Man you guys I was in such a shite mood before I found this.

I love how he’s not afraid to show that he has weaknesses, and doesn’t hide who he is. It makes you respect him so much more. He’s such an awesome guy. If I could hang out with any artist for a day, it would be Devin townsend without a doubt. And Holy Fuck those high screams were insane!

13:25 XD “If your thing doesn’t flop over the top of your guitar, you’re not playing it right.”

Devin looks so uncomfortable in this performance. I can imagine it's really anxiety-inducing for him, hence all the jokes and commentary. I think he does that as a coping mechanism. Check out the "Devin Townsend Unleashed" video that D'Addario did, he basically says the bit about sweep picking verbatim. I think NAMM overwhelms the dude, but he goes to events like that cause dudes like Framus help him do his music thing. Love you Devin

@extrovertedintrovert6579

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul K When I met him (that's his personal Framus Mayfield custom in my profile pic), he was totally overwhelmed by everything. I asked him how he was doing, and his answer was "man, I don't fucking know right now... just... fuck..." He later talked about all the goofy shit he does, and it's 100% coping mechanisms. He's the kind of guy who loves hanging at home with his family, but at the same time he loves performing. It's just hard for him to do, and he said he's always been a socially awkward person, so out comes the goofy stuff because it's a mask that he can hide behind. After the clinic, he hung around to talk to people who didn't have the VIP passes, and some guy got totally starstruck and couldn't say a word. Dev sat him down on a chair, gave him a hug and had a really quiet chat to him. I couldn't hear what he said, but I honestly think that Devin totally understood what the poor dude was going through. He signed one of my guitars and drew a picture of Ziltoid on it, and I got to play his guitar. It was a night I will never forget :D

@lellowranger

8 жыл бұрын

That's a great story! Despite all the pressure and anxiety he feels, he still goes out of his way to be there for his fans. Such a nice person.

@Jordy666sic

8 жыл бұрын

+V8Soarer92 Thanks for sharing that man!

@thordiesel6.7

8 жыл бұрын

+V8Soarer92 A gentleman for sure.

@Sharppz15

8 жыл бұрын

+Paul K Wow, I never noticed that until watching this. I feel exactly the same way he does with being around a lot of people. I don't have the same reactions as him though, I just stay quiet.

Holy shit those high screams.

@5tnblnkt

8 жыл бұрын

+Hank Hill Dude,stop being everywhere, it's annoying.

@StricklandAssistantManager

8 жыл бұрын

Matías De Luca NO >:(

@5tnblnkt

8 жыл бұрын

C'mon, please.

@hyppyrotta71

8 жыл бұрын

How can you have so much subs while you dont have videos at all? :O

@StricklandAssistantManager

8 жыл бұрын

hyppyrotta71 People sub for my retarded comments lol. Also subscribers get a deal on propane.

His shows are always enjoyable to watch. This guy will make my extremely manly tears drop if he die one day.

awesome quality, he's one of the best.

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

+xenochrist13 Absolutely!

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

+xenochrist13 Also, thank you for the compliment on the quality! I know I as a fan would love to see this footage... so glad I was in the right place at the right time!

His range, and ability to flip between them is mind boggling.

Ahh. i met him when he played in Leeds, he even gave me a cuddle! He's incredible.

We don't regret it being on KZread Devin! Thanks Paul, my smile is stuck on my face for the whole day now ;)

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

My pleasure!

If he hadn't gone into music, he coulda been a pretty good stand up. He's got a way with words.

Devy is completely nuts. Love him.

Im an old fart who's been listening to metal from the beginning. ...all my life. But Devy never ceases to amaze me. And make me laugh. :-)

Friggin awesome! Devin rules

You know that word Genius, over used in the world but truly deserved right here! One of my all time favourite artists, epic!

Those screams !!!! Impressive! :D

Unbelievable performance, thanks a lot for sharing :)

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

+Johannes Knüchel My pleasure. He is an amazing man.

i love this guy

Oh, mand, that high-pitched rendition of Kingdom. His voice gets better through the years. Thanks for uploading this!!

Great quality, thank you for this video!:) Waiting for DT to announce Eurotour

What a Excellent, Talented Vocalist and Superior Guitar Player ... Love hevydevy

Maaann, I am loving his new guitar :D

Hahaha crazy man I love him.

RAW TALENT~~!

That is the most amazing looking guitar. Me likey!

One out of VERY few players, you rarely see anything negative about in the comment section. I guess that speaks a lot of his qualities as both musiciand and human.

