Gene Vincent 1971

[@myepiphone]

Gene sure got the measure of this interviewer,and played him at his own game.Gene comes across as a thoughtful humble man ,who has been there and done it and seen it all,God bless him.

[@poopooman38111]

He seemed so humble, and tolerated the stupid questions diplomatically.

[@jamesgretsch4894]

He was cool. He stuck to his guns and didn't change even with times. All the crazy hippies around in that time and he kept on rocking.

[@carolemclarty2036]

This idiot interviewing Gene is disgusting ! Loved Sweet Gene . The True King. RIP xxxxxxxx

[@terrykrall]

stuck to his guns... literally. :-) Gene was an original.

[@whupass95]

Thanks for this. By God, there'll never be another Gene Vincent.

[@carolemclarty2036]

No truer words have ever been spoken * Gene was an incredible man * God do I miss him * He was very ill at this point in his life . Rest in peace Dear Sweet Gene * The True King of Rock'n'Roll * The Epitome Of Rock'n'Roll * Sweet Gene is The High Priest of Rock'n'Roll * Accept No Substitutes ! Rock With Gene !!!!!!!! God Loves You * I Love You With All My Heart & Soul C/BabyBlue xx

[@StringBitch1]

Gene; so cruelly treated and misunderstood!!!! the music industry and his contemporaries let him down; so candid so honest and so forgiving; a unique and underestimated talent; miss you Gene!!!!!

[@paulowens8862]

Gene was highly intelligent and had beautiful manners. He wasn't there to be manipulated .... breathes a totally different air to this toffy nosed one who was forced to listen. A little respect wouldn't have hurt none

[@graniteman62]

So sad, at 36 looked over 50, since 1960 was in constant pain and no one gave him a chance

[@paulbrennan3996]

True pioneer of Rock n Roll a musical legend first class Gentleman 👏 most underrated singer. RIP Gene gone never forgotten 📻🎼 your music 🎼 will last forever 👊✊👏📻

[@michellekermorvan64]

Dommage que ce n'est pas sous-titré, j'étais et je suis toujours fan de ce chanteur, très belles chansons inoubliables ! Je viens d'entendre Jerry les Lewis auquel la personne pose la question à gene Vincent, the serial killer, je l'adore aussi !

[@colinpurssey9875]

Gene's unaffected dignified modesty and tempered composure while being interviewed by that ignoramus is admirable . Gene's character is as great as his music.

[@barbh1]

You wear black leather. Yes. I also smoke, drink and go out with women. :-D

[@terryjuffs9447]

He wasn't called Sweet Gene Vincent for nothing, a gentleman but Gene should have taken out he's revolver and shot at that middle class twat like he did with Glitter. God bless you Gene for the music.

[@grouchosays]

This interviewer is totally ignorant and insulting

[@kidblonde]

Thanks for posting this. I love the bit when he talks well of John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival (one of the best bands in the history of Rock&Roll, and the very top in 1969-1972). Gene Vincent was a great singer, one of the true pioneers of Rock'n'Roll, and - for those who know something about his life - quite obviously a great man

[@RobertIsaacRosenzweig]

Gene Vincent was a gift❣️🎸🎶

[@markmacdonald3260]

He does not need to change his style. Beep bop a lula pulled out of the sky by Gene Vincent the best rock and roll song ever.

[@PatrickWall12]

This is a very good interview. Some people do think that a singer can only be "country" or "rock 'n' roll" or whatever. In Ireland, this is very much the stream of thought as well. I love Gene Vincent, Moon Mullican, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis Presley - artists who sing everything. I try to do this on my own CDs and when I sing live as well as it is more interesting and, yes, rock 'n' roll and country (and blues) are all very similar as Gene says.

[@harveytg]

Thank God for this great performer. A real man.

[@iangordoncraig2678]

This interviewer knows f*uck all about rock n roll, country, or music in general.

[@Angus1966]

This interviewer needed to show gene a bit more respect.

[@rtermini]

GENE- wonderful nice interview

[@cadetmouse]

this IS Gene Vincent, those who think it is not then do not know Genes voice...Christ almighty!

[@Enes-vf1cc]

What are u saying 😂

[@SapoPeta-c6x]

Never met him but I love him to bits

[@artman102]

This sounds very authentic. I don't understand why you would question the authenticity of it. Listen to Lavender Blue. You will recognize his voice.

[@pearlfisher2813]

Absolutely, it's definitely real.

[@monika123870]

Love music style forever Gene Vincent, RIP Gene.

[@eddiesoye]

I was lucky enough to see Gene around this time and he put on a really great show. It is so poignant listening to this interview with a very insensitive interviewer to hear how calmly Gene deals with his questions.

