Phil Spector LAST INTERVIEW CLIP

[@TheVinylking]

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[@vitameatavegamin4236]

Did Phil Spector ever participate in any recorded interviews whilst he was in Prison?

[@TheVinylking]

@@vitameatavegamin4236 Na i don't think he really talked to many people on the phone. He did write letters to a few people.

[@will2741]

Watching Spector interviews through the ages it's pretty clear he had a limited at best relationship with reality. This is probably the most coherent I've seen him

[@jimmygray4072]

drying out in prison might of helped a little

[@jimmygray4072]

@Freline wow.. i bet you were bottom of the class in the spelling exams, and now that you're older you troll the internet looking for mistakes like a little Grammar Queen........but thanks for that, yeah thanks!

[@jambutty2218]

@@jimmygray4072 yeah they are strange people. Those that insist on correcting.

[@gregmarshall2513]

Reason divorced from reality!

[@gregmarshall2513]

He just looks spaced out in this interview and at the end talking about getting away with murder! unreal……

[@robbiecrosbie4506]

After watching what he put ronnie spector through in their marriage he's one seriously messed up individual. He might of been a genius in music but the way he treated people was disgusting

[@chaunybuck6065]

FAX

[@johngore7744]

Yup not much of a human being. His talent for music is hard to qualify as all the artists he worked with were very talented. His wall of sound and strings in pop music is so recognizable.

[@yosemite735]

@James Brenner No human/animal deserves to be hurt.

[@djwalkerfemaledj]

He had bipolar

[@andresromanoguzzo3845]

@@yosemite735 thats not so, and its not how it is in reality either

[@richardwhitfill5253]

They say there is a thin line between genius and madness. Phil is an example of this.

[@Methilde]

Leonardo da Vinci, Beethoven and a few others were not mad at all but, certainly much more talentious.

[@mm-vs1zt]

Howard Hughes?

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

@@Methilde No they were lunatics aswell.

[@Methilde]

@@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649 Lunatic don't mean pervers killer, as artists nothing to compare.

[@iamfantastic.iamgreat3649]

@@Methilde You make no sense at all to me. Could you rephrase what you meant? No offence.

[@josephdenton6865]

True story: I saw him at Ralphs in Alhambra in 2004 (Maybe 2005 not sure). Had the crazy wig on and platform shoes and I instantly recognized him. We were by the eggs and he was opening each carton and taking eggs out and putting them in another carton that he had open and set down. Dude had like 4 cartons opened and I guess was getting the best ones to consolidate into one? I turn to my gf at the time and whisper "that's phil spector". Just as I say that, he turns around and gives me one of the scariest staredowns of my life. I was frozen and all I could muster was an awkward "excuse me", grabbed a carton and just about jogged outta there with my gf. To this day I remember that face.

[@michaelwolf6424]

By then, he had lost most of what mental facilities he had left. You're lucky he didn't "egg" you. Sad little man with a black heart.

[@the_republic_of_munissia]

Probably so terrifying seeing THAT face

[@atlantaguitar9689]

I saw a guy doing that with grapes. He was selecting individual grapes out of like 6 different bags. People were laughing but he ignored everyone and kept right on

[@dogpd3]

@@atlantaguitar9689that’s interesting

[@nigel900]

Just goes to show, that simply having a genius mind and stellar talent, doesn’t mean you can’t possess an evil heart.

[@jussix48]

Too much to say about a real musical genius, we are what we are but not judges to each another... 🕵🏼‍♀️🤨👌🏿

[@nigel900]

@@jussix48 And many times “we are what we are” by choice. You don’t have to “judge” someone’s soul to judge their “behavior”. 12 jurors judged his Behavior, and came to a consensus of guilt. Juha, we ‘including YOU’ judge behavior when you choose someone as a friend, a spouse, a candidate, a babysitter and me, based on my comment. If we couldn’t judge behavior, there would be complete lawlessness. No need to kill the messenger when you don’t like the message…

[@jussix48]

@@nigel900 But in general we don't know enough to judge anybody's whole personality, we know so little what is behind man's behaviour to say he is evil. He can do evil things, but in which condition he may have done those evil things, maybe he was high in drugs for example. If so, we must also judge the drugs which change people's personality or at least those who think drugs are just a harmless enjoyment to take and so on. We can easily judge each another, but how correct it is considering how wrongly people often judge other people and in the process forgetting how innocent their own life is to judge anybody, and that makes it rather difficult to judge people's motives correctly, that I was meaning with my words...

[@nigel900]

@@jussix48 Dial back the emotion and reread my comment, Juha. “Genius mind” and “stellar talent”. Take your argument to those 12 jurors. Too much already said about a simple comment. Godspeed, Juha…

[@jussix48]

@@nigel900 A legal jury is another thing, but I don't trust people's judgment so much. You said quite easily about evil heart pointing clearly to Phil Spector, but one crime doesn't necessarily make a person evilhearted the same way as for example mafia gangsters, who are killing people numerously and continuing their killing just like doing their daywork. There you can see the real evil heart in practice...!

[@mikethespike7579]

It makes no difference how much a genius a man is, if he commits murder that's what he's gonna be remembered for.

[@infectioussneeze9099]

Nope, be my baby is gonna stay with people longer than his murder sentence

[@mikethespike7579]

@@infectioussneeze9099 Sure, the guy produced some amazing music. But every time to listen to it and know who helped produce it, it gets spoilt slightly.

[@infectioussneeze9099]

@@mikethespike7579 Great art is never spoiled, infact, it adds to the music.

[@mikethespike7579]

@@infectioussneeze9099 Art can be spoilt by association. But I guess that's a personal matter.

[@Noah-gq7pq]

@@infectioussneeze9099 yes indexed be my baby was great

[@rob1tnt]

Its tragic Phil Spector made the choices he did. He left such a complicated legacy. His actions as an individual range from appalling to unforgivable but his impact on music will likely never be replicated. If theres one positive thing to remember about Phil Spector more then his writing and production, he used his fame to champion for black and female artists at a time when few did. His contributions to music deserve to live forever through the artists that sang them.

