Suzanne understated, and gentle interviewing style that allows David Sylvian to open up and share his thoughts freely. It's nice to see that the subject is the important person, not the interviewer - unlike the loud, brash and egocentric style of interviewers today.
@xajaso4 жыл бұрын
I wish interviews today were more like this. Open & free-flowing. The audience learns so much more about the subject.
@thesuncollective14754 жыл бұрын
@@xajaso djvlad's not bad
@nadab4750 Жыл бұрын
Yes, she has a quiet confidence in her vast musical knowledge and respect for the artists that bring out the best in them. 👱♀️❤
@robtyman4281 Жыл бұрын
Such an interview style didn't exist in the UK at the time. It was either patronising and given by someone with a posh accent who hadn't listened to their music before interviewing them; or the other end of the spectrum - a giggly interviewer who doesn't ask any decent questions, relies on the audience for laughs, while making cheap pins, and who fidgets with their hair/hands/shuffles around in their seat too much.......no I was never thinking of Paula Yates. 🤔🤨
@RealmsOfThePossible3 жыл бұрын
It is incredible to think such a quiet and gentle man was the lead singer on albums like Obscure Alternatives and Adolescent Sex and has such a spell binding singing voice that has enthralled people all over the world for so many years.
@briancox8518 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant albums shame they hated the early material
@sofiajones90548 жыл бұрын
Wow, what a lovely interview...David Sylvian comes across as a total gentleman with not a hint of ego, arrogance or condescension...How refreshing considering the modern day standards of so many manufactured acts with only a fraction of his talent.
@spookygoo8 жыл бұрын
so true...
@sexobscura5 жыл бұрын
what a completely original statement you make that has *never* been made in the history of pop music
@roblange193 жыл бұрын
Suzanne Dowling had a great interview style... this how we got know our favourite artists in the 80s... good interview styles that brought us closer to our favourite bands... don’t get the same feeling with modern day social media platforms unfortunately. I actually have this interview on VHS. I was living in japan at the time and i asked my sister to ‘tape it for me off the TV’ and post it to me... those were the days !!
@Iffy2 жыл бұрын
He does take Polaroids
@chrisfox28905 жыл бұрын
My friend John was a huge Japan fan in the early 1980s. I didn't know the band at all but 'discovered' them last year and now adore them. John died aged 26 in 1996. When I listen to Japan I think of John...Thanks so much for posting this - Sylvian is clearly an erudite and thoughtful man.
@Thirdfish3 жыл бұрын
Music is a great time machine, it makes the dead live again. Couple of songs remind me of passed friends, Despair by Japan and Do You Know Me Now? by David Sylvian.
@xajaso4 жыл бұрын
The young David Sylvian is what I imagine angels look like. Such a ridiculously beautiful man.
@lunahlulah67728 жыл бұрын
he has a really lovely voice, I could listen to it for hours
@UFO_computers4 жыл бұрын
lunah lulah, A world away from Catford.
@abrarahmed18882 ай бұрын
@@UFO_computersthe sarf london accent only a tinge
@tonyrandall314610 ай бұрын
This host, Suzanne Dowling seems so damn sincere. I like her.
@seabud64085 жыл бұрын
His first solo album Brilliant Trees is an amazing work of art. IMO it transcends commercial pop/rock music form. He created a framework of mood words and sound then invited some amazing musicians in to interact with it. It works so well on so many levels. Just beautiful ... like nature, like trees.
@stevesnailfish4 жыл бұрын
I had the cd years ago but sold it, along with many others. I have, however, bought a 2nd hand copy off eBay which should be delivered in the next day or two.....fantastic album.
@martinburke91783 жыл бұрын
Brilliant trees 1984.
@KRAZEEIZATION3 жыл бұрын
Great album “Nostalgia” is my favourite track.
@stephenwest6735 жыл бұрын
I saw Japan on their 82 tour at the Hammersmith Odeon, the place was electric and women screamed wildly as David came on stage in darkness apart from one spot shining on him wearing a silver calf length coat which dazzled everyone there, the gig needless to say was fantastic 😎👍
@UFO_computers4 жыл бұрын
Stephen West , very lucky.
@patthewoodboy2 жыл бұрын
Stephen I was also at Hammersmith for that gig , had also seen them in brussels not long before , Brussels gig stands out as the best sounding gig I have ever been to.
@AngelaGossowRulez6 жыл бұрын
Not only I love how this man sings and writes music but also love the way he talks and chuckle. He's so beautiful.
