Gene Vincent 1971

the last interview part 1/3 this interview is London Oct 1971, juste before Gene return at US NOW : OFFICIAL FAN CLUB GENE VINCENT "LONELY STREET"
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[@Doc_Cartwright]

This is a notorious interview and many of us have commented on the condescending hostile interviewer. Gene is so impressive with his gentleness and cool deflecting of this asshole's hostility. In fact this interview could be preserved as a teaching lesson, in how not to interview, and how as an interviewee how to deflect hostile and ignorant questioning while keeping your cool. The more I learn about Gene, and I saw him live several times, the more impressed I become. He carried his pain around him for 25 years to entertain his people. And if the whisky got to him it was to kill the pain. You were a gentleman, Gene, and let's hope all us true rockers and fans get together in rock'n'roll heaven, while the interviewer could be prodding cows in another place.

[@richardsnodgrass8647]

This is the attitude that we young folks had where I lived in Florida during my high-school years, 1970-1973. I found it kind of strange that the people that I partied with, the girl's, would not allow any of the guy's to fight. Not even outside. Anyone who would fight had to leave. I was a bit amazed, honestly. But it set the tone for all of our friendships and parties. It was the 70's. We smoked weed mostly. Listened to all the great music of our time. Which is what "Rockabilly" became. And enjoyed the time we ere having with our friend's. I guess what I am saying is, "Cool was still a thing, still". And we spoke a lot like Gene Vincent to other people that may have had an issue with us. It was a great time to be a teenager. And can only hope that this type of history will repeat itself so that other teenager's can have such an experience like my friend's and I did. :-)

[@nightman_cometh9367]

@@richardsnodgrass8647 Gene rewrites history here big time. The interviewer is a douche, but he's not wrong on everything. Gene did NOT start with Elvis, Perkins, or anyone else to birth rock n roll. In fact, he says in this interview that be-bop-a-lula came out '20 years ago', when in fact it had been only 15 years. When the song came out, he was compared to Elvis, evidence that Presley had already been around for quite some time. Also, Vincent lived in Virginia, nowhere near where Sun was based. Despite what he says, Gene did not start rock-n-roll, he just capitalized on its popularity, not that there's anything wrong with that.

[@jimicoop]

"You're no judge of music. You don't read it. You don't talk it or you don't live it. I do" - Gene Vincent . GO GENE!!! The interviewer is a D-bag.

[@ClintReno90]

October 12th, 1971 Gene Vincent died from a perforated ulcer, aged 36. October 12th, 2010 It's been 39 years since his death... I'm 20, but I haven't forgotten you... R.I.P. Gene...

[@markmacdonald3260]

Gene just oozes charisma and cool.

[@michaelworse6034]

Yes Sir

[@philippewaldeck2284]

super gene vincent

[@CapAnson12345]

Came here after hearing Paul McCartney's interview where he talked about how soft Vincent's voice was.. he's not kidding.

[@hollandziek]

thank you, Wat a beatiful soul. This man!

[@SP-xw6ij]

So I saw a couple of comments of people asking who the interviewer was on the other parts of this video. I found a transcript and information about the interviewer. I love Gene Vincent and personally I think he deserved much more respect. I’m posting this here for anyone who is curious to learn more about this interviewer. I don’t own this. I’m quoting what I found: “LONDON, 1971 A regular visitor to these shores since his first trip over in 1950, Gene Vincent arrived in the U.K for the final tine on September 16th 1971 to undertake a short tour. It was hardly an auspicious event: on arrival at Heathrow Airport he was served with a writ over non-payment of maintenance to his former English wife Margie Russeil, and engagements at cubs in Leigh and Liverpool were cancelled after two nights at each venue when it became obvious Gene was in no fit shape to perform. Years of hard living and hard drinking - appeared to have taken their toll. As fan / friend Rob Finnis later observed, "He was now living in a pathetic alcoholic daze, a refugee from troubles both real and imaginary” On October 1st he recorded a live-song session for Johnnie Walker's Radio: One programme consisting of Say Mara', Be-Bop-A-Lula, 'Roll Over Beethoven', ‘Distant Drums' and Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin' On' - his final recordings, At some point during his visit (the exact date is uncertain) he was interviewed by David Simmonds at the studios of Radio London in Hannover Square - a rather volatile and aggressive encounter which at times was more of an argument than an interview. As was usually the case when being interviewed, Gene made some outrageous statements (his story of how Elvis came to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show is ridiculous and at one point he ciaimed to only have one leg') and Simmonds seemed intent on goading him at times Shortly after the interview, Gene returned home to Los Angeles where he died on October 12th as the result of a seizure attributed to a bleeding ulcer. He was only 36 years cid. Extracts from his interview with David Simmons were broadcast on both Radio London and Radio One following the news of Gene's death, but here it appears in print in its entirety for the very first time - thanks to the combined efforts of fans Steve Mandich (who's curtenty researching a book on Gene's final years) and John Braley. Today, David Simmonds works for Worldwide Television News and has wind memories of his encounter with The Screaming End twenty-six years ago: “It all happened very quickly really. A guy called Steve Bradshaw, who was the presenter of a programme called ‘Breakthrough' on Radio London, he was offered the interview and he asked me to do it as he knew nothing about Gene. So I agreed to do it and Gene turned up about half-an-hour later. I'd seen him on stage back in the early 60s and he'd changed quite a bit since then, but I knew he'd had a hard life and he told me he was in pain all the time because of his leg. He didn't look like an old man, because he wasn't old - he looked like a man who was ill. But he was weird right from the moment he came in. Even before the interview started you'd ask him a perfectly ordinary question, like 'How are you?', and he'd lock at you as if you'd insuted his mother. He was a very strange character and he'd go from being quite charming to being very difficult, and you never knew how much of it was an act. And I was an aggressive interviewer in those days, I was used to doing aggressive news interviews, so he got me going and things got quite heated at times. But when the interview was over we both sat down at a piano in the studio and played "Pinetop's Boogie Woogie together, so there was no real animosity there.””

