Tom Fogerty - Interview Part 1 - 4/26/1986 - unknown (Official)

[@matthewfarmer6830]

Rest in peace Tom ✌️🌹😔

[@milesfromneworleans]

I like how from 18:35 he shows his pride in and respect for his younger brother, John. Despite their turbulent relationship!

[@angelosantiago6155]

Tom can't tell what motivated his brother to write his song i think that was a wrong question!!

[@gospos1]

Angelo Santiago ..exactly what I was thinking!!..

[@anthonychiulli7736]

John was the whole band. He was the main ingredient

[@stephenswafford2509]

After all these years I have discovered "It came out of the Sky" and I can not get enough of that song! Why should we be concerned with the Bands problems? It makes no sense! Me, I see the four dudes that made up CCR. I don't see John Fogerty and three other guys! Let it rest!

[@Dulcimerist]

I love that song, too! "Pagan Baby" is another favorite of mine, and is largely unknown by most people.

[@frairf]

Holy cow really ends with a bang haha! Does anyone know who the journalist is?

[@Germinalx]

Who is this asking the guy who didn’t write how they came up with stuff?

[@fmbighair]

and this guy wanted to be the head man??? wtf….can’t even get thru the first minute with our falling asleep… smh

[@alabamahebrew]

Well as far as what he said about Chuck Berry being the King of rock and roll, he is dead wrong there. What Tom is not realizing is that Chuck only put out the kind of music he did because of the kind of music that Elvis was putting out. Chuck has said in numerous interviews that his goal was to get those white kids who were listening to Elvis to listen to him so he chose to write songs with similar lyrics as those Elvis hits but rock them up with his guitar. Elvis wasn't copying anyone, he was just making the kind of music he always wanted to hear. The songs that Elvis used that had been previously released by black artists did not sound much like those songs the black artists released. If you listen to the original recording of Hound Dog and then listen to the Elvis version, they are nothing alike. Elvis for intents and purposes "created" rock and roll but it was Chuck Berry who took it to the next level and made the guitar more of a center piece and that form of Rock music is still with us to this day in 2020. For those who want to agree with Tom and say Chuck Berry is the "real" king of rock and roll let me ask you something, since we know from what Chuck himself said throughout his career that he simply wrote songs like what he was hearing from Elvis and a few others, what if there would not have been an Elvis? What kind of music, lyric wise, would Chuck Berry have been writing? If you truly want to compare the artists then you have to also be honest and say that Chuck Berry's hits all sounded the same pretty much. While Elvis's hits were more of a variety of sounds. Heartbreak Hotel sounds nothing like Hound dog, but Maybelline and Johnny B. Goode sound very similar. I don't know the exact year but Chuck Berry's hits stopped coming very shortly after his career took off, while Elvis was still having hits right up to the day he died. The honest answer is actually this - you would not have rock and roll music today as it is without BOTH men's influences. But also to be honest, one man's career was built off the work of what the other had already presented to the world, that would be Chuck Berry who, as I said and as Chuck has said, he was just using similar lyric styles of what Elvis was doing and that had opened the door for this new music called rock and roll. I love both Chuck and Elvis and am thankful for both men giving us the music I love to hear and it was these two men who gave us later bands such as CCR.

[@cactuseli]

Gosh why didn't he say first hand begin thanking and giving his brother the credit for the success. Just saying.

[@cbalducc]

The sad fact is that John gave CCR the sound that made them famous but it ended up wrecking his and Tom’s relationship. Maybe Tom felt slighted and jealous, since he had led the previous bands (Tom Fogerty and the Blue Velvets and the Golliwogs) but they had little success.

[@deanl0]

This is a great interview, Tom was a good story teller, respect..RiP

[@Jos46664]

I think the person who interviewed him did not know nothing about Tom or CCR

[@livingadreamlife1428]

The importance of each band member has been debated ad nausium. Simply stated, CCR was like a championship football team with a Heisman Trophy winner in John and other capable and important, role players. It takes guys with all talent levels who come together to have a championship season.

[@camlendrim7609]

The problem IMHO was that the other band members could not accept that the band’s continued success was dependent upon their supportive role of the bandleader/songwriter/lead singer John.

[@terencehennegan1439]

How very sad they disbanded so early in their career, they just scratched the surface. A great band they were.

[@The15secondsOfame]

Tom and John have a very similar tone in their voices .

[@MsSmitty9]

It’s like John’s voice coming out of Tom’s Mouth. 😂

[@Platypusfuss]

They ask Tom Fogerty what the inspiration was for songs written by John?????

[@jimbosaul3996]

yeah i noticed that. funny. she said what was the inspriration for 'your' music. and Tom just had to answer, well John's inspiration was ........

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@jimbosaul3996 tom was honest. She probably had no fkn idea who wrote the songs

[@TheGuitarMan71]

Dumbasses

[@stephengiffith1010]

I know 😔😭 platypusfuss great and nice to hear you are soulfully putting just what had me thinking about it the interview folk wake up this is John's brother man not the light man or roadie it burns me up and make my blood boil Tom fogerty was the other half of John's back bone and the other one s dispute played so good John and Tom wrote things public never new about rip tom

[@37terraplane]

Great to hear Tom talking! He looks like Keith Whitley here!

[@samwa3986]

To quote the legendary Dick Dale, " Never, ever, ever, ever, sign a deal with a record label. Sell your own records"

[@jamesbradshaw3389]

Very sad that Tom passed away, Given a little more Tom and John would have got over their differences, it can be hard for brothers to work together, alongside each other, each and everyone on CCR was very great players.

[@Mr.56Goldtop]

Tom was quite a talent in his own right and was actually the original main singer of the band. But John's talents were undeniable and he moved to the front. And obviously John has a deep connection with those southern "swamp" states.

