The Brian Jonestown Massacre Interview | Levitation Festival 2023

Our Executive Producer, Mia Alejo, interviews The Brian Jonestown Massacre at Levitation Festival 2023.
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[@TheSquire007]

give Joel a microphone ffs !

[@johnholcomn8560]

I thought Johnny Winter passed...

[@AndrewReevesArt]

😂😂😂

[@ItsBillHenny]

😂😂😂

[@EzraSlowowsky]

And hold up... He's going on about non violence and manners? A week later he hit a guy in the face with a guitar.

[@Oshmoshy]

Anton can be an arse hole

[@jgwire]

yeah, it sucks when an alcoholic relapses and drags the whole tour down with him.. He sick; no bad - I hope he gets help. I think he is. Been off twitter for two months, Wish him well -- he was sick, not bad. --though he played badly that night hha... saw him a year earlier. in US -- looked fit and trim but not drunk think. We chatted for a minute. He was cheerful onstage and gave a great performance -- though to them it was probably just another good night's work. The reason he appears so thin in these recent videos is because he's drinking A LOT again. I think it started almost as soon as this tour began for some reason. He's also on metal health meds.....so thank God for mental illness meds" JMHO thanks.

[@ItsBillHenny]

Hypocrite of the week, every week.

[@EzraSlowowsky]

It's obvious that he is jealous of Joel's success

[@Andi-h4l]

​@@ItsBillHennyone of the many fascinations of Anton

[@shotgunsurgeon23]

Its Osmium not osmosis...

[@samaireoctober5584]

So if i had to pick one (living) band to see on my deathbed it would def be Anton, Joel, and Matt.

[@jgwire]

No Jeff Davies?

[@samaireoctober5584]

@@jgwire you know def! i hope i don't die any time soon though...

[@prospectnyc]

10:14 damn what an awesome question

[@jgwire]

She’s unflappable…. He’s playijg Same games always- confuse interviewer/‘jrs usually nicer- for Now

[@jlc7841]

@@jgwire I wonder how he’s doing and if he’s getting help this year.

[@anthonystrazza4586]

She said she’s not a science person then says it’s not an element …while Anton just goes yea ..hahahahhaa

[@Smknnfshn]

BJM is one of the greatest bands in history

[@kristinagodinez5440]

Another great interview by Mia!

[@tbwatch88]

And in parallel news, TWO escaped from the striped tent touring round the fairgrounds.

[@u54w]

She's kind of clever, he's talking, she's so ironic, he's still talking. You heard it here first!!! Osmosium is actually os76 did not know that :D

[@someunoriginalname299]

There’s more to life than Grindr. - Anton Newcombe

[@jokermtb]

Joel looks so uncomfortable

[@samuelhumphrey5908]

There's more to life than Grindr. You heard it here first(ish)

[@patrickbateman5546]

Great interview, but attempting to edit the audio levels must've been an absolute nightmare. Get this gal some lav mics to clip on these types of subjects that think the mic is just there as a fashion accessory. 😁

[@gigilaroux762]

Dad bod in full effect!

[@67psych]

He’s thin fs

[@ItsBillHenny]

@@67psychdrugs

[@benjaminborderline]

I love these guys

[@kcsunshineadventures1496]

So when was this filmed? It seems a long time ago, Anton doesn’t have sideburns now.

[@taylorhippie]

2 months ago

[@daniellowman1943]

After what happened in Melbourne someone needs to make dig 2

[@jgwire]

he wouldn't live another seven years -- he better get help and pick up the pieces of his career and life. Hopefully, he gets it together -- he better!....he's always singing about never giving up and perseverance and giving it his all. Well, it's either booze or music -- he can't have both,, for real. He's been off twitter two months, since the "incident," - i can imagine how embarrassed he is -- it was no "party," he'll admit. He hated how he came across in Dig. If you saw the movie, you'll recall his "mentally ill alcoholic;'s"" parting words before he killed himself on Anton's birthday.: that he hoped Anton didn't end up like him. At the same time, I can understand why folks are pissed off -- they pay lotsa money to see him, and they want their money's worth. You know, he kept giving their money's worth, through the UK and US twice, Europe. South America, and then it all came crashing down in Melbourne! That's way too much and way too long for a band of this status.....His dad said he hoped Anton before killing himself on his birthday.. They over-toured, Anton relapse and in a they'll be playing "something

[@Andi-h4l]

​@@jgwirewhat

[@jlc7841]

Mia you done a great job.

[@markburgess5917]

that was insane !!! Anton got out smarted by a teenaged giil ????????

[@ItsBillHenny]

@jgwire Pal, you still stanning this POS? You must be a masochist. The reality ain’t pretty …

[@j-mac7401]

God Bless Anton , for creating amazing songs and records for 25 plus years. BJM's catalog is as good as any in modern music.

[@ItsBillHenny]

We found Anton’s burner.

[@kcsunshineadventures1496]

Au is the internet address country code for Australia.

[@jgwire]

when was this filmed?

[@perfectstorm9259]

What happened in Australia?

[@johnholcomn8560]

Stage meltdown.. punches thrown.

