Chris Distefano on how The 1975’s Matty Healy changed his stance on meet & greets with fans

[@Notplayingnow]

The idea was not to stop the meeting and greets it was to do it and not charge.

[@DickLongflopp]

Nobody will have you on their platform to sell your tickets if they don’t extra charge

[@chillarypuff]

@@DickLongflopp if the tickets sell they don't need meet and greets

[@Notplayingnow]

@chillary puff Surely if they have sell out shows they could do the meet and greets just to meet the fans. They have already made their money.

[@CMBlue]

I mean this is assuming he doesn't meet with fans otherwise at all, which I would find hard to believe but is possible

[@Digital_PeterGriffin]

That’s the joke

[@mjkrbjcw]

I think he meant .. meet them , greet them & take a picture but do it for free 😂😂😂

[@Pickleslip]

Exactly* this ☝️

[@SamanthaEatsCookies]

Matty never said to stop meeting fans though. Continue the meet and greets.

[@kurtsudheim825]

That's the point, he wants to stop the cash, fans pay buy buying tickets to see you & other merch, to change them to take a photo or sign something is

[@VLE-Grimace]

@@kurtsudheim825 you keep saying to change them, what is he changing about them??

[@DudeMan-xs3db]

​@@VLE-Grimace obviously he mispelled 'charge'

[@VLE-Grimace]

@@DudeMan-xs3db on several different posts???

[@smoothe14]

@@VLE-Grimace yeah bro, english prolly aint his first language

[@angryguy3000]

Who tf would pay $25 to take a picture with Chris Distefano

[@LilTy702]

Yeah exactly I mean he’s great we love him as a comedian he’s hilarious, but nah bro I can get a whole meal with that 25💀💀

[@DT-ml3hf]

Clearly many people do. I personally wouldn’t pay $25 to see his show, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t people out there that would.

[@lukeramer7702]

​@@B47ANCE144 Humor is subjective my man. But if you're actually curious, he had a successful podcast with a comedian named Yannis Pappis that blew both of them up to some degree.

[@onyx15939]

@@B47ANCE144 is it bad this is the first time seeing this guy? Maybe I’ve seen him somewhere else but the name doesn’t ring a bell. 25$. Wtf

[@Tig52697]

I would pay $25 to not meet him

[@bennosharp5059]

The fact Chris distefano knows who Matty Healy is makes me happy

[@valourstadt338]

1975 have been down to earth when I've seen them. Love them

[@Psychoma99]

One of the best bands I've ever seen live

[@chavo2k7]

Lmao, he just stopped doing the meet and greets all together

[@AreMullets4AustraliansOnly]

Meet and greets are great to create fan loyalty and just meet your fans. Just don’t take money for it.

[@RobTowne]

Yeah. I stayed in a long line after the concert for an artist that I had great respect for since he invited people to stick around and get photos. Well, apparently I was naive and thought it was just that the line went past the merch table. When i told the merch sellers no thanks to the apparel and posters they said, "No actually, that's not how this works. You have to buy something for the pic" I guess my concert ticket, time in the line etc wasn't sufficient even though this was the artists first time touring.

[@maebandy]

When you have resellers and people monetizing their clips meeting the artist or planned gotchas you film when you meet the artist, non-registered meet and greets become less about the fans than scammers taking advantage of the artist's time after they've just spent hours doing a show or performance. I think registering for meet and greets early in pre-sale with offers extended to fan group participants would be ideal but thats more music artist fandom appropriate than a comedian's. I don't know many comedians that would even be the personality tyoe to want to do them much less monetize them. Seems like Chrissy really is a part of the new breed of young comics that can't let an opportunity for profit run by without feeling like they we're getting chumped or lazy.

[@williamcook9703]

Dio was famous for taking time to "meet and greet" the fans

[@AbruptandOffensive]

That interview was GENIUS and I hope every celebrity felt called out.

[@jb32369]

😂

[@wesleyestrella8251]

Matty used to meet all of the fans after show, just regular. None of the VIP meet and greets. Great guy, those smaller shows were the best

[@helpumuch6887]

Much love for both of y’all for having the conversation about it

[@xmarine73]

He didn't articulate how you were feeling. Otherwise you wouldn't have been doing them, already. Instead, he articulated how HE felt and you realized how guilty that made you feel... so you stopped.