[@michaelworse6034]

It‘s not me in tears , listening here , it’s you 😢❤

[@tallent003]

"You got a soul aintcha?!"

[@edgreenhalgh6890]

I may be wrong, but I recall Gene being interviewed at Granada studios, just prior to his return to the US & singing 'Sunday morning comin' down' & assumed it was his last TV appearance in the UK.

[@TheWhitehall]

Blimey! Gene would have had an easier interview with Jeremy Paxman. "Question Time" has nothing on this. Well played Gene Vincent.

[@Erkele]

Thanks.

[@spib65]

This sounds like an interrogation not an interview. Typical & smarmy interviewer from that time. Good for gene, he does give as good as he gets. Who was the interrogator?

[@kimbalxyz2]

Does anyone know who the interviewer was ? I must say that the interviewer showed no respect to Vincent or to anyone he talked about. I feel that he tried to bait Vincent into a negative competition type conversation. What is your opinion of the interview ?

[@richardsnodgrass8647]

I agree with you. It was a transitional time for music then so their was negativity also. No different than today really.

[@elvicare35]

Awesome!!!!!

[@GlennStocker-ur7tk]

I live near Chelmsford and in 1971 a old nan I no went to genes show in Galleywood and after the old man and friends went for drinks at the pub opposite the gig and all git drunk

[@mariacanavan3305]

The Sun Studio which was called the Memphis Recording Service started in 1950. Little Richard was one of the First pioneers of Early Rock n Roll music... Somethings not quite factual here. I am a music Professor of Rock n Roll & Rockabilly music & Rockabilly came a little later. Facts are incorrect here.

[@chrismilbank]

To me Gene Vincent is the best, the interviewer I think was terrible, well done Gene.

[@Billhaley55]

I don't think Gene knows what he is talking about. Bill Haley had several Rock and Roll hits before this guy got off first base. Haley's early recordings are well documented.

[@lehec]

Bill Haley started as country singer and made in 1954 Rock around the clock what is some people thought it was the first R&R number. Alan Freed called it Rock and roll later but the birth of Rock and roll is perhaps in 1949 by Hank Williams with Move it over.

[@mariacanavan3305]

He was a Rock n Roll singer not Rockabilly. So which is it?

[@coupe662]

the guy interviewing him is getting me mad, i dont know why but i dont like that guy man

[@RafaelAlivtres]

The sound of Bill Haley was not rock and roll completely. Elvis did rock and roll in the 100% sense.

[@joehart9458]

well siad / bill haleys first chart hit 1953 crazy man crazy /

[@lehec]

it was more Rock a billy.

[@RafaelAlivtres]

Gene was a great performer but Elvis is just aprince from another planet.

[@cookieman38111]

He is very condescending.

[@marcdelente2456]

Gêne est un types loyale par apport a Elvis et Carl perkins et il ce laisse pas faire par apport aux idées toutes faites de l interwiouver sur le rock'n'roll. Gêne pouvait montré des signes d énervement la je pense qu' il prend sur lui.

[@beestonpoet]

this interview is listening to two guys who don't like or respect eachother an both trying to play power games an outwit eachother to make the other seem foolish .... EXCELLENT!!! lol ... think the interviewer shoulda had a bit more respect .but they were both put in a defensive role by eachother

[@nickthebastard7566]

There's far too much interest in who started "rock and roll", it was around for years in all sorts of forms.

[@markmacdonald3260]

Bill Haley is not rock'n'roll.

[@mariacanavan3305]

Yes. Bill Haley was one of the founding Father's of Rock n Roll...

[@mathieuschuler366]

Who is then?