Mark Mothersbaugh Flips Out While Scoring "Cloudy"

Composer Mark Mothersbaugh has a strong reaction to the directors' comments on the music for "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs."

[@davecooper4207]

So nice to see Mark asserting his Devo-ness.

[@DELTHEDEVIANT]

Mark Mothersbaugh is a GENIUS I so want to meet this guy it's unbelievable.The other Devo members are great but Mark to me is the main man.

[@pinksquare]

Mothersbaugh acts pissed off but he actually took the guy's advance. In the movie the French horns are gone and it's much more electronic-sounding.

[@camarossdriver]

"Love Without (uncontrollable) Anger"

[@Sylar962]

He´s not just a great singer, a great musician or even a great composer. He DOES ACT and he´s also a GREAT COMEDIAN. That´s why i´m a great fan of his and his bandmates, since the now distant 1984. I had the GREAT PLEASURE AND HONOR of talking to him over the phone. I hope DEVO never retires. The world needs them more and more EVERY SINGLE F***ING DAY! ; )

[@denwad67]

the first time i saw mark on the FRIDAYS tv show way back in the day i was in love!!!! his humor is awesome!!!

[@spudess]

Hysterical. This man always makes me smile. Love you, Mark!!

[@Trendkillertrendy]

My God, I love this man more everyday!

[@DrewManDew]

This is probably the best movie soundtrack of the 21st century! I absolutely loved it!

[@michaelharris4651]

Mark mothersbough is Mr Fix it ! Happy to see him having a good ol spud time !!

[@alessandrorossini8704]

funny to tears! now they're flat for sure!! Mark I love you!!

[@TheJohnRowley]

worth it for Mark's smile at the end :)

[@CenterBalanceTV]

My sweetheart and I saw BORN TO BE FREE at the IMAX tonight, Thursday 14 April 2011. Loved it and loved your Music, Mark. Excellent. Fight on! Ken DelConte, USC Grad

[@JadyLester]

It's pleasant to see an unusually poised composer-- not taking it out on the musicians for a change.

[@bobbafett6235]

I’m a horn player and my jaw hurts from clenching it so hard

[@Corkskrew999]

Well, I gotta say, the French Horn put up a decent fight.

[@WoodRatGirl]

"Too much Cello, not enough Cowbell."

[@acidpopsicle]

LMAO poor cello and french horn! Mothersbaugh is pure genius and such a creative composer.

[@RevCurtisP]

Mark knows exactly what to do with a cello.

[@Minordian]

this man is an artiste!

[@TheJeremyevans]

mark mothersbaugh. what a guy

[@WendyStringer48088]

I like his way of solving problems.

[@Chaseoman]

Looks like somebody put that French Horn in an oven at 450 degrees... Let's see how many people get it:|

[@clazza65]

Definitely no good for putting dog food in either. 😉

[@Chaseoman]

@@clazza65 i wrote that comment 10 years ago and i don't even get it anymore

[@clazza65]

@@Chaseoman sorry that I'm late to the party. In the early '80 Mark would give advice on the uses of Energy Domes on TV talks show's. The one caveat being never use them to bake cakes. Then he'd stomp a Dome.

[@plan9guitar600]

MM...a genius!

[@CJODell12]

Mark's come a long way since Devo and Rugrats.

[@jonmcintyre1144]

And since then, he’s been composing other stuff like Summer Camp Island, the LCU (LEGO Cinematic Universe), Regular Show, The Hotel Transylvania Trilogy, Thor: Ragnarok, 21 Jump Street, and the short lived Fox animated series Bordertown.

[@danielwesterlund1905]

His career is pure Devo.

[@billkasperdotcom]

PACC (People Against Cruelty to Cellos) is going to be all up in Mark's shit for this.

[@rickderringer6662]

got to love it!,bravo Mark,put the young corporate dog in his place!

[@kelly2D]

oh mark you're so awesome.

[@ButterknivesDEVO]

i love him

[@stephenhensley5631]

MARK M. THE ULTIMATE SKILL !

[@KimJImagery]

Cool i'm still waiting for the soundtrack to be on sell in stores.

[@IgnatiusThorogood]

Perfect!

[@remon563]

this is basically how artists critique themselves :P

[@copygirl]

I actually laughed at the end. Great music, great man!

[@rodger3352]

Behold the power of the enchanted sweater ! *BEHOLD IT* ! :)

[@TheAmerind]

funny but next time give me the instruments

[@thepuppethead1188]

with the cost of a studio-worthy instrument being so high,my guess is that there was something horribly wrong with those ones

[@cooldoggo3221]

I love his sense of humor. so funny :)

[@Rauscheder]

PLEASE come to the next DEVOtional Mark.

[@BlackDogBones1964]

Excellent !!

[@BunnyProle]

What could be more perfect?

[@boogingtonthunderwood8969]

LMAO!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@sedgwicst.patrick4455]

I've spent almost 50 years seeing musicians smash instruments and have yet to be impressed.

[@xyrzmxyzptlk1186]

Well put. And an instrument with faults can be repaired easier than fabricating a new one from scratch. I’m a Pete Townsend fan but not overjoyed when someone destroys a musical instrument. There are WAY more entertaining things to watch. 🎸 🔥

[@glennpagemusic]

"Yeah... they seemed a little sharp... I know what you're saying..." 😂😂😂

[@cynthia2553]

Bravo!!!!!!

[@Dre-Beats13]

Oh My God Did he just smashed the vilion! OMG! Holy Shoot!

