Brian Connelly of 'The Sweet' gets ripped to shreds by Mick Brown (Ex Radio Holdness Seaside FM)

[@reginaheinrich6884]

Shame on you Mick Brown. Who is Mick Brown? A nobody. Brian is an Idol. He was ill. Alcoholism is sickness. RiP Brian Connolly. My hero from the 70th

[@kateoloughlin8774]

Regina very well said. I think they were jealous of Brian and all his talent and music success. The music will live forever. Kate 👱‍♀️💕

[@xy6240]

we had warned brian ...... the future has shown .... only "stupid" people

[@xy6240]

@@SteveGad that's the way it is!!!!! it was absolutely not brian level

[@JF-NYC-NJ-Girl]

Thank you

[@violakupsch5942]

Love you Brian...❤

[@redkos]

How cool was Brian Connelly? An accomplished musician with hit after hit, allowing himself to be ridiculed and mocked by a couple of petulant nobodies and all the while laughing and smiling through it. What a nice guy & a class act.

[@mickwarnie8707]

Its connolly

[@sexobscura]

He was plastered

[@redkos]

Clearly @@sexobscura is, "plastered". Brian Connolly had suffered several strokes.

[@jamesfarrell8346]

Yes. Thank you.

[@petebeeley4735]

What a couple of di##heads!!! Sweet forever.

[@dec222222]

These two arseholes like Brown and the other Cunt Represented that very smugathon Agitant Ben Elton Snide bull that took a stranglehold in 80's tv . With everything from the 70's been regarded as an Easy target . Brian came across a bit unsteady but smiled through it and took the Sarcasm from these two bastards with good grace . RIP Brian .

[@AussieOutlaw]

You're quite right, Ben Elton was the main instigator in getting Benny Hill removed from air . The fuckhead now lives in this Country

[@alancunningham7856]

I totally agree with everything you’ve said … it made my blood boil !

[@LAROCKET68]

Brian Connely was one of the greatest performers who happened to have a problem with Alcohol...Rest In Peace Brian...You will be remembered by those who accepted you for who you were...

[@didisweet6034]

Connolly!

[@james---b]

He will be missed by those who accepted him for who he actually was?! You mean a drunk?

[@Lokisdottir1964]

I think Brian is showing a lot of class and taking this in a good-natured manner, He's a gentleman and it shows (even though he's obviously affected by the drinking already).

[@catherinewilliams3850]

Well said, Brian had more class in his little finger than the those two pathetic turds interviewing him put together.

[@cathiiannii]

Cheap and nasty journalism...respect to Brian for all he achieved..

[@technoforever888]

Not really, 'to shreds', because, Brian, like the gentleman he is, didn't even allow it to go there. Much respect to him and may he RIP forever!

[@postram]

poor brian .................what a low and sick thing to do to a lad that needed help.......R.I.P BRIAN

[@tonysharples6233]

A couple of p... t..... m...........................

[@marymartinawogan7910]

He's hardly been ripped to shreds, but you can feel a lack of respect. He had a beautiful voice - great on Love Is Like Oxygen. ❤

[@mrgreenelander4952]

No he was being ripped to shreds by these two mugs

[@SamJoubert-i4j]

Wow. I knew that Brian was a fantastic vocalist/frontman, but the way he handled this situation was SO good. What a class act he was.

[@MarkJackson-wc2xh]

He made great music. That host is nobody.

[@creepshowcrate]

Brian appears to be the only one with any class or humility. The other to nameless twats have none. A bit ironic, isn't it?

[@williamsherman1089]

You can definitely tell who the star was and who the jealous little punks were.

[@LifeChanges41595]

R.I.P. Brian Connolly! A very talented man, a humble man. He is sorely missed by fans.. I will only listen when he is singing.. ❤🕊

[@mindynewton2967]

@LoveRedRoses... EXACTLY!!! Love Brian Connolly, may he Rest in Peace ✌

[@MichaelBurland-c1j]

Live Forever and Prosper Brian.. May the Force be with Him. By all accounts a Good Guy. St Michael.

