Mats and Morgan TV debut 1981, playing Frank Zappa

[@charcolew]

There are a hundred likes for every dislike on this video, but I am still stunned that 13 people could give a thumbs-down to a 10-year-old self-taught blind kid playing Frank Zappa.

[@bojansson8719]

Cunning Stunts

[@taurus4205]

Some people just can’t like things. They’re full of hate.

[@Ssssssnakeisone]

Thumb might have slipped, might have touched it and not noticed, a call came through or somesuch... distracted, watching on mobile, a lot can happen For instance, while using a phone, the viewer might realize they hate joy, or despise music.

[@danjenkins8981]

Right?!

[@retepiro]

People giving the thumbs down are just jealous!

[@themitchies]

Big smile on his face each time he mentions Frank Zappa.

[@MrZ1234]

He didn't say he learns by absolute pitch, he said he learns by ear as opposed to sheet music.

[@studiocorax8790]

The interaction between Inger, the female interviewer and Mats is very respectful and touching.

[@abrahama2643]

Love how the sound guy just picks up the bass and starts killing it.

[@TheFamousMockingbird]

Man Zappa was something special. It changed my life when I discovered his music. I don't think he will ever be displaced from my number 1

[@ΓιωργοςΚαουνας-φ5υ]

Same here.

[@exentr]

Same me. One Size Fits All was my first listening. I think so. I don't know really. But, well, I can't explain. I never thought anybody could play like that not even close.

[@gilwood7530]

Same here , I found a few albums in the trash when I was 8 years old...its been a long great trip

[@magikkris]

you just what a normal person should be.

[@jameshicks7125]

Same. I was 13 around 1977 when I got exposed to Zappa. Apostrophe/Overnight Sensation. I was just starting to play drums and that was the album I attempted to play along with along with various Rush, Jean Luc Ponty and Mahavishnu. I refused to listen to the radio on my own. Of course I heard most of the drivel on the pop and rock stations. Zappa is definitely #1, followed by Jean Mclaughlin (especially Shakti) and Miles Davis.

[@jessewoody5772]

This made me smile thinking how Frank musta felt seeing it.

[@oscarbrittingham-detxemend396]

there’s an interview amidst a large complication of invertviews on youtube, like 9 hours long total. somewhere in there he talks about how he was really impressed by these kids. i had no idea there was footage of this performance

[@miniaturelabyrinth7765]

@@oscarbrittingham-detxemend396 he invited them to play live with him when they were about 20

[@baverfjant]

@@miniaturelabyrinth7765 Think Mats was 16, he was a bit younger than Morgan

[@fredzeppelin3969]

This is why the internet, and youtube, were invented. Right here

[@DrMurdercock]

People say we don't have time machines. Yes we do, just not in the way we imagined they would be.

[@pequeuxdarleux1480]

ten years old and to love Zappa : bravo ?

[@DavidBGoode]

Speechless! This is a gem. How can we loose faith when a ten year old kid and his rocking teenage combo can find joy in this timeless music. Keep the joy alive... where there is darkness, let there be ZAPPA!

[@wanderreitschule6390]

Zappa is mystic music, thanks for the little great boy !!!

[@whycantiremainanonymous8091]

I've noticed everything Morgan Ågren plays drums on makes my heart want to leap out of my body and start dancing. Turns out he's already had that effect on me as a child...

[@MorganÅgren-Drums-Music]

🥰

[@crispyrobot77]

Mats gettin' into the George Duke vocalization groove man. Bravo Mats och Morgan. Du är jättebra!

[@robgraham5016]

That was AWESOME! At 10 years old, I was playing a recorder!

[@jespernystrom9500]

Lovely! Didn't know you two had known each other for soo long. Beautiful.

[@morbidmanmusic]

A very cool friendship

[@miroslavschulc5512]

a very special person gifted ! you would make Frank So Proud

[@DarrenBonJovi]

one of the coolest videos on KZbin. I was first turned on to Mats' playing when I saw him performing on Zappas Universe

[@dollhaus1]

And now. These 2 Swedish musicians are geniuses in their craft. :))))

[@reheller]

Nice to see and hear this! In particular as I just today learned of your (very!) early Zappa influences

[@leeroden7900]

Goosebumps. Thanks for this

[@marknocera7212]

He has incredibly good taste in music 🎶

[@horowizard]

I saw him perform in New York City with Zappa's Universe over a decade later.

[@ivi13]

horowizard yup, ahh.. I jus noticed that.

