Phil Anselmo Loyola University Pt 2/7

March 16, 2009, Loyola University, New Orleans.
Phil speaks passionately and candidly about his history with - and the dangers of - drugs, particularly heroin.
---Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to this video. I have only shared it on KZbin to make it easier for Phil's fans & others to view what he has to say.

[@RunTyRun5]

I wish I could just chill with this guy for a day and talk to him, mad respect for everything hes done

[@PeazyG420]

"Love is a jack-o-lantern that hovers over graveyards and bogs. But if you take that love and attach it to will, it becomes a light house that brings you safely into harbor every time." - Phil The Great.

[@LemonMan91]

Phil explains somethin in such a diverse way. You can never know what hes gonna say next, he describes everything in such a deep way. I love this guy!

[@simplestargazer]

Wow. This is a really insightful interview. Phil has seen a lot of stuff and seems like he's got quite a story to tell. A lot of inspirational things in there.

[@4zt4r]

"Will is incomplete without love". From one metalhead to another, I fucking love and respect you, Phil.

[@faelden1]

Hate or love him; the guy can speak and people listen! almost hypnotizing....

[@Ele3tricEye]

"will is incomplete without love" ...this guy sounds like dad half the time during this speech

[@Eagertman]

This has more wisdom than any motivational person/book/cd/whatever that I've ever come across. A must watch for all teenagers in highschool I would say.

[@Kendall2001]

"...you'll break their hearts and you won't even know it." This is so true for most people who have a serious addiction whether it is to heroin, cocaine, or alcohol. They will crush the very same people that they say are the most important people in their lives. They will do it again and again, so oblivious to their own actions that they don't feel even a tinge of remorse.

[@xtwwrestling123]

who would've thought that Phil Anselmo would be such a good speaker. hes such a badass, and most of all, hes real, he tells it like it is, no bullshit

[@tonedef11]

I love Phil! Mistakes made and apologies said. It's obvious that he is still struggling with addiction.

[@mahound9]

"But will, is incomplete without love..." so beautiful.

[@vdvloversister]

I like that he's so honest and open.... Too bad he learned his lesson the hard way.

[@andrew19vato]

i love what he says man about love being a jack o lantern and if u attach it to will it becomes a lighthouse that takes you back safe to harbour every time, soo true and so amazingly profound...those words will help yopu, becauswe there will come many times in your life when you will need to summon up all the will you can possibly have, the world is a rough and harsh place but the strong shall survive

[@ShadowJax04]

He speaks the truth. I always thought Phil was brash but he has a good heart.

[@38totom]

Thank you for this video.. We need more Phil videos..

[@doobisbone]

you gotta listen man, and ya gotta understand it man! yes, it's the drugs but this man puts it out there the best way it comes to mind and yes, some people can't and won't understand it but I do.I been where this man comes from.

[@mahound9]

"Will is incomplete without love." -Phil Anselmo

[@Harrysound]

I can actually say I seriously know how this guy feels about having a broken body and coming to term with the fact you can't throw it away,get it repaired or buy a new one. It's scary once you realise it and extremely hard to deal with.

[@LaserGadgets]

Dude...I knew he is a fucking poet, but this is kinda far beyond everything I have expected. Like all his lyrics...so fucking true '-_-'

[@HillsideStrangler469]

Thanks for posting this.

[@JackieChandler69]

i've never really heard phil talk about this in interviews, but i completely understand and agree with his jackolantern/lighthouse metaphor.

[@SHUGIncProductions]

Nope, not just you. This would revolutionize metal, which it needs for sure!

[@naydshit]

Im in touch with that emotion!!!!!!!!

[@AndrewX66]

I agree with you Brother. Pantera fans are suppose to be family. We ARE a family. We gotta love each other not argue. Keep the music alive through generations and let them know that PanterA IS the music and the fuckin' shit.

