A Flock Of Seagulls : Interview "Through The Looking Glass"

[@TheQ-Continuum]

Paul Reynolds has a distinctive and unique guitar sound. Very underrated guitarist !!

[@VCRider]

Ironically I’ve just discovered the band and all I see is praise to the guitarist in a large part of the comments

[@TheQ-Continuum]

@@VCRider I don't know how old you are. If you have only just discovered AFOS, then I suspect you were not around in the 1980's, or you listen to Radio One !

[@VCRider]

@@TheQ-Continuum im around since 79…

[@donbrashsux]

He made this bands sound soo distinctive

[@AJ17_]

@ronniedoorzon1576And he started playing guitar when he was 10. Massive talent for sure.

[@txdrmr]

Love that Liverpool accent. Paul Reynolds is one of the most underrated guitarists and in my opinion (probably many, many others also) never got the props he deserved. His playing is original, creative, distinctive and is the sound of F.O.S., more than the synths. When you hear that guitar sound/tone, you immediately know who it is.

[@AJ17_]

Agreed. I could pick his guitar out of a lineup any day.

[@sidvicious4760]

I did not expect Paul’s voice to be so deep

[@Kuhlyedascope69]

hes def packing a BBC

[@frootny00t]

THE MOTHER F I wasn’t expecting it either lmao

[@nonrepublicrat]

you find that interesting ??

[@sidvicious4760]

@@nonrepublicrat i nvr said i found it interesting, i just did not expect it

[@sashathelizard2567]

*I DIED*

[@TheReubenKincaid]

As a guitar player, I never thought much of his guitar playing back in the day. Being 15 it was all Van Halen etc., but you grow up and mature and today I see the brilliance of his playing. I can now see the influence he had moving forward as a lot of bands adopted more of this guitar sound to their music

[@KyZhoül]

I'd rather listen to Paul playing all day.. *Melodic* guitar playing is a lost art

[@shawnstarks1743]

Amen, and the thing is, he was 14 or 15 at the time when he joined that band. I’m a guitar player also and the Van Halen coolaid was definitely going around. The other guy overlooked was Andy Taylor of Duran Duran. I was really shallow and narrow minded also my friend. And I bet You Eddie listen to Flock of Seagulls also. Hell, he played keyboards. The intro of 1984 and I’ll Wait.

[@EnochLight]

@@shawnstarks1743 - no - Paul was *NOT* 14 or 15. He was 17. Still young to join a signed, touring, charting pop band back in the day and age when the rock lifestyle was all too seductive.

[@roamlikekane]

Here's the irony, he was just a little over 15 when he joined. That's was so amazing, he was able to invent his own sound at such a young age.

[@AJ17_]

@@roamlikekane Paul was 17 when he joined the band in early 1980 (he turned 18 that summer... he was born August 4, 1962). He looked so much younger, so his age was mis-reported a lot. Paul has said he started playing guitar when he was around 10 years old though, so to have that kind of talent and technique in less than 10 years of playing is pretty astounding.

[@vincefisher9907]

There's something special about these guys.thier music is timeless

[@DannyDevito069]

There’s not enough Paul in this video. I want more.

[@charlia7695]

I’m so glad I am not the only one who is so fascinated by Paul. From my female Point of View, I had the biggest crush on him!!

[@DannyDevito069]

Charli A i like him too he’s very chill lol

[@rtphotos4691]

@@charlia7695 - indeed, and if he'd spoken to you with that voice, your drawers would have melted off! I know mine would have! 🤣🤣

[@junevongsavanh3764]

There is something about Paul 😍

[@ivanaaass]

@@junevongsavanh3764 yass he's a mysterious person

[@coralbay00]

Paul is a fantastic guitarist.....🎸

[@stevejackson9272]

Lol..I was friends with Paul on Myspace when it was still popular...he was talking about a photo of him back then and said " I don't know what I was thinking about when I wore those white glasses...lol

[@politicalandsocial]

All these years later it's one of the things that makes him so cool.