[@kenmcleod5532]

In today's world Brian would have told this jackwagon that he's pissed away more money than Mick will make in his life......R.I.P. Brian.....they don't make them like you anymore!!

[@JC-ee6pc]

These comments warm my heart, I thought Brian was showing true class throughout, and indeed, this would have been a fantastically interesting and hilarious interview if different, respectful grown ups had been doing the interview instead!

[@JoeRivermanSongwriter]

I met Brian at my local guitar shop once, he wasn't too well. So sad to see a hero go downhill. He had the shakes really bad. God rest his soul.

[@rewabachop9771]

I was lucky enough to go to a sweet concert, they came to dunedin in New Zealand around 1973, I bloody loved them, a great concert 💕

[@Swindonification]

Brian Connolly and Sweet are legends and will always have a deserved place in rock history, wonder what dumb and dumber are doing now?

[@rumpraisin]

Who cares.

[@loungejay8555]

They're alive at least, oooooo!

[@barriepayne3631]

Are they, does anyone care,oooh

[@timcoakley5498]

Yeah they might be still alive,but who gives a flying fuck about a talentless pair of piss taking imbeciles. People like Brian Connolly, Keith Moon,Jimi Hendrix, David Bowie,John Bonham, John Lennon ect with go down in musical history. These two morons have gone down like a lead balloon and disappeared without trace. People who are sarcastic and condescending towards others are generally jealous of their accomplishments.

[@grahamsmith2022]

I'm a younger music fan,I've heard of the Sweet,I know who Brian Connolly is,great music,great front man,I haven't a clue who this interviewer is or the other guy,never heard of them.

[@SilentKnight43]

Two insignificant pissants - and Brian took the high road here...being gracious and good-natured. RIP Brian.

[@jamesmason9925]

Brian Connolly was a legend and should be appreciated what for he did ...

[@maxedison8259]

I would not wish alcoholism on anybody, and it far to simplistic to say it is a self-imposed situation, but even though Brian is shaking, and stuttering occasionally due to the effects of his condition, he makes far more sense than these two 'cheap laugh' morons. Who are they? Will anyone outside their immediate circle ever care about them? Like many a 14 year old, I wanted to play electric guitar, and Sweet, Slade, T-Rex, The Beatles, were my heroes. I got that electric guitar and finally managed to pound out the 'Turn-It-Down' main riff, but I couldn't sing/shout the lyrics the way Connolly could. That was over 42 years ago, but Sweet still make the hairs on the back of my neck go up when I hear them. Especially their B sides. I have already forgotten the two morons on this clip though. RIP Brian and Mick. It was a blast!

[@sambrooks7862]

@peter reeves mick tucker was one of the greatest drummers of the glam era, possibly THE greatest, anyone who has had to play in a sweet cover band knows that, and you're right, lovely guy and very humble.

[@sambrooks7862]

7 years late so you may not see this this but yes you're right, Sweet were a serious rock band and Brian's vocal range was astonishing, in fact I'll go as far as to say that he was right up there with Robert plant!

[@helenweinstock4524]

That poor, poor man. Such a classy, genuinely nice guy. You can see him trembling. Poor guy 🌺

[@tomblack6965]

I know know I'm late to the discussion , but I just saw this and nearly cried. The Sweet were MY band when I was a kid. The first single I ever bought was " Action " ( I was about 10 and begged my mum to buy it for me ) even though I loved so many songs before. The smug little shit of an interviewer makes my blood boil. Poor Brian. Wish I could give him a hug.

[@seltaeb3302]

He was. Doing concerts must be tough. Sweet guy.

[@catherinewilliams3850]

@@tomblack6965 What an arrogant little shit without an ounce of talent and no fashion sense, trying to humiliate a talented gentleman who is too polite to put the little arsehole in his place.

