Les Claypool being Les Claypool for

I might make a part 2, who knows. Anyways, enjoy this one!

[@brokusstudios]

Les is Weird Al's younger brother that did a lot of mushrooms and learned bass instead of accordion.

[@KenSmith-bv4si]

How do you know he doesn't play an accordion, Hmm? LOL I digs srooms too.

[@jerrygarcia633]

Still does just like we do

[@raddastronaut]

Al and Les are my favorites, along with Tom waits.

[@steffenpanning2776]

@@raddastronaut That says a lot about you -- And I like it.

[@Brodaddy1000]

@@raddastronaut maybe it's time for you to dive into Frank Zappa.....

[@zoeherriot]

"I could be hanging out with Kirk Hamster" - Les Claypool

[@calebbasile2219]

I thought he said Kirk Hamstring

[@keelyharra-shepard7079]

I heard hamster ;)

[@BlackTooth9606]

Kirk hamstring and James headfoot

[@calebbasile2219]

@@BlackTooth9606 Lars Ostrich

[@utoobia]

High school nickname

[@bigburgerstudios]

“Well Les was too good…That was total bullshit, he was being nice, he thought I was a weirdo.” The most relatable thing I’ve ever heard a famous Rockstar say.

[@neithermanc1]

les is a theater kid that happens to be an incredible rock musician

[@rileysheehan943]

*I just smoked the last nugget I had*

[@HolyMackerelReviews]

Les is truly a wonder. He’s able to be so different and weird but he’s able to make it work so well. We all need a little more Les Claypool in our lives.

[@jonvia]

only a true legend could say that lol

[@THRASHMETALFUNRIFFS]

Yeagh-AGH!! NUGS not Drugs!!

[@chaossmacks5391]

Truly a wonder of nature, this urban predator

[@soluteemoji]

I dabbed mine

[@harvey_weenstain8857]

His performance as "mud" in that music video is one of my favorite on screen portrayals of any character ever conceived of anywhere

[@KingBoner]

that was les?

[@harvey_weenstain8857]

@@KingBoner that was les

[@KingBoner]

@@harvey_weenstain8857 i thought they got another actor for it. Thank you for the information Weener.

[@harvey_weenstain8857]

@@KingBoner lol anytime

[@KingBoner]

@@harvey_weenstain8857 ween fan by any chance?

[@i_ident1fy_aZ_A_h4ndle]

Les Claypool is the goofy second uncle that lives on a boat that never leaves the harbour.

[@Mozzarella_cheese01]

He seems so fun to hang out with

[@patrickbernard4547]

Yeah he is. Had dinner with him in Sonoma once about 6 years ago. He has a winery out there so met up through that industry when I was a winemaker. And holy shit while I’m typing this the part of the video of hiring his winemaker because he was a bass player kinda kills me. I was too intimidated to even mention I played bass (like for a job for six years). Anyway good dude. But my wine is better than his lol

[@11anonymous6]

Just don’t throw shit at him when he’s trying to play

[@daemonspudguy]

@@11anonymous6 unless that shit happens to resemble weed.

[@calowenby1654]

Honestly everyone in Primus seems cool imo.

[@Devo57]

“How’d you guys meet?” “Well there’s this thing called Grindr”

[@draineweYT]

5:51

[@jonvia]

I just smoked the last nugget "My name is Nug"

[@kattteeth]

Underrated comment lmfao

[@TravisGreen_Music]

My Name Is Bud

[@lauriecalkins781]

😂❤

[@favor8264]

Not to be confused chicken wing or leg or chest or turkey My name is Nug, it always been

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

"My name is Nug" Is that anything like a numb nut? 😉

[@SlamDunkPyro]

I once saw someone compare Les Claypool to a praying mantis cursed with eternal knowledge. I don’t know what they meant, or what they were on when they wrote that, but I want to agree

[@juanjotapiapavon1747]

Les being the weirdest and nicest human being alive for almost ten minutes, i love it

[@empty_set_]

I can just imagine Les walking into the room during the auditioning at Metallica and Kirk is like : "Goddammit , it's this weirdo again."

