Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical - Reggie Watts

Reggie Watts on stage in his hometown of Seattle on Nov. 22, 2013, for Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical.
More info about Radiolab Live: Apocalyptical is here: www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/...

[@cold_static]

Out of all the videos I have watched online, this is definitely one of them.

[@boshvasara1868]

Same, I always return to this one specifically

[@jobienify]

@@boshvasara1868 I always return to a different one specifically but yeh I've watched this one now & it's good, which looking back is why I watched it

[@RyDoggonus]

I think you both missed the joke

[@blooplip]

Lolol!

[@jblase5410]

Oh OK so You mean this one of the videos you watched is one of them are the others

[@otirock7]

it scares me how talented he is. he needs to release a cd of about 3 hours of him just messing around and improvising beautiful sounds

[@natalies2257]

YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@childrenofbodom33333]

would buy

[@jessicathompson5362]

Okaayyy?!!

[@jessicathompson5362]

@@childrenofbodom33333 me too!!

[@denniskuhn743]

It would equal 3 hours of pleasure and ecstatic energy that we would all end up ejaculating multiple times

[@rpiereck74]

There are very few true geniuses among us, he is one of them.

[@denniskuhn743]

Agree

[@Jellysfrickingstuff]

man sings with zero tension. It lets him sing in his full voice regardless of where he is in his range

[@metalrulezU]

The vocal range of this man, would put most chart toppers to shame now days, awesome :)

[@calvinstaropoli4448]

"It's like a hot dog. You think you want it but then you're like mmm probably not." That is so accurate

[@christiananderson8686]

The longer you take to think about that the realer it gets

[@groboclone]

Some of the melodies he comes out with on the spot are golden

[@adamfitz22]

+GroboClone seriously

[@Putsim]

And some of them even sound good too.

[@camgood3097]

Some? Whatcha talkin bout?

[@bekah3054]

Especially the first one...wish it was longer.

[@denniskuhn743]

He is solid gold

[@rustyglock]

If Reggie were a teacher and presented material in this format, there's no way kids would fail. He'd have their attention any time he wanted.

[@MeishiaThe13]

I am like addicted to that last song. How did I not know that I loved reggie watts until apocalyptical?

[@numbah12time]

Here is the link to the .mp3 file of the final song if you were interested. :)

[@SP-io7lj]

Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant! Reggie is so incredibly talented!

[@kimmidoll123]

how can someone be so talented, it blows my mind

[@hasp880912]

+kimmidoll123 He just very easily goes into the groove of music he creates, combining it with his thoughts and quirks into the wondrous mix that you see before you.

[@kimmidoll123]

Rhetorical man If you don't understand idioms, you have an extremely less than ordinary mind.

[@hasp880912]

Rhetorical man I love it how your comment just plainly shows you just don't "get" Reggie Watts. Now go spread your negativity somewhere else please. Thanks

[@jeezythecat]

Damn, you so much more intellect than everybody else. My mouth is agape. Drop that pretentious ego man.

[@Lee-DanielTran]

+Rhetorical man just because it doesn't impress you doesn't mean someone else has an "underdeveloped" mind.

[@matthewbarnes7029]

4:53-6:53...two minutes of raw, unfiltered excellence...

[@somethingclever4563]

God damn right friend!!

[@Putsim]

453-653 pounds of raw meat at my local grocery.

[@yeezymusic]

hello 6 years earlier friend.. haha what would you call that genre? now I need more..

[@lordkarel]

Finest soul singer on the planet.

[@jeremiahtalley1936]

I love Reggie wish he would spend more time with his improvised amazing melody’s sounds rhythms and then wrote good lyrics to the genius splashes of songs he creates live.

[@DueceBandit]

Wajatta is kinda this

[@JewandGreek]

I'd like to see him release a straight album to see just how good an artist he is. This guy's voice and emotion are just as intense as any R&B artist I've ever heard.

[@Beezl77]

He has a band actually Check out Maktub, the first album is crazy good.

[@Deezy_Ankh]

Spotify

[@robneff7084]

@@Beezl77 He's also on James Cordon Late Show, weekday nights on TV.

[@Ger0n1m0]

side note, check out comedy bang bang if you havent. not Maktub but more Reggie and other big names too

[@ZoneZero253]

This dude is a bloody genius! One of my favourite performers!

[@apeygirl]

I just keep coming back to watch this little bit if genius. It never gets old.

[@jamestaylor5028]

The acoustics in this place are amazing!

[@Leahgames125]

"This is definetely......definetely a song."

[@jennymarie4803]

***** definitely...

[@TRKTKO]

Deff... lol

[@familyofangels]

Still come here just for the song

[@Vrooten]

@@familyofangels me too - still!

