Joe Walsh interview Rock lifestyle + alligator attack - Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 5/17/05

JAMES GANG and THE EAGLES guitarist JOE WALSH is interviewed on THE LATE LATE SHOW WITH CRAIG FERGUSON on May 17th, 2005. Joe talks about starting on clarinet and shifting to guitar in 9th grade to "get girls". He also addresses his legendary destruction of hotel rooms and traveling with his chain saw. A near death experience with an alligator is shared. #joewalsh #jamesgang
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[@romarobbins270]

Joe is not only musically talented, he’s also very humorous and intelligent.

[@Jedizen07]

As far as I'm concerned, Joe is a NATIONAL treasure. From his music as well as his commitment to helping veterans, the guy can do no wrong. Just a great musician and human being!

[@Bone74838]

Yeah he's a good geezer.

[@bartstarr100]

There is no way to dislike Joe Walsh

[@TheZayne34]

R. Jay, you are 100% correct. WAY too many think he is just a clown. But the man is my main influence along with Jimmy Page.

[@joshuadowling8778]

The Bomber. Period.

[@djquinn11]

No, he’s just a good guy.

[@mrnatural1961]

10 people figured out a way. 🙄🙄

[@Andrew_Haase]

…if there ever was a real life incarnation of “The Dude” …Walsh is it

[@ZippyThePinhead]

Jeff Bridges doesn't do a bad job either, but I agree with you, they both are pretty good "Dudes"

[@michelangelotroccoli7748]

The dude hated the eagles tho

[@Tyoutubrr]

I was about to say didn’t the dude say “I’ve had a long night and I hate the fucking eagles maaaann”

[@TheCream14]

Joe could be a very successful stand-up comedian. He's so talented in so many ways. PLUS, he's a great person!

[@dandybufo9664]

Totally would have had a successful comedy or acting career

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

He is always drunk or drugged.

[@klyvemurray]

@@treasurehunteruk9718 Joe has been sober for 28 years.

[@dsvideoWashington]

Did you see him on the Drew Carey show? Pretty funny.

[@1skyofrog]

Joe Walsh - The scariest thing that ever happened to me was that Keith Moon decided he liked me.

[@davidbutterfield7718]

Love Scottish Craig, and...Joe Walsh. You can't imagine how much I love that fella. And that's before we even start considering his incredible music... Joe Walsh. What a survivor, what a musician, what a great man.

[@Fugettaboutit]

Ferguson was flat-out the best late-night host.

[@erickjason9092]

I never watched him, and I regret that. I agree

[@elmo1119]

So glad he got the help he needed and is still here with us! This was a great interview. Love and look up to Joe so much.

[@oldermusiclover]

I agree with being glad he got his life together he can credit Don Felder with some of that although he won't talk to Don any more which is sad

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️❤️

[@guileweaver1574]

" The beauty of a chainsaw is that you don't really have to start it up, you just show up with it."

[@joshuadowling8778]

That is a perfect quote. I assume that Joe was quoted as saying this. Fuckin perfect.

[@guileweaver1574]

@@joshuadowling8778 @7:35 👍

[@joshuadowling8778]

What is the 7:35? reference?

[@guileweaver1574]

@@joshuadowling8778 The part where Joe talks about the chainsaw.

[@alistairlegge7225]

“it’s a business now and it used to be an art form” says it all.

[@karlklabuster7216]

Sad enough - but, so damn true.

[@thelastrebelshow1627]

“You don’t have to be good anymore “ Geeez ain’t that the truth? 🤦🏼‍♂️ Good thing Joe is good and always will be! 🤘

[@MrOctober44]

People have been saying the same thing for decades

[@ikkenhisatsu7170]

I was saddened Craig didn't end up with a more prime-time show - he's my favorite since Carson.

[@TheMedicineMan_29]

Same bro! He was always genuine and humorous with his questions & dialogue.

[@jamesspalten5977]

Craig is such a great interviewer. Joe is great in any situation!

[@jamesfrancismchalejr7944]

Mr. Walsh song " One Day at a Time " says it all for battling personal demons.

[@erikhaack4123]

Wooooooooow i didn't know that!!!

[@frankrosemeck9898]

This was absolutely wonderful. Thanks for uploading it.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

One of my fave Walsh clips ever

[@Kingofcasamere]

I sure do love me some Joe Walsh

[@brianboyle5934]

Joe is one of the best. Check out James Gang at Carnegie Hall. One of the great ‘live’ albums ever! ✌🏻

[@dnoxon59]

If I see an “interview with Joe Walsh” I always watch. He’s freaking hilarious.

[@garyolshan4177]

Joe's great sense of humor would often show up in his songs from his wonderful solo albums.

[@riggermorpus]

One of the last old school rock guitarists around. Glad he kicked his vices back in the day.