[@cbalducc]

And he and Tom ended up with a strained relationship. Was it worth it?

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

@@cbalducc they reconciled right after this

[@prettyshinyspaghetti8332]

@@jasonraczkowski6001 no, they never reconciled. What's your source?

[@jasonraczkowski6001]

@@prettyshinyspaghetti8332 sorry I was incorrect

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@jasonraczkowski6001 thats not what john said. He tried to talk to tom while he was in the hospital and said tom was firm in what he believed. They didnt depart as friends or loving brothers by any means

[@ImaCaMan]

John got screwed over bigtime by Saul Zaentz, owner of Fantasy Records and lost millions and millions of dollars and ownership of the songs that he wrote. He was even sued by Zaentz for plagiarizing his own song (Old Man Down the Road/Run Through the Jungle). His brother Tom and the other two guys sided with Zaentz. John, rightfully felt betrayed and never forgave them. Yes, he probably held a grudge for too long which affected his mental as well as his physical health but we never walked in his shoes. I'm glad John is back performing those great songs. I saw him earlier this year in Las Vegas and he was better than the two times I saw CCR back in the 60's.

[@tedarndt6254]

Good comment.

[@knk4ever83]

John even went to see Tom when Tom was dying, and to rub salt in the wound, Tom took John's hand and told him that Saul was his (Tom's) best friend. ..John was very hurt, abs rightfully so. JOHN is, and always was Credence Clearwater revival!

[@tedarndt6254]

knk4ever83 You got it. John was a long suffering man considering what went on. That's tough stuff there.

[@knk4ever83]

thank you! I love the man. ...sorry for the typo. .meant to say and not abs lol

[@knk4ever83]

haha, I knew he was young, but, damn!

[@teacup3133]

What a lovely man, I never heard his viewpoint before.

[@greghenderson4582]

Tom Fogerty was a great rhythm guitar player ...he set a very high standard when you hear the live three piece album live in Europe ...Tom is definitely missed !!! His gift to the band is very much over looked !!!

[@weshewittakawildwes]

Tom and Bob Weir (from Grateful Dead) are my personal favorites!

[@giuseppep.7180]

Tom was average, at best.

[@wildestcowboy2668]

@@giuseppep.7180 FACTS mate! John forgery was the bloody one who was CCR

[@miguelfernandezdiaz6592]

@@weshewittakawildwes Técnicamente le supera Bob Weir, tiene más recursos que el amigo Tom

[@MicroSoftner]

John wrote the music ! wtf is wrong with everyubody!

[@balerjohnson3099]

John was clearly the architect and artistic force of the band . Sadly John got screwed by Fantasy Records . But everyone knows who wrote the music and in the end , as it stands today, John gets all the credit .

[@ogrebattle22763]

Exactly there is no debating it or twisting the truth... so screw these other idiots who want to makes ridiculous excuses for the rest of the bands cut throat behavior..... that's how the music industry is a cut throat business...

[@blacksheep6996]

baler johnson John signed the contracts that screwed he and the other guys. He admits he didn't read or understand them. Nobody is saying he didn't write the songs and music. They're saying he was a piss poor manager. Could he have hired guys today, sure but, at the time, the other guys had been through the dive bars, $20 nights etc and felt like they were just as much CCR as John. On his deathbed, Tom blamed John for breakup. That says it all!

[@oreokookie1000]

true that.......but like it says in proverbs: "a good name is much better than riches"

[@bebo5558]

@@blacksheep6996 It isn't about who signed the contracts, it's about how they were treated and the bullshit he was put through! Different rules for different band members, idiot record executives throwing their money around.

[@albertgrau4076]

The Beatles changed the world. Such a cool statement. Rest in peace and thanks for being part of one of the greatest bands ever.

[@everettbrown5583]

We fans support John Fogerty 100% and realize that he is the main creative force in CCR.

[@rbmindful]

Big brother just couldn't handle little brother being infinitely more talented than him. Ego killed the band: the ego of the three who couldn't see the obvious and shut up and play. There's nothing democratic about talent.

[@imannonymous7707]

I dont think this guy seems so bad he has enough sense to focus on music and mostly the positives. And he is dead on about his anaylisis of johns voice , unique and very ray charles like , great rocknroll voice

[@albertomartinez2479]

A story as old as Cain and Abel. Sibling Rivalry. Sad.

[@ag358]

I laughed at the very end of the interview, tom says old man down the road sounded like ccr , so he didn't buy the album. John was ccr ....

[@elephantsmemory3142]

His own brother one would expect that he would have got a Freebie

[@bebo5558]

It's too bad Tom's ego couldn't handle things better, feuding with his brother for control of the band, not accepting the fact his brother was a better singer, song writer, guitarist and eventually leaving the band, history will probably label Tom an "anchor" that held the band back!

[@juanmendoza2993]

@@bebo5558 Tom was better singer than John

[@bebo5558]

@@juanmendoza2993 Yeah right and the Easter bunny has wings, prove it!

[@kpax45]

@@juanmendoza2993 John wrote all the songs and music though so who cares who the better singer was

[@kenbody4370]

I’ll be 64 In August. Grew up listening to CCR . One of my favorite Bands . Still listening to them today.

[@Bandito-Hidalgo]

Tom Fogerty was one of the best rhythm guitar players ever. His style of strumming was very key to the CCR sound.

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

YES SO MUCH SO

[@reubination]

“I can’t really say why we were successful.” Well he would be the only person to not know.😂 Here’s a clue…his name starts with a J.

[@bobsteel6916]

It's so sad that a blood transfusion took away who knows what when it comes to a 60's and 70's rock legend. Who knows??? What would he have done?? I highly doubt he was finished if it wasn't for his health.

