Foster the People On MTV censoring their hit single

[@bondoly66]

These dudes are far far from a boy band. they are real artists.

[@topshotta4258]

bondoly66 I agree

[@daisylovebug84]

I agree 👍🏻

[@nunyabusiness2280]

Ikr

[@NOCLICKBAITISWEAR]

They aren’t a boy band tard, it’s Alternative

[@ienjoysandwiches]

who said they were?

[@freyamccullough8326]

*offers insightful commentary on the ridiculous aspects of censorship* "Cool."

[@TheZavinskiStories]

Typically, interviews are supposed to be a dialogue and not a string of questions. Rolling Stone might want to tell their reporters that.... Side note: God, I love Mark; he's so insightful!

[@rdzr1kinpin]

I'd rather interviewers saying less than the artist but yeah its was still funny and cold how fast she change of topic😂

[@ObscuredByTime]

MTV is a joke.

[@topshotta4258]

Dan Williams another Williams agrees with you

[@beverly1778]

Dan Williams MTV writes news about you😂😂😂

[@Thetattooedredneck]

This guy needs a medal. He is saying exactly what I've been thing for the past 5 year's

[@colinstewart8745]

Cris Addis you've been promoting your hit single pumped up kicks for five years?

[@bjmike4020]

colin stewart lol

[@red0means0go]

He sounds like a pretty intelligent person. He's right, MTV doing their bullshit tv shows. Who cares your teenager is knocked up, try graduating first.

[@thisbambibites]

There's a new Rap song by KSI called FWB and they censored "Netflix" in that.

[@roninlee9336]

CAN SOMEBODY EXPLAIN WHY "ANACONDA" WAS NEVER CENSORED...

[@223muey]

Ronin Lee because this boy name Michael used to ride motorcycle

[@bruhism173]

Ronin Lee cause this song is for boys that song ways for girls "GENDER EQUALITY"

[@vodka5410]

Ronin Lee yea explain that shit people

[@Zach-Fetters]

Because knocked up teens make money one way or the other, promoting sexual irresponsibility supports alot of buisnesses whether they keep it or kill it.

[@Mr.Obongo]

OxbowZeus 21678 if that’s girl music then chicks have shitty tastes

[@tayarmstrong92]

If we continue to keep artists like Mark, who actually write about valid causes that need awareness, in the spotlight, we are moving in the right direction.

[@NelsenGChess]

He's a smart ass dude that makes kickass music

[@zackmartin00]

It's like she had to go to the restroom the whole time or something. Some awkward vibe...

[@LawnBunny777]

+Zack Martin I was thinking the same thing. Especially at the end, when she was edging off the couch like she couldn't wait to leave. And just replying "cool" and then asking that stupid question at the end that required a short answer. It was like their mom trying to show she's "up on things".

[@MaleahsDiary]

Zack Martin I have to agree lol. She couldn't wait to get off that couch lol.

[@DuckPin2011]

Zack Martin horrible interviewer.

[@lukaszgelardi1163]

WORST interviewer EVER... her voice is more awkward than a 13 year old girl talking to her first crush in middle school. The fact that she ever ended up on Rolling Stone is BEYOND me

[@plzsendhelp6641]

Right, it's almost like she's crossing her legs holding in a phat shit or something

[@kimmicks]

She seemed like she wasn't really listening and was only thinking of the next question instead of listening. I love Foster the People and the group members are so wonderful, :) The fact that they are able to couple deep lyrics with happy music is powerful and wonderful and necessary.

[@Bunny-zg4hd]

3:08 He's looking at her like "that all you got to fucking say, bitch? Cool?"

[@CamdenViolet]

3:08 oh man I can see the sadness and anger in his face. He said all that and all she wants is a promo line for they next album.

[@flawlesspiner1674]

well I mean it might be a possibility that he was kinda disappointed but he might not have had a problem with the question either

[@Nightcoreheaven1]

Every one wants to avoid taboo topics

[@crystalcollier7326]

Awkward interviewer! She looked like she wanted to run away mid-interview!

[@ruhhshelle]

I agree with Mark 100%. All Jersey Shore and 16 and pregnant do is promote people to live reckless lives and show others that that's ok, but when a band has something real to say, oh God, we can't have that. MTV hasn't been about the music for a while anyway... now it's just regular TV.

