The Residents - rare 1986 NZ interview!!

One of the strangest groups to ever grace the musical landscape, San Francisco's The Residents, with trademark eyeballs and unfathomable approach to played NZ concerts in Auckland in Christchurch in August 1986. Spokesman Hardy Fox is interviewed here, giving perplexing answers to questions regarding this most unconventional of bands.

[@PetshopPigeons]

It's been one year since Hardy's passing. Rest in peace ❤️🎩👁️

[@djfritz2001]

I discovered these guys because of a reference from Les Claypool. SO MANY huge artists have referenced them as a major influence yet they are known to a relative few. I feel like they are a huge facet of the musical universe that I never knew about but are an absolutely fundamental part of.

[@sexobscura]

In a way (out way), they're kind of like SPARKS, as in being extremely influential, but remaining very obscure

[@arthurmadison3396]

I got turned onto these guys in 1983, from my best friend's brother. I was 15. I used to play this BLASTING throughout the 'back bakery' I worked at throughout high school. I still randomly get a fb message from a dude I don't even keep in touch with who I worked with..who asks me if I still like Tunes of Two Cities, which is what I used to play. When I left Maui over 10 yrs ago, I had to abandon a picture disc album of their Bayou album..pictured with a 'Meet The Beatles' motif..where their pictures were of the Beatles with fucked up graffiti faces and the back was a cartoon drawing of them drawn as men with fish heads..Ringo Starfish, etc.. I bought it for $35 in 1985..priceless to me now!

[@nicolasmrn]

DEVO, Primus, Ween, Mr. Bungle...The Residents are an institution 👁

[@benzellmer1239]

At around 1:05 Hardy says "I'm not sure, actually I know myself" and it just dawned on me that he uses practically the same vocal inflection as the singer in the Residents' track Godsong off of Fingerprince when he says "I'm not sure" at the end of the song. It's just a really cool connection in my opinion. Definitely not a coincidence.

[@coffeerules111]

I think he liked believing in him much better

[@coffeerules111]

Also really glaring when he said "a trait that he long desired for himself"

[@whatevershebrings]

@@coffeerules111 ...but I'm not sure...

[@Cl4rendon]

Yeah, it`s the same voice who does: "Eat exuding oinks upon and bleed decrypted broken bones of caustic spells of hell" (on the 13th anniversary ) ^^

[@Ryguzapi]

In Hardy's wikipedia it's said that it's known that he did perform in some of their stuff, maybe that's one of them

[@Machster10]

A fan in Orange County reported the stolen eyeball and the band convinced the guy to give it back.

[@BeadyMurray]

Turns out that Hardy was actually the primary composer and producer of the Residents, he retired during the Shadowland tour. He passed away recently. RIP.

[@theo9952]

So Homer Flynn (and whoever else participates in the residents currently) has carried on without him since then, I suppose.

[@BeadyMurray]

@@theo9952 From what I've heard, someone named Eric Feldman (who was also in Beefheart's Magic Band during the Ice Cream For Crow era) took his place during the remainder of the tour, but the live band and the ones behind the studio lineup could be very different.

[@theo9952]

@@BeadyMurray Yes, Feldman also appears in the DEMONS dvd, though masked of course, he is in the credits anyway. He played in Snakefinger's Manual of Errors too. The Residents fans always took Homer Flynn and Hardy Fox for granted, I suppose, but unless stated*, nobody really knows who the rest of performing residents band might be. *Like the guitarist, who performs masked like the rest but his identity is known by his own word.

[@IllicitMediaproductions]

@@theo9952 The guitarist is also known he is listed in the Demons DVD credits performing along side eric drewfeld. He face is also shown in the residents DVD. He is Nolan Cook and he is AWESOME!

[@aestheticaltwat]

Damn, who knew that he was actually interviewing one of The Residents?

[@Schlagageul]

Alice Michael McCartney Didn’t Hardy confessed being Charles Bobuck AKA Chuck, a former member of The Residents?

[@Schlagageul]

@@Retroalicemichael Actually, Randy's the singer. meettheresidents.fandom.com/wiki/Randy_Rose

[@Schlagageul]

@@Retroalicemichael That's okay.