[@jmkenny]

How could anyone give this interview a (thumbs down)? Tom comes across as really articulate & very human; pretty rare to get such honest and insightful answers!

[@wildestcowboy2668]

Because the draft dodging dope headed pill Poppin clown was disrespectful to his brother John.

[@seltaeb3302]

I support all of the Band. Not just one. They formed it together & played together creating their sound. The drummer created & composed his contributions to the songs. Is Ringo any less a band member as in the main he didn't compose anything until the White Album yet he would have composed his contribution to each song, yes Lennon McCartney gave their dictates on compositions or not.

[@donyandresen8063]

John recorded all the parts and taught them how to play it and when they all voted to include the other band members songs the album tanked the bands success was 100 percent John Fogarty

[@erikislas6201]

I’ve seen Creedence Clearwater Revisited and I’ve seen John Fogerty in concerts. Revisited sounded more like CCR, than John Fogerty and his back up band; you can’t replicate the rhythm section with others; Stu’s bass and Doug’s drumming is CCR. Another thing, John’s voice is sadly NOT the same anymore. But even worse, those that replace Tom, Stu, and Doug to back up John, just don’t play and sound like CCR. I enjoyed seeing and HEARING Creedence Clearwater Revisited; a better show than John and others.

[@roberthill799]

Fogerty was miles beyond Revisited who were essentially just a tribute band.

[@davidkirkham6497]

@@erikislas6201who do you think you are kidding?

[@IndyDefense]

@@roberthill799 John is no different; He has become a tribute to himself, just as many other classic rockers like the Stones or the Who have.

[@billfurman1494]

I hope the city of El Cerrito CA builds a CCR shrine.

[@rosemarie92123]

Thats the most i have ever heard tom say,too bad the bros never made up, ccr was kickass and they are on my playlist, john really was the force that drove them in my opinion

[@ginohernandez3770]

He backstabbed his own brother. She's asking the wrong person with these questions

[@imannonymous7707]

Possibly would be nice had someone got them on camera in the same room

[@rosemarie92123]

@@imannonymous7707 dont think that would have ever happened If this interview was during or after all the court bullshit, guess blood is not thicker than water

[@mebeasensei]

Does she even know? Damn it, I wanted to see his side. These guys played ten years together as a band before they blew up in 1969 with three or four albums in that year.

[@Dulcimerist]

Are you referring to the signing over the voting rights to Zaentz? That happened two years after this interview, after Tom learned that he was dying. Zaentz swooped in to take advantage of the situation to offer him money to offset his medical bills and provide for his wife and kids. Zaentz was also leading Tom on by making him think he was going to use Tom's "Unbearable Lightness of Being" song in Zaentz' movie of the same name. Zaentz played Tom like a fiddle to get revenge against John for leaving his label.

[@wilhelmhesse1348]

Tom was really a beautiful soul, here he is saying and giving all credit to John for his writings of those classic songs. God bless Tom and it would be good for John to also to give Tom some credit in their success as CCR.

[@roseblake5803]

We all know how great John is but CCR was a helluva BAND !!!!! All of them.

[@TheNewenglandboys]

It is an incredible shame that Tom was interviewed by an interviewer too young to know anything about CCR. What a waste. Tom deserved a real interview.

[@bedrocker7]

Bottom line-If not for John Fogerty, no interview here to see.

[@moparproud3978]

Rusell Shaw You’re a moron. YOU need to do some research. The band never would have gone anywhere had it not been for John joining. Period, end of story. He is and was the talent, the other three clearly complimented him well and can certainly hold their own. But John will forever be the driving force of CCR, simple fact.

[@jimlabos]

Rusell Shaw sorry but John wrote the songs, arranged the songs, played guitar on the songs and then sang lead vocals on all the songs. The rest of the band whatever you may think of them was not that great. This was not a group with equal talents. It was John at 99% talent. It want like the Beatles where John and Paul we’re the main creators but then George showed himself to be quite a talent for writing and Ringo cane up with the perfect parts. CCR was filled with envy of John and when he finally gave them the reigns because they were constantly complaining that he was too bossy the music became shit. If they had had some humility and true love for the guy they would still be a band and maybe Saul would not have gotten away with so much. CCR without John is nothing as evidence shows. John without CCR is still John as evidence shows.

[@handmethepiano]

9:14 "it sounded so much like Creedence that it was hard for me to get past that" John WAS CCR..... period. It's so sad that his own brother turned on him.

[@brett8402]

Tom sided with a thief that ripped off John Fogarty . Tom and the other leeches stabbed John in the back

[@davidkirkham6497]

I don’t know if Tom sided with Saul Zaentz or not! However, no one else would sign Tom to a recording contract, except Fantasy. So I believe Tom sucked up to Zaentz, for sure! That is why Tom stated to John, on Tom’s death bed that Saul Zaentz was his best friend! Tom Fogerty was so desperate to make his own music that is the real reason he quit Creedence Clearwater Revival. He could not accept that he would ever be able to write music that matched up to what his younger, and more talented Brother John, could produce. Then, after all the music Tom did produce, he realized that he was going no where fast, because his songs & music, just did not sell well! Nevertheless, he did try to get the four of them back together, however, John would have no part of it! It is sad, that these four close friends & Brother’s could not have worked it out. Tom Fogerty “cut off his nose, in spite of his face!” Too bad as the 4 of them were synergistic as a group, as long as John was leading them, musically!🇨🇦

[@adesh2383]

Saul entered the minds and skull fucked them..... suckers!

[@brett8402]

@@davidkirkham6497 read what Tom fogerty said about Saul to John on his death bed

[@Fredsgarage]

@@brett8402 where can we read this?

