Nardwuar vs. Butthole Surfers

Nardwuar interviews the Butthole Surfers on January 3, 1994 at the PNE Forum in Vancouver, BC, Canada!

[@Micropterus06]

Props to them from peaking during the interview and handling it

[@williamsussman7343]

I just couldn’t tell what they were peaking on lol...

[@PierceTravels]

Is this the King???

[@tomosmansounds]

it definitely wasn't their first rodeo

[@friendlywalrus6971]

These people are nuts. Ive heard alot of stories about rock stars acting crazy and doing strange things but this band takes the cake by far. A truly, truly bizarre collection of human beings.

[@breadandbutter726]

Jello Biafra once said this band thought he was weird lmao

[@sebastianponce9658]

And just to think Gibby was not part of that interview

[@danieldelarosa7885]

You should hear about s4x pistols my guy

[@darrenryan1161]

This why Cobain revered this band so much

[@slaythembeforeme]

@@danieldelarosa7885 more like GG Allin. He's got the pistols and the surfers beat and everyone else

[@maxxbartko]

"We're on a major label. We're as independent as a Frank Sinatra. We're a codependent band."

[@TomatoShips]

"we're corporate rock", heck yeah

[@DavidStickney]

😂🔥🔥🔥

[@TheGoldenLandfill]

His delivery too my god!

[@delaybrainsshriver]

Living out of a van for over ten years touring relentlessly yeah so lame to want to make a living as an artist lol

[@MrPurpleeater]

Unquestionably the greatest interview ever filmed.

[@ButterBallTheOpossum]

Check out Lou Reeds Australian interview

[@jasongairn]

Agree. It might even be better than that.

[@juhahoik]

Check out butthole surfers bedroom interview also

[@scottmcm6178]

love these old interviews where nardwards totally geeking out

[@GodWeenSatan]

Reo tardwagon

[@antigen4]

i would have liked to see narduwar interviewing gg allin

[@lamestudiosinc418]

Nardwuar probably didn't want to get murdered.

[@EasierHistory]

Hahaha holy fuck same!! I’ve been thinking that forever! We can only imagine

[@michaelgraham9774]

No thanks

[@antigen4]

TELIOS i would pay to see that haha

[@peaknuckle6942]

Go watch his interviews with Lil Uzi Vert..... He admits he's GG...... Then tries to play it off....

[@danlancasterer]

Look at the size of his pupils... it must be really dark in there

[@dickwwee9366]

Or......drugs

[@usualdosage7287]

@@dickwwee9366 yah that's the joke

[@angster4267]

@@dickwwee9366 what a moron you are 3 years later

[@uncooldispatch5438]

Pinkus !!!

[@MrOctober44]

​@@dickwwee9366 Epic fail. 🤦

[@danm2084]

Best doot doo ever... "massive death"

[@deathmetalhell]

LOL "we aint canadian so we wouldnt be able to read the paper anyway"

[@calebhorvath6871]

1:56 “They can’t even say Butthole in San Francisco, you know, I was shocked.” 😂

[@c3ramics]

"What is free speech coming to, I ask you?" lol

[@EstuaryEstuary]

The bassist gave my parents a cat

[@losethos1734]

Its me, im the cat

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@losethos1734 WOOOOOF!!!!

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

​@@losethos1734how are u cat

[@hurdygurdyman3134]

He’s like “oh yeah that’s my other band thank you” like he was relieved that nardwaur reminded him.

[@ezkibela]

I didnt understand that one, couse he aint playing with Reverend Horton Heat as far as i know and i checked in Internet aswell and nothing came out about Jeff playing with them and if Rubys Carousel Club is a band im not aware and i checked it out aswell and nothing came out so i dont know......

[@SugarHigh9570]

REO Tardwagon

[@lamestreetmedia8631]

LMAO this is the first time I've actually seen nardwaur struggle to deal with a band and definitely the only time I've seen a band just strongarm the microphone away and play keepaway from an interviewer with it "I'm in control here" I bet that was the scariest thing he's ever heard as a professional. To be fair absolutely no one can cope with the butthole surfers, and Im very happy to live in the time period where they exist. These guys could freak out GG Allin, and I love them

[@Fahumsixtysix]

he got straight up assaulted by sonic youth, check that one out sometime

[@sb102]

Check out Blur bullying the bejeebers out of him

[@Devilock79]

That's actually a very young Gary Busey in a cowboy hat. Great interview, Butthole Surfers are one of my favorite bands.

