Sturgill Simpson Shares the Story Behind His Netflix Anime Film

[@fumps]

When Strugill said he may not do another album like this again a bit of me died inside. It's probably the best and inventive albums I've heard in years. I'm totally addicted to it

[@albertfrench2241]

I just wanted to agree with you whole hearty on your comment. I ve watched it at least 10 times and I'm not even a country music fan. What an amazinggggggggg album and movie

[@TheHumanSynthesisProject]

Just helps you appreciate true genius. It's rare and tends to come and go. You can only hope to be so lucky to witness or contribute you're own part

[@X-Prime123]

Same.

[@Squillaempusa.]

@Albert French, same here. Around 10x also, at least. Not a country music fan either. Did you notice the more you watch it, the more ya understand it too? What a great anime and awesome music

[@milesgemini4029]

Hopefully he comes up with something even more original, this country album has convinced me rock hasn't died. Samurai flicks and anime are 2of my favs (next to heavy psychedelic rock) though so maybe I'm biased just by that, but from what I've found this transcends everything else I've heard from him

[@LeoTheLion17]

Joe Rogan is actually thanked during the end credits and he didn't even bring it up here to him. Sturgill is the goat for keeping that a surprise for Joe if he ever watches it

[@dugeyed3312]

What do you mean?

[@LeoTheLion17]

@@dugeyed3312 Joe and Walter Goggins are the only people with special thanks in the credits and Joe hadn't seen it yet lol

[@judson8441]

Goated

[@Livvisntinlove]

Maybe they ain't as close as he thought?

[@dantesguide9574]

I think the amazing culture rubbed off on him.

[@ultimateblong]

"Jamie, what's Ahegao? Pull up Ahegao for me Jamie."

[@parkermaisterra8532]

@Wurple Pie And yet entire clothing is covered by it.

[@sokon2886]

@Wurple Pie yet my computer has 2TB of it

[@thegreycrusader]

@@sokon2886 how you fuggin afford 2TB?

[@sokon2886]

@@thegreycrusader I told my mom I need it for college. Then I dropped out

[@thegreycrusader]

@@sokon2886 the old switcheroo, huh?

[@jyoung8888]

Samurai Champloo is VERY VERY UNDERRATED!!

[@daveart6196]

Great lofi hiphop

[@Sumo-san]

David Radis samurai champloo existed before “Lofi” was a thing

[@daveart6196]

@@Sumo-san no shit?

[@cloudbloom]

How the hell is it underrated it's one of the most beloved anime in the states and is talked about often in many anime communities. It's almost up there with Cowboy Bebop (same director) in popularity

[@dormetheus]

@@cloudbloom Seriously. Didn't it run for like 3 years on Adult Swim?

[@firstlast-zg9ms]

Caught Sound and Fury yesterday. I feel likes it's one of the best rock albums of all time, personally. The anime was superb from start to finish as well.

[@Bob-rr9yv]

Had that same thought regarding the album but then again Sturgill is bound to release another album so..

[@MRCKify]

@@Bob-rr9yv "Stay tuned." Yessir.

[@IanMcc1000]

Just finished watching Sound and Fury. Really loved it. Really Metal with some crazy ass animation. Never heard of Sturgill this, but loved the music. Don't watch it when the kids have gone to bed, watch it when they are out, so that you can play it at the proper volume!!

[@ThatsCoolJoshua]

i would pay millions to hear Joe rant about Baki

[@aldokurti3272]

Not rant but admiration on how strong they are

[@george_MF_washington]

Kengan Ashura >>>>

[@aldokurti3272]

@@george_MF_washington for quality of characters and story yes. But baki characters dominate in fights

[@jacobodom8401]

Baki is not that good

[@aldokurti3272]

@@jacobodom8401 as a story maybe but if you honestly think that ohma or any other kengan ashura character can beat baki or hell yujiro than you need to read the series again

[@swans184]

Love it when East and West cultures meet and the creative stuff that comes out of it!

[@Americansikkunt]

Joe: I read the Musashi book. Guest: “I quoted Musashi him in my film.” Joe: “I gOt HiM tAtToOeD oN mY ArM!”

