mick karn interview 'talkin' jazz'

one time bass player with the band JAPAN, mick karn is interviewed for a tv programme that i assume was called 'talkin' jazz'. i have no idea what channel it was on or when it was aired but my guess is that it must have been around 1993 and the release of the 'bestial cluster' album. this is one of only a hand-full of interviews that i've ever seen with mick. i hope that someone out there sees and enjoys it.

[@chinesefake]

. THE most underated composer and instrumentalist of the last 30 years. RIP Mick and thanks for all you have left us.

[@WesleyWattley-xy4fg]

40 years plus UK 🇬🇧 ❤️ legendary player

[@LAMags]

Mick Karn was absolutely gorgeous, that beautiful olive skin, coming to London around 3 years old from Cyprus, He was an absolutely amazing bass player!!!! It was to bad JAPAN broke up, but that is how life goes, everyone leads a different path… Mick I love you … may you R.I.P. taken from this world to soon , but never forgotten!!! Mick leaves a son and his wife….from what I read about him, may GOD bless them both… with love from Toronto, 🇨🇦 Canada… stay safe everyone! Luv LA 2021 🎵🎵📀💕🎸 I will never forget Mick’s fantastic bass playing, just Brilliant!!!!

[@themoo1041]

Legend. My fav bass player. Never get tired of listening to him playing.

[@JamesScottGuitar]

Absolutely agree. He hears, and then plays, things on a completely different level than anyone else. His sense of time and melody just don't exist anywhere else. What a tremendous musician.

[@adams115]

+JamesScottGuitar hear hear!

[@mooski-mooski]

+JamesScottGuitar And Simon Cowell lives on. Grrrrrrrrr

[@hexyko4850]

Mick is a genius. His legacy lives. He looks so much like his younger teenage self here. If you look at some pictures of Japan from 1974 you'll see.

[@xen1465]

Shaving your brows makes you look older it seems

[@mikecameron2508]

He was my all time favourite bass player who got me into playing fretless and I even built my own bass because of his musical encouragement. A very sad loss to the creative world. 😔

[@jackiepratt8801]

A mesmerising and beautiful man RIP Mick Karn X

[@joebloggs4807]

Rest in peace Mick, I feel your real legacy is that you left a part of yourself that I think I can only describe as beauty, generosity, positivity, poetry and love, God Bless you.

[@replicas11]

A Fretless bass genius.

[@carolineearle7091]

A true musician......and devastatingly handsome!

[@hdace9000]

FYI: Talkin' Jazz was a TV show on the European cable and satellite network NBC Super Channel (later NBC Europe) from around 1992-1998. I was the senior editor on the show, which was produced by Richard Journo. However, this particular show was produced before I joined the production team. There's a treasure trove of interviews and performances that appear to be lost. I'm so pleased this one was uploaded.

[@bf19]

My dearest ex husband, Jonty, did the interviews. May both RIP.

[@thoughtsonfitness3249]

The fact that Mick isn’t better known within the music industry and the fact that his ideas and creativity were not better funded is a terrible waste. Mick is one of the best composers of his era, the people that knew him, particularly within the industry should have taken a greater opportunity to remind the public of his contribution if not for him, but the security of his family? RIP Mick, a terrible loss!

[@fazeunclegersh]

the guy's almost as eloquent talking as he is with his bass. badman.

[@Keith1997d]

Mick Karn was and is still the best fretless bass guitarist I have ever listened to!!!

[@Habibasse]

He was a god of bass... and a God never dies ! :-)

[@brexitdave8995]

MK - the reason why I bought a fretless Wal back in 83. Saw Japan 3 times live and Mick in 1993 at Astoria TCR London.

[@Artemis458]

one of the most talented bassists ever, R.I.P.

[@mwright80]

Nice! I love Mick's playing, and this is the first interview with him I've ever seen. Seems to be a likeable dude.

[@cronosstudios1714]

Rest in Peace - true genius

[@stevenlucas1880]

Best experimental bassist ever. Rip Mick.

[@carolineearle7091]

Oh such a charming man xx

[@MobiusBandwidth]

Mick is not Jazz, he is his own genre of music. unique.

[@spartacusvikinga]

Very Very sad. A very talented Gentleman. R.I.P Mick.

[@RO-qb9zv]

swing by japan is one of my all time favourite frettless bass line by karn.

[@colinmold8311]

Great to see an interview of Mick. Such a sincere and very talented musician.

[@robbos44]

sad loss ...i still play and love the music that mick and david made together and apart .truly be sorely missed..goodnight mick.x

[@freefall6696]

Seems a lovely fellow. Terribly sad that he was taken from us so suddenly and prematurely....

