Stevie Wonder plays the Motif XS at Winter NAMM 07

[millz2131]

Stevie Rocks

[ssoouull]

Guitarists wish they could play larger chords:}

[88Cortex]

2:15 <3 OMG all of it

[88Cortex]

Cool 8) At 1:40 I get the feeling he goes so much against the leading harmony I love it.. like he's angry at their tuning :D!

[nextblain]

those fingers got 22 grammys xD

[mrinnervisionz]

@nextblain You mean 26 Grammys and counting!

[kinhosize]

Stevie Wonder the Best!!!

[kissmarton]

Wow how can he do that his eyes are closed? :D

[HM2028]

LEGENDARY!!!

[munkeepilot]

This dude's pretty dang good! And he's even playing with his eyes closed!! I can't play 1/3 that well with my eyes open...

[RaygunShaun]

@munkeepilot You're not serious, right? Stevie Wonder's blind.

[BillieJean900]

whats the drums called and bass at 1:00

[Sarrgas]

Hahahah, the "yaaay" at the end reminds me a lot of Monty Python's The Holy Grail xD

[09smoothcriminal]

haha look at 1:14 ...its almost like that guy puts his head down in shame ....saying to himself this guys makin me look like a chump.....Rock on stevie !!

[kalpaz11]

@09smoothcriminal hahahahahahahahah lol true

[Bohughes81]

ZEAN HE'S DEMOING THE MOTIF NOT TRYING TO BE A GUITAR PLAYER

[yesplease91]

you give an ondes martenot to that guy and he'll drive crazy.

[cooljoescott]

Straight Gifted.

[lagerusalemme]

the best in the world! God bless you Steve!!

[musicmaniac960]

i have a roland d70 and i just bought the yamaha xs8 nokia3210fuck has no absofuckinglute idea what he is talking about

[JustinC721]

I'll bet he could play that thing with his eyes closed!

[RGMultimedia]

@JustinC721 Lol....

[kamranthegreat1]

look at the big fat ass of the lady walking with stevie!!!! she needs to cut

[TechCrazy]

@kamranthegreat1 :LMAO !

[gitaraka2]

the duds blind

[nokia3210fuck]

the xs sounds crappy

[Coowallsky]

@nokia3210fuck Compared to what? On whos sound system?

[nokia3210fuck]

@Coowallsky

listen to any vintage synth like a roland d50, yamaha dx7, roland jupiter 8, etc. then you know what I mean

[Coowallsky]

@nokia3210fuck BWAHAHAHA!!! You call those vintage? I owned a DX7...and a minimoog (twice), Prophet 5, Jupiter 8, ARP 2600 , OBX, and a Matrix. I know what I said is true,

[nokia3210fuck]

@Coowallsky

you should go to an ear doctor

[Coowallsky]

@nokia3210fuck You should learn about vintage synths.

[roundman74]

thats one GOD BLESSED MAN,stevie wonder been hot since finger tip

[dicennianmusic]

He can't see shit.

[israelizpimp]

hey whats that song that starts at :30 secs?

[gussie8933]

I'm so glad Stevie is still alive with us since Michael Jackson died. When MJ died it was like music died, but then I think of Stevie and I feel better.

[catalin627]

2:32...wtf is doing Phil Helmuth there?

[Dadee3]

Stevie Wonder actually had the opportunity to have his vision restored thru surgury, but chose not to because he said that's what makes him famous. What a fool.

[EltonForever]

See, if Stevie Wonder can play it so can you.

[blutuu]

for a second there I thought that was an actual guitar! I sooo want one of these!!!!

[mellowchatter]

An effortless legend...:O) sounds like a guitar!!! Stevie wonder is a dude.

[stillthechampionnn]

#PHENOMENAL one of the greatest & he shows up at a LOT of these i've seen him at 2007, 2008, dude stays in the loop! @Number1Producer on twitter

[yongpack0]

oustanding performance and he's blind! wow.. just incredible

[ivan89705]

myself doing this way

[ivan89705]

melodic impro

[ivan89705]

At once we may hear metr

[healinggreen]

He Rocks man!!! hehehe

[yaboichi]

my role model mane .

