Aphex Twin - MTV News feature, 1993

Talking about the On video, amongst other things. From late 1993/early 1994.
If you want to comment on use of the word "The" in this clip, I suggest you maybe concern your day with more pressing issues, nerd!

[@phexus82]

Enjoy this man while he's here, one day he will return to his home planet, and we will miss him dearly.

[@faithestherr]

do you really think that he's capable of that? he'll live here forever,

[@ratchetboo]

Sus

[@pauljohnpinkybennett3557]

Not with me, he won't. He's in my soul.

[@pauljohnpinkybennett3557]

@@faithestherr The bloke is timeless. He has been in my life for 30 years. I can play a track every night, all year, and love them all.

[@nickdumont9891]

Best Comment Here

[@yamingoat]

lmfao richard just out here making shit up

[@lohollywood1f428]

@M00- HAM-HEAD 0:58

[@xv06-y31]

@M00- HAM-HEAD all of it lmaoo

[@NOIXize]

@M00- HAM-HEAD like sleeping 30mins a day bruh

[@clustercrash2995]

@@NOIXize there was this guy on youtubes ted talks talking bout sleeping 2 hs, few, like 4-5 years ago Ye rem phase and such

[@mthrnd1]

@M00- HAM-HEAD the whole goddamn thing. This interview is funny af

[@haloskycrash]

"I'd rather annoy people. I get a bit scared when people start dancing and getting into it." 😂😂😂😂

[@morbidmaggot999]

😍

[@dormaettu302]

I get it, is too boring and looks like a fake party when everything is perfect

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

That honestly seems like one of the few times he aint lying

amazing how he just lied the whole time

[@justinphillips7392]

and hilarious!

[@spyrock247]

Totally spinal tap

[@deathhzrd]

God you can tell how much he hates interviews

[@lostmedia-e6p]

yeah, you can really tell he feels uncomfortable doing this interview

[@ThePageNo1]

@@lostmedia-e6p Yeh, you can definitely tell he's not comfortable with interviews

[@lostmedia-e6p]

@@ThePageNo1 i wonder if he was uncomfortable doing this interview, it kinda seems obvious though

[@ThePageNo1]

@@lostmedia-e6p I think it's fair to say that he was probably uncomfortable during this interview

[@godblessourdeadkotatsu8331]

Please guys don't get it twisted. He's not comfortable with interviews, it's pretty hard not to notice that.

[@maxabeles]

half hour of sleep a night? Lmao this dude is a master at story telling.

[@maxabeles]

@@dylankars8448 thank you

[@Demention94]

Philip Glass even said he did it

[@maxabeles]

@@Demention94 then he's in on the joke too

[@unknownknown4913]

Sleeping is important folks, really is

[@cl1xor]

Aphex Tweak ;)

[@conjointoates]

00:52 Richard's trademark lies lmao

[@dabulls1g]

Imagine sleeping 30 minutes a day.

[@futureshocked]

hahaha totally lying

[@karsuli]

haha , just like Kramer

[@nickmagrick7702]

okay I was suspicious

[@rsk9122]

1:55 that appearing and disappearing Richard always gets me.

[@juliagreen423]

It's his twin

[@lifemachinebroke]

The double Richard is so funny The way he just says "Ye!"

[@MattyBlades]

"Got it down to 2 hours a night and then half an hour" lmao I love his blatant interview lies 😂 total straight face he does it so well

[@buried4430]

Of course I listen to The Aphex Twins

[@MousaMovies]

Oh yeah which is your favorite twin than ‼️

[@buried4430]

@@MousaMovies Richie C Jones

[@MousaMovies]

@@buried4430 yeah he is cool but the aphex twins wouldnt be the same withough Dick B Jamey

[@mthrnd1]

@@MousaMovies Pritchard T Jams

[@supermariologanfan2344]

My favorite is Robert E Wilson

[@ElLenadorLA]

I smoke the pots when I listen to the Aphex twins.

[@sporn23]

me too and its work like a charm in my mind

[@uv77mc85]

the plant pots or the yoghurt pots?