[@bobsguitarstudio715]

John Fogerty was CCR.

[@calebwitt207]

John's back-up band on Austin City Limits & the DVD The Long Road Home was as good or better than any of his back-ups. Just my opinion & no one was a bigger CCR fan than me back in the day.

[@charmingferret5916]

Youth is a strange thing. Doug,Stu and Tom never forgave John for making them rich and famous.

[@imannonymous7707]

Well famous at least lol

[@johnscialfa7391]

and he never forgave them...i love john...but wonder if we ever got the full story.

[@merseybeat1963]

Rich ? Famous ? John Fogerty made them neither Rich nor Famous. John Forgerty believes he was every thing in that band and gives no credit to people that struggled with him and supported his music as a team since the mid 50's. Its the mentality of a Plantation owner with no appreciation for those who slaved to achieve his plans. I worked for a guy ..I think he was from Haiti..I somehow was directed by my mom to assist this guy in renovating the Laundromat she worked at during the day..the guy needs someone to assist him. Work had to be done at night after Laundry closed.So I was in there assisting this dude for 11-12 hours a night till Laundry opened i the morning...Drop Ceiling..Wall Paneling..Tiles..it was for around 10 days..in the end Im hoping to get paid some modest amount and the guy doesnt pay me.When he was confronted the guy says why should I give him my money..it's my job, my company, I did everything..That's what this John Forgerty dude reminds me of. Not to mention every thing he did on his own Post CCR was rubbish.. Look at me Centerfield..oh brother..just rubbish. That band CCR was r o c k i n and he was the main man but he wasnt everything..and all that popular stuff he put out on his own just really sucked.

[@jimlabos]

@@merseybeat1963 You are either joking or extremely ignorant. John was the writer of all of the tunes! The rest of the guys tried to screw him and stabbed him in the back. They played the game and lost in the the end although John had to go through al of the court bs. You want proof? What have these guys done? They were basically a cover band of themselves. Why? Because John was 99% of CCR. Any of the guys in the band could have been replaced by any mediocre musician. They shoudl have kissed his ass for getting a job in that business. Listen to Tom. He can hardly put 2 words together. He has the sophistication of a primary school kid. He was lucky that John let them keep the name CCR. If you think otherwise then you are welcome to go to a CCR concert and find someone singing as good as John sings the songs. HE WROTE THEM, ARRANGED THEM AND PLAYED GUITAR AND SANG THEM. The only crap album that the band made was theone where he let them have control. It was a total wreck and they could not admit it as their ego wouldn't allow it. This is what happens to a lot of bands where there is one major creator and the rest of the guys think somehow they are entitled to an equal share. Post CCR was rubbish? Then you are really ignorant. John was sued for sounding like himself. Such was the hatred with these guys. Imagine being sued because you sounded like yourself. Luckily John won the case. John sounds like John Fogerty and John Fogerty sounds like CCR period. I usually don't comment on these band feuds but this one hits home as a songwriter. These guys are akin to Ringo Starr suing Paul or John for their solo songs after the Beatles ended. Yes I know it was CCR's Publisher that sued but the guys in the band were 100% behind him and stabbed John in the back. So don't go telling us John didn't make them rich or famous. They made a hell of a lot more money than they would have made on their own. Certainly the fame they attained had all to do with CCR and John was CCR. This interview was done in 1986! Now where is CCR now? Poof! Nowhere. Where is John Fogerty? Still playing and living hapilly with his family (and playing with his kids who at least will not stab him in the back like his brother). Greed enters where talent leaves.

[@merseybeat1963]

@@jimlabos But he didn't make them rich and famous..because they are not rich and famous. What are you saying man ! They were a T E AM playing together since 1959..Nineteen fifty nine..they hit it in 1968.. they went through all that struggle and crap lifestyle for most of those nine years backing up and supporting John Fogerty ..(The John Fogerty Project)..through thick and thin. Yet JF thinks it was all down to him. After CCR he was never as big as CCR right..I dug CCR a lot..they were freakin good..but that solo revival period he had for a few years..that stuff sucked to my ear. Talking about the Beatles..this is similar to Pete Best sticking it out with them for all those years living like sht and them kicking him out just at take off..which was understandable to get the additional Octane Ringo provided..but when they made millions to not show any appreciation to Best at all was DEAD WRONG. They threw him a bone 25 years later only because they had to..The boys were just too greedy to give him some due..Sir Paul held tight to the one or two million he could have given to Pete for his years of service..instead Sir Paul pissed it off so much easier the many millions to the wood legged gold digger. Those Ex.CCR guys are not rich..and not famous. Be well.

[@foggymountainmusic3468]

R.I.P Tom Fogerty

[@JoshJohnson-yl7ll]

R.I.P. Tommy

[@NCLUSA]

First thing, a brother can and will treat you like shit when it comes to money. Take John out of CCR and there would be no CCR, take any other band member out and it would still be CCR, what does that tell you?. I had business dealings with brothers of mine and sure enough they treated me like shit, go figure?.

[@acousticshadow4032]

Intelligent guy. Strong resemblance with his niece, Kelsey Fogerty.

[@felixmadison5736]

In John's biography he says that Tom had great timing in his rhythm guitar playing. He also said Tom had a nice, silky smooth voice, and did a great cover of 'Oh, Donna' by Ricthie Valens.

[@nbwall56]

This interviewer was pretty bad.

[@musicroolsman994]

Can't believe I've never seen this interview man? I hang my head in shame as Tom Fogerty has always been in my heart whilst John hovers around it. John was a little arrogant but that comes with perfection i guess? After watching this i now understand why Tom remains in my heart. I'm quite sure you'll understand where I'm coming from man? 😊✌😀Peace.