[@trcysttt]

Thanks so much for posting this video. What an amazing, gifted, visionary artist.

[@morkygorky]

Oh wow - the man has EYEBROWS!!?? :-)

[@markduncan3806]

those megabrows are impressive

[@Tazz77]

Excellent clip. Thanks for posting.

[@AssociationAdmirer]

0:16-0:22 Heh, yeah, as soon as he said that I thought, "Titles, jazz? No." I can't even figure out where people would have got that impression. Very interesting interview this, thanks for sharing it!

[@ds1854]

My fav bass player - Never got to meet him in person, but seems a totally decent chap, shame he is no longer with us. Inspired me to all things fretless and left us with some great bass lines to treasure.

[@cosmicdepot2278]

The essence of cool.Thank you Mick

[@indigojones8]

The last bit about the urgency of getting things down is bittersweet.

[@pinkpyjamas-ey6rw]

Poor Mick. You are so missed. Things would have come round again, as they always do.

[@macwhites]

a great bassist rip mick i will remember your playing

[@davemilnes1147]

Such a lovely humble guy, and a unique musical talent.

[@JamboLinnman]

A genius on the bass guitar.

[@poddel]

Very interesting to hear this truly brilliant musician

[@psychobollox]

weird seeing him with eyebrows!

[@rabit818]

Jaco, Mays and Mick, amazing bass players.

[@spenkant]

this is a great bass player! Thanks

[@belmac7102]

I thought I knew almost everything about this beautiful human being. ...turns out he is a has Greek roots...Greek people are very passionate about what ever they do.

[@anthonydemitre9392]

yes we are, lol I'm only half Greek living in Montreal-born in England, my dad a Greek Canadian was a pro wrestler in the UK from 39 to 1959 and he was really passionate about wrestling, the music of Mick Karn and Sylvian is a great example of creating art that speaks to your soul and fills the mind with imagery and emotion nice comment Bel Mac

[@DonHaka]

I get that you are being nice and all, but thats a stereotype. Being very passionate about stuff is a personality trait that developes during childhood and teenage years depending on your upbringing and such.

[@ladyi7609]

He was actually born in Nicosia in Cyprus and moved to London with his family when he was a few years old.

[@pamdoyle3459]

Sad loss love to the family of a wonderful musician, and person

[@therealsoulproduct]

Get well, Mick! The world still needs great talent!

[@Roman-rz3qj]

Interesting that he cringed when hearing the word pop for his bass playing. His work was in that realm. Pop is an energy that many people cling to. It’s a trend that draws people in. Unfortunately the industry has capitalized on that and made monsters. David Sylvian knows his roots remain in the pop vein per an interview he recently gave.

[@michaelg6641]

David Silvian..not his real name btw..seems to be the epitome of someone who fancied himself to be a pop star but pretended not to want to be one as it was too popular or trendy. I knew local wannabe musician pple who acted the same way..but of course it became a trillion dollar industry of millionaires.

[@Roman-rz3qj]

@@michaelg6641 yes Mr Batt of course. I’m curious the people you’re speaking of. I have run into people at shows and they gave off ego rock star vibes. I never understood that. I’ve talked shop with others that enjoy the camaraderie.

[@spottydogg]

R.I.P mick..You will be sadly missed, But your music will live on.

[@MrThomas1958]

thank you

[@dixgun]

Good interview. Seems like at least here Mick is often describing how he’s always between different things and/or separate from things .

[@kernowrock555]

World class Bass player ..sadly missed. It was Mick's Bass that I danced to...

[@sclogse1]

Huge fan, and I come from jazz and Brazilian music. Maybe from listening to so much movie soundtrack work, from Jerry Goldsmith to Bernard Herrman, to Eddie Sauter's score for Mickey One, to Miles Davis' Live Evil, I was primed.

[@zane1961]

Great guy ..

[@ToddChaddingtonEsq]

this dude and michael manring are legends and are both tragically slept on

[@kingscoop]

you're very welcome. thank you for taking the time to comment. i'll post some more stuff soon.

[@teamcuba2000]

i always remember reading an interview in musician and recording world (aaggh!) where he said he just played by ear and never read music... what an insipration... i started off on violin at school, moved to bass when THE POLICE appeared and stopped reading and started listening... you could spend a fortune on lessons, but unless you have the FEEL for an instrument, you will never be unique. period. Im amazed we dont see more of him these days.Much better with the "brows" as well Mick! LOL

[@The.Last.Guitar.Hero.]