[@exchangAscribe]

yes exactly!!!!! hahaha

[@TheMrrccava]

Peace in your soul as a human being is priceless

[@mj.l]

these creeps have no soul

[@DreadPirateEmma]

He actually said to refuse to acknowledge them until they pay you directly which I think changes the message a little bit

[@braden_clancy11]

actually he said the exact opposite of that lmaoooo

[@WarehouseEels]

​@@braden_clancy11 well no it is exactly what he said but it doesn't change the meaning lol. It enforces it

[@Valstein0]

You're acting like he was describing a business model 😂

[@maebandy]

​@@Valstein0 that's what every interaction is to anyone under 35 these days. Young people are made to feel like lazy chumps getting played if they leave money on the table at any opportunity to squeeze people. Thats the reality of trickle down economics. People at the top torquing every last penny until kids start pay prioritizing their bday party invites. Play dates will be invite, pre-sale only and you can't post pics on mom's insta without an upfront and a cut on future clicks.

[@Josephsoto221]

Matty Healy has a good way of saying what you’re thinking without even realizing you were thinking it

[@anodyneghost]

This is why meet and greets at conventions are great, because the artist gets to set the price themselves. It can be more of a hassle and wait times can be crazy but way more worth it

[@Darth_Mom_2]

I would pay that 25 to Matty

[@lellyt2372]

The point was NOT to stop the meet and greets, it was to meet your fans but STOP charging for them 🤦‍♀️

[@dmin_dunia_akhirat]

time is money

[@Ph4r0n-]

My favourite band of 12 years meet fans after shows all the time, I’ve met them probably around five times and never paid anything except the show ticket

[@philshoward9340]

I love how it’s from the 1975 again 😂😂

[@silvygomez4255]

This is why I love Ed Sheeran. From the beginning of his career he's been doing m&g just through radio contests and stuff like that because he hates the idea of some people getting something just bc they've got more money

[@DarrenLamb-on3py]

But the reason i dont like him is because he is so utterly shit. AND hes ginger. It gets no worse. How such ppl have fans is simply beyond me. Get some taste and stop funding tedious autotuned garbage. Ppl like you have destroyed good music. You must be a 20 something. The most useless mediocre generation we have ever had.

[@russrabb]

He can still do a "meet and greets" just don't charge people.

[@AbruptandOffensive]

He said he wants celebrities to charge the ppl themselves at the moment you meet them. His quote was “yeah you can have a picture, that’ll be $20”. He’s all for meet and greets but says it’s wrong to charge fans to meet you and if you want to charge them then have the balls to do it personally. He said not a single celebrity would do it cuz then they would realize how big of a piece of shit they actually are.

[@feedingfiction]

$25? Artists are charging like $300+ for meet and greets

[@alexandramachado3124]

I was walking behind him and I almost screamed his name but I didn't want embarrass him or be apart of his bit. Id love to actually meet him.

[@conorknapp6764]

This is like charging your kids for gas then making them walk instead lol

[@chrisreid7373]

That's how they did it in 1975

[@olibarrett4283]

Matty is a g

[@MaLoulou8]

Yup-it’s terrible how these stars charge for meet and greets

[@txmde8777]

He’s saying charging people to charge fans to take a pic with you is a shitty move… It’s already enough that they came to the show and supported you.. Asking for more is taking advantage of them liking you as an artist… I respect it… once u are at a place in your career where people would pay for a meet and greet the money you make from tickets and merch should be more than enough… no need to pimp your fans for another 25 for a pic with you

[@bogella2225]

I've done meet and greet and paid money directly to the person. Felt it was worth it

[@WHOMEGALULz]

It's cause you like that person and you're supporting them. Like here is your pay to keep doing this cause I think you do a good job.

[@NeonUlti]

The problem isn't how you feel about it, it's how the artist would feel, your fans already buy your music they already pay for tickets to gigs and support you and your music, and you are gonna stand there for any length of time and personally ask and take money from the hand of your fans just to meet you, I know it'd make me feel sick.

[@mj.l]

i just hang out with artists i like and talk to them like fellow human beings. paying money for that shit is fucking lame and gross.

[@birdman7687]

Didn’t he say that recently? Anyway he was spot on.

[@dand.1941]

Yes, some weeks ago

[@PC-ww4hw]

​@@dand.1941 How can I find that interview?

[@dand.1941]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmS9eXqcmKqBq80 He talks about it at 1:06:20 Before I said it was a couple weeks ago, I was completely wrong, it was 5 months ago

[@PC-ww4hw]

@@dand.1941 thank you so much! :)

[@Igvga]

@@dand.1941 I mean technically that is still a few weeks ago you never put a specific time frame on it😂

[@Bobobaggins93747]

Bring back free Mall Appearances!!!!!! Mall concerts were the sh*t

[@iam.damian]

The problem with meet-and-greet without paying is that the place would be overcrowded (if you are a huge band doing stadiums).

[@killemall69]

He’s after a Ro LEX , with that story and punchlines

[@mistersydster]

The watch punchline is great. Reminds me of Theo's "now we gonna split this plum or not?" Joke

[@88888j]

This is a man who is not a narcissist. Can’t say the same about a lot of guys in comedy.

