Artis the Spoonman - Superunknown Recording Session 1993

Artis the Spoonman during the recording of Spoonman in 1993.

[@chriscoxofficial]

Artis is amazing to watch! That guy doesn't fork around.

[@Joe-g9w3q]

Lol… he actually does if you do a search for artimus the spoon man you’ll see him using forks spoons and all sorts of silverware

[@JeffreyHowell-w6k]

Right

[@1979247]

You win!

[@darthsmoke6652]

Not in the slightest 😂

[@gabbyhyman1246]

Are you into spoonerism?

[@aheinz308]

As a fellow spoon player I have to say what he is doing is absolutely insane.

[@samcorcoran470]

This is exactly why KZbin exists.

[@arrtisis12]

Oh yah? Mmm! I get the fame They get the fund$ Whatever Oh! And if I say anything of this sort I also get dissed Right You Tube = Facebook An addiction I can't shake Because I'm extrovert, bipolar, narcissist and egocentric and an addict personality. None of which are crimes All of which contribute to my [fame] as an entertainer Mm! 'magine that

[@samcorcoran470]

@@arrtisis12 Is this really you?! Wow. Did they screw you on the royalties? You are still a legend. Look at the comments today. This is going viral.

[@arrtisis12]

@@samcorcoran470 This is fucked for me. The guy who posted it gets all these comments. I have to come here to read how y'all feel. Kinda twisted me up a bit I did this for 50 years I live on Fixed income VA Disability and sosh = $1500 monthly And I'm dissed for this kind of response. Sounds like I'm ungrateful. Not to Chris I ain't To this I am I've had the clip for all these years I understand it being posted I just don't understand others owning it and no comments coming to me This site is deferred to He's savvy with this stuff. I s'pect this comment will be deleted Sux!!

[@thefirebrigade7317]

@@arrtisis12 Sounds to me like @pjvideoguy should kick Artis some money.

[@motorologist]

​@@arrtisis12 I guarantee you, the uploader is making almost nothing from this video, and profit is not his motive for posting it. Though, it is unfortunate that this wasn't released in the way it was intended to.

[@prettynoose8497]

I've listened to this album probably more than any I've ever owned....thousands of times since 1994. To see this is pure gold!!!

[@earthpurse]

Same! Such highly intelligent poetry! So much talent in one human 🎉

[@julianpottermusic]

holy shit i didn't think video of this existed

[@pjvideoguy]

I bought a tape off eBay last week that Artis produced and distributed to friends. There was a screen shot from this scene, so I purchased hoping for a few seconds. Was exciting watching clip the first time and realizing it’s was a full take of the song.

[@arrtisis12]

Hi Julian Yep. Thanx for the compliment. Yaah. I could play 25 years ago Better than today anyway That's the real deal. I'm surprised it took people 25 years to post it, and then ... I've been meaning to post it but I wanted to wait till I finished wrapping it all up. i.e., book, never before viewed vids, stories and maybe one more studio thing, sans spoons Session took 2 hours, four takes, $1000 I politely insisted to Susan that we videotape it I wound up with the only copy And, Yes, it was at Bad Animals I haven't played for nearly 3 years Got emotionally tired None of y'all have any idea of my own stuff Nor is anyone truly interested I'm considered Hella novelty but musicians don't consider me a musician I decided I wasn't gonna play on anyone else's stuff if they weren't playing mine as well For instance, the guy who posted this Didn't post anything of mine that is also on that vid-come DVD The title is NOT FOR SALE Because I didn't want to get in trouble for selling clips from Letterman, Soundgarden, David Sanborn . . . If you want one send me a dime+ postage Now I'm fat, slow, depressed, angry and basically down Brain damage, nothing personal 72 Had another heart event a couple of days ago Heart rate 170 My defibrillator goes off at 180 They kicked me back to normal (58), my normal at the local clinic hospital I've got some stuff to produce but I don't have the fund$ to afford it So . . . Bottom line: I was pretty successful before the song. Had been to 20 countries National TV in many of them Done the Letterman Show, Sanborn, Gong Show (Ha) I bet that one's not available to view And then along came Chris Don't anyone in this chaotic world even begin to dis Chris in my company I'll set them straight forthwith Again, thank you for the compliment - "Dime" = a tenner Peace