[@Beanoismycat]

This is amazing, I think Phil is just nervous, he's got alot to say and it makes me sad about the Pantera story and how it ended

[@donSparda]

@4x12 I don`t mind people really thinking before they answer, i do it too, but Phil can go offpoint quite often and for too long, he`ll talk about one thing and slip into another, and he`ll take forever to get back to the first thing. Oh well, i love Phil Anselmo, absolute honesty.

[@Beanoismycat]

If anything, I wish the interviewer was a Pantera fan so that we could get more of a real basis about the break up. During VH1's behind the music, it is said that Dime and Vince DID try to contact Phil about getting Pantera back together

[@glebkostenkoart]

I was forgeting to breathe now and then. Charisma embodied.

[@alexblack1983]

Phil is the Man!! bad ass ever!!!!!!!!!

[@2daewoo4u]

No way, I was already knee deep in heroine. LMFAO! That face he made, like "pft, the fuck?"

[@TheMetalHeaD256]

it looks like Phil's on the edge of breaking down with every word he says. at certain parts more than others i guess. the mention of Pantera made that really hard for him to speak, i could tell. i get like that a lot too. i mean i know Phil talks slowly and deliberately all the time, in this, it seems a lot more than normal. really is wearing his emotions on his sleeve, as he said.

[@outlaw6066]

I think a great Pantera reunion show would be a reconciled Vinnie and Phil, Rex, and all of Dime's heroes and influences on guitar. Meaning a different guitarist comin out for every song. Would be very interesting to see Ace Frehley and Edward VH doing Pantera songs. Don't think that'll happen but still would be cool.

[@guillotheworstnightmare1863]

u are the man phil

[@AruEsse]

@MrDeficate totally agree dude... of course is not perfect, but he is a piece of history, everybody should respect him

[@marrag1]

this y he is my idol he is brutally honest

[@BrandonDime]

yea, at in Bogarts in Cincinnati, OH

[@maddy629]

Dear Phil, i wish to talk you one day! your life is so full of good and bad things.

[@bonnertom032]

it's a shame about what's happened between phil and vinnie. but phil's obviously excepted his own faults over pantera's demise; he's picked himself back up and has been doing great with Down. I just hope things between him and vinnie can be mended.

[@chicarelli1983]

pantera is the reason i got into metal..they ARE the band that changed my life and gave me strength in my darkest time..hope nathan gale is burning in hell for taking the greatest soul to ever live...i was lucky enough to see dime play his last show at the webster in ct..best night ever...everyone came out at the end and drank n played together...i miss u dime...the reason i picked up a guitar in the first place

[@maddy629]

Phil you can teach me a lot of things!

[@Freddie3113]

It's such a shame when you see what drugs do to people he never used to be like this.

[@folioinjello]

" a war of words..." brilliant

[@EvadeD30]

LOL!! I paused and unpaused it around that time.. CLASSIC!!! LMAO

[@SOADude666]

you knoe what man knowing what phil said isnt gonna bring dimebag back to life. dont get me wrong dimebag is my all time favorite guitar player and i would do literally aynthing for a chance to meet him but seriously dimebag wouldn't want his fans bickering at each other like this. its about the music, man and as far as im concerned PANTERA RULES

[@sheppoperth]

it kills the serotonin in your body which helps you learn, feel, sleep, eat etc

[@RaidenTheAlmighty]

I don't mean his accent, it's just the cadence of his voice and his choice of words. I could just see him as some saloon owner or rancher in an old western.

[@skeetv123]

There were interviews with alot of magazines during the time Pantera was breaking up where the editors put words in Phil's mouth and said he wanted to "hurt" Dimebag and Vinnie and what not that he never did say. The media always has a way of making things worse than they are. Phil does admit he was like a wounded animal when they were breaking up taking responsibility for being caught in the drugs and not responding to Dime and Vinnie when he should have.