[@davidkirkham6497]

Wow! That is quite a statement! Good for you! You should get a Ouija Board! Maybe you could connect with, Tom!

[@musicroolsman994]

@@davidkirkham6497 (Wow?) Correct, guess it's my honesty when say have never seen this. Made a Ouji board in 1964 and when my sister and i "asked it a question" the glass moved! Scared the crap out of us and we threw it behind the barn/shed and never used it again! As for connecting with Tom that's achieved through his music alone. No other way to connect with Tom until die and go to the great concert hall in the sky man. With respect I don't understand what part of my statement "wowed" you but hey, rock on and whatever rocks your boat man. Peace.

[@johnschall7855]

He took the record companies side over his own brother.

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

So many posts to reply. Nobody was there but the band and management, and very few facts are known. The main facts are that John was the artistic source for the band. He wrote the songs, but the other guys definitely added their sounds/style of play- it is natural. John screwed himself. Despite a band member having a business degree from college, John signed the contracts, he admits, without reading or understanding them. He got himself trapped. Yes, record moguls are bastards, but by the time CCR was together, the problems of the Stones and the Beatles with bad contracts were well known and CCR should have been more aware. John is a control freak and at first, he would not allow the band to contribute, then when his brother quit, he ordered them to contribute an equal number of songs. So once the band disintegrated the others sued to get out from the contract and Zaentz let them go to hang on to John. It was dirty and nasty, and fans of the band take sides, when there is blame for all to go around. John lost the rights to his songs to get out of his contract in the end. I think too many are too hard on the rest of the Band and defend John because he was the song writer and singer, but he set himself up for a lot of the problems he went through, but never wants to truly admit it. The lawsuits and counter lawsuits only made it worse. It was as ugly as the Beatles break-up, just less publicized.

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

Onr of the better reasoned posts that have been made about the CCR situation. Good job.

[@davidkirkham6497]

Anthony Dodge The Model Train Outsider How do you know John is a control freak? You have no idea what went on & how things went down. Yea, John brought in all the good songs. Tom, Doug, and Stu were inferior as far as song writing is concerned, history proved this. Sure John signed the “contract” so did Tom & Stu & Doug! However, there was also a verbal commitment that it would be ripped up or modified if Creedence was successful! Were they successful? I believe they were. However a, ripping up the contract or modifying didn’t happen. That is the root cause of John loosing interest in giving Fantasy anymore material. Almost simultaneously, Tom decided, if his songs couldn’t be used & Cook & Clifford wanted to contribute more is what blew the band apart. Was John Fogerty right on this front? I believe so, without a doubt. Tom Fogerty, Stu Cook & Doug Clifford’s record speaks for themselves. Neither of the 3 of them could produce music that the masses wanted to listen to. This is not a knock on Tom, Doug, or Stu, just the truth as history proved!

[@imannonymous7707]

I know the story ya john was the catylist but i have to say that a band is the sum of its parts and they sound great together the politics of this band kinda ruins their acomplishments .. its a shame john couldnt see that, the optics of declaring it was all him. Even if its tru, i know im risking backlash here and john fogerty might go balistic on me , idk him Tom played great rythym guitar , they sound great together, was it that hard to share the success, at least on the visual surface....for the sake of the band. And the others ,im not sure what they were actually saying n doing , so im not taking a side here,in final anaylisis i just love the recordings

[@AC-cj9zl]

im annonymous, very good point.

[@handsclasped]

John wrote all the hit songs. Pretty much every song, until the "Mardi Gras" album where Doug Clifford & Stu Cook removed all doubt who had the song writing talent. John also arranged Grapevine & Suzie Q. The band was first called "Tom Fogerty & the Blue Velvets," and Tom was the lead singer. Sibling rivalry can be a bitch and holding grudges is an "emotional cancer" that never ends well. Record companies are notorious for being too greedy and controlling over a product they have very little hand in creating. John was robbed of tens of millions of dollars. The saddest part of it all was the years that fans were robbed of the music they could have possibly been recording together. Keep On Chooglin, John Fogerty! Your songs will go on for a long long time. Contrary to the last comment, your significance is monumentally evident to any true fan of yours in CCR and beyond.

[@hollyholy5362]

Whatever CCRs history was, I am so sad that Tom had such a tragic end.

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

Malevolent beast you are.

[@teenieneenie630]

@@johnnyneverletmedown53 a** h*le.

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

@@teenieneenie630 Hello. Not sure what happened there. I liked Tom, this might have been meant to be a response to something else, sorry. I am tired of listenening to the whiny one who never gives up on telling us how hard done by he is, was, and how everybody else in the band was 'a bum who can't hold time'. One of his less vindictive descriptions. I have met them all and dined with em a few times. One of them is unbearable company and difficult to relate to, two are great guys, who are still not friends with Zaents. Despite what people think when they only hear John's version, there is a lot more to CCR history than the whiny one and his self excupatory moaning sessions. RIP Tom.

[@2012XF3]

Karma

[@davidkirkham6497]

Johnny never let me down if your tired of listening to the whiny one why are you’re even making comments about something you have no clue about how it all went down. What I am tired about is your posts insinuating John Fogerty is this, and John Fogerty is that. You like Tom Fogerty? That is great. He probably was a very nice chap! Why don’t you start threads about Tom’s contributions to the band? He made a few albums & had some decent songs! His contributions in Creedence were limited, however, before he bailed on the other 3 members he was a good part of the band. John Fogerty could help it that John could write better music then Tom. That is not a slight on Tom, just how history played its hand out. Don’t forget, Tom Fogerty tried to get them back together sometime after he bailed& after he realized he really couldn’t make it as a solo act. Again, not a knock on Tom, just facts!