[@TheAlmightyBassist]

Heard he's a very affable guy.

[@VanielDeeform]

It seems in that era, people felt they could be more brave, bold, fresh & creative with their looks & style. I guess youth has a factor too, but even outside that, it was a more go for it time and it looked so cool and iconic. It’s a shame so many people loose sight of that, but that cycles & decades of change for you.

[@codemiesterbeats]

I drove my self bonkers trying to find a similar set of glasses.... I finally modified a set and they looked sweet but I broke them lol

[@92alphagal]

I wonder if he realized how many girls had such a huge crush on him in those glasses ❤️

[@melissaserwacki3593]

Love you Paul then and now......

[@AJ17_]

Same ❤

[@melanielechler784]

Me too 🎉

[@glenroche3204]

Extremely underrated band have always admired them. Their whole sound and lyrics are unique and brilliant. What more plaudits can we give Paul's guitar playing the guy is a virtuoso a genuine genius.

[@isabelleduval2817]

My favorite is Paul Reynolds He is so talented ... I just love him ❤

[@annm7351]

Paul and Frank were the heart and soul of the group.

[@AJ17_]

They're still really good/best friends to this day though, which is great.

[@LoveMyBoys3]

All of them were the heart and soul. There is only ONE AFOS!

[@littleteapot6889]

I'm strangely drawn to Paul Reynolds.

[@aprilramirez4469]

Me too 😂

[@KimJerome13]

me too. 😊

[@AenLu]

I thought I was a complete weirdo 😂

[@14h44m]

does anyone know what he's been up to? hope he's doing fine

[@makypine4829]

4th yeah, they just done an interview and a song a week ago and soon to do another performance soon.

[@suzannepitchford4558]

This band were ground breaking it’s only when you listen to the shit now that you truly appreciate their genius

[@SetFire2TheNightSky]

Some of us appreciated their genius from Day 1 up 'til now.

[@breeze2541]

immediately fell head over heels for Paul

[@nostalgiapuff438]

ItBreeze WORLD RIGHT!!!!

[@breeze2541]

yeahhhh i'm not alone.

[@frootny00t]

Arisara M. Yesss

[@claudiavalenzuela680]

yo tambien !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@cherylfulton4130]

Wow! I think Paul Reynolds is a great musician in A Flock of seagulls. What a talent!

[@Luka2000_]

All these years later and all of them brought something special to the 80s. Never forget

[@stevenfrasier5718]

What an amazing band. What an impact they make. They combined simplicity with spaciness and what do we find at the sonic center? Lots of heart. They knew how to add synth and let the novelty of the waves wash over us. Their music sounded like a love story between two astronauts.

[@pamelacupps5384]

What a shame Paul Reynolds had to leave. His guitar echo gave that band their signature sound. Such a cutie. I miss the original lineup. I think that Mike was too hard on him making life in the road even more stressful so he left. As did the other members . they were my favorite 80'a band, a timeless classic.

[@jacobramirez7110]

He left the band after they made The Story Of A Young Heart album.

[@modsleix6]

The original members of AFOS have reunited once again. For further details, please visit _'AFLOCKOFSEAGULLS'_ (dotorg) and please help spread the word. If there is enough interest garnered, there *_MIGHT_* be a tour with the original members in the future...

[@triplesstarz6822]

He is back in the band and they are on tour because in 2018 all 4 of them worked together and made a new album “Ascension”

[@RiverOfBlacklights]

@@triplesstarz6822 No they aren't touring and no one from the original lineup is "back in the band". Yes, all 4 collaborated on _'Ascension'_ but that was it. After that, Mike just blew the album off and kept touring with his band of hired scabs. Not even a short tour with the original lineup to promote the album. Bet the majority of Seagulls fans 'round the world don't even know they collaborated together to make this new album, much less do they know this new album of re-worked hits even exists. Shame cause if Mike had promoted it *_properly_* (not just talking vaguely about it on some morning television show for 30 seconds), it might have propelled the Seagulls back up on the charts and an original lineup tour *_MIGHT_* have happened. Not to mention, the massive amount of money a tour with the original lineup could have served to maybe get a new album of original material with all 4voriginal members.... but no. Nothing. Just another missed opportunity and a massive lack of foresight by Mike who even before _'Ascension'_ was even released, was already crushing the thought of an original lineup tour on interviews...