[@BEATNIKCASS]

fabulous interview-----listen to the last half of it especially.

[@pitsmcgoo]

Bee bop a hula is my favorite song.

[@topspin4456]

He died so young.

[@eddiekey8077]

This guy is the real deal kids Rock and Roll icon.

[@Erkele]

Thanks.

[@theseeker3771]

He seems like a real sweet guy with a lot of class........ of course he had a really wild side...

[@toastertwo1602]

I think he was a nice guy. And humble too. At least he never claimed being the king, like Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis or Chuck Berry did. He did his own thing. He was the man.

[@hollandziek]

what a true story. wat at a spirit. gene is the real one .TTThe artist

[@sparkly1]

I don't care for the tone of this interviewer, his attitude annoyed me and I am surprised gene kept polite and cool (I felt like slapping him), it seemed like he just wanted to slag every thing off about him. I hate comparing artists because I like so many different styles and voice tones, and Gene has a unique unmistakable sounding voice. I am so glad we can still hear his records and see videos of him.

[@wallerwaterfield8321]

I knew Gene Vincent this is him.

[@seanmeisner3190]

You know Gene? That's really cool. And yes-this is obviously him. I've heard other interviews with him-that voice is unmistakeable. I wonder if anyone has ever brought this to John Fogerty's attention. Personally, I would be deeply honoured to know that such a great artist as Gene Vincent had such a high opinion of my music.

[@V8Deuce]

@@seanmeisner3190 He said "knew" , not "KNOW"

[@ethanmendick6571]

Was he nice

[@greycuffy]

what a nice man

[@carolemclarty2036]

LOVE SWEET GENE !!! This guy that was interviewing Gene was a real Jerk * Gene held his disgust for this guy *** He took a lot of crap over the years and God Bless him ! Man I'd like to slap this guy for showing so much disrespect towards Gene *** RIP SWEET GENE *** xx

[@kjruss]

talented gene vincent

[@markpalmar70]

I am told he did stick to his guns, a point that interviewer was clearly unaware of. Rock on Gene

[@dandy7989]

Love your channel.

[@jbargeusa]

Actually Gene in his prime had an excellent voice; very on key & a nice tone to boot. He recorded a slew of great songs (Race With The Devil; Who Slapped John; Blue Jean Bop for starters) besides Be Bop A Lu La. His back up band the Blue Caps were amazing; check out the lead guitarist in particular. Finally the reason the English liked him was because he was actually very talened, cool, & he would actally travel to England. Note that they liked Eddie Cochran & Buddy Holly when the USA didn't.

[@marijooneill8015]

I grew up in this Era, loved Gene, Eddie Cochran, Carl Perkins, Buddy Holly,and the rest of the 50's and 60's who were the beginning of ROCK N ROLL. These were the greats and I feel lucky to have grown up in this Era, as I'm 78 years old and still can dance. God Bless Gene.

[@spib65]

Many thanks for a chance to hear this, & if you are a rock'n'roll fan, this is the sort of idiot that people like Gene were up against back then. Gene must have looked pretty ill by this time, & he sounds it as well. But,.... i think he gave this bloke the right old run around. I think my champion from this era has to be Stuart Coleman. Whether it be on radio London ' echos' Or Radio Ones ' It's rock'n'roll', Stu was the business! Rock on Gene.

[@marijooneill8015]

This jerk asking the questions obviously doesn't have a clue about ROCK N ROLL. Gene didn't back down because he knew he was who he was, never a doubt. God Bless Gene & his music, which still lives on today.

[@chocolatcats]

what a brilliant rocker..no wonder he drank so hard..So sad.....he died in Newall, Ca near Magic Mt and buried at Eternal Valley...and yes, his interviewer is a jerk..

[@karritolvanen741]

lil´bit of sad that Gene lost his life shortly after this inter view..,.

[@eunicefinger]

This is gene vincent,recorded for the bbc.A clip was used on the recent Roger Daltrey documentary

[@pjriverdale8461]

" I don't have to work, I'm paid from the United States Government....." He might still be with us if he could have gotten the proper medical care years before.

[@vicentlloret1183]

Je .m apelle Eugène vincent cast c'est le rock

[@kjetin99]

Very interesting to hear Gene V. The interviewer doesnt seem to respect him at all!

[@marijooneill8015]

The interviewer was a real jerk to treat Gene the way he did.

[@Mayqueen1805]

Gene was wrong about no younger people coming to see him. I used to go and see him from when I was 15 years old in the late 60's andright thru the 70's

[@carolemclarty2036]

I knew Gene personally for 14 fabulous years * Spent precious time with him . He was Magic ! I loved and adored him . Miss him everyday. I'm surrounded with his pictures and music . I write about him so others may get a little insight into the man and his music * I was truly blessed to have had him in my life . I loved the great singer/performer , but it was the man behind the scene that I loved dearly. There has never been another !