[@musicsavedme3534]

His face lights up when he talks about his piano and it's honestly the sweetest thing 😊

[@spinningfilms5760]

geez Mark Foster seems very intellectual

[@nikelmartz7521]

*geez Mark Foster is very intellectual

[@meb6140]

Spinningfilms he is

[@anamikaroy5758]

Very eloquent and intelligent indeed

[@cliffhanger6539]

Pretty sure this interviewer is an accounting intern just filling in for the real interviewer.

[@LawnBunny777]

+Ja Quelin' The autism is real.

[@Hollywoodsteve]

I always refer people who misunderstand the song or its intentions to this video. This video is Mark giving the last word on what "Pumped Up Kicks" is REALLY about.

[@blackham7]

*Why is the interviewer acting like she's being held at gunpoint?*

[@jewelyJewels]

She is.

[@Taricus]

@@jewelyJewels LOL!

[@Taricus]

You just can't see behind the camera! @_@

[@miguelvargas7688]

She better outrun the gun

[@jadianbryan8677]

Foster is probably one of the wisest guys I know (of). His lyrics just have so much thought and underlying meaning. I hope one day to be a musician like him. Can't wait to hopefully meet him at their concert on June 14th.

[@Sara-qn8bn]

I don't think the interviewer understood ANYthing lol

[@teresa27909]

+Sara 103 she seemed like a DINGBAT

[@Sara-qn8bn]

+Teresa uNDERWOOD Yeah I hope she was just filling in for somebody

[@joesnelson4041]

He seemed to know it with the raised eyebrow after the first time she said cool

[@ziraprod6090]

My favorite music: Happy music/Dark lyrics: Depeche Mode, Johnny Cash, Talking Heads.

[@joshuamichael2588]

Rem?

[@xlerosx]

+Joshua Michael I am not sure

[@liamwade8537]

Zira Prod the smiths

[@captainjake9802]

Zira Prod DEPECHE MODE WHOOOOO

[@signlanguage7624]

Wow after his explanation of the song it’s so sad that kids do these kinds of acts of violence because of bullying and being rejected.

[@SeanAubrey]

Finally a group of artists who deserve the fame they will achieve.

[@jewe1z]

wow it’s so crazy how misunderstood mark is. they definitely didn’t do enough research behind their claims. mark literally makes so many hopeful songs like helena beat, life on a nickel and love. i love u mark

[@Ktalks100]

I was stunned at the lyrics when I first heard them. I found myself listening more carefully to the song because I was thinking...am I hearing this right ? My conclusion was that the song is in fact, inexplicably brilliant and sure to become one of the great classics of the era.

[@GriffManTheMan]

People still watch MTV?

[@ExodusPessoa]

Shannon Griffith Good One (ha ha ha)

[@MrSKINFLICK]

The massive deterioration of MTV already started in 1997/98 when Viacom bought MTV at the stock exchange + all these silly heterosexual dating shows/crappy talk shows started to increase on MTV. So Mark Foster complains about something (today's crappy TV) which he + his band take part in + profit from. He should know that EVERY kind of TV has always had crappy elements since TV has been existing (early 50s), it's a mass medium designed for stupid people; too: The whole interview is hypocritical. And what do I read in Wikipedia? "Foster founded the band in 2009 after spending several years in Los Angeles as a struggling musician and working as a commercial jingle writer." AHA ! Jingle writer...the same hypocrisy like Mark Wahlberg who found out that he's a "confessing Catholic". By the way: This interview WAS in 2011.

[@Jie67]

@@MrSKINFLICK people do change their opinions on things in life, they are allowed to, its more courageous to change your mind if you think your wrong than to stick with your original thought, if, it was wrong.

[@MrSKINFLICK]

@@Jie67 But here's a really great song from 1999, performed by the Britons Blur - Tender kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZKro6SBgKuhiaM 13 (Blur album) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(Blur_album)

[@MegaFloydhead]

people always say this Pumped up Kicks is about "a kid who shoots other kids", but it's about why kids actually do that.

[@hayleygullett]

"dark lyrics" is just honesty. Plus, he has good sweet songs, and songs that express deep feelings

[@mcbill7352]

He could be a philosopher jeez mans intelligent

[@CarolSmith_authoress_]

2:20 Mark gives the best social commentary I've heard in a long time. Much love and respect to him.

[@elladrawswell]

When MTV censors your hit single so you pull out the MP5

[@davidsimms9372]

He goes into a huge explanation of why he thinks MTV doesn’t support the song and her only response is “Cool”. Ground breaking journalism there. Wow.

