Cher Talks Hendrix, Joplin and Faith | The Dick Cavett Show

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Cher was 36 years old here. I've always admired her self-possessed and thoughtful way of speaking. You get the real deal with her, no phoniness or artificialness. Cheers

[@johnlewinski6359]

She's always been like that and that's why fans love her.

[@douglasstaggs6796]

With all due respect, do you mean artificiality?

[@daylefloyd6404]

She's a Taurus of course. End of story

[@jow6845]

Well said 💯

[@sempereye7291]

Cavett’s interviews are almost always fascinating to me. He had the best guests and usually got the best from them..

[@oppothumbs1]

Cavett is great. But he missed the chance to ask how Cher can be both very honest and very nice to people. Her reputation is not being very nice, and that could stem from her being so brutally honest.

[@aob505]

We need more interviewers like Dick Cavett. Man I bet no one back then thought Cher would still be out there today, selling out arenas into her 70s.

[@rrbaggett7]

Cher is delightful here. Candid, personable, & quite down-to-earth yet still fascinating.

[@phillipecook3227]

Living in the UK I never had the opportunity to watch Cavett so I'm grateful to KZbin in 2021. He was the best.

[@DavidSchilter]

Yeah, I grew up in Australia and, being a chess nerd, saw his interview with Bobby Fisher. Dick is amazing, huh? So classy and intelligent but still very human. Happy to let his guests empty their hearts but always ready with a line when necessary. Peeps here like Johnny Carson, but he doesn't have the depth and sophistication of Dick. From your neck of the woods, Parkinson was a good one too (and on air in Australia, unlike Dick).

[@phillipecook3227]

@@DavidSchilter I wasn't aware of either until the internet and KZbin came along. Stylistically Carson and Cavett come across as very different interviewers (tho interestingly both were serious comedy writers before becoming famous). Carson mostly kept the mood light and upbeat. My impression is that unlike Cavett he was personal friends with many of his guests (?) which helped in that regard. Of course I was aware of Parkinson growing up in the UK. For a time he had a rival on ITV called Russell Harry. If you want an example of a " serious" interview try and find the latter's interview with actor Dirk Bogarde. It's a belter.

[@newsreader4321]

Being Successful and articulate is not the same as being a kind, caring, humanitarian person.

[@lazarusthebook]

I think this man is the most respectful individual in his interviews

[@zanetabatko]

Her inner self is deep and spiritual. I love it.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

This bitch hates America

[@DerekBarnes-p1m]

The ease in which he lobs in different questions. His tone and pace is brilliant. He brings out the best in his interviews

[@studboyinus]

Everyone of Cher's interview is interesting, and she can answer any question very witty and smart. What an intelligent and smart woman!

[@777jones]

studboyinus she is. She always was good on camera + always had good chops as a singer and dancer. She wasn’t some zero talent girl. She had talent in spades.

[@jazzmanchgo]

Yes, she is. I won't pretend she's my favorite entertainer -- she's excellent at what she does, but what she does isn't really what moves me -- but I admire her 100% as a human being. She has a kind heart, and brave soul, and a deep and wonderful intelligence.

[@terencemckenna6468]

She’s average.

[@oughtssought1198]

@@jazzmanchgo amen to all of that

[@plasticweapon]

she thought mount rushmore was a natural formation, and that the sun was the other side of the moon.

[@georgiagonzales3769]

Cher, I totally think your absolutely right about religion. I met you in Houghton Lake Michigan so many years ago. I think we were 17. My name is Georgia and you told me that was your mother's name . It made me feel so happy. I still have your autograph 🤗😍

[@HonoluluWhoCares]

Lovely comment. Thank you for sharing your experience

[@earlpipe9713]

Cher killing it with the full 80s aesthetics here🥰

[@kayceegreer4418]

Why she ever thought she needed to change her looks I will never know... she is the ultimate beauty

[@raysmusic49]

I never watched tv during Dick Cavetts hay day......he certainly has more intelligent conversations than Carson or others from that time.