[@fightersweep]

@@RiverOfBlacklights Spot on!

[@masterofmusic8774]

Best Flock of Seagulls interview, ever!

[@claudiavalenzuela680]

Paul es sencillamente perfecto !!!!!! love him 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@uncleelmer]

There is a chemistry that clicks with the 4 original players that allowed Mike Score's music to flourish. Mike needed the band to bring his songs to life and he needed their interpretation. Mike never found that same connection after the original guys.

[@LoveMyBoys3]

Agree, and Mike knows it!! There can't ever be AFOS without Mike, Ali, Frank and Paul.

[@patrickfarrell5615]

Score's Ego & need for control killed a great thing.

[@LoveMyBoys3]

Sure did! It's a damn shame too. But I do like Mike.

[@jayesguerra6104]

Sir Paul was the GOAT.. Brilliant Guitarist! Brilliant Musician! definitely felt his absence in the 1985 album

[@AJ17_]

When he left, he took that "Seagull sound" , as he described, with him.

[@zfantasea]

I love how Paul's on the thumbnail :') Ever the pretty boy

[@MsCordially]

You guys did a great thing, you created something that lasts. Like an artist who creates original paintings, a builder who makes homes or buildings. Those who create should and often do feel a sense of life completion long before life is over. Creating and finishing creates a sense of having really lived for a good reason. You can walk thru life and realize that you are happy long before your life ends - because you did something worth while other than just eating , fucking and travelling to places. You created something, it's quite fullfilling.

[@robertreynolds28]

MsCordially I remember eat living and fucking when they first hit the air waves.....I don't no where this is going...

[@politicalandsocial]

They have earned their place in music history and have gone on to be one of the iconic bands of the 80's. Their music lives on and their hits are still played world wide.

[@briankey7419]

Robert Reynolds you’re a complete moron

[@KyZhoül]

Agreed, life is about making your Mark & leaving behind something that outlives you

[@glynndavies6170]

Paul Reynolds you are the greatest! Big love ♥️

[@johnkenny694]

Paul Reynolds ,Nick name=BUGGLES, was only 17yrs when he joined the Party Rock world. Great Guitarist, unique sound.

[@AJ17_]

His nickname is Reno.

[@marissab6461]

OMG Paul love him so much 😍

[@Cristinact]

It is until now thanks to a relatively current picture of Paul with no glasses on that I realise his eyes are blue. And yes, I also love his music skills 😂

[@AJ17_]

They're "steel blue" according to Paul himself.

[@Chino__Moren0]

10% about a band 90% paul

[@concettauhrin7711]

Paul Reynolds is just darling 🥰 --I remember having THOSE GLASSES! I even made sure I had a few back up pairs🥰 because I could not be without them !!! Many times I fell asleep with them on studying or just fell asleep with them on 😃

[@AJ17_]

And those were his actual glasses at the time. He started wearing that style when he was I think 18 because I've seen a few early photos not long after he joined the band (when he was 17) and he was wearing different glasses. He still wears glasses to this day, but those iconic white frames, he sent to a fan (minus the lenses) several years ago.

[@TheAlmightyBassist]

Frank comes off as such a likable guy.

[@patrickhemus8102]

Met him yday, he’s good fun!

[@AJ17_]

Oh for sure. He just seems very happy-go-lucky. Can't understand a word he says (that's Liverpool accent), but I'd still grab a pint with him. LOL!

