Screaming Trees Interview, 1992, 120 Minutes

[@alexcason7741]

RIP to both of these groundbreaking musicians. ❤️

[@molotovmutt3365]

Well said

[@johnnypk1963]

@@molotovmutt3365groundbreaking is a bit much but they definitely left their mark on that short era of music for sure.

[@ko0974]

Rest in paradise Van..you put up a brave fight....such a chill mellow dude.

[@chipmillard5043]

It's rough knowing that Mark Lanegan and Van Conner are both no longer with us. RIP Mark Lanegan (1964 to 2022) and Van Conner (1967 to 2023).

[@davidlarson3139]

Van looks like he's about to sell me a comic book or a rare magic the gathering card

[@grungeisdead8998]

And mark looks like he sells illicit substances

[@shilohivy4590]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@malindagolish9316]

He’s so classic. Love him.

[@LfunkeyA]

and Mark looks like he's about to sell you, or probably buy some more heroin.

[@thedoors669]

RIP Mark Lanegan. Thank you very much for your voice and contribution to rock music. Very honored to still hear your music.

[@cwrichardson3]

What about Van?? No R.I.P.??

[@thedoors669]

@@cwrichardson3 Yes! Van too! RIP

[@Racheltheirishlady]

​@@thedoors669gosh, I don't think that troll copped on that your comment was posted well before Vans death, he must have thought you were a psychic 😂😂😂😂❤

[@dyr234]

RIP Van, was not expecting losing you today.

[@nothingness9296]

Van had such a softness about him. Rip to these legends.

[@Pennyroyal_T.]

Goodbye, Van 😔🙏 and thank you soooo much for your wonderful music and your sweet smile. We'll miss you 💜🤘

[@christianzaccone4347]

Lanigan is so Twisted he can't even bother to open his eyes. He's on that East Coast powder heroin hard here! Read the book he'll tell you all about it. Best biography I've ever red. And I've read a lot of musician biographys!

[@doodahman2995]

Reading it now. That's what brought me here.

[@jessicap9832]

Same! Also reading now. Van seems charming.

[@monicaholmstedt5724]

Love the Layne part of it...LAYNE STALEY!!! ROCKIN. IN. PARADISE

[@kurtsangelwings1967]

I'm reading it now too.

[@joshuayettou3552]

Yup. This book is awesome. The audio book version is where it's at. That voice! 🔥🔥🔥

[@greencheek2745]

I'm reading Lanegan's autobiography and he is so incredibly literate and expressive. This interview is painful to watch, he seems to be nodding off on heroin. Sad. RIP.

[@nworbrelytthefirst]

Mishka Shubaly (also a great song writer), constructed Lanegan’s memories into the cohesive memoir we all got. Not to say Lanegan isn’t brilliant in his art, but he’s terse. Mishka made it a compelling story. This is a whole podcast he devoted to Mark right after he died. m.kzbin.info/www/bejne/fpO6n4dsabF3bJI

[@joshuayettou9032]

@@nworbrelytthefirst Thanks for that!

[@joshuayettou9032]

Seems to be? He's without a doubt nodding off of heroin! Haha. Looks like he got some of that good and strong East Coast dope.

[@jb0529]

@@nworbrelytthefirst Think Mishka said it was all Mark. Mishka did editing and put the story together in the beginning. On Mishka's 2nd video, iirc he said Mark learned so fast form Mishka's corrections, that all he needed to do was correct grammatical errors and misspellings, not the story line.

[@nworbrelytthefirst]

@@jb0529 that’s fucking awesome. I guess there’s no way that book would have had the same impact had it come from another person.

[@pikecify]

Both of you who gave me youth full of hope for a better world, keep going wherever you are and thank you for everything...

[@mandygraham3027]

Rest easy Van and Mark ..thanks for the songs that got me thru high school

[@d.a.thorndike8772]

I just cannot imagine Mark Lanegan in high school.

[@wereleeroads9311]

He was actually an athlete - and a pretty good one.

[@marekchoma5067]

Yeah young Mark was Great and very fast quaterback ,very talented so hooray for Barret and Von they stole him for music

[@chrissilva661]

A great friend and hell raisin’ SOB!

[@JeffFrantz]

He scared the shit out of me.