[@twinheadedwendigo]

this interview feels like a fever dream

[@AwesomeCoasters]

This is the dreamiest interview I've ever seen. The juxtaposition of his disconnect and the visual effects. And perhaps the fact that it's him. Just perfect. I've never found a video with the same quality of dreaminess.

[@JoKoy234]

Lol its like the interviewer stumbled upon him during astral projection and richard is like, well, shit. I guess lets do this interview.

[@OperatorMax1993]

Including Richard appearing and disappearing 1:55

[@Kaczula31]

The smile when interviewer asked him about meaning of Aphex Twin

[@garrett4309]

catphex gang

[@loro5750]

Catphex Gang

[@MatheusOnuki]

Hi catphex gang

[@garrett4309]

@@MatheusOnuki Hi Matheus

[@JesusChristTheOne]

2:00

[@Widderic]

Jesus christ this man is my hero. I sleep for half an hour, I dream up my music, I only release records to make money so that I can make more music, I have different't aliases to weed out the money mongers, I like to annoy people with my live music, I hate fans, oh and I hate this interview just so you know.

[@herpsmaltwatta]

Well he's monged your head out good and proppa.

[@djclubsandwich656]

@@herpsmaltwatta .

[@loremipsom224]

He doesnt hate fans, he dislikes groupies. There is a difference.

[@MixMastaCopyCat]

Awesome! Sounds like he made you a miserable person

[@wavybonez183]

I can’t believe no one else got this joke

[@etz80808yy]

1:57 i died "i don't know i just made it up"

[@bustingdogarchive4240]

why did he disappear?

[@booldawg]

Still remember the bit of software he wrote for the ZX81 that turned it into a keyboard. Absolute legend, this was back in about 82/83 he was still a schoolboy then as was I. Blew my mind that you could get sound out of the '81 let alone utilize it as a musical instrument.

[@lukenluken]

Love to see that in action. Guy's a genius

[@matthewgregory2106]

It's mad because the ZX 81 didn't have a sound chip.

[@booldawg]

@@matthewgregory2106 thats what made it so impressive!

[@Nxnn132]

@@booldawg deluded aphex fanboys are funny

[@fatherfintanstack8810]

Let's not forget The Depeche Mode, The The Doors, The The Other Two, and last but not least, one of my personal favorite bands, The The The.

[@Darrenski]

What about the the who?

[@ezuri4381]

This looks like something your science teacher would put on and make you write notes about it.

[@Conqlusion19]

2:05 is interesting because richard really believes his brother co-creates his music from another dimension. you can see it when he answered the „silly question“ very seriously

[@aden2276]

WHAT??? CAN I PLEASE HAVE PROOF I NEED THIS TO BE TRUE LMAO

[@socalltd]

@@aden2276 When asked in 1996 about the Boy/Girl EP cover showing his brother's grave marker, he said that he sees his brother as guardian angel and inspires his music. This I remember from a late 90's FAQ website that does not exists anymore

[@k-yo]

@@socalltd WATMM forums?

[@socalltd]

@@k-yo Back in 1998 or so there was a site with all these questions about the releases and aliases around certain tracks. I wish I could remember the exact name of it. What is WATTMM?

[@philsowers]

Sounds like someone could use some sleep. ;)

[@Dogboy73]

The sleep revaluation was hilarious. 'I got it down to half an hour'. Brilliant.

[@devonmccollister4860]

"yeah it does the job"..ha

[@PatchCornAdams723]

Love RDJ. I love his attitude to interviews and showbiz fake shit. I love how he just lies constantly in interviews and even contradicts his own lies.

[@vertsk8er419]

bruh same, he's a troll like us anons, he's one of us no doubt. rdj pepe incoming?