[Freedaaa]

his fingers have eyes ... I like his music sooo much for such a loooong time ^^

[Pimpolho23]

wow...stevie wonder and andrea bocelli together would be wonderful,the both blind and playing together wow that would be wonderful :-) ....

[TheWolliebollie]

@Pimpolho23 They did actually.Song is called canzone stonate.

[meggamanmuzak]

Man!!! I gotta get my hands on a Motif soon>>> oh yeah check my 1st vid tell me what yall think

[seemeel]

What a legend.

[tecladistaofmetal]

si mi profesora de piano viera como coloca los dedos para tocar este tipo creo que lo asesinaria jajaja

[DevasionRecords]

holey shit.... his guitar skills for a keyboard Blow me away!

[Julpynt]

I love you Stevie Wonder.

[HammondB200]

Come on its 3 years old, give us a new Motif, for god sake.

[zaenzaen]

proof that all...keyboardists want to be guitar players...heh!

Go Stevie your the best!

[mrinnervisionz]

@zaenzaen Not really, it just show that Stevie is trying out diffrent patches,the guitar being 1 of them. Anywho it's still tight!

[hiphoproduction4life]

@zaenzaen he plays guitar lol

[louisbrillon]

@zaenzaen

actually I agree being a keyboardists myself but not only I want to be a guitar player, I want to be Stevie !

[rickwwright]

@zaenzaen even better, every keyboardist can play the guitar. wish guitarist could say the same... hah

[bourgeoisbrats]

@zaenzaen Actually from 1:48 on, it sounds like 5 or 6-string bass (Matt Garrison, John Patitucci) than guitar! lol!

[unisonologia]

QUe mal que toca este negro....

ningun brillo!!!:...

[keyboardist3000]

I like him. . He's a great keyboardist, and dont forget he's blind . . wow

[xiceshinobix]

one of the best keyboards out there, it has all of the sound you hear on most songs

[JwhitakerGemini2791]

Stevie wonder is a beast on any keyboard,and if he approves of it ,then it is the bomb!!!

[fede4real]

This is it lol gotta get rid of my casio and get this monster

[korgpadude]

he can feel the music he know what hes doing

[bilbring]

You can't do much with this. It only has a few buttons.

[quittes]

Actually, you can do ALOT with this. I bought it a few weeks ago, and its really amazing what it can do. Watch some more vids with the motif and see what it can do,,

[MegaMicaiah]

Its not how many buttons it has that counts. each "button" has alternate effects asigned to them....thats what makes this thing such a beast...I just ordered one from Guitar Center.

[DiobloHunter]

LUCKY SOB..

[triondrummer]

Trust me...you can do anything you need for Contemporary Music with this....if you know how!

Too Bad you don´t...

[bilbring]

right you 'can', as if its microkorg.

[HM2028]

Legend!!!

[Moog167]

Lol @ 3:16

[skalkmusix]

Stevie ''The Music'' Wonder!!!!

[rocky919191]

hmm lcd went to waiste

[dthslyr]

nice sound and nice performance

[93colbert]

I wish I could afford one of those..

[Microsloth]

The Korg M3 is not an arranger keyboard, but neither is the Motif XS nor the Fantom G... they are all workstations.

Check your local Guitar Center or Sam Ash for a specific "arranger" keyboard.

[F0nkyNinja]

i loved the yaay at the end

[TheMMProduction]

What is the best arranger keyboard on market at this time? Please help me out....

[PlatinumRecordsTV]

i think it might actually be the Korg M3, well its the one i prefer.

[shibby999955]

LOL Nathan watts at the end...

[zzzxtreme]

xpanded articulation has huge potential

[TrevorMcBever2596]

Are they weighted keys?

[aronsystem]

yes, they are weighted!

[moneyforreald]

I got this piano it has every sound you can imagin man

[wanosd]

I think Bert Smorenburg plays better.

[Marty7Wizard]

not with his eyes closed

[RobotBros]

i have an xs8 for sale cheap. hit me up.