[@perrylindsay6682]

Frank went to my school in Norris green, my claim to fame😂😂

[@pammiller942]

Paul Reynolds has a very sexy voice and he's very good looking the whole group is good looking

[@ivanaaass]

Reno is a rare guy lol with a baby face and his deep ass voice idk if i could find a boi like him nowadays :(

[@ivanaaass]

@Lesley Castle YASSS :))

[@Doogie53]

I m so pleased this band did so well they are great.

[@stevestone07]

Years ahead of their time! a brilliant band! Paul Reynolds is seriously up there! unique and totally identifiable!

[@johnnyholland8765]

So many years later I can appriciate their music. In the mid eighties I thought they were just another British band. Not so much anymore. They were pretty damn good..........

[@PatrickSantos-sn8ox]

Took time ,but Flock of Seagulls ......Wishing...live....really good music.....with that said.....punk...metal...outlaw country and a splash of new wave....is what i jam to ....nothing else.

[@paull4968]

Hit after hit after hit. Such an awesome start. Then flamed out from the rock star drugs and alcohol. One of my favorite bands still today.

[@alfredoesparza1893]

Yo solo se que PAULO REYNOLDS es un GUITARRISTA de los más CHINGONES = GRANDES del MUNDO ,TKS FOR THE VIDEO . 31,4,2022 FROM AGS , MEX .

[@izabellabusuito2092]

Paul left months after this was filmed. I really miss the old AFOS

[@jeffb.4624]

Dirty Dancer They Have A New Album Coming Out On June 29th. Ov Thz Year with The Four Originals On Board 👍👍You Gotta Love It Man ...YESS Finally...☺

[@diablo4166]

Dirty Dancer they just did a remake of Space Age Love Song its AWESOME!!

[@AJ17_]

This was actually filmed just weeks before Paul left the band. They talk about The Story of a Young Heart album, which was released August 7, 1984, and Paul’s final show with the band was September 27 at the Beacon Theater in NYC.

[@user-dt3rz2lz7q]

Why do l feel like l'm grieving?😢

[@maxwellhowig510]

Paul Reynolds has the deepest voice!? I have been an AFOS fan since I was 16 (16 years ago) and I didn't know that!

[@AJ17_]

Yeah it shocked me too at first. I remember when they talked to him on Bands Reunited on VH1 back in 2003/2004 and was like... whoa.

[@raoul3016]

Paul Reynolds: Looks 10 Sounds 40 :o

[@SayntpFazhionDesigner]

This was a dope interview by A Flock Of Seagulls l really do love this band a lot real talk

[@boke75]

Listen to "Quicksand". Awesome heavy riffing from Paul. For New Wave, New Romantic music, that is.

[@nostalgiapuff438]

The fact that this was recorded the same year Paul left. :(

[@augakem]

A flock Of seagulls Paul Reynolds left the band, and Paul Walker left the world.

[@switxelswit5710]

yeah, have you heard at the end what Mike said? That's why Paul left the band. At the end of the interview, Mike was talking about Paul how he spends so much money on vacations and he needs to focus blah blah blah. he didn't mention Paul's name but when Mike said that, Paul suddenly looked at him then be looked down like he was embarrassed. Then when Mike kept blabbering about it, then Frank coughed like trying to tell Mike to shut up. Watch it again at the end. Mike is so irritating. They asked Paul what's the meaning of the more you live the more you love, Paul said, Mike writes the lyrics, If i get it wrong, i don't want him to get mad in that type of thing. Mike is so pathetic and self-centered and arrogant. just saying.

[@heyfromdave1297]

@@augakem you don't know-any of it-if heath ledger is dead or paul walker, it's not hard to fake your death and have your appearance altered -kinda interesting Paul 'died' at 'Furious 7' it's incredible they made it to 7, i mean, how many were they gonna do lol, now we have 'Hobbs and Shaw', another joke-just keep stretchin' it out-the moneymaker, the rock sucks anyways

[@augakem]

@@heyfromdave1297 Relax.

