Pogo (Fagottron) FIRST Radio Interview with RTR FM 92.1 Perth Australia 2009

[0Fallacy]

"What started in my bedroom is now almost making me a living." Haha. God i'm immature.

[CharmedConverse]

wow im shocked! i thought his voice was going too be like a high pitched voice, kinda like the beatles or something along those lines, but his voice is very low and british sounding, but by all means he is a great artist and inspiration, love your music Nick Bertke, keep being differnt, we cant get enough of it :)

[Penaelo]

The sound quality makes my ears hurt D:

[MyNameIsDarf]

I don't think Alice is supposed to be cute lol

[AZNGoSu]

run for my rabbit hole? HUE HUE HUE!

[SpyanLord]

Representin'.

Akai s2000 + atari 1600 for cubase.

I'm so very glad you're ozzie.

[chipmunktrackz]

@0:59

"It's really blown me away what you can do in your bedroom with a bit of creativity and internet access"

Lol...nothing sexual there!

[FilmFanatic5]

Does anyone know if hes gay? I know it doesnt really suppose to matter, but i just want to know. Like why is his name fagottron? Was he implying that about himself to be funny? Or was he making fun of someone else? Because on pogomix.net he talks about his username stating that he had a video blog in his teenage years. Does that mean he was creating videos about his sexuality? I donr know. And then the bunny rabbit with the rainbow like colors, or was it suppose to be like an easter bunny thing?

[SomeRandomZeke]

@FilmFanatic5 No he's not. I think he had a pretty bad time as a teenager - try listening to his album Vent Now - and you'll probably stop at half a track.

[FilmFanatic5]

@SomeRandomZeke I mean if he had a bad time as a teenager, what would be the reason of him calling himself "Fagottron"?

[VGMimix]

Can someone ask me why his username is Fagottron?

[funkyman94]

@VGMimix an Australian idiom for "DJ."

[simdude2u]

YOU BLEW OUT MY SPEAKERS!!!!

[Skinnymarks]

I'd throw out the guess that Pogo is from Amsterdam...

You have to admit that the use of the name "Fagottron" is pretty abrupt. Though, I don't now what the most common usage of the word "fagot" in the culture he grew up in, but none the less, there is probably a reason of some sort. Makes me think of Ladytron a bit... So there maybe an interesting parallel in there some where.

[TheEditingShop]

@Skinnymarks Weird, I thought he was Dutch for some reason as well.

[Skinnymarks]

@TheEditingShop From what I've read, south Africa was colonized by the Dutch.

[lolwutfail09]

@Skinnymarks That doesn't make him Dutch.. thats like saying people from the USA are either English, Spanish or French (as well as other countries of course)

[Skinnymarks]

@lolwutfail09 Isn't that exactly how it works? Putting the rhetoric aside, Ethnically, he's probably dutch. I was born in America, but I'm still half Persian and the other half is a mix of European Ethnicity. So yes, most people from America are in fact European decent. I think its ridiculous that you didn't realize the truth of that statement simply because its so far removed from common conversation. Not to mention we do that exact thing to second generation immigrates, commonly.

[lolwutfail09]

@Skinnymarks I'm just saying that you wouldn't say he's Dutch, even though he comes from South Africa. Just because the Netherlands civilized South Africa in the 1600's doesn't make him Dutch, he could also be of different background, the English also civilized the area so he could effectively be English. Who knows, but its just so far back that you cant really say he's Dutch, English etc. Plus if you go back far enough we could all just be classed as coming from 1 "country".

[Skinnymarks]

@lolwutfail09 Ya, I would. though if he's English, then I would call him English. The fact of his heritage is still disputed, but if one linage dominates then I would call him the majority. I may only be first generation sense my dad moved from the middle east but I call my self Persian. As for my mom's side, its a mess, the majorities are English and french Canadian. But they don't dominate, so "American" would be appropriate because America is known for being a melting pot.

[lolwutfail09]

@Skinnymarks Actually hes South African.. and now lives in Perth.. as you can tell by his Australian accent

[Skinnymarks]

@lolwutfail09 Ah, so he is dutch, knew it.

[echoblisss]

he is a man look at his website he has a stubbly beard and stuff

[sweety3995OS]

oh my god.. he sounds like a man

[nighsarah]

"It's really blown me away what you can do in your bedroom with a bit of creativity and internet access"...never have truer words been spoken.

[Ghettobnzie1]

I remember listening to Alice when it had 30,000 views, Pogo's muh man

[EternalTruth777]

@Ghettobnzie1

Hippster...



