Rare Wesley Willis Interview

[scrumtralescence]

that guy could really whip a horse's ass with a belt. miss you wesley.

[RE8978RETURN]

whose the smart ass who said hes just making stuff up he will not rock and roll with the mc donalds

[garygnars]

Cut your mullet numb skull!

[themystictoilet]

You talking Bloomington IL?

[Bambiezbotron]

Wesley Willis has forever altered my concept of sentence structure, syntax, etc. for the best. Whenever I do something well, I see it has having done it like a magikist.

[MsDeadCorpse]

Whip a yaks ass

[AmandaTHS]

I am writing a paper on Wesley and a few other artists as contemporary outsiders for an American 20th Cent. art history course and have been reading TONS of articles and books, and watching many many videos, but I can honestly say this is one of the greatest sources I have found. Thank you so much for sharing this!!!

[drsnakeskin1]

@AmandaTHS check out MINGERING MIKE TOO! Google him and see!

[yougotitjerky]

Wesley called me on the phone a few days before his death - it was one of the saddest, most heartbreaking experiences of my life. It's nice to hear Wesley here, I don't think I've ever heard him so up and happy. I especially like the constant references to various "patrols". God bless this guy, if there is a heaven he is there for sure.

[jason8ma]

thank you so much for sharing this. i was looking at my wes poster on my wall, when i saw and met him in houston before his passing. god bless you for sharing this with everyone. when we get to heaven, wesley has glasses of soy milk waiting for us! rip wesley. and god bless the uploader(s).

[damianoTM]

this was in illinois?

[finnrocks7]

@damianoTM bloomington, indiana

[MasterSamurai]

My friend is really lucky. He actually got to drive Willis to the airport. I guess the roadies packed up his keyboard and drove to the airport without him, and my friend's older brother drove him to the airport. Wesley was all 'you guys are my new buds. I'm gonna write a song about Denver Colorado.' My friend at first was kinda weirded out by this guy.  But yeah Wesley headbutted him hard, and said he'd be back. My friend still has his ticket for the show he was gonna do before he died...

[coopercrue]

wesley willis was incredibly tall, about 6'2

[multicoalescence]

@coopercrue 6'6 actually

[scumgod13]

@coopercrue Naw, I'm 6'2 that's not tall. Wesley Willis was like 6'5. 6'2 anymore is about normal. People are a lot taller now than say, in the 50's. I wonder if by 2085 or something the average height will be 6'6?

[coopercrue]

@scumgod13 i dont care, i posted the comment over a year ago.

[scumgod13]

@coopercrue I meant nothing by it I was just commenting on how people are evolving into larger taller animals now.Didn't mean anything negative towards you. Sorry if you took it that way.I don't always check dates on comments.

[coopercrue]

@scumgod13 nah its fine bro.

[jaketheman091]

I don't think Wes cared whether or not he could sing, he just wanted to entertain people, put smiles on their faces, and bring joy into their lives. He really valued God, friendship, and music. Any one of those things would be a joyride.

[critThreat]

Bloomington? I'm assuming you went to IU. I'm from Muncie

[Lepiotaphage]

I love it when he goes on and on about condiments and stuff.

[pnoplyr14]

i wish i would've met this guy.

[lolavex]

Like the pork chop patrol! I love it!

[whiskeyspray]

Wesley Willis was awsome and this interview is a gem. I wish they'd make a movie about Wesley with Forrest Whitacker as the lead role.

[werewolfbitevictim]

@whiskeyspray lol at forrest whitacker

[kdj997]

@whiskeyspray

No, Tracy Morgan. I'm gonna start a website, GIVE TRACY HIS OSCAR. The movement involved petitioning to get a Wesley Willis biopic with Tracy playing Wesley Willis. This will be his Ray.

[closetome]

mother nature

[kotkavuori]

You guys were lucky to meet him. Thanks for the interview!

[viddi888]

R.I.P Wesley! :(

[resilientblack]

bloomington, mn ?

[LOSTNEAR]

@resilientblack IN

[Hthrlena]

I'm so jealous you got to meet him! Rock over London, Rock on Chicago!

[ThelemicLaboratory]

Big Mac Assassination!!!

[crackmunch]

he was a good man. Respect!

[NotQuarex]

Did Wesley Willis ever actually record a Dimension Zero song?

[flipmode45]

Bad ass dude

[MockEmpire]

i love to be rocked by ww

[matt821000]

I love to rock it all the way to Russia!!! Gotta love it...

[fuckingfucker42]

That was a real treat. Thanks alot.

[meadows321]

totally unique artist.

[mrcss]

I love wesley his so awesome. And that he calls concerts and jams "joy rides" if you know what i mean. RIP Wesley

[MountAnalogue]

best musician of al time

[johnnychristner]

Rock over London, rock on Chicago, Wheaties breakfast of champions

R.I.P. Wes

[libraryman]

Freaky. I was at the Bloomington show. I love(d) Wesley, but he scared me a little in person! Nice to hear the interview.

[InsideYoFeebleBrain]

Whup a yak's ass wit a belt! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA!!!

I love Wesley...

[chestertouristcom]

he is great

[Mesquissto]

rock on even in death good sir, you truly are a ROCK STAR

[Doyubi]

The interviewer didn't understand crap about just whom it was he was talking with.

[duckmonsterX]

Eh, don't expect a stellar interview from students. It takes experience to be shit-hot. Wesley's working it though, its still an entertaining listen, and gives some idea on his motivations.

[paperchasin23]

it keeps my ass working hard for the lord. true dat.

[XxDara94xX]

i read your comment and i could not stop laughing. i totally agree with you.

[FendofToads]

what a fag u are

[Maarttttt]

Man, I love to rock it all the way to Russia too.