[@heyfromdave1297]

@@augakem don't tell me to 'relax', you deadhead. There's so much worth getting excited about, -you wouldn't know. You're one of those dull, draining BORING people who try to quench others fires. It figures your name 'Malaria' is some wretched fever or somethig that can kill people.

[@pammiller942]

I was able to go back and Stage to meet the group and Mike's car Max score signed a VHS for me this is a great group I wish I have more music like this $2023 keep on kicking❤

[@modsleix6]

The original four members of A Flock Of Seagulls have reunited once again for _'Ascension'_ - Coming July 6, 2018...

[@kidsundance3970]

Fuck off

[@hhhudba4887]

I luv thus norrrrthn uccent

[@jelt110]

This was about 6 albums worth of hits in such a rush. Supernova! And great supporting song as well. Too good for their own good.

[@heyfromdave1297]

ANOTHER fucking AWESOME 80s band!!!!!! i'm 52, i grew up with these bands! going to their concerts, listening to them, AS THEY MADE music! new albums! last of the great decades for movies, music, - EVERYTHING! -50s 60s 70s 80s - MOST, not all, of everything after the 80s, sucks

[@scaredycatparanormal3431]

52 here!! Yes, they are one of the greatest bands to come out of the 80’s! My all time favorite!!

[@RicTic66]

Poor Paul his whole face got really 'puffy' due to the amount of booze he was getting down his neck to cope with Mike's ruthless work schedule. Gig after gig all over the states and around the world without hardly a day off. It was like he was frightened FOS would dissappear if they didn't carry on with the punishing workload, that combined with too much partying and substance abuse Sadly something had to give and Paul being so young had a nervous breakdown. Glad to see he's ok now ' Bands reunited FOS' on KZbin is well worth a watch. After only a few hours rehearsal they were as tight as ever. 😊

[@HDramboDwango]

Sad for Paul especially now with the stroke, hoping him and family are doing good and putting this brief ride to fame and at least he is safe and happy with his family now and not too much further health issues he is a great guy!

[@janebraun4482]

I saw bands reunited and I have to agree with Paul, FOS🎉 could have been the biggest band in the world. Like another Liverpool band well known, their youngest was stressed from heavy touring! John Lennon was considerate to have the band 'go home' to England, just focus on creating more great songs.Mike Score and the other members did not seem to have the foresight and confidence/sophistication to understand success is due to each member of the band. Make no mistake Paul had the star power/talent that made FOS. Yes Mike wrote the songs but did he realize how important esp. Paul was? Mike was afraid it would all go away if no touring, then he created that reality and ruined what might have been. Mike out there trying to profit still of a band no more or use FOS name is not right and fair to the other members. very much alive.

[@RicTic66]

@@HDramboDwango Great sentiments David, I'm sure we all join you in wishing Paul and his family the best. 👍

[@claudioferreira4152]

Banda increíble de los años 80 y temas estupendos y esa guitarra inconfundible de Paul Reynols.

[@gigigarcia8739]

Paul looks like hes fourteen

[@phantomaniperv]

Sounds like he's 40

[@jesusosornio5838]

But that deep ass voice, though, mane

[@HughKAyers]

He was a few years younger than the other lads. He said the touring and the partying took a toll on him.

[@stevejackson9272]

He was only 17 when he joined FOS.....he's about 19 or 20 in the I Ran video

[@HughKAyers]

Yes. I remember. I didn't know he quit until I bought the "Dream Come True" album. That was a disappointment all around. IMO, Mike was the center of attention, but Paul was the musical backbone of the band. Mike said Paul was burned out b/c he couldn't handle the touring and the partying. But what Mike says about the breakup and the others say about the breakup sometimes differ!

[@diablo4166]

A FLOCK OF SEAGULLS!! ☆LONG LIVE THE 80'S☆

[@chriscampbell9191]

I didn't know that Flock of Seagulls weren't really that big in Britain. This video is an interesting view of the band. Very low key attitude for a band that made such remarkable music.

