Phil Spector/Richard Pryor/Eartha Kitt • Interview • 1965 [Reelin' In The Years Archive]

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[@bodybait]

She stole the show with her rope quote

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Eartha didn't know how prophetic a statement she'd made.

[@walcoman]

OMG! I read your comment, then watched what you were describing, instant creepy goosebumps! Specter made me uncomfortable the second he swaggered out from behind the curtain with his "I'M ROCK ROYALTY" walking stick. 😮

[@gumegoz2012]

Phil a Psicopatic troubled soul.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@gumegoz2012 Took a minute to figure out what word you were trying to say, but yes, you're very correct

[@gb-jg1ud]

she knew

[@barbaramccowan2611]

Won’t see an interview like that anywhere these days !

[@maynardsmoreland]

I like how Merv's orchestra plays "How Insensitive" when Spector walks out on stage.

[@anton1990]

Wow… Spector was unbelievably unpleasant, even at the height of his career. Eartha Kitt on the other hand, what a wonderful person she was.

[@mramone5933]

Dang, Richard Pryor, never seen him so young

[@theoloutlaw]

Even here, Phil is a messed up unit.... Sad really, for such a talented guy.

[@Theodore81547]

I agree.he was over the top brilliant... But socially.. wow.

[@CFAshow5359]

Damn, I feel kinda sorry for him. Eartha’s right-he’s terribly sensitive, completely unable to have a genuine laugh at anything. It’s almost childlike the way he stares at the table and mutters quick insults under his breath then pretends he’s not mad. At first I thought it was his quirky genius eccentricity but when you know about his childhood history of being bullied by his peers and tormented by his mother it reads more as a consequence of his painful insecurity. The way he jabs at her like saying the Righteous Brothers don’t know her nor did Socrates…can’t help but feel sorry for him even if he’s an arrogant asshole.

[@1SqueakyWheel]

I got that same weird feeling too

[@BazookaToe]

How he ever convinced Ronnie to marry his goofy ass is beyond me.

[@Beefnhammer]

@@BazookaToe Money

[@Caperhere]

Dylan didn’t tend to pull guns on , and eventually murder one of several young women he dragged home from bars. Phil may have been sharp in the music business, but he was batshit crazy when it came to rejection.

[@Jamie-1985]

Don’t F with Eartha Kitt!

[@AamuAurora]

You can feel that underneath forced wittiness, he's struggling to appear superior and larger than life. We know how this young man on the screen ends so maybe I'm just reading into things but there's this weird vibe about him. He seems to be nervous, anxious to prove his superiority and is trying to be in total control-- that's why he's annoyed with Eartha. These kinds of personalities are fascinating because they feel inferior to everyone else and superior at the same time. They always try to prove themselves and everything is competitive, even interviews. He's trying to get the last word at all cost, nervously trying to appear nonchalant.

[@ms.wilson6439]

I like that the host tried to have her back.

[@timhoovermusicman]

Wow... That's was a train wreck in slow motikn😂

[@randolphouimet9428]

He was not sensitive, he was arrogant and rude and self absorbed.

[@markeast896]

Pryor knew this guy was an oxygen thief right away

[@RandyOnTheRadio]

Spector was always strange, but I never realized he had a voice like a helium filled chipmunk. What the hell? Damned, he was weird.

[@timhoovermusicman]

Strange... Earlier today at said sony was blocking this cuz of some content.

[@rishavfash1r]

lmao

[@Libertyjack1]

Here, at the pinnacle of his popularity, nobody liked Phil Spector.

[@gb-jg1ud]

Phil...genius...narcissist...and he is where he belongs in his own doing and making

[@gerby17]

Phil sure was arrogant. Musical genius but arrogant.

[@1talldaddy]

even the audience got tired of him.

[@TNT-lu2et]

Awkward moments in History

[@marktilley-gv8gw]

Great Producer... weird person

[@ms.wilson6439]

Back when you smoked EVERYWHERE

[@TheBronzeTitan]

WOW! Spector was a total douche bag.

[@TempeSoldier123]

Spector was a genius but a real a-hole.

[@arthurwatt5162]

Phil spector was a self absorbed creep.

[@chrism.4544]

they're all dead now

[@isthisfake.]

rip eartha the other two burning in the pits rn

[@lordkoopus]

@@isthisfake.which two ? ik phil was crazy but who else on this "deserved" it to you ? (idrk the people here)

[@walcoman]

Specter was full on megalomania even in his earlier years, but who would've imagined the disgustingly deviant lengths he would eventually go to. 😮