[@lawltack1401]

I think that was in a tone of like, "fuck yeah dude, we're both recognizing this great man". Seemed that way to me at least. Not to say Joe Rogan doesn't do a lot of that type of shit.

[@GeneralBlorp]

Lawltack it can be both and either way I'm happy 👍

[@jeanwesleynew]

Ego's are normal. Everyone's got one. Understanding our own limitations breeds understanding of others.

[@philup6274]

Typical Joe...

[@wyleejensen3646]

Joe ro would drink Musashis urine if possible! Me Musashi me play joke

[@Muttenmunch69]

Coolest animated album since interstellar 5555

[@MTWrestlingReview]

Dongs the walls great but it is mostly live action

[@49558201]

try Lorn 555555555

[@AnonymousRadioRedux]

Better comparison is to an 80's film called Heavy Metal.

[@greasemonk4576]

Or Interstella 555, considering it was also a visual album.

[@PaulBruinFan]

Simpson makes that comparison himself in the interview.

[@ZenRyoku]

yes!!! the first movie / album that has ever been close to "Heavy Metal"... and an amazing successor... 💯💯💯

[@meat-hook]

I saw Heavy Metal at the Esquire Theater in Denver when it came out.

[@85isaboat53]

On god

[@chefbutterrrr]

This interview really clears the air around that project. I was really confused when I first watched the anime, but knowing some background on the process really puts it in perspective. Sturgill is awesome

[@bilalbhuttiali1411]

what's the name?

[@Squillaempusa.]

The more ya watch it, the more ya understand it. Just discovered it myself about a month ago, and watched it about 10 times now. So far. 🤪

[@jefferyjoyner6032]

@@bilalbhuttiali1411late as hell but it’s Sound and Fury if you hadn’t already forgotten or seen it

[@junoweatherman2932]

Joe “that’s him on my arm” Rogan

[@jaysteelsun]

Interstella 6666

[@aidandagawd]

Came to the comments to see this.

[@OMGSEASALT]

Damn he still lives on Joe's arm

[@andrewwolfgramm2986]

Daft Punk did this in the 90's. Their album film is like 2 hours long lol.

[@jonnygoat15]

Andrew Wolfgramm Discovery album and the movie is Interstellar 5555

[@mariuspoppFM]

2001

[@zacht9447]

Bro that's a completely different thing, Interstellar 5555 is a movie produced by a band using their music this is an HOUR LONG MUSIC VIDEO Like in Interstella there is an Hour of Daft punk music over anime and an hour of anime without daft punk music, this it's all Sturgill simpsons music and anime at the same time the entire time

[@ThatOneBouncedGT]

1423 171 You are talking out of your ass... Interstella 5555 is a 65 minutes long movie with Discovery as the score, and minimal sound effects and dialogue...

[@UncommonSituations]

1423 171 whelp you’re wrong

[@fooknagga9560]

When I saw Netflix had a sturgill special I had to double take to make sure I read it right, glad he's gaining some ground.

[@visicircle]

"And then it got weird." -Sturgill Simpson, 2019

[@bp3361]

This reminds me of Heavy Metal, an iconic animated film with rock n'roll and kickin ass. Great job.

[@seankb4525]

Joe's gonna stumble onto spirited away then my neighbor totoro while tripping out on DMT

[@BilsonBoi]

Rusty Shackleford I PRAY THAT HE DOES! I watched spirited away on acid and oh my god..

[@coreytrevor1920]

Wait till he watches angels egg and goes full Eddie bravo

[@timsunmey7143]

Needs to watch Akira first

[@GyroZeppel]

The best is princess Mononoke.

[@509Gman]

GyroZeppeli I call that “Japanese Lord of the Rings”

[@kodirich889]

The way he started putting together a prequel and a sequel off the top of his head really goes to show the natural talent he has for story making really hope to see more content like this from him

[@cydneymetz]

Sturgill will be remembered as one of the greatest minds and artist in the history of the world.

[@SANDMANbomber]

absolutely! he is such an inventive, authentic, artist. i love how he talks about him and his band DONT make singles.. they compose FULL albums as ONE solid composition. something that is missing from alot of today's "top" artists. what a craft him and his band has.. i believe his brother is the drummer if i remember right.