[Ghettobnzie1]

@EternalTruth777 *Hipster, and I would only consider myself a hipster if I had it on limited edition vinyl

[ShinyFruit]

"... it's really blown me away what you can do in your bedroom with a bit of creativity and internet access"

[Jamy729]

i want to know what he told youtube to keep his video on.

[DCfan4life]

Great interview. He's inspiring

-Bruce

[MindstormRecs]

I fucking love this guy, the song Puff Love is pure bliss

[kawaiianimegurl]

omg im moving to australlia! just to listen to the raido where they play it!!!!!

[kbs1212]

What a MAN!!

[DerSheinerSailor]

Like a seven foot tall man who has been smoking cigarettes since childhood.

[Jonnyjuke]

ooooooh I fancy him EVEN MORE

[mejd16]

HOLY WHOA HIS VOICE O_O;

[HeyItsJonaveil]

Pogo sounds like a manly man of all manly men.

[Dancrof80s]

DAMN! he sounds manly and shit.

[shelkethetransparent]

It's official. I am marrying him.

[InnerRise]

That username caught up with him didn't? The host and him jumped all around at the end to avoid saying it. Couldn't even give out his Youtube account mame to promote. Make better choices next time and not ignorant ones. Okay "Fagottron"? (•-•)

[AirplaneRadio]

@InnerRise Fagottron is a fantastic name. We need to get over this language probelm, get with the program and realize its just words and letters. Besides, its not like he created the username and think he'd get super famous afterwards anyway.

[InnerRise]

@AirplaneRadio It's not a language problem and I never said he expected to get famous. That's karma. Shouldn't have chosen the name regardless. Now he got some fame and is suffering for it. Tough cookies.

[AirplaneRadio]

@InnerRise I fail to see how the name has done some serious damage to him. Everyone knows him as Pogo and it certainly didn't hinder the millions who enjoy his videos. Karma how? You're acting as if he did something evil. I don't know about you, but it seems like you have a personal issue with his username. Suffering? Oh yeah, Pogo is serious suffering because he has to say his artist name and not his Youtube name on a radio interview. Its definitely killing his career.

[InnerRise]

@AirplaneRadio I'm glad you finally came around to common sense.

[AirplaneRadio]

Hmm, don't remember any logical rebuke that led me to the righteous and clean path of common sense.

[boomerxxx]

Woooh, not what I expected. I was thinking more along the likes of Michael Cera, but lol..

[butterflysuper12]

Wow. O_O That was unexpected. I like his voice. :3 (God I'm sucha fan girl. -_-)

[TheBrothersInShit]

shit that voice!

[JackieMessenger]

wow, what a voice! Pogo should start sharing his voice as well, ...maybe doing a mix with clips of his voice here and there for true Pogo fans. ...yah, I'd like that =)

[ElCommunistWalrus]

I heard pogo got sued...HARD :( feelsbadman

[ericpratt1112]

@ElCommunistWalrus

that's a lie (Y)

[rdpesm]

@ElCommunistWalrus

that would be a shame if he were sued. His music is great.

[ElCommunistWalrus]

@rdpesm very :(

[Jogste]

@ElCommunistWalrus

Nope. Almost D:

[dainumo]

@ElCommunistWalrus well, you'd be wrong.

[ElCommunistWalrus]

@dainumo

thank god now drop this foolish talk.

[dainumo]

@ElCommunistWalrus well, heard wrong anyway.

[TurboBabyPuncher]

Pogo sounds more manly than I thought.

[runpoochrun]

@TurboBabyPuncher Which is ironic since his music is so feminine.

[TurboBabyPuncher]

@runpoochrun

Some of it maybe, I'm not really too inclined to label his music feminine or masculine, but yeah a lot of them give a feminine vibe.

[IglooDweller]

@runpoochrun It's like a lullaby.

[runpoochrun]

@TurboBabyPuncher Kinda ironic since he's gay.

[anzin74]

@runpoochrun Heh? Other than his channel name (Fagottron), what other, 'evidence' so to speak, do you have?

[runpoochrun]

@anzin74 his music is on the flamboyant side and he looks like a girl

[anzin74]

@runpoochrun but that doesn't necessarily mean he's gay? And the looking like a girl part; you can't help how you look like when you grow up (other than through the use of plastic surgery).

[anzin74]

@runpoochrun Just don't be too quick to judge others when you don't know them fully, yeah? :) Assumptions can be very dangerous things.

[doodovf]

@runpoochrun Pogo isn't gay, LOL