Matt Sorum (Guns N' Roses, Velvet Revolver) | The Inspiration Experience | Episode #3

[@CraigArndt]

Matt Sorum is the real deal.

[@TheDougGreanFanClubArchives]

❤

[@joves3407]

And, on a side note, how good does this guy look for almost 63 years of age. What a legend!

[@hits_from_the_bong]

All that 80s blow

[@adamrivera2499]

I wish Matt was part of the reunion

[@jorobinson1969]

Me too.

[@jpcapobianco1979]

actually guns are pretty ridicolous as a band with axl (his voice is terrible now)

[@davidarwood6264]

Actually Axl is quite a bit better now than he was. He's even lost some weight. I believe he listened to criticism.

[@akadkins69]

I wish steven and izzy were part of the reunion

[@billholt7860]

​@@akadkins69Absolutely , Nothing against Matt, He's a great drummer and brought a new exciting sound to GnR ,But NOTHING beats the raw rock n roll sound of Appetite for Destruction . Duff and Steven were one , I miss Jeff too ,wasn't the same without Izzy . Takes one hell of a front man to be able to replace a whole band around himself and make it work and Axl has been that frontman , Every member throughout GnR history has been successful since their respective departure , Velvet Revolver is a treasure to the genre , Just in time before we lost Scott , Slash can play with anyone ,any time ,He's so humble and thankful for his success and for his fans . Steven use to have a smile from ear to ear in every video and any time you saw him live , Happy to be alive and playing drums in the greatest rock band on earth, at the time i.m.o. He lost his way , wish he could have found the path back to his band and avoided the things that caused his stroke , He still plays pretty well though . Use your illusion one and two belong to Matt as far as the drums go , He is to UYI what Steven is to A .F .D . Chinese Democracy was a whole other thing and absolutely awesome in its own right , Takes me back to a very wild time in my life , nostalgic , although it was a dark spell , The album saw me through it , It was the soundtrack to my spiral down hill yet a positive aspect of it , It takes me back to the best parts of that time frame , I was a teenager when Appetite and Lies Lies Lies came out BEST TIME IN MY LIFE ! 14 ,15 years old , 86 87 88 , three of the best years in music i.m.o. My generation caught the best of everything in music . Been a wild time, late 60s residue when I was a tot , saw what we now call classic rock ,The British invasion, Elton John , The Beatles , to disco ,The Bee Gees , punk,Sex pistols ,Misfits , funk, Motown , Thriller. Purple Rain , Pop , RnB , glam , hair bands , heavy metal , power ballads , Metallica ,Seattle Grunge , Nirvana , Sound Garden , Rap , Hip Hop , Limp Biscuit , Rage against machine , Alice n chains , You tube sensations , independent artists , Jelly Roll , Rap battles , freestyle , MTV , Vh1 , Soul Train , Head bangers ball , The outlaw hours (where im from ) 103 K.D.F. Nashville's Rock n Roll station back in the day , The best several decades of country music , Country / Rock crossovers , Hank Jrs entire influence on country music , The Eagles , Bernie Taupin , Daryl Hall , Paul Simon , Lou Reed , Styx , Clapton , Dolly , Loretta , Heart , Lita,, Janis. Joplin , Aretha , Doobie bros , The list goes on and on , Cant skip Ozzy , Kiss, Tesla , Never will happen like that again.

[@BladeHudson]

This hit my soul...I remember being around the same age..12 or 13 discovering the VR material...Lets all keep rocking💯✅

[@Kasper8515]

Matt is the ONLY reason i am a drummer, and i am Danish. He influenced drummers all over the world.

[@V12Nosha]

Most of the comments state what I think... Top Drummer. I just want to add the fact that Matt Sorum is 63 years old... 63 !!! Looks like he is in his late 40's!

[@renewijgh8859]

Met him at the meet and greet, at the last Velvet Revolver show in Amsterdam. One of the great groovers, with a massive sound and don't forget his background vocals! For me he is THE drummer for the Cult. When he does his groove on "She sells sanctuary" ,they sound so much better. Huge fan. I know so much more about him, after this pod cast. Well done guys!

[@NikateeN]

Adler and Sorum were two of my biggest musical influences growing up. Love this!

[@MrDeke99]

Matt could easily be Matthew McConoughay’s slightly older brother 😮

[@scotta7082]

Love Matt! He is the definition of cool. I highly recommend reading his book, it is really good. He does not boast much about how he helps out in his community, like the school music programs, helping our vets etc. Just an overall good dude.

[@midnightcharlieman6669]

Great interview. I could listen to Matt Sorum talk all day. He is just Terrific.. And Inspirational.

[@jorobinson1969]

Totally agree! I logged onto KZbin to watch GNR videos and found myself on this interview and watched the entire thing. Very cool dude.