[@tonysolar284]

Along side of Maynard James Keenan

[@cliffordlevy3918]

I watched/listened to "sound and fury" on 7 grams of mushrooms with my buddy last night. I loved it, it blew me away. I was upset when it was over.

[@3n50ph]

7 grams!? What the fuck man? Is your head okay?

[@cliffordlevy3918]

@@3n50ph I'm good. Over the years I've built up a decent tolerance to phycadelics.

[@ebinecksdee9872]

My roommates were watching sound and fury while I was coming down and god damn that was a fun first time shrooms experience.

[@brandyyoda]

You’d have been blown away without the mushrooms

[@findango]

Highly recommended. I ordered the Sound and Fury album on vinyl. Should get it this week, and had a second watch of the anime. And now a comic forthcoming too!

[@randyruppel6727]

You get that vinyl?

[@findango]

@@randyruppel6727 I did. I picked it up when it came out directly from the site. WELL worth it, but a blu-ray of the show would be even better.

[@77m25]

DMT: "Have you tried JOE?"

[@mzc102908]

No dude listen, you should really try it. What they do is they take a wild schaub and scrape his oils from his back on a piece of glass. When it dries, you stick it in a bowl and smoke it. It's flaky like fish food

[@StabbyMcBlade]

I tried JOE once, I only had two small hits so all I got was an intense taste of elk meat, if I'd taken a third I wouldve probably transcended into a place where a group of jesters would've just been walking around me flipping me the finger like "fuck you, fuuuuck you!!!"...probably wouldve learned that I take myself too seriously...probably 🤔

[@essex3777]

Sturgill looks exactly as I pictured him

[@fresherturtle1154]

for sure haha

[@nocturnGER]

How I expected this conversation to go: Joe: "So you made an anime?" Sturgil: "...Wait, I did what?"

[@matthewschultz8462]

Anyone else thinking about Daft Punk's album Discovery. They did something very similar

[@StingyPellet]

Yes interstellar 5555

[@timothyharrison8953]

No, but I don't listen to daft punk

[@JohnDoe-zq1ho]

First thing I thought about.

[@dero4378]

Thank god they didn't take down the stuff thats on youtube yet, because thats how i found Sturgill Simpson and the film and all. and now im ADDICTED to that shit, I listen to that album every day at least 2 to 3 times.

[@ZetaReticulian]

One of if not THE most visually and sonically creatively interesting projects I’ve seen on Netflix. Period.

[@Lishkabro]

Reminds me the direction daft punk took with interstella 5555 .

[@bryanbrown1788]

To this day I still love this! Thank you Sturgil! To lose yourself in song and visual with out trying to sync both made this very immersive!

[@toectter8886]

Just saw Sound and Fury last night and it’s brilliant!! Completely enthralled by the artistry and wall of sound on display. A truly original experience that’s is not typical in today’s cookie cutter world. A must watch for anyone.

[@matttheamerican3766]

ToeCtter lmfao

[@crazy137788]

One of the studios that help with the movie is the first American owned anime studio. They are called D'art shtajio based in Tokyo. They are new in the game and really good at what they do. 👍🏾

[@Daplin1]

Do you follow black in Japan? You should ...

[@ethanmagdaleno5332]

Whoever designed the main character fucking knocked it out of the park. Her mask and helmet are so badass

[@dustinsharp7652]

I listened to the album first then watched the movie it was just like Sturgill Simpson said it was like Heavy Metal and The Wall had an anime musical movie baby!

[@qliphalpuzzle5453]

Maybe Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust it has some of the most detailed animation I’ve seen in years

[@himoragenma6416]

How about NINJA SCROLL!!!!😂😂😆

[@vasili1207]

Fist of the northstar hokto no ken

[@himoragenma6416]

@@vasili1207 Big Dipper Fist, YESSSSSSS!!! You Sir, get COMMENT of the day!!!!🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆

[@vasili1207]

@@himoragenma6416 kenshiro!!!!!!!