[@walcoman]

Very well said, the human mind is truly mystifying and vastly intricate beyond our comprehension.

[@mjp96]

"Tragic" is not the word I'd choose here.

[@PapaEATSYOMama]

Because he was probably f****** them

[@jamesphlames7498]

​@@mjp96 An old lady once blew my foreskin up like a balloon for a packet of almonds and 750ml of prune juice.

[@joejones9520]

he had a traumatic brain injury from a car wreck in the 1970s, this is why he is like this here and why his behavior was bizarre and violent the rest of his life, no one seems to know this tho

[@zodiacstorm]

this dude does not blink his eyes at all.

[@ivanvdk4902]

Thx Phil for the music. Influencing me since 1976. Thx for ‘back to mono’. Thx for working with Jeff and Ellie, Carole and Gerry, Barry and Cynthia, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Tommy Tedesco, Sonny Bono, the rest of the Wrecking crew still alive or passed away, Jack Nitzsche, Bobby Hatfield, Lala Brooks, Estelle Bennett and many many others who made your Wall of Sound. You made the sixtiessound popular. Respect for what you did for the music industry. The rest is private. To know your music is to love your music.

[@sharonramone7186]

And Darlene Love

[@AGPArchivist]

Murdering a defenseless woman in cold blood is far from "private" but I guess you only care about some sound waves that make you feel good.

[@kevinkenna]

The interview got crazier as it continued

[@D64-t7s]

Looks like Martin Short doing a parody of Phil Spector .

[@HoneyBee-br6hi]

Lmaaaao

[@TTatitalks]

Why do I see this stopppppp 😂

[@AlmostReady504]

It's a damn shame he did what he did to that poor actress. His choice. He was a kook but he was brilliant in the studio

[@bernardcrowley1816]

so ?

[@AlmostReady504]

@@bernardcrowley1816 💩

[@mwsmark]

I was thinking the same. Genius always lives on a fine edge - what a shame the way he went out.

[@louispconstant6624]

Lana was a fucking nutcase mate and most likely insisted on playing with his guns, beside I believe was acting the fool and helped cause her own death on that night.

[@Methilde]

@Big Valerie The Rolling Stones have arrived to do this concert without been involved in anyway with it preparation.

[@roberthimmelman3816]

He’s right; no one should get away with murder.

[@peabody3000]

and it didn't smell right! lol

[@20alphabet]

Coulda been self defense.

[@gloriag1888]

The late Phil Spector can only be described as a very deranged, dangerous genius. Sadly, vulnerable humans became involved with him and paid very high prices! 😣

[@OrbitalTrails-x5s]

No sympathy for anyone in the entertainment world, they're all scum.

[@reginalewis9680]

Well put!!

[@imadeyoureadthis1500]

@@OrbitalTrails-x5s that’s a very ignorant statement you just made

[@smkxodnwbwkdns8369]

He was a talent, not a genius. Language is important. There were many producers and engineers better than phil, in many ways he was a one trick pony.

[@TodayFreedom]

"Tortured", "Complex", etc....Please - on four separate occasions he used a handgun to stop women from leaving his home and finally killed one of them, for which he was sent to prison on a charge of second-degree murder. The man was a psychopath.

[@nicknicknickuk]

40 yrs of wonderful music 1 crazy dead broad ... you do the math brother

[@NOWtheband]

@TodayFreedom - I agree. He was involved with a couple of decent records, although not consistently but he was always a bellend and certainly not a genius (but that word gets bandied around far too much, it's become common to apply it to anyone one likes a lot) :-)

[@lisas8244]

People surrounding Specter liked to think of him as eccentric. He was actually certifiable and dangerous and should have been institutionalized before he hurt someone. But no one would do it because he was Phil Specter.

[@lisas8244]

@@nicknicknickuk Lana Clarkson was nowhere near crazy. Your reckless, impulsive comment referring to her as a "broad" is beyond disrespectful to Ms. Clarkson and her family. It appears you have trouble with women in general and fall into the misogynistic category.

[@Ratlins9]

@@lisas8244 Amen Lisa, well stated.

[@c.k.185]

Phil Spector reminds me of what my Sergeant used to say. “You can get a million ‘atta-boys’... but then there’s that ‘aw shit’ that they’ll always remember you for.”

[@c.k.185]

@Interlace: True... Spector was definitely an asshole.

[@jeffreyproulx2612]

It takes a lifetime to build a good reputation, but only seconds to ruin it.

[@benjaminbarrera214]

The thing is, his legacy was set before the murder. He was a huge influence on so many musicians and the entire recording industry, he changed the way we create music. So when he killed Lana Clarkson, none of that went away and we still remember him for the music. But him being a murderer, that's something that should always come first, how he was always crazy and that it was only a matter of time before he killed someone.

[@c.k.185]

@@benjaminbarrera214 : Agreed... good point.

[@Iemonzinger]

Murdering someone isn't an 'aw shit' moment

[@alexno.335]

He was a really killer producer

[@omegavague9042]

Literally

[@AusRapArchives]

Dad?

[@ryancantu2141]

Damn🤣🤣

[@afridgetoofar1818]

His wall-of-sound really blows me away

[@matej1987]

Daddy, go home, you are dunk.

[@serene5345]

He can be seen as a very young man playing a record executive on an early episode of "I Dream of Jeannie."

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

He was the drug buyer in the beginning of "Easy Rider"

[@vampoftrance]

My new song is about that show.

[@cindyinnew]

He was superbly brilliant on so many levels. He did suffer from a “little man” complex and other mental health issues. He was highly OCD which in the end prob helped his creativity. That fine line between madness and genius is indeed fine. Microscopic, actually. To be simply categorized as a murderer is very sad. Indeed, he took the life of a beautiful, innocent woman. There’s no forgiveness for that. Yet his music legacy cannot be denied. Not just production. He wrote some of the most popular songs of the 20th Century. He will always be remembered for the murder, yet I do believe that he suffered from mental illness, probably misdiagnosed or undiagnosed for years. Then his ego and power came into the situation and everything turned ugly. It’s a sad sad situation indeed. He ended two lives that morning. His victim and his own.