[@greentaigo2552]

@@vertsk8er419 just cause he likes to fuck with the media doesn't mean he's a part of you cringe cult lmao

[@vertsk8er419]

@@greentaigo2552 ok bud, i'm pretty sure RDJ knows what's up with meme magic bro. PRAISE KEK

[@greentaigo2552]

@@vertsk8er419 thats different from being a part of 4chans cringe cult that stopped being taken seriously in 2014

[@chloeanderson2658]

@@vertsk8er419 take meds plz

[@lucacycles8623]

"The Aphex Twin"

[@lohollywood1f428]

I like it it sounds fun

[@Z-Ack]

Drugs had 0 influence on any of his music.. he even said it in one of his interviews somewhere. "You must have had some days where you were under the influence pretty hardcore from the feelings behind some of the tracks". "I dont believe in influence, life and reality i think are already there, youre just saturated in a certain area of your mind at various times, what is done to move to other areas is not influenced or motivated to do so, you just simply have to know the right path to take to get where you think you want to be." Insert the sound of brain matter smacking the ground... cuz mind blown.. and the best ways of saying self medicating over "doing drugs".. lol

[@btd7664]

lol at the people weirded out by the old school definite article placement before "Aphex Twin."

[@Farfarawai]

1:55 im dying dude lmaaaaao

[@caseystu123]

Dang I didn’t know Richard made all his own instruments? That includes all the Roland gear? I thought that was a whole huge Japanese corporation, guess I was wrong.

[@350125GOW]

Clown.

[@caseystu123]

I know he makes/tinkers with his gear a bit but I wouldn’t say he « makes all his own instruments ».

[@Rubyrulez123]

@@caseystu123 agree

[@aikighost]

He has made some instruments and tried to make a sampler at one point but it never worked and just made weird noises he sampled later, top tip about music journalists, they will believe and promote anything you tell them as long as it sounds more interesting than reality.

[@schormu]

@@350125GOW what

[@zebbleganubi723]

this has a very spinal tap feel to it

[@rovingenglishman]

Very smart and humble guy. I saw Aphex live back in the day. He was completely absent on stage, just had a huge skinhead guy dancing like a maniac to the tunes for who knows how long, I just sat in the upstairs gallery tripping my balls off. Good times 👍🏼

[@fleaship6134]

The skinhead is Paul Nicholson, who designed the aphex logo

[@stitcha123]

2:05 lets make a flippant remark about a guy's dead brother.

[@Koettnylle]

I felt that in his answers

[@62mandog]

I get the feeling the interviewer would rather listen to The Pink Floyd. I've heard he also likes The Prince.

[@vrilmaxxed]

Nowadays he loves cardi b

[@Unclejemima14]

He wouldve probably been a big fan of TheFacebook had they stuck with that

[@archivehans]

Whats wrong with pink and prince?

[@oil.9]

@@archivehans op is taking the piss out on the interviewer because he keeps saying "The Aphex Twin" and not just "Aphex Twin".

[@peatrude4872]

@@oil.9 richard was referred to as “the aphex twin” in the early 90s

[@nomad1517]

He seems like he just makes music as a hobby and somehow he just got famous along the way. I always wondered if he was autistic. He doesn't seem to like people, and is very technical. That also explains why his ambient stuff is so unearthly, this guys brain is in a dream state by design. Legend.

[@johngammon963]

"I don't like making records, I just do it so I don't have to get a job so I can spend more time making music"

[@freshice1813]

his face is so strange, it looks so different each time I see it, yet it's immediately recognizable

[@colin4958]

100%. I thought it was just me. He can be better looking or worse looking. He also just so happens to like to distort his face too.

[@sclitchmusic]

Lol he couldn't have made it more obvious that he hates interviews

[@hurley31]

Half an hour of sleep 😂. There will be Aphex fans out there that believe him.

[@solongyouth]

1993: innovative technological genius musician dragged into TV studio against his will. 2021: talentless Instagram DJs dragged into music recording studios against their will.

[@creepingcrawley6520]

Richard was ahead of his time pioneering the insomnia of the youth today

[@haltern631]

lmao he's such a troll

[@anitrawles6004]

Who doesn’t love aphex twink?

[@bruhmoment5974]

apex twang

[@moopteapop]

ap tw 🤤

[@pentexsucks43]

Everytime this guy says "The Aphex Twin" I get one inch closer to snapping

[@warganization]

lol people are just obsessed with adding "the" to things, really

[@charliepotter100]

Hahahahahahahahahha, I love it, what a nube!

[@VVattonEarth]

Is that all it takes to annoy you? For me i hated his annoying ‘the lisp’

[@rickybundy]

That was his alias in the early days

[@SunsetRC]

Reminds me of "The Google"

[@minecraftrotisseriechicken]

"SUSSING people out" "The Aphex Twin" Attenborough.

