Roky Erickson With Will Sheff of Okkervil River - Austin, TX

[rajivaksa]

roky- i love you. LOVE.YOU. and anyone who doesnt know, his youngest brother, Sumner Erickson, is the man who got roky out of his entangles poverty stricken prison-like mess ans sacrificed everything to help his brother to regain wellness. without sumner i do not think we would have heard anything from roky still since 1985.

sumner- you are my hero. and you saved my other hero.

[MikeDaMuddah]

I suppose the Roky fans harken to the old days. Okkervil River studio songs are the best music around, though I cringe at their live performances.

[vortexdude155]

Cool... Roky Ericson interviewed by John Lennon.

They bought are trully the real heroes of rock'n roll. Glad he's still around  and he's better than ever.

Bought my first albums of Roky 20 or 30 years ago and finally gonna see him alive in no less than two days from now.

Btw anybody ever heard that great track he recorded with Mogwai, so beautyfull, it makes a grown man cry.

[vortexdude155]

eurghh correction...

Cool... Roky Ericson interviewed by John Lennon.

They both are trully the real heroes of rock'n roll. Glad he's still around and he's better than ever.

Bought my first albums of Roky 20 or 30 years ago and finally gonna see him alive in no less than two days from now.

Btw anybody ever heard that great track he recorded with Mogwai, so beautyfull, it makes a grown man cry

[lutfish]

He seems really healthy now. Good times!

[bkrbtlg08]

I saw Roky last night in Baltimore. GREAT SHOW! Roky's voice sounded like 1980 and his band was spot on. Not sure who they were though...but they were great.

[jenren25]

I LOVE ROKY ERICKSON! ROCK ON!

[Mouldytone]

A couple of years ago I thought that the fabulous Mr Erickson was virtually lost to the world. To find him still alive and most likely as well as any of us can be is fabulous. Many thanks to the beautiful people who never forgot Roky and made sure that his wonderful voice is still heard.

[HIVdave]

Roky is the greatest song writer i've ever heard

[miamiwax]

he reminds me of this guy who has a record store in west palm beach. if u ever been there u know what i'm talking about.

[helterskelter139]

this guy is interesting! iw ish i could chill with him hahah

[gerobinson4]

Ain't no time for hate

[pOBrain]

odd one

[NathFilms]

legend

[sofullofshite]

..."do you think that there's a conflict between those two things- religion and horror"...what a douchebag! ...and why the heck did you feel the need to use two cameras!- as if it's crucial to catch the inflections of your pompous hipster demeanor while you're asking Roky stupid questions.

Tedious sycophant.

Ugh.

{Compassion is for Buddhists}

[channelcorpse]

I hate this okkervil river shit with roky... i saw him a few years ago at continental club in houston that group of guys with him were great...these guys are messing up everything...

[zenarrrow]

@channelcorpse Well guess what they are playing with Roky. And you are at home licking your dogs nuts. Okkervil River kicks ass. That's what will keep these guy's great because they are so under rated.

[thanape]

nice interview, hes aged well. keeps that classic character. radness.

[punchachristian1]

i went to the webster hall show last night, total fucking shit, i think okkervil river could do a whole lot better for themselves promoting their own material, rather than the scruffy what have you's of some burnt out hippy. bird of youth was excellent, definitely stole the show.

[postyesterdayman]

@punchachristian1 Why don't you go punch yourself. Asshole

[sandhurst5]

I saw the show tonight In Los Angeles and Okerville river are the worst band Roky had played with. Will Shelf sucks as both a musician and a producer. Roky looked nervous and ill at ease on stage. The hipsters have ruined the comeback.

[newswood]

will sheff - what a geek.

[9seastar]

True Love Cast Out All Evil (the new CD) has received good press reviews (Roky sounds great on it, btw.) It's a blessing to hear him speak so lucidly in this interview. I discovered his music 4 years ago, don't know what I ever did without it! God bless you, Roky!!!

[TheNeonRabbit]

Shine on you other crazy diamond

[nottwozero]

@TheNeonRabbit Syd Barret makes Roky look like Barack Obama.

[iscream22]

Great interview! Roky Erickson is the best! Gotta love him. I wonder if tommy and the rest of the elevators will ever jam together again...?

[Masterphonic]

Roky has a beautiful mind. You know what I mean, yeah.

[freqazoidiac]

I'm going to refrain from any act of unkindness here towards the record industry and why Roky may be playing with Okkervil River. Always interesting to hear Roky speak. That's all.

[jcmangan]

Concerning rock music one of the greatest pioneers and writers of all time and amoungst his few only true legends. Just think about the hype around Grunge and Roky playing such stuff 10 to 15 years earlier... Anyway, to see him in this healthy condition is overwhelming. :-) A new album? Oh, fuckin` Jesus, i heard about it, but didn`t dare to believe it... And on 4.20.10? Still got that thing with the numbers running, Rok? Bring it on, your the man! And someday even them shall realize it. :-)

[forthecaptain]

Will Sheff as a journalist, cool.