[@cultfilmfreakreviews]

his guitar were like the wings on each side of CCR's sound...

[@jaguarJS]

It sounds like he’s being interviewed by Annie Hall.

[@chocodiledundee1]

Wow I loved what he said about Chuck Berry .... so true !

[@kneedeepinbluebells5538]

John Went To Tom's Bedside In The last Days His Tuberculosis ... Tom Refused To Acknowledge John's Overture - SAD

[@alwa6954]

He looks so different from his brother John, are we sure they're actually related? Then again, John's daughter Kelsey has the same hair and looks quite a bit like Tom, more even than her dad, so... there's that.

[@BrownconservativePerspective05]

John is the man!

[@octoberkurt]

Listening to Creedence again now, in 2017, it really shows how much they needed each other to obtain their "sound". Everything all the band members did on their own, post breakup, didn't measure up to what they put out as Creedence Clearwater Revival. As John Fogerty controlled every musical thing and wrote lyrics to the songs, it is always looked upon as "his" band which, I think, is not accurate at all, upon hearing all aspects of the music. and what the other three contributed. As John found out, you can't hire musicians to duplicate what the other three members brought to the whole of the sound. If you read everything out there from all band members' perspectives, you'll probably see, like I did, that one huge reason for the breakup was John's inability to manage the band's financial affairs. Oh, it's easy to use the old cliché that they were "screwed by their record label", but John insisted on being "manager", but knew nothing about business and recording contracts and, in effect, was ultimately responsible for screwing himself (and his bandmates) out of the millions they so rightly deserved.

[@drummersagainstitk]

Respectfully, I've no idea where your source was that he managed the band's financial affairs. Stu, Tom and Doug didn't want to do anything about anything. John was a driven SOB and he did produce the "goods" in every aspect and they hated him for it. That is unfortunate for them but you can't blame John for it. Any musician changes will change a bands internal sound. When things become huge things get distorted. How it played out behaviorally was not smart by Stu, Doug and Tom. Remember.... the genius is intrinsically in the tune. NOT WHO PLAYS IT.

[@charmingferret5916]

Ask any of these guys today and they would have behaved differently back then. The early twenties is the not best time to face critical situations. The great shame is that they can't admit their stupidity and bury the hatchet.

[@michaelram1215]

@@drummersagainstitk I agree with you. that's why i listed my Suzie Q cover as John Fogerty version of Suzie Q. and i got three thumbs down. I've always thought it was his x bandmates. you think?

[@drummersagainstitk]

@@michaelram1215 Hard to say. Don't know.

[@imannonymous7707]

@@drummersagainstitk john fogerty said as much in a interview you can find on you tube but youre both right, politics has no place in music, it breaks great collaberations

[@sly2392]

RIP tom fogerty. may god bless you always.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@closeupman why do u harbor more hatred for tom in 2020 or ever more than John does today?

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

@closeupman taking this all a bit personally aren't you ? Perhaps very close, love the coffin analogy, very biblical in flavor, like a bad moon rising, or something? Hmmnn

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

@closeupman LOL, good on ya champ, Vapid Ambiguous Statements. Really now Tosh, who is trying to impress themselves? I can interpret history any way I like thanks, Tosser. You pretend to be so in touch, you are a pretension in and of yourself.

[@jznewman22]

@closeupman You're ignorant, you're stubborn, you're wrong and you can't type. Get out of here, Boomer!

[@ronclifford3336]

@@johnnyneverletmedown53 All of you people talking about John's the bad guy in this situation, Who made money on John's songs all those years that John was barred from singing them himself, besides ole Saul that is? That pretty much tells you the story right there. And no it wasnt Tom completely. He may have gotten something out of it but he wasnt going around using John's songs to make a living.

[@Yulowirri]

God bless Tom, at least he acknowledged his brother and knew that John Fogerty was the inspiration for creedence Clearwater revival..

[@ericbrufatto5371]

"You always hurt the one(s) you love." Theirs is sibling story (we all have one or two) that got complicated by outsiders, like their record producer. My guess is that the producer wouldn't release John because of his songwriting ability, and John said in an interview that they were "depressing" years, when he wasn't performing, and especially so because his brother "sided" against him in the dispute.

[@caelicavideos]

John was the producer. I guess you're referring to the owner of the record company and the guy who signed them and then exploited John forever, Saul Zaents.

[@whartzell807]

Regardless, each and every band member made CCR. Whether John wrote every song. It took all to make the magic. I would love to see ccrevisted include a line up of John also. RIP Tom.

[@erikislas6201]

@W Hartzell I’ve seen Creedence Clearwater Revisited and I’ve seen John Fogerty in concerts. Revisited sounded more like CCR, than John Fogerty and his back up band; you can’t replicate the rhythm section with others; Stu’s bass and Doug’s drumming is CCR. Another thing, John’s voice is sadly NOT the same anymore. But even worse, those that replace Tom, Stu, and Doug to back up John, just don’t play and sound like CCR. I enjoyed seeing and HEARING Creedence Clearwater Revisited; a better show than John and others.

[@whartzell807]

@@erikislas6201 I agree.

[@MsSmitty9]

It’s the funniest thing hearing John Fogerty’s voice coming out of Tom Fogerty s mouth. I love Tom Fogerty. It’s too bad they didn’t go on together. All 4 of them together were a Phenomenal Band. Picture the Fogerty Brothers like The Everly Brothers only Rock and Rollers. That would have been a sight to see. We all know John was and is a Rock and Roll Genius. Put him together with His Older Brother and I think the Sky would have been the Limit sadly it will never happen.