[@Kennuhisaki]

I love when he said he bought an upright piano. He was like that kid in school who had his hand raised up for 5 mins wanting to say something even though the topic has changed.

[@MrSkate4money]

I don't like the lady that's interviewing them I get a weird vibe from her

[@garystinten9339]

Cat ladies do that!

[@dr05guitar]

shows you what a hypocritical, shallow society we live in... these things happen but heaven forbid somebody talk about it, as they said. Interesting interview btw

[@neonblkmusik1993]

I agree to what Mark Foster said about his belief of why MTV censored "faster than my bullet" and "outrun my gun". MTV would rather play horrible music that sounds the same with the same repetitive words than a good song with meaning and an authentic sound to it.

[@rogertorres3802]

Pretty humble guys

[@wintershred1996]

i have so much respect for artists who are well spoken and can describe the meaning to their music and for that this video gets a like

[@Aegelis]

This is a helpful clarification for those who were a bit confused or dismayed to find out the content of the lyrics. I think this is an important discussion to have and understand their point.

[@airchunk2621]

4:05 gotta get that reznor shot. "guys we have trent reznor on the cover, guys are you watching? we have trent reznor. who's that guy in the background you ask? oh that's trent reznor"

[@yeranri]

cubbie and mark never talk.

[@JuniorUnruly]

Very insightful interview

[@Lakota828]

I do too. I honestly wasn't even paying attention to that interview too much whenever that cover came up!

[@kennedykrahe5970]

I love how down to earth they all are you can tell by the way they talk and by listening to all of there songs that they really mean something. I love mark fosters eyes.............

[@anthologyofinterest1]

they really do make hopeful music. houdini is an amazing anti depressant

[@parkerxjr]

GOOD INTERVIEW . Smart guys

[@ginbn7019]

Es hermoso Mark es como un sueño sus ojos son gloriosos!

[@jtasher6068]

It’s uncomfortable because everyone is uncomfortable because the couch that they’re sitting on places them in an unrelaxed position having to hunch over. Journalists over look that way too often.

[@FHSplashehSplash]

3:09 *Mark just finishes saying the most inspiring, true speech ever heard* Woman: Cool. Me: PREACH ON BROTHER

[@rfixed]

To be a part of their show right here in Malaysia is really something that makes proud to tell to my son when I had one

[@sandhyajoshi6095]

Interviewer: Was there one thing that you bought that was expensive... Like an apartment or something? Mark: I got a new piano. It's something I've always wanted. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH.

[@girlwhofelltoearth]

God, Mark Foster is adorable: "I bought an upright piano!"

[@townofsaints]

they're just nice people that don't know each other really well, trying to have a good conversation...

[@ICallMePhil]

just started listening to these guys. after this interview....they are one of my favorite bands as far as appreciating music goes

[@MissAshleyMichel]

I love how he describes it, and how he reacts so calmly about the situation...and I just love Foster the People :D!!!

[@myahmeatball]

"It's about a kid finding a gun in his dad's closet." YOU DON'T SAY.

[@AvgJane19]

😂

[@il927]

0:38 was is raining sweat? or just from mark dancing

[@WereHistoryFilms]

Rolling stone need new interviewers

[@sweiland75]

Anyone who values artistry must fight against censorship.

[@russellbertwaters9726]

"I actually did move into a new apartment" lol

[@mrskoko68]

love your truth and MTV really need to realize that there is kids out there that are getting bullied and something like this sould be heard and it's beat is dance able

[@Hollywoodsteve]

I always refer any of many who misunderstood the meaning of the song to this interview. This video has Mark Foster giving the final word on the issue.

[@7curucusis]

I just watched an episode of MTV's awkward and they played Don't Stop by FTP :)

[@BeerThirty3]

Seems clear she wasn't ready for the level of interview he was prepared to give her.

[@meanmr.mustard9485]

Is it me or that lady seems like she is having a gun pointing at her?

[@thesupermoose22]

He is really well spoken

[@sugarfreelemonade]

I don't know. Mark was so eloquent and sincere in the answer, there really wasn't much to say after that.

[@maddybrewster6648]

My God, thank you! I've been thinking and thinking of who he reminded me of.