[@themediamarauder1582]

In 1997 I met Joe at that Fantasy Camp... He was awesome. Signed autographs and talked to us for a good bit. Jonathan Silverman from Weekend At Bernies was also there. He was cool too. It was a great day hanging out with them and Duke Snider to boot!

[@carmenruggiro8663]

Just love Joe Walsh 🎸🔥so laid back and so cool...rock on Joe!

[@MrBrungers]

One of my favourite Guitar Players … he‘s a great great player

[@cindypowers4993]

This was 2 months after we saw the EAGLES on tour in the Northeast. The absolute best, hands down.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

What a great interview

[@ALTDOK667]

He's like your awesome uncle or something. Cool clip.

[@danielfisch389]

„We discovered sleep.“ Joe at his best. 😅

[@shanedenny5234]

Joe Walsh is super cool. Down to earth with a great sense of humor. And can play a guitar like Charlie Daniels can play a fiddle. One of the very very best. 👍 #Lovethisguy. 🎸 🎤

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@melissatyree566]

What a charming man, talented and beautiful and funny. Live forever Joe walsh.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@VIDSTORAGE]

Joe is a great Bunch of Guys

[@joshuadowling8778]

I met Led once. He had a great personality. Zeppelin, was kinda sticky.

[@larryprocunier8744]

I laughed when Craig Ferguson offhandedly mentioned the “Mudshark story.” First heard about that on Frank Zappa’s Live At The Filmore album in 1971.

[@Donfleebie1]

I was in a class with Joe at KSU. Kent, OH.

[@Jeff-bz6jp]

Life of Illusion is still one of the finest lyrics ever written, in my humble opinion.

[@frankjasutis6669]

Joe is a gawd when it comes to rnr..listen to his voice here...listen..then go and listen to anything off of the smoker you drink..anything...amazing man..love Joe..heard him on q107 in Toronto one night and thought the exact same thing..listen to this guy sing!!!

[@peterk8909]

Craig is a great interviewer, Joe, a great subject to interview.

[@scot-tish7486]

Absolute Legend is Joe Walsh.

[@Kingofcasamere]

Thank you God, for giving us the joy and happiness, that is Joe Walsh. He’s just the greatest. Guitar wise and people wise. 🙌🏻

[@oldermusiclover]

what is amazing is that Keith is still alive

[@freakbennett2263]

Nūff Sâid, jùs såyîn ¡😎🥚😎¡

[@joshuadowling8778]

Are you sure?

[@oldermusiclover]

@@joshuadowling8778 yes man should have been dead many years ago he proves that there is a God

[@joshuadowling8778]

Still not convinced. Thank you regardless.

[@marybryant1730]

I so love this guy

[@SuperStrik9]

Great interview! Love Joe.

[@tevforHim]

I love Joe Walsh!

[@mariec9358]

Thanks for posting this! So so good. Keep em coming!!!!! ❤️

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@pgh45rpms]

Craig was very entertaining on late night tv. Now there's nothing worthwhile after the evening news.

[@tomthebomb557]

I miss Craig Ferguson...The best talk show host ever...He always had the best segues and retorts with his guests and made them all laugh and relax and drop their guard and be a real person for us all to witness...and also Geoff the skeleton side comic relief who was awesome as well. Now we are stuck with contemptable douchebags like Fallon or Corden...BARF!!

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Agree 100% on Late Night being horrid for talk in this era.

[@stevenjones6780]

...and some of the hottest woman celebs to boot-y

[@yup1348]

I love Joe Walsh so much

[@1956tojo]

I met Joe between JamesGange and The Eagles and he was as down to earth then as any kid you were buddies with back in school if that makes sense to people... Not knowing what several decades have since taught me, I was pretty bummed out when he joined up with the Eagles... pretty dern upset at the time... for several years actually.... I was like, Joe was just fine on his own, he didn't need any help from the Eagles.... bu

[@Bone74838]

The best i saw with him was when he had been sober for many years already and did that speech at.. oh i forget it now... it was in Australia somewhere. Its on KZbin. He talked about his sobriety basically and owned up to it.

[@williamwalker3212]

Joe walsh is so very cool wish i was that cool

[@louisvilledave]

Never too Old to Rock and Roll.......

[@anitaswartz4281]

Outstanding - Mick Jagger is still outstanding! God Bless Mick!

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@tomtom6319]

Would love to meet Joe Definitely one of my favorite humans

[@brenthasboro5709]

Best line I ever heard Joe say in an Interview”Hey, Joe, what was your favourite drug of choice?” Joe “whatever you had”. . “and when you ran out, I left”. Ha ha, god bless him for his getting sober and continuing to be one the greatest guitarists ever.

