Soundgarden -- 1996 Promo Interview with Alain & Natasha (Part 1 of 2)

(JOKE!!!) Interview with Soundgarden by Alain Johannes & Natasha Schneider of the band Eleven. This was a spoof filmed on 26/3/96 as a promo item for the "Down on the Upside" album. I transferred this from an official A&M promo VHS tape. Part 1 of 2.
To avoid the youtube sensors, I had to cut out "Pretty Noose" but it's on Telephantasm anyway, so who cares.
Apologies for the accasional watermark in the centre, that's what happens when you couldn't be arsed paying for editing software!!
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[@kdy4life]

This is hilarious!!! Chris is so good at keeping a straight face. Kim is dying! Lol. Gotta love Natasha and Alain

[@CagrlComert]

kim thayil is having a hard time not to laugh

[@Elizabeth-gp7id]

I’m in ❤️w/this comment. Kim is Everything!

[@azrael6082]

lmfao, game here to comment this

[@CSWRB]

" Why has it got to be so loud? So amplified? I can't bear it.", " a bit DEEF" "Let me finish." Soooooo funny! Love it! Thanks for sharing.

[@fyfe79]

I despair for people who STILL don't get that this entire interview was a joke that the band was "in" on and probably thought up the idea themselves. The two "interviewers" are friends of the band and fellow (rock) musicians who collaborated with Cornell many times. If people keep leaving knuckle-dragging remarks, I'm gonna have to disable all comments. Thanks though to the people of intelligence who do realise that it's a joke! :)

[@courtneycook8353]

You should pin this. fyfe lee

[@alexmilnes]

people its a joke of an old pink floyd intv

[@burnlastsunday]

@@alexmilnes Yeah a rare Syd Barrett interview.

[@ObsidianLife]

My understanding is that this was set up by Ben's Brother and they didn't know it was going to be Alain and Natasha and when they started laughing both Alain and Natasha played it straight...

[@RK_peace]

Oh really? I had no idea, haha it's great :) oh they're from the band Eleven?

[@DeanGoulding]

So funny that people don't understand this is a joke. It makes the video even funnier.

[@DannOfSteel]

Ha Alain's question at 1:26 is a word for word copy of Hans Keller's question to Syd Barrett and Pink Floyd when they played at Look of the Week in May 1967. I had no idea until I saw the original interview. Clever stuff!

[@turnleftaticeland]

holy shit, is it really? i was thinking it might be! what a cool reference, haha!

[@notreallyreal7812]

The string quartet part brought it all back lol

[@10razonesgh]

I knew it was from an early Pink Floyd interview as soon as I heard him say those words! Alain is the man. RIP Natasha

[@winstonjaquez3996]

Three years without Chris, miss him dearly, i remember when down on the upside came out, good ol nineties! and Soundgarden were my favorite band!! Long live their legacy!

[@fonzo80]

omg Alain & Natasha are hilarious. I'm so glad i found this on here. RIP Natasha!

[@exolprincess]

Get em Matt. "Let me finish" this is so funny.

[@trunkmonkey81]

Gotta hit that clacker!

[@kmdionis]

Omg Alain is riffing on that Hans Keller interview with Pink Floyd--I love it! 😂🤣❤️

[@nworbrelytthefirst]

Natasha had so much charisma. Got to see her live once with Queens and her and Alain rocked that mother fucker. Never seen someone wail on keys so much.

[@sarahssentongo2587]

You could see Chris trying to hold in his laugh in the beginning

[@vironfletcher]

Kim and Matt are about to burst into laugh the whole interview....cracks me up!

[@luvisacigarette8]

"for me frankly, it's too loud." this interview is genius and hysterical...Eleven and soundgarden forever

[@Hernandez955555]

"We're all a bit deef" fucking lol'd

[@dinosaurdino]

That's the funniest interview I've ever seen. LMAO

[@ljgcsbg]

I cane to say the same thing. This is hilarious. I could watch it everyday. We're deef lol

[@BelovedAxle]

Froungarden All of my keks

[@buenchofer4713]

so many times i watched pretty noose never knew they did this straight after!

[@SuperStrik9]

This interview is GOLD lol! I think Alain got the inspiration for his character from an old Pink Floyd interview from the 60's where the interviewer goes on about how the music is "just too loud" lol. At least that's what it reminds me of lol.