[@Synyst3rg4t3]

We all have a will! Will defiantly get into that.. will... will will will =P

[@willeng84]

Thats so fucking true, this guy really does have some life experiences and his drug addiction hits home with everyone thats ever been on the pill wagon. Nothing matters in between your own selfish high.

[@MARKOXDXD]

Anselmo for president.

[@Kendall2001]

@smokeymchashball No, his brain is not fried. Phil is merely presenting ideas that are beyond your understanding. I understood the whole lecture perfectly well and found Phil to be a charismatic, passionate, and profound public speaker.

[@Elecktricd00m]

I know that nobody wants to admit it but Phil needs Vinnie Paul...and Vinnie Paul need Phil. Phil, Vinne Paul and Rex have to do something together. Even if its a TV interview where they say hello and talk about old times they need to do something.

[@connolly420]

This is a great interview, am I the only person who thinks this almost comes of as a "Open AA/NA speaker meeting" it isn't good or bad but you can obviously tell Phil spends/spent many hours smoking ciggs and drinking bad coffee learning who he is in them "four walls"....he isn't the only one.

[@donSparda]

ONLY things i dislike are Phil`s possibility to go off-point, and his slow speech, but fuck it, the man is a walking, back from death, living god.

[@jennifergg]

I don't think Phil was referring to that one specific interview. He was stating what occurred probably many times when the media portrayed his intent in the wrong light.

[@F3rgul]

specialkz79 I believe he made the lantern analogy up on the spot and the point he's making in this part is about the will to continue your life and digging deep inside yourself and believe in yourself and the love of others is worth living for. Also on top of being a heroin addict he was on pain killers half his life, so have some respect please.

[@johnsdeath]

When your emotion is numbed out, you're controlled 8:45 Very good, that's not just about drug addiction

[@eatpineapples1]

So wise

[@Username14844]

Phil fucked up. like FUCKED UP! but he is a true man. he had the grace to admit his mistakes. Bless You Phil.

[@mrlongley]

i just turned this entire akward interview into a ringtone! lol! love ya phil \m/

[@femtokun]

you have a head to think for yourself - the man only shares his personal experience - you can do some comparisons with your own, or some analogies - it's comunication straight forward, pure and sincere. If you are nomore able to discerne things and make it all a creemy fog congrats - ure just another of societies beloved children, not an individual with personality - like Phil would represent. (excuse my bad english)

[@matrox999]

i hope yall know that people from the south talk real slow and deliberate. i mean he is kinda arrogant but at the same time hes a big name in metal.

[@limeyamos]

@yuppyguitar opioid abuse does not induce long-term cognitive disfunction, phil is well spoken regardless.

[@Gwitfu90]

Is Phil a liar? Sometimes. Is Phil always a liar? No. What he was saying about the media really made sense.

[@xavixlz3]

god damn i miss pantera real bad!!!!!

[@MrDeficate]

Good Call

[@noizyme]

His will might have been strong back in the day, but he’s got some screws loose. I love him, but this is why there are talent-handlers, to deal with messages that are released in the public media like Twitter and so forth.

[@Cowgirlfrom_Hell]

god i fucking love him.....

[@sxmxii]

@tikonim You know what, it's not just you. I've been thinking that for a few years, myself. I've thought of Zakk as well as Kerry King. Zakk could play some songs and Kerry could play some songs. And I'm probably sure that we're not the only two people thinking that as well, lol!

[@JohanReinholdz1980]

Music-journalists failed musicians - so true

[@IHaveAPodXTLive]

@TheCODemocracy It's not exactly an accident that as soon as Phil joined the band, they released Power Metal, which was the beginning of the Pantera we know today. Pantera before Phil was terrible -- Dime was always great, but Pantera sucked before Phil.

[@richig761]

"YOU ARE CONTROLLED... JACK! YOU ARE CONTROOOOOOLLLLED!!!!