[@himoragenma6416]

@@vasili1207 KING RAOH!!!!!!!

[@FUBARGunpla]

they did the star dust crusaders intro which was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO good. loved the whole album and the anime, would love to see a prequel with maybe a mix of trigun and samurai champloo.

[@williamcavalier]

The way the animators dressed up that 1970 'Cuda like a samurai was awesome. About pulling the single video from youtube, what about when netflix pulls it from their line up?

[@alyriatutoring5697]

“Samurai X: Trust & Betrayal” widely regarded as one of anime’s masterpiece of drama, story, story and soundtrack. I bet Joe would love it.

[@5thgen691]

Lmao

[@arcanask]

But to really appreciate Trust and Betrayal you really have to read the Rurouni Kenshin manga, or at least watch the anime that precedes Trust & Betrayal.

[@perrygriffin8900]

@@arcanask eh I have watched next to none of the anime. Trust and Betrayal originally aired as two separate pieces. Seen together, it felt like a complete story to me.

[@arcanask]

@@perrygriffin8900 No doubt.

[@alyriatutoring5697]

@@perrygriffin8900 Absolutely, and although it's the predecessor to the more light hearted Rurouni Kenshin series, I feel you could watch them in either order for the most part and not miss anything huge. In fact, watching Trust and Betrayal after Rurouni Kenshin makes you appreciate the latter series with more depth.

[@gaterboy1369]

Surely Joe know that Sturgill tags him in the credits.

[@curtbonner104]

I just happen to stumble upon this last Sunday evening. Trippy indeed. Have to get the album now! Beautiful animation!

[@j.linares7767]

I can’t stop talking about it. It was fantastic. Thank you for the visual inspiration and the permanent playlist addition!

[@theadventuresofstevedefoss7940]

His insight to see through the lines and understand about life is a solid.

[@WhatBadGod]

I feel like Joe should watch "Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex."

[@ShatteredHawk]

Nah, he'd shit on it behind closed doors. Dude like that doesn't allow himself to like 'cartoons'.

[@FREE_WILL_DEFENDER]

@@ShatteredHawk so true

[@tword5687]

@@ShatteredHawk i disagree. he's open minded enough to try dmt. i think he would understand that there's a difference between Scooby Doo and Parasyte: The Maxim. Spiderverse was one of the best movies of the last few years.

[@tword5687]

@Suffer No Fools lol I'm just gonna let you sit there with that one

[@Mazillll]

Suffer No Fools lol why are you so angry over that? Username doesn’t check out with that attitude lol

[@Stallnig]

The animation really is awesome, as is the music. I've rarely heard such high and well worded praise for someones work and work attitude.

[@johnluna9915]

watched it on Netflix, blew my mind, great to tie in the music to the anime and I am now a devout fan, Joe Rogan and David Goggins got credits in the end credit. kudos all around.

[@jonwilliams4752]

What's it called?

[@Wolf-Squatch]

@@jonwilliams4752 sound and fury

[@Chris-js6oz]

Only just found out about this guy because I saw a t-shirt on an actor in American Rust episode 3 where a bowler is picking up on Zenzi's character, Bethany. It was trippy and made me look. No regrets! 👍

[@daleleatherwood]

Watched it last night (before seeing this). Was pretty trippy but incredibly well executed and the music blended perfectly. Love the explanation for the dance scene.

[@kapilrawat9360]

Joe"I love japan" rogan

[@Cryzk_]

Sturgill Simpson needs to do more stuff like this... fucking loved it and just keep it on repeat

[@5stringmikey]

As a banjo player, fan of true country and bluegrass music, and anime fan, I'm beside myself. I've been a JRE fan for years as well, and this podcast was "tremendous" to quote Joey Diaz! These are a few of my favorite things!

[@philup6274]

Talk about a needle in a haystack.

[@tar_am]

A random comment on a video of Zatoichi's epic ending dance sequence brought me here & I'm so happy I discovered this. Looks awesome. Watching it tonight on Netflix.

[@sirjames8779]

I saw his Netflix album. I liked it. The music was like ZZTop meets pink floid. Well done.