[@dmitry__-__3657]

They were really big in USA

[@AJ17_]

Yeah they only had moderate success in the UK compared to the States.

[@roosternm6830]

Paul and the Edge have that delay, reverb, echo sound down to a science

[@kayjeffs3741]

Crushing on Paul 😍

[@nickrocks8539]

especially drinking..i love you All! you all rocked the house..truly a staple in the early new wave community

[@helenhicks7542]

Paul 2018 still cute x

[@funkster007]

Paul, the original McLovin.

[@klausrain111]

I remember I used to wait for the I Ran video to come on. It was so cool and different, I loved it!❤

[@thethirdman225]

Ahead of their time. Bands that break new ground either become mega huge or they get squashed by others who are afraid of them.

[@nobody1964-wc6bd]

He nailed it at the end. You can get distracted from women, drinking and drugs...yes keep on creating

[@jamesgerard9330]

thanks for sharing

[@vicolandtributes8607]

Paul was a great innovator. He must be at the same post punk party sharing drinks with Marr, John McGeoch, Billy Duffy, Will Sergeant and two or three others, no more.

[@ejb5659]

This doesn't seem dated at all...haha. I too am drawn to Paul- and I'm a straight guy.

[@nationradical]

Paul sounds like your typical middle aged bloke not the teenage wunderkid he was.

[@AJ17_]

He was 22 in this interview.

[@sidvanhound]

Reynolds made me want to learn guitar.

[@SteveRes]

awesome clip, thanks for the upload

[@hereticNick]

What about their greatest song??... 'Modern Love is Automatic'

[@TheMusikryder]

Paul Reynolds reminds me of john hughes!

[@HOX666]

Mad hearing how scores accent has changed

[@AJ17_]

Living in the States will do that.

[@boke75]

Paul's very distinctive guitar work made AFOS stand out in the early 80's. When Mike booted him out (or did Paul just quit ? Maybe both ? lol) of the band , AFOS just wasn't the same. Loved their first 3 albums but the 4th one in '86.....sorry but it sucked balls. No coincidence Paul wasn't in it.

[@janebraun4482]

Because Paul wasn't there creating those amazing riffs!!

[@AJ17_]

There's conflicting stories. Paul has said he quit. Mike said he kicked Paul out. And Frank has said it was both. To me, it sounds like Mike was thinking about kicking Paul out because his drinking (and alleged drug use) was starting to affect his role in the band, but Paul had finally had enough (he was was physically and mentally exhausted from the constant touring), and left before he was asked to. Paul said on Bands Reunited that leaving the Seagulls was probably one of the best things that ever happened to him, because if he had carried on like that, he probably wouldn't be here now (he knew he was slowly killing himself with the heavy drinking and the like).

[@janebraun4482]

@@AJ17_ Sounds like it was both, that Mike would have booted him out or was doing so anyway by over touring. Mike made this band rather homeless; they came to the USA and just never 'went home', never stopped. Still isn't it true that about 89 Mike to get them back together and the guys including Paul would not reform? Plus unclear if Paul conquered his issues so as not to stop his talents..

[@AJ17_]

@@janebraun4482 I don't know for sure if Mike actually asked the other guys back in 88-89 to rejoin, but if he did, I don't blame them at all for refusing to after the hell he put them all through the first time around. But Paul did say on Bands Reunited that he still struggled with his addiction issues (it's something addicts fight/struggle with the rest of their lives really... they're forever "in recovery").

[@boopah4365]

Paul Reynolds was some kinda guitar prodigy virtuoso...but I read somewhere he had a major mental breakdown shortly after they hit it big and had to quit the band.

[@areyalive18]

He left because of Mikes ego and his need for control.

[@AJ17_]

He pretty much had a nervous breakdown in 1984 (and he was only like 22 at the time... so young). He got burned out from the constant touring, partying & the like. Thankfully he's doing better now, though he did suffer a stroke in early 2020. Poor guy. I feel for him so much.

