Pete Loeffler (Chevelle) Fan First: Korn, Pantera, Ozzfest Memories & More

[@charleschi843]

One of the few bands who have never had an album that flopped. Every album is gold.

[@melvenbaloria8795]

One of the most underrated as well

[@charleschi843]

Best studio band on the planet. @@melvenbaloria8795

[@jamesreynolds4487]

The north corridor was horrible

[@jqmeehan731]

When she asked Pete what his first band he really connected with lyrically, I had to pause for a minute because Chevelle is that band for me. I have listened to them for so many years and still to this day I find new meanings in old songs and albums. Their previous work continues to evolve for me personally. Pete seems like such a genuine person. This was such a great interview. The host asked some great questions!

[@ripulisipulit]

Great dynamic singer, criminally underrated guitarist, and a puzzle of a lyricist. Love him.

[@IanMcGarr]

Last years album was a masterpiece!

[@Chek.A]

not

[@chevelle4ever]

I love this interview so much. Chevelle saved me during the darkest time of my life and I'll be forever grateful. I've got 8 Chevelle tattoos and almost named my youngest daughter Chevelle (her dad said NO, but I almost did it anyway). Chevelle is hands down the best band I've ever heard and will ever hear. I hope they're around for a long, long time.

[@markgordon6753]

Pete couldn't be more normal and down to earth. Awesome!

[@scottthompson4193]

Chevelle hands down 1 of the most underrated, underappreciated, bands ever!!!

[@underface]

It's good to watch my hero talking about his stuff around the band and how he started, thank you Pete Loeffler for giving me the inspiration to play my guitar, it's almost 20 years since I started and I want to do it for many years more.

[@Commcool32]

I’ve been a diehard Chevelle fan for years and this is the best interview Pete has ever given. Great job!

[@makidiaz3894]

Pete is a master musician 👨‍🎤. Album after album of beautiful melodies and harmonies, what a songwriter! Thank you for this interview Revolver! This is the only one hour interview of Pete I’ve seen available

[@rickystuart9]

This is by far the best interview I’ve ever heard with this guy. Such outstanding questions.

[@EricJh21690]

Pretty sure she always had her own fairly smaller KZbin channel where she's interview bands/musicians when on tour in Australia for a pretty long time...always enjoyed her interviews she def has good chemistry with most guests and she asks solid questions/let's them talk etc. Glad to see she's been given a chance for a solid gig working for somewhere like Revolver.

[@DursTuckle]

I agree dude, on a lot of Pete's interviews he doesn't open up much and isn't asked very good questions. This interview was great.

[@nicolio9215]

Love how Pete mentioned how he was moved by Soundgarden and Chris Cornell. Soundgarden was my favorite band and then I found Chevelle when Wonder What's Next came out and I was sold! They are easily my favorite band now. I see them every time they come to town. RIP Chris Cornell

[@onepunchflan3071]

Tool, Soundgarden and AiC have always been my favourites I don't think that will ever change.

[@never2be07]

Funny I always thought they sounded like tool and deftones had a baby

[@WageSlavery]

Chevelle is the only thing that remains, after all the changes in my life. Timeless and true, begging for the next evolution of the soul

[@michaelbixler87]

Awesome interview! I hope you never stop writing music Pete!

[@trippercloud8470]

chevelle has to be one of the most prolific bands of all time no one gets 70+ good songs they stand alone with that many hits i haven't acknowledged any other band that got that many pete is absolutely a machine

[@Gee-no]

Fuck right

[@krudmuphinstudioz]

The most in-depth and personal interview I have ever seen from Pete. This is incredible!

[@adrianmurillo8778]

Such an amazing band

[@bubblyproduction9809]

Great interview! Was so happy to see Chevelle a couple of times, they were amazing to see

[@lindacoy7165]

Great questions. It’s so interesting to hear Pete’s musical insights.

[@photon_EARTH]

I saw Chevelle several times back in the Point #1 era! They were so young, but super approachable and chill. Still my favorite album from them!

[@kylewait2050]

Saw them in 2002 with Local H, they played some Point #1, wish I could see that again.

[@peppers1218]

Great interview! Can't remember when Pete was so open. Good stuff.

[@SethFluker-o3w]

This dide music save my life with his music.