[@MeneerHerculePoirot]

Joe was played this little club in Thousand Oaks, CA in 1985 or 86. It was attached to a bowling alley Ray Charles, Newgrass Revival and some others had played there. It was a good club. Waddy Wachtel played with him. Joe got so drunk that not only could he not finish the show he ended up vomiting his guts out in the parking lot. We were in the parking lot not far away walking to our car. I remember thinking his career was over and that he would OD sometime in the future. SO glad he pulled out of that. He's a remarkable guy and still making great music.

[@Matthew_Eitzman]

What did he eat that produced the vomit?

[@joshuadowling8778]

Hahaha. Great comment. Joe finally discovered at some point that he was a drunkard. He's made up for it. I can honestly say that ALL bands were better when the members were using. FACT. Every good Stones album, every fuckin Aerosmith album. ALL. Originally. The only one that kept it up was Lou. Dunno when he got clean. Look it up. Even Lennon got smacked up with Keif. Not sure of the dates, but, John wrote a few hits under the influence.

[@TelecasterLPGTop]

I saw him in Sydney Australia during the eighties Waddy and Joe Vitale were there too, I think that they called themselves The Creatures From America.

[@timothyhonaker7989]

@@joshuadowling8778 got it all figured out don't you dude?

[@joshuadowling8778]

Wait. What?

[@maricogan2903]

Joe Walsh is a funny guy when he is sober.

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@ogr7771]

Joe is the best!

[@stevenjones6780]

Yeah! The Santa Barbara County Bowl. Somehow I was fortunate enough to live there for 18 years.

[@doberman1ism]

In the late 1960s the James Gang played at Mentor Hullabaloo in Ohio. We spent our weekends dancing to the best music that would eventually become world famous. No beverages no alcohol just music and dancing. I was a teenager then. Miss those days! Thank you Joe and the Gang.

[@wardp.9832]

Pretty good interview !! WATCH the whole thing

[@gordonhenderson5065]

Joe is the best.

[@JohnLaMonte]

Hilarious! Great chemistry!

[@gailesmusictherapy8525]

I. LOVE. JOE. WALSH ❣️

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@johnwalsh8316]

Joe is a GOD!!!! He saved my life many years ago.

[@jackflash5659]

I'm makin' records, my fans they can't wait They write me letters, tell me I'm great So I got me an office, gold records on the wall Just leave a message, maybe I'll call

[@Triumphs1962]

I remember when the James Gang played the Hullabaloo club in Chesterland Ohio. Held about 100/150 people. When they started to gain momentum they used to play Kent State University as well. Those were the days!

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

I have an upload of the James Gang with Glenn from there

[@Triumphs1962]

@@ClevelandLiveMusic wow that would be awesome to see! Are you going to upload it to KZbin? If so please let me know.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZ_XdZ2HopeVhKc

[@johnbarroll1120]

A gentleman who ALSO happens to be a fine musician and composer.

[@taimeuppe6174]

This was an awesome thing to see

[@rosemariemann1719]

This was 2005... Compare the behaviour of the audience to the later shows : here, they do react, but later, the irritating screaming and shouting at almost everything that was said ! I did enjoy the shows, apart from the din from the audience...😢 Craig was entertaining, and "Secretariat" the horse was so funny.😊. 🇬🇧😊🇬🇧💕🇺🇲⭐🎶😊

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@gregkoegel7311]

Joe Walsh, truly one of a kind

[@fakeascanbe423]

"I'm an analog man".... wrote his song live on air

[@friedricengravy6646]

Please dont explain the interview. Spoilers not required. Thanks for the content. ✌🏻

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Sorry intros on TV stuff.

[@JoeVideoed]

I see early in Craig's Late Late Show he traded in on his 'Drew Carey' experiences. Had no idea Joe Walsh was on there.

[@JamesHadfield-qz9rv]

just a great F' guy that's Talented as anything but very down to Earth! to be Humble and Awesome is rare

[@calvinsmith5429]

Also Craig's birthday 🥳

[@danielclermont4631]

Best ever guest.

[@BilgemasterBill]

That "solarized" intro is the most Clevo thing I've ever seen.

[@BillGalbraith-ml4hq]

I love you Joe!!!

[@superorangeish]

Someone please ask him ..what he was thinking when he joined the Eagles?!?!

[@jpstephens8477]

Music Icon

[@johnhancock3065]

Both Joe and Craig were great on The Drew Carey Show.

[@krisscanlon4051]

oh wow both sober dudes

[@Robertodette]

"so, do I get the gig?"

