Devin Townsend at Fishman NAMM 2016

I got to meet Devin shortly after this happened and I was very starstruck and excited to shake the guys hand. It was a fantastic treat at NAMM to meet one of my musical heroes.
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[@BaronPowerTraining]

I love how he’s not afraid to show that he has weaknesses, and doesn’t hide who he is. It makes you respect him so much more. He’s such an awesome guy. If I could hang out with any artist for a day, it would be Devin townsend without a doubt. And Holy Fuck those high screams were insane!

[@StricklandAssistantManager]

Holy shit those high screams.

[@5tnblnkt]

+Hank Hill Dude,stop being everywhere, it's annoying.

[@StricklandAssistantManager]

Matías De Luca NO >:(

[@5tnblnkt]

C'mon, please.

[@hyppyrotta71]

How can you have so much subs while you dont have videos at all? :O

[@StricklandAssistantManager]

hyppyrotta71 People sub for my retarded comments lol. Also subscribers get a deal on propane.

[@MetaCitizen]

Man you guys I was in such a shite mood before I found this.

[@lellowranger]

Devin looks so uncomfortable in this performance. I can imagine it's really anxiety-inducing for him, hence all the jokes and commentary. I think he does that as a coping mechanism. Check out the "Devin Townsend Unleashed" video that D'Addario did, he basically says the bit about sweep picking verbatim. I think NAMM overwhelms the dude, but he goes to events like that cause dudes like Framus help him do his music thing. Love you Devin

[@extrovertedintrovert6579]

+Paul K When I met him (that's his personal Framus Mayfield custom in my profile pic), he was totally overwhelmed by everything. I asked him how he was doing, and his answer was "man, I don't fucking know right now... just... fuck..." He later talked about all the goofy shit he does, and it's 100% coping mechanisms. He's the kind of guy who loves hanging at home with his family, but at the same time he loves performing. It's just hard for him to do, and he said he's always been a socially awkward person, so out comes the goofy stuff because it's a mask that he can hide behind. After the clinic, he hung around to talk to people who didn't have the VIP passes, and some guy got totally starstruck and couldn't say a word. Dev sat him down on a chair, gave him a hug and had a really quiet chat to him. I couldn't hear what he said, but I honestly think that Devin totally understood what the poor dude was going through. He signed one of my guitars and drew a picture of Ziltoid on it, and I got to play his guitar. It was a night I will never forget :D

[@lellowranger]

That's a great story! Despite all the pressure and anxiety he feels, he still goes out of his way to be there for his fans. Such a nice person.

[@Jordy666sic]

+V8Soarer92 Thanks for sharing that man!

[@thordiesel6.7]

+V8Soarer92 A gentleman for sure.

[@Sharppz15]

+Paul K Wow, I never noticed that until watching this. I feel exactly the same way he does with being around a lot of people. I don't have the same reactions as him though, I just stay quiet.

[@xenochrist13]

awesome quality, he's one of the best.

[@PaulOuzounov]

+xenochrist13 Absolutely!

[@PaulOuzounov]

+xenochrist13 Also, thank you for the compliment on the quality! I know I as a fan would love to see this footage... so glad I was in the right place at the right time!

[@Tarn92]

13:25 XD “If your thing doesn’t flop over the top of your guitar, you’re not playing it right.”

[@anwar.termizi]

His shows are always enjoyable to watch. This guy will make my extremely manly tears drop if he die one day.

[@Hardysamnin]

His range, and ability to flip between them is mind boggling.

[@aliceogara9121]

Ahh. i met him when he played in Leeds, he even gave me a cuddle! He's incredible.

[@generalwrex]

We don't regret it being on KZbin Devin! Thanks Paul, my smile is stuck on my face for the whole day now ;)

[@PaulOuzounov]

My pleasure!

[@schwarg]

If he hadn't gone into music, he coulda been a pretty good stand up. He's got a way with words.

[@DeanFromHell1993]

Unbelievable performance, thanks a lot for sharing :)

[@PaulOuzounov]

+Johannes Knüchel My pleasure. He is an amazing man.

[@lucamoqi]

Devy is completely nuts. Love him.

Friggin awesome! Devin rules

[@fartsare2023]

Im an old fart who's been listening to metal from the beginning. ...all my life. But Devy never ceases to amaze me. And make me laugh. :-)

[@trytwohanded9995]

Those screams !!!! Impressive! :D

[@AndreyYashinDisore]

Great quality, thank you for this video!:) Waiting for DT to announce Eurotour

[@50STFPAUL]

Oh, mand, that high-pitched rendition of Kingdom. His voice gets better through the years. Thanks for uploading this!!

[@LuckySinghMusic]

You know that word Genius, over used in the world but truly deserved right here! One of my all time favourite artists, epic!

[@magsuns7648]

i love this guy

[@Skeimag]

One out of VERY few players, you rarely see anything negative about in the comment section. I guess that speaks a lot of his qualities as both musiciand and human.

[@ctpmark]

What a Excellent, Talented Vocalist and Superior Guitar Player ... Love hevydevy

[@jethroreading7168]

Maaann, I am loving his new guitar :D

[@CristianJailanderOrozco]

Hahaha crazy man I love him.