[@claudinegrise4753]

Much love to Pete and Chevelle. Great band.

[@denverrandy7143]

Love Chevelle,saw them in 06 was awesome!!!

[@babayaga3640]

Legend

[@isaacrichmond7505]

I've been a Chevelle nerd for ~20 years or so, and this is probably the best interview I've ever seen w/Pete. Great stuff!!

[@bigdog517]

Killer interview One of the best rock bands doing it at the moment

[@colleenfenwickdutcher]

Absolutely LOVED this interview! I've been a huge fan of Chevelle since around 2003 and this was one of the best and most fun interviews I've listened to! You both seemed so comfortable chatting, almost like you just were video chatting each other but we got to listen in. I wish I could make it to see them on tour with Korn. It's going to be an amazing tour!

[@stephensinko9841]

This is fantastic! Great interview! I've been a fan of Chevelle since I first saw them on the second stage of Ozzfest.

[@onelonelyvisitor]

I really hope Pete drops the Send The Pain Below demo, along with any other unheard material from the past!

[@paulmarciano9856]

His guitar tone is 🔥 inspiring. One of the few bands my wife and I both like. I'm a huge prog fan and in a way they can fit that genre. Way underrated.

[@caceyflores5210]

Fuckin love Chevelle will be seeing them this month with Korn. Gonna be bad ass.

[@mich3131]

This was a great and very detailed interview. There was a lot of interesting things Pete talked about.

[@suavelifestyle9094]

chevelles one of my all time favorites but look at the respect he gave korn !!!!!!!! both legends!!!

[@jamesweaver3379]

Amazing live band!!!

[@dearashad]

I appreciate the origin story and have loved CheVelle for 20 years ❤️❤️🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@dearashad]

It’s also wonderful to hear agnostic atheist come up; it warms me in my feelers as a fellow agnostic atheist

[@angrydrunkengerman2819]

They just keep getting better and better with age.

[@stevemuzak8526]

Incredible band!

[@TheNothing6]

Love Chevelle! It's weird because I don't like most bands the Loeffler brothers like but I like their music. Love Soundgarden and Led Zeppelin, though!

[@MrPeter924]

Great video great lnterview great show 🤘

[@davidberman1310]

Great great great band!

[@dennisperin2989]

Great concert, saw them a few years back, they ground pound with the best of them. Awesome rhythm bounce from the Loeffler bro’s. Hunter eats Hunter for example. Love these dudes!

[@rafael_sric]

I saved to watch later 😊

[@Its.superwill]

I would love all of the demos you could put out. I think it would be cool to hear the change.

[@mau_orr]

Christina is such a great interviewer!

[@KingofCrusher]

3:12 "I had another brother that was in the band for a minute, then he left..." haha Pete is so classy, not throwing any shade.

[@cfhlogistics]

Saw them for the first time at Rocklohoma. I've always loved this band but after hearing them live they get a new level of respect from me. An absolutely dynamic live sound.

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Chevelle underappreciated rock band, saw tham at Louder than life in 2019, was surprised by them, I think I saw them on ozzfest too but cannot remember due to alcohol consumption levels, solid b leaguers

[@onepunchflan3071]

I'm literally the same I wasn't as into deftones in my teens but I fucking love them now and have been rocking to their music for the last 7 years probably.

[@karensandoval1513]

Pete talking about fans, and I am over here like☺

[@SatanSplainer]

He talks about Soundgarden @ 4:48

[@angrydrunkengerman2819]

BTW Korn and Chevelle would be an amazing show. I'm jealous...

[@benmayo1630]

Tool and Chevelle would slap!

[@adrianmurillo8778]

Loved Chevelle growing up wonder whats next was most played besides korn and linkin park

[@sancer7d7]

If I can’t say anything nice, I won’t say anything. I just wished earlier in the interview she would let pete finish before she would interrupt , but it was a decent interview and Chevelle is fucking awesome so will leave it at that.

[@sipnscoot3049]

I wish Pete would go back to using PRS guitars. Really love the tone in the first albums

[@OlinKreutzRules]

Great interview!!! My apologies if this somehow comes across as a douche move but I saw these guys at a tiny club in AZ years ago. Fortunately, we ran into a friend of mine and he had a standing spot on the second story that literally looked out on top of them. Killer show with even better seats!!! These guys have been dope from the jump!!!!!