[@Wolfparkinson]

The album is rad, thanks for keeping new sounds “new”, absolutely nasty sounds love it

[@nacromm]

I watched this on netflix last night. Pretty friggin' awesome. Would LOVE to see a spin-off series.

[@muhlaluz4641]

Title please?

[@BilsonBoi]

Muh la luz it’s called “Sound & Fury”

[@muhlaluz4641]

@@BilsonBoi thanks man

[@williamseipp9691]

it was fucking good.

[@KaiserZERO]

Turbo Tumy I was talking about this with my dad while walking dogs. I would totally watch a spin-off series based on that

[@jakeeheredia]

"Just by making records, we're antiquated." Holy fuck. That's some real shit right there.

[@psyche3565]

Yoo, I thought I had seen his name somewhere else before this, that film has some excellent visuals.

[@Juma1st]

I wonder why Joe never has any animators or comic book artists on the podcast, considering he wanted to be one growing up. They are fascinating people with interesting perspectives!

[@agentjackstone3543]

Most of the current comic pros are insufferable

[@91mmafighter]

Didn’t he have McFarlane on it and also some game developer

[@jeanwesleynew]

Just bought your album ... because I'm old and I still buy albums. Loved it.

[@Dr.Westside]

I love the animation it is fantastic . I hope more artists do really cool stuff like that . The gimps and the sex slaves were my favorite part of the film .

[@B33st1ng]

One of the anime villains reminded me of my dad 😂

[@mattlombardi54]

The dance number blew my mind

[@John-mf6ky]

If they ended up making some sort of second part Sturgill gas a perfect voice to narrate a character. Maybe just write an intro/outro song.

[@mrbeans2425]

The animation on this is INCREDIBLE! i loved it! YES YES YES! PLEASE Turn it into a full length movie or series and give us a full story! It'd be a million times better than the garbage were getting today!

[@pikalink6450]

sound and fury is hard-fuckin-core i love it. one of the best pieces of art ive ever experienced

[@brianbuttacavoli5692]

As a gen x'er growing up I watched GForce, Robotech, Space Battleship Yamato, Voltron, etc. which led to Appleseed, Ghost in a Shell, The Light and Darkness War, Afro Samurai, Samurai Jack, etc. Those comics/cartoons along with some other stuff like Judge Dredd, White Dwarf, etc. always seemed way more interesting than the rest of the stuff out there. Cool stuff Sturgill and thanks Joe for having him on.

[@boros5556]

"Jamie what's hentai? Pull up hentai Jamie."

[@thomasroberts7021]

An incredible ride for the mind. Set against a masterful album and backdrop of this amazing storyline. Just watch it already!

[@WallKenshiro]

The Sound and Fury anime is still one of the greatest pieces of art I've ever experienced.

[@michaelcuellar59]

It’s amazing, love it. The music is just amazing it’s definitely up there with the “wall” and “heavy metal”.

[@sethtwc]

The album is so good and and the movie is trippy as hell, can't wait to watch it on shrooms

[@brunneng38]

That’s awesome that Sturgill was directly responsible for the coolest/funniest scene in the whole film.

[@jamescalderon1309]

Just watched for the 1st time this weekend....INSANE!!!! LOVE IT!!! Ready to watch again!

[@explodojones]

"I wouldn't compare it to 'The Wall.'" I would, I have, and I am. It's "The Wall" for the current generation, and incredibly relevant for the modern day. I can't say enough good things about this album and the accompanying animation.

[@Saberlena]

Sturgill coming out swinging with that kino film taste

[@emanuelmason7651]

Just found the video he spoke of on KZbin a week ago and it's absolutely amazing. I can't wait to see the whole album video.

[@ViewerZero62]

I actually got put onto Sturgill Simpson by the movie The Dead Don’t Die. They kept saying how good he was. They were right 😊

[@atypeandshadow]

I just watched the anime for the second time. By far one of the best animes I have ever seen.

[@vimalcurio]

What's the name

[@atypeandshadow]

@@vimalcurio Sturgill Simpson Sound and Fury, same name as the album mentioned here.

[@timmydibbz3840]

Sound and fury in my opinion is going down as a classic full length music video, loved it!