[@georgeorr1042]

Well he does say at 1:20 "...especially in terms of the way John would write...." So, give Tom a break. He IS acknowledging that John was the talent in the band. But he can take pride in his part for sure. They were a very tight rhythm section. Only 1 in a million can write at John's level.

[@notrondayt9]

some nasty comments ......CCR were the best band out of the US right up there with the Beatles and Stones and like the Beatles n Stones were greater than the sum of the parts you cant deny JF was the driving force but the magic was CCR the band.....unfortunately they got screwed by their record company like a lot of artists

[@davidkirkham6497]

You are so right! Bravo!

[@jamesfitzgerald6636]

Byrds better

[@wildestcowboy2668]

You did your brother wrong you bloody mate.

[@mindstash704]

"Without John there would be no CCR" is stating the obvious. Likewise, without Tom, there would be no CCR is obvious.. Stating that John was the center of the CCR constellation is also obvious. Now that we've gotten that out of the way, if John had shined playing with Tom, Stu and Doug back when they were teens and instead opted for a solo career, CCR would be nothing. What John's music would've sounded like and how well his music would now be known to the public can only be speculated. The facts are that there wasn't one member but there were 4 members in the group that was named Creedence Clearwater Revival. Assuming that the members of rock n roll bands aren't robots or marionettes being led around by a puppet master who writes songs that are to be performed exactly as they were originally conceived of in their author's head, we can conclude that making music is a creative, collaborative process that renders songs. We can't quantify how much influence Stu's bass and Cosmo's drum styles influenced the CCR body of music so we are left to speculate. The one thing that we don't need to speculate about is what we know for certain, ie we know who the members of CCR were the group of musicians who rehearsed together to create their music. Belittling the efforts and influence that Tom, Stu and Doug had on the CCR sound by claiming that CCR is/was nothing without John equates w/ claiming that the E Street Band would be nothing without Springsteen or that Crazy Horse would been nothing without Neil Young.. It is stating the obvious while missing the point. At the end of the day, musicians love playing music and the songs are their things. Without knowing the history of the musicians and their personal struggles, Stu, Doug and friends who formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited skillfully play some great music, straight up.

[@mindstash704]

At the end of the day, musicians love playing music and the songs are their things. Without knowing the history of the musicians and their personal struggles, Stu, Doug and friends who formed Creedence Clearwater Revisited skillfully play some great music, straight up.

[@jacksmith6063]

We have to concede that without John's songwriting; vocals, and musical management/ direction; Credence would not have been the sound and the band it was. Listen to their final album when John asked the other members to stop bitching and start writing songs. The results speak for themselves...

[@johnnyneverletmedown53]

@@jacksmith6063 Yeah, but What are you gonna do? Sail away? Take it like a friend, or just ride your cycle, tearin up the country? With a song. All nice ditties. Re arrrange a few vocals, you got some sweet little songs right there, if only grumpy guts would participate a bit more.

[@anthonycongiunti4421]

It's sad as. much. as I love CCR I can never see them with Tom having passed away. R.I.P Tom

[@timfeleppa3156]

John’s songwriting. Short answer.

[@anthonyscully2998]

tom does not seem that bitter. he does not mention his brother with malice

[@wreckim]

Well, yeah...he only joined the lawsuit that named his brother as sounding like his brother. The most ridiculous lawsuit in the history of Rock.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

@@wreckim tom had nothing to do w that lawsuit

[@lastnamefirst4035]

How I feel to

[@wreckim]

@@lastnamefirst4035 You may be right, but I found this because I had read about this somewhere before: (excerpt - www.loudersound.com/news/john-fogerty-tried-to-make-peace-with-brother-tom-creedence) “I wanted to do that with Tom for our mother. So I started a dialogue. I think I wrote him a letter. We talked on the phone at least once.” He suggested that each of them wrote down the issues they had against the other, then they could work through them one by one. His own contained eight points, and started with the fact that his brother had sued him over song ownership in 1978. But Tom denied it had happened. Fogerty says: “On the morning of the trial, he walked up to my attorney and said, ‘I’m not suing John any more.’ “That was in 1983. But I’d already had to deal with the lawsuit since 1978. Many thousands of dollars later Tom decided to drop the lawsuit. In his mind that meant he didn’t sue me. “So I sent him the cover page of the filing, which said, ‘Tom Fogerty vs John Fogerty.’ I don’t think we got any further than that. Unfortunately, our mom passed away.” --------------- Anyways, it's a shame...such a great band, and even thought John was the talent, the sound was gone when the band broke. 2c.

[@Dulcimerist]

@@wreckim Yeah, I wonder what Tom filed the lawsuit against John for. The famous lawsuit against John was done by Saul Zaentz in 1986 for that ridiculous "Run Through the Jungle" / "Old Man Down the Road" thing.

[@eliasvazquez77]

Siempre muy serio.muy difícil que sonrria 😔😳

[@deangeorge5627]

I think the most telling comment was when he was asked about John at the end he said" Well I am kind of biased since we were in the same band." Not that they were brothers, family or something like that. His Old Man Down the Road comment was idiotic. Sounded like CCR? It sounded like John, who wrote, arranged and sang all the songs for CCR.

[@zebratangozebra]

Interviewer asks the lamest questions, could have a great interview.

[@johnnygreen6666]

Great interview follow them at Betty Reilly's ago go in 66 sold them some custom amps

[@edwardmeradith2419]

Why do we (I include myself) have to attribute any great art (I include CCR here) to one creator (John F) when the fabric was communal, family - yes there was the shaman (John F) who codified and artfully captured this phenomenon in song. John Fogerty is a masterful singer/songwriter- but he thrived for a time as the conduit-. The issues that are responsible for their demise goes all the way back to Cain & Abel - separating out and the resultant illusion of the brothers singularity- either/or rather than both/and - it is very sad that the external pressures I think exacerbated the brothers natural competitive natures. I LOVE John Fogerty - big any argument that he was “all of it” is belied by looking at the art created in the bands life, and the work after the band broke up.

