One of the many tremendous things about this 'internet' kerjigger, is that items like this are made widely available. Things like this, the Mencken interview, Huxley's "The Ultimate Revolution" talk, and a superb series on Richard Feynman.
Nobody has any excuses anymore (not even those who were rendered functionally illiterate by the 'whole language' pedagogic fraud favoured by US educational systems).
Mr Huxley, I'm going to ask you a laundry list of questions to discover what we can do to prevent other people from becoming as enlightened as you. Thank you for your inadvertant participation.
I have a huge number of recordings spanning his entire life which I have listened to regularly for years. I studied at the University of VA as a philosophy minor, where his work was my focus. His distinct tone is obviously evident here. Also this is transcribed in a book I read for a paper years ago. I'll look for it and hopefully put this to rest. It seems to me Watts' voice was recorded at a different time; common for this period, the contrast of the two may be the root of this confusion.
@skater9123456 Oops! Sorry for not stating at the beginning that they were recordings of Alan Watts. I also have a few of Aldous Huxley, but they're all available on youtube. his lectures were particularly good, cameras and microphones were useless and scary to him from the things i've read. like having yourself frozen in time. Alan Watts, however, just the recordings of his lectures on his houseboat in the late 60's is enough awareness for several lifetimes. here's to crossed fingers.
@baxterbather Interesting - the two of them being recorded at a different times could explain it, I'd be keen to know if you find anything out. It's a shame we're not privy to a lengthy chat between these two minds, it'd be a great pleasure that's for sure.
5:48 - It sounds like Watts to me, though I've noticed the speed of this audio is a bit off, progressively more so toward the end. The tape was obviously in poor shape by the time it was digitized.
Okay I don't know for sure who is doing the interview now. It might be Sybille Bedford or Alan Watts. Whatever the case just enjoy hearing from Aldous Huxley. Thanks to all for your comments related to this video.
To find myself listening to this interview about writing and psychedelic experience while I am writing and in the realm of a psychedelic experience is quite profound. Thank you to whomever posted this.
@bernardocantu77 This audio track is always mislabelled. This is not Alan Watts interviewing. Superficially similar - see around 41:50 for example.
The whole point of inviting Watts do the interview would be to enhance it with his unique character and capacity for banter. There'd be no reason to force him to ask questions in such a sterile manner.
@DeprivedToast Then, FOR THE LOVE OF FUCKING PANCAKES, LET IT GO!
Get over it, yeah? Or are you just dancing inside with delight that you can continue to find fault with the poster— who, were I him, I'd remove both halves, and replace them with Tom&Jerry cartoons, to better seek the level of the Youtube community.
@painxtreme Some people are interested in ensuring that videos are attributed correctly, especially when they're enthusiastic about the people being named. Some people are interested in helping ensure an accurate body of recordings is available online for anyone to view. This isn't unusual, and I wasn't aggressive in my critique. Try to give people the benefit of the doubt, okay?
@DeprivedToast It was mostly directed at the explanation at the Sybille Bedford quote. I had taken it as something he had typed in error, thinking one thing, typing another, as Ive been known to do. It seemed also to me that all the fruit had been shaken from this tree, perhaps there is a list of Huxley interviews online that gets you closer. It's obviously not Watts. More likely a generic BBC presenter, judging by the dead rapport. I guess Id only be that concerned were I citing it in a paper.
@DeprivedToast well we seem to have some confusion as to who is doing the interview as indicated with the comments from people here. Some say it is him... others say it isnt. I have no way of finding out the truth behind this. If you can send me some evidence or post up some evidence settling this once and for all I would appreciate it. I will post up the corrections under the video so people can get a better understanding of whats happening here.Thanks for your contribution in this discussion.
@DeprivedToast Allow Watts sounded very stiff prior to his own active interest in the very substances he was talking with Aldous here about. If you need any further proof this IS Watts, listen to his interview with Bertrand Rusell, same exact stiff British voice.
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EmptyMindlessSpectre 2 days ago
One of the many tremendous things about this 'internet' kerjigger, is that items like this are made widely available. Things like this, the Mencken interview, Huxley's "The Ultimate Revolution" talk, and a superb series on Richard Feynman.
Nobody has any excuses anymore (not even those who were rendered functionally illiterate by the 'whole language' pedagogic fraud favoured by US educational systems).
HieronymousAnonymous 2 weeks ago
Mr Huxley, I'm going to ask you a laundry list of questions to discover what we can do to prevent other people from becoming as enlightened as you. Thank you for your inadvertant participation.
Hypnotron2006 1 month ago 2
OMG listening to this dude is like pulling my own teeth out !
914light 1 month ago
very poor sound, im surprised anyone understands this.
MrPilotans 1 month ago
@MrPilotans The sound is very good
louiscfc93 2 weeks ago
@louiscfc93 it must be my laptop then.
MrPilotans 1 week ago
@MrPilotans It sounds crap on my speakers but I wear headphones and its fine.
louiscfc93 1 week ago
This sounds like Watts. He's using his interviewing voice.