[@teresawilliamson3540]

@ Cynthia B / Thank You! "Great Comment." 01/22/22

[@ronniedamnitz9295]

So well put

[@frankorobinson1540]

To bad only his victims will be missed and not him,evil cannot be forgotten that girl had a family that spector destroyed hes another hitler Charles manson mind

[@onemoremisfit]

With all the stories I've heard of him threatening others with guns, and him living in the anti gun state CA to boot, it seems to me the authorities should have stripped him of his gun rights long before he murdered Lana Clarkson. But I suspect his money protected him from that, as is often the case with the wealthy and their access to guns where commoners can't have them. If somebody could have separated the man from his guns for his own good, then in addition to Lana being spared, his musical legacy could have been largely untarnished given he had lived down his abuse of Ronnie Spector.

[@theresaakins2317]

Cynthia B very insightful comment and I totally agree. Such a brilliant person. I just read that he could out-yell anyone, even the bully John Lennon backed off from riling Spector up.

[@Bluzian74]

Thank you so much for the upload.

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

As brilliant as Phil was, in the end, he just had to deconstruct his life. Two lives were ended. That’s tragedy. His remarks here are accurate and insightful.

[@freemanz4051]

I don't think that word means what he thinks it does, deconstruct.

[@dcaseng]

"Mickey Mouse broke the color barrier." LMFAO

[@SaintMartins]

Here 7 hours after hearing that he left this earth (Jan.17/21) from complications from covid-19 while in prison. It's a shame the incredible legacy of innovation he created will forever be tainted by his criminal act. Nothing wrong if you still choose to enjoy his work. Just remember Lana Clarkson as well.

[@smiln2697]

Acts* threatened people at gun point, had his kids perform sexual acts on his girlfriends and threatened to hire a hitman on his ex wife when she came looking for custody

[@georgebarry8640]

@@smiln2697 Yeah, this needs to be remembered,as well.

[@mjrotondi5086]

Greedy energy can be mistaken for genius. Can't deny the great music he created in the studio, though.

[@benjischneider5511]

he was a genius...of course. but also a broken man. his story of life is ending now. thank you for the music...

[@davidrobinson2776]

Well said. I hope he is at peace now. We are all just one stupid mistake away from complete disaster.

[@glenkeating7333]

@@davidrobinson2776 .Yup.

[@jimcurry9901]

Such a very well spoken, incredibly interesting, supremely gifted & talented , knowledgeable man... may he rest in #Peace... alas, we will never know EXACTLY what happened that dark, frightening February morning in 2003.... #God bless #LanaClarkson too 💔❤

[@liviz40102]

Except the tiny fact that he put guns to peoples heads and murdered a woman

[@modelprisoner]

No great loss

[@ternak001]

He even chased John Lennon around the studio, drunk, with a gun in hand.

[@K2edg]

I think most of the acts Spector worked with had crazy stories of him chasing people with guns......... Dee Dee Ramone had a gun held to his head by Spector and predicted he was going to end up killing some one in the very early 80's.

[@K2edg]

There are so many Phil Spector gun stories they do tend to merge into one but Lennon said Spector fired a gun a couple of inches away from his ear, he said “Phil, if you’re going to kill me, kill me. But don’t f**k with my ears. I need ‘em.” there was a second incident where Spector ran through the corridors of his studio waving a gun at JL because Lennon had decided to call it a day without Spectors say so. As far as i'm aware nearly every one that ever worked with Spector had a story involving a gun in the studio.

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

There's a video of one of their sessions, on KZbin, where Yoko is also there. And Phil seems VERY VERY patient and forthcoming. All those stories about Phil. As if he did nothing else but run around the studio waving a gun at people. Same amount of crazy stories could probably be circulated about any of us! I myself have certainly been acting like a madman at times. Does that make me mad at all times? No. Now, has Phil gone VERY stubborn and indignated as an old-timer? Sure. And his demeanor / personality has probably scared away many friends throughout the years. So he's become more and more alone, and more and more semi-paranoid towards the world. Can happen to many people with his level of success and celeb-status.

[@K2edg]

@@Tazmanian_Ninja LOL sorry but just no...... Spector has always had an ego (it's why he was so good) but he also had a narcissistic side....... honestly he was a nasty piece of work who thought he was so powerful he could shoot someone dead and get away with it. He was the best producer of the time which is why people put up with him but MANY artists saw the murder coming and i don't think there are many who don't have a crazy story of Phill Spector (not all necessarily with guns).

[@csea4672]

@@K2edg who knows if he got away with others

[@enat1138]

8:28 - hearing him talking about the Rolling Stones condoning murder is peak irony

[@Methilde]

Jerry Garcia ask for the Angel's not the Stones, they were touring during the prepartions.

[@SeamHead33]

Lmao. The HA took out an attempted murderer. They didn't murder anyone at altamont, they acted in self defense

[@cindyinnew]

@@Methilde I don’t think that’s correct. The promoter gave into the Hell’s Angels being brought on as security. Are you sure it was Jerry? I’ve never heard that

[@Methilde]

@@cindyinnew Yes, from differents sources, Greatfull Dead and Jefferson Airplane used to ask Hells for security in LA or San Fransisco and never had problemes before. It was the last concert of the US 69 tour for the Stones.

[@cindyinnew]

@@Methilde interesting

[@jean-paulrichard8712]

I heard "to know him is to love him" as a teenager. No other song ever moved me more during that period of my life. I still have the 78-rpm recording of it I acquired immediately after it came out. I still play that song in between French, French Canadian and Neapolitan songs of my collections. My thanks to a tortured genius who made important gifts to music. Now, he has found peace.

[@chaunybuck6065]

I can appreciate what he did for the music industry. But, to ignore that he killed an innocent woman and say he found "peace " is a little inappropriate and insensitive. I'm not G-d, so idk if he found peace or if he's being held accountable for his actions. That's not for us to know. I do hope the woman that he killed is at peace.

[@salvagemonster3612]

Yep. Never understood the ability of people to praise “talent “ and ignore the horrible deplorable things that person does

[@Cornmolio]

That’s a wonderful story. My grandfather owned a recording studio in Hollywood back in the 60s and 70s. I remember the magic of people making records. When you recorded a song and got a pressing of the single in your hand, that really meant something. That magic is now lost, it has been cheapened. Too many levels of undo in the digital age makes it so that no one has to commit to anything.