@pawdaw Жыл бұрын
I still remember this interview. Secrets of the Beehive had come out about a year earlier. It's still one of my all-time favourite albums. Suzanne Dowling was such a great interviewer, she had this knack of being able to get the best from her interviewees. Her passion and dedication to music always shone through.
@MrFreud988 жыл бұрын
David is a very intelligent man. Thanks for the upload. I had not seen this interview before.
@Alpha_72274 жыл бұрын
Susan Dowling, definitely so underrated. I remember this show so well. What a wonderful interview, or chat really. David was so refreshing and open. I thought he'd be alot more guarded or unenthused, but he was the perfect English gent.
@damianb2374 Жыл бұрын
Underated by who? She was on national tv.
@lightbulb85873 жыл бұрын
The interviewer is so adorable and relaxing 🥺🖤🖤
@Amiratora7778 жыл бұрын
Most beautiful man. My God
@jgvfyufcgvk92346 жыл бұрын
He was actually voted the most beautiful man back in the day.
@alwaysinseptember11 Жыл бұрын
@@jgvfyufcgvk9234whatttt? i'm surprised, a lot of people i've showed him to don't think he's good looking... contradictorily, i'm very fond of his looks and voice!
@jgvfyufcgvk9234 Жыл бұрын
@@alwaysinseptember11 I guess it was in his bleached blonde hair and make up days.... I'm with you on the voice tho'.
@cyreneorfano27217 ай бұрын
@@jgvfyufcgvk9234I really have a thing for androgenous beauty, in terms for male 😅
@thankyouforyourcompliance73863 жыл бұрын
What an entertaining and intelligent interview. I have not seen something like this for ages. Great personalities.
@AnneAndersonFoxiepaws4 жыл бұрын
What a sweet interviewer. She comes across in a really attractive way. She is so different from the usual people. I think she is lovely and of course David Sylvian is out of this world lovely himself! I was just looking at Steve Jansen too and I never used to notice the others because of David Sylvian, but he is quite the beautiful looking man too. I think all of them were really attractive but I was obsessed back then!
@umbramatte3 жыл бұрын
Because they are brothers
@saharab44313 жыл бұрын
gosh i love his voice so much
@trebleking16413 жыл бұрын
if he wasn't a successful singer, writer, and composer he could make an absolute mint doing narration or voice overs on projects.
@shannonbennett9873 жыл бұрын
Quiet Life is one of the three best albums I've ever heard. Once, every so often, I just sit down, headphones on and listen to Pyramid by Alan Parsons Project, Quiet Life and Avalon by Roxy Music, back to back and get lost.
@MrAronRobinson8 ай бұрын
Well, I love Quiet Life and Avalon, so I guess i’ll just have to check out Pyramid then… thanks for the tip 👍
@ownageprank12418 жыл бұрын
was a fan of suzanne dowling. thanks for those days of radio you Were great
@iainwallington4744 жыл бұрын
Wow what a beautiful soul I love everything about him.
@edmundau-yeung95986 жыл бұрын
Rock arena used to be my favorite music program and Suzanne Dowling an intelligent presenter.
@nickpower0312 жыл бұрын
Wow goodi interview.. Sylvian seems quite relaxed and chirpy
@strawberryfields70213 жыл бұрын
His speaking voice is so beautiful ?!
@suginami12310 ай бұрын
I listen to his music all the time. I could listen to him talking for hours as he is always on point. So sorry I missed seeing him perform in Tokyo. Y home.
@Warpedsmac Жыл бұрын
Oh Suzanne....you are so lovely....alone with you late at night in a darkened room on a tiny TV ....I miss your gorgeous voice and warmest smile....ooh.
@m.omoirokingyo5 ай бұрын
What
@flashtheoriginal8 ай бұрын
I saw Japan in 1981 at UEA, The Art of Parties Tour. They were spellbinding, no tapes, totally live and on it. Skilked musicians too. They didnt suffer from a lack of musical training, the absence allowed their raw skills to develop without barriers. By the time they split, their musicianship was still top notch ; they could really play. Proper pro's
@sunshineofrays69772 жыл бұрын
God , he is just adorable to watch and listen to 😍
@youtubeuser66888 жыл бұрын
A good interview and there is another Australian interview done on the CountDown show with Molly Meldrum. David visited Australia to promote GTE as he was on a "record contract ". Unfortunately he did not play ( perhaps due to the "contract" ) and only gave interviews promoting the wonderful Silver Moon Video and masterful GTE Album. He has never performed live in Australia and there are still many music lovers to fill the Sydney Opera House awaiting to listen to him. Of one of his many experiences he wrote about Australia is track 2 on the SotB CD.