[@wollaminfaetter]

Still one of my favorite videos.

[@thomasrose7713]

Well guess it’s gonna take another three years to get King Kong out me head. Thanks Mats 👏🏻👏🏻

[@irodmac9331]

THE GREATEST THING I HAVE SEEN FOR THE AGE THAT THEY HAD SALUDOS DESDE PAIS CHILE 🇨🇱❤️🤗💪👏🍀✨

[@sisaketmike]

What a great kid!!!!

[@RiccardoPearlman]

Duuuuuuuuuude! I had no ideas you guys were homies since you were squirts. Absolutely remarkable. Made my morning :)

[@macp988]

one of the best things you can watch on youtube ! thanks 4 sharing !

[@Crroow]

Du är verkligen fantastisk Mats! Ett underbarn, vad mer kan man säga.

[@ministrychicago1]

WOW. Incredible. And 18 people dislike this. WTF is wrong with these people.

[@dudeduder2006]

My man...God bless: you and all you know, Brother...😊👍

[@Bob-of-Zoid]

Everything!

[@gmsvensson]

Äntligen! Har velat se det här igen ända sedan 20-årskonserten på Fasching.

[@sanityinaseaofmadness7353]

I knew you both had known and played with each other for a long time, but I hadn't realized how young you'd started playing in front of the television cameras. This was great - and it's also strangely familiar: the same fun you both have playing music today can be seen in this video too...

[@elgenioimpacta4956]

Este chico me parece que un genio, por lo que toca y porque le gusta un grande como Zappa...

[@sebastianvera5204]

oooooo!!!!!, pedazo de registro sacaste!!... excelente interpretación. no tenía idea del tiempo en que ellos tocan juntos. gracias.

[@getzapped313]

Hey you guys were really awesome on the stockholm show in 88

[@eigenstatezero]

Helt underbart!

[@dawn906]

Det är ju helt fantastiskt. ❤

[@wpgspecb]

how does this not have more views

[@howies5265]

Very inspiring and also what a time capsule makes me fondly recall the thrill of music as a child 🛒

[@AE-hx7wy]

fett! gillar att han sjunger med i mellon å :D Undra hur många 10åringar som jamma sån där musik. Känns som det nog var en minoritet, haha. Kul klipp tack för att du ladda upp Morgan!

[@chrissharrock2581]

simply amazing .

[@aldomedomedrano4647]

Este es un gran, GRAN, tema, realmente creo que debiesen haber tocado con el maestro, he visualizado varias de vuestras tocatas en KZbin y sois muy buenos, saludos desde el fin del mundo, Chile.

[@bundr]

that's just brilliant and beautiful. Thank you for sharing!

[@howieo6666]

Amazing!!

[@martinotagliani]

His face when he tells the classical pianist his favorite it's frank zappa is like he knows he's doing trickery haha Is that you father on bass Morgan? Greetings from Brazil...

[@magnusl723]

Martino Tagliani The guy on bass is Lennart Jonsson and he's not Morgans father. Almost sure that Lennart with his family lived in the same terrace house in Umeå, Sweden as Mats and his family.

[@pilfaker715]

Grandioso, pfffff .....el duo dinamico!!!

[@alfonsoagren414]

Guld! Tack för den! 👍👍

[@MiriamMars]

Thanks for this rare footage, Mr. Agren! Great Mats/Morgan Band as kids!!!

[@quentinnussbaumer8922]

Priceless

[@BillM1960]

Wonderful!

[@Paolo8772]

That was fantastic! Thanks for posting!

[@magnuszetterqvist5936]

Tack!👍😘🇸🇪! Måste tillägga: fantastiska trummor på Don’t Stop.🎸

[@perromanchado]

Wonderful.

Fantastiskt! 😀

[@udomatthiasdrums5322]

still love it!!

[@Shane-zo4mg]

Precious!

[@wollaminfaetter]

How i got here i have no idea, but i'm glad i did!

[@bad_keyzi]

omg man! how come I never bumped into this channel before? I lost half of my life already

[@guybuddy1]

Mats and Morgan = Gods

[@SpaceCattttt]

Lennart thanks you, I'm sure...

[@Ssssssnakeisone]

Today I learned: Mats is blind, M/M were both prodigies, and music has been a little more interesting since the year I was born.

[@surfdigby]

I've just read the chapter in Zappa The Hard Way today, and KZbin recommended this to me! It's as if it somehow knew.....

[@MrSpencerjames]

Fantastic..