[@scusemewhileiwhipout]

But, we can picture him in 'high' school tho

[@dhrichardson5798]

Such an underrated band.

[@konstantinov]

They truly wrote a lot of straight up great classic rock songs.

[@germangarcia6118]

Van Conner was the only grunge who always smiled

[@mikewhite9717]

he hated the word grunge, said he wanted to punch them in the mouth when they used it.

[@YMagoulo]

Smart guy, smoked weed instead of taking downers.

[@coronelsakura2841]

He's just havin a laugh

[@KevlarVTX]

Solid bass player too.

[@pookie6669]

Never seen an obese rock star

[@mgtkmg]

When Mark says thank you to the interviewer, that look he gives him🤣

[@joshuayettou9032]

Hahaha 🤣

[@tharp42]

RIP Van. I learned how to play bass because of you.

[@guyfaux900]

With amazing chemistry like that how could they ever have broken up.😆 I love how nobody even follows up the statement "his mom made us put Lee in the band" Sounds like they already knew the drill for the interview.

[@joshuayettou9032]

That's hilarious 😂

[@sickemgrrrl]

Hard to believe both Mark and Van are gone, but here they are in this video, doing an interview together. Rest in peace to both of them💔

[@bigorangecatgoogal7586]

RIP Van, great guy

[@gandolin66]

Smoking cigarettes makes the hair grow.

[@Vampire-666.]

R.I.P Mark Lanegan!!!!!!!! You will forever live on in music!!!!!!!!!!

[@dh8496]

I saw that Alice tour at Rock City in Nottingham UK. Unfortunately, the Trees didn't end up playing that night and we all had to suffer the last minute stand in band who's name escapes me, but they were shite. Luckily Alice were on top form that night and it was the best live music show I ever witnessed. RIP Layne.

[@justinebroderick8358]

Mark discusses why the Trees didnt play that big in the UK.in his book.

[@dh8496]

@@justinebroderick8358 I'm guessing it was drug related?

[@justinebroderick8358]

@@dh8496 lol yes, I think he was in the hospital because he caught an infection in his arm due to dirty needle

[@joshuayettou9032]

@@justinebroderick8358 No the cancelled show up in Montreal, Canada was cancelled due to Mark using a dirty syringe 💉 in Philly and getting an abscess in his arm (a gross infection that can get the size of a grape fruit and have you lose the limb it's on. I've had one before and it's very painful, disgusting and scary!). Layne Staley sung "Nearly Lost You" with the Trees that show.

[@kimcorsi6560]

I can’t remember the reason the Trees didn’t play, but he talks about it in his book. I think he did something to one of the producers in a drunken stupor at the festival so he was band from playing that night. Something like that anyway.

[@StonerMatt]

RIP both of these guys, they'll be deeply missed :(

[@everythingis2495]

Lanegan nodding out on an MTV interview... God I miss the 90s.

[@T.M.Warren-qp2gq]

🗣 The obligatory 'nose scratch!'

[@burnlastsunday]

Still sharp as fuck. No matter what.

[@k.g.alatore355]

He hated being in the Trees.

[@evanisovich]

@@k.g.alatore355 exactly. He didn’t feel really valued until van got his head out of his ass and let Lanegan FINALLY write the lyrics.

[@k.g.alatore355]

@@evanisovich Yeah, and then they realized Mark was light years ahead of them. And as humble as Mark is regarding his own work, even Mark knows he was The reason anyone ever gave a shit about the Trees.

[@katevielle4263]

"I feel like I'm sliding off my chair right about now" lmao mark why are you like this

[@kittylaflamme818]

Yes..it was a known issue..he were not doin so well back then...look at him today..totally candid and funny...not to mention..who would want to answer those banal questions again and again... Its like fuckoff.. ask something remotely intelligent!

[@josh0g]

Drugs. He was strung out for several years straight. From highschool all the way through the Trees existence. His book is dark, but worth reading. Guys like Mark, Layne Staley, Kurt Cobain... I think the creativity, the passion, the intelligence is there in spite of the habits. I know a lot of people tend to credit drugs for a musicians creativity, but that's BS. Mark's book shows that really well. Finally being on the other side, and being able to deal with one's shit has made his recent work amazing. His creative output has increased a lot. He's had like 5 albums in 6 years now, and written the book as well.