[@BoutYoungAnnaLee]

It’s a tricky one. If you a multimillionaire and you charging then you perhaps shouldn’t but most artists are not all that well off financially and that extra £20/£50 from a meet and greet makes all the difference to their income.

[@jackieburkhart3268]

no one should truly use ticketmaster. if the artist has their own buying page on their website, then i would gladly pay them the extra bucks knowing that they're being taken care of. the fees ticketmaster charges are both malicious to the customer and the artist.

[@kurtsudheim825]

Not only is it a bit sick, charging someone for liking you, & having already paid for your stuff, it might hurt you in the long run as some people will go no thanks.

[@tykeboy16]

I disagree. The same thing could be said about telling jokes "How would you feel telling a joke to someone and then asking for 40 bucks." As long as the person knows what they're paying for and you're not just pumping through meet n greets without actually greeting them, I see no problem with them.

[@blakestallings9251]

Now this band is on SNL

[@taco_fetish5178]

Is it me or did this guy completely change after the Dahmer series came out, he changed his look and personality, before it was like a grown man child but right after the series he got the Dahmer-ish look and started acting little undercover mysterious phycho killer that women love in tv series

[@Tyronnster]

I remember feeling this way at comicon when the artist put the money in top pocket for a photo

[@anabeastish]

What if I just want to meet, no greeting? Can we do like $15?

[@ColinGeiger0]

Lol his point was to not pay for meet and greets not stop them entirely. Fr just said "I feel good as a person, on a side note if interacting with my fans don't make me money, NO FUCKING THANKS"

[@kurtsudheim825]

Fans pay you by buying tickets to see you &/ products & merch, to change them for already liking you is a bit over the top, might also make you lose some in the long run

[@vexial12]

I'm paid for my time. So should he, I suppose

[@BRLambert4]

That's really what you thought he said? He said it made him feel like a bad person to have people pay him for a meet and greet, So he stopped doing them. If you think dead he should have just continued to do meet and greets but for free, then I guess it didn't occur to you how many people would stay after the show to meet one of their favorite comics that they spent money on tickets to see.

[@VLE-Grimace]

Celebrities don’t owe it to fans to meet them just because you feel entitled, meeting them is a privilege not a guarantee

[@jb32369]

@@VLE-Grimaceit takes fans to be a celebrity. without them, you’re nothing.

[@divinelyshpongled]

The concept of paying a third party blows this guy’s mind…

[@DudeMan-xs3db]

No. The point is how awful you should feel for charging people for a meet and greet. If they had to ask for the money directly they wouldn't be doing meet and greets. Come on, man. Keep up.

[@zenniszarkov2271]

I think Chris missed the point Matty was saying…

[@exchangAscribe]

thats really insightful thing to say wow

[@timhellms6255]

As a musician... Fans or not... I could never imagine asking for any compensation for a photo. That's why we have merch... These people aren't paying for your face, they're paying for your craft.

[@cheapassmudda]

The sad things Is some do it like the women who pay a grand to take a picture with Chris brown grown women.

[@i8764theKevassitant]

Matt of the 1975 is awesome. Very much "Madonna charges 50 bucks a ticket?" "Vibe"

[@minutemaid1987]

Rip Kurt Cobain 🖤🖤

[@raulduke3237]

When I found out people had to pay for the pictures they took with celebrities. I was and still am in complete disbelief

[@Wade-1]

That may be true but the fans still enjoy it.

[@jimsmith3715]

Wow I just watched the clip he is talking about in shorts... YT is getting smarter

[@ZJ-ne9kn]

I've been lucky too meet several artists after shows and paid very few times but that is not the norm so feel lucky when you do..

[@Bodybuildingberserkir]

That would make you Lou Ferrigno lol

[@Anthony-oo7vs]

Honestly I don’t think he is very funny but I do enjoy his content on history.

[@alwysz9390]

the original message was to not even touch or go near a fan until they look u in the eyes and physically handed you the money and to see how that made you feel. 3rd party things like ticketmaster alleviate tht awkward transaction.

[@aguu191]

The message went over his head tho

[@Junkysnake]

That 25$ gets you 30 seconds to relay to the Big Band Your Bands Demo Tape or a Possible Artistic collaboration.

[@kluafoz]

I think Luke combs mastered this

[@courtneymonnin3068]

You missed the point guys. He cares more about money than his fans.

[@hoyjuloy]

You could do meet and greet without charging people extra money but you gotta have an indoor venue for that that pays for electricity to keep the AC and the lights running, tables and chairs, etc. Those aren't free.

[@janenore2273]

My world's just collided 😮

[@billyblanksamericanflyer3100]

Chris is thinking he looks like Bradley Cooper but really he is looking like David Koresh

[@jenniferrobertson221]

YES

[@kiwi6033]

I still think they should charge its nbd. It’s their work at the end of the day, it kind of splits their work life from their personal life. Would you want to basically work for free half the time? No.

