Billy F. Gibbons Answers FAQs, Talks 'Big Bad Blues' and Remembers Prince

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[@Power_Fantastic]

The Prince story starts @ 6:08 ... mr Gibbons is such a class act, just awesome to hear that he and Prince were friendly with and respectful to one another. Quality recognizes quality!

[@paulsansonetti7410]

Thanks a bunch

[@chippledon1]

I think that one thing about BG that sometimes goes unnoticed is his voice. He has a natural radio voice. Deep and smooth.

[@ricklavash6965]

chippledon1 He narrates a show called “Hand Built Hot Rods”, on the MotorTrend network, great TV voice too.

[@jimmysapien9961]

Hell yes

[@tinakostos8759]

@@ricklavash6965 H

[@Tireshredderjoe]

He could have been a DJ.

[@raymondroberts8709]

I enjoy hearing him speak as equally as him playing guitar. An American treasure like Johnny Cash.

[@jamiboothe]

Billiy`s recollection of chilling with Prince was wonderful. Having to relearn your own solos seems so normal to me. You know, you get that vibe from the band, and everyone has freedom and does something none of you have done before.

[@AndrewCarlson-wj7fp]

I admire Billy the more I hear him speak…that certainly can’t be said of many

[@stargazersally6544]

I love Billy Gibbons deep in my soul. When I made enough money I bought a Les Paul beautiful guitar, a 300 watt tube amp and a 1/2 stack, 4 12 inch Marshall amp and I spent every available moment trying to sound like Billy. Without saying how many years ago that was I have followed and loved ZZ Top nearly all my life. He is a living Legend and 'I Thank You' for the impact of his talent and those glorious days of dreaming to play like Billy.

[@MinecraftAndIndie]

Stargazer Sally 300 WATTS, I call bullshit.

[@theplayers3507]

Stargazer Sally, hell I believe ya, bring that thing on by , let's swap BFG licks an stuff. Oh. Hey. Stargazer here, too.

[@stargazersally6544]

@@MinecraftAndIndie Yeah, I think I made an error, it was a 500 watt tube amp with 4/12's and it cost a lot. The story is true, the author is fallible. Thanks for correcting me. It was a beautiful sound.

[@stargazersally6544]

@@theplayers3507 Thanks for the vote of confidence, I did get it wrong. Is your Stargazer a reference to Rainbow and Ronnie James Dio or simply enjoying the universe. Either works. A girl can dream about sounding like Billy, right?

[@theplayers3507]

@@stargazersally6544 Oh, a friend of mine had a farm I was caretaker on, and he and I liked to sky watch out there, it was a particularly good spot for stargazing. No reference to musicians. Ok, look, I'm going to tell you a secret, this can't get out- BFG IS actually a girl. Thats why the beards, you know, keeps that secret safe. So your gender is always held in high respect here. And if you can rip some (any) BFG riffs, individually you are too.

[@mikemchugh3073]

Billy stopped and parked his Bus right in the middle of South St. outside the TLA in Phila. before JImmie Vaughn's show there on his 1st tour. The bus was filled with these tall legged beauties. I did the wind mill and point movement the Top do together and he got a big laugh out of that. Needless to say Jimmie's show with the Tilt-a Whirl band was phenomenal that night. Great memory from 93? Time flies.

[@supertramp6011]

Good times bro,gooood times!👌

[@saiyanleague653]

6:20 for all the Prince fans

[@barbarabarbieburrill9789]

The Man, The Myth, The Legend....So right! I love Reverend Gibbs. One bad ass guitarist and very cool hipster I’m giving him 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸💗

[@Steven91637]

Great 👍 Guy Billy is

[@joebaby555]

A favorite guitar player of mine .Always a class act .

[@waldeck325]

Dude plays blues, rock, funk, country, he's awesome

[@ricklogan3328]

Love these Billy F Gibbons interviews... Always something to learn.

[@RS2KR]

If Billy could narrate my life that would be great.

[@ronniecaptain]

OK. I'll add....I was backstage on David Letterman when word got to me that ZZ Top wanted to meet the guy I was with. So we went to their dressing room and I got to meet them. Awesome for me.

[@rolandjgutierrez7737]

Who was the person with you that BFG wanted to meet???..Roland J Gutierrez from Magdalena New Mexico usa...

[@ronniecaptain]

@@rolandjgutierrez7737 Jesse Ventura

[@stevehawkins7738]

Billy Gibbons is a straight up geetar GOD. ZZTOPS FUNKY LYRICS MOLDED MY YOUNG MIND,AND DEVELOPED MY SENSE OF HUMOR.GEEZ THANKS ALOT FOR THAT ONE FELLERS.THERES NOT WORDS TO THANK YOU FOR ALL THE YEARS OF ENTERTAINMENT.MANY A MILE IN BETWEEN PIPE WELDING JOBS WEARING OUT TAPES LISTENING TO YOU FELLERS.

[@vintagevinylvets1187]

Billy is just THE man! Love the new album!🎧

[@BloodySoup74]

RIP Dusty. The Rev is the best!

[@MichaelLasotaWheresWaldo]

So it is all about who you know. That's cool. I'm going down the Billy F. Gibbons rabbit hole on KZbin the past few days. It's nice. I used to be friends with Rocky Frisco and got to be around some amazing musicians as well, including of course himself.

[@El...Presidente]

Tito puente? My god Billy was born to be famous and incredible.

[@modifiedcontent]

Prince - Peach was like a ZZ Top tribute.

[@metalchix]

Wendy Melvoin plays the solo form the beginning of When Doves Cry note perfect every night during The Revolution shows. And she did it when she was with Prince as well.