[@JackVac_joeblower]

💀

[@MemesAndStuff]

Imagine Les being your grandfather, that’d be the sickest thing ever

[@JackVac_joeblower]

Lol.

[@guitargod63]

How to get hired by Les Claypool Step 1: *Be a bass player*

[@thomasbrissee3251]

I ar uh bass playur! C'man Les, Hier mea four a chob! I doan't eet much an I er haws traynd ta boot! n I like te fish. end of resume.

[@MemesAndStuff]

@@thomasbrissee3251 true, very true

[@Angrybirdsshit]

He is that what Frank Zappa was to our dads when they where younger for me.

[@poindextertunes]

WOW thats an incredibly accurate comparison 💯

[@plntpls]

That Frank Zappa shout out just hit me in the gut, just finished listening to one of his albums.

[@Lauren-cg6fj]

I wasn’t just listening to Zap but right how amazing was that to hear!! Do you have a favorite Zappa song? (Ik dumb I can’t narrow it to one)

[@plntpls]

@@Lauren-cg6fj Not an easy question, but all the live recordings of Yo' Mama and Wild Love are really next level to me.

[@Springy_Cant_Stop]

Les Claypool is probably the only person that can change into any human personality and form ever.

[@3three3three3three]

except maybe jerma

[@machine-shopbilly6584]

Out of all the Les Claypools there are he's the Les Claypooliest there is

[@adrumasahead2815]

The Lessiest of the Claypools

[@jayyy1041]

He seems to perfectly capture that feeling of eeriness, like looking at liminal spaces. He put that into both music and video production to make you question life. That's art.

[@calebbasile2219]

That just hit me he was interviewing with Sean Lennon. I was like, “why does this guy look familiar” meanwhile there’s a portrait of John in my brain

[@Jared22401]

I’m not sure if you’ve heard of their stuff together, but definitely check out The Claypool Lennon Delirium! They have some cool stuff they’ve made together. Kinda like a Primus feel with some Beatles-esque vocals.

[@calebbasile2219]

@@Jared22401 I’ve heard of it, but don’t think I’ve listened, I’ll have to check it out

[@calowenby1654]

Les is a fine man. He's very fine. Also, the cut at 4:56 made me laugh way harder than I was prepared for lol.

[@helpneedsname3511]

I didn’t even edit that cut, it was like that in the original interview😭

[@calowenby1654]

@@helpneedsname3511 Brilliant haha

[@jenzojenzen7803]

Man… I wish I were as cool as him for at least one hour. He‘s hilarious!

[@SB-129]

"I could be hangin' out with James and Kirk Hamster and all those guys right now!"

[@PreludeFear2112]

More like Kirk went to school with Les Claypool

[@Pautemii]

Pls I just love him he's like the most random dude on earth

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

I have seen hundreds of bands live, from PinkFloyd to Metallica and everything in between. Without a doubt Primus was the best all around performance I’d ever seen in a small venue. All three guys are so talented at what they did. Amazing. PinkFloyd was amazing but it was a stadium concert and I wasn’t close enough to be involved in the antics, I was just watching from hundreds of feet away in the nose-bleeds.

[@colinbanning9416]

People underestimate how hard it is to play dissonant nonsense. It's like trying to pee your pants. It requires a surprising amount of effort. Larry Lalonde deserves a ton of credit for working well with Les.

[@TheAggressiveDoggo]

Omg I’m gonna watch him with the frog brigade! First concert ever!

[@kristofwynants]

Definitely make a part two! We need more people like Les in this world...

[@madisonxmeadows]

I want the dynamic that Les and Ler have

[@zachlewis9751]

Les in Metallica would be interesting.

[@ollieminecraft]

How to get hired by Les Claypool: Be a bass player

[@shaneregan7745]

Jesus that live snippet of Tommy the cat, they were playing it at like 5x speed lol.

[@samcohen2483]

My cousin was at a Primus concert one time, and he told me Les said something during the set along the lines of "Women who smoke cigarettes have pu**ies that taste like beef jerky." If anyone knows of footage where Les says this, please let me know.