[@Kendall2001]

@TheCODemocracy Do you know how many albums Pantera released without Phil? Where are those albums now? They're not even in print anymore! Pantera was going nowhere without Phil. And, FYI, any rock star is where he is because he was in the right place, at the right time, with the right people.

[@cheetabrad]

Yeah he seems nervous more than anything. He is opening up about a lot of personal stuff.

[@WLMANTLOW]

yep, it was recorded in february 09. it was sometime last summer. anyway. youre right about the media part, that was a lame cop out.

[@logandowdy9887]

Love Phil. But I totally distracted by the girl interviewing him! WOW!

[@pametalfan95]

He should write a book

[@ja1doyle]

"That might be funny, but when you on dope," fill in the blank, ill go first. You might wreck 2 of the best metal bands ever

[@nellynelly1305]

@RonStarLongShanks it's the heroin talk, that's what it does to u when ur on it. Phil said it right, it takes control of ur life, even of a simplest smallest task, u wouldn't wish it on ur enemy. It's not like other drugs, once u've tried it, u'll keep going back to it.

[@zbysiu666]

I wonder if Phil is taking inspiration from A. Crowley thelema. I mean with this Will and Love thing. It matches thelema view on it.

[@CarAudioInc]

The interviewer is so pretty.

[@Vian92]

Here's a Man with real mexican parts!! Takes a shitload of balls to do that... He's a badass, no question

[@TheDueceler]

@challengeleo - Did you not hear what he said about the media? Nobody will ever know what happened but Phil, Vinnie and Dime (R.I.P). He didn't go to the funeral because Dime's family asked him not too. Check your facts

[@srw92831]

i respect phil, but this shows what happens after years of drug abuse, you are just not the same. and you can clearly see this here, but i respect him for doing this

[@Ishbu101]

I will don't worry...

[@TheMrMetalaxe]

When Phil has something to say, everyone shuts the fuck up and listens. Fuckin Pantera!

[@beefcakes42]

phil is awsome,he should speak at schools,lol cause most the kids at my school are already deep in drugs

[@bcsk8ter]

Damn, I didn't know Phil was so deep.

[@satanpie666]

@Kendall2001 Thats what makes good songwriters.

[@GanjaPharmzor]

Wow, amazing to see that the first vid gets 270k views, then this one only half the amount, not really surprising, I guess it's hard to find open-minded people these days..

[@davidsonhammershlagen4685]

He has a hang up on "the media" and his persecution complex with it. He doesnt take responsibility for his weakness to what the media can do....he seems to really just dwell on it and cop out with his persecution complex with "the media"

[@bcsk8ter]

@fibbsabaddy Pretty much what happened is his addiction took him over and originally pantera was just going to take a break but he ignored them for liek about 3 years, and in a interview with phil he said that dimebag deserves to be "beaten severely", and thats when dime and his brother decided to make damageplan, and within the first ten seconds of the show, nathan gale shot him.

[@sjpgoalie]

...Uh, my point is that the reasons I listed above are probably why half the amount of people viewed this in comparison to the first clip. Note that my comment is a response to someone else's and it actually has to do with it. I literally could not make my post any more cut and dry...and your response is "what's your point?" Are you serious? Just because someone says something less gleaming of him, does not mean we have to rush in with "but, he's human! What is your point?...that is obvious."

[@aceshigh23650]

@GilbertFan101 Seriously, I love how Phil calls them out tho.

[@THEUNHINGEDSANITY]

the will to survive

[@tallicahead87]

bring the comments but for me fkn phils up there wit hetfield as a true legend. best two frontmen ever both fkn ground breakin in there day. and can write a fkn song not like the shit today

[@cfak211]

i realised that randy blythe from lamb of god also talks a lot like him, '..y' know'?

[@BabyFacedAssassin301]

@jfdghfsu he said some pretty wild things about Vinny and Dime which he thought were off the record and magazines printed what he said,then him and Vinny/Dime would go back and forth thru magazines interviews

[@stankfist]

word!