[@arrtisis12]

@@callofthewintermoon91 There is no way I can explain what Chris did for me My feelings for Chris are ineffable

[@arrtisis12]

@@callofthewintermoon91 I've been developing it for 30 years and now don't know how to assemble it. I have great assistance but she can only get here for 2- 4 weeks a year I can't afford the project. I need a grant. ???

[@arrtisis12]

@@callofthewintermoon91 Susan has other things to deal with than 25 year-old pieces. I wouldn't know what to do or where to find her and I'm sure she'd greet me well, but work at a dream...? Y'know. I've got it all. I have a fixed income and stories to tell. If y'know someone who can back my book - y'know how to find me. Thank you, Bigtime, for the respect.

[@nicolairoos998]

Holy shit! This is awesome! Is there more Superunknown studio footage?

[@cristiansalinas9105]

I was surprised myself

[@Paradog23]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/omWTdoCprqqioLM

[@aaronmarsh3444]

Oh man. I got chills at the bridge.

[@Spoonman6017]

I read he was bleeding after this. That they weren't sure which part they would use him on so he did it for the whole song.

[@arrtisis12]

Nah. This wasn't part of the MTV shoot. This was during the recording for the album.

[@Spoonman6017]

@@arrtisis12 Oh okay. Thanks for replying. I got to see them in Tuscaloosa 5/6/2017 right before it was over. They all seem like really cool people.

[@zvonimirsarcevic7928]

Michael Beinhorn said that on Produce like a pro ..

[@Jeepdriver75]

​@@arrtisis12 stumbled across this by accident, and it made my day. Especially being a teen in the early 90s, what an epic time it was. Hope you are doing well!

[@markfrancis1210]

Fuck yeah, rock on Artis, speak the rhythm on your own SPOONMAN

[@beaudroux21]

Love that so much. Brilliant!

[@vinny.deadmou5d46]

What a time to be alive

[@GatesRapes]

And a endless supply of Blow

[@vinny.deadmou5d46]

@@GatesRapes it didn't have to be

[@stephw6559]

All I can say is Wow. That was incredible

[@kambyr]

Love him. I grew up at the fair watching him.

[@brentricheson8055]

I had seen him there at least twice. Powerful. Sincere performance. Best, Br3nt

[@ericzeitner1811]

Saw him open for Phish in Portland, OR '91. Wish there were more videos of him and his whole spoken word act.

[@henryporter_001]

Same here. Artis street prophet He has a book of poetry

[@1SarcasticSOB]

Dam !!! that was friggin awesome. Hell yes He tore those spoons up.💪🥄🥄💪

[@mildroastnescafe2]

Hoooooly shitballs, that is the most punk rock thing i've ever seen.

[@taiairam]

Stunning!!

[@mathewwalton6581]

Magical

[@jeannebug1]

Amazing! Incredibly unique ♡

[@Zneiero]

Wow hope theres more footage from these sessions somewhere

[@davidfournier6404]

breathtaking

[@drorcohen9755]

big love. RIP Chris :(

[@ARyan-nf5my]

Artist is another term redefined for the ages now, and dragged thru the dirt particularly by those whose apparent focus is the (preprogrammed) rhythm and even then (particularly then) they haven't a musical beat in their body but here was Artis himself.

[@laurawatters914]

SPOONMAN!!! 😊 AWESOME 👍

[@sagegoodwin1]

Damn this is firiigin cool to see!

[@hatsofftoroyharper2]

The Hendrix of spoons

[@emoryslegacyentertainmentl7546]

Amazing!

[@lauriem7122]

This is so cool!!

[@theoradestra7060]

WOW!!!