[@drewwood6790]

wtf bro? Are you honestly on a quest for this?

[@gbharris]

Thats hilarious

[@pinio5132]

​@@drewwood6790Is that a problem?

[@drewwood6790]

@@pinio5132 no man I wish you luck

[@drewwood6790]

@@pinio5132 or wait your not even the same person sorry

[@jessyruel3006]

He's the ultimate artist. Nothing comes close to the Primus sound.

[@dirkmcgurkin1272]

I met Les behind the Newport in Columbus Ohio. Very nice guy and he happily signed everything. Except a bootleg t shirt the guy pretended not to know was bootleg. Lol.

[@gbharris]

4:48 the cut to the "guy behind the cameras mustache" is hilarious

[@OhGuitarHorror]

i didnt know primus was in that horrifying terribly distrubing nightmare fuel creepy scary horror costume

[@XrpAndy]

Kurt hamster 😂

[@jonathanpark7245]

I was trying to beat the record but I was only able to be Les Claypool for 9:57.

[@ollieminecraft]

I grew up listening to Primus thanks to my dad. It's my second favorite group behind the Beastie Boys.

[@zacharylist4401]

If anyone makes a primus movie,Edward Norton would make a great les claypool.

[@A.LOSER-BABY]

how does he look so much different in every clip

[@curtthechameleon]

Technical name "Primucus Erecticus " 😅😂

[@SpartacusErectusJR]

Those old computers take me back what great times they were

[@TheHolyBoink]

“The way he fingers things, it’s amazing!”

[@jsullivan2112]

Still one of the best live performances of Wynona ever captured and they fucked up the audio feed, I still can't believe it. What we're hearing is actually Ler's monitor mix, that's what he's hearing in his fold-back monitors. It got routed to the broadcast in place of the master stereo, that's why we're hearing mostly guitar.

[@Coastal_Cruzer]

He also went to high school with my aunt! Seems he is still living the outback lifestyle

[@dziugy7044]

3:56 "Im the bass player! Hot-diggity-dog, arent I a lucky fellow" 😂😂😂

[@hiimivan]

"PRIMUS WEBSITE?!" *facepalm*

[@H0MESLIC3]

Even deaner admits he’s disturbed by the wynona’s big brown beaver MV.

[@xAngelsOfHellx]

I love that he picked up a bag of Cheese Pleesers, Old Dutch makes the best chips

[@willlinke2849]

Definitely my favorite music personality(s) 😂

[@GachaMetal]

Love this video! I had the Blind Illusion album in high school and started following Primus shortly after that. Musically gifted and a great dude in general.

[@fraserrisk1836]

He's ALWAYS been Les Claypool, and he still is 👍😎

[@MarioLamRedRebel]

I love Primus..... Its a band like no other band 🤟🤟 Greetings from the Netherlands

[@BenjaminIMeszaros]

Technically Les Claypool is being Les Claypool 100% of the time

[@TheMightyMitus]

9:09 I've never actually noticed how awesome the guitar sounds in wbbb.

[@Yeagerade]

I desire part 2

[@AdamZurier]

A puppy can grow into a big dog.. a good old big lazy dog!

[@jimmalone4851]

This might just be me but could you not see Christian Bale doing Les in a movie? Especially in the 90s

[@Wixterr]

I always thought Edward Norton would be a good fit

[@B0nezee]

Primus is literally the music version of Tom Green.

[@Eggs666]

this is amazing. thank you for making this

[@lucjuszmocarny8906]

my dad showed me the music video of Wyonas Big Brown Beaver when i was little and i couldnt sleep for like 3 nights straight

[@swagmuffin9000]

I always wonder what metallica would be if les joined

[@Scott-sb1xi]

Fun fact: Primus is a stove company.

[@user-to2gh7sg3l]

Not to be confused with Billy, Jack, or Pete, or Dennis......

[@jasonsenator6144]

I was just talking to some guy in Chicago who use to tour with primus when they just had one record with four songs on it and would give it out for free out their van.