[@jimsmith3971]

I remember a few years ago I bumped into Richard somewhere in Cornwall. He's tall.

[@wuggman]

It’s hilarious how he obviously bullshits everyone and then blatantly contradicts himself in other interviews

[@qc2sb]

Once you realize that you don’t have to sleep, your mind goes 🤯 wide open

[@Froguko.]

Top Tier Reference

[@ARINOXMUSIC]

Yeah you'll loose your mind

[@Spencerjones_music3]

🐑

[@grigoryrasputin7347]

Genius

[@saberwolfe6363]

0:41 THE face

[@aliveslice]

Here it's cute though

[@herkiee1]

1993 damn. I was 4 years old back then. I started listening to RDJ at 17 years old, but feels like all my life

[@juliagreen423]

"Not that i know of"

[@SW-fn7cl]

He just fucks around in interviews like Bob Dylan does 🤣

[@strawberrycat.]

0:41 Awww such a cute smile and such a handsome man. ❤️🥰

[@sclitchmusic]

"Is it a misconception that there is another aphex twin somewhere playing with his keyboards?" *yep*

[@mrfallout261]

The Cocteau Twin

[@bigbox8992]

The Legend. The man. The myth. The Apex.

[@skippityblippity8656]

The twin

[@cJeremy]

true fucking legend right here...

[@chance_ooo5663]

Bro says he sleeps 2 hours a night😭😭😭😭😭

[@trollgamer81]

1:11 "aegispolis"

[@KH0LRA]

SUSSING PEOPLE OUT 😭😭😭😭

[@inmyownworldfr]

Damn how much did mtv love his music

[@schormu]

the "a" at the end lmao

[@LucyInTheSkyWithDiamonds69]

a

[@derrylallen]

so ahead of his time this couldve easily been an interview from 1999 cuz easily most music during that time though great , sounds super dated now . one of my greatest influences, thank you Aphex Twin

[@philiolynott4886]

The interview is edited to look hallucinatory and all that jazz but I love how Richard D's banality about his music and unwillingness to go along with it breaks the idea to pieces.

[@marxman00]

Rack mount effects unit .Aphex, twin channel Aural exciter model b . made in 1975 ,Ive got one

[@squelchtone]

I had to scroll way too far in the comments to find this. When he said he just made it up, I was like, nahhh, Aphex Systems buddy..

[@BaddaBigBoom]

My Aspergerdar is going "ping ping ping" (takes one to know one?)

[@williamrisbridger60]

I didn’t even know there was a 1993 😮

[@spacediscoband]

sus

[@michaellk2254]

Funnily enough, I have nights I sleep so deeply because of pure exhaustion and yet I can hear such good harmonies in my mind in my sleep. This has happened on many occasions too. I can see how he gets inspiration in his sleep

[@bobibg4ever]

You should try doing music

[@HoShIfox19]

Same ! But very rarely

[@stjepan_8902]

So I guess we can all thank capitalism Richard has to earn his living by touring and making records. He would probably prefer a life without all of that while still being able to make music most of the time. Then, he would have been known only in close circles as some sort of electronic music wizard and gearhead. I wonder how many insanely talented people actually live quiet lives, staying relatively or completely unknown. I'm sure that there are some.

[@thetrickisirarelyrespond5945]

Probably more than you'd imagine. I believe it's safe to say that true Intellectuals with an artistic bent would rather ski barefoot down a cheese grater slalom than court fame/having to deal with what's "out there", so go on pottering away, unnoticed.

[@stolensentience]

Tf is this comment

[@stolensentience]

@brass monkey and his artist name was?

