Todd Rundgren, the 2023 Noise11.com interview

[@maxxkarma]

I saw Todd last night in Clearwater, FL and was flabbergasted. He played for over 2 hours and played songs I had never thought I would hear live. His guitar was better then I have heard in a long time and his voice was great, aging gracefully.

[@stevewilley5185]

I was there also. We must have seen a different show. Terrible show imo.

[@stephenwhorton4942]

Daryl hall and todd rundgren Philadelphia music at its best

[@Pulsonar]

Nearly 60 years in music and Todd just keeps going! This is a rare ageless human being, he sounds so fresh, mentally sharp and as enthusiastic as ever, like he hasn’t aged since 1972. His beautiful touching early 70s songs must have been his elixir to a long working life. This man has even been credited for co-inventing an artefact of computing technology in the 1980s. Long may his genius continue along with great happiness 🙏🏽

[@leegmc1985]

I completely agree... Also David Gilmore and Peter Gabriel are just amazing. Never out of ideas.

[@Pulsonar]

@@leegmc1985 David Gilmour is fantastic and has been squirrelling away in the business non-stop. Only discovered a few years ago that he personally went about getting Kate Bush into the business due to her songwriting and natural musical talent. In some ways Pink Floyd was like a side gig when you look at the other stuff he was involved in. Same for Peter Gabriel a legend in World Music, decade after decade since Genesis fame.

[@user-dx5yn3ep2w]

Unbelievable ! Finally, an interview where the interviewer doesn't talk over or interrupt answers. THANK YOU !!!

[@dalemcmillan7231]

Love Todd ❤ Brilliant songwriter singer musician and producer! So much phenomenal music!!!

[@magdasanchez89]

Hello its me. Loved and love that song i was 20 years old

[@152leroy]

I love that song as much as I did the first time I heard it, all those decades ago.

[@melief469]

Todd, you are a wonder. I love your music so much. Been listening to you for most of my life. Thank you so much for the joy. ❤

[@Jim-zs5bi]

I think A Wizard, a True Star was such a singular achievement that it will be rediscovered and inspirational to young people for many generations.

[@ME-gz8yi]

Funny you should say that as the semi-current song "End of Beginning" by Djo really gives Todd Rundgren vibes. Not sure the singer/writer Joe Keery knows his art tho.

[@winstonsmith8240]

I wish I could write songs like Todd, he's a wizard, a true star. Most people lose interest when they get older, he seems to be working harder. Keep 'em coming. Just give us something, anything.

[@richbumdrop2881]

Genius

[@magdasanchez89]

How nice is seeing real normal creative musician from other times. ❤

[@honestabe3100]

Hard to believe he was 75 at the time. He looks fantastic for his age. I would have guessed 60s at most based on his appearance.

[@jaysharpESQ]

Hahahha. Living legend. Amassed just about THE most massive of the most massive songbooks... I think he's up there with Prince, Bowie, Billy Corgan, myself, etc... I just LOVE that 30-years-ago is "contemporary" to Todd!! (When he mentioned how this tour would focus on the 90s and aughts now) LMFAO 🎉😂 I can't wait to see him live!!🎸

[@jguitar23]

Here for my noise fix, thank you♧◇♡♤ Love Rundgren♡

[@foxandscout]

I love Todd. Seen him many times in every decade from early ‘70s till the present.

[@mygic183]

Good Stuff, met Todd a few times, just a brilliant artist on every level...

[@mtnvalley9298]

great interview. thanks.

[@dbunce10]

'Been a Rundgren fan since the 60s. thanks

[@theodekker7688]

Great guy! Outstanding composer & brilliant musician! Producer first class!?!

[@TheMachinefish]

Baby Blue Thank God for Todd

[@magdasanchez89]

He has such a beautiful voice in the 70s

[@waverider223]

I think Todd underestimates the impact of "Hello, it's me" on "And Just Like that". I just checked and the song has 37million listens. Surely a song that touched viewers so deeply would coax them to listen to Todd's other works. Glad he's still rockin' and happy making music.

[@CHIKaur1111]

Yeah that show brought me back to Todd’s music . Those scenes made me break out in tears , cause of the song . Very much needed then … every time I listened to it .

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Nice interview!! Glad there was some chat about his producer output. Love that Todd!👍🎶👍

[@deniseparent9943]

quelle artiste extraordinaire merci✴✌💙🤗

[@swamprat999]

Can’t get enough TODD! ⭐️⭐️⭐️. ✌🏽❤️🌏

[@DJTLuvsputin]

Just saw Todd. Unique dude. Unique music, his thinking and messaging is great

[@JensAndersen-co5zq]

I saw Todd Rundgren in Copenhagen and it was a evening for life for my on a big lots a peoples in Odd Fellewpaleret.. A dream goes on forever so please com to denmark again

[@beeonthyme5760]

I wanted so badly to come to your show. But I became disabled and it has changed my life. Missing you and Daryl is heartbreaking to me. ❤ you to infinity!!!