[@AdamZurier]

Can't wait for the flying frogs show!

[@lauriecalkins781]

Yes, definitely do part two!❤

[@raddastronaut]

Male for male truckers 😂

[@bledthefreak9561]

Absolutely need a part 2

[@dickheadrecs]

“audouchening” for metallica 😂

[@Honkinonthebobo]

You should definitely make part 2. I enjoyed the video.

[@sawyer49201]

i love this so much

[@thesanfordmethod1905]

yes part two please :D

[@xx7secondsxx]

Yes make a part 2!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘 Please and thank you!

[@keelyharra-shepard7079]

I love "wynonna" in the penguin suit! Lol!

[@electric_whelk1653]

Les Claypool is such an uncle. I know he has kids but I bet even they call him Uncle Les.

[@Properdoseofinsanity94]

I love Les so much

[@adamant5550]

national treasure

[@michellewatson9635]

🤯 I haven't ever seen this until JUST NOW yet I asked about their favorite shoes at last year's Vegas show!! And in answer to the question at the end.... Yes make a 2nd

[@megabug1010]

Young les claypool reminds me of edward norton, something about his looks and the way he talks

[@mmdehnmm]

Yes please! I need a 2nd serving!

[@ahambrahmasmi108]

Definitely make a part deux!!

[@tiopatinhas55]

Slap that nugget

[@jorgearanda8129]

We need more Les!!

[@AStonedForever]

This is the shitnitchz. The bassline in Shake hand with Beef is straight up superior to everything. \m/ Rock on Primus

[@WeaponsArcade]

The Egon Spangler of Bass

[@anthonygrilli4919]

That was great dude

[@coryleblanc]

"you got your own thing" - Papa Het

[@darrensiegel6651]

Has Les ever made an appearance on Tim & Eric? If not, thats a crime.

[@mikemercer5808]

Les is MORE!

[@nWbeatty]

Les, when I think of bass players you'll always be my moongoddess!! Now will u show me how you play Last Superpower?!

[@poindextertunes]

Afro Les is my favorite Les

[@metalben005]

Kirk Hamster

[@Dinkys999]

That is Van's best album. Also live Vendon Fleece.

[@SoooBUwU]

i don't know if Les is a dad... but he has such dad energy. not like "daddy" i mean like, a father. okay, so he is a dad, he has two kids. he seems like he'd be a cool dad, actually.

[@helpneedsname3511]

He is a dad, he has a son. Who is also quite talented actually!!

[@nikolademitri731]

He could be your daddy, if you meat him on Grindr… 😄

[@SoooBUwU]

@@nikolademitri731 i dunno, as fun as i think he'd be as a father, i don't know about him being my "daddy" i just can't see myself in BDSM gear and a ball-gag having Les Claypool whipping me and dragging me around with a chain like a dog... that'd just be weird... and not the good type of weird, like, the uncomfortable type of weird. well, that's a sentence...

[@b1nary_f1nary]

@@SoooBUwU Oddly specific scenario

[@nikolademitri731]

@@SoooBUwU (in Doctor Evil voice/phrasing) ……. riiiggggghhht ……

[@neithermanc1]

how did he get tom waits to play tommy the cat? how? what an under the radar coup for les, still blows my mind in 2023.

[@nikolademitri731]

I know Les played on Tom Waits big early 90s comeback album, Bone Machine, and later on other albums, but I don’t know if that was before or after the Tommy The Cat video… I know it was all in the early 90s, 91/92 though..

[@isetta4083]

​@@nikolademitri731 All the members of Primus also featured on the Mule Variations record

[@ViliTheFox]

From interviews I've read, in the middle of creating the seas of cheese album, he told his record company managers, 'i need someone with a raspy, old, cool voice for this song" and they looked at eachother and said 'bring him in' Para-quoting of course lol

[@zombielandakausa7468]

Less is gpd, but Brain needs more love

[@charlesangell_bulmtl]

Les giving RUSH & FZ props👍 PRIMUSGOTTA LOVE EM

[@helterskelter1178]

Les and Ler ❤️