[@goop9539]

No, it's Mahalia Jackson

[@uncooldispatch5438]

Jake busey coffee

[@michaellyonsca]

It's Gary Shandling, Gary, Gary, Gary Shandling.

[@brockn7878]

Definitely one of the best live bands I've ever enjoyed and I've enjoyed many fukin bands

[@SaintMartins]

This interview was done on January 3, in Vancouver, Canada when the Butthole Surfers were opening for Nirvana as part of a 2 night stand in our city. (January 3 & 4 1994.) The next day Nardwuar interviewed Nirvana. (also available on Nardwuar's channel)

[@XGRIMYONEX]

He also interviewed nirvana that night

[@jeffbone8475]

I was at the January 3rd show...Gibby got hit with a shoe and walked off the stage

[@Doc-lz4yl]

@@jeffbone8475 yep, can confirm.

[@dinospumoni5611]

the battle of who can out-weird whom

[@larry8297]

Jeff frikin Pinkus. He’s known for playing bass with (the) Melvins now.

[@ebolajones6144]

Now solo banjo🤙

[@idkaboutthisfuckoffyoutube1041]

Dude on the right was more honest and chill especially after he said massive death

[@diffusewings4937]

Honestly, I know they poke fun at classic rock but you can clearly tell they really do love the genre, to an extent. The way they speak of ZZ Top and how they actually know who The Moving Sidewalks (the band that was ZZ Top before they where zz top, kinda like The Quarrymen and The Beatles) and Roger Erikson says it all.

[@marcel1372]

I think a lot of bands from this time have a big respect for zz top. the final track on SY's daydream nation , 'eliminator Jr z" is inspired by them. xiu xiu (more recently) also covered ZZ top

[@notthatpunk18]

Roky

[@rgelling]

Oh yeah I interviewed a lot of these musicians and most of them were big fans of Humble Pie and the like.

[@godofheck3]

That $100 is prob what they paid the whole band lol

[@outsidedog8205]

😢

[@ColeWheeler4Lyfe]

At this point the band was making at least 15-16k per gig.

[@MrOctober44]

They're opening up on a arena tour for a band who loved them. I'm sure they did fine

[@amsfer9]

These guys are quick witted man 🤣

[@Swanny2294]

Nard: "BT?" Him: "REO Tardwagon"

[@DickDastardly1430]

I could hear him dying inside when he said "oh shit... i thought that was a 1$ bill..."

[@fernandosepulveda7297]

He was like aww shit ... My credibility.

[@jimmybaggins5535]

Jeff grew up with really wealthy parents so it’s not surprising he got them confused 😂

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

Naw, he high af he didn't care about the paper until he realizes it's a 100 bill then pockets it before it goes nowhere lol.

[@shutemdwn]

Omg they are TRIIIIIPPPIN. Look at 3:08 lol!

[@EasierHistory]

Lol those pupils are say it all

[@josephkoval5434]

"Canadian metric 5 minutes"

[@endofthew00rld]

this is my favorite interview ever

[@bigcountryspoundcake4513]

I’m 24 and Nardwuar interviewed Nirvana at around the same age it’s ridiculous. That was one of his goals so just goes to show his persistence

[@reservoirdog1]

Big country's poundcake I’m 76 and love the nard

[@zippywaite]

if only gibby haynes was in this interview. it would be funny as hell.

[@void3886]

this is the best interview

[@Zaetix]

"who? uh... i dont read much" haha, im gonna answer anything with that now

[@Malegys]

Jeff Pinkus aged 50 years in 25 years after this interview

[@allsystemsgo8678]

Lol. Sad but true. 😂

[@tanveerhasan2382]

Damn

[@MrOctober44]

More like 50 years in about six years.

[@Malegys]

@@MrOctober44 That happens when you're forced to learn Beatles covers with the Melvins...