[@xboxgamer7453]

@@tomblack6965 Same, and I'm late to the discussion too.

[@bertburgess3728]

Shame on those two zeroes who mocked such a nice and humble guy. Brian definitely had more class in his little finger than both of the twats who, unsuccessfully (I might add), tried to humiliate Brian for no reason. Like the other message stated, Brian will be long remembered for accomplishing something in his life that the other two couldn’t come close to.

[@LaureneSmith-s4c]

The nice, humble people sadly are the ones that get mocked in this backward world

[@bertburgess3728]

@@LaureneSmith-s4c Unfortunately, my friend, you are too often right as rain!

[@tukoramerez]

BRIAN CONNOLLY..respect to You and all the SWEET.. You made our lives back in the 70's happy with your music and style..gone but never forgotten..

[@emilyvaughan7615]

Very pretentious...both interviewers...i'm still listening to sweet! RIP Brian

[@guyosborn615]

What a sad interviewer - what a creep Mike Brown is. I hope he has sunk without trace. I was never a fan of the Sweet - but they will be remembered FAR longer than that creepy little sad interviewer

[@lewisner]

It's a bit like Clive Anderson and the Bee Gees. Three music legends interviewed by a "15 minutes of fame" nobody.

[@catherinewilliams3850]

Until I saw this I'd never heard of the talentless jerk, I couldn't finish watching their total disrespect for a legend made me so angry.

[@7henke7]

Mike who??

[@Austech]

There is only one person with any class in that interview. Enough said.

[@timbragg9684]

I thought Brian came out very well and was certainly NOT 'ripped to shreds' in any manner.

[@user-yv1fh3fc8y]

Brian was a king during this interview.

[@peterconroy2696]

Anyone remember the two guys poking fun at Brian ?....But Brian is remembered by thousands around the world...

[@bravorogerbravo]

Brian Connolly rocked.

[@michaelstewart9188]

RIP Brian - great frontman of an influential and talented band

[@elisasa3287]

The “host” - an arrogant jackass. And that’s reserving my truer thoughts. Our dear Brian - our beloved angel whose golden voice, humility, and starry good looks has given all of us the gift of gifts as he’s left us with his legendary voice to enjoy each and every single day. We love you, dear Brian - eternally - no Band better than our original Foursome - ✨SWEET✨ has not, and will NEVER be replaced!!!! . XXXX♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@metube2824]

He was a rock God when I was a teenager! Now He is rocken out with God.I am glad to see how down to earth that He was.He could live next door and fit in.I wish that I could have met Him so I could tell Him how much His Band ment to me in the 70s!

[@phorobierre2884]

no Brian Connely... no Sweet (shoppe) , only a Sweet cover band in 2023!!

[@lynreade4939]

How incredibly ignorant these two were. Most people of that generation and age wore platform shoes like that. There is no respect, they could clearly see he is not in good health

[@paulwells6061]

Mick brown is a nobody who nobody knows and never will. The Sweet will be loved forever.

[@shaneitsaname6135]

Who the fuck is this Brown bloke? A nobody. Brian is a music legend loved by many. RIP Brian.

[@checkthefacts.]

Brian got into alcohol primarily after a vicious assault where his vocal chords were badly injured,he didn't get the help to cope as a victim of crime that he needed and struggled on finding solice in alcohol. He was brilliant but was so hampered in his prime and never fully recovered, I think he probably would have continued at the top much longer otherwise

[@sebastian0107]

That Pub/vocal incident did of course hamper his ability to perform and record for 4 vital months, so much is true. But his voice recovered fully from that. Just listen to The Lies in your Eyes, Love is like oxygen or his first solo-work; he sounded just fine then; awesome range! What caused him to become a heavy drinker? We still don't know for sure. In interviews he, himself, said that the tensions, within the band, about the musical direction from 1976 onwards wore him out. not in the least vocally, because the band wrote heavy metal songs in a key (on purpose) he could not deliver. Also remember he was a very heavy smoker. The tensions combined with the US touring and a body that couldn't cope with alcohol. His heart-attacks were an accident waiting to happen.