[@Sonmoecham]

Wrote that song for his father, who had committed suicide...which is also enscripted on his father's headstone.. Genius, yes.. rest peacefully now...

[@southpawtx]

That is the most lame sissy ass bubble gum song ever.

[@TheBohemianAngels]

In the end, he was a troubled man due to the over indulgences he was able to feed himself with, along with the heavy doses of drugs. He didn't even blink in the end. Looked like a startled human being. Probably a foresight of where and what he would see after death in my opinion.

[@TomLloyd-18]

He looks like a Martin Short comedy sketch character

[@davidhill9375]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cadewolf15]

That was my first thought. I thought this was a joke, what a piece of shit no matter any political opinion. This dude is a psycho.

[@ADAMSIXTIES]

November 2008. 4:30 "You can't have civil change without good music and there is no good music today". Prescient as heck-- another aspect of his genius? 1939-2021. To know him is to love him.

[@baronsaturday9529]

I love The Beatles' Let It Be (Naked) much more than the Phil Spector production of the original Let It Be album. On the inside you can read that this is how The Beatles really wanted it to sound, just like four guys playing in the garage. Anybody who didn't hear that one should really try! I don't want to say anything bad about Spector, he did some amazing productions in his lifetime.. But he was a nutcase too, what a life story!

[@anaranjadisimo]

its called marketing man, get over it.

[@jamesphlames7498]

​@@anaranjadisimoIt's called narcissim man, get over it.

[@jameskennedy721]

He was close friends with Lenny Bruce . Massive drug abuse led to paranoia , then psychosis .

[@Theodore81547]

No evidence he ever abused drugs.. Alcohol yes, but not hard drugs

[@stevengriffin5349]

Too bad , with drugs , nothing adds up

[@AttilatheThrilla]

@@Theodore81547 He hung out with the Beetles and Rolling Stones... That’s evidence enough that he definitely did drugs

[@Theodore81547]

@@AttilatheThrilla nope he was the straight laced aspie. Hyped up oddball yes, druggie no.

[@AttilatheThrilla]

@@Theodore81547 They said he was high on pills the night he killed her.. Do your research.. He was a druggie

[@MrRoute6600]

Phil Spector was a Genius , Best sound , I think the music of the 60's was the best .

[@sherreewilson925]

It sure was. 👍

[@davidkeay1035]

I am with you there 200pc .The best music I ever heard .His music has given me a life time of pleasure .I have CDs DVDs books on Phil and his famous groups .RIP .

[@MrRoute6600]

@@davidkeay1035 Thanks for that . paul

[@MrRoute6600]

@@sherreewilson925 Thanks Sherree ,

[@througheverything]

@@davidkeay1035 He definitely will not rest in peace

[@jenniferjones4084]

His father committed suicide when Phil was 11; his mother was over-protective, controlling, and emotionally and psychologically abusive. He was small and frail and he was bullied. The fact that he was able to pull any of this off is nothing short of a miracle.

[@cherierhynes8514]

Thats the sad truth of phil's time here.

[@elizabethd8147]

While that's all true, the fact remains that he pulled of much evil in his life as well. Between the abuse his wives and children suffered at his hands and him murdering someone, those are all aspects of his life that were very real and true too and shouldn't go unmentioned. When people talk about him, they should talk about everything he did, not just the good. Frankly, it's a slap in his victims face to not mention those things!

[@michellestreater3296]

@@elizabethd8147 I agree

[@adoculos4521]

So what???! As a female your comment is a disgrace. HE WAS AN ABUSER OF WOMEN and those women obviously mean nothing to you!

[@adoculos4521]

@@cherierhynes8514 No it's not you dim mare. He abused women al his life. Grow up FFS.

[@andrewsegovia1226]

Would've loved to have seen Ozzy & Phil talk to one another to see which one of the 2 was nuttier!

[@unagjac890]

Phil by a long shot

[@williamboney7371]

😂😂😂

[@petanpetson8180]

the one and only love you phil

[@chrislancaster7162]

An amazing find. Thank you for posting.

[@yazidmanou9371]

He's gone now (December 26, 1939 - January 16, 2021).

[@TheKonga88]

He has gone to Mars to breed giant ants and mice there 🙌🙌🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐜🐭🐁🐀🐀🐭🐭🐭🐁🐀🐹🎅🌲😯😯🎺🎈🎈🎈🎈🏃🏃🏃🏃

[@goldfinger1003]

“Mickey Mouse broke the color line before anybody.” Genius, or no genius.......that some deep shit!

[@nonni139]

Phil obviously had AST, that is often mistaken for narcissism. People with AST are very vulnerable to mental illness. They easily get paranoid due to problems of interacting and understanding other people. Phil always felt he was different. wrongplanet.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=28151

[@iampob]

People will always try to find a way to defend their heroes sadly

[@nonni139]

@@iampob He is not not a hero of mine, but undoubtely people didnt understand him, the explanation might be AST. People will always have a need for an explanation, an explanation is not defending someones action, its just a way of understanding someones action.

[@craig3240]

You have to remember what this man did. One of the most respected at one point and still is in a sense, cause of all he did and brought to the table. Fate turned into unimaginable and inexplicable things. He lost his mind. His creative mind went haywire and the stories and updates kept getting worse and worse.

[@cheryldodd-marko9787]

🕊🇺🇲💕

[@kevinwaters5872]

When someone is described as a “flawed genius” Phil Spector immediately comes to mind. His music will last me to my grave , and for that I thank him. Mad man or not.

[@terrewertz4084]

Thank you his music not only is phenomenal but has etched memories in our lives from growing up to present. What a gift 💝

[@brianrocks2087]

Phil Spector was the best producer in the history of rock and roll, he invented modern pop and the development of several sub-genres of rock music and the study as an instrument.