[@cliveedwards2958]

I agree too..his style is to focus and take an interest in his guests..simple style, and non egocentric and a likeable man which helps people feel at ease. The best of the interviewers!

[@brainsareus]

Totally different type of show yet; from time to time Carson would have smart people talking. The conversations were much shorter, though.

[@nibsvkh]

@@brainsareus That was the problem with The Tonight Show…segments were too short where Dick would have one guest for an hour. Also Johnny rarely expressed political views or anything remotely controversial.

[@hollygolightly7475]

He was dry but had every single star of the day on his show ! It was fabulous

[@rundbaum]

cher is incredibly refreshing as an interviewee the way she simply ANSWERS questions--an interviewer couldn't ask for more (one would think) . . .

[@joshm2690]

I never heard cher interviewed and she has internal wisdom , I like her .

[@newhorizons2409]

She peers into his eyes as if to watch the answers sink in. Cher is real and genuine unlike many others.

[@Hutzjohn]

DAMN her interviews are almost as good as her singing/songs...she was totally delightful!!!!!

[@checkyourhead9]

I have loved this woman since I was a small child and I would play my moms sonny and Cher records and then I saw moonstruck and mermaids in the same year when I was 9 or 10 and I was hooked. Those movies remain some of my all time favorites. After that I taught out every.interview I.could read or record. She is such a good example for women. She stands up for herself, she's honest, she doesn't tone herself down to what she thinks other people may like. But it turns out shes not really that wild and crazy or abnornal. Unapologetically herself and I wish so bad that I had more of that confidence and beauty. She is amazing. I would listen to her just as she is for hours and hours Love you always cherilyn sarkisian(spelling?)

[@andrewmiller4885]

Love Cher , great singer and a definite beauty , all be it in an unconventional way . She was smart too .

[@josephconsoli4128]

Cher is always great to listen to in interviews. Her words cut right down to the truth. Her slant on religion is pure common sense. And yes, Cavett had was a great interviewer, but Carson had a class that can never be topped.

[@douglasstaggs6796]

Carson had nothing on Cavett in my opinion.

[@josephconsoli4128]

@@douglasstaggs6796 It's all opinion. Two great interviewers. Carson conveyed a more confident, professional atmosphere. Cavett, a more "average guy" atmosphere with the sort of an unscripted meek "nervous" style of speaking. Both great though, just different styles.

[@ssy12335]

I think they both come across as affable, interesting and genuinely liking each other. I would feel comfortable talking to either of them myself.

[@sharoninglima1217]

Cher just tells it like it is and very down to earth. Always love Dick Cavett! ❤❤

[@artmienz3077]

I would've tried to save them both, Janis and Jimi NEVER had to kind of support and family they needed, they where both very lonely, I miss them.

[@johnlewinski6359]

Always one of the best talk show guests ever!

[@rubbersoul3723]

Thanks once again GIW for the post. So interesting. Please keep em comin'. These are the home movies of our extended american family and they belong to all of us.

[@dabigdikdangler]

Some people are just cool and Cher is one of them

[@martyc2637]

Cher goes back to the sixties and still sells out arenas. An extrodinary accomplishment for a musical artist.

[@markant9534]

Is that how she became famous by touring? She didn`t sell as many records as other iconic music artists.

[@jimtruscott5670]

At various stages of her life Cher was absolutely beautiful. She was always talented,intelligent and honest. Very likeable.

[@jacolinekitchenhoff9289]

I fell in love with cher as a young teenager and now as a 60 year old man I still love her!

[@jimimurti]

Me too...I'm 62 now😊

[@alanmorris7669]

The title of this video should be "Cher Talks About Herself." She never mentions Janis Joplin nor Jimi Hendrix.

[@artmienz3077]

"Jimi"

[@alanmorris7669]

@@artmienz3077 Thanks.

[@Tagg63]

Why should she?

[@alanmorris7669]

@@Tagg63 Because that's the title of this video.