Would love to have met the guy .

[@Danthehorse]

yeah, and Pino Palladino really did some nice fretless bass lines, obviously inspired by Mick. hope you all have the Dalis Car cd for more great Mick bass lines......

[@elframo]

Rest in Peace Mick....

[@alessandroosandrini7090]

❤😢

[@markkeogh18]

Great video. I just uploaded an interview and live session with Mick Karn that I had on cassette from the 90's. Its from the BBC2 radio show 'mixing it' and was to promote 'bestial cluster'. Check it out by searching 'mick karn interview seesion'

[@zYkLoPMeDiA]

R.I.P. Mick from Austria

[@43lochness]

r.i.p mick !

[@risahall554]

Gone too soon 💔

[@ruffian1868]

Mick is extremely ill battling cancer at the moment. Please visit his website for information in regards to making a donation.

[@TheHistrionics]

RIP Mick Karn

[@danceabout1]

long hair suits mick...quiet groovy

[@coolhand1966]

RIP Mick.

[@Danthehorse]

there's the Rain tree crow project cd - basically Japan but very slow and experimental.

[@paintedship]

@audiotrax2000 you can leave comments to him on his website to let him know

[@ariesscorpiorising]

100% straight.

[@JakePeppercorn]

眉毛があるミックを初めて見ました。感動です。

[@markkeogh18]

'mick karn interview session'

[@owlru]

Nice to see Mick with his "eyebrows" ..Sounds quite humble.I like Jaco pastorius but I prefer Mick Karns style better.

[@jonsilence]

Its not about how he touches his face. It about how he touches his bass.

[@Reprodestruxion]

Cloud about mercury Tour with Mark isham, Bruford and David Torn which I find like an informal King Crimson post Discipline with several karn songs in the repertoire ie Dali's Car. Join the YMO group on yahoo and ask for access to the ftp on their faq page It should be there.

[@krisscanlon4051]

Jazz is close maybe prog rock mostly its a Catford scene...those Japan lads certainly took back their careers hugely influential.

[@tb140870]

Waaaaaaalll!!!! Kaaaaaarn! Total respect.

[@user-ts8lc1ti1m]

He has got eyebrows!!!

[@Reprodestruxion]

well we're of a different generation than jaco's crowd. it would be like listening to new age music or gasp progressive metal (although some Tool is good) But he was great with Joni mithell's music Perhaps needed more DIY and 80's hyperkinesis

[@belmac7102]

I am married to one and live in Greece

[@andajari]

Yes, I agree that he does touch his face to much. Very good looking though

[@Carismystic]

sorry to hear that Mick has cancer, please get well soon.

[@Reprodestruxion]

well he's very informal, he had trouble with Bill Bruford. it's only recently that he's started reading music. he likes to keep it informal, imporivisational and in the realm of uncertainty . Sort of like brian eno and myself. Would have loved to hear him with rachid taha on Byrne & Eno's new album.

[@johndonson1603]

What trouble did he have with Bill Bruford?

[@Reprodestruxion]

@@johndonson1603 well he skirted the recording of cloud about mercury that forced Bruford to bring in Tony, then when Tony was too busy with Peter Gabriel , Torn managed to convince Karn but by then Bruford had no patience for what he perceived as moody amateurism aNd constantly was intent on criticising his lack of KC level musicianship

[@johndonson1603]

@@Reprodestruxion Thanks for replying, I didn't think you would to a 12 year old post. I'm going to have a read up on this myself, sounds interesting.

[@Reprodestruxion]

@@johndonson1603 kind of sad that Mick was alive back then

[@johndonson1603]

@@Reprodestruxion Yeah, he's not here but his music lives on. I've been listening to it for 40 something years, and still loving it.

[@mairimillar8866]

Looks so different with eyebrows.

[@makalu69]

What a terrible loss... Such a pity DS was the one to get rich from Japan and that MK died virtually pennyless. Shame on you DS... you were (are) nothing without JBK.

[@sadderthanyou7793]

Sylvian made some great music, but he's a greedy mofo and he treated his childhood friends like pawns.

[@christophercharles9645]

"...Yacko Pastorius..."🤣

[@UphillGardener-ly5sh]

This is from a time when relatively few people knew who Jaco was, Mick probably heard someone call him "Yaco" and went with it.... people used to call INXS inks

[@slj1111]

@beagleheadfred... other way around

[@fusionhar]

CHECK OUT PERCY JONES!!!!

[@peskylisa]

Sounds goth, perhaps a little emo

[@batteryacid1]

what