HARLEY POE - Joe Whiteford Interview | A Fistful Of Vinyl

[@dankflyingv6345]

Joe is way quieter and more soft spoken than I would’ve expected

[@Elizabean1984]

I thought he would be pretty Silent and Introverted. I was semi accurate.

[@IvanIvanov-qx5oz]

it was also mentioned that he was under the weather

[@umstot3120]

Harley has one of the most loyal fan bases and joe shouldn't feel bad about any of his music cuz we love it all

[@ramgutz]

Holy shit, I love his vibe? He seems so awkward, uncomfortable, it contrasts with his music genre a lot, and I just love it, I vibe with it a lot. I love that he's fidgeting with a twenty sided die, and avoids eye contact. What a relatable guy.

[@thomasbobbitt2713]

i love him

[@aleksanderweedman8116]

As I was comparing to myself by song like I've got problems I imagined sb on autism spectrum; I love this guy, he is exactly a spitting image of me. I hate myself, but i just love him.

[@dencyy-3205]

@@aleksanderweedman8116 Don't hate yourself! Hit me up if you have any problems, I love you.

[@Nimonacore]

So glad to finally hear from Joe. He has alot interesting views on life

[@npc9879]

I found Harley Poe a couple of years ago after my wife left fallowed by my mom passing. I ended up commenting on one of Joe’s insta posts he actually got back to me with some words of sympathy. That actually helped more then I can explain. Thanks Joe

[@charlestaylor4441]

I have a very similar story he has a good heart it's just tortured.

[@SentryDog22]

I felt a sudden need today to come back to this interview; it's an incredible piece of music journalism. You recognized that Joe wasn't into the interview and immediately shifted the format to make him more comfortable. You spoke more softly, opened up about yourself, put away the script, and as a result Joe's demeanor and body language gradually began to open up. Joe doesn't give many interviews to begin with, much less long form video interviews. And even among those, this one feels special because of the emotional honesty on display. I really appreciate the effort you put into this conversation, and I'm glad Joe was willing to meet you half way. I hope he's doing better these days.

[@tannino4408]

I saw Harley Poe live and got to talk to joe before the show and then got a fist bump from him after the set best moment of my life man !!

[@TheDarkerCharizard]

Honestly, Joe is my Hero. His music and his words have helped me understand and accept my inner demons. Like he said "I feel like the bad guy", that's how I've described myself to others. Because it's true, I hurt people like it's second nature. I can't say I do it on purpose or accident, cause I don't know why I do anything. His music put my feelings into words I can sing my heart out to, and I honestly couldn't be more thankful.

[@kbocuts1359]

this guy should've asked Joe more about his amazing artwork and toys he makes.

[@formidablejaime]

His lyrics make me feel a way that’s indescribable

[@formidablejaime]

(I feel like a badass)

[@RatCatcher7287]

His lyrics touch the deepest parts of my soul in a way i just can't comprehend, i can put each and every song of his in a part of my life like he wrote about my shitty life

[@Sancho_Loco]

His lyrics are a cry for help and torment of demons in his soul… I know cuz I had a black heart once. It was frightening time of grasping onto my sanity.

[@saffron411]

From what I’ve seen, there were two little happy/open blips in Joe’s body language, where he talked about dressing as a woman for Halloween and when the interviewer did a Vincent Price impersonation. He’s an incredible soul and I really hope he grows to learn about himself.

[@cringelord3342]

And when he talked about his kids i think

[@juliebeaver2505]

Joe always be who you are. A wonderful man. Awesome singer and writer. I can feel your pain and your joy. So many people love you. I know you are a good father to your boys. They will always need you and your fans will always need you. I would give you my heart .But no one will cut it out for me. So I go on singing your song. May Harley Poe live forever.

[@theresnomich5954]

Is Anyone else here a Metalhead that likes Harley Poe?

[@mattmedzzz6745]

Yes i am and always considered most folk and most all types of punk on par with some of the greatest metal acts. The two really go hand n hand

[@theresnomich5954]

@@mattmedzzz6745 Cool man I think Joe said on his Blog that he drew inspiration from Punk Music when he was a Teenager

[@Edog_6000]

Not so much a metal head, like metal yes but im am 80s/90s goth music lover

[@IvanIvanov-qx5oz]

@@mattmedzzz6745 agreed

[@broodingbrimstone6560]

very much

[@onemanprotest3098]

he saying he was selfish for releasing his “Lost and Losing it” album made me sad for him. I connect that song to the bad relationship between me and my mom. i’ve danced off anger and sadness towards her from that album

[@parkdale3612]

That is the best facking album he ever released.