[@davidl570]

@@josh0g All I can say is I'm grateful that he's still alive! Could've become another rock casualty.

[@jamesrawlings5781]

@@kittylaflamme818 Yes, it must get dull hearing the same questions again and again. But think of it the other way round. You scratch your head every time trying to come up with intelligent questions, you feel dead proud of your questions, then some pretentious arsehole with an overblown ego just grunts some barely intelligible answer. Or like here, where, as nice as he was, he just couldn't muster much of an answer. A lot of people would get very tired, very quickly, and think, 'sod this, I'll just ask the standard bs like everyone else'. It's also possible that record companies had some influence on the questions being asked.

[@PizzaChet]

Huh, must be from the MASSIVE load he slammed.

[@konstantinov]

"HIS MOM FORCED US" I love it!!!

[@rawknbearbell7032]

RIP Mark, man it looks like he had the Nod in that interview

[@sketch3744]

Hahaha fr. Dude was nodding hard 😆

[@konstantinov]

yeah but he was the best and he is still better than "The Shins" or whatever crap indie-rock that Sub Pop Records went on to promote

[@namelesszazen301]

Mark you're spoken biographies fuckin God damn gold

[@TIGERGUTS]

HOW GOOD IS IT!!! So good being able to cross reference the on stage fights and Letterman gig with house drummer and Marks black eye! Absolute gold!

[@konstantinov]

@@TIGERGUTS RIP Mark.

[@TIGERGUTS]

@@konstantinov He was a wizard pirate! Loved that guy.

[@konstantinov]

@@TIGERGUTS I know, right? And you guys are SO right about the autobiography ... I just starting reading it now and it's gold. So honest and open, it makes everything make sense when you look back at that era.

[@konstantinov]

Like even watching this 120 Minutes clip right here, after reading the book I kind of feel like I know exactly where Mark AND Van's headspace is at

[@garethdavey6707]

Given his immense talent, seeing Mark in the grip of addiction sucks. The man is barely there. The Trees were so awesome, but seeing him just getting swept along by the tide generated by the Conners isn't a great testament to his immense individual talent

[@whitneygibson3431]

I completely agree with you, he is/was one of the most unique talents around, however, all of the interviews he does in the '90's it seems like he's barely there, but it's also from him being bored out of his mind & he let's you know by his rising level of sarcasm (he was the king of caustic & sarcastic musicians), or "Dark Mark" emerged & he seemed like a cobra, ready to strike. He had a reputation for not being shy about throwing hands if he felt the need arise. I don't believe the Conners brothers was the tide that he was swept up in, more like the H-bomb swept him away for some time. He was one of the ultimate symbols of survival & I know, at least for myself, that when he cleaned up for good, you couldn't help but think that if Mark Lanegan did it, anybody can.

[@joshuayettou9032]

@@whitneygibson3431 Well put. After listening to Mark's memoir "Sing Backwards and Weep" many times over, it's apparent that Mark was deeply hooked on heroin, booze and many other hard drugs. He was a true survivor just like me and other survivors of year's and years of hard drug use.

[@samsquanch1996]

Mark reminds me of a long haired Tom Waits.

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

Watts looks like he's crippled with an hunchback and wiggling around in Chair to find comfort while bobbing his head.

[@eltravo2112]

Mark Lanegan reminds me of the character Tripp in Detroit Rock City

[@michaelstauffer723]

Man I miss these dudes. One of the best bands ever. RIP

[@whenpigsfly860]

Lanegan is on an entirely different planet.

[@kittylaflamme818]

Then..ya..planet Heroin

[@burnlastsunday]

Lanegan is still alive. And still creating great music. Both amazing.

[@BeliaLastes]

RIP Mark and Van you are truly missed 🙏🛏️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🕊️🕊️❤❤

[@cndyurenasyoutubeandgmail7191]

Van Connor is awesome

[@trunkmonkey81]

Yeah, he seems really personable here. The way Mark describes the Trees years in his book makes it all seem highly dysfunctional.

[@veru6907]

@@trunkmonkey81 Lee was the problem, and he's not in the interview

[@trunkmonkey81]

@@veru6907 You might be right. Was he the one his parent's kind of forced into the band?