[bsouthe]

Wesley was a true original!!!!

[superfuzzymomma]

Awesome! - Awesome! - Awesome!

You guys were cool to recognize a

legend! "If you mess with the Federal Government,

it will be the time that you will be going to jail."

God rest the soul of Wesley Willis!

[UhClaire]

Rock over London, Rock on Chicago!

RIP Wes

[onelazysurfah]

dude the kid is in high school.

how many recording artists came to your school to do

a personal interview?? im guessing ZERO.

much respect to the interviewer for making this available.

wesley willis is a classic soul he will always remain in the memories of those that knew of him

[troublef]

hahaha, guy doing the interview... "well that's ok."

[grodinsky]

wow what a horrible interviewer

[Wizard7AlchemyPoet]

He is So frikn AWESOME!!!

[yohatube]

thank you for putting up this interview creativity is rewarded and im sure wesley is somewhere rocking a yaks ass!!! whopping saddams ass.

[Archigearour]

He's inspirational. Instead of turning to drugs and crime, he turned to music.

[rocknrollover1234]

he blew my mind. its true rock n roll in my eyes.

[startseeingtheatre]

This man was a pure genius! God! So bloody wonderful!

[Pyrofries]

pork chop patrol

barbecue sauce patrol

I love this guy

[HUNK3304]

Russia nussia. Fuck, i love wesley willis.

[fearforfree]

Good stuff, you can tell the guy is being genuine, what a guy!

[FreedomGotAnAK]

Yeah, because he's a comedic genius.

[duckmonsterX]

Actually people miss that point , freedom. Wesley had a hell of a sense of humor and seemed to enjoy the effect he had on others. I had a friend who sadly came down with schizophrenia too, hell of a disease, but the guy actually found it really funny the way people would lose it laughing everytime he'd talk about dinosaurs or secret agents or whatever nutty shit he was thinking about that week.

I suspect Wesley was much the same.

[lesterclaypool1]

@duckmonsterX My favorite quote about rock n' roll is about Little Richard but it reminds me of WW, as well:

"Rock n' roll allowed this bugeyed, f**got, n**ger with a limp who otherwise would have become a ward of the church or county in some shithole southern town that you've never heard of to become self sufficent and a star."

Wesley figured out the occupational and art therapy that has been used in institutions for years on his own and became self sufficient through it. That is commendable.

[screwyvids1234]

Wrong

[Capupatio]

HAHA omg.

Loled IRL for sure.

[SaintDurham]

He got down just like a Magikist

[ng416]

ur fuckin weird

[plaguedbysociety]

thank you. I love this video like a hamburger on a sesame bun.

[zaxraider1]

I like him just like the heinz Ketchup patrol.

[rotnron]

That is a cool interview. Thanks.

[fukeweup]

great job man! i laughed twice really hard!! haha

[windham666]

we share an interest homer

[fukeweup]

lol, good break from beraiting eachother huh

[cthulufunk]

I love that laugh. It was so genuine. My girlfriend and I got the heatbutt a couple of years before he passed. It's a great memory. I'll always remember his warning to someone who was interrupting his rocknroll show "...get off the stage before I tell on you."

[fukeweup]

hahaha you lucky mf!

[jamianm]

hahaa... "I love to rock it all the way to russia." Rocket to Russia was a Ramones album, which is where he probably got it from. fucking genius

[katamarisarinade]

You did it well like Pork chop patrol!

[firstloveskiss]

i like him like karo's sugar-free syrup. what a sweet, unaffected man....given the hurdles he must have faced. peace to him in heaven....he's a hero's in my mind.

[intothebest]

Yes you got the point. He was a hero. Made the best out of what he had, out of his talents to bring peace, humour, laughing into this our dark world.

[Shredderific]

I agree this is a wonderful piece of Wesley's history. Thank you so much for unearthing this lovely interview. =)

[testit225]

rock it all the way to russia haha i love wesley 2 bad hes gone =(

[seakingkingking]

why are you treating him like he's retarded?

[beckonthethaw]

Fantastic.

[ptaba123]

thank you for uploading this rare interview, u rock!

[WiiCreatorindustry]

lmao fuckin' wesley... pure genius.

"i do not have time to mess with the federal government."

[baronofcheese]

great job interviewing this guy, he was so funny.....it's a real shame he's dead.... 5/5

[NotQuarex]

I, too, like to kick out the jams, and kick them all the way.

That rock show really was a good joy ride, too. I regret not letting him butt me in the head and say "rock."

[arcon2]

thanks for this. it seems like there's been a resurfacing of enthusiasm for this guy in the past couple years for some reason and a renewed love for him. lots of lost tapes, clips and footage has shown up on youtube from dusty closets, and cupboards......this is good! thanks for sharing these rare intimate moments of wesley with us. it's now immortalized in a way. glad you got the audio off your tape too before it got damaged or lost.

[ar41885]

this is amazing. what a piece of Wesley history. if you don't mind my asking, how did you guys get him to come to your school? must've been pretty unbelievable.

[cupcupdrinks]

It sounds crazy but all we did was call him at his house. Haha we somehow got his number and asked him to come play a concert. The money was guaranteed, so I think that's what convinced him. I spent 2 days lugging him around in my station wagon, including the trip to my school for the interview. Wesley didn't care where he was as long as he was having a good joyride.

[Oavatos]

@cupcupdrinks oh wow hahaha... that's incredible man! You got something to tell a legion there... absolutely incredible. fans would have died for that chance... He was a great man... 

[dtmbcorp]

@cupcupdrinks you kick a lot of ass

[hydra]

@cupcupdrinks LOVE IT!!!

[friskyfixedit]

whup that yaks ass!