[@krowmurder]

An exceptionally good one!

[@basilrodericks7791]

He is so ridunculously talented, just ridunculous.

[@LAkadian]

#metoo #simulation

[@apeygirl]

Why doesn't this have a billion views?

[@carioca56]

because people would rather watch Ariana Grande

[@LAkadian]

Because it's a simulation.

[@MrGuy92]

Favorite'ed. Period.

[@pkcowzah3369]

mr regie watts might just be the most sensible person on the. Planet.

[@deeliciousplum]

Exceptional! Reggie and his exceptional art are a joy to explore.

[@nerfherder4284]

Definitely my favorite human being.

[@geneeshays]

"This is definitely a song"

[@davidmathis7780]

Amazing performance by Reggie Watts! Wish I could have been there!

[@evanbyl]

Thanks Reggie, amazing as always.

[@DanielVerberne]

There's something about Reggie Watts, his utter immersing of himself into his characters that reminds me of Peter Sellers ...

[@OskarforbergSWE]

I don't know but this makes a lot of sense. I love what Reggie does!

[@sztigirigi]

The song from 5:00 is so good that my nipples shrank so much that I hardly see them right now.

[@harkhesse]

Omg lol

[@lexusuk7901]

I was listening to this video in the background at work. Heard the song you're referring to and went back to the video. Read this comment and burst out laughing in front of the entire office. Played sir.

[@Putsim]

Did your nipples ever recover?

[@sztigirigi]

@@Putsim nope. They are even worse dude. This still syncs with my brain too much!

[@Putsim]

@@sztigirigi perhaps I should get into the nipple repair business. I will start with getting that wonka ray he used on Mike tv.

[@suppersready4you]

reggie is one of a kind

[@Lee-DanielTran]

Improvisation is a beautiful thing. 12:12 -is great

[@DiscClub6]

That last song. Jaw dropping goodies

[@SzechuanSean]

Idk what it is, sometimes I can't find the deeper meaning. But lawd have mercy Reggie thank you for existing.

[@johanneskosiek2891]

This is soooo fantastic!

[@tarbabee]

The close captioner for reggie always needs extra kudos 👍🤸

[@sommelierofstench]

him and robin williams would have been too much in a room together

[@vexmarchi4449]

so you want him dead?

[@lukessummerguitar]

robin williams couldn't even pull off a Scottish accent.

[@Putsim]

He certainly pulled off a disappearing act.

[@Bessency75]

Everyone should know this person. So much talent

[@coenscuntmusuck9096]

the only man who can pull this off is this man

[@crzywitboy3]

Excuse my language but... That Was Fucking Awesome!

[@corentingibert1974]

The last song was just amazing !

[@9288Savior]

12:16 Just awesome

[@jeroen1989]

Why isn't there a colab between him and the gorillaz yet?

[@TheSpiritofBeatbox]

I love his last song :)

[@eraniel146]

Genius

[@jblase5410]

Thank you Reggie

[@Andi-ft9cz]

Amazing brooo sooo coool

[@thudthedestroyer515]

He redefines identifiable sounds and quotes in such unidentifiable ways, finding identity and infamy in mysterious obscurity...A juxtaposition of everything wrapped in nothingness centering around the circumference of a universal void that contains the essence of everything...yet nothingness...of course is the key string that ties the tonal sub-harmonics that began at the end of the start of the big bang and echoed through the ether until today. As yesterday is two days in the future of what was to come three days ago, which firmly subsists last week as the future of the past from months beyond this year past. A brilliant derivation from the flower of life and the wave conjugations that defines the kinetic motion of the fourth dimension which of by way of ether can be plotted through space on the curve on which it exists. The straight lines deviate our thinking and produce deceptions our reality truncates the groove. George Clinton and Bootsy are on the ONE as perceived and described on the song Maggot Brain. KZbin it and it will all make sense. Mr. Watt is hereby certified as uncertifiable and is enhanced by nature which after all is the funk!

[@catherinebarrett9391]

So fabulous! And lol to the Bauhaus Coffee riff, from an old Seattite now living in France

[@Johnny12Hats]

this is probably my favorite performance he's done

[@bolingorastafari69]

Ok, Dear Reggie, I really liked the song at 6:31, and now the one around 12:__ something is unbelieveable. I am going to have to listen to this alot, write these song verses down, and study what it is you are saying, becuz #1: I KNOW it has deep meaning and #2: I live in a state with no legal marijuana, so therefore I am barely hanging on, cuz bud is what helps make us remember that which is IMPORTANT. And that which is important IS not what is put out there by the false society. But listening to you does make one sit up and listen very closely. Thank you Mr. Watts. I recently researched the question of "what is light?" and read that "light" is composed of bundles of energy. Now I am going to research "what is sound?"

