roky erickson - Blowin' in the Wind (Bob Dylan)

[girlJAMMIN]

absolutely love how fragmental Roky`s mind seems to be. I mean, you ask him a question and he comes up with something which has no beginning nor end, no explanation given, figure it out for yourself. kind of Leopold Bloom-like, really.

[zigor33]

From 4:33' on you can hear Jah Wobbles' Invaders of the Heart in the background. Thought you might like to know.

[RJPX50]

@devilindeepbluesea you're a nuisance

go fuck yourself and listen to the beastie boys and the doors....morrison offed himself because he was facing prison time in the states, morrison ate as much acid as roky....i looked on your channel. you're a hypocrite. .

[RJPX50]

Devilindeepbluesea is dumb as a box of cat tyrds. educated yourself before making ignorant statements, it wasn't acid fucked him up it was rusk.

[dirtynuke]

"He escapes from a mental home, and goes up this hill." Ha ha ha

[grafzahlization]

this is so good. i wish he would write an autobiography. he could quit music right now forever.he has done more than enough

[killalllollipopheads]

Ok he talks of naming. So Adam was given the task of naming things - only one job and he fucked it up! Sane/Mad whatever tag you wanna attach to Roky the guywas a genius. Many thanks for adding this - another interview with Roky I've haven't seen in so long.

[AmosM]

The true horror here is Roky's mental state. That mask he has on towards the end is fucking creepy. That's horror! Sad to see Roky in such a bad way, but he always had the music to see him through the bad times as is also shown in the video. He puts more heart and emotion into a song than any other artist I heard. What an amazing rendition of Dylan. I think Dylan has said his favourite version of "It's All Over Now Baby Blue" is Roky's, so goes to show. Roky is a musical genius!!!

[JohnnyHacksaw]

evil-hook wildlife ET?

[bkrbtlg08]

Damn. Roky is an excellent musician. These piece shows it all!

[poodlesusan]

Dylan fans

Hahaaaaaa

Roky *WIN*

[Mikemaddog]

what the hell is this??

[RJPX50]

@Mikemaddog If you have to ask just relax and crack a beer

[devilndeepbluesea]

The truth is, the person dropped to much acid and everyone is stuck on what he could have been, then what he is......wasted......

[QauNuckShin]

@devilndeepbluesea No, people are stuck on what he actually achieved, despite of that. "The Evil One" is an amazing album, and so is "True Love Cast Out All Evil". Between those two, sure, it's hit and miss (mostly miss). But that doesn't change the fact that he has created some amazing music.

[devilndeepbluesea]

@QauNuckShin I will check it out, surprised i missed him...ty

[RJPX50]

@devilndeepbluesea listen man, he was busted by rednecks for one joint, the prick judge was going to give him 10 years!!!! so? Roky plead insanity and was elecrtoshocked, placed in with people that murdered their whole families! pumped full of thorazine and other mind-numbing drugs. the state of texas tortured this sweet soul for a joint. whats wasted is your ignorance of Roky's history. no wonder he came out of rusk and sang about demons. they wear black robes.

[devilndeepbluesea]

Apparently i was right and your concept of his history is azz backwards

[VoodooFlintstone]

amazing unplanned cover.

[econoroller]

Roky proves that music is a language that can be spoken fluently and understood well by all different kinds of people and it shows that music is a beautiful common ground for all of us :)

[toddy1968]

I don't think ought to be talking about the cape.... I didn't say anything. What cape?

[buddyhead]

Where can I buy a purple cape?

[nicklasnorling]

can anyone figure out the chords for this? I think he starts with a G but I cant get the other... i'm not a guitarist. he uses the same chords in one of his recordings from when he really ill "that's my song" he calls it.

[postyesterdayman]

@nicklasnorling The song is 'Never Say Goodbye.' and it's even better than 'Blowin' in the Wind.'

[QauNuckShin]

So beautiful. There's something about his facial expression, too...

[Loudrake69]

Horror rock will only be seen by the people with crocodile visions in 2012 while the rest of the people are burning up roasting wheenies on the street corner

[turtlesob1]

ill go ahead and vouch for this statement

[lehighmark]

Roky is the best... even with the cape

[antiabe]

it's cool to wear a purple cape if Roky does it.

[Zozozizuza]

the guywith long hair is a nut, he should die !!!

[OldTimeRockRoll1969]

Hey if Roky his self or anyone that knows Roky should happen to read this, I'd like for him to check out a YouTube video of a guy that he should remember. As I understand he is a lost friend of yours Roky. Check it out if you want to get in contact with him I can now help with that, Message me on here (YouTube) about him. Click my user name to understand what I'm talking about.

[jackschvartz]

poor Roky! I'm glad that this phase of his life is behind him.

[starboybillysynth]

That was crazy! AND beautiful!! God Bless him!!

[klovsjo]

Larscha!

[BananaRama136]

That's some crazy fingerpicking. Not to mention in a moving vehicle...

[dwightfartschrute]

I love how the interviewer tries to respond and agree in all the right places like he's following Roky's logic. We were not meant to be able to follow Roky...that's the beauty of it.

[gamoonbat]

Horror Rock!

[Frankgard1]

this gives me the chills man, so beautiful.

a musician who havent got enough credits for his work. hall of fame next.

[anuserm]

Roky Style Perfect Guitar ......

This Voice & Guitar Sound .....Perfect As Always !!!!!!!

[songorongo]

groso rocky!!!

[closetome]

where can i learn to pluch like that ya'll?

[silviagrijalba]

De ahora en adelante voy a llevar siempre capa púrpura con camisa amarilla

[darKhorSe876]

Long Live Roky, the one and only! Thanks for posting! Best wishes,

John