[@olommentes]

More like dingus (I'm sorry I don't know who is that)

[@sstaners1234]

Still think Butthole Surfers were cooler than Nirvana

[@ginsu7077]

s staners ok.

[@pl0y]

apples and oranges but yeah they were

[@captainpungent]

@@pl0y Even Nirvana would agree with that.

[@twomindz79]

But the music wasn't.

[@pl0y]

@@captainpungent i wasnt disagreeing at all. lol

[@trashpanda9875]

Does anyone know what happened to Norman? I've watched this video like 40 times now and I wonder that every time.

[@CS-sf1rz]

Ask Teresa taylor I guess

[@Tokiofritz]

The Buttholes were cool and made Blur/Sonic Youth look like decayed water melons.

[@Yapperofthecentury97]

Early Sonic Youth slams brother!

[@Tokiofritz]

Paul L Yeah, I'll buy that.

[@jamesoakes1819]

These guys suing Touch and Go was way more of a dick move than Thurston Moore acting like a shithead in an interview.

[@ReitheOffbeatOtaku]

Giving this a like purely for use of the phrase "decayed watermelons" as an insult

[@deathmetaldouglas69]

@ Curtis. Just watched both interviews. Kim was boring as expected and thankfully not present at the second one. The other guys funny. The whole breaking the record thing and the mock ass kicking were funny. They were no more "rude" than he was. He insulted one their videos, they stayed with him and produced comedy scenster gold. Nardwur called Lee a "piece of shit". Fucking hilarious!

[@tugbutker1951]

A piece of american history right here

[@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245]

1:40 such a perfect 90’s stoner voice

[@shanes8132]

Yeah, could be the best one ever. Nard was taking and giving shit like a champ. BH Surfers were just fucking off on an interview, don't fully blame them.

[@ralphmalph8316]

Top Nard interview. Mayhem!

[@goughaway52]

I needed a good laugh this morning 🤣🤣🤣👍

[@keepmewierd]

"They're all blind, too...ya know, we're all blind in a way" lol

[@CyberMelon]

“I got a little dawg” FUCKING DEAD

[@agonyuncle879]

Butthole Surfers with Frank Zappa would have been the best concert ever!

[@brodythompson1]

"Unfortunately, they faked the Moon Landings though Disney!"

[@ghostpiss1374]

respect for them recognizing he's also not taking this super seriously

[@joeswanson6861]

He sounds exactly like Kurt Cobain

[@CrissBurns]

+Road House He's probably on heroin here.

[@jwhiteout]

Except he doesn't fucking suck.

[@katevielle4263]

that one ary I was watching this on my laptop in my bedroom and my roommate came in and asked what nirvana interview I was watching lmao, he 100% sounds like Kurt. So trippy.

[@aSignInTheTrees]

lol, "Probably"

[@WarpxD]

Its was the 90s vibe.

[@Andrew-kx1sq]

so good at putting on their act. i love them

[@DendyJungle]

guy wih glasses looks like my former step dad

[@CS-sf1rz]

Great drummer

[@duchism64]

He looks like everybody's former step dad

[@AndrewJohnClive]

These guys are just great!

[@davidflaneau2810]

Insightful, informative and educational.

[@soyburglar1878]

Pinkus has hardcore chaotic Kurt energy. He even sounds like him. It’s kinda creepy.

[@uncooldispatch5438]

Death rockers

[@lordrathut]

These guys were one of Cobain's favorites, almost like he might have taken inspiration from them or something

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

@@lordrathut he sure did

[@geldalin2081]

i guess people in 1994 made pipes out of cans the same as people did in 2004

[@jonjones5152]

Looks like a rock pipe

[@s.miller2648]

and in 1989

[@richardkey4289]

gel DALIN good Old pop can pipes.available anywhere, day or night

[@christiansavage9899]

1984

[@joeldukes303]

1993

[@goldenhog]

if these guys were like this, imagine what paul and gibby were like at that time.

[@sayrerowan734]

The Surfers played along and took it somewhere cool.

[@Neckromorph]

"Canadian metric five minute scale" That made me laugh

[@frenchabortion]

3:08 what do you think Jeff Pinkus is on there? Acid and Coke?