[@Dulcimerist]

Well said. There were additional stressors on the band, well beyond sibling rivalry. Saul Zaentz financially exploited the band and got extremely wealthy off of them, and pushed them to crank out records to make him even more money. Record labels pressing musical acts to crank out records and tour like crazy to promote the records was the norm back then. That dynamic was noted in the careers of Jimi Hendrix and Janis Joplin, and those stressors were a contributing factor to their drug use and untimely deaths.

[@adamossg]

Too many people living in self pity poor me pour me can’t be grateful for what they’ve got can’t seem to see past their nose and be grateful for the water that runs out the tap the food on the table a roof over their head everything else is a bonus I just seem to be so caught up in them selves very sad

[@tomjones2348]

Very weak interview.

[@Zepster77]

Geez most of these comments are in worship of John Fogerty! That is so weird. John never gave Tom any credit... give a listen to Tom’s albums to hear his talent... I enjoy them now much more than any CCR stuff.

[@Dulcimerist]

I enjoy Tom's solo albums as well, for his distinct style. It's too bad that Tom got burned out touring with CCR, and wanted to work his music career as essentially a "9 to 5" job where he could go home at the end of each day. As a result, he didn't tour to promote and support his albums. Back then, concert tours were necessary to drive record sales.

[@richardstead3924]

Absolutely sad.All these greats bands.start.then go against each other..we heard you..as the whole group

[@imannonymous7707]

Somebodys comment made me ask this, did saul zuentz drive a wedge that caused this sad story, by way of greed and manipulation? Hmmm what a great point !

[@Dulcimerist]

Saul Zaentz manipulated everyone in order to get the rights to the songs, and eventually got band members to sell their band voting rights to him. Saul did whatever he could to get as much money as possible. He used the money to buy the rights to the Tolkien novels, and produced quite a few movies over the years. If you listen to John's "Centerfield" album, "Vanz Kant Dance" and "Mr. Greed" are about Saul Zaentz.

[@dougpage1132]

What you chose to play was written, arranged and sung by your BROTHER.

[@lee95757]

Never knew these dudes were from the Bay Area, my home town area. I thought they were from the deep south. Geez. The sixties in the Bay Area were incredible.

[@frankfarklesberry]

The interviewer and the audio technician should be fired.

[@56dinosaur]

At first, Tom,Doug & Stu didn't mind that the group was going to center around John Fogerty's songs and vocals, then they turned against John. They would never have had hits with Tom's voice and songs.

[@BrentHarmon]

Yep the minute success happen they wanted more. Tom, Stu and Doug wanted to be like The Beatles like John said.

[@Kurima60]

Do you mean John’s voice and songs?

[@utoobia]

@@Kurima60 ...Read it again.

[@JakeSpeed1000]

If it were not for John, none of us would have even known who Doug, Stu and Tom were. They would be legends in their parents garages. They were behind John until Saul stole John's money and then they turned on John and became Saul's friends. "I was for the war and then I was against the war." In other words I believe in what benefits me. I have no respect for either of the other three. They rode John's coat tails to fame and fortune.

[@blacksheep6996]

Scott Clark no one stole money! John signed contracts without reading or understanding them. He was advised to invest and advised to pull out. He didn't!

[@kingkongz88]

Sorry but " "I was for the war and then I was against the war." In other words I believe in what benefits me." seems a biased take on what he was saying. You may think John got a hard deal and he may have, but to trash everything about a person based on a single bias is extreme. He was talking about a movement that had effect on him. He even speaks about the people at Berkeley speaking and changing minds. Minds got changed in the 60's, as it does in any period, when presented with alternate information and a movement for freedom of speech. Remember, the majority of people were not against the war but became the majority. Of course, this has nothing to do with any fault within Creedance but I hate to see extremism in every criticism.

[@minskimia]

@@blacksheep6996 John trusted Stu Cooks father who was supposed to be their lawyer. John was just a kid with talent and trusted him. They stole his money and are still reaping the rewards of his talent. They are in my book thieves .Do some research jerkoff!

[@rosemarie92123]

@@minskimia didnt know about stu and his father , does seem pretty shady, but that stuff happens to a lot of young bands who just wanna be signed, the beatles got really fucked over on their first contract, back then they were almost working for wages weekly despite selling millions of records, check it out. Jt from mex

[@rosemarie92123]

I have said this before on tube, you can put 3 other guys on all the instruments and john singing and you would still have the ccr sound, no one can replace his voice, as soon as you hear it YOU KNOW WHO IT IS. Jt from mex

[@george5120]

Tom is inarticulate. Seems uncomfortable and reserved.

[@JCStorm76]

He’s not that bad

[@Dulcimerist]

That might be partly due to his mild Asperger's, which John also has.

[@adesh2383]

When I watch Tom in this video the first thing that comes to my mind is, Cocaine, dunno why.....

[@PATUZI]

Anyway long live SUSI Q and all of the music from CCR.*************

[@flammaferus2998]

After 4 years since an interview he died sadly R.I.P.

[@leandroitapolis]

2 years.

[@BrentHarmon]

@@leandroitapolis 4 years ago. Tom passed away in September 6th 1990. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Fogerty

[@American-Motors-Corporation]

Interviewer sounds like Shelly long!!

[@anthonybrock9435]

Thomas looks so uncomfortable. The young lass interviewing him lacks empathy. Puts him on the spot. Dunno that she meant to. He never really was a front man. But an integral part of the soul of CCR. Rest easy, Thomas Fogerty. 🍀🌹🍀