[@kadenvolan3557]

Miss those early days. Born in 1980, so I got to see a lot of those bands before they were bigger. Deftones, Mushroomhead, KoRn, Chevelle, and Snot. Saw Snot with like 300 or 400 people in 97 or 98 like months before they took off. I stole mushroomheads live tape. Have a VHS of Deftones playing Root in 96. Chino was nuts, he spent most of the show in the crowd fighting people.

[@OlinKreutzRules]

@@kadenvolan3557 Right on!!!! Solid memories for sure!!!!

[@annierussell8525]

I loved this interview! I’m curious, which song was Pete referring to when he was talking about Jim Jones?

[@lindacoy7165]

It hasn’t been released. He’s working on songs for the next album. That’s what he was talking about - writing music for the next album during the intermittent downtime.

[@annierussell8525]

@@lindacoy7165 Thank you for the clarification. I’m excited to hear what Pete and Sam create. ☺️

[@raven09r1]

I wish I could get the opportunity to 1-to1 with Pete about his agnosticism

[@krissanders987]

Wow. I’m so glad I found this interview. I’m a Chevelle fan going on 20 years now. I’ve been listening to Pete and sams interviews since I got a hold of Wi-Fi or a device. I always wondered what was Pete’s thoughts or positions or beliefs. His own personal beliefs. For years Ive noticed ppl commenting on Chevelle related videos, and they say this song is about god, Jesus or religion. They kept saying Chevelle is a Christian based band. And I go back to look over lyrics and I’m like “how they get to that conclusion or that idea? My only guess is most religious ppl make a connection to their religious beliefs out of pretty much anything, but i have no care how they view or hear It personally. I also wouldn’t give two shits if Chevelle was religious either, even when I’m an atheist, cuz their so bad ass and meant so much to me growing up. I listen to a lot of religious artists and bands, cuz their just so talented and hit just right musically. Christmas music gives me that warm feeling of Nostalgia every winter, regardless of what the songs are about. But was kinda shocking to hear Pete say he was agnostic or atheist.

[@foxl2020]

It was weird, after I watched this interview, that it wasn't surprising at all that Pete is agnostic/borderline atheist. His lyrics sort of always alluded to his skepticism if you really read/listen to them, but after watching this, it doesn't surprise me at all that he is now openly questioning everything.

[@makidiaz3894]

I think he’s into Occult/Witchy/Magus stuff

[@mikeroberts302]

THE RED IS MY FAVORITE SONG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@micheledavidswife4336]

PETE NEW MUSIC PLEASE

[@DanteLikesRock]

Good to see Pete's still looking good though.

[@kalandarkclaw8892]

I miss the melodic vocals but I like the screams too

[@calmdownbeavis7039]

Joe was a big part of those melodies, Dean was a superior bassist but his vocals weren't great

[@dingalsbe88]

ah man, I was like number 665.. so close!

[@JakeNolen]

Fantastic interview, sans the politics 🤘😵‍💫

[@twall91]

“CRIMINALLY Underrated” is probably the term I’ve most often heard associated with Chevelle over the years. And as someone who’s loved them for the better part of 2 decades and has a profound connection with their music at a young age… I whole heartedly agree

[@starcityrc3298]

Pete looks good

[@Cdubbilly]

❤

[@strungth666]

chevelle fucking rulez. 🤘

[@peppergrand1072]

Chevelle's first album is as unique to the genre of metal is of Korn's first album was to the metal family.

[@erickraueldallasskywatcher8262]

