ERIC MARTIN Mr BIG - INTERVIEW with

#barrysparks #ericmartin #mrbig
BARRY SPARKS (B'z, Scorpions,Ted Nugent, Dokken, UFO, Yngwie Malmsteen, Michael Schenker Group, Uli Jon Roth)
Hi there everybody!
we had the pleasure of having over the legendary Eric Martin, from Mr BIG for a fun interview!
Eric Martin
www.ericmartin.com
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[@ChristianHandy]

I met Eric 3 weeks ago in his mini concert in Mannheim, Germany. Damn, this guy is really kind and down to earth to his fans. Back in the concert i was also one of 3 people under 30 years old who's still listening to Mr. Big

[@michellesmith4570]

Amazing to see a man/band that pulled on all us 80s/90s teenage girls heart strings, doing awesome!!! I was just watching Mr.Big To Be With You and all those amazing feelings came flooding back, when this world made more sense, cell phones and obnoxious distractions werent a thing and we lived life!!!❣️

[@barrysparksofficial]

Hi Michelle, Alessandra here... couldn't help but let you know how much your words resonate with us!

[@michellesmith4570]

@@barrysparksofficial Hello and thank you so very much!! I am so excited and happy my words touched you, as many that write comments and so on would agree, that we feel our own words might mean less to others yet when we speak from our own experiences and from our own hearts, can bridge together so many gaps across the world with perfect strangers that share similar pasts, thoughts and especially our love for music and the amazingly gifted artists that gave us such a priceless gift which is the gift of song ❣️

[@isabelcassamassimo576]

Éric, you are a great idol since I was 10 years old. (Now I'm 40 and you seem to have changed nothing lol) Your voice, your charisma and sympathy, your internal and external beauty. Mr. big, for me it was and always will be one of the greatest bands of all time. My ringtone is "To be with you" and my 5 year old son is learning to sing all the songs lol. I love you!!!!

[@Reymysterio1276]

Luckiest kids ! Got me so emotional when eric sings " To Be With You " 😭 never gets old 💗

[@pscott000]

Eric is the best!

[@KEKSiiiiiiiiii15]

Eric is so loveable i could watch and hear him all the time. If he would sing to me like this at the end of the video i would probably die...WOW

[@kyogofurahashi]

my 5 most fev mr big songs 1.lucky 2.green 3.promise her 4.strike like 5. never say

[@phitome2816]

I was soooooo in love with him when I was like 11 years old. And its all coming back right now!!!

[@robin4078]

Can I go back to 1987 knowing what I know now? LOL. Thank you for the wonderful interview! Mr. Big was, and still is, one of my favorite bands from the 80's & 90's! "Hi" from NJ, hopefully you'll play out here (central Jersey) sometime😊 God bless❤️ P.S. If your looking for a beautiful mountain area, check out Glenville NC. There's a beautiful lake out there😊

[@gibran6997]

Love U Eric😘😘 so humble Man🤩🤩

[@goraceful]

Eric Martin, best world vocal, on my opinion.

[@atomicplaygirl66]

Thank you for posting the interview! I think your younguns upstaged EM. Haha. My fav MrBig concert is one of their 1996 Japanese shows. That crazy high note in ATTRush......Eric must've hit that note 10 times in one concert. I lost count. I'd like to know if he had it to do all over again would he have maybe held back. I want to know if he was conscious about saving his voice back then when he was young. If he ever thought about it. We tend to just live in the moment when we are young. I'm guessing he was hyper aware of Steve Perry's issues around that time so he had to have a similar fear of the same thing happening to him. These rock stars truly heap so much abuse on their bodies just to entertain us. Like the constant sore throat he gets from singing......That must be a drag dealing with it. I think it is awesome that he often mentions Judy Davis and the lessons she taught him. Like enunciation and diction. A teacher never knows if they will have a lasting effect or even if their lesson is being understood. But clearly EM got it and he used it. That is the very best way to thank a teacher. I think of the young artists today....they could use a mentor like EM. This band kept humble and out of drugs/cigarettes/booze and they all stayed in top physical shape. I love it when my fav rock stars are also SUPER INTELLIGENT humans in addition to being artists.

[@michaeljohnson1481]

Wow! Super cool interview! Eric Martin is so cool! I'm a BIG fan of Mr. Big! I was able to be at the video shoot for Addicted To That Rush at The Palace in Los Angeles in 1988! Also saw them open for Rush during the Presto and Roll The Bones tours. Awesome for you guys to hang with Eric! What a cool experience and what a cool dude! ROCK ON!

[@maliadates1983]

I could listen to these stories forever!

[@LaceyK413]

Omgosh, the last 5 minutes is the sweetest ever!!!❤❤❤

[@Joe-sx5gh]

Just WOW!! Class act.... this made me happy! Especially the sing along. 👍🙏

[@shanemerrigan618]

aww.. this is awesome! What a great guy! I see why he is Lil Eric's favorite !! lol

[@deborahatkins6279]

Love the interview 😍

[@wrathaz]

Fantastic!

[@char_aznable_taisa]

Wow! Awesome!

[@angelusa73]

It's so good to SEE YOU!!!!!!!! I am in central Italy and feeling truly lucky to be able to see you here this way. Now its Devember 2020 and can say that finding this video with you MADE MY DAY. Thank you. Wish you the very best holidays and life. Will never forget your great voices and wondrerful music.

[@jackienjoevienneau4262]

Awesome interview guys. Sadly I never heard of Mr Big until now. Sooo I researched Eric and some of the songs and yes recognized the songs. He has an amazing voice and the harmonization in the chorus "I just want to be with you" was beautiful. I was born in 60s so 80s was my main music era. Though 50, 60, 70 rock is classic. Again great interview Barry.😊

[@sandravalani359]

Very nice relaxed interview guys! Thanks deeply for sharinG with uS legendary musicians wannabes!😂😎😍🇨🇦🎸🎙📻🎧🎤

[@ijazmohammed588]

One of the best interviews I’ve seen in a long time.

