Jesus and Mary Chain TV Interviews 84-85

[@jesusmarychain6917]

Jim got told before the interview that the interviewer was a massive fan of Joy Division so he said negative things about them to annoy him.

[@adalroso]

"My favourite colour is gold"

[@falica77]

I love that line

[@JohnSmith-cw5hs]

the quiet "oh god" from the interviewer never fails to crack me up

[@paulrimmer2853]

That dry Scottish humour is priceless. Andy Warhol filled with passive aggression.

[@ragtimegals]

lol he couldnt even make up a reason why joy division could be bad... its impressive how jim keeps a straight face when he says this shit tho

[@crusherbmx]

"No, no, no, your your wrong actually, my guitar is totally out of tune, because my guitar is for kickin'."

[@thecitizenjoan]

His level of confidence inspires me.

[@rbrme]

They were built on hatred of music at the time, they weren't arrogant, just honest.

[@emmineffin]

I saw this when it first aired on Canadian television. I was 11 and it changed my life forever.

[@evan8793-sc]

this feels like a bbc comedy

[@AlexMcGinlay]

I think the irony is lost on most of you chaps.

[@grock9263]

I remember hearing Just Like Honey back in 1985 and thought hey i could do that ,,,of course attitude and originality was where it was at , their acoustic demos back then proved that there were real melodies underneath all that feedback

[@BrokenHalo5]

The irony is as much of their act as the squealing feedback and it's brilliant.

[@Teeb2023]

I wonder when interviewers eventually realised that interviewing Jim was completely pointless. :D

[@MyHumanLife2011]

The part where they are making out caught me off guard lol

[@peterbrown6434]

Easily Best Indie Band Ever!!!

[@marguskiis7711]

Totally timeless.

[@MidNightSunRiseGamer]

Damn, these guys are bleedin' priceless!

[@CMZIEBARTH]

staynobile, The Beach Boys were already The Beach Boys on acid.

[@startervisions]

lol love

[@alexhurricanelowe7867]

1984 nearly 40 years ago 😞😞

[@navfromaoty3383]

Joy Division was unambitious 😂 I dont see that at all, but hey JAMC are awesome so I'll let it slide

[@elektroshop3388]

He was joking lol

[@bartb4846]

Here in Belgium it's known that the interviewer (Bart Peeters) was a huge Joy Division fan, so Jim said those things to get him confused, it was not meant

[@hazelwray5307]

@@bartb4846 Morrissey and Mark E Smith didn't care for Joy Division. They were probably thought of as too "arty".

[@rattusrattusrattus6883]

The best part is that Joy Division is one of Jim’s favourite bands… he just wanted to annoy the interviewer

[@strawbelly2718]

1:31 mood. Total mood

[@thecitizenjoan]

Ed down is george costanza when he was young and living in the UK

[@swans1997]

Well, so much for the Joy Division comparison.

[@j-fpilote1576]

Jim Reid taking the piss on JD and journalist actually dumb enough to fall for it. He had a Vox guitar in early days, direct link to Ian Curtis.

[@gwkiv1458]

Jim's Vox Phantom got stolen in Detroit from the back of their van.

[@tbhon]

@@gwkiv1458 fuckers stole my vox guitar Can't have shit in Detroit

[@jean-francoispilote5751]

@@gwkiv1458 Good to know... this guitar also stolen in Detroit, but resurfaced 27 years later. kzbin.info/www/bejne/earNc3ejesh-d6c

[@mikebenoit5658]

Almost all of JAMC's early songs are based on the palette that Hendrix laid down with his songs "I Don't Live Today" and "Love or Confusion." Listen to those two songs in their entirety and you can't deny it.

[@leahflower9924]

i can see that...people don't give hendrix experience credit even the grunge movement they acted like they werent trying to sound like him what a joke.

[@sexobscura]

along with the songcraft of ABBA + The Carpenters

[@wanderandargo]

I much prefer the sober Jim Reid. He's a very sweet man. Here he just sounds like an ego-maniac.

[@jesusmarychain6917]

Everyone I know who listens to jamc disagrees when I compare them to the beach boys

[@daniellogansa8101]

Lol what is that song they’re playing in the beginning it sounds nothing like them

[@RockNimbie]

hahaha brilliant

[@Sydwayman]

Joy Division were gods.

[@startervisions]

4:14 is that Neil from Slowdive?

[@pedrowilde]

startervisions its Bob reflection

[@algizpride4425]

Bobby ----> kiss,kiss,kiss. hahahahahahahahahahah

[@TheWelcome7]

Gillespie never speaks on any of the JAMC videos

[@ModMokkaMatti]

He's certainly made up for that deficit on the Primals' Instagram feed... Oof. Had to shoosh him on down, by unsubscribing.

[@Ravenghoul]

He was just the drummer, not the main driving force.

[@antunivanovic]

Regardless of his personal taste regarding Joy Division, Jim actually made his point here for another reason - to the present day, lazy journalists and interviewers annoyingly continue to bring up Joy Division (or Sex Pistols for that matter) in order to compare others with them...

[@gwkiv1458]

That's not his personal taste. He loves Joy Division in all honesty.

[@leahflower9924]

the only real comparison would be velvet underground...mary chain were bringing 60s rock back to life they admitted this. joy division was in its own category.

[@davids.816]

That last part about Joy Division was spot on.

[@MrBooYa-yd5er]

I was obsessed with JD and even I know it

[@terrra_2024]

It's not though is it. They were a fantastic, groundbreaking and one of the most influential bands ever. Jim is actually a massive fan of Joy Division, he's taking the piss, as always. The fact you didn't get that doesn't particularly surprise me as all of your playlists are made up of the worst, and most embarrassing, nu-metal and chart-dance "hits" the 90's had the gall to offer.

[@Luxarium]

Lol all your playlists make me wanna vomit, you’ve no right

[@staynobile]

This band were the next pistols....The Beachboys with teeth!

[@crystalblur3]

Which part of Scotland are they from?

[@martinbarclay103]

Glasgow

[@Ryan-xu5td]

East Kilbride

[@benedictearlson9044]

Pardon my language but what the actual FUCK is Bobby Gillespie doing to William Reid in this interview? 7:30?

[@z1205]

That’s a girl he’s kissing.

[@Ravenghoul]

He’s having a shag… lol

[@artistsandpunks]

Go Buy Zoe Howe's Book : barbed wire kisses , get educated .

[@SerialGothQueens]

Just finished it-a great read.

[@Boogieboy138]

haha my God, I can't believe how arrogant they are

[@staynobile]

This band is not as great as the singer has aledged in his old interviews.....They had acouple of original sounding hits but other than that they are the beach boys on acid !!!

[@liam99davies18]

Pretentious and unoriginal

[@ModMokkaMatti]

Genius and perennially underrated, more like it.

[@dermot51]

I never fell for these cunts and their contrived 'fuck everybody' (how original) attitude and their distorted regurgitated Beach Boys sounds press darlings in 84 and hyped by the NME as the saviours of rock n roll no less Jesus fuckin' wept!

[@vordman]

@@dermot51 At the time I could give or take them, but now I think they're brilliant. Their stuff holds up very well.

[@leahflower9924]

@@dermot51 i understand they might not be as original as people think...but they are actually good you can hear it in their demos and acoustic versions of songs it is beautiful stuff. they had 60s influence which included beach boys but so did Ramones. don't hate congratulate.

[@Ravenghoul]

They were very original for their time!