Johnny Thunders - Interview 1984

Interviewed before his dates at The Marquee Club, London England, August 1984
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[@22lulublu]

I love it when Johnny says he's writing music, because he was such a wonderful writer.

[@ChristopherReys]

Let's never forget the lives and talent destroyed by drugs and alcohol. Fun for some. But those are the lucky ones. Rest in peace John.

[@JosefRosam]

the guy was just insecure and very sweet/pure at heart...just had his issues

[@permaveg]

Many say that the Sex Pistols guitarist Steve Jones is a great guitarist, but Jones's hero and his style of playing was totally Johhny Thunders.

[@thetriumphofthethrill2457]

😁 He's always been a character and one of the most entertaining interviewees. Seemed like a genuine good guy yet one can sense the tough Italian-New York attitide underneath the indifferent demeanor.

[@leahflower9924]

Him and Dee Dee Ramone are the most punk rock to me, capisce?

[@klausrain111]

Seems very sweet but sad and alone. All the questions that bring up how he feels or looks make him very sad, and he's one of those people who just radiates sadness naturally. He died of leukemia, not heroin. He was a seminal personality in 70s New York, a very important time and place in rock history.

[@lachrymarum_]

Richie B this. and so many people don't know about his illness, fuckin leukemia… there was no heroin at all in his system when he died and no lethal dose of any other drugs either. he was on methadone, really trying to get his shit together but people gotta say he was just a loser junkie who OD'd. i hate that, i love johnny.

[@Brewzerr]

Yep. It was the leukemia that got him in the end, not the dope. There are those who say he was dosed heavily with LSD by some street rat kids in New Orleans just before he died, but obviously no one has ever died from an acid overdose. Sad ending. He died alone.

[@klausrain111]

@@lachrymarum_ Unfortunately he attracted loads of narcissistic voyeur types who lived vicariously thru him. They were afraid to do the things Johnny did, and encouraged him to act like he sometimes did. He was pretty self-aware, and it's a tribute to him that he was clean when he died, though many people may not believe he was.

[@zackobert76]

Richie B you guys haven’t read the book “please kill me” he became struck with this illness from his drug abuse.

[@DDios-ih9de]

Richie B John was murdered When his guard was down you could see the real John Genzale He was a good person very funny sweet charming but damaged He trusted the WRONG people all the time Yes I knew John.I know this video and what was going on in his life He was a complex person Its,not that simple But I tell you He was very much loved though he exhausted people We still cry 4 him.Its heartbreaking I cant listen to his music not for the past 8 or so years 4 some reason. Jerry Nolan too He just wanted respect and to be known as a musician But he screwed himself up over and over His emotions were over bearing He was broken I hope his father died a painful death And Julie

[@ReinhardVonSiegfried]

Amazing musician and a punk icon, but man, what a tough guy to interview.

[@marchechter5047]

"they come to hear music - i play music" - Johnny Thunders .... and thats it. Rest is none of your business.

[@thesleekgreek]

A New York kid through and through

[@IlianaLeoni]

He was shy and hated interviews. RIP JT we love you and miss you. ❤️❤️

[@jonesy2111]

This interviewer is particularly rude and comes off like an effete ass

[@elijahthomas6102]

On drugs, not on drugs, whatever?... can we just come together as one and compliment his baby smooth skin? Go Johnny go!

[@Js2557ty]

His skin does like good here

[@kearasimmons3340]

Some women spend sm money to have skin like that lol

[@scottdavis0801]

Late 80s he was doing cool singles, and a change in style. I thought he was going to make it! Devastated me when he died!

[@lachrymarum_]

johnny's so sweet here. getting out of new york was probably the best thing he could've done. sad that it's also where the crowds showed him the most love tho. i feel such a connection to johnny, we're both anti-social, anxious addicts. he always keeps it real too.

[@oliverkalamata2753]

It's not that lonely of a world...

[@charlotteflaherty3244]

Agreed and same here.....love Johnny....❤❤❤❤

[@John-in4sf]

Being a native new yorker seeing johnny especially when I get older was great not for him only but for the crowd the tribe assembled those that survived and those that didn't? We remembered them in the fashion they would have remembered us dancing....

[@David-yp4wd]

Hey Grace here anytime

[@MrBunghole666]

@@oliverkalamata2753 it is if you're alone.

[@robertstotts2343]

Addict for life JT did it his way to the end Rpck NRoll Legend Respect.... No job application true player... Born to loose respect

[@paulfenton4517]

Cool guy.. Burnt out.. But still very cool!!

[@simonchristian5227]

Awful question to ask a young guy struggling with drugs.. don’t drugs help you write/perform.. terrible

[@xanys3858]

The city is so cold

[@leahflower9924]

I'm a new yawka

[@oliverkalamata2753]

This is fuckin solid! 👍

[@nothingelsefills]

❤

[@kevincooney1014]

Steve Jones is still alive and playing .

[@classicartfoundation639]

They don't make them like this anymore, now we have the likes of Ed Sheeran good God it's so shit now

[@jonesy2111]

Absolutely agree.... music was so much better back then and now days its absolute regurgitated garbage and corporate pop trash with no soul

[@brandonrodriguez104]

Jhonny creo que necesitaba mucha ayuda psicológica por que pasó por muchas cosas como también hizo daño a varias personas creo que estaba totalmente equivocado de la vida me da mucha pena que una estrella de rock star haya estado en estas circunstancias hasta el último de su día .

[@jeromealexandre4162]

Lots of people hurt other people - but in the end he did more to make others happy .He wasn’t totally wrong he had a great life or at least sometimes

[@honeycatacomb1191]

It kinda sounds like that Lou Reed interview. He even kinda sounds like Lou Reed.

[@k.b.elliott9591]

That's heroin for you. It makes you very relaxed and your breathing depressed.

[@Brewzerr]

K.B. Elliott - Except he was clean when he did this interview, or at least on methadone maintenance. Throughout the 80’s he would go on and off the dope for periods of time, and this was one of those times when he was off the dope.

[@avalondreaming1433]

Brewzerr God, I hate this interviewer, so damn pushy!

[@DDios-ih9de]

He was NOTHING like Lou Nothing.trust me please They were both from NYC. The sorta same community Lou was horrible Nasty fuker Till the last i dunno 20 years when her married Laurie he kinda chilled and could be nice John was always loveable

[@DDios-ih9de]

K.B. Elliott Junk has nothing to do with it Lou was more a speed freak oh Big time and coke of course banging that up compulsively Johns clean here I xan tell He tried very hard He was a emotionally broken guy I blame his damm father 1st if all He spoke very NY his accent and he spoke nasal ly as Many of us do

[@TheJinjo75]

why Europeans think that they can compare NYC with european cities?

[@johnnythunders78]

🎸⚡☠

[@gregalexander307]

Not feeling this interviewer

[@dw5988]

00:41

[@pedrinhosangrento]

06:30

[@pedrinhosangrento]

AND DRUGS

[@RickZodiac]

AND DRUGS.

[@jamoandb8470]

Worst interviewer ever man, torture watching this!