[@JeffreyHowell-w6k]

Wow

[@biddermon]

You know someone out there is thinking "My kitchen is a MESS with dirty dishes everywhere!! AND I have family in town this weekend, are you for hire Artis ?

[@Salantsoundstudios]

Amazing

[@mapg4966]

thanx!

[@paulieabq9264]

Hell yeah!

[@ninofunka1106]

Yessss!!!!

[@TheStepmonkey]

This is so sick, awesome 💗

[@lacidawson]

Holy buckets!!!

[@aguacate2020]

Que bien suena

[@OffOnEntertainment]

incredible

[@fimpudentdotcom]

💖

[@theargentino4245]

DAMN HE SET OFF

[@zalseon4746]

If i ever get around to making that Fallout 4 in WA mod, i'm putting in a brotherhood of traveling spoon players. Have some ghouls, ex-enclave and brotherhood of steel dudes, a big ol hodge podge of folks with no home to go back to getting together and just jamming on spoons for water and grub as they just beat pavement in the wastes.

[@Man_Ray78]

amazing! But it is like this whole video is out of sync with him.

[@JOmz8801]

I see where Maynard from Tool got his moves.

[@josePerezdreamers]

Estoy aquí por el descampao jejeje 2022 @eldescampao

[@Octaoliva]

+1

[@VLC7empest]

Yo también! Tremendo podcast!

[@edwardspaccarelli5944]

🥄🥄🥄👍👏👏👏👏

[@jd2014]

Can someone tab this out

[@itsthemangler]

Hopefully they got him back to the hospital in time for jello

[@tomkaszubowski198]

Lets see a robot do that…..

[@falxonPSN]

I see him moving his hands and arms but this still looks like complete sorcery to me that he's able to create all these sounds. Amazing.

[@brianpinion5844]

i read about that guy in revelations!!!! you just dont know

[@richardparker6336]

There is also a backing track

[@BOBBYFURST]

WOW !

[@JssQLD]

This guy is GOING OFF!! He is so in the zone with the track while he's playing the spoons holy damn!

[@AdrianCuyubambaDiaz]

I never thought people would consider this a skill or something amazing. My great grandpa would always do this with his spoons but to us it was just something funny old people would do. Damn I miss that man

[@SNESdrunk]

This fucking RULES

[@kylephay6310]

Incredible video. Thanks for posting it. But most of all, thanks To Artis for commenting in this comment section. If you have any more words about your experiences with Soundgarden and Chris, that would be very appreciated. Take it easy man

[@bungieflute]

Artis you area true artist with your own hands, heart & soul. the very meaning of individualaity my friend. We love you and hold you on high here at home as did Chris. I'll see you downtown by the Wharf soon Artis. Love and Light to you and yours.

[@brentricheson8055]

Artis was one of a kind. I met him in Eugene Oregon. Saw him open up for Phish in Seattle. An uncompromising artist and very powerful on stage or on his cassette tape recordings. I wrote to him several times when it was just Post Office Boxes. I miss his presence but honor him by playing djembe + hand percussion. Heart .

[@mr.brenman2132]

​@Drone Adventures He commented in here like a year ago. I don't think Brent said he passed.

[@Magick099]

He's alive and well. No, he is not a drug addict either. @@droneadventures4147

[@spiderjerusalem100]

Dude is on fire. I've never seen this before.

[@craigusselman546]

Michael Bienhorn the producer said he beat himself bloody.

[@johnkarnaghon7784]

I don't care what anybody says, that takes serious skill

[@brianpinion5844]

i think we done went to a higher power here

[@FlashbackHeartAttack]

Love it. If you saw him in Venice Beach doing this you'd think he was completely crazy. Put it to music and its high art. Thank you for posting.

[@arrtisis12]

Whoa!!! You were at Venice Beach. Damn!!! Mid- late 70s and into the early 80s. What a remarkable place to be then. I use to sleep under the Life Guard shacks when ever I was passing through. I would love to hear/read others' memories of me performing there. I wrote one poem there that I love. - Dollar Bill.