[@RenegadeCartel]

Gah. Awesome! Two of my favorite dudes!

[@meowornever0708]

I absolutely agree with Eric. I also see a lot of Pat in your face. Actually, when I first opened the video, I was like "wait a second..." Could easily be his brother imo. Thanks for the great interview! And your kids are super cute. :)

[@barrysparksofficial]

Hi Nadja! We really appreciated your nice words!! Thanks 👍❤️

[@charlieswitzer9931]

Caught them in Houston and they opened for Rush......His voice was raspy and he handled it so professionally.....

[@ScandishHome]

wow that is so cool! 😃💜😃

[@marcomarx9269]

Awesome!! Marco from Brazil.

[@scgoatman]

Old Eric Martin looks like a young Mike Meyers…. I keep waiting for ‘I put the gggrrrr in swinger baby’

[@ellfinoramadhan2854]

Yes he is never get old amezing

[@HeyDesignerGirl-]

Eric...💙💙

[@MaHhEaRt000]

I hope that I meet you someday...Mr. Eric Martin...Still Love your voice..you never get old sir...your fan here from Philippines

[@charlieswitzer9931]

I got to meet him one night after they opened for the Scorpions......at Sneakers Rock Bar in San Antonio........Was so stoked to see him so down to earth and nice to everyone. He truly is a cool kat......There's more to the story -- I'll leave it at that.

[@nanmyer8972]

*** Nominate Mr. Big!! *** We the F-A-N-S owe it to them & to the memory of Pat Torpey to get Mr. Big inducted! They are long-deserving of this 31+yrs achievement & recognition. Get your friends to write in also, the more nominations received, will get them inducted! Thank you!!

[@tammyhanson7843]

Hi guys, you asked the question “What is your favorite song?” My all time number one favorite is Chrystal Blue Persuasion by Tommy James. I can watch the KZbin upload with all the 1960’s footage over and over and over. This was a neat video🦋💜🙋‍♀️At the end when the kids were singing, who was singing harmony?

[@yn-zd4vp]

エリック!!!!!!凄い‼️

[@SnowWhiteQueen091590]

Please ask him how he still managed to look young? I grew up with their songs and I was fascinated by how he looks. I'm 28 now btw.

[@lora5779]

🎶💜🎶

[@killzer48]

For a second there, I thought i was watching Mike Myers, was about to chant "waynes world", i soon realised i was wrong, lol

[@Richffidez]

ai meu coração!!

[@Eppingvertex99]

Indeed. He looks like Pat.

[@anthonycongiunti4421]

It's ok Eric we're all getting old I'm 57 myself Ha Ha . Anyway peace ✌️ bro

[@lora5779]

🎶💜🎶✝️🦋

[@DudemanSwede]

31:17 Best comment EVER! :-)

[@joesarducci8901]

I love Serena's voice and her affect when she sings. ( She killed it in, "Mary Did you Know" ) Did she get her skills from mom or dad?

[@barrysparksofficial]

Hi Joe! Thank you so much for your nice comment! Dad always sings with them! :) ALWAYS :)

[@TheMichaelseymour]

eric should sing in van halen

[@barrysparksofficial]

Hey Michael! You're absolutely right!👍

[@dai2913]

TMG復活して欲しい

[@TruthSurge]

I bet he's been asked to show ID EVERY time he buys drinks! hahaha That dark hair might be died but he still looks to be in decent condition for what, 60 now? I don't know.

[@T--xk3hf]

A loooooooot of bitterness.

[@user-lm2pr1rn1s]

好きな人達が同じ画面に！！

[@RetroTVOfficial]

0:14 Man... Don't bite your lips this way. You're a 58 years old man but you STILL drive me crazy !!

[@RetroTVOfficial]

@@TheInimitableMissP I'm a girl

[@pulse4503]

Are Mr Big disbanded?

[@user-df2fd5tp6o]

ビリーのモミアゲが気に為りました、

[@enursolihah4115]

Why he look a lot like Bob Forrest now

[@TheMichaelseymour]

Ps: loved the interview - eric and " to be with u " influenced this song of ours -hope you dig it - greetings from australia ....kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXK7dKeel99_eKs

[@hillbillytarzan]

“John Denver Style”. That’s stereotypical racism in WVA. Lol

[@user-ri9kb5ms3y]

oh no!..uncle eric you are to young to be 60's.

[@sdelling1]

Came across this today. Love Eric, but Barry, your still a AH.

[@jeffrey1950]

these guys are thieves period! ..they stole our name! our trademark! and our hopes of doing gigs as the legitimate mr big ..I care not how good their music is ..anyone with any sense of decency would see that stealing a bands name that has had hits in the 70s tells you something about them as people so no matter what they come out with it is tainted by the fact they stole a name of another band ...

[@TruthSurge]

28:00 you should be asking your record company why they are not giving you the $ THEY GET when your vids get millions of hits. Those vids ARE monetized and the channel owner DOES GET PAID for the hits/views. There is no "necessary evil". It's really simple. Legit uploads should be allowed and get $ for views. NON-legit uploads that are clearly exact copies of albums should be either A) blocked or B) allowed with provisions of royalties going to the copyright holder(s). Simple. But YT just blocks lots of music uploads that happen to match specific tunes and doesn't (apparently) allow someone such as myself to monetize for cover tunes and give a PORTION of $ to the copyright holder(s). Stop whining. You already got rich off the music biz.