STIV BATORS Starring in THE ULTIMATE 3-MINUTE ROCK’N’ROLL INTERVIEW mylifeinconcert.com

The late Stiv Bators-former lead singer of The Dead Boys and at this point fronting Lords of the New Church-partakes in this informal congress with Toronto's CityTV's NewMusic host JD Roberts in 1983.
You know it’s going to be a good when “his liver is okay and the bones have repaired” is part of the optimistic preamble, later followed by Stiv discussing an incident in Finland where he “gave (the bouncers) an obscene gesture and they sort of, uh, come out to dance on me, about six of ‘em….”
It’s the best three minutes you’ll spend all day. Be good to yourself and give it a watch.
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[@RayonConmar]

Greatest frontman of all time! Criminally underrated musician. RIP Stiv

[@MH-zg5yw]

Stiv Bators was a scumbag. He used to still lyrics that other people wrote and pass them off as his iwn.

[@amberrae8494]

I have a picture of my dad and Stiv on my fridge...I live in stiv's hometown and he was buddies with my dad...ive heard many interesting stories about the dead boys

[@mylifeinconcert]

I'm sure he has lots of tales to tell about Stiv

[@amberrae8494]

@@mylifeinconcert ohh yes!! I wish there was a way I could upload the picture on here!

[@Suzismymom]

Stiv was one of the funniest kindest person I've ever known. Thank you for this, he is missed so much.

[@-Ricky_Spanish-]

Such a great loss. It's crazy how old he seemed at the time, we thought 40 was way over the hill. Now it seems young, he could have still been rocking in his 70's.

[@brianfergus839]

Stiv was one of… if not THE greatest punk singer

[@Benrode_Official_Germany]

Stiv, we will never forget you, my dear friend.🖤🖤🖤

[@liamphillips7315]

I feel like I've heard JD's voice in many voice-over and narration bits...RIP Stiv...I still do my 5k runs with your music dude 🤘

[@K._Oss]

Stiv may have lived a very rough life, But in every interview at least that I’ve heard it’s a breath of fresh air to hear how well spoken & full of a bit more life he was compared to some of his (with all due respect) miserable junkie peers.

[@mjh5437]

Stiv was a junkie too.

[@K._Oss]

@@mjh5437 but unlike others, Stiv actually cleaned up before he passed.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

@@K._Oss Stiv was drunk as a skunk when he died. I mean, I get it… heroin bad, booze good, but the fact is that had it not been for the alcohol, he probably never would’ve stumbled out onto a busy Paris street and gotten hit by a car in the first place, but he probably would’ve had enough mental clarity to make the decision to go to the hospital after being hit, rather than deciding to just go home and pass out (and subsequently die of internal bleeding)… so in his case it never really mattered much that he was no longer spiking junk.

[@Albrecht777]

@@Shikta-poobah67 I'm not sure that he "stumbled out onto a busy Paris street". Some reports regarding what happened claim that he was on his motorbike when hit. I've also read recollections which maintain that he _did_ go to hospital, but got fed up of waiting and returned home.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

@@Albrecht777 I’m sure there are a lot of different accounts of the specific events that led up to his death, but one thing that is certain is that the official cause of death was massive internal bleeding, caused by direct impact with a vehicle of some sort. However none of that was my point. My point, which was directed to the OP, K._Oss, was that it was poor judgment that killed Stiv, and that poor judgement was almost entirely influenced by alcohol, since the OP seemed to be throwing the attitude of “but at least Stiv wasn’t a junkie” (which he actually was at one point, not that it matters). I was simply pointing out the irony of the OP talking in a condescending, judgmental tone about heroin addicts, when it was alcohol that was almost entirely to blame for Stiv’s untimely demise.

[@juhakinnarinen7365]

Amazing voice 💖

[@xdef1ne]

The greatest punk front man

[@Shikta-poobah67]

One of them at least. I’m pretty sure that even Stiv himself probably would have quickly conceded that the all time greatest was Iggy Pop. Stiv was definitely in the top five.

[@steverushton8193]

A great punk rock icon RIP STIV

[@sduncanfoto]

great artist

[@visionaerie]

Stiv Bators was awesome.

[@j.wilcox3547]

I love how it's the doors fault that it caught fire

[@mylifeinconcert]

Yeah, that damn door!

[@WatSail]

Great to see Toronto's JD Roberts grow up to be John Roberts of Fox news. RIP Stiv.

[@dmac8949]

I knew that was jd, way back when he was cool....How embarrassing for jd to be in the crazyarse foxhole these days.

[@dtklamf7457]

@@dmac8949 What's embarrassing is how you cunts have to make *EVERYTHING* political.

[@lamper2]

@@dmac8949 sounds like he's way more than you

[@PAULLONDEN]

Indeed had one convincing monday morning with The Dead Boys. After that went where the fads needed him. Went totally as expected.......

