Pavement 120 Minutes interview

[@madlaxbro69]

this feels like some sort of awkward family counseling session

[@instacoino1925]

“Are you gonna talk?” “Are you gonna ask decent questions?”

[@Luschan]

Aggressively asking “hey, are you going to talk?” when someone is acting withdrawn or quiet is one of the worst things you can do as an interviewer, hahaha. If I’m feeling shy or uncomfortable, being talked to like that is not going to help, it would just make me clam up even more. Notice that Bob immediately does the opposite. He turns toward Stephen and addresses him directly, with a specific empathetic question and a neutral energy. And it works- instead of waiting for Stephen to interject and join the conversation (not gonna happen) he’s given an in to talk about himself and open up. People say he’s stoned, but I think he’s just quiet and in his head. Especially during a televised MTV interview, where the interviewer is only bringing up totally inane topics.

[@mpavilion3092]

It's amusing to me how Bob keeps addressing the interviewer by his name ("That's right, Lewis...")

[@melissadonges46]

Word on the street at the time said SM was told to “be cool” right before the interview so hence the tension. Classic.

[@jamesogilvie1649]

aaah that was awesome... Stephen Malkmus could run a college course on how to make interviewers sweat. ha ha and ALL bands should have a Bob. Bob is god!

[@spaceengineer1452]

Really ?! I think he brings the band down !

[@rocketsalad]

@@spaceengineer1452 there was a time when I, too, lived in darkness, but then one day and quite suddenly I saw the light of bob and all became clear

[@doodoo4981]

@@rocketsaladwhen boys become men

[@kompromatt-d7v]

"people pay tons of money for expensive massages... ours was free"

[@plimsoul89]

Perfect 🏆

[@00000gerat]

but elicited : ``pressure can be good sometimes, i mean people pay tons of money for expensive massages'' haha

[@jamesaudiffred1140]

My friends and I drove to Morgantown WV from Boston to see the final show of that tour Bob mentions. It was in a small bar and was absolutely amazing. They did an improv jam near the end of the set. It was graduation weekend at UWV and we luckily scored the last hotel room in the entire city. 1994! What a time to be alive!!

[@purchasevj]

would that have been at Underground Railroad?

[@jonzotee2744]

SM is psyched to be there!

[@FunkySkunk55]

Bob Nastanovich is kind of a strange part of Pavement. He doesnt contribute as much as the other guys musically, but he seems like an important link in the band

[@jonesalex565]

See silver jews for details

[@honestmike85]

He's the soul of the band, like Ringo, the glue that holds Pavement together

[@chazrice4725]

Harsh Harold.

[@GingerAleRain]

Would have loved to watch Lewis Largeant sweat through that interview without Bob there to buffer.

[@patrickburns7261]

Stephen’s desire to scream in this guy’s face at 2:29 is palpable

[@chrisnewton1701]

I wanted to scream in this guys face when he asked if Steve was “going to talk” What a chucklehead!!!

[@m1g0t0]

I love the discomfort. Lewis Largent will go on about what other people think about you, but he'll never talk about how your music affected him.

[@ST-xg3gy]

Did someone say "Career, career, career, Korea, Korea"??? Haha! Malkmus is the best!

[@jeffbrown-hill7739]

I have never seen Malkmus so palpably angry at an interviewer. I would feel the exact same way being talked down to like that.

[@Brandooon95]

best band in the world.

[@m1g0t0]

Malkmus was stoned as f*** and you can tell.

[@lukeddemers]

I was surprised to see almost no one mentioned this in the comments

[@Brandooon95]

bob tooooooo

[@Mygirls-]

The interviewer can't even name "Range Life" even though he knows he's gonna ask about the Pumpkins/STP name checks.

[@slatersixer6591]

This interviewer is the worst. so awkward. talk more about the REM connect, talk about the album, talk about tour. inspiration? wtf

[@MitchGettman]

This interview is fucking great. classic pavement...

[@camcam297]

I think this is a mixture of the two being way too high(Stephen especially) and the interviewer being REALLY nervous and weird either because he loves the band or his boss will kill him if the interview doesn't go well, and then fucking it up bad

[@colle31]

“Fine bands, both”

[@gar992000]

God, i wish i was Bob

[@souljubilant12]

1;35 that quote Stephen says comes out in the DVD documentry they have, pretty cool.