[@kd-zb8xr]

the looser an the murderer, and worth pointing out..the Obama's fan. 😂

[@brianrocks2087]

@@kd-zb8xr But sadly he was the best producer in the history of rock and roll

[@tracydavis8982]

@@kd-zb8xr, learn how to SPELL the words "loser," and "and" correctly, before you post a comment!😂😆😎

[@shabbos-goy9407]

@@tracydavis8982 correct!

[@bh8365]

Can't deny that Phil Spector was a legend in the music industry. Whish he had not murdered that woman. His involuntary shaky trembling hand visible in this interview might be a side effect of psychiatric medication.

[@bh8365]

Maybe psychotropic medication is a better term.

[@kathymarik1932]

The tremor could be Parkinson too

[@RedCyanPhotos]

They said in court it was Parkinson’s

[@railwaystationmaster]

Maybe in death he will find the peace of mind that eluded him tragically during life , one thing for certain despite his misdemeanours he single handedly made a difference and will go down in musical history as a maverick , how many of us mere mortals will leave that legacy behind , R.I.P mr Spectacular.

[@calisongbird]

Murder is not a “misdemeanor.” He was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison and he died there. Why are you wishing this murderer to “rest in peace”?

[@pookycat1626]

@@calisongbird Right? I hope Lana Clarkson is resting in peace.

[@Salimsdn.oapocalypse]

@@calisongbird everybody deserves peace Rip for both of them

[@bhunt799]

What’s odd is that he doesn’t that scary in interviews. But then you read the stories about him and how much of a sick duranged he is. I think what makes Spector so eerie in my eyes is that he was extremely unpredictable.

[@LaughingStock_]

Watch the documentary. The fvcker was seriously scary and nasty.

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

What many non-artistic people don't get, is that exactly THE SAME MIND of the artist, is responsible for both the good and bad ways it is expressed. People often seem to think that Brian Wilson would/could have created his masterpieces if he didn't go bonkers. Not the case. He went bonkers because his mind is the mind of a genius / great artist. One with an obsessive, fragile mind. Same goes for Phil Spector. Whatever he ended up doing (or not doing... Personally I believe it was a tragic accident that happened while two people were crazy drunk and foolin' around) - does not take ANYTHING away from his artistic accomplishments throughout his long life. What I'm saying is: you can't always have one without the other. At times yes (George Martin), but not always. And yes: that accident would've never happened had he not owned guns. Yet again, people only see the GUNS and stories about him chasing Lennon around the studio, etc. They don't see the PERSON. What brought them there. Phil Spector got robbed or mugged at some point early on. After which he began carrying, and felt a need to show he was in control - not to be messed with. Not ok, of course. But only if you've tried getting robbed/mugged/beaten'up like he (and I) have, will you understand how the human mind can react, subsequently. I was in therapy for years to get past that stuff. And yes, before I succeeded at that, it also influenced me to behave very badly at times.

[@shelliebeans5524]

i get it

[@katiewhyte681]

This comment made me feel sick... I agree that a creative mind is responsible for the good and the bad ways it is expressed. Key word RESPONSIBLE! The fact that he killed someone should take away from his accomplishments. Like the music for the music but I don't understand going out of your way to pay homage to someone with a comment like this when they did something so horrific. And as for the comment about him feeling unsafe as he was mugged previously... Why would you invite someone into your home if you did not feel safe or in control?? Why would you force someone to sit in a chair and put a gun in their mouth and not point it at them and tell them to leave instead? I am sorry that you have gone through that experience yourself. No one deserves that but she did not deserved to be killed. Take what he has given to the world but always remember what he has taken from it. Lana deserved a long life.

[@Tazmanian_Ninja]

@@katiewhyte681 I am just not 100% convinced he did kill her. The trial vent on for a loooooong time. If he did, that IS (of course!) horrible. But what I'm saying is just that whatever he did later in life, has absolutely NOTHING to do with the music he created. Nothing nothing nothing.

[@katiewhyte681]

Well he definitely killed her, I guess you mean you are not convinced it wasn't an accident... I think its best to agree to disagree on this. When you talk about someone going mad and killing someone because they have the mind of a great artist, it seems like a weird justification to me, especially if you believe it was an accident. Anyway, I don't think either of us are going to convince the other.

[@herbertwells8757]

Ninja: This is completely wrong. Not only does the mind change over time, but even in a single moment it is never a unitary thing. Read Carl Sagan’s “The Dragon’s of Eden” about the evolution of the brain. Read Hermann Hesse’s “Steppenwolf”, an artistic exploration of the multi-faceted soul. Even the neo-cortex itself clearly cleaves in two, and the neo-cortex is only part of the brain. Freud’s ego/id/superego tripartite division may have been naive, but Freud’s insight that we do not function has a single entity has been firmly established. Moreover, the vast majority of geniuses, including artistic geniuses, are perfectly sane. Risibly over-rated pop stars? Not so much. It isn’t talent that causes people to snap; it’s pop-celebrity excess. It’s telling that the only examples you mention are pop stars. That’s because YOU are part of the problem; YOU, with your warped perspective on culture, your cultural blinders, are helping to fuel pop-celebrity excess.

[@THX-kw2jh]

What a Shame That Such a Talented Man Choose That Life Style & Died Under Those Circumstances, May GOD Have Mercy on His Soul. RIP Phil Spector (January 16, 2021).

[@user-nq9gz4xf7f]

He certainly doesnt deserve this beautiful spiritual intro by John Lennon.

[@lblough9881]

Seemed as though he lived a very precious, yet productive life. He met who he did. Did what he did. He musically effected some very famous people’s careers, and did go somewhere in his life. And his demons were lock step with him too. And that part was sadly…an…awful…twist of fate. Life can get very far away from you if you aren’t careful. Some thin lines can sever the way we think.

[@smkxodnwbwkdns8369]

It wasn’t a productive life. He spent more years doing nothing/debauchery than producing music. The first time he retired was in his twenties. He came out of retirement a few times, then finally stopped by 1980.

[@tomcarl8021]

He says he grew up in Spanish Harlem in the Bronx. Except Spanish Harlem is in Manhattan. What a putz.

[@keithdickens1395]

A strange person but undoubtedly left his mark on the music world

[@stormwulf117]

Hitler also left his mark on the world, but he was still a POS too.