@thepanel2935 Жыл бұрын
My girlfriend in the mid-80s _loved_ Japan's glam long-haired image before the 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' era/image... she saw something in those early days that I just never _saw_ in their image and looks.
@francisanosissi14 жыл бұрын
where have the interviewers who were obviously sensitive to music more than schluck gone..what a nice lady..mr sylvian say stuff even..
@philipzimmermann73911 ай бұрын
I still have the video cassette I recorded this interview on, from way back when. So glad to see it on YT.
@anthonyramsden56453 жыл бұрын
It's pretty obvious that Suzanne had a massive crush on David. I think it became increasingly obvious to him too as the interview progressed.
@Digiphex Жыл бұрын
Every woman he met did so he was unconcerned.
@johnrivers62522 жыл бұрын
Ingrid Chávez brought me here.its cool how he named his band Japan for no reason at all. And somehow ended up working there. I'm gonna listen to this guy's music now.
@dazmonsta41904 жыл бұрын
Wow I have this on VHS somewhere, never thought I'd find it, and here it is...
@nicolatonge50494 жыл бұрын
great voice
@jjhofstra59564 жыл бұрын
he was somewhat ridiculously beautiful, wasnt he?
@cyreneorfano27217 ай бұрын
He is 😊
@Listermintsluesh3 жыл бұрын
What a cool cat David is.
@topumasum7 жыл бұрын
His actual voice is really different from his singing voice
@user-pp1on4fk7d5 жыл бұрын
You're a genius
@iggydip3 жыл бұрын
So was Pavarotti’s.
@jamesortiz63123 жыл бұрын
This is a wonderfully insightful interview with David, even if I disagree with a few of his statements on Japan. Really appreciate this
@citic1018 жыл бұрын
very interesting ! smart guy
@gjhgjhgjhgvhgvhgvhgv48775 жыл бұрын
Not that smart ...he stole the bass players girfriend and trashed what could have been a very successful band.. Instead they imploded justvas they were getting into their stride. What has he done since?...not much at all. Lived off the royalties of japan.
@SoulStylistJukeBox4 жыл бұрын
That accent always makes me smile.
@nickgodfrey11484 жыл бұрын
SoulStylistJukeBox sarf East London!
@c.w_3 жыл бұрын
@@nickgodfrey1148 nah, south London. Catford. Listen to his brother too.
@nickgodfrey11483 жыл бұрын
@@c.w_ Eh? Catford is in south east London…
@EnnuiOn3 жыл бұрын
@@nickgodfrey1148 But has he got a proper south east London accent? Ik he's from Lewisham but I think he sounds a bit posh considering that he grew up in a working class environment (not from the UK so I haven't got much of a clue on the accents there)
@nickgodfrey11483 жыл бұрын
@@EnnuiOn depends. You have a place called Blackheath which is in South East London and it’s very affluent in places and the accents can be quite posh. Just down the road you have Lewisham and Lee Green and the accents are definitely not posh. I read Sylvian (real name Batt!) grew up around Catford and Beckenham which is in Kent just outside of SE London so I think he has adopted this accent somewhat.
@liminal272 жыл бұрын
David Sylvian is doing some of the best music of his life now.
@EnnuiOn2 жыл бұрын
Now? Like now, now? I don't see him doing much lately other than unexpectedly sharing an old demo recorded with joan wasser and sharing music and writing liner notes for other, niche or avant garde musicians he enjoys. I do wish he picked up his guitar and made some more music
@bruceanglais7584 Жыл бұрын
yeh now
@glennoc85852 жыл бұрын
Rock Arena was a great tv show much like countdown and Totp. David was very articulate like David Bowie and Nick Rhodes
@DHBB3 жыл бұрын
Amazing to see how much more intelligent interviews were in those days. How shallow our culture has become! On the other hand, hairstyles have definitely improved.
@angelaattenbon47882 жыл бұрын
No way. The bob is the most classic hairstyle for women, not the unflattering fashion for long, lank hair draped and parted in the middle. As for the guys, the hipster Ned Kelly (long beard) look or ponytails or messy long hair of today is the biggest turn off. Men looked soooooo good in the 1980s. Short hair, no facial hair.