[ddalling1]

how much?

[Tshoku]

I read this offer in almost every motif xs video post,hope u doing serious ? LOL

Peace out to all the Motif s

[embers17]

True enough!

[embers17]

I hear Frank Zappa licks in there!!!

[jommyc]

Mark Knopler and Lee Ritenour also

[markitymark90]

what was that thing he did at 1:14?

[ninjarlou]

honestly you could give stevie a midi controller and no sounds and he would make it a hit. its almost not fair.

[oleold]

It's the best workstation out there period I can make that old 70's style of tracks with the xs I tried one out at the guitar center and it's tight it has all the sounds to compose some classic shit you would think it's a live band performing on it. I just think a lot of cats don't use the motif right they can't compose on it that good and they make those casio type sounding beats on it.

[adrion14]

wowser

[ezekielthemack]

The genius at work.

[youmeandryan123]

Good keyboards. i love the rhodes sounds on it and the leslie is pretty close to the orginal.

[SGTBizarro]

I'll take the one who got acquainted with some dumbass's elbow for a discount...

But seriously, who treats a three thousand dollar keyboard as an armrest...

[GianniBencich]

A woman.

And I think this was the case.

[jagib2]

the first set that stevie plays sounds like a beautiful spanish classic...shows the amazing depth of wonders musical talent and knowledge.

[OneTevez]

why was that dip shit resting his arm on the keyboard??

[sayspepe]

He was probably a bodyguard.... even so, he wrecked the sanctity that is the motif xs and stevie wonder.....

[ASDOOM77]

makes me wanna buy one

[rickyEpeppe]

meravigliosoooo poke parole da dise solo to listen mmmm

[LodoGrdzak]

Guy sounds better just dicking around than pretty-much anyone else on their best day. Interesting post.

[michielkeller]

Is there a cd from this improvising stevie material or something like it?

[officialyungace]

Simply amazing

[thrcman]

How does this guy know every and play workstation/synth/keyboard with top notch quality and originality without even looking??? Should I cut my eyes out??

[brandon9271]

you didn't see him switch up the patches and messing with the faders a lot did you? He's just playing the keys and mod wheels which you know he does need to see.

[organicisfun]

Yes, fool.

[organicisfun]

The "Yes, fool" response was to the guy who asked should he cut his eyes out?

[thrcman]

wow, thank god you mentioned that, you almost made bad relations with the wrong guy on the internet. Loser

[Latvija2010]

I want a motif sooo bad now...

[phobik2000]

Is it me or was he literally kicked out like and unwanted guest? X(

[Synthweasel]

Stevie can make anything sound good :) give him a cheap Casio and the man will do wonders :)

[Thetaquo]

yeah, i guess that's why i think he wasn't the right choice to do a demo. Sure, the endorsing power is good, but people'd be thinking, of course it sounds good - it's stevie wonder playing! Now, if you had some average joe playing...that would look a whole lot more inviting

[renegadeabz]

joe U SUCK! and the new yamaha XS rules.. its just too sophisticated for you :P

(gorgeous)

[larrecun]

@Synthweasel Now I feel bad I have a Casio Hhahahahaha

[ArribaLovg]

@Synthweasel he can do so wonders? for this is Stevie WONDER

[maddermofo]

I wish Stevie would come to Dublin!!!

[Samusic2008]

oh yes korg and yamaha are the best

[arvyyy]

no words! this is wicked!.

[issalop]

so gooooooooood!!!!!!!!

[YoungB734]

I got 5 letters for this man

N-A-S-T-Y

[ChristBurner]

.......so good

[manatthewindow]

Bless ya, Stevie.  I hope you're around forever!

[renegade609]

WOWZERS! Will someone please explain what he is doing between 1:14 to 1:16...is he hitting is hand or the keys with his left hand....so so cool is this man...it's kind of unfair really....if only I had an ounce of his coolness...

[cwelchgrape]

He is hitting his hand to double time it

[ChristBurner]

hahahaha hes hitting into badass mode...

[armalyte]

THE MAN!!!! :-D

[32BIT]

stevie looks sooo bad ass in this video

[Moog167]

He can play anything an make it sound good!