[@veru6907]

@@trunkmonkey81 yep, but mark agreed to it because he saw something in him, one of his biggest mistakes probably, because Lee brought a lot of chaos to the band

[@trunkmonkey81]

@@veru6907 Now I remember Mark heard some tapes that Lee had made and they were supposed to be good

[@zachi70]

Goodness, Van Conner was a smoking hot chub back then! 😍

[@burnlastsunday]

@Mariana D'Amelio that day?

[@mariemarquez2480]

30 years ago ....😭😭😭😭🙏

[@madarab37]

Who would expect Screaming Trees to be so soft spoken?

[@SuperMario16bit]

R.I.P to both of my fav Trees, it's been rough to lose both of them in a matter of little less than a year ;(

[@paulamariaferreira1116]

Descansa em Paz, Lanegan! Não serás esquecido. Deixas um grande contributo à música.

[@RichRawDawgdrums]

RIP Mark Lanegan! Ellensburg, Washington home of Central Washington University. They just played gigs in Seattle.

[@warshipsatin8764]

when youre nodded out and the cigarette burns down to your knuckle

[@hazor777]

Saw them that year at the 40 Watt in Athens , Luna opened up - EXCELLENT SHOW!!

[@neverbettercanada]

Mark reminds me of a silent Jay here from Jay and silent bob

[@sullyb23511]

Can't believe that they're both gone. 😞

[@Danuta628]

Mark lanegan was never young. Even here he seems old. Like as in an old soul

[@gandolin66]

Right, he was born old.

[@kittylaflamme818]

@@gandolin66 old soul..ol literal one

[@mikeoneill1793]

He was born at 45 yrs old

[@joshuayettou3552]

Just like Kurt Cobain.

[@bobinchainz]

Heroin makes ya act that way lol

[@mayhemonwax8486]

Rest in Peace, both of you

[@JN-zd8gd]

RIP Van and Mark

[@levelanchorage]

Sick Beat Happening reference!

[@telengardforever7783]

"We are reaching that age where life stops giving you things and starts taking them away" - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

[@zapatista39]

Shout out from ellensburg home of the trees

[@afatty322]

My dad's side is from that area, but born I was born in Eugene and I live near Salem. Been to a few ellensburg rodeos when I was alot younger though!!!

[@zapatista39]

@@afatty322 nice and yes we always have the rodeo and annual parade very windy sometimes lol I was born in ellensburg too

[@anthonygrimm437]

The old German town! Run through their on our way to Wenatchee, cheap dirty coke, back in the day, hey u like apples? 🤣🤣🤣🇺🇸

[@hihowareyouthen]

Interviewer looks like he's wearing a costume.

[@nathanjamesbaker]

That was how Dave Kendall nearly always dressed.

[@azurplex]

Some stylist put him in that costume. It screams trying too hard to relate to the kids but can't wear worn out dirty clothes on TV.

[@kat1york]

Mark is loaded here. Van is so charming. Rest easy guys. ❤

[@leroyjones6170]

Sweet Oblivion is an amazing album

[@OriginalGrasshopper]

RIP Van Conner and Mark Lanegan. Both dead within a year of each other.

[@vincetrujillojr510]

Mark had inciteful things to say even while fully loaded

[@martynilsson4731]

Ähhm...what for example? "Yes", "No" and?

[@map3384]

Van you were the man in better times. I miss those times. RIP brother.

[@pineyair6796]

Lanegan didn't see SINGLES in 1992 and still hasn't seen it. Hilarious grudge

[@berserkshogun3579]

I can't blame him, they never got a cent from having Nearly Lost You on the soundtrack, and having it come out before the album proper fucked with sales.

[@scottkrug8664]

Rip mark... holy shit.

[@MikeGervasi]

Lanagan looks REALLY comfy.

[@kevinw8688]

He is wasted. Or do grunge fans think he was coming back from a poetry reading and he was just sleepy? The guy turned out to be a junkie. Like most grunge icons, simply pathetic and even worse than the 80s bands they supposedly killed off.

[@sjake8308]

That scene from Trainspotting where Renton sinks into the carpet springs to mind.

