Roger McGuinn at UC Berkeley

[@macaibhistin]

What a neat interview. Would love to have him in my class! Leftie or rightie, who cares. He's a great guy, humble gentleman, and extremely intelligent. Can't think of too many younger artists with those qualities. He's the real deal.

[@normatible9795]

A musical genius and a gentleman educating us and promoting folk songs, country,rock and evrything else

[@DennisVernier]

Roger McGuinn should be doing musicians-songwriters workshops. You can't expect college kids, many who are not musicians, or were not even alive during the 60's, to have the same enthusiasm that some of the older commentors on here would. I'm 62and was a big Byrds fan, but there's a lot of wonderfully talented musicians. Many of them are young and will never get the opportunity to be (marketed) to such a grand scale as someone like Roger McGuinn or the Byrds were back in the 60's. Reality.

[@MichaelSalerno53]

I have seen him twice in Denver at Swallow Hill. Eight Miles High baby! He does and amazing rendition with just him and his guitar. One of my music heroes.

[@tonyrollman3991]

Thank you so much Roger !!!

[@tbeau6663]

Saw him play solo in Sydney back in 2001. Roger told many stories from the 60's and 70's featuring The Beatles, Dylan and the many singer-songwritters from Laurel Canyon, LA. A really nice man too.

[@jeanpat8946]

Roger is a legend !!

[@karyluhernandez5966]

Roger Mcguin, thanks for your music

[@DennisVernier]

You are correct. There's a lot of good music that's written today. Not everything that's good gets marketed. There's a lot of fine musicians and song writers that never get the oportunity to be marketed like a lot of these bands were back in the 60's. People think it doesn't exist just because (they) haven't heard it.

[@BC07731]

It's a Martin D-7 guitar, designed by Roger. It has a high G string added to mimic a 12-string guitar, while being easier to play. The high G string is the one between the G and B strings.

[@kmslegal7808]

yes ! seen him several times in concert

[@rickfigueiredo9764]

Amazing insight into the process of musical history and the 12 string guitar’s influence on song.

[@anibalnikov47]

Oh my god, havin roger mcGuinn in front of you, i can even think been on Facebook in a situation like that!

[@ciarraibuzz]

That was fucking far out session with Roger McGuinn. Finally, something worth something on You Tube. Far fucking out, man. If I could smoke grass with out massive paranoia, I might smoke some right now. I saw McGuinn in Meriden, CT a few years ago and he was outa sight. Fucking groovy spot from Berkeley, man. Thanks for putting it on.

[@ANPHKI]

How someone can be such a nice guy, and at the same time immensely supertalented. I guess Crosby would know the truth...

[@Kim-2277]

Listen to “Chestnut Mare.” One of the Byrds best!

[@JWirtel]

That 7 string guitar gets a really unique sound...Helps with RM playing it, but it is a very ingenius invention

[@brooklynguy-b4m]

Seems like the G string is doubled. Anyone know how it works?

[@discdon]

(cont)......I saw Roger in London last year at The Cadogan Hall..it was great! But I couldn't help thinking : wouldn't it be marvellous if the three remaining original Byrds (Roger Mc, David C.,Chris H.) put aside any differences and did some concerts and played some of those great tracks off the first five albums;particularly Younger than Yesterday. Here in the UK I'm sure they could fill The Albert Hall. ..... ps Can't UCBerkeley edit this video and remove the 'micophone passing' pauses?

[@gabrielfariasjr6097]

Poor youngsters had no clue that they were witnessesing a heavyweight, pioneer of rock/folk music. What a treat to have been there.

[@robertgimbel8701]

A true artist with a rare talent for musical genius.

[@dirkbogarde44]

What a lovely teacher.

[@erlpen2016]

So eager to sing for these brats...and so humble...

[@thomasrobinson182]

Not directly related to Roger or his music, but I used to love to go to Brennan's in Berkeley when going to sporting or music events. They closed after not being able to afford their rent.

[@davidmurray9580]

Wow, you could've heard a pin drop when the legendary Roger McGuinn was "introduced", the equivalent of the crowd reaction following Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. I understand perfectly why Professor BlandanBoorish's colleague's don't return his emails. Poor Roger.

[@gamoonbat]

Roger and the Byrds were very activist in their relationship to Nashville and the commercial country music scene. He could have mentioned "Drug Store, Truck Drivin' Man" as an example.

[@standawson9930]

Stanley Dawson The early Byrd's were the soundtrack of my 18 - 25's

[@Byrds1967]

Man....thank you so much for posting this!!! It's cool to hear Roger talk "off the cuff." I only wish I could do a sitdown conversation with him....but you actually had the opportunity. You did a great job!