[@jeppep95]

Bro you getting watches on a loan

[@Dalibansoldier]

Its called a joke you fucking moron

[@dhawk4186]

😂😂😂 bruh fr. How bad do you need that watch?

[@Steven-bh3uk]

Do meet and greets and he would probably make more money from merchandise sales

[@jasonbrown9490]

How was Malaysia

[@Schmusan]

I ❤ Matty

[@snapascrew]

I’m sorry did he just say he took out a loan for a watch ??

[@dutton2666]

So he stopped 😂 definitely didn’t get the memo of what was being said

[@Dippedwithsweet]

artist

[@mattsurwillo3320]

'articulated' is a word that would've been better off not knowing you

[@Megan_Jennifer]

So instead of doing it for free… You just stopped doing it all together😅

[@JJ-ze6vb]

That Dahmer boy really got it together these days…

[@st8bustin]

How about doing a meet and greet for free

[@maddyschoonmusic742]

This is the same analogy I make when describing what posting on social media ACTUALLY is. I’ll explain, if you get rid of the cell phone and try to replicate what it is that you are doing while posting on social media it’s more like taking a megaphone into your local town center and shouting at everyone what you had for lunch today while holding a paper photo copy of your half eaten meal while waiting to see how many people you can convince to waive at you and say “Hey, Steve! Nice lunch.” We are commodifying our personalities for likes and indulging in overt narcissist behavior.

[@donnajohnson5688]

The meet and greets I went to are not like that at all . FGL played 4songs. We got to see their award. Take pictures up close . One time they played and we ate in super dome on the football field.

[@cam8868]

Who the hell is going to his meet and greats lmao

[@ponyboyack00]

Just do it for free, or with a lottery on their initial ticket

[@rysie-fire]

Why not just do them and not charge? Must really love and appreciate the fans

[@DiseasedCows]

So does he meet his fans after the show? Lol

[@patrickmcpartland1398]

Said by people with a large audience who make bank off their tickets and getting on joe rogan, not thinking aviut other artists/entertainers who are not as well off as them. Bravo.

[@DanielLeighMusic]

Tell me you missed the point without telling me you missed the point....

[@aaronbazil]

Please, if you got thousands of fans, you can't meet them all. You weed out the ones that you see by charging. You're selling a product and that is your likeness and music (or whatever you do), and if someone buys a ticket to SEE YOU PERFORM then they should buy a ticket to MEET YOU UP CLOSE. It's not like going to a restaurant, ordering condiments. It's going to a restaurant, ordering a meal and asking for extra/ double the meat or whatever, FOR FREE. Nah. Extra beef is not free of charge.

[@mr.mckinnon5680]

You took out a loan, on watch? I won't even take out a loan on a car.

[@genevievevannice]

make the meet and greet one dollar cash. make a lil money but it’s accessible to everyone and doesn’t have that same icky feeling.

[@brennenhicks1490]

Yeah but I’d give $25 bucks to out of work celebrity I love and yea it’s shitty because an out of work celeb is just a regular person but a pic with them is a pic with them and that’s a service on their part. A popular celebrity is another story and that should be free

[@johnsone9396]

Tell me AI got its hands on this guy.

[@OccupiedMuffins]

Bro couldn’t charge for it so he just didn’t do it. Says the same just in a different way

[@anoxia999]

Literally have no idea who this dude even is but Variety did a much better piece on this take contrasting the needs of independent artists in today’s world vs monetized structures of big labels. As an independent artist, how you monetize is not going to be the same as a big label. That goes without further explanation. Sounds like he’s misunderstanding something confidently.

[@diannakaplan8853]

Def avoid VIP nation they give u a $15 swag bag and 5 minutes with the entire band and included in that entire 5 min they take one picture they email to you about a week later.

[@ColinGeiger0]

Literally just watched this short 4 slides ago

[@thevestalvirginspeaks3847]

Who is he?

[@doyouthinkitsdead]

Good babe

[@standupphilosopher7059]

Just meet and greet without the money. These folks admire you are there for you Matt Healy loving your music just don't do it for the money Geez😒🤨

[@emosam07]

I think doing it without fees would cause a major shit show?? Or you'd be doing a 4h meet n great cuz everybody would be in line, vs those who paid the extra fee? Yes i 100% agree about what is being said. For sure. But it also feels great to know you've secured a meet n great with a limited amount of orher people.

[@laurencestarmer991]

Lmao the real Matty Healy will be exposed

[@foundwheels1939]

I would pay 1 dollar lol

[@eh2396]

I remember back in the day you could meet your favorite artist for free and they weren't a bitch about it lol