[@scottmasson3039]

I feel sorry for him in many ways. His dad killed himself when he was like 5. I feel sorry for people who get mentally ill.

[@annieapple8974]

I feel sorry for Lana Clarksons family.

[@JoseMorales-lw5nt]

@First Last WELL FUCKING SAID. We mere mortals never know the whole story. Every woman is a potential bitch in the making. And to know the generational influences that shaped this man's mind and musical acumen! I was born into a world with his music and will die most likely listening to a song he produced. God bless you, Mr. Spector. To know him IS to love him....😎🇵🇷🇺🇸🗽🦂

[@badhabits25]

@First Last yeah right, the guy was a music producer. Much more important than the women he shot in face. Are you serious?

[@youreallygotmenow4855]

Why do you assume he was 'mentally ill'? Has he ever been diagnosed with anything?

[@througheverything]

@First Last What an idiot you are. So because she wanted to be an actress and doesn’t reach your standards as a person her life doesn’t matter? He’s a freak and a murderer.

[@polo7155]

He seems like a likable man in this interview...So weird what can make you snap and become a murderer.

[@AJ-uh1kj]

He had his influence everywhere in the 60's. He was even on the airplane with the Beatles when they first came to the US. Ronettes were probably the group he had the most influence on, but to produce the Righteous Brothers hits and Lennon and Harrison put you in the major league. But, as with a lot of geniuses, he blew it all.

[@katiezee2]

Mr Genius pulling guns on artists in the studio... keeping his wife Ronnie prisoner in his mansion, etc.. 'Genius' is sometimes something separate from being a human who knows how to function well in the world with consideration for other people

[@georgebarry8640]

@@katiezee2 Tbh: I dont think Genius applies here. Certainly there was talent..he knew what he wanted on the tape. But he wasn't alone in this. People like Joe Meek (in the UK) also were achieving similar results simultaneously. I think what put Spector ahead of his competition was his business connections. It was/is an ugly industry with some VERY rough people...Phil got these people to work in his favor. It made him rich,famous and put him in a position to work with The Beatles,John Lennon etc But ....a few years after his heydey...on his own....Phil pulls a gun on Lennon...redoes the music on Let it Be (which McCartney thought was ghastly)..and noone wanted to deal with him. Phil had talents, but I don't think he developed them after an initial point. What he did was furthered in the 70s well beyond anything Phil had done. Phil was first and earliest..essential...but he couldnt/didnt keep up.

[@wolfgangdevries127]

Maybe genius is overrated.

[@alanoffer]

He produced the records that were the soundtrack of my youth ,,,I don’t give a fuck who he murdered ,

[@danielfronc4304]

Trite.

[@driver4011]

much of what phil s. produced was garbage n so was he.....finally croaked.....good riddance.....long overdue.

[@jacksuggh8664]

And then shot some chick

[@HoneyBee-br6hi]

And what period of your life did he become a murderer?

[@j.c985]

Say what you want about him, his music will always speak for itself and get airplay. You have to separate the art from the artist when it comes to people who are that talented.

[@stevecrow3075]

He took a trip and never left the farm.

[@robjones2408]

A cruel and violent man who died in prison from his evil crime. He terrorised many artists with his behaviour, holding them at gunpoint through his recording sessions. Ultimately it ended in tragedy. You reap what you sow......

[@dannyhood8857]

Yes. I seen pictures of Phil pointing a gun at the person (whoever) was taking the picture. There was a Micheal Douglas show from 65 66? on KZbin) Richard Pryor is there. Pryor says something jokingly to Phil (who takes WAY personal) Phil says he knows martial arts". It looks bad. Felt sorry for him but he blew it.

[@mikedominguez9690]

@ Rob Jones...." He held them at gunpoint through his recording sessions"!..... "well, how else was he going to get them to stop doing lines of coke and slacking off, in order to finish the record! LOL...

[@keithjefferson9863]

Brilliant people often deal with a chronic level of insanity......

[@chaunybuck6065]

As a psychiatric nurse-can confirm 💯

[@keithjefferson9863]

@@chaunybuck6065 right... 💯

[@dabneyoffermein595]

i've known many and they always wear the same color suit or dress outfit every day, are generally arrogant, and are so anal retentive that they need regular doses of Dulcolax®

[@0scartheCat]

he wasn't brilliant he was a delusional idiot, he can rot in hell

[@j.c985]

He wasn’t delusional, he was definitely a genius, there’s no doubting that, his music speaks for itself.

[@nicknameunavailable6116]

I wonder if that violently , uncontrolled shaking right hand was the one that “accidentally “ pulled the trigger on the fateful night. RIP Phil, I really love all that your music has meant to me and the world.

[@sallybrown5089]

He took the un-wanted music that the beatles put on the shelf and made 4 of their biggest hits with it in 1970.

[@charleswinokoor6023]

“There is no good music today.” And Mickey Mouse broke the color line. Not bad.

[@christhevancura9113]

Mickey opened up the door for Daffy duck..

[@benvasilinda9729]

He ruined his life, that woman’s life along with her families lives but damn that man knew music.

[@bernardwinn1817]

Yes he was a genius. But you could tell he had serious issues in his personal life. But he had the gift of music. Rest in peace Phil Spector

[@patricaoreilly2143]

What went wrong with Phil?

[@UriahD85]

50 years of fucking artists over caught up with him, he can burn.

[@bernardwinn1817]

@@UriahD85 be nice!

[@colderbeer]

Rest in Hell for eternity.

[@angelinemariegosselin414]

If “serious issues” means he was a mysogynist murderer, then yes.

[@rosswalters9194]

Poor Lana Clarkston. Hopefully she went north and Spector went south.

[@timmyoshaunessy1518]

I can’t tell if he has a psychological issue or medical. I can’t say because I’m not there

[@JamJells]

This is the only interview where the man seemed to have a warm, and open personality. 50 years too late I'd have to reflect back, but he is gone now. Had the music thing down, but not the PR.

[@Reelifeproductions.]

Ah yeah… and he was a murderer.

[@richboyant2378]

Rest in peace. Best producer that ever done it.