[@johnwayne7476]

Sturgill I live in WVA coal and river valley country, Mars is in Retrograde. Is getting requests, we are digging the entire grove of it really . I heard a small excerpt of Tim Magraw saying how important a album is to the Artwork itself. I agree there is something different about art in music.The Devine aspect I suppose. According to the word we can sing a song the Angels can’t sing. Mars in retro has a Waylon feel to it. Great work . More please!

[@martinlawrence2885]

I put this netflix album on my tv alllll the time! i cant get enough of it! the animation and music is killer

[@Anonymous-x1x]

I love Samurai Champloo and Interstella 5555, so I'm sure I'll love this.

[@danielbloomquist9810]

Joe Rogan discusses the code of Bushido and anime on air and I am here for this.

[@killerghostmonkey]

9:30 Whoa damn... didn't think about catching this live. Wonder if they got it going off in the background...

[@publik21]

Daft Punk did anime thing with Interstella 5555

[@DeathTrapProductions]

They just ripped off The Wall. Or American Pop. Its a beautiful trend.

[@ganjatheninja]

@@DeathTrapProductions you basically just said one of two things "i have never seen it and this is my dumb ass opinion" or " this is my opinion" which one is it?

[@MarcoRosales]

Been listening to the album nonstop. The anime is a trip. I love it. Especially the “a good look” part

[@chipman1589]

I watched the album before i even knew what it was so i was just sitting there like "animation and music is fucking astounding but when will there be any dialogue???" And then proceeded to watch the whole thing

[@jamiemacphee3477]

Brilliant and the finished product is amazing. I've watched it 4 times now. It's great cardio music

[@trampoline11x]

Ok I saw the two music video singles, but no one once told me these were actually part of a movie. wtf. This is amazing

[@Ichsukatanuka]

Joe: Is Netflix on DMT?

[@Jar0fMay0]

With some of the crap they have put out, they must be.

[@clipclownshortfilmz6706]

Joe has lost reverence for DMT n now feels he can Clown it.

[@docfischer7291]

Just seen it the other night. I am not an anime person by any means , and I had skipped it a bunch of times saying Nah, not today... but since I read it was by Sturgill I thought , “huhhhh. Let’s try it “. Glad I did. Amazing story told in two types of art with the same complexity. I was amazed at the brilliance.

[@kevinlawrence2229]

Best album of the year and then the film just is so great. Thanks, Sturgill.

[@ball8182]

Listening to Sturgill sing, let alone talk, is like hearing the most real personality in the world. Amazing dude.

[@marthaethridge6696]

Dude... "Sing along" is something I'm finding impossible to get out of my head. Best shit I've heard in years.

[@doopderp]

Joe is my waifu

[@spaceperson613]

Joe is best girl

[@Kurtos25]

But will he notice you?

[@greywolf187]

Joe is endgame

[@AbsolutionArmament]

I watched the Netflix movie/music video and I can say that his music was an awesome refresher and you could tell the animators were really into it having their creative ability let off the chains. I'm also fucking pumped as soon as he said his music was on vinyl since I had been asking myself today if it was and totally forgot while I was working. This whole adventure was fucking AWESOME!

[@unionnet27]

Zaitoichi is probably my favorite tv show! Good stuff!

[@viggipedia]

How long before he starts making JoJo references?

[@AA-nh9do]

Jamie-kun

[@pain_rain609]

STFU NIGGA

[@rfitzsimmons]

This guy is Tim Heidecker from the Dekkar's rock days, five bags of popcorn.

[@BiggD1]

First 2 songs on the album were great

[@timothyharrison8953]

So, the channel I listen to put up his new album the other day as the album of the week. Totally loved the new sound! Not expected, but nothing surprises me with Sturgill. He plays it all! The surprise was the anime on Netflix! I don't even like anime, but with his music, it was spectacular! It did make me wonder which came first, the anime or the music. This cleared it right up.

[@gryphon9507]

The animation style of those videos gave me the warm and fussy it's stuff I use to watch back in the day.

[@joshuarogue9345]

This is my "The Wall". I love the whole concept.