[@deanthomas5371]

Wendy n Lisa, 2 of the hottest lesbians of their time

[@JoeBarryburgh]

Thank you, for a wonderful low key interview.

[@jimmysapien9961]

Man it was Simple and smooth

[@gilbertrobles1374]

Really enjoyed👍👍👍👍👍 Thanks. Cheers from South Texas

[@elliottmayer-yeager8087]

Great interview.

[@alienair1748]

So glad we're all from planet Texas. (Tejas) album is crown jewel of Billy's guit prowess. Just check that out and turn it all up.

[@georgewatts9361]

Love Billy Gibbons

[@geoc3956]

Out of stock is all I see on the Billy Gibbons website on most everything.

[@jobonekanobe]

Gotta love these guys !

[@carlosteixeira9548]

Esses caras são MALUCOS! MUITO BOM !!!!

[@gfd215]

Great man

[@mayito714]

First saw Billy with ZZ Top in 1972 under a rain storm that turned into a mud slide.

[@WileECoyotey]

I bet Rev Billie at a Houston gun show . he walks around in public dressed exactly like that .

[@oscarbedia2441]

un peso mejicano , su pua de guitarra.....nice

[@paulofreire7520]

Legend! 🙏🏻

[@andrewsandoz8005]

A true Merican treasure!

[@aaronsoto9100]

One thing many people forget, is that Prince was respected by all the white rockers, from Dylan, Jagger, Bowie, Plant, Clapton, Gilmore to Zappa, Byrne, Lydon, Springteen, Reznor, Beck etc.

[@jimmysapien9961]

Great to know 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@yamahajapan5351]

What does “white” have to do with it?

[@aaronsoto9100]

@@yamahajapan5351 that most people that din't knew he could play the guitar like that, the rest knew. Peace bro!

[@mdrobnson3912]

Greatness recognized greatness. Well, except springsteen. LOL We fans compare and talk of who's best but the greats learn and borrow from one another to make themselves better and pay tribute to one another. They don't do pissing contests.

[@MrMrh1958]

Could have done with two cameras!🤨

[@tedkay_music]

nice!

[@rodking754]

The "Reverend" Willie G.

[@Gioagla]

Great ma in any way ! 🌹💕🤘🤘😎👻🌞🌅

[@billpholde4816]

Why are so many DJs just insincere-sounding douchebags? This guy ain't no fan of ZZ Top. Billy F does a great job of being polite and engaged.

[@pleroma5924]

Would love to ask Billy how he would compare Jim Hendrix with Prince Nelson

[@ronnelson7828]

I've always thought "Purple Rain" borrowed something from "Hot, Blue, and Righteous" ???

[@mrtonysantos]

volume would have been nice

[@gr1mrea9er82]

Why he is wearing a car wash mitt as a hat has always puzzled me...

[@raymondwarmke7094]

Bald

[@DoMw94]

It's explained here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rn2QmXaaYt2Spbc

[@liveclassictunes]

why was this taped so low?

[@jimcole6423]

I'm dizzy......

[@snorrevonflake]

I wonder why that beard does not get grey or white. My barber said you can't dye a beard.

[@mikeskipworth9464]

It used to be much darker.

[@13xenophon]

because he's Billy F Gibbons

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

I went to a fan club thing to meet Steve Perry in 1995. A woman from Texas told me these guys hang out together irl and when she got to the door, they did the "go ahead" thing from the videos. lol. Please try to use a gimbal or tripod as jiggly camera is bit nauseating :) looks to be a small room; maybe tripod wouldn't work?

[@PorkChop1956]

Two cameras would be better!

[@richardm4857]

Jiggly camera a bit nauseating? Ha! What's nauseating to me is the thought of going to any fan club thing to meet ANYBODY! The most nauseating thing about all this is Steve Perry!

[@georgesimeone6292]

Hendricks played left handed but NOT upside down.

[@Morgoth_the_Tyrant]

This dude keeps interrupting Billy, shut up and let the legend talk 😂😂

[@bobechetoroto6641]

These camera movements are horrible. Gave up after 1 minute.

[@jillsmcfarland2001]

No sound

[@EbeJay1]

Jackie Chan sleeps on the floor too - obvious intersection there

[@frankonuska3296]

So did two time Nobel Prize Linus Pauling

[@theguitarczar]

Sorum is not "early" G'nR. maybe "a little later" but definitely not "early."

[@hylianmarc4745]

From the release of appetite in 1987 until the release of this interview 2018 that's 31 years. Sorum joined in 1991 and left in 1997, so that would still be considered "early" considering that would leave a swing of 21 years of him leaving guns and this interview.

[@allin1media]

The Rev. Willie G. ---beautiful. May I please say to whoever posts your video >>>>>> Check Your Audio Levels before you upload something that represents your Station Brand. TY.

[@dzyanist]

..Jeeezus brother., Shut Up & Play Yer Guitar..!! 🔥🎸☠🎸🔥

[@BronsonOsborne]

love the music but the mastering is not good and its way to loud brickwalled the vinyl records is as bad but the music is killer

[@scottyh1509]

I agree. They used the same style of production/mastering on the Mescalero album and I liked it. For this new album I thought a "cleaner" presentation/tone would have served the music better. I saw Billy's band at the Iridium on Halloween and they were great, Matt Sorum was the big surprise for me...fantastic drummer!!! Elwood's amplified harmonica was also amazing. Try to see them if you get the chance. Bolin Guitars in Idaho are the makers of Billy's guitars btw.

[@kimthiebault2076]

I remember prince before he ever had a record deal with owen Husney was his first mgr we looked at managing him and passed just because we seen problems with him down the road we ended managing another group which we got a 5 year record deal with MCA Records Prince was an ass he beat some of woman he dated very controlling