We are living in the Devin Townsend timeline people, always remember that when you need a lift.

I could listen to Devin Townsend talk for hours

@johnappleseed8369

7 жыл бұрын

Same

@metalnerd2554

7 жыл бұрын

Indeed

@johnnielsen82

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed. A lot of music geeks are half smart. Not this guy.

@digital-alchemist

7 жыл бұрын

Totally. He's such an unintentionally articulate and deep guy. Love it.

@SyntheticFuture

7 жыл бұрын

I have this on repeat at all times, it's so soothing :)

Am I the only one that enjoys watching these interviews just as much as listening to the music?

@jimmypennell8831

Ай бұрын

Absolutely. 😅

It's weird, but I'm going through some really tough shit right now and listening to Devin talk has chilled me out more than I have been for probably a year. Strange where we find solace..

@Manny1222

6 жыл бұрын

The Bob Ross of Metal.

@arumyn3070

5 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Devin is an inspiration beyond his music.

@ciretelvanni2137

5 жыл бұрын

Ditto. He puts life into perspective very clear and calm.

@RodrigoMera

5 жыл бұрын

This guy is a guru

@rayne1897

5 жыл бұрын

woa, was just thinking this and this was the first comment that i saw. crazy.

i am am electrician it is 3 am, why i am watching ? well Devin is authentic, this dude speaks from experience and the heart and he is so humble, and funny, i just vibe with his calm state, and this man got me good with the joke

Devin is a gift it's just that simple. Visionary, Virtuoso, Empath, Entertainer (x10000) .... he knows he's all of those things but still seems to keep his feet soaking in the humble tub... and that is a rare thing. And the fact that he's one of the funniest people in music.... just makes his engagement with others that much more rewarding. Great video.... get him to do another some day. 👍

0:00:00 Intro talk 0:04:42 Using Open C tuning for Writing riffs 0:11:05 Gear -- Q&A guessing what the questions are since there's no room mic AT ALL. -- 0:13:11 Mooer 'Ocean Machine' Pedal 0:15:57 The force of will of a lack of Vocal 'Technique' 0:19:00 That Obsessive Writing Process 0:22:30 The grueling making of Z2 0:27:26 Devs the writer 0:31:32 Allowing contributions, upcoming ideas 0:35:33 Working with Framus 0:37:18 Flipping the tire then flipping them the finger 0:39:37 Singers you would like to work with, sideprojects 0:42:12 Framus Ziltoid V 0:43:30 Vomiting lyrics and realizing you're gay 0:46:44 The Subconscious Preparedness of Unpreparedness, learning new skills 0:50:28 The Wall of Sound approach 0:52:47 Writer's cockblock 0:55:42 Transcendence Writing process, learning to Delegate 1:00:16 The Doucheplomatic Final say 1:02:40 Picking the Setlists 1:04:16 Inception of Retinal Circus 1:05:50 Copping a feel as a Bassist 1:08:21 Ignoring a Wolf 1:09:49 Flushing out the Creativity 1:11:13 Covering Ween 1:12:21 Huffing a flute while taking a shit 1:14:40 Deconstructing the Infinite Fractals of a Cheeseburger 1:17:42 A lesson learned from failure, The Improbable Swedish Improv project 1:21:34 Final words and the mandatory guitar clinic noodling

@AnotherUsernameGreat

2 жыл бұрын

11:11 "lower mid-tier prog metal"

devin should release an album of just him talking while noodling on that drone. i'd buy that shit in a heartbeat.

This guy is so naturally got damn funny...I am 53 years old and I wish I would of picked up on his brilliance decades ago. He has to be the biggest talent at what he does. I am equally blown away from his musicianship and his mind blowing range as a vocalist.

This is the best clinic I've ever heard

I WAS THERE! When I met him, he was the sweetest person ever. Incredible musician, and incredible person!

Yes Devin; I too am wired to be a banana

Damn, I asked this guy a question that I didn't know I needed the answer to until 7 years later.

You know it´s a Q&A with Devin Townsend when the Q is not audible but it doesn´t matter what-so-ever since the A is always most satisfying by itself.

One of the few people I could sit and listen to for hours on end. Such a great guy man, his music just tops it all off

Devin has a voice for radio, jeez. I'd listen to him talk on radio forever...

He should collaborate with Steven Wilson..that would be massive..

I spit out my drink at 46:08.. I did NOT expect that hahahaha

@_The_Wu_

7 жыл бұрын

it's really pretty obvious

@jeleopard

7 жыл бұрын

I was there and it was side-splitting.

@henryreinach5662

7 жыл бұрын

That was my question haha

@Duncan_Idaho_Potato

7 жыл бұрын

From the looks of it, he didn't expect it either. He just said the first thing that popped into his head and it just happened to be fucking hilarious. Yet another sign of genius.

@cwhiteyrun87

7 жыл бұрын

I died!