[@DanielLarsson01]

Och Johan Myhrberg i publiken! (RIP). Kul att se, missade nog detta då det begav sig.

[@barno01]

Great video, great story, thank you.

[@ivanrainbird2416]

brilliant it really was

[@bigal1863]

OUTSTANDING

[@stefaniadelosrios2329]

Woow! Que talento Morgan, tan pequeño y ya tocando tan bien!

[@z_Moose]

Holy shit, man!

[@martinellijodka]

GOSH !!! Fantastic !!!

[@OldGymnastVideo]

Morgan! We met when you and Mats played Lincoln Center (I think.) I can't remember the year. I'm not sure but I think Scott Tunes and Mike Kennelly were backstage. Hope you and Mats are well.

[@rodolfootero7877]

this is gold

[@BlackDangdut]

you guys are awesome...born talented :) i first noticed you when i saw a video of you jamming with Frederik from Meshuggah :)

[@nat.1998]

That’s some serious playing.

[@crapadopalese]

It's amazing how, even though mats piano technique is far from perfect, you can clearly see his musicality shining through, putting correct phrasing on a rather confusing, syncopatious tune like King Kong.

[@mattyjohnsson257]

Sure. Lousy of him being far from perfect technically; 10 years old, self taught and BLIND.

[@gilwood7530]

This was so enjoyable ...GET THESE LIKES UP NOW PEOPLE !

[@BARTOZZI-OFFICIAL]

Gem!!!

[@beavis11a]

That is the greatest thing I ever never seen!!!

[@billgoldstein4215]

How wonderful Morgan....great that Zappa got to see that. What is Mats doing now?

[@markjackson8341]

Awesome

[@wallacemosh]

Really awesome, tack for sharing!

[@Algabatz]

That's fantastic!

[@rusamene]

mats is a frikin boss

[@0Imtheslime0]

i dont meet many 10 year olds that cites Zappa as an influence today.. All of them doesn´t even know who Frank Zappa is..

[@imaseeker100]

Europeans have a more sophisticated ear for music. There are more Jazz clubs in Germany and Holland alone than in the entire US. Americans get spoon fed what sells commercially.

[@aureliomoreira3860]

this is pure gold i never knew mats was blind....

[@neonblack88]

seriously?

[@chaotemagick3]

Nah he was joking

[@semanj]

Terrific!

[@Fontsman]

Superb

[@manyifnotmost]

This fucken rules man.

[@LEAN14LBDT]

Frank Zappa - Stevie Wonder

[@iamapolloboy]

Nice that they allowed with this on TV

[@beamzappa6266]

Crikey, this is amazing! !

[@giovanniscarpasqualo1151]

Super!

[@tomasnelson2017]

Yeassssss!!!!!!!

[@matsmcmats]

4:51 is that Jimmy Ågren in the audience on the left? :)

[@mariacallas9962]

Love & stuffs I can explain

[@gabofaria]

This is not just cool ‘cause this kid is very cool. The performance is amazing! Fuck YES

[@MrWaterpumpkin]

Fantastic!!! At times it sounds like Take Five

[@sanityinaseaofmadness7353]

That's exactly what I was going to say...

[@chuckh9168]

Isn't this in 6, though?

[@samuelheldilaof6361]

No MATTER the MooD i'M iN, THiS CLiP ALWAYS PUTS A SMiLE oN MY FACE............................................................. iNGER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Draxtor]

O M G awesome!!!!

[@dudeduder2006]

Wow.

[@Petar_Nikolov]

"...by the way, Frank watched the video that you sent, and he really loved it..."

[@sheldoncooper8199]

+Tristesse Durera They also played with Frank Zappa in 1986 or 1989 i am not sure they were like 16 or 18 at the Time.

[@Petar_Nikolov]

Of course I know that...Mats/Morgan is one of my all time fav bands... It was 1988 when they first played with Zappa...but not the last time...

[@sheldoncooper8199]

+Tristesse Durera Yes they are the only Band that comes close to Frank Zappa and Mike Keneally, Marco Minnemann and Mattias Eklundh

[@SpaceCattttt]

I didn't know that! But Frank was a really good guy who'd often do things with his fans (no, not groupies). If he liked something, he really liked something. And if he didn't, he'd never turn down the opportunity to talk, debate or even perform with his enemies. Not saying that Morgan was an enemy, though! :)

[@sheldoncooper8199]

+teppolundgren Yes he was a Strange man but he really really loved his children and he almost had Father and Son relationships with Steve Vai and Terry Bozzio and Patrick O Hearn