[@liviz40102]

And murdered a woman

[@colderbeer]

Rest in Hell for eternity.

[@spitfire3984]

@@SmoothCinnamonX Rene Angelil, Dr Dre, hell even Kanye. 😂

[@j.c985]

@@spitfire3984 But Phil Spector came first and his records still stand 50+ years on

[@PC4USE1]

Phil-a great producer-as for him resting in peace,I think not. As Desi Arnaz used to say,"You got a lotta 'spainin' to do".

[@jamesphlames7498]

A truly humble, lovely, selfless, handsome, non-murdering and tall man who was loved by everyone (especially his wife) and didn't like waving guns around in people's faces. I aspire to be as honest and patient as Phil Spector. Just ask him how amazing he was and he'd tell you.

[@MiriamMccraw]

😅😅😅

[@keyboard49]

It is nice to get a glimpse of the man when he wasn't in that awful place. You can see the genius , the intellect and the understanding of his craft. It's such a shame that it came with such a dark side. No excusing what he did. The music was great.

[@royphillips7435]

We ain't had ANY music since 79 my man ! 23 years of brilliance was way enough for all of us anyways forever

[@williamhenderson8371]

We want our heroes to be perfect but sometimes they aren’t.

[@sratus]

There's 'not perfect'....and there's shooting your girlfriend dead

[@christhevancura9113]

Never meet your hero...

[@susanneanselmo1202]

They never are

[@hillsophie334]

he is a fucking murderer lol

[@BolsaChicaRadio]

I always "assumed" my two heroes, Casey Kasem & Phil Spector; that their works were perfect & always in order, but when I found out that what I considered my greatest "work" on October 1st of 2022, was both flawed & ill-prepared, it proved to me that indeed NO man is either "perfect" or indispensable.

[@The_War_Report]

Yeah he was nuts, he was also brilliant with music. Genius and madness often accompany each other. There will never be a another Spanish Harlem.

[@lionl4343]

For those watching, it was announced by the New York Times (albeit there are better sources) that Phil Died at the age of 81. While I do have my gripe about him, he did create some of the best music in the biz from the Ronettes to the Ramones (Albeit through Joey Ramone and no one else) to even John Lennon and the beatles, of whome would go on to be legends in the biz. Not only that, but, depending how you view it, he practically had the whole "Corrupt Producer" character in spades. Guy apparently had guns that he would normally point at whomever he was working with. DeeDee Ramone, during an interview in 1982, had tiny comment about his gun habits. Depending on how you viewed these habits, this may helped people recognize that there was something wrong with the biz. All in all, he was legend who was punished and stripped of that status when he committed murder. Shame too, with the way he was going he would not only lived a legend, it could've been possible he would've died a legend in a legendary way. Sorry Phil, legends is a title you don't taint. Hopefully god has a forgiving heart for you. See ya around.

[@williamsaloka9043]

This guy was a perverted Hobbit. "Good riddance to bad rubbish".....

[@williamsaloka9043]

@NAGOL HAYES You are totally correct!! I should have said Perverted Goblin of the lowest form... Bad guy.

[@MichaelRouseinator]

I think that it is easy to say something about someone that nobody really knew. What we know about the man is he produced a ton of music. Music even outside of his groups like the Ronettes, Crystals, etc that faired very well on the music charts. We know his dad was dead when Phil was just a young kid. We know that he was found guilty of killing Lana. The rest, in my opinion, is just one side of the story. Lana never got to tell her side of the story, I don't recall ever hearing Phil's version of what happened with the Ramones inside his house. Nor do I think he ever spoke of his marriage to Veronica in retort to the accusations that she couldn't leave the house. Personally, I feel that there are a lot more to these stories that are untold so therefore cannot be accurately judged. What I see is a man that was constantly dealing with not having his dad around, feeling that everything he did wasn't good enough, and scared to death of losing anything or anyone that he cared about. I am not excusing any behaviors because of something he was dealing with or never sought help to deal with. I am just simply saying that we weren't there, we didn't live his life and so we shouldn't make a statement such as calling him a "perverted Hobbit" without knowing full well that is what he was.

[@williamsaloka9043]

@@MichaelRouseinator OH, WAH-WAH!!!!! He was a talented ass-hole. He was what he was ... A piece of shit.

[@MichaelRouseinator]

@@williamsaloka9043 did you know him?

[@williamsaloka9043]

@@MichaelRouseinator Glad I didn't.

[@terrewertz4084]

I agree! the music today fades away eventually but Spectors 50 plus years later is still loved! that’s speaks volumes.

[@VirreFriberg]

Spector will never be loved he can rot in hell for all I care

[@stormwulf117]

Speaks volumes that PEOPLE ARE STUPID

[@merseybeat1963]

The Long & Winding Road..as it came out on Let it Be was perfection.The song is a real classic as it is with the Orchestra. My Sweet Lord is perfect too..sound just superb..

[@thomaskemer8109]

Paul's version sounded like a rehearsal compared to Spectors lavish production!🎶

Let's face it . . . his Barber was the real Genius!

[@robertgentry9436]

Wig

[@alexandermacdonald3970]

Syrup

[@mykelc205]

Flew through a windshield and was never the same.

[@stjohnbaby]

Maybe undiagnosed traumatic brain injury.

[@HEADLINEZOO]

People mistake drive, energy, talent and sticktoitiveness with genius. “Genius” has been watered down and used as a throw away compliment. Spector was driven and talented. Einstein was a genius.

[@tommywomack9530]

Phil Spector had moments of artistic genius, but that’s all he had was moments. He made some impressive records in the 60s, but in my humble opinion his records’ production values didn’t even touch the bottom of what Motown was doing at the same time. All the more impressive because Phil was recording at Gold Star Studios in LA and Motown records were made in basement of a house in Detroit.

[@julianciahaconsulting8663]

RIP Phil Spector - you were mad as hell but you made history and no one can take that away from you.

[@colderbeer]

Rest in Hell for eternity.

[@andybigchief]

He doesn’t deserve R.I.P.

[@JustThinkingAllTheTime]

@@andybigchiefin your opinion

[@prestonsmith3984]

@@JustThinkingAllTheTime Ningun asesino lo merece. Que se pudra en el infierno, era un hijo de Satanas!