[@Tagg63]

@@alanmorris7669 Ahhh.....too funny.

[@edmccaffrey1]

Ahhh- Cherilynn Sarkisian, super short, very good looking and a gorgeous smile as I recall when our eyes met.

[@bcatypical]

Super short???

[@edmccaffrey1]

@@bcatypical yes maybe 5' tall, she could be a little less, I am 6'2" tall, so when we walked by each other it was easy to see.

[@artsfarmstudio6405]

@@edmccaffrey1 I'm 5'8" and I read at one time (many, many moons ago) she and I were the same height/weight. Probably because you're tall she seemed shorter.

[@maryelkins308]

I loved this interview.....

[@martinlehfeldt6916]

Cher , beautiful person.

[@derekavalos8]

Those were interviews in the good old days, cavett is a great host.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

I knew someone named Annette who looked like her . . . in the late 80's. Nice person.

[@Sidneyyoungblood75]

She did save someone. The singer or guitarists from the Average White Band. Unfortunately, no one else took the lead and tried to save the drummer, Robbie McIntosh.

[@JK-xl7un]

I worked in a famous NYC retail store (Hammacher Schlemmer) and met many famous individuals. In the early 2000's we sold a compact traveling Olivetti typewriter. When Dick Cavett came into the store to exchange a defective typewriter he pulled out a number 10 business size envelope from the inside of his suit jacket breast pocket and held it up to me. He said "look what you've reduced me to." On the envelope was handwriting with the name Elaine Siritch. Great sense of humor. Never did see Cher.

[@icuamerica9871]

Love her idea, no body should believe they have to be a member of a religious club to get into heaven. It's up to us if we get in.

[@maximilian2974]

Cher was totally bang on about religion separating people. Now it's politics.

[@ziziscorsese9475]

Cher sure has evolved. This is not easy to watch and listen to.

[@RhiannonClarkMusicofficial]

Love her outfit 🤩

[@markzappasodi]

How times have changed. A performer(male or female) would almost never be asked about their tattoos today. It would be like asking about someone's moustache.

[@riceflatpicking4954]

Naturally so beautiful. Gorgeous.

[@jamesnash6101]

Compared to today's interviews. These are much better.

[@danielriccardi6408]

always is a nice person - got to love her

[@joycefolsom130]

she's a very honest person

[@stacyblue1980]

Highly intelligent lady. She is on point here. Just totally real. And I hate to use such a phrase as "on pint". But she doesnt bullshit and she is an earth woman. Truly. And she never needed the surgery. Its her business. Its her thing. But .. ah well. Fantastic woman. SO interesting. And shes right about religion. Bless her.

[@mattmatthews3689]

Cher and Celine resemble each other

[@thirdratecontent585]

Matt Matthews I had never noticed that before.

[@rosesandsongs21]

Lovely, both of them.

[@biancawilloughby9980]

She's fabulous!

[@eddieloeber3259]

I love Cher.

[@holysmokes4259]

She is talking about tattoos and had tattoos at a time when it was really rare to know or see someone with tattoos.

[@pbrucpaul]

She's cool.

[@hardcoreedwin5143]

And here we are 2019 face tatts and all lmaoo...

[@jillschaefer1360]

God I absolutely love her, especially in this interview. Delightful indeed!

[@lolitamorris2943]

She is smart !

[@TS-qq7vr]

Clickbait title. She doesn't even acknowledge when he says Joplin and Hendrix.

[@viktormobius]

I kept fastforwarding and rewinding, trying to find where she talks about Janis and Jimi. No luck. I like Cher. I have nothing against her. She's intelligent and seems genuine. But I was interested in how she saw a figure like Janis. That might have told me something. But there's nothing there. "Clickbait"-- sadly, yes.

[@bcatypical]

@@viktormobius Well, HE continued on, explaining what he was talking about, and that was whether she ever felt the need to help people doing drugs, to stop doing them. She said no.