[@greenf77]

@@arrtisis12 Are you still in Seattle?

[@TheSkunkwrkr]

@@greenf77 Last I read he's up near Pt Townsend now

[@censored7881]

LOL, high art. OK.

[@earthpurse]

I saw him at Oregon Country Fair and met him in Boise ID. I bought his tapes. I still have them! lol What a great time to be in Venice beach! I’ve heard so many great stories.

[@WaspHokie]

Here’s one of the most sincere thank yous I can muster. You’re doing the Lords work.

[@bellab8412]

Wish there was more footage from Superunkown or any of their albums.

[@Bwiser63]

This Spoon man should hook up with The Spoon Lady and make beautiful spoon music together. When Spoon Man is doing his thing he looks like a tweaker on Kensington Avenue in Philadelphia with all that moving around.

[@violao206]

That looks like the original Studio X in Seattle.

[@bennyfactr6122]

Lord help us if he ever discovers sporks

[@karlmoore6354]

SPORKMAN

[@lukemarshall118]

He looks like something you would see out of a tool music video

[@_Only_Zuul]

imagine em spoons hooked up to a marshall stack + fx pedals n shiit..

[@tcapfan4190]

dude...i'm out of breath watching

[@davidpatino4317]

This has to be one of the greatest videos on the internet 👏

[@sublimefreak2244]

This guys gotta be in duch good shape

[@basketburger]

This dude is a legend

[@HeSnappedTho]

What a fucking legend.

[@payblo2734]

Madlad ,absolute Madlad.

[@RexBenincasa]

This is one bad dude! Wooooowww!

[@JuiceSkyy]

Nahh... he's a wizard.. that just cant be humanely possible... with no edit in the video... nah I'm not having it 👌🏿

[@ItalianStalianish]

Straight out of port Townsend Washington

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Artis, known professionally as Artis the Spoonman (born October 3, 1948), is an American street performer and musician from Seattle, Washington, who uses spoons as a musical instrument. Artis, known professionally as Artis the Spoonman (born October 3, 1948), is an American street performer and musician from Seattle, Washington, who uses spoons as a musical instrument.

[@mrsherwood2599]

It was originally "Glassman" but it was just a dangerous mess.

[@boredcrab2]

Yeah well you couldn’t imagine the mess before when it was “Assman”

[@knittingnickel]

Anyone else share this, like, immediately?

[@mrbenjlew]

How many mics does it take to…. (10 secs in) … oh, I see now.

[@fulviobennato]

what kind of witchcraft is it !!it s amazing

[@Joe-g9w3q]

Holy crap !!! What an insanity guys amazing

[@benhughes4150]

Shit goes more insane than the real song

[@chrisschuler4119]

Surely he can light a fire with those spoons! Amazing!

[@NeverBeenOnMaury]

I see you've played knifey spoony before

[@johnhuldt]

That ain’t a knoife.

[@cherryhollowdesign9999]

Damn. So glad this is out here.

[@knightsonofjack]

Unintentional ASMR

[@StonedGossard_]

he's played knifey spoony before

[@brianpinion5844]

he killed 7 in prison, with plastic spoons !!

[@catpatao636]

Amazing!!

[@stuarthayner]

Artis spokesman!

[@DJ2109]

wow

[@ivangil-silva2044]

holy shit

[@DanTheVocalist]

Get it spoonman

[@nyoung827]

Whoa

[@chr20237]

Oh wow

[@SimMaster]

secret final boss in Elden Ring

[@davidfournier6404]

Spoons are baring hearable in final mix. Shame

[@izraelsil]

And all this time I thought this song was about H

[@mikael6446]

😄👏👏👏👌

[@jamesoaks69]

Why do we need art? My answer: "It comes from a place that can't be commanded, can't be defined, can't be harnessed, and can't be suppressed. Art is survival and life. Art is being. Life doesn't make art, it's the other way around.

[@jakeornot6306]

Unfortunately, art can, in fact, be suppressed, and often is.