[@colbs237]

Me too :)

[@barryfunke8165]

I would love to have a beer with him and Slash at the rainbow and hear their stories from back in the day.

[@rayfabris2512]

that would be cool the stories would be awesome

[@franthevan65]

Both sober

[@rayfabris2512]

@@franthevan65 I've known I'm just saying

[@hisgreatness2]

Matt was one of the drummers in the 90s I looked up to. I miss his drumming and his energy! He's so much fun to watch.

[@applehead252]

Met him years ago backstage and so humble. Awesome guy!

[@TheCrusch]

I've met Matt at the Rainbow. He was super cool and nice. I'm in Brazil now watching this. And am also from here. Matt is authentic and talented. It was the best meeting him. Great interview you guys!

[@smactek]

Truly an interesting, realistic interview, about a positive rock and roll experience, with a real rock star. very well done gentlemen.

[@blackoxygenmusic]

Thank you! 🤘

[@LITSOUL1]

Love Matt. Bought and read his book too.

[@dukermoon]

Thank you so much for this. Matt is incredible. Would pay a lot of money to see him back in GnR!

[@sonusworld666]

One of my All Time Favorite drummers 🤘🤘

[@BDFsecret]

Thankyou for letting Matt speak! So many hosts interrupt the guest but you guys don't, you're great!

[@leandro.paulasantos4313]

Thanks, guys. I'm from Brazil. GnR was a huge musical influence for a lot of people down here. Matt Sorum is such a great artist and the easy way he talks is possible for us to understand about what happens behind the curtains.

[@BuzzieBee77]

Greetings from Australia guys. This is an absolute top notch interview.. Enjoyed it so much.

[@obrik666]

this guy looks great at 63 ys old. he was probably the 1st drummer i realized i like when i was like 10-11. he plays quite simple style (as i realized when i was quite older) as he also spoke in this interview but feels the music right and the drum sound on Use you illision was great. his faces as dedication to drumming in you could be mine music video was the gamechanger to me. from that point i always wanted to play drums and i made that dream true years later

[@bryanhicks5712]

Just like VelevetRevolver changed both of y’all’s lives November Rain video did it for me! Great interview

[@cc_1983]

I heard Matt recorded Locomotive in one take! Great to hear the back story to his career. It wasn’t mentioned but Gregg Bisonnette said that he met Matt at an audition for a David Lee Roth The use your illusion videos were pivotal in my influence and def Matt and slash in that way!

[@lotzapop]

This interview brought me joy. Matt is the reason I wanted to learn how to play drums. I could listen to his GnR stories all day long.

[@colbs237]

I really enjoy listening to Matt. He's got a great rhythm in the way he talks. Also, he's freakin' super cool and has such great experience in Rock and Roll, the 80's and 90's, and it's really fun to "re-live" his stories with him as they unfold easily with his style of talking. He's cool!

[@huguesgervasi4605]

Fantastic interview. Matt rules !

[@jonesy2111]

He is a great drummer and interesting person… I saw G’nR back in ‘91 before the Use Your Illusion albums were released and just before Izzy left the band… it was a great show except the security was just everywhere because of the Saint Louis riot a week or so before 👍 I like Matt because he is a part of that LA clique but is still down to earth enough to be bearable.

[@GoviDeSilva]

His drum work in Slash' Snakepit and Velvet Revolver.. just amazing ♥

[@Youtube304s]

That was a great interview. Matt seems like a chill guy.

[@samanranjit3161]

In addition would love to see Steven Adler playing a track from AFD.

[@river2352]

What an amazing, chill, warm interview. Matt is a solid drummer and I have to admit, I was also fonder of Adler in GNR but Matt is a super down to earth dude. Great drummer, even greater man.

[@CarlosAlbertoGonzalezV]

One of my all time favorite drummers!!

[@FreeMTrider]

Matt Sorum makes a band better..........I always knew who the drummer was whether it was The Cult, GnR, Velvet Revolver........Great drummer!

[@kman2975]

This is great stuff. Thanks guys! Greetings from Denmark

[@TheMeridian808]

One thing that makes this interview really, really great for me is that, when Matt talks, he has this 1000 mile stare, and you can clearly see that, as he's remembering things, he can see it... great stuff...great memories from the heart... Doesn't get any better then that....

[@2473rachel]

Matt seems like a genuine guy good interview

[@davidcurtis4478]

This is so great to listen to, lots of cool history and always loved Matt's drumming and vibe. Awesome interview! Matt keep Rockin' hard dude 🤘🤘DC

[@slimsimtv]

great interview! a great drummer and great to hear all theses stories!