[@onemanprotest3098]

@@parkdale3612 big fat agree

[@Dante1692]

His music is amazing but this is like watching a psychologist interviewing a reluctant psychopath who is debating between murder and suicide

[@Bowler6611]

Um.... wayyyyyy too accurate 😬

[@Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist]

Joe and his band actually helped me with song "persevere". Every time I feel like giving up, I'm listening to it... Love you guys!

[@jonaldquatt]

That song seems so sarcastic I'm actually quite surprised someone could derive motivation from it. But I love it too.

[@Bowler6611]

@@jonaldquatt I can't tell if it's sarcastic or sincere... which is probably kinda the point!!!

[@Bowler6611]

@@jonaldquatt Conisidering a few songs later is "I Wanna Die" who knows what they meant 🤷‍♂️

[@GeorgeEdwardsVlog]

I remember late nights in Kokomo Starbucks talking to Joe about Christianity and Capitalism.

[@T.Andronicus142]

I remember him from the bookstore in the Kokomo mall.

[@cheapskategabe3148]

I feel really happy watching this, man. I’ve always loved Joe, and I think seeing you interview him is literally the perfect setting. The way you always find your way to the same level as the person you’re interviewing. It’s more like watching two people get to know each other. Every other interviewer is just “the guy that asks questions.” But I instantly noticed that you just have a very vivid conversation with every guest. Seeing two of my heroes have a conversation together. Thanks a bunch for the video, Alec. I’ve been a big Joe Whiteford fan since I was 9, and this is the interview of my dreams.

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

[@addualien]

>Pause >13:45 New meme reaction. Goodbye. P.S.: nice interview, was hoping for this a long time. Joe is definitly awesome!

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

Hahaha thank you. He's so different to talk to than to hear sing, and his words are profound in both cases. But hey, if you're into it, I'd love you to subscribe to the channel!

[@byronhowell5915]

We all need more Poe in are lifes. Glad he's making more music.

[@MarshmallowAlien]

As a transman I ADORE Transvestites Can Be Cannibals Too. Transvestites are not the same as transgender people, and even with that I find it more of an triumphant song. Also consider how much of Harley Poe's music is based on horror themes, and though the trope isn't good it is a trope in horror.

[@niklasnieminen3097]

Amazing! Finally a proper interview with Joe! Been wanting something like this for at least a year, huge fan of his work!

[@jessleaver]

I've never related to a interview more, goddamn, need to see him in America one day BC I feel like he won't come to the UK 😢😂

[@viktorcordyceps1978]

The newest album helped me so much.

[@onemanprotest3098]

for sure! Meat bag, bloodsucker, music for teenagers. this albums gotta be their best.

[@MaterakWinsAndWillNeverLose]

Alec is a pretty good interviewer. Talking to the the person as a friend makes for open-ended, light hearted conversations.

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

Watch til the end for some great news about upcoming releases from Harley Poe, and so you can get real honest and candid with Alec & Joe! Anyone who feels like transcribing this for closed captions (we have some DHH fans) or translating for non-English speaking listeners would have my respect. Same for anyone down to translate it for our ESL fans

[@tomasescobar2262]

I really want to translate some of your vids to Spanish, but i dont know how to add it. If you have any email adress or something, to send it the translations, let me know. Love u guys

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

@@tomasescobar2262 Absolutely! It would be wonderful to have your help. I get messages every day from people who are grateful that we have Portuguese subs on our Julian Casablancas interview, so I know people would appreciate being able to understand the others. Check out this link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWSwfn5-ptSNqNU

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

@@tomasescobar2262 Hey Tomas! Are you still interested in helping us transcribe?

[@tomasescobar2262]

@@AFistfulOfVinyl Hi! sorry for not uploaed it:(, im still working in the translation, i'll upload probably the next week. In fact, i have the translation for the interview w/Pat the bunny. if you could activate it, would be great :) Greetings!

[@francisfishing4913]

i love his body language, its so relatable

[@aidanmagill6769]

Joe just shits gold every time he puts pen to paper

[@Dak_Artz]

Harley Poe is so cool, and I'm more than glad I found his stuff. Some of his music hits so hard, and I love blasting that shit!!

[@MaxCovington543]

22:10 - 22:30 I feel like I can relate to that on some level. I think I know where I stand on something, but if I think about it long enough I end up feeling like a hypocrite.

[@tannerreynolds2488]

MaxCovington543 same man

[@levitheonlylevi2047]

A true artist, difficult to converse and make the description of anything just words, but extraordinary in expression of thought in music to create a picture, set and scene. Many thanks for many years for the great tunes. I listened plenty before divorce after 20 years with my high-school sweetheart, and then again after. The songs were so much more fun when they were figurative, actually quite difficult post love. Appreciate ya brother. In the truest sense of the word.