[@Zattatatta]

Well, Brian doesn't seem to be affected in any way from this so-called ripping. It's great that he had a sense of humor and could laugh at himself. It makes him way more likeable than the other two.

[@michaelgovers8036]

Ex radio dj, lets hope it stays this way, I hope they never work again, you do not disrespect a legend like Brian Connoolly.

[@1martuska]

I wish Brian didn’t explain himself to this vile idiot . Brian Connolly was the best of the best . We love and miss you .

[@ccmoore73]

These guys are flyweights, but Brian holds his own and it’s good to see him laughing.

[@sickofit9247]

Brian Connolly will be making people happy forever, unlike whatshisname.

[@maskmonkeycustompaint]

Brian you deserved a medal, both the idiots are condescending and have lost the the plot and what it was like in the early 70s. Totally no respect for Brian and what sweet did for rock music. RIP Brian you were brilliant and hope to see you again in the next life.

[@RegisPPalmer]

Brian Connolly..... Superb vocalist... super cool guy !!!

[@watgaz518]

Mick Brown, born a nobody, became a nobody and still today is a nobody, WTF is Mick Brown. Brian Connolly, now there's a legend. RIP BC, you made lots of folk happy with your singing n songs, unlike some, you, won't be forgotten.

[@hugobear1]

Give Us a Wink is THE most under-rated LP of all time. Poor Brian - the other guy is a nobody.

[@AlmostReady504]

Every one of their records was

[@jaxsnelson9017]

Hope these two men , and I use that term loosely, read and know about the outpouring of hatred following this excuse of an interview. Brian handled their appalling behaviour so well .

[@martinpringle3689]

Poor Brian...you can see it is a man on a downward spiral..alcohol is easily available and very dangerous.Such a great bloke RIP BRIAN WE WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU

[@shanellekay8263]

Talk about kicking someone when there down how disrespectful r i p brian

[@lynnebruce913]

Just love to hear Brian laugh, I really really wish he was still with us RIP Brian.💞💞🎤🎶🎸

[@barryscott230]

Amazing singer

[@mark240862]

Mick Brown... Currently in the 'Where are they now file'. Meanwhile.. Sweet are still out there and their songs are still huge.

[@jimlotus7889]

me too i loved Brian and get emotional also watching the clips of his last years, he was great I agree :)

[@silviazanicotti5054]

Seeing Brian like this, he was just to be hugged, to be held tightly: first the problems with alcohol, then the serious heart condition, and a neurological disease to make his life an ordeal. And he was always there, bearing illness, mockery, compassion...It's called dignity, it's called humility, it's called courage. Singing and carrying a cross, smiling and suffering, pretending not to hear and passing over meanness and malice, is an exercise few people are allowed to do: he did it, demonstrating an inner strength in comparison with which what had been an exceptional physical beauty pales into nothingness... This man deserves all my affection and respect...❤

[@pebbles4715]

Well said. Brian was a fantastic singer, performer and all the years on, my adult kids and some of my grandkids play his music. There was no need for a pair of wannabes to try ridiculing him.

[@silviazanicotti5054]

@pebbles4715 They were making fun of a sick man, who in his frailty was worth ten thousand of them (to be kind), but calmness is the virtue of strong people, while nobodies remain nobodies, even when they try to show off 🤷

[@fernandobarbedo9503]

Class guy. Great singer!

