The Ataris - IOU One Galaxy (Acoustic) on The DJ Rossstar Show

[mofleacmes]

so.. what is the problem if he likes drugs? you cant rock and roll without substance abuse, fags.

[Therejecthead]

I love this so much. 

[miketyson310]

Mike Tyson punched him that's why he is missing a tooth. 

[musicbymat]

Yea the guitar is upside down.. that's how he plays, right handed guitars upside down. Sounds amazing! Can't wait to see him this month on his solo acoustic tour!

[roblonolean]

Craziest comb over ever! Bless him & damn male pattern baldness!!! This takes me back, the Ataris used to be one of my favorite bands when I was young and naive. Kris Roe is one of the soundest guys ever! Hopefully someone will tell him about propecia, kudos for the comb-over though.

[americanpsychowi]

missing tooth lol

[cabratotal3]

is the guitar upside down??

[americanpsychowi]

@cabratotal3 plays left handed

[cabratotal3]

@americanpsychowi ok, I thought it changed just the position but the strings were placed the same way

[twisterthemonk]

@cabratotal3 hes left handed haha

[cabratotal3]

@twisterthemonk ok I see you know a lot, then I ask you, is that the regular way to play left handed? because kurt cobain was left handed as well, but the 6th string was at top. and I see here it's the first string the one which is at top, so could you explain it to me please? :)

[twisterthemonk]

@cabratotal3 well theres only 2 ways to a left handed guitar. and that is playing a left handed guitar, which is the strings are reversed so that the left hand forms the chords the same as a right handed player... (i belive curt cobain plays this way) and the other way is taking a normal right handed guitar and just handing it to a lefty (with out changing the strings) which he makes the chords differently.. (which is the way kris plays it) and it sounds alittle prettier playing that way

[cabratotal3]

@twisterthemonk Ok! so there are two ways to play left handed, I didn't know, that's why I asked, thanks.

[twisterthemonk]

@twisterthemonk prettier that way becuz some strings stay open so it give the chords nice bright over tones :D i hope that makes sense :D

[comedythemusicalvids]

kris***

[comedythemusicalvids]

how i spent my summer vacation is about his heroin addiction while he was in california. He even said so at the show I was at last week.

[LeedsUnited1984]

@comedythemusicalvids REALLY??? 1) I thought they were on the east coast 2) That doesnt seem right.

[LeedsUnited1984]

@LeedsUnited1984 I guess you're right? Thanks for telling me something i didnt know!!

[comedythemusicalvids]

@LeedsUnited1984 they are from indiana, but chris moved to california to further the ataris. That's what he said at the show :)

[LeedsUnited1984]

this is what Kris wrote in response to my question................. "The song is more about moving thousands of miles from everything familiar, leaving things behind, getting to that new place and realizing that one of the only friends you know is struggling with addiction and you are on your own, you may be alone, you may be broke, homeless and living in your van... But no matter what, all that you know is that you are never going back to the life that you left behind. "

[comedythemusicalvids]

@LeedsUnited1984 oh well I must have misheard him :P it was a rather loud show haha

[mwilhelmus]

Does anyone have the chords for this version of this song?

[inferi085]

My husband and I met because of The Ataris :) One of my all time favorites.

[zebrafood]

@inferi085 That is the best thing I've heard all day.

[theman0091]

So crazy how he plays guitar upside down.

[eunna01]

yeah! i love kris roe to.. this band is the one of my inspiration in life..where i`ve been see all the things that i cn`t understand. :)...and now i learned a lot :)

[marshmally]

haters. i love kris! he is a really nice guys i've ever met as well. such a rad dude. <3

[ducttapekidd]

Soo awesome!

[stoppre88]

Ataris is one of the best bands of my day...I HAVE every one of their albums, and have seen as many shows as I could. Wish I coulda had a beer with Kris though

[Polter5]

Lol kris keeps hitting on dj rossstar! XP

[marvelboyuk]

Amazing, this guy and his band ruled my childhood, i was lucky enough to see his acoustic gig in leeds this year and had a beer with him after the show nicest guy ever

[jeremypepper]

Stop saying false accusations about Kris please. He is not a drug user and has been against them for a long time. How do you know he doesn't have a form of nervous system disorder? He is one of the nicest guys I've ever met and you need to stop making douchebag presumptions. His music is amazing and that's all that should matter.

[feistytowels]

Thumbs up to you.

[LeedsUnited1984]

@jeremypepper - he has done drugs. Some of the songs in the last cd (welcome the night) directly talked bout his drug experience

[1xXLedZeppelinXx1]

@jeremypepper Actually Kris was infact a PCP user in 05 and suffered a nervous system disorder as result of an overdose. Listen to the song "From The Last, Last Call". It's all about his overdose and his feelings.

[withyouinrcklnd]

@1xXLedZeppelinXx1 True story. He even admitted to the fact that he a) used and b) almost jumped off a train platform in Berlin while he was on. He said it back at a show in 2005 at the knitting factory in nyc.

[RubenDRamirezD]

@jeremypepper YEAH!, he's a really nice guy, when The Ataris comes to Colombia he waits a lot of time giving everyone in the place a picture with him, HE'S SO FUCKING AWESOME!!!!

[xinthisdiaryx]

Kris is missing a tooth?!

Fuckin amazing guy. Takes me back to my young days.

[LeedsUnited1984]

Look at 2:07 on and tell me if you think he slur his words and has problems coordinating his mouth. I love Kris . This is a great video.

[sooperdoodey]

Yeah, it definitely looks like that. I didn't even notice.

You should be a speech therapist.

[LeedsUnited1984]

Haha- thanks : )

Even though drug users should take responsibility for their actions, I do feel bad for him. I guess the drugs have caused some kind of damage to his nervous system. I wonder if Kris will get married again. I wonder whether after two divorces he is too jaded to believe in songs like this anymore.

[sexpistolsdaz]

how do u no so much about him lol

[williampaiva]

Kris is missing more than one tooth... hehe i could see it in the last show he made in Brazil...

[conxtantine]

@xinthisdiaryx lol @ the tooth !! Maaaan we are fallin appart !!!! hjahjahja