[erikcaramel]

He is a blind legend

[oysterlovers]

leroy you utter dick - where are your videos then?

[mouimen]

i like that song at 1.00

[Nneka1963]

@ Mouimen OPps SORRY I clicked on the wrong bloody thumb! I meant THUMBS UP! Nnek@ ;o)

[mouimen]

yea :D

[theintenseone]

Who gives a shit about technique? Are you retarded? Also, tons of people have made GREAT music playing synths and playing instruments on keyboards. LIKE THE MAN IN THIS VIDEO.

If you are better than Stevie Wonder (which I highly doubt), please post a video of yourself and let us be the judge.

[skirts27]

Comments like that is why your just leroy and he's "the wonder"! Please shut up dumb is forever don't show it!

[Moog167]

DUDE....WTF is your problem? He's a legend and he won plenty awards to prove it!

What awards have you won?

[omnipotentRB]

is the song he's playing at 0:35 a freestyle or a real song?

[NWA452LIFE]

he's da music king

[ferrariModenas]

companies pay serious money for the name artists to play their instruments and why not it's a good business for everyone

[ydohakan]

he is a legend...

[danny251970]

i jammed with him beat that

[therev150]

The man still got it!!!

[Brilliantbeing]

This is the beauty of YouTube. Where else could you see this type of impromptu jamming by the great Stevie Wonder. Broadcast TV and cable are so passe' at this point.

Long live youtube!

[kingsardius]

WOW Steve IS AMAZING GEEEZZ "

[liquidsoundproject]

anybody knows what is the tune he is playing???

[djphatd]

he's just jamming!

[Bigturns33]

Yea guy like him he just says put me a guitar on here of i like that then he just goes to it. He sees the music in his mind man pure jam. True Improv.

[opinionatorX]

Stevie makes those that can see wish they were blind.LOL! This guy is one of the greats! God bless you Stevie!

[Geezyrider]

That Motif-XS is a great piece of kit, in the hands of a Master like Stevie things could catch fire....

Some of those funky sounds and patches were probably invented by Stevie back in the day.

I hope YAMAHA gave him one for free..

[NsOakland6]

He has been playing the ES8 (Live On Stage) since it came out i believe, I would think he got that 1 for free and BETTER get an XS8 for free! Couldn't imagine they would make stevie wonder pay for a board come on now. He has already put the stevie stamp of approval on the Motif line.

[itsfatman]

i think its more than safe to say he gets paid by yamaha to use those boards. do you think tiger woods buys those nike shirts, or gets paid to wear them

[Superphilipp]

There's a big difference between a shirt and a musical instrument.

[djphatd]

You could put a cheap ass $50 casio in front of Stevie Wonder and he would make it sound so good!!!!

[Stefken89]

he would play it too good... casio is s***, he would never play it at all :D lol

[DrumKeys614]

Oh man is that cool! Stevie youre great!

[asiababie78]

greatest key board playa alive peace black man

[philster61]

Well as a classically trained pianist myself,bending your fingers is what we are taught for scales and and allegretto.But you also develop your own personal style as well. I was listening to Stevies fluency and it doesnt really matter if his fingers are straighter than normal.His technique is brilliant.And music just flows out of him.He is more at the peak of his musicality than ever.Have you heard his voice recently?His highter notes are amazingly bright.Boogie on Maestro

[gotitans999]

He plays perfectly; therefore, if you fingers are straight, bent, crooked, who the hell cares if it sounds good?

[justamusician1010]

Wonder is one of the greatest keyboardist of all time!!!! He's one, of many, that has an understanding of all instruments and how they should be played, whether it's a guitar sound or strings. He probably could play a harmonica on the keys!!! Truly awesome!!!!!

[dazzelya]

Just a though. He is getting older... Arthritis creeping up maybe? (About the way he plays..) Hope it isn't that though.

[GabrielKai]

Best musician, best Keyboard, words for what? ;)

[ronnielaughs]

words right outta my mouth...

[brentduanefoster]

no words needed!!