[@written12]

I’m glad you did. But so many young people of the time didn’t go near Gene, Elvis, Jerry etc.

[@kjetin99]

Gene is totally right! Jerry played the same songs rock,country ,blues! I hate the touchless interviewer! I still get pissed off at him even if its 40 years ago! Gene Vincent was great and seemed to be very humble!

[@carolemclarty2036]

Gene was a very humble man *Gene was quiet and actually an introvert * No egotism or arrogance . There was a peaceful sweetness in his face as the years waned * Even when he was the shortest member of a group which was often , he always stood out .He was Gene Vincent and was therefore the center of attention . He had that special something called "CHARISMA" He walked into a room and everyone turned , took notice * He had earned their respect * He was a shy and modest man and never wanted to be treated like a star. He never thought he was anything special *** Singing was what he loved and to please his fans Gene wanted to be "One Of The Guys" ! Oh, but he was so much more to his peers, his fans and to me . Gene was an amazing man and simply unforgettable *** He was a gift to all of us * A gift from God ***

[@KARAMBOLAGE4444]

gene was a so very good friend from eddie, and he mist him so very much. gene was a gentleman, the interviewer was a misty man.

[@henryfrost8542]

Poor Gene, that smug interviewer with his harsh question's.

[@spib65]

The most interesting part of the interview, after bating Gene constantly through out, he is suddenly told by Gene that 'he didn't have to work after all'. I don't think the interviewer did his homework properly, & in the end lacked any foresight,.....so much for trying to be trendy a?. Many thanks for a chance to hear this, the bottom line is you either like Rock'n'roll or you don't, but if your going to interview on of the greats, give them some respect. Rock on Gene!

[@marijooneill8015]

Yeah, the guy was a jerk.

[@madcatniko]

G.V.

[@halothewynd1]

Gene is an all time great rock'n'roller and is recognised everywhere has a first rate artist. On the other hand this rude second rate interviewer wouldn't make it as a third rate human being. For the record Gene is much loved and admired in Britain. Just to add that, to its eternal credit, the BBC has generally rid itself of such condescending hooray henry's. However I'm afraid that the "cigar smoking fat slobs" mentioned by Gene, are still with us - on both sides of the Atlantic!

[@kimbalxyz2]

You sir are right, in fact Pink Floyd wrote a song in 1975 called "Have a Cigar ". It is about record producers and promoters and their lust and greed for money and power ! www.planckmachine.com/wish-you-were-here-pink-floyd-lyrics-meaning/

[@SINNERSTRONG]

gene is god

[@carolemclarty2036]

YES !!!!!!

[@tomahawklapache]

Quixote010 vous etes une persone qui n'y connais rien au monde du rock n roll.gene est loins d'être une copie d'elvis tout simplement par se qu'il n'avais pas le meme registre. gene étais le rockeur par exélence, d'une grande généreux. ce n'est pas parce que vous n'y connaisser rien, qu'il faut cracher dessus. il ne faut pas cantonner gene à be bop a lula, il a fait beaucoups d'autres oeuvres qui reste au panthéon du rock'n'roll. gene continue a nous émerveiller et le continuera encore.

[@receptor24]

this interview could only have been conducted Oct 1 - Oct 12, for he died on the 12th day of October in that year.

[@whitestripebuzz]

interviewer: "Gene, i like country music. why dont you play coutry music? i would like you if you played country music gene. jerry lee lewis plays country music. why havn't you done this gene? why gene? why?"

[@puertecitos6888]

Gene died the year the year of this interview.

[@tomahawklapache]

Quixote010 You are a person who did not know the world of rock n roll. Gene is far from being a copy of elvis simply be that he did not have the same register. Gene was exélence by the rocker, a big generous. It is not because you do not know anything, the need to spit. One should not be confined gene has to bop lula, he made a lot of other great works, which remains the pantheon of rock and roll. Gene has continued marvel and continue for a long time. tomahawk

[@CaptainWalrus77]

British interviewers from that time period were so patronizing and arrogant. He seems to be trying to put down Gene the entire interview.

[@mleeg45]

it's him, a couple weeks before he died

[@written12]

Jerry Lee got into country, which was hardly a case, as the interviewer claimed, of Jerry staying current. Jerry decided, quite wisely from a business standpoint, to appeal to the very loyal country audience.

[@stephenduffy562]

There's no respect from the interviewer. Even in the radically different scenario that was 1971 you'd expect to recognise class.