[@toowiarts]

When culture does something right. Thanks Reggie!

[@jons2cool1]

When he was like people born after 1990s I was like woooo, but then I realized I had no idea what he was talking about and I got sad.

[@TheXitone]

can you come to a point of global connection on that please ?

[@boshvasara1868]

Wow.... this hurt me

[@danielludlow8960]

AWESOME!!!!

[@LC2K00]

He has mastered how to use his vocals😳

[@humanlifeexperience]

When you don't know what you're doing, you don't have to. Just keep going

[@eleckson]

There's no one like him.

[@DoDsaami]

Morgan_Fucking_Freeman look who's talking

[@thepassenger6499]

Man, his voice is amazing! The lizard song was too much to handle! 😂

[@MagusMirificus]

"The earth concocted a strange large lizard family!"

[@mickaudio8432]

This guy throws me off guard in the most entertaining way.

[@LAkadian]

Yeah. He gets it.

[@UncleJams]

Awesome entertainer

[@joedonovan2444]

he's right you know .. about possessing your own moment

[@benvtucker15]

"Pastiche in lieu of originality" genius

[@morganfreemanwannabe]

Sleeve stacks? Referencing Altered Carbon before it was a popular Netflix series. So good- my brain trembles.

[@Starthybee]

4:55 definitely a beautiful song

[@bmedeiros678]

Awesome

[@dorian4404]

12:59 "Thunderous Lizards "

[@bunkerprodu]

I don't know but, it makes a lot of sense.

[@FloraSora]

Oh shit!

[@lronbutters5688]

Genius! Comedy gold

[@lronbutters5688]

Would like to be able to get 1st song onto Apple play list

[@abelmihalik2499]

From 13:15 it's a very strong Zappa feel. Fine stuff!

[@Andi-ft9cz]

Coool bRooo

[@GygyMy]

I m just in love, really ❤

[@brianguilfoyle9270]

Where can I just find 4:53- 6:52? Is there a single track for this? A name?

[@MichaelFlynn0]

Guys a genius

[@guilhermesantos1758]

I want a 10 hour version of that last song!

[@David-R.]

I liked his humbleness towards the end. I usually do the same thing when people bow to me

[@McGriddle69]

I'd love to see the songs he makes just at home just playing around with his equipment

[@jamesahern9864]

Oh yeah, I'd bet you like to watch him play with his equipment, you dirty dog

[@McGriddle69]

James Ahern 😂😂😂

[@timelliott841]

fucking genius

[@joshuaberthelot]

Reggie watts is an experience hahaha. 😂😂❤

[@yokyu2lea]

Awesome songs....when could I finally buy a CD with songs?

[@mitchbankss]

the most talented man on this planet right now lol

[@skruffymagoo]

This guy is amazing i want to learn under him

[@DaRealFiberOptix]

love this shit, i think hes actually the most recent expression of godship

[@LAkadian]

Hi. I have a belly button.

[@flamingorock]

otirock7 while Reggie is one of my heroes, I'm afraid of a cd of his not living up to his live performances. I mean I guess that's obvious cuz there's nothing like one of his live performances but then again, I don't think Reggie can do wrong. It's either amazingly funny or amazingly insightful on some philosophical/spiritual level. I really do think that behind his goofiness there are lots of philosophical concepts that he subconsciously or intentionally puts into his acts.

[@christianvillamor6273]

Awesome

[@avedic]