[@hairsandwiches]

He seems like a real proper genuine guy. Thanks for sharing! 7\

[@Aa-nl3kl]

this guy is trolling lmaoo

[@HeliosphanXtal]

This is from when MTV was still standing for something...look what it has become :(

[@antm2296]

“I can suss out who’s in it for the music and who’s in it for the money” Then goes on to say “I don’t like making records, I just do it so i don’t have to get a job” So I guess you were looking for the ones who are in it for the money

[@swishyfish325]

He said he doesn't want to get a job SO HE CAN MAKE MUSIC! He Likes making music but not releasing records, meant he isnt in it to get rich but rather to make a living doing what he enjoys

[@TheBloggme]

@@swishyfish325 nah hes trolling the interviewer

[@dabulls1g]

@brass monkey trolling is a word given to a particular type of behavior. The word is roughly 13-14 years old but the behavior is nothing new

[@daveclarke4875]

No wonder he’s so moody and remote only getting half an hour sleep a night

[@vilentman111]

gotta love 'the aphex twin'

[@eddyp483]

Serious Chris Morris vibes.

[@hurley31]

Got it down to half an hour 😂

[@c0198]

Track at 2:16?

[@silentndeadly]

Testament to how wrong things have gone today. Now people who make music are forced to do all the promotional and advertising for youtube, just so they can make more.

[@MilesEllis]

@@158-i6z yep

[@Abruzzo333]

On the contrary, today's so called artists are to blame. The will sell their soul to be in the limelight, doing as many interviews as possible and dumbing their music down as much as possible to gain greater commercial appeal. There are no real artists any more like Aphex and countless others of yesteryear. These days most "artists" actually refer to their music and art exclusively in terms of a product or "their brand" as they call it.

[@MilesEllis]

i would agree, no one wants to be real

[@Digalog]

ok boomer

[@Abruzzo333]

@@Digalog Do you even know what the word boomer means? Pretty sure nobody here is one so try to come up with something original.

[@willkerr7395]

lol brasseye vibes

[@yanbili390]

My fella Thom saw this interiew and straight up said FUCK IT we an avantgarde electronic noise group now

[@rigsmal4218]

Yan bili fan del IDM

[@ThatGuySarabia]

I'm glad I discovered Aphex Twin a long time ago

[@marshmelows]

You mean The Aphex Twins

[@chrischristodoulou1582]

When MTV was at least decent

[@nyaCLGTA]

Chill Out Zone 😌

[@EnotekLyhtemid]

"Aegispolis" lmao they really didn't gave a fuck.

[@agatac5594]

He's really charming ngl

[@phreak761]

Gay.

[@agatac5594]

​@@phreak761 I'm a girl, but very gay too indeed

[@phreak761]

@@agatac5594 Lesbian.

[@agatac5594]

@@phreak761 exactly!

[@phreak761]

@@agatac5594 Bi.

[@barneyhooky294]

Richard D. James>>>>>Kurt Cobain's entire career

[@Ermahnerd]

This man is taking control of the drum machine.

[@AishwaryaPratimRabha]

twin is his brother who died , oblivious interviewer lol

[@jimmythebus234]

Hahaha, that's made up.

[@crustythewanksock2413]

“I don’t really like making records” 👌🤣

[@marshmelows]

I've always said Apex Twin. I think I'll keep saying that way

[@jamsolid]

My roommate did a similar thing, reducing his sleep and practicing lucid dreaming. He ended up dropping out of college. Now he makes 6 figures for exon helping frack the world to death, lol.

[@biglex785]

Now I know who invented Meth lolol

[@ElTimotoQIK]

He was 22 here

[@adammarquez5203]

Wow just a kid

[@membarassing]

Aint no way

[@silvanapaparella8078]

genius.

[@doop00]

He is just like me if he lacked talent to create good stuff, shy withdrawn and bad sleep

[@redmesatv8277]

I like his music but if I sat in a room for 30 minutes with this guy I’d blow my head off.

[@Artifacts187]

....reminds me of a nice musician that once lived .....Syd Barrett

[@leonidaspapu3912]

Acid took that boy away from us

[@kakobre86]

Looking at this interview, and that MTV logo, i realize that i don't know anymore what we, the people are today, because we ate the world as it was back than and turned it into shit that it now is.

[@adammarquez5203]

Friend it has ALWAYS been SHIT just DIFFERENT I SUPPOSE

[@michaellk2254]

Richard probably naps so often

[@adammarquez5203]

Well yeah he’s an Introvert

[@qwertyiuwg4uwtwthn]

Oh Richard. You big liar!!! *laugh track*