[@pacokja]

I wonder if he got the idea for Analog Man from this interview 8:30

[@elmo1119]

Can you try to find the episode of VH1's Rock and Roll Jeopardy. Joe Walsh, Graham Nash and Mark McGrath were on it. It may have been 1998. Not sure.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

I recorded those...will look out for it

[@carlr0gers417]

Life has been way good so far. 😁😁

[@joewalsh6633]

Thanks for your love and support ♥️

[@jamesspalten5977]

Joe, you are a wonderful person!! Such a talented player! As talented as you are, you are an inspiration to people fighting addiction. That it can be overcome and life is even better once the addiction is in the rear view mirror!!

[@joshuadowling8778]

Hahaha. Joe. I love knobs, too. I hope I cross paths one day. That reminds me of a comment by Tommy Petty. Sound City dealing with the competition. When intruded to a digital platform, Petty said something like , ""Where are the knobs? ".

[@ZippyThePinhead]

Never knew the song existed until a hour or so ago, but he has a song "I Like Big Tits", so I guess that's a vague reference to that song. LOL

[@joshuadowling8778]

@@ZippyThePinhead Hey Zip. That's funny. Dial into Joey. You won't be disappointed. I fucking hate the Eagles, but Joe was the man.

[@ZippyThePinhead]

@@joshuadowling8778Not an Eagles fan myself, got *REAL* burned out on them back in the 70's. However there are a couple tunes on "The Long Run" I like, "Those Shoes" & "Teenage Jail", and the main reason why is they *RARELY* got any airplay. Other than those I turn the station usually. But *GOD* I Love Joe, you called it right, he IS the man. He's a monster on guitar, and has a hilarious sense of humor.

[@joshuadowling8778]

Joe is the shit. He didn't need the Eagles to be big. It just helped his career and recognition. He would have succeeded anyway. He's fucking brilliant. He doesn't have a catalogue like the Eagles, but that's not the point. He accelerated his career by being in the Eagles. My perspective is that he never needed to be in the Eagles. He was tits before.

[@ZippyThePinhead]

@@joshuadowling8778 I couldn't have said it better. From James Gang to Solo, to Eagles, to Solo again, he doesn't need any help, his talent speaks volumes.

[@stephenord3403]

I love this beautiful blok

[@janettejohnston339]

He is a legend

[@ExtremeBeatlesArchive]

11:24 -a laugh that will live forever.

[@jamesfarrington9030]

By all accounts, Walsh should never had made it in life. Hid Dad dies when he was 2. He loses his daughter when she was 3. The sheer volume of drugs and booze he did for 20 years would kill anyone 5 times over. Hes been clean for 30 years. Still playing. Amazing man.

[@MotownGuitarJoe]

Joe Walsh for President.

[@jeremywanner4526]

Gotta love uncle joe!

[@evanoffm]

LEGEND

[@billydeewilliams9104]

Why is Craig not on tv these days??

[@jackjacobsen7803]

We really didn't need the whole setup from the guy in the beginning.

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

according to KZbin you do.....otherwise just shared created content

[@gregschulte2953]

Legend

[@swhip897]

Love Joe

[@stephenv6054]

The Mud Shark. I'd love to here the Zappa story from another perspective.

[@erfanghasemipour880]

Hey there, thanks for the content, we're some fans trying to collect every episodes of the late late show with Craig Ferguson, do you happen to have the full episode of this interview? or any other episodes of the show? We would be more than grateful.

[@michelleadams5120]

You may want to reply directly to clevelandlivemusic who more recently posted above on another subject. Are you having any luck collecting full length episodes?

[@erfanghasemipour880]

@@michelleadams5120 Thanks there, I've been trying, the progress is very slow, but I'm still trying.. can you think of any other way to possibly help? No pressure, just asking.

[@michelleadams5120]

​@@erfanghasemipour880 There was some discussion on Reddit a short while back, but you have probably been there. I do have quite good collections of both Ferguson's early stand-up and other work, and of interviews done while the show was on and after. These are just YT, but some were definitely harder to find. If you have an interest in either of those, let me know. If I think of anything else, I'll let you know!

[@erfanghasemipour880]

@@michelleadams5120 Yeah I started one of those discussions on Reddit, and Yeah, I am very much interested.

[@JoeVideoed]

@@michelleadams5120 It'd be cool if you got stuff from b4 2008. There's a guy who archives full ep's of all the shows from that year on, but there's hardly anything from the 1st 3. Stuff like this clip w/ "Just call me Joe" is golden.

[@smedleybutler8787]

Uncle Joe 🙏

[@davidbutterfield7718]

"I like (pause) knobs. Priceless! Joe has always been funny as...can I say "fuck" on here?

[@jamesspalten5977]

Enough with the intro!! Gawd!!

[@hlygoly1]

Thanks for posting this, but lose the introduction, just saying😎👍

[@ClevelandLiveMusic]

Sorry I have to add content per youtube to maintain monetization status. In fact pulling 300 videos without intros this weekend.

[@p0llenp0ny]

Video starts at 1:37

[@micsayre]

thank you!