[@janebraun4482]

@@areyalive18 You have to read between the lines, although they or Paul says too much 'touring 'taking a toll', I think there was an undercurrent, where Mike realized Paul was gaining popularity, the girls like 'him', and where Paul speaks of Mike turning up his equipment over.... Paul's guitar?? you realize yeah, Mike's ego was the real 'toll' or a good part of it. Otherwise never did they get back together...?

[@AJ17_]

@@janebraun4482There were a lot of factors at play. Mike’s ego and his bullying was one. He put his bandmates through mental hell. Frank said he had to see a psychiatrist after the band broke up & that Mike had to go to counseling for anger management. Mike’s control freak ways plus the pressure of fame & constantly touring caused Paul to turn to heavy drinking to try to cope with it all. It’s sad because Mike will throw everyone else under the bus (especially Paul), but takes no responsibility himself for what happened. But you talk to the other three, they all say the same thing, that Mike was the main “villain”. And I’ll believe Ali, Frank & Paul over Mike any day.

[@cnfuzz]

Andy Partridge from XTC had a similar meltdown in 82 , mind you he wasn't 20 years old to cope with that mindbomb

[@dacmiller]

Paul Reynolds is good

[@pauldiver3992]

top 80s band they are 80s legends talk talk was good too

[@v-town1980]

Paul sounds exactly like Ian McCulloch of Echo and the Bunnymen.

[@AJ17_]

Well they're both from Liverpool, so....

[@petermiller1839]

No Paul or Frank no go.

[@ghoppr71]

Frank was such a jokester.

[@lizc2023]

He still is 😂

[@AJ17_]

He's a total goofball. Total happy-go-lucky guy.

[@ronaldminton7727]

Space age and D N.A totally my favorites

[@psychojackjack2139]

Paul's look does not match his voice. You expect a high pitch kids voice and you get a very very deep voice.

[@ivanaaass]

I love it ☺

[@AJ17_]

I wonder if that was one reason why he never talked a lot in interviews back then? I know he was the "shy, quiet one", but maybe he was self-conscious about his deep voice? Who knows? Funny thing is, listening to the music now, I can easily pick up that deep voice of his in the backing vocals.

[@VCRider]

I’ve only discovered this band event though I grew up in the 80s watching MTV in the NL. Maybe I was still to young or i just always skipped past them.

[@switxelswit5710]

they asked Paul what's the meaning of the more you live the more you love, Paul said, Mike writes the lyrics, If i get it wrong, i don't want him to get mad in that type of thing. That's why Paul left. It just shows what Mike is really about. Mike is so pathetic and self-centered and arrogant. just saying.

[@thesuburbanredneck4453]

When he said that my heart broke. Mike even in "Bands Reunited" was just rude about everything, didn't seem to care about Paul or anyone for that matter. He was way too young for such a break down

[@patrickfarrell5615]

His Ego. Paul was a giant

[@Lightblue2222]

Was thinking the same thing.

[@AJ17_]

Well that song really was personal for Mike, as it was about a childhood friend of his who committed suicide when they were in high school. So I can understand why Paul said what he did, because he didn't want to say the wrong thing.

[@hardykilimann4406]

Mike Score killed the Golden Goose.

[@AJ17_]

Yup. Him and his ego.

[@johnhawthorn5393]

Oddly Paul Reynolds the feminine looking one had the deepest voice

[@boke75]

I don't know about "feminine" but getting Barry White vibes with the voice, lol.

[@AJ17_]

Feminine? Hardly. Sure he was a "pretty boy" back in the day, but... I like "pretty boys". I find them more manly than super masculine guys 🤷

[@David-h4z2s]

Balding two of them still looking cool here 🎉

[@sandrabarnes7949]

Sitting high on his plastic throne

[@gigyoung7181]

How did I know that the seemingly frail and wimpy guitarist in the video, Paul Reynolds, would have a deep manly voice.