Kings of Leon is the exception as well , 3 brothers and a cousin..... And they're still together and putting out great music, and I'm not talking about the radio hits, I'm talking about when Ahh ha Shakey Heartbreak, no effects, just regular clean guitars and regular overdrive and distortion... And fucking every song on that album is great. In a time where few bands put out albums where every song is great like Nirvana's Nevermind , Stone Temple Pilots Purple, Blind Melons self titled and every release with Shannon Hoon, Jane's Addiction Ritual de la Habitual, Porno For Pyros, Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream, Faith No Mores Epic and Angel Dust, Tool every single album, and Jimi Hendrix , everything he did, and I did the Tom Morello's practice routine, instead of doing homework I'd play guitar for hours, and I was named after Clapton, Dad gave me my first electric guitar and amp, taught me batman on each string, first lesson at 6 yrs old, 12 years old taught me strumming and chords, so when I was ready to really play, was 16, after Kurt died, I watched on VHS tape Nirvana Live Tonight Sold Out, and I watched him play and he did bar chords and I learned Polly, and a friend showed me how to tune and read tab, then I heard Jimi Hendrix Voodoo Chile slight return and Red House and I said if I could play like that , I could get laid, and within a year I was better than anyone in my town , until I became friends with Kenny Wayne Shepherd, but we became friends because of our love of Nirvana and Kurt, but we were buds, then I moved to New Orleans, and after years of playing I made it into a Jimi Hendrix guitar Competition, name in the official Hendrix magazine, and played the blues station in New Orleans!!! So I eventually learned everything I could from Hendrix and Cobain, Chili peppers, and finally had to find my own style, and I write things that combined everything I've learned but sounds nothing like them. But technically I have a style that if you watched me play you wouldn't know what chords or notes I play bc I use my thumb, and the way I do things it looks like I might be playing a full chord but I'll be hitting maybe two notes and maybe do hammer ons and pull offs, and may sound really hard but it's actually very simple.

[@97szig]

Grayslake legend

[@Kenny762c]

I like how she doesn't interrupt Pete and for the most part stays on subject. However, she asked him some of the most boring questions.

[@never2be07]

He should write a song about Mayor Beatlejuice and JB Prickzter

[@TheFatherof2]

The Red, Send the Pain Below and Face to the Floor are all good songs, but Pete has written too many incredibly deep songs, like One Lonely Visitor, One Ocean, Twinge, Endlessly, Panic Prone, Bend the Bracket, Envy, Clones, Well Enough Alone, In Debt to the Earth, Safer waters, Closure, Jars, Letter from a Thief, Roswell’s Spell , Highland’s Apparition, and Emotional Drought just to name a few, for those 3 songs to be their top 3 singles. Literally every song I just named as well as a dozen other Chevelle songs are way better than those 3 songs IMO. I love a lot of bands/artists and I always say after a concert, “that was awesome, but we’re on to the next one,” but after I saw Chevelle I knew that I was gonna do that shit again, and at this point I’ve seen them 4 times and out of every other band I listen to (which is a lot of fucking bands) I’ve yet to see any other band more than 2 times and the bands that I saw twice are 3 Days Grace, Foo Fighters, Breaking Benjamin, Down, Lamb of God and Korn. And half of those bands I only saw two times because they were touring with Chevelle, otherwise I wouldn’t have seen them again, no offense to 3 Days Grace, BB or Korn I like their music, but they’re not bucket list bands for me.

[@joaquinvaleri7022]

Hey you better talk about Linkin Park

[@johnsaltzohuigin6660]

Yeah...Red, Pain Below, Face to the Floor...he didn't write the lyrics to those. He got em off the Manson forums.

[@josephno1347]

the girls dig Chevelle, I think the are like Tool but more pop friendly

[@rferguson3]

Huge Chevelle fan & I’m not trying to nitpick, but it’s slightly annoying to me when people put ‘The’ in front of Deftones. Especially when people claim to be huge fans, yet, don’t know that it’s just Deftones. Still, great interview.

[@erickraueldallasskywatcher8262]

It might be there way of saying the band Deftones. For example,"You ever heard of the Deftones? I wonder what other meaningless things get you annoyed.... Why don't you elaborate more on things that annoy you. I am really anxious to know what else annoys you. Like , I am really annoyed by ppl who don't put there full name and just put a letter and a last name but I'm not trying to nitpick but what's even more annoying is they forget the period after that first name letter, R. Ferguson , that's the proper way if you're not going to spell out your whole first name. Lol.

[@rferguson3]

@@erickraueldallasskywatcher8262 Lol. That’s not how you would say it, though, if you’re saying it properly. It’d be, “Have you ever heard of the band, Deftones”. It’s cool, though. I figured somebody like you was bound to pop up in here, whining about what I said. Have a good day, man.

[@rferguson3]

@@erickraueldallasskywatcher8262 grammar, though. Shitty grammar can be a little annoying, since you asked. Such as people (like you) who don’t know the difference between their, there & they’re.