[@martyncullen3783]

A very underated band in the UK.But i love em!

[@jeffbrown-hill7739]

Underrated everywhere, IMO.

[@russellschaeffler]

They were hopped up after blowing pot if you asked me.

[@nosferatu2]

Blowing pot

[@rocketsalad]

I heard they would roll it up (the marihuana weeds and paper) and then smoke it like a cigarette 😮

[@russellschaeffler]

@@rocketsalad good for nothing Beatniks.

[@punkrockstormchaser]

Rest in peace lewis he passed away back in February

[@ssyntaxxerrorr]

what

[@punkrockstormchaser]

@@ssyntaxxerrorr yeah he died I think he was 56

[@slantedterror]

Awe :(

[@m1g0t0]

I saw this when it came on MTV in 92? and I LAUGHED MY ASS OFF. Classic Pavement not giving a fuck

[@perincito]

Absolutely painful. AWKwaaaaaarrrrrdddddd

[@caltech09]

Stephen Malkmus and His Curtains.

[@mishm5915]

4:56 malkmus just thinking "goddd daaaammnit"

[@spaceengineer1452]

"Interviewer" ? How did he get the job ? Nepotism ? Friend of a friend ?

[@CS-sf1rz]

Sonic trucks is my fav band

[@SHEFFPANDEMIC2011]

What boring questions.

[@CoolStoryCory]

LONG LIVE BOB!

[@giraffepimp]

90's swag

[@robertsmusicclass1558]

This dude was insufferable

[@EddietehFace]

8:42 major leagues*

[@jlouis4407]

RIP Lewis Largent

[@mohammedganai9636]

What was the "blah blah blah" before the commercial break?

[@AndyTabelz]

Would you have preferred Dave Kendall?

[@Shnards]

hahaha this interview

[@ashsgarden1811]

this video is 10 minutes not 120 :|

[@thislazylife]

120 Minutes was a GREAT show, but Lewis Largent was a cheeseball with Breck-girl hair. Dave Kendall was a better host, and much better at conducting an interview. Largent's technique is sleep inducing.

[@cactaceous]

120 Minutes was at it very best with Matt Pinfield. Everyone knows that.

[@thislazylife]

@@cactaceous He was probably the most musically-knowledgeable, but by the time he became host, the thrill was gone. This is all just a matter of opinion, however.

[@Sydwayman]

Yeah, I've always said Ugandan interviewers are the best.

[@onlyfoolsandgeezers]

damn its actually only 10 minutes but thx

[@joeski734]

Seemed like an hour it was so painful to watch.

[@murphyjohn15]

so interesting

[@gar992000]

@popopo1888 haha i thought the same thing when he said big leagues...

[@eddiecollins4850]

beavis and butthead

[@TurnTurnTurnTurn]

3:03 Morrissey comin' atcha

[@pr0dd2k9]

FUN FACT: Hippo milk is pink...wurd

[@CS-sf1rz]

😍😍😍😍😍

[@HOTma18]

American interviewers were always lacking.

[@EctInc]

This must've been in the Wowee Zowee era, right?

[@somethingyettocome]

No...Crooked Rain...Is being said at the beginning

[@cactaceous]

They talk about CR CR at the very fucking beginning! I hope your attention span is better now than it was 6 years ago! Scheesh!

[@23malaise]

Seems like it...they refer to cr cr in the past tense and then we get a reference to "classic rock" esthetics informing the NEW album. Anyone insulting your attention span should be bludgeoned with the hammer of irony.

[@poolboyinla]

In fairness to the interviewer, he is trying to make good television, and it doesn't help to have a couple of stoned guys just sitting there like a bump on a log. It's like these guys think they are Rico Blanco or something. Love their music, but they don't come off as awesome guys here.

[@joeblow2659]

Who is Rico Blanco? How are they not like themselves? MTV trying to make good T.V.? I believe they actively sought to negate entire generations mental fortitude

[@ianallen4846]

whata terrible, terrible take… absolute trash questions this guy was asking. you can see it in malkmus’s face.