[@AJ17_]

Face did not match the voice (he was I believe 22 here... not long before he left the band actually). And frail? Wimpy? Hardly. Reno had a special kind of aura around him back in the day when he played. To me he was a total badass.

[@jacobramirez7110]

Some of their songs like Modern Love Is Automatic, Telecommunication, And Nightmares remind me of Joy Division and The Cure.

[@Bratishton]

Renno is so underrated on guitar

[@lexichal]

And i ran I ran so far away I just ran I ran all night and day.....

[@RainbowBrite80]

This is the 1st interview I've ever seen where Mike doesn't come off as bitter and jaded.

[@AJ17_]

Except for the very end where he’s acting all high and mighty & indirectly calling out Paul (you can see Reno’s body language change as he shrinks back a bit).

[@MrDmfan]

just awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheWondervillian]

+MrDmfan Whats the song at the beginning of this?

[@MrDmfan]

+TheWondervillian sorry I don't know, I don't think it's a FOSG song because I own all of there albums and singles.

[@lizardking9175]

It's the background music of Never Again dance mix. You can find it on The Story of a Young Heart album re-release.

[@davidgeorge000]

RENO!

[@Silo-Ren]

Like most rock bands they all have their issues. With the Flock, Frank was the manic one, upbeat ready to rock the world, Paul was the depressant anxiety one who was terrified to come on stage and he was only 15 I think when he started poor kid, then theirs Mike and Ali, two brothers who couldn't get along and if it wasn't for that, they still be playing right now since Frank wanted to reunite when they did the VH-1 reunion special but Mike said no...so, so sad. And just one last thing, dose Ali remind anyone else of that actor Peter Stormare? He was the bad guy in most movies like Fargo, Constantine, the Eye Doctor in Minority Report? To me he dose. Lol

[@MrHoefnix]

Paul gets younger with each comment. He was 18 when he joined AFOS and 22 when he left in 1984.

[@HDramboDwango]

@@MrHoefnix yes true

[@janebraun4482]

@@MrHoefnix Actually he was 'hired' still 17. Early 84 when he left he was still 21 years old. Plus they knew him it seems for years before they even 'hired' him.

[@AJ17_]

@@janebraun4482 Paul was (barely) 22 when he left the band (his final show was September 27, 1984 at the Beacon Theater in NY - that date has been confirmed by Paul himself - and he turned 22 on August 4th of that year). And I've heard conflicting stories about how Paul came into the band. One was he saw an ad the other guys placed in the local paper looking for a guitarist. The other, Frank said he spotted Paul waiting at a bus stop, thought he looked like a musician, went over to talk to him and ended up inviting him to come audition. But Paul was 17 when he joined the band in early 1980 (and turned 18 that summer).

[@santiagodiaz3358]

It surprised me and made me proud how everyone is talking about ma boi Paul, the guy looked really good, no homo Also, I didn’t imagine his voice being so deep, it shocked me

[@ALSILVERU2]

I went to see A flock of Seagulls with Missing Persons on Halloween nite in a popular Dallas nite club at the time Does anyone no the year and club name? I've search online tours Googled hours of nothing to show that nite took place 😣 Halloween of what year and club name I want to say club name was Club 2000 but concert was late 90s

[@allannonya9961]

Eden 2000

[@ALSILVERU2]

@@allannonya9961 Now that you write that I'm like, Man It Was So Easy to remember that name! 🤣 Thanks Allan, indeed that's exactly what it was on Greenville Ave. was very popular club in its time tons of ladies! The year was somewhere within 94-97 and no rogue concert sites I've viewed have this Halloween date, nor Missing Persons or AFOS. Thanks for the club name

[@suzannep8371]

Ali and Mike Score with Liverpudlian accents ❤❤

[@AJ17_]

They weren't originally from Liverpool though. They were from I think Yorkshire. Paul & Frank are the ones who were born & raised in Liverpool.