[@TS-qq7vr]

@@bcatypical: Well, SHE acknowledged the drug aspect, not the 2 people the title claims she discusses. He could've said "like Billie and Doc Holliday" and she would've given the same response. The title is "CHER talks Hendrix, Joplin...", not "Someone in Cher's presence mentions Hendrix, Joplin, she ignores them completely, gives brief generalizations about the topic of drugs but she actually does talk about faith" Clickbait.

[@tkconnell]

stupid comment...if that's the only reason you watch this, you are a sucker.

[@timothyivey5497]

Clickbait if you're clicking for Joplin and/or Hendrix. And why else other than clicking would these vids even be here? That's how you watch 'em. I've never understood the term "clickbait". All posts, except for a still image, are posted for clicking upon. If you click on something, and it wasn't what you expected, then what's the harm? Oh, you lost half a minute, maybe one; if it's a video, a few mins ...big deal. If you're surfing around, and clicked on a post to begin with - especially one on a popular entertainer - then you're obviously very accustomed to wasting time anyway.

[@Paul-dw2cl]

7:00 is profound & enlightened.

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Cherilyn Sarkisian (El Centro, California, 20 de mayo de 1946),​ conocida como Cher, es una cantante, actriz, y celebridad de televisión estadounidense, comúnmente citada por los medios como la «Diosa del Pop».​ Su extensa carrera como cantante, sumada con su extravagancia en el vestir, su influencia en la televisión durante la década de los 70, su incursión en diversos géneros musicales, así como su notable trabajo en el cine, la han convertido en una de las artistas más influyentes de la cultura pop en el mundo. 77 años.

[@andrenewcomb3708]

Levis . . . invented in the USofA and jumped ship entirely and off-shored. Named a stadium after that after them.

[@larrywax3638]

Good stuff.

[@salliemae7476]

Cher opinion on organized religion is so spot on and right on!!! I agree!! RW isn’t Native American I thought she was part Caucasus and Bolivian.

[@ResistanceQuest]

Gosh what a doll. Articulate, straightforward, and unpretentious

[@kathleendircks5577]

Waaaay ahead of her time.

[@tkconnell]

Cher is right...too many people now seem to think that they are responsible for everyone else's life..."if that's what they want to do, that's their business"...

[@socratesapprentice5440]

I love Dick carvett !

[@opentablebyronbay]

Cher is timeless...classic and funny

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Richard Alva Cavett 19 de noviembre de 1936 86 años. (87)

[@zootsoot2006]

The good old days when not being part of the mainstream was recognised as not being part of the mainstream. Nowadays, the non-mainstream is the mainstream and has to be accepted as such with the threat of condemnation.

[@gretamoffat8666]

Would love to know what year this is Cher is lovely .

[@kimberleygagliardi6027]

I think it's 82 - it usually says the year in the description . :-)

[@capnstevoanythinggoes]

I miss watching the Dick Cavett show.

[@timevans9427]

She's wrong. Our bodies belong to God, they house his spirit, and you don't graffiti his temple. He made us perfect already.

[@ouroborosnagyok9306]

she seems like a very cool person :)

[@friendofbeaver6636]

Liked, despite click-bait title.

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

I prefer Dick Cavett in the early 70's. He had a boyish charm then.

[@kellykizer6718]

Dick Cavett is 33 in Chaldean Gematria

[@superdayday3462]

He did not interview her with the best questions, some were in fact quite stupid.

[@johnbevan4684]

That was always the problem with Cavett. Not only did he ask stupid questions, he also interrupted his guests all the time, didn't let them finish. Carson always let his people speak.

[@johnbevan4684]

@candom rommenter Just how long did he last? Could you please remind us? He got kicked around different stations, different time slots and eventually got kicked off TV altogether. If you want to see how a show should be run, just watch Johnny Carson in action. He was around for thirty years! And he didn't interrupt his guests, either. Super Day Day is absolutely right.

[@maximilian2974]

@@johnbevan4684 I totally agree with you. He was so meek and weird too.