[@TheGB1950]

Hey Todd I'm not too old to live anymore (I hope) LOL

[@radvibes]

Hello Its Me was an instant hit

[@claymaness288]

Saw todd in Oklahoma City zoo amphitheater in late 70’s…he opened for Hall and Oates….acid days that I survived….great memories…later saw utopia in Dallas at a small venue and the guys that worked at the bar invited my friends and I to an after party at their house…met Todd and Roger and Kasim…later went to Kansas City for a show…grateful for the memories…..69 years old now lol

[@autk]

Got me when Something/Anything was released 73 at 13 years old... Forever a TR fan, GENIUS musician.

[@JerryDechant]

Nice to see Todd is still rockin it. :)

[@whatcher8151]

Australia is and always has been a smorgasbord of music nutz. Bands. Hippies, fun. The land of music, living life . Best of all you there and finding the personality that smacks the butt.

[@dabbog5518]

HealingLoveALL

[@LLulu145]

I always love Todd's new ideas. Never heard anything from him I didn't like. Hope to see him in concert again! I might have to travel to do it. I saw him twice here in Vancouver. Once with Ringo Starr. He's looking good!

[@scottncarrie1]

Good interview. Nice to hear him so complimentary of Tommy Emanuel.

[@pontiaccrest]

Todd is my favorite ever!

[@carolbacon6388]

Please keep this going. I could listed for 3 more hours! Excellent interview!!!

[@magdasanchez89]

Very nice man

[@DeborahMasterson502]

Get to see Todd tonight in Tucson! So excited!

[@suzierichardson8266]

Great Interview! Always excited hearing what he's up to and hearing his new music.

[@lauriLokkeni9002]

Love ❤️ Todd

[@pleiadian13]

Love Todd and love Davey.

[@deborahwhite8401]

I love this interview! Can’t wait till April. We may have some new surprises.

[@pamelaleek6490]

A true wizard... Mahalo for the music & evry!!🌺

[@marci147]

Just love this interview

[@user-fu8uo6nz9d]

Just an amazing extraordinary angel 😇 ❤

[@radvibes]

I wouldn't go that far

[@shawnshawn4786]

Bought his aIbums in the early 70s and beyond becuse they were great. Most creative artist still alive. Just wish he would come to play in Brasil. (I get that he says "living on the past songs", but well worth checking out Utopia live 2018... for the ages.)

[@LouisEmerson]

The meme analogy is a great one. So true!

[@xx22ii]

Always love this guy. From the days of skipping high school to the cincinatti zoo shout out for Fascist Christ - they played it! ...to these days of elder statesman of eternal music.

[@Noise11channel]

So glad you enjoyed the interview. Thanks for watching

[@skipreeves1053]

Such true comments Todd. Tell it like it is!

[@glenbroemer]

he is a legendary producer. though he's also a great songwriter.

[@stephenwhorton4942]

The with a twist album has brought much joy. Taking your songs and putting them into bossa nova arraignments is genius. When you can take a song and put it into any genre and it still sounds good shows the value of that todd

[@rijaca3]

Love the new glasses, Todd! Band in Australia: Sex on Toast. Todd has the brains, the talent, and the musical energy of a man decades younger.

[@incognito7479]

Whenever I can I go see him or Utopia when he’s accessable. 13 times, so far

[@kenmahon3842]

I love Todd. Have since S/A. His lifetime of music to me is a lot like my Scotch collection. Some bottles are approachable from the first sip; others have to be acquired; some I'll only drink when I must. lol

[@jobos98]

Great Interview

[@barrysallows1777]

fromNAZZ TO RUNT BALLED SOMETHING AND ON AND ON TODD MELODY RUNDGREN IS STILL IS DOING HIS MUSIC -THANK GOODNESS! III

[@user-sw1kk7om2j]

Hi Todd. I remember the french orange festival in early seventies. Great music

[@jeanettedevereux7664]

God said todd

[@caroldunlevy8033]

Yup! Getting to know the stuff played last week!

[@heloa.m.7863]

i love Todd!!!😍😍😍

[@sonnyblackheartattack5042]

First, Davy Lane's usual gig/band is called, You Am I. If you are unfamiliar fix that immediately!?! FANTASTIC songs and one of THE BEST live bands in current existence AND you don't have to go to a stadium to see them (although they certainly deserve to be in stadiums). Second, the "hope" that the music listening public will move from singles, Lil's, and hip-hop/rap is exactly that, hope...at best. The aforementioned You Am I is woefully unknown and don't count on seeing Lemon Twigs on SNL anytime soon. Meanwhile, Tay-tay will have yet four more mentally and emotionally stunted number one hits. AND full albums!?! Third, I don't know what Todd is on about here but he was most certainly credited as a Producer on Straight Up. Just checked my first pressing vinyl and double disc re-issue from the 90's. Clearly credited on the cover and the labels. 🤔 Lastly, he needs to do this exact format as a show...with anybody willing or on his own channel....but beefed-up to like VH1's old Behind The Music. He could do every second of two hours talking about how the hire came to be, how the sessions went, reflections and anecdotes, etc....for EVERY record of his own AND others AND it would be every bit the success (if not more) as Live at Daryl's. Especially while some of these artists/musicians are still alive 😬 He and Meatloaf kicking that off would have been pure gold. 😔 Front row tix to two shows in May. CAN'T WAIT!!! 🤩😍

[@michaelhaniotes5104]

Hi Todd

[@jackwezesa1081]

Long Flowing Robe !!