[@clausm2203]

Great interview And to me steven and matt will always be the best drummers for guns n roses

[@KrushKrills]

Great interview, Matt is such a cool guy

[@johnulcer]

What a fantastic interview! Great questions, great rapport, and Matt shared some stories I hadn’t heard before about the GN’R era.

[@chadcarrdrums]

This was one of, if not, the best interviews I've heard. Matt's so real and almost humble to a fault. Guys a bad ass!

[@tomwilliams3053]

Great interview, for a small ish channel you guys are putting out much high quality interviews tham most others!

[@kronbakeren]

thank you heaps for this interview!

[@DS-wb2we]

Love Matt Sorum what a guy

[@bluesnparadise]

Matt Sorum's book is a great read!

[@mentiramentira]

great interview, loved the questions oriented toward what Matt feelings were, really cool interview

[@simonsitinjak]

For me, Matt plays energetically, he takes it more seriously when he plays drum than Steven. 😁 For a new drummer who is joining Gun's N Roses, it's not easy to learn and show their song. Only Matt and Bryan Mantia are capable of filling this position. Even Slash never plays the original solo of their song, but the key is the drummer.

[@freechordsthetruthmarceden8277]

Hey Matt! Great interview. I was one OF the guys who came down - worked on 'Slither' @ Burbank studios. Great memories. Marc Eden. ❤

[@joeywalraven2840]

this is a fantastic interview, you guys drew a really good convo out of him!

[@mackin26]

My band The Passenger used to play Slither. We played in the club TJ’s in Newport (Wales, UK) one time in 2006/7 maybe. The band on before us didn’t sound like us or VR for that matter but they played Slither. It was great how that record hit us all and how that band was very modern and not a GnR throwback. Good times.

[@thelolguy007]

This was great. Really enjoyed it. Well done lads 👏 One thing missing though was the question as to why wasn’t Matt asked to join current version of GnR? His inclusion would have only made it better imo

[@juliomotte9985]

Matt I wish I have your talent! good intervew I realli like it, and Matt he is avery nice guy very humble and pro!

[@wickster2121]

oh fun interview! i need to get his book and signed!! Matt book tour!!!

[@Sidewinder-xtx-146]

WE NEED A SINGER LETS GET VELVET REVOLVER, GOING I MISS THAT MUSIC SO MUCH

[@johantoru9022]

i8 hate scott negerwield

[@rileynelson1864]

I want to know if Matt slash and duff thought velvet revolver was the second coming of gnr had Scott llved I think they would have been

[@Norcalrocker]

The Rise of Velvet Revolver Documentary is really good. The doc is largely based on finding a singer. Even has a tad bit of stress/drama that great musicians can go through to find the right front man. I won't spoil it. Ignore me if you have seen it. I was lucky enough to see Matt Sorum with The Cult and VR! 🤘

[@kennethpiet2079]

I believe they could have been very very good I mean they were very very good but had they stayed together they could of been very very very good

[@grahamandlindadooley1463]

great interview, Matt, you are such an interesting guy. with a wealth of experience.

[@fircykfircyk488]

Great interview. Greets from Poland.

[@pizzaguyaz]

Dude looks great for 60s

[@dcrespol]

If I had the opportunity to talk to Matt, I would ask him where did he get the inspirarion for the drum fills of a few of my favorite songs. I would also let him know that his drumming is beautiful because he creatively comes up with nice grooves and executes them consistently throughout the song, not like other drummers like Ulrich that plays differently every single time. Matt’s drumming is my inspiration, and my drumming is pretty much thanks to him.

[@luisfernando-mm3jt]

Matt is the groove

[@carlosalbertofigueiredovia8021]

Great musician......

[@zeketrick]

Great Conversation 👍 way better than "Zoom" Interviews! VERY genuine thx

[@JuanLuna-ew3zo]

Cool interview.

[@graemespringer4643]

Awesome!! Ty 😊

[@AlvinWar]

Great interview! Legend on the drums!

[@eaglerocvox3277]

Real RocknRolla...Earth Soul Blues RocknRoll...

[@heavytendersouls]

Great interview guys! 🤩Wish Matt could drum for us LOL

[@MetalMayhem1978]

Matt is a legend!! He has the same laugh as Mark from Death Angel 😂

[@MrN75nokia]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Eden639]

Matt Sorum is my favorite drummer of Guns and Roses. Much better than the one they have for the last many years. I wish Guns and Roses make peace with him and bring him back.

[@matthiasschneider6398]

I saw him 91/92 in Vienna (Use your Illusion Tour). He looked like an brutal biker in those days. Today he looks more like a nice guy from next door. His haircut improved..