Gabriel sorondo Absolutely! A few years ago Reggie was a guest on Duncan Trussell's podcast(which I *_highly_* recommend listening to...best podcast *_ever_*, by far). Anyway, Reggie went into great detail about his personal philosophy, beliefs, ethics, aesthetics, etc. He's a *_very_* intelligent insightful guy. He said he often smokes sativa before a live show...so that all those years of studying music theory & philosophy come out in a *_non-pre-planned_* subconscious highly-creative manner. He's such an inspiration to me, being a songwriter/producer myself. I absolutely _adore_ music theory...and studying the great songs/songwriters to learn how they work. The trick is.....to put in a *_lot_* of time, effort, and study.....so that you eventually get to the point where it all becomes subconscious. That's the holy grail; and once you achieve that....you can improvise and write from a wholly honest and truly creative place. If I knew just how much _effort_ and _time_ it was going to take to reach that level...I'm not sure I ever would have made the investment. But....I'm glad I did. I mean, if you find the thing you're passionate about...the thing you can't live without(which for me is music)...then all the study and hard work is effortlessly *_fun_*. It took me about 8 years of studying all aspects of music theory/composing/arranging/etc before I _finally_ reached the point where I could do it all without *_thinking_*. That's the key. I guarantee you...Reggie isn't _"thinking"_ on stage _at all_. He's locked into a "flow state" where ideas just.....happen. It's almost like magic. I live for that state of consciousness....where creativity can't _help_ but well up out of you. Even now, whenever I enter that state of pure improvisation and creativity....it still blows my mind. It's still an utter _mystery_ to me how creativity works....even when I'm in the midst of it happening. Years ago, when I would hear someone like Michael Jackson or John Lennon say in an interview that they _didn't_ write their music....rather, that it came from "God"(so to speak), I always thought that sounded so......*_pretentious_*. However, now....I totally get what they meant. If anything....the truly pretentious thing to say is that *_you_* are the one *_"making"_* the creativity. The truth is....*_"you"_* have very little to do with it. The goal is to get yourself _out of the way_....so that the creative energy of the universe itself has space to enter into you....and flow out of you. It sounds mystical and trippy.....but it's quite literally how it works. There's nothing I love more than getting good and high off some quality cannabis sativa.....and then just writing music, off the top of my head, not thinking about _any_ of it, but just letting it _happen_. That state of consciousness is what makes life worth living for me. It's honestly better than the hottest sex you've ever had or the most sumptuous meal you've ever eaten. Every now and then, when in that flow-state, I'll spontaneously come up with a riff, or melody, or progression, or loop, or rythym, or some sort of sonic idea where I stop and think, *"holy shit....this sounds **_incredible_**....but....I honestly have zero idea where it came from. I mean...technically I wrote it...but it feels more like I **_discovered_** something that's always been there."* I used to worry that all the best ideas in music were already taken....that there truly was nothing new under the sun. I mean...what new genres or chord progressions *_are there?_* However.....when I'm creating music through the lens of really good marijuana, and get into that flow-state, the idea that there's no new ideas left....is *_INSANE_*. When in that state, you realize there's literally an infinite number of creative musical ideas left. And not just decent ideas....but an infinity of songs _as good_ as anything the Beatles ever wrote. An infinity of musical ideas....somehow interwoven into the very fabric of reality itself.....just waiting for a human brain to tune itself _juuust right_ and tap into that potential. lol....man....sorry to rant. I always get a bit giddy after watching Reggie Watts. He reminds me of everything I wrote above.....and reminds me that creativity is _the_ best drug ever. It makes life worth living. I'm just happy when I see people like Reggie who also seem to recognize and appreciate and respect that aspect of life. So.....rant over. Enjoy your day. :)

[@flamingorock]

avedic wow...I just noticed you replied to my comment note....five months later! Lol that's That was an incredible insight and thank you for sharing! Keep creating.

[@alexBaldman]

+avedic ditto

[@LouieCartoon]

avedic best analyzation of Reggie Watts in the entirety of KZbin comments

[@tommyortiz6114]

The last part was insane

[@KingpinSuited]

"It's like a hotdog..." lol

[@flashgordonrocks]

🖖

[@rambrizdies]

What the name of that song!!! Looking for two hours! TWO! TEEEELLL MEEEEEEE!!!!

[@DaveVisaya]

me too! haha

[@tammcphail1995]

“Pastiche is lieu of originality “ fabulous

[@MotoIsland]

can I get that first song on a loop for like 20 mins? so so dope.

[@piedmontpie3361]

+Eugene Calabrese (ixlovexboobiesx) here ya go, ytcropper.com/cropped/Dp570711d839ed0

[@MotoIsland]

PiedmontPie good looking out my friend! Cheers 🍻🍻

[@jeromo2007]

+PiedmontPie Cheers!! You sir, are awesome!!

[@SlickD217]

I can't understand how complete nonsense can make sense but it does!!!! He's so fkn brilliant and dark while being stupid and silly it's terrifying.

[@jblase5410]

Bro as soon as I walked in as I was smoking a joint and I put that shit out to roll another joint now missing both joints Reggie you got me trippin bruh!

[@garygordon4116]

his mind just hits the suggested words to make a sentence over and over again

[@RottingEmpireBavaria]

turn on closed captioning on this one, it´s hilarious :D

[@amandasbananas]

Canada is my home and Mr. Rogers is my father and Martha Stewart is my stepmother.

[@amandasbananas]

But clearly I was adopted.

[@herbster12345]

Since Nothing is a concept within Everything, then he who speaks for Nothing, speaks for Everything. You heard it here first people, Reggie Watts speaks for God.

[@bolingorastafari69]

See, THAT is a very deep statement.

[@jsherm1981]

HE is a "super, extra shiny star."

[@LAkadian]

I would love to jam with this guy.