[@wetwilIy]

His question about the volume and his comment on the string quartet is right out of that interview.

[@cruggletops8087]

the sound-garden

[@Emi_Alvarez]

Natasha was an absolute goddess

[@Fruchtplunder]

F**cking brilliant ... So funny 😂 I adore Natasha ❤ RIP Beauty 🌈

[@StoneGossardsGuitarPick]

Ben's little giggle at 2:45 gave me life I didn't know I needed.

[@Mybonesluis711]

4:25 "let me finish". MATT FUCKING CAMERON IS FUCKING GREAT!!!

[@KatSnow11]

This is Awesome! I did not know this existed until today!! Love it, thank you so much!

[@BelovedAxle]

those accents can't be real, they're like caricatures

[@zgamer1154]

Natasha's is slightly exaggerated and Alain's is greatly exaggerated lmao

[@astorgaluthier]

Give some of those joints, Kim. You're high as Bob Marley in harvester season in Jamaica.

[@Mettal4]

I laughed so hard. Seriously, I nearly fell out of my chair.

[@TimEMT94]

It looks like Ben's asleep at the very beginning at the interview haha

[@dogpoop85]

Ben Shepherd looks like he's about to keel over.

[@cheapalien]

Boom booms and splashes. Lol dead

[@sarahssentongo2587]

“DEEF”

[@spiralarips]

the same questions were applied in a Pink Floyd interview, (funny parody)

[@arvinkebob]

Kim's face is always priceless

[@valeriasgarella7746]

thanks for this. PURE GOLD.

[@ElectricLedRevolver]

I'm almost certain that they got this idea from a REAL Pink Floyd interview. Wish I could find it on KZbin so you could all understand what I'm talking about

[@darkhell227]

damn right hes an amazing guitarist, and not many people include him in credit of tcv.

[@charliethered]

They got the idea for this from a Pink Floyd interview in 1967 with Roger Waters and Syd Barrett. It's on KZbin but they won't let me post the damn link.

[@madarab37]

Thank you for the reference to the Pink Floyd interview. I knew this was a tongue in cheek interview by friends but it's still amusing to see what they based it on. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJWWgKVnmsxslZo

[@yassirabj9577]

2:32 I exploded laughing! I couldn’t stop it🙌🤣🤣🤣

[@BLACKSUNR1SE]

Let Me Finish

[@damiangarden]

Thanks for sharing this interview, really appreciated!!

[@TammyM36]

I cannot get over these questions!!

[@aprils7811]

Wtf is Ben doing??? Hahhah

[@burnlastsunday]

Laughing. And trying not to laugh. Which makes not laughing impossible.

[@punkccorpse]

I love Kim's face at 2:37 lol

[@fullyfroston46]

lol great vid, R.I.P. Natasha , we miss you.

[@sthnwatch]

This is fucking hilarious! The band are really struggling to articulate their true feelings. It's like they're way out of their comfort zone. It's great! The interviewers aren't sucking up whatsoever. They're almost trying to insult the guys. Awesome! So refreshing compared to the usual style of interview. Matt Cameron is really the only one who's not afraid to be honest. I love this.

[@talearingo248]

sthnwatch they are close friends with the interviewers the whole thing is a gag...

[@Spermsvin90]

This is funny! "But why has it got to be so loud" it's a reference to an old Pink Floyd interview during the Syd led era, good stuff, good stuff.

[@MPT1983]

They sound like villans in an old james bond film

[@soundgardener75]

I can't stop laughing with the nitwits that didn't get the joke here! This is just awesome! fyfe79, thanks for this!

[@pattonPwr]

amazing... 2:32

[@ETBlair]

Kim can’t stop smiling with his eyes.

[@Pups195]

He's baked. He eye smiled in a few interviews😌

[@thedeathstar420]

These dudes are coolest ever !

[@Audioslave3]

Fyfe79 you rock! Great upload!!

[@moodybeignet3385]

Frowngarden!! 😂😂😂

[@augustjohnnycrashed]

The average SG fan have no idea how much they were influenced by Alain and Natasha and how they could play circles around them 😅😅😅😅😅

[@sweetu4ria]

This is the best thing since sliced bread!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!!!

[@augustjohnnycrashed]

Alain is hilarious LIKE SNO SPROKETS

[@velvetpilot2008]

Fucking love this :D Thanks for posting! Also, what kind of jacket is Chris wearing? I want to get the same exact one.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Chris Cornell, nacido como Christopher John Boyle (Seattle, Washington, 20 de julio de 1964 - Detroit, Míchigan, 18 de mayo de 2017).