[@Sunzu49]

I remember feeling disappointed when I found out that a song like this was not what I thought it was about. Just looking at this video watch?v=SLK7hrRijes, I remember thinking what could've been had they actually written about life instead of violence. But after learning how Foster the People explained the meaning for it, my disappointment vanished, and now look at that video as a depiction of how life can be if we're (not) more aware of youth violence.

[@bluebeanbaby]

and that is where we agree, but i would suggest to anyone to seek out the better sides of the genre, and the artists who add to that are plentiful in all aspects: party rap (harmless and fun), conscience rap (a plethora is available), many indie rappers (minus the hyped up ones,i mean independent and innovative) are creating and sharing new ideas. I think we honestly agree in the end. I just think scapegoating one genre, when the same can be found in others, is unfair.Plus worse is on the news:)

[@chrisgearhart4478]

the input from the other two guys in the band was priceless...

[@Hollywoodsteve]

It's been pretty much confirmed, it will be on the next album.

[@mmfunlove]

OHMYGOD I CRIED THIS IS WHY I LOVE INDIE AND ALTERNATIVE IT'S WAY MORE REAL

[@deebee6390]

I really like them...are they coming out with anything else soon?

[@beba123577]

You should be proud of your song being censored by MTV. You are doing something good for sure!... I loved your comments on Jersey Shore and 16 and pregnant...and many more stuff not worthy to even mention !

[@TheCRYSTALLURE]

I was soo scared when he went for the crowd wave..i was like "ohh lord i hope hes gonna be okay, i hope they send him back!" lol ♥

[@DeusAmat]

Very true Marc Foster

[@sv1000rider]

After Mark's brilliant commentary about our society and how the media is essentially an accessory to our dystopia, all Ms. Shafrir can say is "cool"?

[@rpminc1974]

With all the Mindless Rot MTV promotes, this is what they're troubled with ??? Really !!!

[@cpowell786]

Damn that dude spit more knowledge than iv'e heard in a long time.

[@taureanblack]

I'm waay out of college but MTvU is the only channel worth watching for actual music. Too bad most of the videos are done like commercials for "hip" clothes but "Foster the People" is an interesting group. Still finding decent music on MTv networks is like digging for the floor in a hoarders house.

[@jadianbryan8677]

That's Isom Innis he has credits on Torches and plays with them live along with Sean Cimino. The 3 main guys are Foster, Ponsi and Cubbie. But I still consider Sean and Isom to be a part.

[@soulkiss1001]

she did a great job and works for a major magazine please log on to equip.org

[@icinglover95]

I was totally paying attention to Foster's face until I noticed the shelves and shelves of vinyls in the back... Then I was drooling.

[@Sabbath24]

Nah this lady did a good job she didn't get in the way of the answers or induce any self-promotion at all. Haven't you ever seen any interviews where you just want the host to shut up? Good interview here.

[@mauricenavidad2405]

Wow Mark Foster seems hella smart. It kinda sucks that the interviewer seemed like she wasn’t listening to anything he said

[@Binfordtools6100]

'97 Trent Reznor/Lost Highway issue spotted.

[@sandoz0]

he only observes things and write them in the song - That's what I felt from that shoes song too!

[@Anap304]

How cant i fall in love with this man? Mark talks about the truth of Mtv and while you're thinking "Damn, he's right, mtv is now full of shit" you also think "Damn he's son damn cute"

[@demospro4147]

3:09- I just said all that and all she had to say was “cool”

[@Hollywoodsteve]

These guys are awesome...they deserve all the success they've been having.

[@voxman007]

other than mark making his point about pumped up kicks.. that was probably one of the more awkward things i've watched

[@sanctified2love]

Mark is awesome I praise this man for his voice on MTV! agreed this interviewer is pretty awkward. I love seeing Trent Reznor in the background =)

[@michaelcharles6325]

What're do u guys live

[@davidmcgrew325]

Wow... impressive interview.

[@blackmoremalmsteen]

@15bel i thumbed up ur comment and I REALLY REALLY LIKE FOSTER THE PEOPLE i'm their fan but can you explain me what exactly "pumped up kicks" is about because i really really LOVE IT!!! but im not sure what is it about???!?!!!???

[@debile666]

This is kid amazing!!! So philosophical and yet so young.

[@myshinysidedown1712]

what part did MTV censor???? I literally don't even know what they could censor in it..

[@klokdeath1]

"Oh okay, domestic violence is fine, but like talking about something like family values and teen isolation and bullying is not fine."