[@nataliedelagrandiere4022]

@@johnbevan4684 Carson wasn't interesting. But Letterman is.

[@coupdegras107]

It's going to be a great biopic. Incredible woman

[@Timolucas]

interesting interview

[@انت-صلي-عالنبي-بس]

7:33 to 7:55 👇🏻✅ As a Muslim, I agree with her. Even in Islam, It is not enough to declare that (Hey, I belong to Islam) without treating others respectfully and honestly with a white-hearted manner whatever religions they belong to 💚💖 But, Unfortunately, some nerd, barbaric and uncivilized Islamic ideologies ruined Islam recently 😔 and demeaned it globally, such as Salafism and Petro-dollar Gulf sheikhs for instance.

[@Timinator62]

Searching for the missing clip of Raquel Welch.....

[@brianmays1731]

There is a small clip of Raquel, Janis and Dick

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

As a Christian I have to say Cher is at least partially right when she says that churches are like country clubs that exclude people who don't fit in. BUT...there are also many churches that are not that way. Fortunately I have been attending churches most of my life that are very welcoming. The church that puts the mission of Christ first instead of religious rituals is the church that draws people to Him, which should be the priority. We are all sinners, after all. Jesus died for the sins of the world and came to "seek and save that which was lost." Christ has no room for holier-than-thou attitudes, and that's why he criticized the Pharisees of his time. So, just because many churches are "exclusive' doesn't mean they are all that way...so can't use that as an excuse to ignore God's calling. People who want to ignore God will always have a reason.

[@BackWordsJane]

Regardless of what you may think of her politics ,Cher managed to navigate through life without the use of drugs and heavy drink and she does not lead a highly immoral life. She's always had a good head on her shoulders

[@oughtssought1198]

credit where credit is due. with all the adulation that came her way she still continues to be self-defining her music never grabbed me. but the person totally does.

[@Biboche23]

how times changed.Today its almost everybody who has tatoos

[@nelliedean7088]

Except oldies like me! For myself I’d rather not but my young relatives nearly all do.

[@robertwillard8011]

Cavett is a sick scorpio. If you have one in your life, be wary. She is a wonderful person.

[@kristineburbey4710]

so true

[@ShermanBMason]

I love this show

[@itstheburnz]

Cavett dull as dishwater here.....zzzzz.. cure for insomnia...innane questions, rambling on... Cher saved it being interesting.

[@ajaxfilms]

I prefere a dull host than the Letterman approach....really listen to Cavett (boring or not) he gets people to talk...and lets them talk.

[@amandajstar]

It's crazy and doesn't make sense, so it's perfect for our times!

[@brupic8968]

in japan only yakuza have tattoos. the flower tattoo she mentions is the symbol of the japanese monarchy.

[@tednorton5150]

He didn't ask if she believes in life after love.

[@Jimmy-zb7fw]

I like this face on Cher,

[@jimalice1]

What year was the interview? Mid 80's?

[@ShermanBMason]

James V 1982

[@Muzikman127]

In the video description-82

[@jimalice1]

@@Muzikman127 Oops didn't click on "show more". Thanks

[@jimalice1]

@@ShermanBMason Thank you

[@yungwensink2747]

did she just come from aerobics class?

[@Tagg63]

It was 1982

[@Mike6E]

Cavett’s asking questions like it’s 1955.

[@finster1968]

Cavett was a bit off his game here. I think he’s usually a pretty good interviewer, but this seemed awkward. I cringed a bit when he used the term “bit the dust” to describe Joplin and Hendrix overdosing. Yikes...

[@GymMusic-xq4nu]

It's almost as if he does these things to obtain some kind of response. It is cringe-worthy for sure.

[@Supersonic658]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@WonkaVator72]

I love Cher and this isn’t a criticism, but she was not the first woman to show her bully button on TV. It happened twice on Star Trek in the sixties and also on at least one other show. Cher was *among* the first but certainly wasn’t *the* first. I suspect people around her begin to say that and soon even she believes it.