[@erttttt21]

is this after they've shoot the pretty noose video? cause the clothes are the same here like on the video

[@urbo92]

As the result of this compelling arguing Chris decided to jump ship and make a record with the interviewers.

[@AntiSCO]

Cribbing lines from an old Pink Floyd interview and using them in a humorous fashion, I like it!

[@sarahanderson7975]

Hilarious and well done

[@6Heather6Hazard6]

Halfway through I still tought this was serious 😂😂

[@breezy4852]

it's on here somewhere thats the frist time i ever heard syd barrett talk

[@Creepovision]

So effing cute!

[@ghostwhiskey]

this is awesome. now i realise its natasha talking before "song for the deaf"

[@amitsol]

Amazing! the part that Chris talks about musical producers :) and natasha and Alain :) 11!

[@fyfe79]

@billyek4 Ha ha, tell me about it. I thought my explanation in the description would be sufficient. I was wrong.

[@KobySGSRV]

lol Kim's facial expressions i cant stop laughing frowngarden wow it was good

[@orbitaljellyfish808]

You are awesome band Why

[@elevenAD]

god i miss Natasha so much:(

[@wadebond7679]

So, these two are in chris' video of when Im down..must be a skit..i feel for it.

[@ashleyphillips5477]

this is really funny

[@jetsonic69]

IT HAS TO BE TOO LOUD :) thats S O U N D G A R D E N Can you imagine this band without being loud??? :( MUTEGARDEN :)

[@thecharlesfoley]

SOoooo great! Fin hilarious.

[@Agent_Riot-2000]

Yeah, this is like AIC's Nona Tapes of 1995. It's a whole mockumentary, or i should say... mockinterview 😂 90s humor 🚬

[@feedxcrane4669]

This is a recreation of Pink Floyd's first live appearance on the BBC with Syd Barrett. In fact Alain's asking the same "why you playing so loud?" question that old pretensious man asks in that video.

[@BogdanEchoMilosevic]

3:58 - Matt's thoughts need no explanation Thanks for uploading this

[@Mudgarden92]

Kim's face at 2:10 is priceless

[@BillyShears06]

Hahaha, Alain and Natasha got the first two questions VERBATIM from questions Hans Keller asked Syd Barrett and Roger Waters of Pink Floyd in 1967. See for yourself, just search for "syd barrett interview" it's the first thing that comes up. I spend too much time on KZbin. :(

[@gillesbourgeois5348]

Natasha just forcing her natural russian/latvian accent? I never heard her speaking, only her singing with a very soft accent

[@robarnold6998]

This is hilarious!

[@MikefromMesia]

FROWNGARDEN!!!!

[@ThomasNot]

.. Google Alain Johannes... NOW!!

[@pnkflydrocker]

@SuperStrik9 Yeah he asks the same exact question lol I knew I heard it somewhere before

[@SOUNDGARDEN69]

IF YOU DONT LIKE LOUD THATS UR PROBLEM NOT MINE

[@eadgbe3023]

What is this thing about Frawngarden?

[@luvpants2012]

Frown Garden LOL

[@camillamesi6512]

THE FUCK IS THIS OMG I’M CRACKING

[@RJ51376]

This is like a hysterical skit gone wrong How the hell did anyone of the SG men keep a straight face -the interviewers are insane!! This had to be a joke!!! Right?! lol

[@arieltroncoso5899]

It was a joke indeed... the interviewers are Alain and Natasha from the band Eleven... good friends of Soundgarden .

[@paulacraske7344]

Love It

[@sonicjet6682]

PINK FLOYD DID THIS BEFORE , why does it got to be so loud?? :) string quartet haha now its SOUNDGARDENS turn

[@HiddenHandMedia]

Why dies it have to be so terribly loud!!

[@luvpants2012]

It's the newest thing lol

[@daleturner]

This is THE BEST!!!!! Hahaha :-)

[@daleturner]

A bit DEEF, lol!

[@ruth.alhambra]

they were all Friends un fact, It seems like a Joke, its funny

[@joseluis0301]

Alan es Chileno xdd

[@heshercats4737]

Hahahahahaha best interview ever!

[@daniefoflyge64]

This is hilarious