[@iamdamosuzuki_]

@@Schlagageul Randy is very obviously Homer Flynn. And yes, Fox is Bobuck.

[@nadiaaugustine9798]

It's kind of obvious, but the Cryptic Corporation IS The Residents, but at the same time, not. The Residents are the embodiment of the music and performance itself, and not necessarily the people recording and playing instruments.

[@jordanhyman9877]

At 3:12 Hardy predicts the Randy, Chuck, and Bob era of The Residents.

[@jedidrummerjake]

It would take a power drill to get their music out of my head.

[@buddhafx5973]

Primary reason I like them alot and never listen to it that much. Except Eskimo, I've listen to it while sleeping or under some altered states. To which measure, its song are not sticked first degree in my head. Are you ready? Here I come Constantinople....

[@nievesofficial]

Rest in peace Hardy

[@domicdom2483]

Watch someone pulls off all the eye ball heads to reveal skulls.

[@e_laucas]

he was actually the skull... RIP hardy 👁👁👁👁

[@MrJadePinwheel]

Actually this clip was the very first thing I ever saw on KZbin . Someone told me it was like a TV databank & they typed this in as an example, knowing I was a RZ fan

[@starduck8014]

"who couldn't poke fun at it, it's ridiculous"

[@zundap100]

The Residents, amazing avantgard "rock" band, I love unexpectedness, creativity and way of creating their own world and ambience through music.

[@Bizarronumber4]

I saw The Residents in Adelaide South Australia back in 1986. RIP Hardy Fox.

[@darrenpearn9083]

Wow same here at the Tivoli hotel. If I'm right. I heard one of the residents had their eyeball stolen and they had to cancel the rest of the tour.

[@gostrum1]

I attended their gig at The Tivoli in Sydney during that tour and it was a great thrill seeing them live with Snakefinger.

[@tonylane8873]

So did I! Later, when I saw him on TV, I suspected that Penn Jilette was the singing resident on that tour.

[@albertvangestal3696]

Yes...I remember it well. Scattered Order was the support band. Unforgettable.

[@stevenmossner9667]

I originally saw them in a video on NBC in the early 80s. It was a video show that came on after snl and sctv. I think it was called night flight or something like that. It showed a lot of offbeat acts. I loved them ever since. My wife thinks I'm nuts. But I'm not.

[@PosiFwd]

30 plus years later and here I am still :D

[@CriticalofOnions]

Hello skinny in the background at the end

[@BaddaBigBoom]

Aw, bless him. Such a sad loss. Rest in peace Suburban Bather x

[@IladRodavlas]

I like to think that the residents are actually just aliens trying to make human music and that's why their music is so strange.

[@kraftyhandz]

The best band ever ❤️

[@MrDanieltree]

I don't understand why some people want to know who they are.

[@seacamelswim6319]

Here at Camel Productions, we love everything and all types of art. But who ARE the Residents!?

[@esolog5phil394]

homer flynn, hardy fox, jjay clem, john kennedy "til 82, nolan cook.

[@medotata5356]

true, it would just ruin the magic

[@esolog5phil394]

10 years back i thought the same. somehow the old guys have a good right to be a little famous.they enjoyed this game over 40 years.sorry grammar.german

[@Cl4rendon]

Jay Clem & John Kennedy left the collective long time ago early 80s ... The only ones left are Homer Flynn & Hardy Fox with occasional musicians and dancers prancing around them. Both guys are in their 70s now and they`re shedding more & more light into their identities and roles within the collective and productions - Only some die hard fans believe they have to save some " magic" .. But that has died out since ages - The Residents are still brilliant in what they`re doing though.

[@spannerfaction]

Damn I missed them ! Please come back to N.Z ! Cant wait to see Theory of Obscurity !

[@counter-weightmedias2263]

I love how the actual residents look bored as hell

[@smiley19092]

Counter-Weight Official Channel im assuming you havent heard the news but hardy fox actually was one of the residents

[@counter-weightmedias2263]

The Puzzlr What does that have to do with my comment?