[@michaelbevins2405]

Well its plain to see,The guy asking questions dont know a thing about music,Gene was a true artist,

[@coupe662]

Quixote010 You dont seem to know anything about Gene thats why you shouldn´t comment this video and get people upset. Just enjoy his songs, get to know more about him..!

[@carolemclarty2036]

I knew Gene for 14 years * I knew his heart , I understood him * I loved him , he was so endearing to me ** And one of the greatest rock performers of all time * To me he was the "True King Of Rock'n'Roll" But so much more *** He had a beautiful voice and sang songs that would pull at your heart strings > The voice of an angel *** Just listen to his Ballads * He put all his emotions into his music , could feel the pain, the sorrow * Sang from his heart * Telling a story, often times his story * RIP SWEET GENE xx

[@gareth423]

Interviewer needs a smack.

[@birdman74]

That interviewer is a nob!! RIP Gene Vincent

[@Chichesterfrotesque1001]

Black hair, white strat ,Bled white,dyed black !.

[@Gentlem1]

Did Gene really have four kids ? I always thought Melody Jean was his only child. And , yes , the interviewer was insensitive and clueless , but Gene handled him very well.

[@mariacanavan3305]

He did some great songs. He had a very melodic voice. But he never had any number 1# hits.. He was a real mess of man in his personal life & was apparently difficult person to get on with. He was always in trouble with the police. Although he never got arrested... He was the real rebel of Rock n Roll.....

[@marijooneill8015]

I think you are a fool.

[@bronsky73]

Can anyone tell me what he says about his leg from 0:53 on? Does he say he had only one leg left at that time?

[@lenormand4967]

bronsky73 YES. I THINK HE LOST THE LEG IN THE ACCIDENT WHICH KILLED HIS FRIEND EDDIE COCHRAN. HE ALMOST LOST HIS LEG IN AN ACCIDENT AT AGE 17, WHILE IN THE NAVY. THE SECOND ACCIDENT WAS PROBABLY TOO MUCH.

[@kevinmcmahon2491]

He didn't lose his leg in the Eddie Cochrane crash. He caused additional damage to the leg that he had injured some 5 years before in a motorcycle crash. He does say in the interview that he had only one leg but I don't think that was true.

[@AndyMangele]

That's what he said! Maybe he had it amputated shortly before his death. 🤔

[@Chasing28Smith12]

Who is the interviewer?

[@V8Deuce]

Condescending comes to mind when I hear this interviewer

[@terrencehemsley1357]

I also have my doubts , I do not think, this is the voice of gene Vincent,

[@pearlfisher2813]

I regret to tell you that a quick fact check will prove your doubts wrong I'm afraid . It's a very well known BBC interview and can be easily verified as such. It's been used in documentaries etc. My friend worked in the BBC's archive department for 25 years and he , like thousands of other people also agrees it's real .

[@sonet195066]

The person who is interviewing Gene is an insensitive sod.

[@satlenqdaniel1303]

ok; ex-reporter in south of France I préside a Guitar Festival; web: Le Muy

[@rockincarbonara]

@Dunitlucky Think that the times were different! Rock´n´Roll were still "Rebellious" and after the fifties, the most US Rock´n´Roll Stars had still more success in the UK than in the US . Think that for Britains -wich have been fightin against Germans in Word War-, a "Black Leather-Dress" were still a sinonym to "Nazis". So his stagedress were actualy pretty provocative to Britains eyes. That was also the same to the Beatles when they started up as a R&R Band early 60´s.

[@Tom_Radigan]

It’s so funny because when I was a kid I thought the 3 biggest groups were the Beatles Rolling Stones and Creedence Clearwater Revival and I thought that was only due to my personal preference well Gene Vincent made it official

[@PatrickWall12]

I thinbk that Africa, Iran, Scoland, England, Wales and Ireland invented blues music and Ihink that Gene Vincent, Moon Mullican, Jerry Lee Lewis, Hank Williams, Bill Monroe, Elvis Presley and Jimmie Rodgers represented the latter 5 nations.

[@lenormand4967]

Patrick Wall YOU MEAN IRELAND, RIGHT? NO BLUES IN IRAN. AND NO BLUES IN SUB SAHARAN AFRICA. IT IS A CELTIC GAELIC GENRE.

[@grouchosays]

Interviewer is infuriating!!

[@Quixote010]

What am I missing?? Other than Be-Bop-A-Lula Gene Vincent was a wanna be. He was a squirrely guy without a particularly good voice who appealed to the English sect because he was a minature Elvis. He wasn't a great rocker, a great writer, a great performer..he wasn't really great when he was alive, and hasn't gained in stature since he died...what is the attraction to this guy???

[@AndyMangele]

He wanted to shoot Gary Glitter at some point! 🤣

[@daijones101]

What a sweet guy