[@h.markhorton8188]

Love love love that song!

[@flesh740]

I like the Ballad album best. And the Utopia stuff.

[@stephenwhorton4942]

Gilbert and Sullivan were todds listening experience as a kid. It seems to me that show tune music produces great rock

[@josephandreuccetti3706]

What are your 24 US tour dates before going to Austrailia?

[@danielosullivan3110]

I was excited to see Todd again here in Charleston SC. Was gonna get tickets. Its been over 30 years since I've seen him live. But, I just saw an old interview , where he said he doesn't want Trump supporters to attend. Guess I'll go somewhere else.

[@TOMinPDX]

I'm not a Trump supporter but Todd needs to turn down this kind of talk because all it does is increase the divisiveness in the country, it's extremely unhelpful. There's good reasons why people (mostly working class) are drifting away from the Democrats & instead of engaging with those people Todd & others just ridicule & criticise them. Democrats (I used to vote Dem) pretend to love & accept everyone of any race, religion, gender, sexual oreference etc etc but if you dare vote Republican or are a Trump supporter they hate you. The hypocrisy is unreal. I don't vote either party now, I just hate the whole system nowadays tbh but I totally accept whatever someone chooses.

[@Jaminwilcox]

You can ask for approval before they use your song. You have leverage. This is my business.

[@TheMachinefish]

We used to buy record albums for just one song. Inagaddadavida

[@sonnyblackheartattack5042]

at least it was half that record!?!?🤣

[@patmeadows4759]

Great interview. Articulate Todd as usual. Bat out of Hell to date has sold 43 Million copies and is certified 14× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It is also the best-selling album in Australia, having been certified 26× Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA)

[@rijaca3]

You can add Seattle too!

[@BluesLicks101]

Never saw anyone pick his nose as much as Todd Rundgren, and he's done it on interviews for YEARS.

[@Kellie_55]

Hi #ToddRundgren 👋 How's Japan ? If Michelle comes down I can show her around Sydney ❤. Hope you're looking after the man 🧔🏼‍♀️ He's either getn blindsided or gazumped.🙀👀 The architecture of that ceiling is great. Stay sane 🤪 you guys.

[@scottkane3776]

Wonder if he reads these I missed meeting him in Woodstock NY in 77 at Andy Robinson's house that was a studio by about 30 minutes 😞

[@rickjefferson4367]

Scott, what a gift to you. It's a shame that more people are unlucky enough to miss out on Todd. Love what he does, every time he does it.

[@jeffclement2468]

Hard to believe people can use his music without paying licensing fees. (?) Wtf?

[@magdasanchez89]

Is his name from Nord Europe?

[@rogert.drolet-videosouveni2433]

Non, les fans des débuts de la carrière de Todd (1970) ne sont pas MORTS car ils étaient et sont toujours plus jeunes que lui 🙂 C'est mon cas.

[@josdurkstraful]

Todd is always scratching his nose..... I do that too. Makes me a little like him 😇

[@rickjefferson4367]

I wish that I could have spent an hour just talking with Todd. I don't like the label "fans". I am so lucky to "get it". "

[@bobdekett]

...lol... an actual benefit of the RnR Hall of Fame induction....better touring guarantees:)

[@honestabe3100]

100% agree with his taste about SNL musical guests. Ice Spice's T&A "performance" was embarrassing and sets women's rights back decades.

[@TOMinPDX]

How about transwomen? Men who identify as women & compete in womens sports? How does that compare to a SNL performance with regards to women's rights?

[@stevescissors]

Great artist, seems a little bitter though.

[@TOMinPDX]

He did an interview on Marc Maron's podcast a number of years ago. After the interview Maron said something along the lines of "well there you have it my interview with Todd Rundgren, he was a bit prickly". 😂

[@trubleSum1]

Bubble gum music. Chew it up and spit it out. It's been the major labels' model for decades. Nowadays it's easier and much less expensive to use machines. Artists are often hard to handle, even with drugs and other coercions. Acoustic guitars keep selling. People still want real music. Go out and support your local music scene. Thanks for a great interview. Todd is god.

[@TOMinPDX]

Barely any of Todds recent albums use real instruments. He does use a guitar but everything else is done using software on his computer which imo is why his albums just don't sound as good these days. I'd love it if he went back into a recording studio to do an album instead of just using his laptop.

[@Newfoundmike]

Nowadays they just have a hook with no chorus . 😂😂 And meaningless lyrics

[@radvibes]

Sex Pistols? lol

[@TOPMOSTPOP]

I had never heard of Todd. But ofcourse I grew up withisong &it really takes me back. Never thought I would play it on guitar it just came on thradio & I found I really liked playing it. Thsinging really inspiring. kzbin.infoipp87nXi0cM?si=_rV1i_LJaJtUIjfF

[@SuperPussyFinger]

I like Todd’s Frankenstein hair.