[@RG-hf4et]

Do these kids have any idea who Roger is? Can they appreciate what an icon Rodger is?

[@thomaspick4123]

R G Of course not. Too young.

[@namcat53]

Even with the ease of the internet, most young people today are incredibly clueless. As college kids in the 70's we were VERY aware of all aspects of history and music. We listened to the radio, talked with other people, read books and sought out all kinds of music. We were not clueless

[@number6jb]

Fantastic!!! I wish the two righties... RM and Hillman... could make peace with the Anarchist .... Crosby. The chemistry was still great back in '90 last time the three performed together. Hard to believe it has been 20 years!

[@eleonora4284]

He's just lovely

[@icebirdz]

Gene Clark was from Tipton Missouri

[@johnpetrucci4834]

So who gives a shit ???

[@discdon]

That was a very enjoyable, unplanned I hour 8' when I should've been working! The students' questions were excellent, covering all the interesting issues in his life esp. technology and his career with The Chad Mitchell Trio etc (see mcd220 's upload). I'd like to know more about The Byrds success in not only South America - did they tour in non-English speaking countries? - but the rest of the world too, and was RM still getting the same miniscule royalties wherever Byrds records were sold?

[@Dougdenslowe714]

This is the teacher that Bevis and Butthead modeled theirs after................

[@thomaspick4123]

doug denslowe He should mention washing used condoms. That way, they can be reused without harming the ecology. Recycle materials is a good thing.

[@5000loto]

"McGuinn and McGuire couldn't get much higher, but that's what they were aiming at"

[@joeesquire5927]

Mind you, it’s about No. 1 hit songs, at that time by both of them.....not drugs.

[@joeesquire5927]

The heart of the Byrds,,,,,forever!

[@Kim-2277]

I recommend any Roger McGuinn / Byrds fan listen to “Chestnut Mare.” You’ll be.delighted & enlightened.

[@BlankUberEverybody]

been a fan of McGuinn since he first became a star, and I really love his music, but how nutty is it to have a folksinger/performer presenting what is labled scientific educational material....oh well, Berkeley will be Berkeley

[@Luenebahn]

Dear Mr. McGuinn, this is the well known university of Berkeley giving you some stuff out of a plastic bag. WTF!?

[@BroughamConspiracy]

That's totally Beavis and Butthead's teacher. I guess if you can't even teach you end up at Berzerkely.

[@thomaspick4123]

BroughamConspiracy And you have to buy a good pair of corduroy pants to fart in.

[@SecsSells]

Think what you will, but know... everyone sells something.

[@thawthepast]

cool!

[@markygoldhead]

the teacher is so awkward

[@oswaldoriginal5037]

This is supposed to be intro to environmental class??

[@michaeld.mcclish]

JUst saw this. This is so painful to listen to the host, in all his ignorance. Kudos for bringing Roger in , but, LORRRRRRD. Since I am older, the impact of Roger McGuinn paired with Dylan's music was enormous, and still affects me today. It's so disappointing to hear one kid ask Roger's opinion of the new Ipad.....Jeeeeezzzz.

[@PreacherAtArrakeen]

What a strange guitar!

[@andaluzvanhattum]

Preacher At Arrakeen cc

[@johnnygeejr500]

to the tree huggers get a job, go into the military and defend our way of life..............stop whining and winging.................do something good !

I'm only at @4:25 in and this drivel never ends. Folk MUSIC INCLUDES MUSIC WRITTEN TODAY -

Crosby is the only one to give a fuck about. Look at McGuinns face when Crosby pleas in the live segment in '67 to stop the wars and that the Kennedy assasinations are to be looked at again.. he was the anithesis to McGuinns slick hollywood bs.

WTF? He is a super privledged child (son of military) and attended UC to do acid trials and was raised in the thick of entertainment. This is not coincidence. He's is no hero or should you think he's important. Status is a myth and influence you decide. Music yes resonates but the person holds no power more than you he was just hip to how to use that power we all have. Dont'dumb yourself down anymore.

OMG HE HELD UP A COLUMBIA BOX SET AS A SALESMAN? WTF? So now the old Shindig regulars kiddie LSD band has to have help from a square to sell? The music industy is the same as it ever was, and it's simply thought out to levels you cannot imagine to pacify your children

@6:56 -the mythbusters are miltary funded fraud disinfo drivers. wow so either mcguinn is totally hollywood or totally ignorant. I think the first.

[@juke699]

Jim McGuinn trying to make himself relevant far after his time...