[@chrisbauman2562]

Matt really played his role well. He never tried to replace Adler,he never rubbed it in his face in magazines or interviews. He brought his own flavor and emotion to guns and tbh that came off more Aerosmith because of it. He had that tight,low drum tone feel. Obviously adler was loose and poppy and thats why we love him but matt did great

[@sunsetcliffs98]

He did a good job in GNR but was always compared to SA. With Velvet Revolver he really shined. His intro in Slither is so cool.

[@chickeastwater9883]

Matt's so funny .. I wasn't a good surfer ( I was 6) So my Mom, got my a Drum Set .... Ha Ha Ha Wait , Matt must've been impressed , they wore leather pants for him. Wooo Hooo

[@jackieenx7085]

Matty !!!!

[@thesmanbrowne4561]

Surprised Matt didn’t mention his work with Jeff Paris , apologies if I missed it. Heart to the flame has phenomenal drumming on it .

[@AudioReplica2023]

Didnt knew Bill Price was their sound man . For those who don't know Bill Price was responsible for the Illusions albums sound. I became interested in mixing because of him. RIP

[@frostysgrill]

🔥

[@frostysgrill]

The greatest question no one ever asks Sorum is “How scared 💩less was Axl Rose of Velvet Revolver?

[@aliroyfan9897]

👏👏👏👏

[@pacoherrejon]

Mostly half of the songs on the Illusion abums are or Izzy’s or “co-written” by him. 6 songs are 100% Izzy’s, Dust N’ Bones, You Ain’t the First, Bad Obsession, Double Talkin’ Jive, 14 Years and Pretty Tied Up, he appears as if he had co-written two of this songs (Dust N’ Bones and 14 Years) only because other members contributed with some minor things to them. 3 songs are a collaboration between Izzy and Axl, been Right Next Door to Hell mostly Axl’s and Don’t Cry, and You Could Be Mine mostly Izzy’s. 1 song (Perfect Crime) was a collab between those two but with some Slash’ input and finally Izzy had some minor input on Bad Apples. This adds up to a total of 12 songs of 30 because Don’t Cry appears twice. For the other songs, 8 where 100% Axl’s, 7 a collab between Axl and Slash, 2 covers and 1 from Duff’s, so Matt isn’ wrong in this video.

[@Badmansband]

Bad Obsession was heavily influenced by West Arkeen.

[@alexanders4911]

Cool. How do you know all this? Did you mean Izzy wrote both lyrics n music to those 12 songs?

[@jpcapobianco1979]

i don't like guns and roses without matt, great drummer

[@rockerson9269]

Miss him in gnr

[@frankwren8215]

Matt is just the nicest guy. The right band could have been even bigger than GnR with him.

[@djmylesmatisse]

After Guns n Roses, Matt rejoined The Cult and recorded BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL, an entire album of new music before starting Velvet Revolver. It would've been cool to ask Matt... "When you joined Guns n Roses, were Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy disappointed because maybe they wanted you to join their band? And also, what's the story behind you rejoining The Cult after Guns and were they disappointed when you decided to do the Velvet Revolver project and go in that direction and leave The Cult once again?"

[@LunsJail]

This is all in his book: 1. Ian and Billy were happy for Matt when he joined GNR. He was joining the biggest band in the world at the time. 2. I believe the Cult broke up for awhile after that Beyond Good and Evil record. Matt didn’t just quit again.

[@TheRockworld]

Matt is cool man

[@greyfoxzero]

Those VR albums were killer. In many ways a much better band with better songs that GnR.

[@alexanders4911]

Wasnt "you could be mine" written prior to the afd album?? In that case he could not have been so involved in that song...

[@MrDBLSROCKS]

Prophecy was a great band !

[@bobbasha-bt6ml]

Steven Adler SHOULD BE BEHIND AXL /SLASH DUFF AND OF COURSE IZZY !! JUST THOSE 5 GUYS WOULD BE AWESOME AGAIN!!!

[@realitymister]

Matt is currently working on a project with Corey Feldman

[@EverettVernon72]

Matts looking the healthiest he’s looked since velvet revolver!

[@nenadpesic13]

No, he looks pretty bad!

[@joves3407]

Matt Sorum is a real dude… shame he’s not back in the band.

[@Grif921]

Hes too mouthy, plenty of stories from VR with him and Scott constantly butting heads which ended the whole thing

[@thomasschuldt4557]

Hm....no words on neurotic outsiders? What a great little band it was!

[@rustynales4597]

This guy looks great to be 63. This is proof that no alcohol, being vegetarian playing music you love, when it serves you and a little bit of good genetics can do wonders

[@lucastermineitor]

Che alguien que lo traduzca

[@challism]

He saw the Beatles live on Sullivan? How freaking old is Matt? ha ha ha

[@partyxplays]

Certainly has done very well for his age

[@42-Donuts]

Sorum sounds similar to Weiland, when they speak.

[@googo151]

THE FORGET THE CULT.