[@khalip4926]

He sounds very sad

[@Youethra]

Yea from listening to his music, before seeing this also thought sounded depressed. Probably why I feel like I relate to music so much. Sounds to me like some sort off anxiety/ shyness. Makes sense, hence how he talks down on himself

[@clippedwings225]

I agree. It's strange because the music is somewhat upbeat? At least in the instrumental and the way it's sung(especially with these live ones).

[@wheelbite9]

His last few albums definitely lost the upbeat punk and showed some deep depression coming out.

[@akseli8314]

@@wheelbite9 his wife divorced him and took the two children they had and if you listen to Lost and losing it you can tell he didnt take it that well

[@Kalergi_Plan_Accelerationist]

@@akseli8314 also his wife cheated on him

[@tokiwartooth4584]

I feel like I can relate to most of his characters in his music

[@wheelbite9]

I used to go to every Harley Poe show, and I talked to Joe a couple times. I don't understand why the interviewer can't understand that Joe wrote a lot of silly songs, you don't have to delve so deep. The shows were fun. People danced, laughed, smiled, and sang along. That's it. That's what they were about back then. Before the severe depression.

[@lil2goboxofficial993]

How does the interviewer have no clue as to how to interpret the music? Joe has obviously had his heart broken way too many times in a multitude of ways. The songs and the characters describe multiple hideous facets of himself during his period of grief. He went through divorce, betrayal trauma, probably has a fearful avoidant attachment style ... Oh boy, can I relate. He's a human being, and a creative and passionate one at that. The fact that he even gives a shit about whether he's a good person or not should give you the answer. Seriously. His music, though meaningfully painful and silly at times, has really helped me heal from multiple things weighing down my heart. Even if I'm not a man I can put myself in the shoes of a crossdressing husband that murders his cheating wife and her boyfriend. I can see how someone madly in love can feel so strongly and then flip from being made a fool out of. The zeal for violence in the content of some of the lyrics can be cathartic, like yeah I wouldn't actually do that but I feel you, buddy.

[@bridgette6538]

💯

[@Elizabean1984]

Yeah i Relate to the Music too.

[@bandolobrew]

my ex girlfriend introduced me to Harley Poe, and from the first time I heard it, I never stopped feeling good about all this crazy music, I associate your songs with nice thoughts

[@gabriela.9821]

i love him so much you don't have to explain yourself bro you kick ass

[@Crow97531]

I freaked out a little bit when joe mentioned he liked together pangea since I started listening to them a little while ago. Always cool to relate with an artist you enjoy in a new way. Keep up the good work guys

[@JustinMichaelMantor]

This was a great watch, i've been looking forward to this for a while! Thanks so much @A Fistful of Vinyl for getting us 40 minutes inside the mind of this dude. Can't wait for the rest of the songs to drop!

[@elizanieman5576]

Seems like you were the one really getting interviewed

[@tacosauce9637]

Was good to see the interviewer put his book away, seemed to relax the whole situation a bit. As someone with severe anxiety I would have appreciated that

[@themiller3940]

He dosent post a lot in his yt channel, but I love his stuff

[@redmunkay323]

Thank you for this!

[@GUMMYITALIAN]

It seems as if you politicized and intellectualized his music too heavily. Not trying to bag on you but i simply believe it would have been beneficial for you to talk with more layman's terms and to realize that with some artists, their art is derived simply from nothing more than their subconscious mind, essentially making the meaning very abstract, unfounded and very much unknown to them. Harley Poe doesn't seem to be the intellectual type or to be a political type. Therefore his music must primarily come from his own life experiences and his individual temperament and not any political leanings or a sense of moral justice. Of course, my comment is open open to interpretation as well, but i truly believe that this is an issue with your interviewing technique and I honestly just want to get the most out of your videos because i think they are pretty awesome and showcase some wonderful talent. Thank you!

[@GUMMYITALIAN]

You actually did a pretty great job with this interview despite my sole criticism!

[@shycowboy5380]

I felt they same way 100% about this interview, thank you for saying this in such an eloquent way 👍🏼

[@Youethra]

I think he is very intelligent, his humour and sarcasm shows this. :)

[@notschramm3461]

That becomes very relevant when Joe tells the interviewer straight up that the song they are talking about is, "really just a dumb song" and not the hidden message about societal bias or whatever it is the interviewer wants so badly to believe. The interviewer is so far up his own ass that he immediately proceeds to tell Joe that his music isn't actually his sole property anymore because he heard it and has an opinion on it. Come on, man. I was pumped to start this video but it really just feels like the interviewer is stroking his own ego and telling his own drawn out stories most of the time. Love me some Harley Poe but this was hard to sit through.