[@tgchan]

RAW TALENT~~!

[@TopherHess1974]

That is the most amazing looking guitar. Me likey!

[@jamiemacmillan4056]

I haven't actually looked into his solo stuff just the music he did with Steve Vai. I get the impression his solo work is a bit better

[@PaulOuzounov]

+Jamie MacMillan He has many albums. Check out Addicted, Deconstruction, Casualties of Cool, Ziltoid the Omniscient, and probably Ocean Machine.

[@PaulOuzounov]

Oh FUCK I LOVE SYNCHESTRA!

[@extrovertedintrovert6579]

+Jamie MacMillan I'm jealous. I've been a fan since 1997... it'd be awesome to discover that entire back catalogue now! Such a journey!

[@TheSenna76]

+Jamie MacMillan "A bit better" would be an understatement ;)

[@Firefly12569]

+V8Soarer92 And I'm jealous of those who saw SYL live.

[@AmrddH]

WEEEEE

[@M4Y0_]

Devin is so crazy ^^

[@46dwades]

DEVINS UNITE

[@chrissas3872]

Wish I could've been there. Miss me some Devy. :-[

[@WildStudioTTV]

Devin is a fuckin' god... thanks for sharing it dude ! :D

[@fromthenorth2]

Wow, you got to meet him? :o That is awesome!

[@PaulOuzounov]

+metelidrummer A privilege...

[@franlovelsimic8421]

He is fucking hillarious as well as being the greatest genius in music :D

[@shoominati23]

crank it hard chief!!

[@18hot30]

LOVE at 10:45

[@terrysteven3528]

Nice vocal chops.

[@eniscoworldheritagesite]

Jealous :o someday I hope I will meet him :3

[@StricklandAssistantManager]

Lol "cause love, it's about cunt... rol."

[@NickySixThirty]

Haha that was ME shouting "LET IT ROLL" at 16:18...

[@NEntv58]

He should have a late night talk show and lead his own band.

[@RasmusYde]

Really surprised that he actually played a little bit of "Love"! I hope that doesn't refuel that part of the fanbase that constantly nags him about playing the SYL material live. I feel kinda ambivalent about this performance here. Dev is all kinds of awesome, but as previously stated he seems kinda uncomfortable and on edge here :/ Must be hard to be kinda "pressured" into these kinda things when it pulls him out of his comfort zone. He also sounded a bit overwhelmed on twitter earlier. I hope he remembers to take care of himself

[@shadowuser00]

His Royal Albert Hall gig they recorded last year, he played Love and even had Jed from SYL on stage to play the song with him.

[@RasmusYde]

+shadowuser00 you're thinking of the wrong concert, buddy :) It was "The Retinal Circus" concert from 2012 where he played some SYL, and that entire concert was supposed to represent his entire career, which is why he played 2 SYL songs that night :) The concert from 2015 was "Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall", which is a fucking awesome concert btw! :P

[@shadowuser00]

[phone] Oh yes you're right. My mistake. I knew it was one of the big live shows. I knew Retinal Circus was supposed to span his career but was very surprised to hear SYL material when he's stated time and time again he won't play it and they won't get back together

[@RasmusYde]

I think he felt that he needed to include SYL in order to make the show work? It was a big part of his life at one point after all, and to just ignore such a huge thing would have been wrong? I would love to hear him tell about his thoughts on this specific topic, but I guess he don't feel like talking about anything related to SYL?

[@Sincemyaccident]

High Hip Hop...

[@naasaayer4170]

What guitar is that, its beautiful?? (Forgive me if im ignorant this just showed up in my recommended videos, ive never heard him before)

[@PaulOuzounov]

+benjamin Olsen It's a Framus custom shop guitar!!

[@PapaWheezyPlays]

In over 12K views only 429 likes and 1 dislike. I wonder if the dislike is from Devin himself 🤔

[@StricklandAssistantManager]

69th like. Ayyyyyyy

[@wretchedslippage3255]

Hes the human scream

[@davids5892]

Very very jealous!

[@unclefurball3859]

1:50 You start wondering whether this is one of his social experiments, that he is actually waiting for the first person to shout at him to *SHUT UP!*

[@PearlHarbor138]

sooo tasty haha

[@TheChrispablo]

as much as i love devin i must say he plays the same licks all the time

[@Firefly12569]

But he's a great composer! That's more important than solo-skills ;)

[@PaulOuzounov]

uhh no u r wrong

[@PaulOuzounov]

(i'm kidding, everything is important)

[@judemiller]

If subdrop could? hahahahahaha

[@SuperWeedPower]

I cant barely talk fluent like a normal person, and this b0ss talks so naturaly while his just playing some quite hard techniques.

[@acgm046]

He just happens to cope with it all really well. Music comes naturally from him, but it seems that even if his jokes seem natural and relaxed, they are a result of him trying to cope with how stressed he is with the chaotic energy of NAMM, which seems to be too much for him.

[@OmegaProxy]

Devon is amusing but showed that without accompaniment his riffs are monotonous and basic. Without the comedic interludes and singing this would sound like a kid learning to play in his basement.

[@OmegaProxy]

+sVieira151 fair enough.