[@jgwire]

@@johnholcomn8560 Anton, a recovering alcoholic for 13 years, apparently relapsed back onto booze somewhere on this endless, horrible tour of fall 2023. Let's hope he's on a long vacation with his family and receiving treatment for his alcoholism and mental health issues. I can understand how angry folks were -- but frankly, the crowd, which was huge, heckled Anton to the point of exhaustion. Folks hurled bottled water onstage. But Anton walked out drunk. Hopefully, in a year, Anton will have put out another record and this will be just another BJM debacle. Also, Anton is 56. (I'm 64) He' just can't go on long he used to. It will kill him. He knows that. He's sick -- not bad -- trying to get well. Let's wish him well. JMHO thanks.

[@Andi-h4l]

Well.Maybe Anton should dabble in the opiates again.I am older,off and on the opiates and I he speed for years and years also was at tim s an alcoholic..... anyway...after prison and years and years of treatments, I've discovered THIS: I KNOW MYSELF.KBOW THYSELF

[@BoDiddlydodah]

​@@Andi-h4l maybe... There's logic to both options. I wouldn't bet my life on it and to dabble really ain't something the recovering opiate addict was ever good at.

[@spaceengineer1452]

So respectful to Joel...

[@auntester7760]

Like his music not the man. If he would have gotten out of his own way they would have been great

[@ItsBillHenny]

Self-sabotage and pushing away too many friends and other good people … pathetic way to end one’s career …

[@markburgess5917]

and share the microphone

[@alasauerkraut]

looks like the beginning of a snuff film

[@earodeafchild]

How do you know… You’re into snuffs?

[@borrowedbody5409]

😂

[@Danilo_Stanojevic]

She’s a great interviewer.

[@mollymasson1969]

Mia Alejo’s skin looks so beautiful! Interesting interview, covered quite a range of topics and emotions

[@RobertSlover]

"Mia Alejo’s skin looks so beautiful!" creepy.....

[@entwnn6799]

@@RobertSloverhows it creepy to call a young woman beautiful ? she really is pretty

[@RobertSlover]

@@entwnn6799 "Mia Alejo’s skin looks so beautiful!" creepy.....

[@entwnn6799]

@@RobertSlover bro copy pasted 😭

[@RobertSlover]

@@entwnn6799 correct. welcome to the exciting world of digital text! silly.

[@Davidhockneyspool]

Cool paper towel roll

[@travisfragale3024]

Yeah pass the mic at least to your friend. Be considerate

[@RichardTullis81]

Anybody reading this comment has time to make me lunch.

[@johnholcomn8560]

Bro, lose the Jed Clampett hat.

[@ItsBillHenny]

😂

[@erictrommer]

Damn these guys are hella cringe

[@markburgess5917]

and he shot his shot?? hairy gut and all???

[@ItsBillHenny]

Euuuuuw.

[@ROTARO11-11]

Great interview but you guys need a better sound guy

[@mikeseal2266]

This guy is disturbed. And she’s the worst interviewer ever

[@agentgrandbrother]

Casual Mia slay, held her own beside these bozos

[@HatSwitcher]

fuck yeah, thank god for mental illness. most slept on band ever

[@BiLLz66614]

lol This poor girl. You got Gion looking crazy in his tiny glasses... and a shirtless Anton being welll... Anton... She hopefully knew what she was signing up for lol

[@89Carton]

She brings the Wit!! Wow, intelligent, beautiful, and hilarious. 10/10

[@honeydew1]

They seem like a tough band to interview. She did really well

[@davidwitkowski9216]

Raise your sword up to the sky!

[@storkonstage]

The sound person was definitely on peyote. Austin rocks!🚀

[@RobertSlover]

pretty good interview for a kid minus the terrible audio of course.

[@DonnyLusk]

Jesus I feel so bad for the interviewer.

[@dharmageddonnow]

😂😂😂

[@af7959]

Interviewer did a fantastic job!

[@CiscoHouston-vt1pc]

She a great job. Lucky Matt Hollywood wasn't around.

[@JosiahSix]

The periodic table symbol for gold, hmm

[@ramon2008]

Poor guy, tries to cover his insecurities and low self esteem with stupid comments like those.

[@Multi0515]

Did he smell?

[@CiscoHouston-vt1pc]

cowboy/sheriff

[@throttlecrazed3647]

Seems to me interviewing Anton is like herding cats

[@ItsBillHenny]

Herding drunk cats …

[@diogofolques3075]

shit why am I laughing so much

[@ItsBillHenny]

@@diogofolques3075 Because it’s equal parts pathetic and hilarious.

[@ItsBillHenny]

This young woman made that old drunk look like the biggest fool. Kudos to her!

[@seamusfallon516]

Space Karen lol

[@EzraSlowowsky]

Mia, you did great!! I imagine it was cringe and I love that you held your own. It's so rude how he spoke down to you as a kid, and you came out on top❤

[@casecockrell1270]

I think Anton was trying to give good answers to her. Anton is just Anton and he has a very dry sense of humor. Clearly no one has seen DIG.

[@EzraSlowowsky]

@@casecockrell1270 oh I've watched dig!. That's how most know of this band. It's hard to watch an old guy act the same way. I mean let's be honest.. he could break a hip at this point

[@casecockrell1270]

@@EzraSlowowsky But he hasn’t. Still writes great records and it’s still the legendary story we know and love. Long live BJM!

[@weareprisonerscinema]

Raise the sword to the sky! Rock n roll can never die!

[@benjaminb.6424]

Love this guy