[@DonKelleyMusic]

oh for sure, I can understand that. Although I disagree about certain classical pieces (I'm a crossover musician too), I totally get what you're saying from an improvisational point of view as a means of personal expression. Thanks for the clarity - it just didn't make sense to me. I can understand lots of people dislike classical music, it just didn't quite jive with the "he's a genius" concept LoL. Cheers :-D

[@TVindustries5000]

and also he and most of devo, as the Wipeouters, did the music for rocket power!

[@AZJuggling]

Luckily, there wasn't too much harp.

[@nickcarlson6984]

"Gimme dat harp boy." -Captain Beefheart

[@carmensandiego7749]

Play that funky music harp boy

[@feckadoodlethe2nd]

And he's currently making music for regular show.

[@pippishortstocking7913]

He's the Dude. 😎

[@KippShives]

Man, he's been hanging with the pinks, so long, he lost all his slack.

[@gareth5000]

Just a spud boy.

[@cky92ahoy]

@kippshives who are the pinks

[@michaelharris4651]

Yeah that's how you deal with it !

[@carmensandiego7749]

As long as he doesn't do that to a bottle of limoncello. You can't have too much limoncello.

[@karlmartellce732]

Mark Mothersbaugh runs Pete Townshend in software. It must be that Uncontrollable Urge.

[@benborntorock923]

real/setup ?

[@BionicMerlin]

He made the music for Pee-Wee's Playhouse too. :D

[@kenwood9382]

Such a kind anger

[@DonKelleyMusic]

he's a genius but classical music sucks? yet he's a major classical composer now who's embraced it and studied it at a very high level... so I don't quite follow how you could feel he's a genius if you think classical music sucks. Just saying. He IS a genius for certain. From the first note Devo performed to the last note of his latest classical soundtrack, everything is brilliant :-)

[@csSpetzNaz]

if i was in the room as he did that to the cello... omg i would beat the living shit out of him!!!

[@powers_media]

fvcking awesome

[@johnm3152]

The french horn was flat indeed ! Are we not pins.......🎵! Akrons' finest export.

[@christianrokicki]

I hope he gets the help he needs.

[@ExcitingOnion]

I got a fever, and the only cure for it is more cello!

[@orincat10]

when there is too much in one piece, it must be removed with brute force..

[@Arkhandroid]

so THATS how you make a french horn sound flat. Good good

[@bugiewugie1234]

Mark definitely had a punk flash-back .... in spite of never having been really a punk... I guess he repented a little after, when he tried to revive then horn .... de-evolution is this , too ...

[@bluesetsfire]

que capooo que ess!!!

[@j189943]

this vido is amazing, and crazy

[@lissygirl12]

O M G ! What are they doing ! ^^

[@TheMrmojo23]

In ny we used to call Devo kiss goes to college

[@bugiewugie1234]

@rnrbishop yes sure Bishop.. they were mistaken for punks for a long time but their actual background is somewhat different from punk ...punk is about rebellion and refusal of society and conventions.... Devo is something totally different, is opening eyes on what's generally avoided by common human beings .... is realizing accepting the human's status as a puppet ..and realizing that "Rebellion" only turns a puppet into an unaware one ...

[@DaleHarper420]

outstanding haha

[@meleex-vertron332]

What is this?

[@therollingbeachfloyd645]

Three words and a question mark

[@cinephilefromhell]

Hilarious. Haha. And c'mon. Did some people think this was reality? Why would they film him going out into the parking lot to destroy the French horn if it were "real"? And why would the movie put up their website if this wasn't ad space for them? Use your noggin.

[@homefront3162]

It needs more cowbell

[@0rcface]

May I have a free cello and a free French horn please? Thanks. I still think he's pretty great, but money, huh? I tell ya.

[@AtotheDamn]

LOL that's AWESOME (and I must declare I only use 'lol' once every millenia)

[@smocnairethne]

Lmao. Physical wordplay making the french horn "flat"

[@Misterioso]

Lets see, judging by the fact there is a camera in front of him the entire "piece" is edited I'm going to assume this is scripted for the sole purpose of promotion. What do you think?

[@zacharymorin5696]

Misterioso It’s a comedy video. Thank you for realizing that entire point of the video

[@LycaWatyre]

ahaha. dude is awesome.

[@pillmeup]

@strokesfan1107 your RIGHT!

[@Cruth8987]

mark ftw

[@MatEvanz]

Not sure what that last

[@cooldoggo3221]

EEEEEEEEE flat you mean.

[@thomasstillman4805]

Sometimes less is more?

[@Jotwoooooz]

Akron!!

[@RingoBuns]

This hurt me.

[@pseudoshaman]

I really hope those were prop instruments

[@rnrbishop]

@bugiewugie1234 Umm Mark and DEVO not punks?

[@strokesfan1107]

..... he's wearing Alistar Hennessy's glasses....

[@iconicshrubbery]

Pete Townsend-eat your heart out!

[@MatEvanz]

God dammit! iPad sucks for leaving comments.

[@Morphindel]

haha what a guy

[@CALIfotoSPUD]

When Mark yells at me, he throws in the F__K word. For me, this isn't unusual at all.

[@illustriouschin]

RIP Cello. Owner Class having a wank.

[@ProducerStefan]

This is great, but a) he did not "flip out" and b) why give the surprise away in the title? It totally ruins it.

[@bugiewugie1234]

smashing instruments here is not intended as punk usually did, that is mere destruction ... what's done here is not actually destroying them but "modifying" them ..... ... of course a la Mothersbaugh .. :)

[@Dashathan01]

Why did he flip out that badly? What did Christopher Miller tell him that would make him go into that kind of rage?