[@NoOneGetzOutAlive]

Love when people like you attempt to sound intelligent. Tl;dr, pontificating jackass.

[@stevenw5013]

How does this have less than 1k views?

[@meethuula]

I thought time of the month was cute... in the lyrics it describes how he still finds her attractive even as a beast. Also, I find being feared for being a powerful woman rad as fuck so. #harleypoe #fanbase #yay_joes

[@Dante1692]

But him bringing up cavalier eternal by against me is amazing it's like my most favorite song of all time

[@mallama]

Dope interview, "Keep giving to us and will keep giving it to you!"

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

Deal.

[@hayleys.6334]

Love Harley poe

[@aerych77]

Great interview. And interviewer

[@aleksanderweedman8116]

Joe: -It doesn't make any better, only like I am not the only one going thru (...) But: If someone see himself as a monster and I can relate but I really admire him and see him as really cool then MAYBE that means that i am too hard on judging myself And also comes to mind: A Test to Work Out if You're a Good Person from the school of life

[@casey8378]

7:55 I wanted joe to say do you wanna fight right now?

[@KayLoar]

Intense.

[@porcocareca]

Esse cara eh tão destinado quanto o fat mike....e também tem uma criatividade tão grande quanto!! Fico feliz por não ter alcançado o sucesso da mídia, pois senão teria mudado de estilo.....parabéns do Brazil, sampa e penha, porra.....duvido que saberão usar o tradutor pra isso

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

"This guy is just as destined as fat mike...and he's also just as creative!! I'm glad I haven't achieved the media's success, otherwise I would have changed my style...congratulations from Brazil, sampa and penha, damn it...I doubt they'll know how to use the translator for that" Lol you were right

[@AJJ129]

This video is rewarding to watch very cute

[@kylearthur7746]

I need the link to the I wanna die live rendition playing in the background around 7m-ish please!

[@juliebeaver2505]

❤❤❤

[@IDKGAMI]

I’d love to see joe on gq tattoo breakdown or genius

[@lizismis]

Always pictured joe to be bald and clean shaven.

[@GeorgeEdwardsVlog]

Socrates. Socrates knew he knew more than everyone because he knew he knew nothing.

[@riversunfeather2725]

George Edwards Vlog This interview is painful to watch. An interviewer should not be spending more time talking than the interviewee. This is what happens when a person asks questions to get the answers they want rather than a search for truth. Socrates was brilliant in knowing the difference.

[@GeorgeEdwardsVlog]

@@riversunfeather2725 Some interviewees are introverts. He did fine.

[@NoOneGetzOutAlive]

Hurrr the 3%. That's how much brain you fucks use.

[@NoOneGetzOutAlive]

@@riversunfeather2725 lol stfu

[@TMOR99]

Joe just seems so uncomfortable and awkward.

[@juliebeaver2505]

Don't worry I'm just a little not normal. Not CRAZY. Just not all the way right.(lol)

[@Sancho_Loco]

He’s clearly fighting demons in his soul. God vs Satan is an obvious battle deep inside him. Satanism is the absence of accountability for one’s actions. Do whatever you enjoy. Christianity: love your neighbor, stay away from judging, slander, stealing, sex outside of marriage. If you do any of those things, confess your sins to the Father in your mind.

[@jamiemitchell8476]

Would have been a great interview except for the determination to shoehorn accusatory social justice issues in. It's no wonder he doesn't want to do interviews.

[@eugene8910]

I agree wholeheartedly

[@jump_ifn0tzero779]

Is it just me or is he stoned as fuck?

[@leonaswift3834]

You have cool and great musicians on your channel but I always feel a bit awkward watching the interviews

[@AFistfulOfVinyl]

Yeah, sometimes hah, but I'm always trying my best. Interviewing people is hard! But a lot of it is be doing everything I can to make the artist comfortable enough to open up and respond honestly to questions. It may feel awkward sometimes, but I think it gets damn good results!

[@nikolai9646]

harley poe is just chris drew but edgy

[@ianhoweire]

get out of your shell dude !!..

[@aidanmagill6769]

Great advice. If only he could hear you, he'd be cured.

[@stevenlindhorst7579]

I feel you tho his music is great, dont think being around him would be fun tho lol

[@Elizabean1984]

@@stevenlindhorst7579 Being around me ain't fun! Nothin' wrong with it.

[@stevenlindhorst7579]

@@Elizabean1984 other then the fact it wouldn't be fun

[@Elizabean1984]

@@stevenlindhorst7579 Exactly. That's why i stay alone. Most of my friends kinda avoid me. But i don't care. It's understandable.