[@TheTooz72]

Oh that Stiv... what a mischievous boy.

[@TheLustKillers]

long live stiv

[@ivorytower99]

Stiv Bators, greatest decomposer.

[@mjh5437]

hahahha....I can practically smell the stench of him from over here....

[@LarsGsanger]

❤️❤️❤️

[@djbryanladd]

He's from where I live

[@jonyscrewzo]

😎🤙

[@agus.a2030]

What’s the name of the song at 0:33?

[@mylifeinconcert]

"Caught with the Meat in Your Mouth" from Young, Loud, and Snotty, the Dead Boys' debut album.

[@mitsygitsy4761]

He had an amazing gorgeos body. I didnt realize it until now.

[@leahflower9924]

Hes just really skinny lol it's like Sid vicious was tall and skinny and he could pull off leather pants

[@felixfranzen7318]

Very few people can pull off leather pants. I remember this nasty sports jock guy in high-school insisting on wearing them. He looked bsolutely ridicolous but everyone was to afraid to tell him.

[@mjh5437]

@@leahflower9924 Bators wasn`t tall and handsome like Sid though,he was a scrawny little titch.

[@iwantthe80sback59]

I know this is a stretch but anyone know where this interview was held? I mean, it looks like they’re walking into a hotel? Or a fancy bar?

[@mylifeinconcert]

I don't know exactly where this interview took place but it was in Toronto. This interview was for a late, great CITY-TV music magazine program that ran in the early 80s called The New Music. It was such a great show with tons of memorable interviews.

[@iwantthe80sback59]

@@mylifeinconcert Yes, Toronto born and raised here. Loved The New Music, Much Music, Speakers Corner, pretty much everything CITY-TV. Actually met Denise Donlon when she was Prez of Sony Music up on Leslie just north of Eglinton. Also met Mark Daily (“City TV....EVERYWHERE”). Was trying to figure out where in Toronto this interview was done as it doesn’t look familiar at all. For some reason I’m getting Inn on the Park or The Prince Hotel vibes but have no clue. Thanks for getting back to me tho.

[@mylifeinconcert]

@@iwantthe80sback59 Let me know if you are able to solve this one.

[@Aurora2097]

I never got why people are into guys like Bators and Thunders and that so much... They lived somebody elses 60ies rocknroll star nightmare!

[@jimmyrocket4409]

I saw the Dead Boys and Lords a few times and Stiv was a charismatic performer. Great to watch!

[@dollyjeanstevens]

What a cock comment!

[@Shikta-poobah67]

That last bit made absolutely no sense whatsoever.

[@asianfacility5682]

What happened with him in 1990

[@mjh5437]

He went toes-up 😁😆😅

[@captainkttyhwk]

stepped in front of a car in france while drunk, leaving a bar. hit and killed.

[@Shikta-poobah67]

Yes, drunk and hit by a car, but he didn’t die right away. He should’ve gone to the hospital, but instead he just went home and ended up dying of internal bleeding. I loved Stiv, but… pretty dumb way to go, in my opinion.

[@asianfacility5682]

Go in France 🇫🇷 like Jim Morrison

[@Pask4L]

Whats the first 10 second song

[@mylifeinconcert]

It''s a theme I created.

[@Pask4L]

@@mylifeinconcert cool, can i find full song?

[@mylifeinconcert]

@@Pask4L Not at this time unfortunately but thanks for asking.

[@angelenoof206]

Who is the interviewer?

[@jimmyrocket4409]

John (J.D.) Roberts - now on Fox News LOL!

[@TheChadTI]

Hit by a car. Hmmm. Stiv knew a LOT. Too much?

[@Shikta-poobah67]

🤣🤣🤣

[@lonewolf1843]

Is that scar tissue on his lip?

[@crisscat2006]

RIP, he was Michael Monroe's boyfriend

[@iwantthe80sback59]

MM not gay. They were flat mates in London, along with Johnny Thunders (and his cat Ziggy).

[@xdef1ne]

@@iwantthe80sback59 I’m sure you’d be surprised how many guys from that era weren’t straight.

[@mjh5437]

That must be why Monroe`s baggy old eyeballs look like they`re popping out of their sockets now Eccchhhh,spew!!

[@mjh5437]

@@xdef1ne Even one of Motorhead`s drummers Pete Gill was a shirt-lifter lolol

[@user-qb9ol5uw2y]

貴重やな｡滅多に見れんわ、トークしてるのは。

[@NullStaticVoid]

bruh, it's not a contest to be the loudest YT channel. Instead of maxing the volume, maybe EQ the audio so you can hear a $%&# word dude is saying? It sounds like the treble is cranked down and the bass cranked up.