@puggilove2 жыл бұрын
@@angelaattenbon4788 I agree with you, men looked so suave, sovely in the 80s. The Hugo Boss adverts sum up that look. Beards and long hair make me feel nauseous, beards are dirty and smelly (my best friend's bf has a huge beard and it smells like cheese.😆 I've come full circle and started buying 80s clothes off ebay and using more coloured makeup and jewellery- I'm 50 now and feel more confident regarding colour and loud prints. I'm definitely in a nostalgia phase but its making me happier during these bland, asinine, miserable times!☺💔
@happynewfears18056 жыл бұрын
Who else misses the late 70s-early 80s?
@ajs415 жыл бұрын
Yes, I do.
@IvanPolyansky5 жыл бұрын
I never lived in those times but I miss them.
@tyroon813 жыл бұрын
Musically yes, and being young, but the country was in a s##t state ecinomically and politically. I'd swap it for now though😃
@martinburke91783 жыл бұрын
No sense of mystery in todays music 🎵🎵
@letmetellyousomething1233 жыл бұрын
He reminds me of Bowie somewhat.
@Listermintsluesh3 жыл бұрын
As cool as Bowie
@martinburke91783 жыл бұрын
South East London , Beckenham, Catford areas
@belmac71028 жыл бұрын
Great job from both. ..... Japan. .. They say a bamd! unrecognised. .... only the great last for a short time..... then they spread their wings and impress us with brilliance
@gskleinLAc12 жыл бұрын
I think Gone to Earth was released late 1986, so my guess would be it was recorded sometime in early '87. And, BTW, Gerrit, thanks for posting this. Watched both parts-good interview.
@KarlHainer12 жыл бұрын
''Well done Suzanne''
@delphilminds45896 жыл бұрын
This is a great interview - thanks. 1. The questions are great. 2. David S is engaged and engaging and has not reached his withdrawal years yet. 3. all questions on the band Japan. but is there no English documentary on Japan ?
@philipritson88215 жыл бұрын
David Sylvian would never cooperate with such an endeavour.
@PedroVonWorzelburger7 жыл бұрын
Suzanne Dowling was hot lol, I remember the week before starting high school and watching Rock Arena.
@briancox8518 Жыл бұрын
David sylvan was offered to join King crimson and refused
@abyssmanur3965 Жыл бұрын
Suzanne Dowling 😍
@analoguesynths11 жыл бұрын
Lisa Kudrow? Good interview.
@Wavygravydressedinnavy3543 жыл бұрын
Interesting chair they sat him on. Was this interview conducted in a care home?!
@aintitdeadyet25437 жыл бұрын
ugh i need those glasses!
@ursonate9 жыл бұрын
she looks like she's hunching a bit, but it's just the giant 80s shoulder pads :P :P :P
@MrsFish74 жыл бұрын
..I was half expecting the interviewer to whip out an acoustic guitar and start singing the song she wrote called Smelly Cat ...
@JCSAXON Жыл бұрын
I was always curious as to how Japan’s name “went over”. My better, solid bands gained our titles through sudden pressure for immediate billing after inception, as in a week later! All fun
@Mingus8Ай бұрын
He was 30 years old here.
@baabaabaa-yp2jh2 ай бұрын
Rock Arena was a brilliant show! Banshees, Bauhaus and clips other 'music' shows wdnt air.
@baldieman643 жыл бұрын
Sylvian looks weirdly like Mike Reed in the thumbnail.
@tyroon813 жыл бұрын
😂 Every time I see it I think it's him too.
@SandraDeefan2 жыл бұрын
Haha so true i expect him to say " Welcome to Pop Quiz " lol
@cloggy010 Жыл бұрын
thanx! top!
@novo6113 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@suginami1233 жыл бұрын
Very popular in Japan. Plus being gorgeous
@jake-fj2zi3 жыл бұрын
1:50 no training at all? not even richard? he plays like he was born to do it, find that hard to believe but impressive if true
@jake-fj2zi3 жыл бұрын
no im thinking about this, not even mick?????? wow
@alanbegg2 жыл бұрын
Mick was classically trained on bassoon.
@analogsynthplayer3 ай бұрын
@@jake-fj2ziRichard knew a few chords, no music theory, couple of scales but like a sculptor removes the stone to reveal the image, Richard just found what needed to be played. Pure genius and my favorite synth player
@ajs415 жыл бұрын
It's a shame David got fed up with wearing make-up.
@Mudge074 жыл бұрын
Those tinted glasses just moved the layers to over his eyes rather than sitting on his skin, and practically, a lot easier to apply or remove.
