live, his band really are something special! Only problem is makes most other shows Ive ever been to seem lame by comparison

[Midnightrider1126]

I like this guys thinkin

[pandaman2105]

he speaks so many truthful words. you can get a sense of what he stands for by listening to his music too.

[dionataspaz]

and he knows portuguese as well...

[alexavasquez1992]

he doesn't have a french accent, that's pretty cool

[dudebearpig05]

lol thats why because he speaks fluent inglish spanish french and prolly italian too

[rootslouch]

he also speaks arabic :)

[TheTadziofan]

Manu's view on the TV media in the States is very accurate. I came from Europe and remember being exposed to the World news and events ever since I remember. Here, in the States, there is a sense of cultural isolation. There are plenty of local news on TV, but not much about foreign events UNLESS they pose a direct threat to America. Then, when the news reach the public, one gets the feeling that the news are quite one-sided and taylored to match the politics.

[slingshotkid77]

He is the hottest man in the planet

[masaintma]

@slingshotkid77 Absolutely true. A man, like there are not many.

Un tipo con todas las letras!

[masaintma]

@slingshotkid77 I totally agree.

[GingaPlayer2]

i think he's on cocaine during the interview

[playlife1]

A person on cocaine doesnt care about others so much as he demonstrated during the video. Maybe he is just in a state of mind that you never experienced.. yet.

[Felipeyotero]

@playlife1

FUCK YOU

[rwebb61]

he doesnt do any drugs other than marijuna- if you can call that a drug.

In a high times interview he said when he was younger they would always smoke weed, then oneday some gansters brought them heroin, and him and one other frend said no, three others didnt, now all the three are dead.

[m1Steelbeast]

He only has a bit of trouble trying to convey his thoughts into English sentences. The same happens to me when trying to speak English orally. He's just a very cheerful person, and with a heart of gold. And probably much more lucid than anybody here.

[t0rv1000]

king of music

[toumpoulidou]

i see his energy and power in his eyes..

[DeathOrGlory622]

I'm only 17 , I know Manu chao has been making music for a long time but I'm glad i got his albums i just started listening and reading about him and his history just a couple days ago. And where he talks about The Clash , my favorite band, the band that opened the door for me to reggae and ska , Manu your and inspiration to young musicians like myself

[g2theross]

so humble

[NiNjALatin0]

i would love to have him as my president! he's the greatest!

[aantonellag]

Me gusta me gusta

[Ecuaporriano]

this point about tv in the US is so true, that is why most americans beleive that there are toilets only in the US, and that there are no tvs or cars outside of the US, or what is even worse, that there is no inteligence outside of the US....In Ecuador where I come from we have news from Europe, and the rest of the latin american countries, that is why we are friendly to foreigners, and not so scare about any person that looks different or speaks different.

[SINISTYLE]

EXCELLENT

[SINISTYLE]

MANU CHAO MAKES REAL MUZIK

[haroldsangelanita]

He is a great person.

[fjdz82]

people like manu chao, make the diferents in the world.

[svjetskalada]

manu est genial,on les encule anglo/sax

[stealthjdm]

This guy is the best right now. In tune with the time

[temeeu]

he's great but... I can see that he's a bit shaky. Drugs?

[gypaete64]

@temeeu

He is a very shy guy(I know people who met him) and I think he feels very uncomfortable in front of a camera.

[Daaaaanniiii]

@gypaete64 Yes that's true, he is very shy guy ( I met him about two weeks ago) but sooo kind :))

[viriENP]

IF YOU GOT NO HOPE, YOU DEATH

talentosisimo, inteligente, con conciencia social... ademas creo que es inmortal!!! nomas no le pasan los años encima!!!!!!!

[saltstikx]

Damn, He's nervous!

[demonicalise]

i got a ?

doesnt manu have like tatts on his knukles?

or am i goin crazy?

[davidanamu]

Grande Manu Chao! I love his attitude towards life: "if you don't have hope you're dead", so simply but that's the way to go. "Revolution is not about anger, is about transformation"; what a great thing to say!!! Back in '97( when he lived in South America) I went to see him perform at a private event for no more than 50 people, and yes, you can feel his soul and passion on stage. Maestro Manu!

[blogandrock]

fernavil: Manu nombra a la banda irlandesa Stiff Little Fingers. Surgió a fines de los 70. Dice que ese grupo tenía une energía impresionante.

Yo tengo algunos CD y puedo afirmar lo mismo que dice él.