[@Rochelle1985]

Ok, so maybe the interviewer didn't flat out insult him, but he absolutely should've treated Brian with a lot more respect than he did. I mean really, who did that dude think he was?? He only wishes he got the attention Brian did with the band.....but Brian still handled it with much class 🙂 A really great interview of his though, is where he performed on UK Living about a year or so before he died. And the woman interviewing him was so sweet, even going on to mention his "heart-throb" status, even though he was no longer a young guy. So wonderful she was still clapping and cheering him as he approached her for the interview. Even with the problems he overcame, she still cared about what he had to say and treated him like the star he was. 😁

[@guyosborn615]

The interviewer is as smug and self-satisfied as as seemingly clever as Ben Elton - another little creep who definitaley (as he would spell it!!!) punches above his intellectual weight. I once spoke to Ben Elton about Petra (the city) and he thought I was talking about a German girl!!!! Thick???!!!! Or what?

[@xprs1257]

Brian should’ve said he and his band mates wore the clothes long before you were born Son. Or around that time at least.. Together with the outstanding music which made Sweet a huge success so much so we still hear their songs played today.

[@garyinkin4834]

Brian left a musical legacy of his work for many people to enjoy, Mick Brown and his condescending idiot colleague will thankfully be forgotten for contributing zero! Rest in peace Brian.

[@toeneecom1]

first record i bought with my pocket money . blockbuster. i was ten, and thats gonna be the record played last at my funneral !!

[@Pamplemousse82322]

Brian was in constant pain from being beat up during Sweet's heyday. He drank for the pain. Still, a legend and one of the greatest rock singers ever.

[@Robotina-e8u]

Sickening those envious, despicable thugs weren't caught and jailed after deliberately kicking Brian in the throat.

[@Sam-ep5qu]

His illness turned him looked much older than his real age. Missed him.

[@baylessnow]

Why the big disbelief with the shoes? I used to wear shoes like that when I was about 9 in junior school back when The Sweet were at the top of their game. You could walk into any high street shoe shop and the racks were filled with them. It was the fashion back then. What a pair of dog noshers!

[@simongarribaldi9267]

Brian was great. He had a fantastic voice.

[@aidjunkie5335]

Brian was always a true gent. Gone but never forgotten.

[@sharon7362]

This is absolutely awful to watch, my heart bleeds for Brian.

[@catherinewilliams3850]

Yes, never heard of this jerk or the show, Brian sat there and oused class while being insulted by a couple of talentless nobody's.

[@MrHoooyah]

I saw Brian in Scarborough early 90s when he was touring with Les Grey, He looked so ill I was surprised he could still stand.. Then there was a Channel 4 docu series about Fallen Heroes I think it was called and it followed Brian on the road, He was doing Butlins etc. They filmed him walking to the venue and some young lads taking the piss out of him. I spent my teens listening to him and the boys, it was awful to watch..

[@fatbelly27]

I have great memories of Sweet. Brian died too young.

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Brian handled himself really well here .Plus his surname was spelt Connolly NOT Connelly !!!

[@JustinsCake]

Thank you.I dont think anyone Really knows how hard it is being in a band.Exspecially one that was as successful as The Sweet in the 70s.

[@steentje56]

I used to like the sweet in the 70's, Brian seems like a decent guy.

[@mickthompson584]

Oh dear Mr Brown you were in the presence of a 70s icon and you blew it!!!

[@iancarter4196]

It seems they invited Brian on to the show to simply humiliate him. Sad men. I’d have walked off the show.

[@shapelesswonder]

I was hoping Brian's band mates were gonna come out of nowhere and do Ballroom Blitz on those two balloon blowing party clowns. I love their music style.

[@catherinewilliams3850]

That would have been worth watching, what an arrogant pair of talentless twats.