[@develentsai3215]

​@@JustThinkingAllTheTimetell that to the young girl he murdered 😢

[@Simonjose7258]

As soon as someone says they're a genius... RUN!

[@jimtysonfury9725]

Lowlife reminds me of howard stern

[@Theodore81547]

Huge difference.

[@kazvanrooij]

Putting yourself above the rest. No Phil. A killer lives beneath

[@johnnycola3094]

AWESOME!!! I LOVE WHEN HE JUST TALKS ABOUT MUSIC!!

[@jeffreybrucebutterfield]

" a thin line between love and hate" "Also thin line twixt genius and madness!"

[@foltz-art]

jeffrey bruce butterfield You my friend are outstanding!! loveu bro!!!✌💖🎨🎼😎

[@jeffreybrucebutterfield]

@@foltz-art thank you my friend.It really means a lot...Stay safe you and yours.

[@jeffreybrucebutterfield]

@xxx ooo metaphorically speaking.

[@jeffreybrucebutterfield]

@@foltz-art thank you it really means a lot.

[@arlenmargolin1650]

I'm not sure what he was talking about and he said Mickey mouse was the first black movie star

[@unagjac890]

That's his crazy mind

[@unagjac890]

Great music though 👌

[@unagjac890]

@NAGOL HAYES Phil Spector kind of looks like Mickey Mouse in the thumbnail though

[@corecesmith1904]

I was reading the comments like no one’s gonna talk a lot how hilariously dumb that is? 😂

[@woodystemms3799]

Spector had a psychiatrist ( Dr. Kaplan ) in the early 60's, but the therapy wasn't successful. There were no therapies for PTSD at the time, if it was recognized at all, and even if it was, the biological component was completely unknown. ( The way stress can chemically imprint memories in the brain ) The probable source of Spectors PTSD-fueled paranoia was an incident that occurred while he was out to dinner with the song-writer, Doc Pomus. He told the story when inducting Pomus into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. It's posted online. Very heavy ... and sadly true.

[@usaisamess8880]

am I the only one noticing this or is he never blinking with his left eye?????

[@oldtimedrumcorps]

"There is no good music today ." Amen to that. The day(s) the music died , America too . your choice .

[@chazinko]

Leaves a complicated legacy. RIP

[@tashante]

Yeah that's true. A horrendous fall from grace 😞

[@colderbeer]

Rest in Hell for eternity.

[@lexvonghoul6996]

Rest in peace. Spector was a troubled soul but also a musical genius.

[@colderbeer]

Rest in Hell for eternity.

[@lexvonghoul6996]

@@colderbeer Who took the jam out of your donut

[@regaleagle6262]

@@lexvonghoul6996 he was a murderer but ig the old saying of judge the art not the artist applies to this

[@Sadaaaaf]

He literally killed someone what.

[@Salimsdn.oapocalypse]

@@Sadaaaaf ok so ? Does that change the fact that he is a musical genius?

[@dmerls8571]

Spector only had a few years of this genius he likes to talk about. From about 1962-1965 he was ahead of the curve in the studio but this became obsolete by about 1967. Always an interesting guy but definitely a damaged soul without any wisdom.

[@georgebarry8640]

Well said.

[@Rocker79]

Shut up.

[@VenetianSnus]

Genius is OBV measured by one’s ability to get radio play.

[@Nomah1979]

While he is a gross human being saying he only had a "few years of genius" is a little off the mark. He is a "Bill Gates" he is a "Steve Jobs" He is an "Elvis Presley" In comparison John, Paul George and Ringo were obsolete by 1970 Anything they did after the Beatles dimmed in comparison but that doesnt take away from what they did. Henry Ford didnt invent the motor car but he did make it accessible to the masses. Say what you want about Phil Spector but that 60s sound that its so famous for? he created it... he produced some of the most iconic music in an era when the foundation was being laid for the last 3 generations of music...Any band that has been around the last 50 years can be traced back. to its roots. You can only be original once. As far as music goes as art the 60s and early 70s were the verbal art on which this countries civil change is founded. When the history books look back all of that is going to be associated with the music and who created it. What's more powerful than that? To bad he had to ruin it by being a abusive terrible husband and an out of touch with reality senior citizen with an urge for killing.

[@smkxodnwbwkdns8369]

@@Nomah1979 He was not a genius. Lots of great producers and engineers and many better than Phil was. He was a one trick pony. I hated his songwriting. It’s too sappy.

[@donnajocatlady3839]

Excellent!!!

[@briancase6180]

He was a genius. Any one who got the respect of Brian Wilson has something special. But, his assertion "there is no good music today" is just wrong regardless of when it is said. Get with it: there's always good music. You're just not able to hear it.

[@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488]

Please name some good new music?..serious.

[@aaronsmith-gg6es]

​@@rev.jimjonesandthekool-aid4488 Yussef dayes, Ezra collective, kokoroko

[@sherreewilson925]

He wrote beautiful songs that touched my heart. 🌹

[@justincase2271]

He didn’t write songs. He arranged and produced them.

[@SThompsonRAMM_1203]

@@justincase2271 , I think you may want to do a little research on that. Be my Baby, You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feeling, Take Me Home Tonight, , Da Do Ron Ron, Spanish Harlem are just a few of his writing credits.

[@SThompsonRAMM_1203]

@NAGOL HAYES , I can’t find where he said that but he was definitely odd.

[@SThompsonRAMM_1203]

@NAGOL HAYES , Holy Cow Nagol, I can’t believe I totally missed this. Everyone knows Mickey Mouse wasn’t a man. 🤣

[@SThompsonRAMM_1203]

@NAGOL HAYES , I see my humor is not translating.

[@MauriceRivers415]

He was a classic Capricorn: the hardest-working, most ambitious sign in the zodiac. It's a shame that his personal problems and the mania later took over, and the madness took over.

[@lisalove991]

Exactly why I don’t befriend capricorns anymore Lmao, they dgaf about anyone but themselves

[@SurvivingTheApocalypse]

Ok, fair dues to Pachino. He nailed the impression of this guy.