[@erickraueldallasskywatcher8262]

@@rferguson3 dude, everything was on purpose , I was totally trolling you, damn, 3 replies. Come on man, I ended it w lol. Just fucking with you man don't take things so seriously.

[@erickraueldallasskywatcher8262]

Lighten up!!!!!

[@Ontariosound]

Love Chevelle. Spoke with Pete once at O’Hare airport a few years ago. Nice guy. But he is kind of bulldozed here by Christina, her voice is too aggressive and she does not blend well with his well spoken and polite vibe.

[@deadspeak1126]

Interviews are kinda better when the featured person is able to speak for the majority

[@DanteLikesRock]

Agreed. She's way too loud/high energy...

[@DanteLikesRock]

@@cestlavee222 how about no?

[@troywilson4694]

What Korns done for music lol you mean Mr. Bungle?

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Ever heard of a genre called Nu Metal??

[@troywilson4694]

@@LeadMe2TheBliss Yeah. Ever heard of Mr. Bungle?

[@deadspeak1126]

@@troywilson4694 I think MB inspired Nu metal

[@troywilson4694]

@@deadspeak1126 And Faith No More

[@deadspeak1126]

@@troywilson4694 let's just say Mike Patton

[@antonychigurh8939]

interrupting an interviewee before they’ve stopped answering a question is extremely unprofessional. The interviewer is either: 1) new, 2) nervous or 3) a bad journalist. For Pete’s sake, let the man finish his thought.

[@DanteLikesRock]

This interviewer needs to relax. Like seriously... she's way too loud / high-energy to come across as genuine, just seems like she's trying too hard to force a connection or something. Chill the fuck out, please. I love Chevelle so I'm kinda dissapointed by that.🙄

[@Cdubbilly]

Never seen a 7 string fender.. thats prolly custom

[@Daphie_the_Duck]

jesus christ, let the guy talk for at least 2 mins please!

[@Daphie_the_Duck]

@@cestlavee222 no what?? not let the guest talk?? thanks genius

[@DanteLikesRock]

Agreed. She's a bad interviewer.🙄

[@Ontariosound]

Her voice is not easy on the ears. Too aggressive.

[@Daphie_the_Duck]

@@Ontariosound she's constantly interrupting all the guest with completely random stuff or "YAY" "YEA" clapping hands or whatever. Jesus settle down

[@foxl2020]

Don't know what you interview you all were watching, but she gave Pete a lot of time to talk overall. Of course there were some random interruptions and shit, but this is one of the most genuine conservsations/interviews I've ever seen.

[@teslaedison6236]

Checkout my band PINTO

[@docb657]

"Other brother in the band for a minute." Oof,Joe was in the band for 9 years and with them during their start of fame, playing on one of their biggest albums. Double oof.

[@FrauStormm]

Pete kept mentioning how having a band with your siblings is a horrible idea and the interviewer kept being like “except you guys!” But they had a pretty bad falling out with the third brother that I’m sure is what Pete was hinting at lmao

[@TheCondorjc]

As Pete and Sam have mentioned before, Joe wasn’t really present and when he was, he wasn’t a pleasant team player.

[@JosephSmith-lm4ri]

@@TheCondorjc apparently, he would only come into the studio to record the bass parts (that Pete pretty much wrote), then would fuck off, that is if he hadn't "quit" the band for the 4th time that month. Around This Type of Thinking/Vena Sera Pete and Sam just said "sure, wish granted, don't come back." Then just refused to invite him back after he quit for the last time.

[@rickyiglesias5384]

Yeah, Pete throwing some hard shade at Joe.

[@monchiscastorena8768]

This girl said capitalism doesn't work 😂 while she is working for revolver and on KZbin making money 😂. If she meant That there are things about capitalism that need to be addressed and fixed then ok but to say say it doesn't.. hilarious..you have and I phone girl relax.

[@samuelmorse784]

Disillusioning to find Pete Loeffler is kind of a loser much like Kurt Cobain Billy Corgan and other great songwriters with not much life experience. Luckily he did mature from this early interview somewhat.

[@jeziscricket4448]

*Wonder What's Next? JUDGEMENT FOR YOUR SINS*