[@andydixon2980]

Brian Connelly seemed like a 'sweet' man. RIP

[@wolframtichy1777]

ConnOlly

[@seandeyoung01]

I would say the journalist was rude and disrespectful but it did come off as mostly just harmless fun. Mostly because Brian was such a great sport through the whole thing. RIP Brian

[@peterwerninck9529]

Its such a shame that its not well known here in Glasgow that he was born here :( There isn't even a plaque or anything! I hear there is one in London though!) Weird fact: He was abandoned in a hospital as a child and the family that adopted him and the same ones that the guy who plays Detective Taggart in the show Taggart is from. Both men were mates and used to joke that they probably had the same dad (Brian did not know who his father was). He also replaced Ian Gillan from Deep Purple in a Gospel band in the 60s haha! Such a fascinating character, taken before his time and tragic. He should deffo get his own biopic. It would be tragic and inspiring. Plus we would all get to hear The Sweet, who are bangin'!

[@mickwarnie8707]

Gospel?

[@TheHumbuckerboy]

Yes, I have often thought that there is a great documentary and/or book to be written concerning Brian and Mark

[@Anna2009Paula]

An Angel in heaven

[@Musical_Man_Guitar]

Sweet were such a great band. They helped craft the soundtrack of the seventies!

[@phorobierre2884]

NO Brian Connolly,NO Sweet (shoppe) , only a Sweet Cover band nowadays in the 2020s!!

[@angeladiffley6876]

Brian was the business , great frontman/ singer one of the best RIP Brian

[@roryobrien2318]

Lovely. God Bless You Brian.

[@jimandlizhudson2501]

A gentle soul.

[@sasquatch6903]

Brian took it like a boss

[@elaineaulicino795]

I Love Brian Connolly Very So Much and Band The Sweet🤗💙💗🧡😘💋💋💋💋🌟🌟🌟🌟😍

[@luigifierro6435]

Brian, we love You! Who is mick??Never heard of him...

[@tabithatotten]

Love you Brian always💗

[@istvannebartfai7218]

❤ akárhogy gunyolódnak, csak az írigység szól belőlük.😢 Briantól jobb nem létezett!😊 Hangja, külseje, megjelenése! Karizmatikus volt! ❤ Sweet csak vele volt sikeres.❤ Amikor ő nem volt, el is tüntek a süllyesztőben! 😢

[@TonyAlly-d4b]

The lead vocals and backing vocals were incredibly brilliant for sweet

[@jona7lee]

Loved Brian r.i.p.

[@jacquelinemarypiper]

People who have co-created very popular and successful music which spreads worldwide to uplift millions of people. ..music and memories which are still going strong and flowing around the world giving pleasure and positivity should be entitled to due respect from a tv interviewer.

[@adreenal]

I briefly played in The Sweet in 1987, just rehearsals in Rickmansworth at Ram Rehersal Studios, it was pretty tense at times but I really enjoyed it when we were properly rocking. This is disgraceful journalism, if you can even call it that, kudos to Brian for not getting the arse & just bailing, which is all it deserved.

[@PaulRoseGuitar]

Who's Mick Brown...?

[@leewilliams7052]

Rest in peace Brian. Sadly missed 💙

[@davis7099]

Mick Brown DJ is still smug and well according to the web. He wasnt alone that in that hard wide shoulder suit time of being an insufferable tosser. Class man Brian

[@bestpartyband]

World famous Brian Connelly and two unknown twits.

[@28johann1]

Totally agree. Loved Brian, great guy and one of the best vocalists ever. Fk the cheap shot interviewers who've done the square root of zero.

[@davebennett4087]

I was very lucky to see THE SWEET open for AEROSMITH in 1978. I love both bands, but if I’m honest, THE SWEET blew AEROSMITH out of the water. THE SWEET were tight and exciting. AEROSMITH sounded like they had overindulged before the show.

[@stevieG.]

Alcohol has been the end of so many great musicians and singers Brian here and Stuart Adamson of Big Country springs to mind.

[@378Daniel]

RIP..Brian..!

[@dynjarren8355]

These two Dopes ridiculed Brian about his hairstyle but he literally got tons of women with that look. That was the fashion back then.

[@agoogleuser4443]

True. He probably got more tail in 1 night than they did in 1 year, lol! He was a hottie (and that's coming from a Mick Tucker girl no less).