Wish I could've been there. Miss me some Devy. :-[

Devin is a fuckin' god... thanks for sharing it dude ! :D

Devin is so crazy ^^

DEVINS UNITE

I haven't actually looked into his solo stuff just the music he did with Steve Vai. I get the impression his solo work is a bit better

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

+Jamie MacMillan He has many albums. Check out Addicted, Deconstruction, Casualties of Cool, Ziltoid the Omniscient, and probably Ocean Machine.

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

Oh FUCK I LOVE SYNCHESTRA!

@extrovertedintrovert6579

8 жыл бұрын

+Jamie MacMillan I'm jealous. I've been a fan since 1997... it'd be awesome to discover that entire back catalogue now! Such a journey!

@TheSenna76

8 жыл бұрын

+Jamie MacMillan "A bit better" would be an understatement ;)

@Zitrusblatt

8 жыл бұрын

+V8Soarer92 And I'm jealous of those who saw SYL live.

He is fucking hillarious as well as being the greatest genius in music :D

Wow, you got to meet him? :o That is awesome!

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

+metelidrummer A privilege...

crank it hard chief!!

WEEEEE

Nice vocal chops.

Jealous :o someday I hope I will meet him :3

Lol "cause love, it's about cunt... rol."

LOVE at 10:45

Haha that was ME shouting "LET IT ROLL" at 16:18...

He should have a late night talk show and lead his own band.

Really surprised that he actually played a little bit of "Love"! I hope that doesn't refuel that part of the fanbase that constantly nags him about playing the SYL material live. I feel kinda ambivalent about this performance here. Dev is all kinds of awesome, but as previously stated he seems kinda uncomfortable and on edge here :/ Must be hard to be kinda "pressured" into these kinda things when it pulls him out of his comfort zone. He also sounded a bit overwhelmed on twitter earlier. I hope he remembers to take care of himself

@shadowuser00

8 жыл бұрын

His Royal Albert Hall gig they recorded last year, he played Love and even had Jed from SYL on stage to play the song with him.

@RasmusYde

8 жыл бұрын

+shadowuser00 you're thinking of the wrong concert, buddy :) It was "The Retinal Circus" concert from 2012 where he played some SYL, and that entire concert was supposed to represent his entire career, which is why he played 2 SYL songs that night :) The concert from 2015 was "Ziltoid Live At The Royal Albert Hall", which is a fucking awesome concert btw! :P

@shadowuser00

8 жыл бұрын

+12801024 Oh yes you're right. My mistake. I knew it was one of the big live shows. I knew Retinal Circus was supposed to span his career but was very surprised to hear SYL material when he's stated time and time again he won't play it and they won't get back together

@RasmusYde

8 жыл бұрын

I think he felt that he needed to include SYL in order to make the show work? It was a big part of his life at one point after all, and to just ignore such a huge thing would have been wrong? I would love to hear him tell about his thoughts on this specific topic, but I guess he don't feel like talking about anything related to SYL?

What guitar is that, its beautiful?? (Forgive me if im ignorant this just showed up in my recommended videos, ive never heard him before)

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

+benjamin Olsen It's a Framus custom shop guitar!!

In over 12K views only 429 likes and 1 dislike. I wonder if the dislike is from Devin himself 🤔

High Hip Hop...

69th like. Ayyyyyyy

Hes the human scream

Very very jealous!

1:50 You start wondering whether this is one of his social experiments, that he is actually waiting for the first person to shout at him to *SHUT UP!*

sooo tasty haha

as much as i love devin i must say he plays the same licks all the time

@Zitrusblatt

8 жыл бұрын

But he's a great composer! That's more important than solo-skills ;)

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

uhh no u r wrong

@PaulOuzounov

8 жыл бұрын

(i'm kidding, everything is important)

If subdrop could? hahahahahaha

I cant barely talk fluent like a normal person, and this b0ss talks so naturaly while his just playing some quite hard techniques.

@acgm046

4 жыл бұрын

He just happens to cope with it all really well. Music comes naturally from him, but it seems that even if his jokes seem natural and relaxed, they are a result of him trying to cope with how stressed he is with the chaotic energy of NAMM, which seems to be too much for him.

Devon is amusing but showed that without accompaniment his riffs are monotonous and basic. Without the comedic interludes and singing this would sound like a kid learning to play in his basement.

@OmegaProxy

8 жыл бұрын

+sVieira151 fair enough.