[@Sean021122]

Tell him about that "lost" double LP from buzz factory that got scrapped Mark... oh shhh I know it's top secret!

[@marcopervo]

I'd be into it. They opened for Soundgarden touring on that record and blew a lot of minds.

[@DC5dotty]

RIP Lanegan and today the news of Van’s passing has been announced.

[@WalkeeTalkeeMan]

Smiling at an interview? How dare you

[@whitecloak11]

Love these guys

[@benj6927]

Rest In Peice Van 🙏

[@michaelGrunge]

R.I.P Mark Lanegan

[@dominikkaszuba8420]

If you read the book "sing backwards and weep" you realise that around this time and shortly after mark and the band went on tour with AIC the amount of drug use was honestly ridiculous to say the least! Mark looks high as hell here! Lol 😂

[@tiemme11]

rip van! rip mark...... screaming trees 4ever!

[@brettfavreify]

..."we went to the premiere, in New York or something.." Life is a blur.

[@AFord1981]

I know! They went to the premiere but somehow didn't see the movie!

[@angelurbina8158]

Damn, Mark. We miss you so goddamn much.

[@mcgervey]

RIP Van...

[@islandbreeze1352]

RIP Van 😔

[@lowrispooner2279]

Rip Van 🙏

[@d.a.thorndike8772]

I can't believe they let them smoke on live tv. That is incredible!

[@kittylaflamme818]

That was back when cigarette companys were big "arts" sponsers...no mas..

[@kittylaflamme818]

In 5he 70s people used to smoke in their cars with the kids...no belts..windows not open...lol

[@kittylaflamme818]

Or be noddin on "sweet golden brown"..im just glad he survived...he is a treasure...he refers to himself back then as " a low end crack dealer"...I love his grit and lack o pretense.. I wish he would call me...lol

[@mikeblaz]

You must be young. People used to smoke freely everywhere. Supermarkets, Malls, McDonalds you name it.

[@jessicah3450]

Smoking was normal back then

[@kimcorsi6560]

Yup, Mark was already heavy in to heroin at the time of this interview. He said they were heading out on tour with Alice in about a month. According to his book, all him and Layne did on their spare time was score heroin because they had to have it so they wouldn’t go into withdrawal, and also because they wanted to party out of boredom.

[@wickster2121]

...this interview makes me laugh every time i see it. so many one liners dropped by them both...i only go to the $2 theaters 😂 his mom forced us...lol😊

[@possjamesfort6782]

He's high af

[@sloburnjo]

Low.

[@Tim21189]

Van and Mark, RIP.

[@thanasiskontzialis4412]

Rip Mark.

[@Intect2013]

I love early interviews of Mark, because he hated them!

[@BigWhiggEntertainmen]

R.I.P. Van

[@duanekarlen5463]

All i can what a shame they could have ruled for years in rock music loved all there music !

[@peptog488]

Rip Van 💜

[@andypike1234]

Mark was so wasted during this era

[@saturnskull1242]

How many times was mark ready to fall off that chair?

[@theoriginaljerseyboy]

Van is the far cooler dude!

[@noahgoyette467]

oh man, that is an uncomfortable interview RIP guys

[@jacksheltohn77]

Change Has Come

[@townsendo]

RIP Lanegan

[@konstantinov]

The best.

[@scottcooneymusic6736]

These interviewers are (by no fault of their own often times) insufferable. Or maybe its just the giving no fucks demeanor of Lanegan that makes them seem that way.

[@davidl570]

I'd say it's a little of both.

[@FaxanaduJohn]

This English dude is better than most.

[@drewa1999]

Northeast scene..?

[@Endrit719]

bro I didn't know if my ear or my earphone died

[@n.g.a.e.g.4534]

They were kids, amazing

[@geneharrogate6911]

Mark only just staying with us here..

[@Errcyco]

I’m deaf in my right ear.. and use headphones.

[@tuffgonggbUNCTION]

SOULJAHZ ROCKERZ, LiVi+Y....

[@jameslichtenberger9789]

If you have read or listened to the memoir then you know how ridiculous this interview is.

[@MrToddling]

That was great! Gay Dave tries to stump ‘em when they challenged him to “name someone” who inspired them - But Mark shut him down.

[@erikwettergren1986]

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