LordShivasServant 2 months ago
thankyou for this :)
BEAUTIFULSORROWw 3 months ago
I have a huge number of recordings spanning his entire life which I have listened to regularly for years. I studied at the University of VA as a philosophy minor, where his work was my focus. His distinct tone is obviously evident here. Also this is transcribed in a book I read for a paper years ago. I'll look for it and hopefully put this to rest. It seems to me Watts' voice was recorded at a different time; common for this period, the contrast of the two may be the root of this confusion.
baxterbather 4 months ago
@baxterbather Whose recordings do you have? If they are Huxley's then I'd really love to have them.
skater9123456 4 months ago
@skater9123456 Oops! Sorry for not stating at the beginning that they were recordings of Alan Watts. I also have a few of Aldous Huxley, but they're all available on youtube. his lectures were particularly good, cameras and microphones were useless and scary to him from the things i've read. like having yourself frozen in time. Alan Watts, however, just the recordings of his lectures on his houseboat in the late 60's is enough awareness for several lifetimes. here's to crossed fingers.
baxterbather 4 months ago
@baxterbather Thankyou anyway, appreciate the reply. :)
skater9123456 4 months ago
@baxterbather Interesting - the two of them being recorded at a different times could explain it, I'd be keen to know if you find anything out. It's a shame we're not privy to a lengthy chat between these two minds, it'd be a great pleasure that's for sure.
DeprivedToast 3 months ago
5:48 - It sounds like Watts to me, though I've noticed the speed of this audio is a bit off, progressively more so toward the end. The tape was obviously in poor shape by the time it was digitized.
QuantumLeap365 4 months ago
Sorry, not watts
Gzanothor 4 months ago
Okay I don't know for sure who is doing the interview now. It might be Sybille Bedford or Alan Watts. Whatever the case just enjoy hearing from Aldous Huxley. Thanks to all for your comments related to this video.
bernardocantu77 4 months ago
Change the title.
88BMP 4 months ago
@88BMP Mow his yard.
painxtreme 4 months ago
@88BMP to what?
bernardocantu77 1 month ago
@curtismarshall81 Well then it must be him hey.
pogglemindboggle 5 months ago
To find myself listening to this interview about writing and psychedelic experience while I am writing and in the realm of a psychedelic experience is quite profound. Thank you to whomever posted this.
uniquebanana1 5 months ago
This is not definitely Alan Watts. The voice is off and he woulda been talking a lot more haha
matthewsherling 7 months ago
Aldous Huxley is being interviewd. Alan Watts however is not interviewing.
pogglemindboggle 7 months ago 8
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@pogglemindboggle
Hi there...
Alan Watts is the one asking Aldous Huxley questions/interviewing.
bernardocantu77 7 months ago
@bernardocantu77 I assure you the person interviewing Huxley is not Alan Watts.
pogglemindboggle 7 months ago 8
@bernardocantu77 This audio track is always mislabelled. This is not Alan Watts interviewing. Superficially similar - see around 41:50 for example.
The whole point of inviting Watts do the interview would be to enhance it with his unique character and capacity for banter. There'd be no reason to force him to ask questions in such a sterile manner.
Not Sybille Bedford either - Sybille is a woman!
DeprivedToast 4 months ago
@DeprivedToast Then, FOR THE LOVE OF FUCKING PANCAKES, LET IT GO!
Get over it, yeah? Or are you just dancing inside with delight that you can continue to find fault with the poster— who, were I him, I'd remove both halves, and replace them with Tom&Jerry cartoons, to better seek the level of the Youtube community.
painxtreme 4 months ago 2
@painxtreme Some people are interested in ensuring that videos are attributed correctly, especially when they're enthusiastic about the people being named. Some people are interested in helping ensure an accurate body of recordings is available online for anyone to view. This isn't unusual, and I wasn't aggressive in my critique. Try to give people the benefit of the doubt, okay?
DeprivedToast 3 months ago
@DeprivedToast It was mostly directed at the explanation at the Sybille Bedford quote. I had taken it as something he had typed in error, thinking one thing, typing another, as Ive been known to do. It seemed also to me that all the fruit had been shaken from this tree, perhaps there is a list of Huxley interviews online that gets you closer. It's obviously not Watts. More likely a generic BBC presenter, judging by the dead rapport. I guess Id only be that concerned were I citing it in a paper.
painxtreme 3 months ago
@DeprivedToast well we seem to have some confusion as to who is doing the interview as indicated with the comments from people here. Some say it is him... others say it isnt. I have no way of finding out the truth behind this. If you can send me some evidence or post up some evidence settling this once and for all I would appreciate it. I will post up the corrections under the video so people can get a better understanding of whats happening here.Thanks for your contribution in this discussion.
bernardocantu77 1 month ago
@DeprivedToast Allow Watts sounded very stiff prior to his own active interest in the very substances he was talking with Aldous here about. If you need any further proof this IS Watts, listen to his interview with Bertrand Rusell, same exact stiff British voice.
contrarian420 1 week ago
@pogglemindboggle It's Sybille Bedford doing the interviewing, he also did his biography.
danhaskett 5 months ago
I love the photo of huxley, the eye of horus stance lol
deimos760 7 months ago 2
Thank very very much love bless u all always in all ways
jazzaste123 7 months ago
Thank you for uploading this.
KABRIS1 8 months ago 5