[@obadiahsmith2345]

100 dollar bills , I'm guessing coke .

[@twomindz79]

Tripping.

[@sadophyte831]

Awesome! They mentioned Sister Double Happiness!

[@FGP_Pro]

Butthole Surfers are fun as HELL! Good interview Nard.

[@SomeJustice19k]

'Uhhh, how far is Tijuana from here?' That was funny as hell for some reason

[@GJLCreativeStudios]

I was looking at something else while I listened to this and I thought Kurt had showed up! lol

[@PanasonicTooth]

3:08 check out dem pupils!

[@Unsubscribedd]

Oh damn. That's MDMA right there

[@jacobmurphy6270]

These guys have to be tripping on Acid

[@gregpasq]

Well, it IS the Butthole Surfers.....

[@shutemdwn]

Lol, 3:08 you can see a close up of his eyes. He is INDEED on LSD or something similar.

[@TTOMO]

If they were tripping, they'd be tripping.

[@Gafandungo135]

I don’t think so man, anyone but the Surfers

[@jacob9607]

That's my name

[@Taktwo2]

Thanks bro.

[@evanabbott2737]

“Doot doodle doot doo!- “Massive death”

[@n00bJesus]

I've been thinking about this all day.

[@kirsten2415]

love this

[@Kenster1025]

"hey hey hey, I am in control here" bad assery here.

[@cursedswordsman]

Hahahaha I'm fucking dead these guys are hilarious

[@ptakk9520]

Nardwaur certainly made these tools look foolish

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

The most awesome kind of tools

[@friendlywalrus6971]

coffey makes your breath smell

[@Danimal77]

Damn, Nardwuar's been doing this for a long time!

[@barrymoore7445]

Jeff talks IDENTICAL to Kurt cobain

[@RadicalSharkRS]

Yea

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

Except he's cool

[@WorldsWorstBoy]

Nardwuar should interview Nardwuar

[@xabieszamudio3481]

King Coffey cracks me the fuck up

[@swaaws]

“What is free speech coming to, I ask you”

[@shepboyargee7691]

I never thought I would see anyone out of the Butthole Surfers in my life Nardwuar did the best thing I’ve ever seen cheers cheers cheers

[@PoetryJesusY2K]

we are as independent as the Frank Sinatra

[@BlakeBlackstone]

3:02 Woooooooooooow. Nard actually let go of the microphone and let the other person hold it.

[@TraciiOutliin]

And the whole end of the interview without choice lmao.

[@slug-io5sg]

Funniest interview ever! Thanks Nardwuar! Doot Doola Doot Doo....

[@lamestudiosinc418]

*Massive death*

[@jasonbrown2990]

I wanted to give this an upvote, but it was at 666 upvotes and I didn't want to ruin it.

[@OPAROBERT]

Jason Brown i do the opposite

[@ania5038]

A troll trying to troll trolls

[@louisbrains]

Massive death.

[@evan8793-sc]

i was hoping for Gibby and Paul to be interviewed

[@wehiird]

Damn that was good

[@erod425]

He knows things that would put these guys in jail.

[@basshead615]

Norman if your out there... please call home.

[@chedgooch]

I tried

[@shaneb.3982]

Who Was in My Room Last Night one of the best Butthole Surfers songs

[@Dan_is_the_Bastard]

King Coffey is such a goober. I love him.

[@lindsayrojas8964]

This is performance art

[@ASM881]

I was at this show!

[@odiumimbues]

this guy kind of sounds like kurt. or vice versa. but these guys are hilarious!

[@yumyab256]

they're so fucking likeable

[@NotAnAstronaut2k]

Nirvana for adults.

[@mykhull]

nardwuar dropped some nasa truth there

[@ModernPlague]

@4:46 "We're a *co*-dependent band."

[@THECLARENCES]

Jeff looks like Stone Gossard from Pearl Jam!!! xoxo The Clarences

[@thebigpecolaman]

Every once in a while i return here just to hear "Massive death" 🙃

[@HerbBurnah]

Nardwuar is the best interviewer ever! I could watch Nardwuar interviews all day long :)

[@StephenSternGoth]

Nardwar was more in the know with the popular guys than celebrity news agencies