[krodosk8r]

it would have been awesome to see him talking to Henry Rollins

[airvee]

PARLE FRANCAIS MANU!!

[maytreyi78]

fuernavil, the punk band he's talking about is called The Clash

[javier000chubby]

when you "toc" in bars

lol he made me laugh so hard

[andrecsx]

he is the man, i love his music and he is agreat person too, so inspiring

gracias amigo

[suhaili]

i was struck by how he talked about musicians who have "access to the mic" and the need to listen to people from all walks of life. vote for small revolutions first in your neighborhood as a step to change the world.

[fernavil]

Cuado habla sobre Punk, pueden entender el nombre de la banda de punk??? por favor si lo saben escriban. Creo que es interesante escuchar bandas que influyen en su musica.

[tomascX]

Es "Stiff Little Fingers". Puedes encontrar videos aqui en youtube.

[maytreyi78]

fernavil, the punk band he's talking about it's called The Clash.

[carnicerodeperros]

dijo stiff little fingers yo escuchado sobre de esa banda.

[supernaut0517]

Stiff Little Fingers, me parece que son una banda punk de Irlanda, pero noe stoy muy seguro de eso...había una canción famosa de ellos que creo se llamaba Tin Soldier o Soldiers...saludos.

[rarl25]

@fernavil Stiff Little Fingers y The Clash

[neggriss]

Bb Manu que guapo estas !!!

[anne241163]

Manu, I love your "musics"!

[referenti]

after Joe Strummer,the greates MAN in the world of music.

[chloecaceres]

When he talks about the ghettos in south america...uhmmmm :) I love him....Manu u r the best human being....love ur smile

[oclandestin]

Great interview. He's so right about American culture - it is very insular, and Americans lose out because of that.

[pardeker]

is fuckin cool manu you are the best...thanks for make this music you cant see the world in diferent ways......

[Iguanaintrouble]

I love you!

[yadenmelo]

de donde es?

where is he from?

[polothelion]

Paris

[Nayooo]

he's from france, his parents are spanish

[briandefied]

he didn't say "barcelona" w/ the spanish "C".. weird.

MANU IS THE GREATEST..

[GUTREX]

@briandefied cuz he lived in south america for a while and in south america nobody uses that sound on the c and z like spanish ppl do

[kraxx11]

he come from paris ,france

[Gnomin13]

siempre va a tijuana

y tan serquitas de sonora!!!

[ilmatonetone]

que grande manu !!!!! it s so good that u make all this gringos to understand that north america is not tha whole wold !!!! n when u talk about hope , they don t know whats the situation down in soth america or any third world ! they re so used to growing up having everything thy need or want !!! dale manu otra vez un pedacito de realidad para esta gente !!! good job man !

[christineann2005essi]

You are right - u.s. people have more than most but there are some of us who do not and have traveled to south and central america and know exactly what he is talking about and feel what he feels. We must find a way for all people to have food, education, and understanding. Viva Manu!!! You keep it real.

[kharlos84]

este man habla con una firmeza que me inspira seguir con la musica coño man manu eereres cule bien man sigue asi con ese pesnamiento poco a poco ifluencias gente para cambiar esta poqueria que han dejado los gobiernos con su ganas de apoderarce del mundo

[lebleh]

No offence budd, but you haveno i dea what he feels, you havent lived it nor do you or I have any idea how those who live in hell feel.

Though what you say is not true; what you say is on the right track, though i'm just refering to the fact don't preach saying you know or think those in the mliddle or higher class know. It's crap, mothers go on the street to feed their children and return with nothing, i can't even start to think what that must feel like.

[moscad12]

TE AMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[fahim113]

Right on man! Couldn't agree more.

[apachethobbe]

he is a beutiful spirit and i hope his music will flow through the world forever!

i´m going to see him for the second time this summer dancing non stop! love you manu!<3

[elnellis]

eso mero, hermano.

[ishendu]

Great man !!

[maryuniverse79]

Thanks for share this wonderful interview of Manu chao!

[TeaguesNRenzisMama]

What a beautiful soul this man has. Everyone should hear this!

[ngarver]

What a wonderful outlook on life.

[kwa82]

Que chevere

[IvanSorath]

MANU CHAO IS GOD , NO DOUBT ABOUT IT

[cashc0w]

what an amazing video. long live manu chao and his music.

[nogoodvideos]

Ya i love Manu Chao. He has a great music and he is a great person.

[zhidd]

loved it, i actually can agree with everything he said!

[rubymaynardsmith]

manu chao rocks!!!