@arricammarques19552 жыл бұрын
Nick Rhodes = David Sylvian
@derekmartindale26783 жыл бұрын
Looks like Princess Di brother or he is the male version of her....
@schinaro2 жыл бұрын
Gentlemen take Polaroids is up there with Hunky Dory, Dark Side, NMTB.
@hilmon112 жыл бұрын
Yeah... I thought that too. I wonder what year that was recorded?
@MrTuftynut4 жыл бұрын
David (as shown here) and Nick Rhodes were separated at birth...
@th3.goatman8714 жыл бұрын
Damn i thought the same thing
@sexypara3 жыл бұрын
Only because Nick Rhodes based his image on Sylvian.
@martinburke91783 жыл бұрын
Based on Bowie
@zackaroon14895 жыл бұрын
when was this interview broadcast? was it before the band broke up?
@johnallison64745 жыл бұрын
After
@tyroon813 жыл бұрын
Dark hair = after 😃
@jake-fj2zi3 жыл бұрын
long after
@Hairspraynerd6 ай бұрын
It’s from about ‘88
@jake-fj2zi3 жыл бұрын
@cooljapanguys10 жыл бұрын
Why the TV producer not requesting DS to take off his glasses ? Half of DS face be covered up.
@scottdavis08013 жыл бұрын
I think naming the band Japan is fucking genius!
@adielkamalie52523 жыл бұрын
And you know and love their music?
@scottdavis08013 жыл бұрын
@@adielkamalie5252 yep
@adielkamalie52523 жыл бұрын
@@scottdavis0801 just found a gem with ryuichi and him and Ingrid Chavez.. so different from forbidden colours.(Meryl xmas mr.L) ANYways..he is a otherworldly creature and has evolved and matured quietly . Bless him..he is a gift to those who can appreciate his gift
@dfreeman1208 ай бұрын
The late Mick Karn stated in his book that Sylvian took money/ royalties that were due to the other members including his brother Steve Jansen and stole it to be blunt !!! I take an extremely dim view of that sort of behavior to put it mildly. That’s why they broke up !!!
@AlexDeLarge77 Жыл бұрын
Compare this level of thought and articulation compared to todays musical “artists”
@loupasternak Жыл бұрын
what artists?
@CARambolagen3 жыл бұрын
David Sylvian talking rubbish about his (Japan's) best album...
@micktomazou Жыл бұрын
Mick Karn was the real genius in the band without question
@damianb2374 Жыл бұрын
every band member played a part. It's not sports. What's your point?
@micktomazou Жыл бұрын
@@damianb2374 That Mick Karn was the real genius in the band. I can't see what you don't understand from that statement. As I'm sure that you'd acknowledge, it's all too common for the vocalist and the guitarist to get the credit while the rhythm section are not even spoken about. Japan are a classic case with Karn and Jansen not getting the acclaim they deserve.
@damianb2374 Жыл бұрын
@@micktomazou credit from where? I was there from the start and all 5 members were appreciated evenly. It's not sports.
@kirstinmazzy11 жыл бұрын
Really looks like her doesn't it?
@NicStronell12 жыл бұрын
How earnest does Suzzane sound?! Never noticed at the time. Maybe she's intimidated by Dave.
@philipritson88215 жыл бұрын
She's clearly a fan!
@belturbet4 Жыл бұрын
I do miss TV. Now this would on some bland podcast.
@kingsettle91453 ай бұрын
Matt Damon?
@BobBob-uv9fq2 жыл бұрын
lol yes we call the band Japan ,because we don’t like that name ,? Makes sense
@opinionday00792 жыл бұрын
so many Bowie clones in the 80s
@John-cw6yr3 жыл бұрын
He ripped off Mick Karn enough said
@sylvanyaprince64352 ай бұрын
He might look very handsome, but lets face it, his interviews and language are absolute word salad, and rubbish.
@jbg487 ай бұрын
This sounds like pretentious bullshit, and then he wrote Orpheus...
@robbiexxxxxx3 жыл бұрын
I loved Japan, but Sylvian's solo work has been mainly pretentious avant garde music.
@adielkamalie52523 жыл бұрын
Hell....well it's just creative exploration..if we are not musicians ourselves..maybe it's easy to criticize?
@stevemalibu996 ай бұрын
Dude must be dying of guilt in this day.
@BobBob-uv9fq2 жыл бұрын
lol yes we call the band Japan ,because we don’t like that name ,? Makes sense