[@smiley19092]

You referred to the people in the back as 'the actual residents,' which i thought implied that he is not a resident

[@counter-weightmedias2263]

The Puzzlr Lol you know I meant the band that was there at the time in the costumes haha

[@idrisgregory2102]

you all probably dont give a shit but does anyone know a tool to get back into an Instagram account? I stupidly lost the password. I would love any help you can offer me

[@uzamaki19]

Great Rez interview.

[@72Jansen]

The dates for the NZ tour (according to the Residents website) are thus: Christchurch 22-08-86 Auckland 23-08-86 Wellington 26-08-86 I was at the Christchurch show...... 18 years old......something I will never forget! The 13th Anniversary tour album they put out is great too. If you saw this tour, it's a necessity. Snakefinger died a year later sadly. www.discogs.com/The-Residents-Featuring-Snakefinger-13th-Anniversary-Show-Live-In-Japan/master/21166

[@buckocrooks]

I miss Hardy. A lot. RIP Bobuck.

[@romanbrandle319]

I saw the residents in Christchurch NZ great show , very freaky .

[@explanationmark_]

roman brandle did any of them sing at all?

[@Q.Q.Kachoo]

At 2:00 when one Resident started walking around the ladder and another started following him, I was secretly hoping they would both start walking faster and faster and faster until they were both literally running around the room in a small circle.

[@fredbloggs8362]

Love how so many nz interviews I get recommended are ‘rare’.

[@meryseconde283]

so cute...

[@acid-trance]

They played Wellington also. I went to that (13th Anniversary tour)

[@jackleford6209]

oh yah except hardy fox recently came out as a member of the residents...

[@aestheticaltwat]

Jackleford, because he was dying.

[@RebelRadius]

Great post. In my opinion the band highlights the depth of social engineering. The Masonic "all seeing eye" looks very much like a CCTV or web cam. I particulary like the image of the skull holding a piece of corn, in their Constantinople vid. Given that their music is "grating" to say the very least, it appears that the band uses audio to shock one into a visual state, as the band seems more dedicated to concept rather than music.

[@blazefortesque7777]

RebelRadius i think the same

[@mbsb1376]

Nah. They are still a band. They had a phase of doing weird shit that sounded well, everything else is rationalization post-facto.

[@petermaxwell2965]

It was stolen in Australia, I remember them complaining about it at their concert.

[@gostrum1]

I’m keeping an eye out for it

[@darrenpearn9083]

At the Adelaide concert at the tivoli hotel, if I'm right.

[@stefanodalmolin6938]

I want the eye again !

[@jadedjaded4533]

R.I.P Hardy Fox💙🌹

[@explanationmark_]

RIP Hardy Fox

[@calmkenny4175]

Don't eyeball me, son.

[@mackglow]

Saw them on that tour and pretty sure it was 1986

[@JCHaywire]

I'm already two minutes in, and they're not talking about music.

[@DumbCnt]

Miss you, Hardy. Did that eyeball ever show up though?

[@ChristianMikula]

They convinced the guy to give it back! But mr. Skull stuck around

[@troyd303]

You looking at me huh, you looking at me

[@ehlerhog]

Really? The interviewer must know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about this band. Asking the most mundave questions.

[@earlegoodfellow7760]

I think this was 1986 not 87

[@slydogmania]

You are correct - I'll adjust title. Thanks

[@kathleendeehan2571]

Who are you doing interview

[@Soundofsilver2007]

DEVO before DEVO

[@zhiracs]

The Residents and Devo were founded within a year of each other.

[@calmkenny4175]

Don't eyeball me.

[@TonicSoul]

Enigmatics

[@dkeifjdmeldksksmdf8571]

I know these guys.

[@anadelope9234]

do you?

[@kathleendeehan2571]

My dad was a member I want to talk to you

[@verabulatovic8261]

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[@theshockerpit7274]

We can’t people donate eyeballs and aren’t their synthetic eyeballs

[@hgcommons]

Not in the 80’s, I wager.

[@domicdom2483]

Hardy looks a bit like jeffrey dahmer.

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

Hardy was gay.

[@Hal9000ize]

Not there’s anything wrong with thar

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@Hal9000ize Get an education and try again.

[@Hal9000ize]

@@incumbentvinyl9291 Huh?

[@incumbentvinyl9291]

@@Hal9000ize ''Huh?''

[@grahammcnamara4803]

And.....Why mention it?