1:18:20 Not quite "everybody." On the 25th October, 1993, about a month away from turning sixteen, two of my buddies and I went to see VAI play. Devy was . . . _unexpected,_ to say the least, but the three of us dug him *_HARD._* The show was in a smallish theatre / city hall kind of a building and had only sold enough tickets to fill up the floor seats. The upper level was empty. Devin, mid song, clambered up the speaker stacks on stage right, used them as a launchpad to gain access to the upper level's guardrail, swung there for a moment - still singing - before springing over into the empty seating, sprinting all the way around the upper half circle - *_still singing_* - and in one incredibly badass move, leapt back over the rail, landed on the speaker stacks at stage left, bounced back down to the stage and finished the song like it was the most ordinary thing in the world. Steve just watched the whole thing go down with a resigned expression, wincing a little as his frontman soared through the air, fifteen feet above the stage. Our tiny, teenage minds were blown right out of our numb, ringing ears. A few years later, when I heard that the very same lunatic who had thrilled me that night was putting out a record by his own, new band, I went straight down to our city's Virgin Megastore and made them order it for me. My mind never recovered after the crushing it got from "Heavy as . . . " and I've been a loyal fan ever since. I *_STILL_* think that nineteen year old Dev screaming over Vai's music is fucking wicked cool. Everyone who might disagree is wrong.

@AlexCBrandon

4 жыл бұрын

Nope. I saw Vai in 94 in Cleveland and while I had no idea he had taken on a lead singer and it was odd at first Devin won me over pretty quick.

@stickiedmin6508

4 жыл бұрын

@@AlexCBrandon "Odd," is exactly what it was - certainly surprised the hell out of _us._ Made a damned big impression tho'.

@mykuntstynx9463

10 ай бұрын

Saw the same show in St Louis Mississippi Nights Dev stole the show. Sex and Religion is a masterpiece. A vocal clinic.

Love his sense of humor

Townsend is the Socrates of Metal

Didn't knew anything about Devin Townsend (except maybe that I've heard his name in a far, far away past), but I really appreciate his honesty , sense of humour, and (in a complex way) his 'simplicity' (down to hearth and the capacity to laughing at himself, a lost art!). * sorry for my bad English!

Man, he's hilarious. I almost forgot, haven't been watching his interviews in a while. What a dude

@dbjack7022

5 жыл бұрын

You mean "awkward goober"

@thought1212

5 жыл бұрын

@@dbjack7022 hes the the same as high school. not bad just different.

Boy, someone should have just recorded the super mellow guitar he was playing throughout and put that out as an easy listening record. Super nice chill stuff.

What a fucking genius, and such an amazing person !!!

I honestly don’t know how anybody hates this guy, whether you like his music or not . He is a rare talent with a vocal range above anyone else, with the exception of Mike Patton

The fact that he's getting deep into conversation totally focusing on that, but also letting his muscle memory play the guitar in the background is incredible.

Devin is one of the coolest human beings on Earth. Have always and will always dig what he does. Very cool dude.

Was expecting epic playing, received epic enlightenment. Holy fucking wow! A trip with Devin is music, wisdom, and comedy.

Best clinic ever

I watched until 2:15 and simply clicked the Like button, grabbed a cup of tea, and sat back, because I already knew this was going to be fucking awesome!

@ronhenry2025

5 жыл бұрын

Tripping because I just did the same!

this was so damn wholesome and honest. Sweet

Someone's gotta give Captain Quicksilver on the right a high-hat petal. Heel, 2, 3, 4.... Heel, 2, 3, 4...

@AttilaThebung

6 жыл бұрын

Very common grounding technique for people with anxiety

@SJW82

5 жыл бұрын

I'm thinking he has a neurological issue, Parkinson's or something similar....not everyone has to have anxiety, or Depression!

@BenjaminLhotellier

5 жыл бұрын

Looks to me like he's just trying to hold his pee, not wanting to miss a word from Devin :)

@drummerboy5142

5 жыл бұрын

he had to pee realllllll Badddddddddd

@AlexCBrandon

5 жыл бұрын

That was annoyingly distracting.

19:00 he just starts playing a soundtrack to his clinic, what a guy XD

7:18 - a wild Zim appears!!

The man is scary intelligent and interesting 🤔 very aware and in tune, no pun, with himself and the world. These days i get inspired by listening to musicians describing their creative process as much as I do a musical performance

This guy is so truly cool. Calm, funny, humble but also somehow larger than life. Watching the interview makes me like his music even more

This man is entrancing.

Some guitar clinic. Haha. Still awesome. He’s so articulate that the lack of guitar talk was totally fine. What an interesting musician and person.

Biggest respect to the musicians who went waaaay to deep into drugs and found a way to get out of it and still going, doing great music...and stay alive

Devin is such a genius and a one of a kind guy that he managed to do the greatest guitar clinic ever whitout actually playing the guitar.. good luck beating that

There is more humanity pouring out of Devin than any other musician I can think of.

This is by and away the most amazing "clinic" I've ever seen. The folks attending must have had the greatest time. Devin Townsend noodling on guitar and telling stories! Fuck yeah, sign me up!

I was there for this, had a front row seat! it was awesome, Dev is such a cool guy. he answers a couple of my questions in this too!

Lucky to have this guy around

videos like this are going to make Devin rich!

this is fantastic, thank you for posting

For anyone curious, the song he plays the Ziltoid guitar on during the Royal Alber hall show is "March Of The Poozers". He talks about the guitar starting at about 42:12.

@ojomann1

5 жыл бұрын

That's a beast! 23 pounds.... 10.4 kg. In comparison a Fender is around 8 pounds.

@gregmerritt9366

5 жыл бұрын

Ole-Johnny Olsen That equals 1 and a 1/2 Les Pauls.

The way he responds to questions from the audience with "Yes Sir?" is so humble!

One of the things I've always liked devin is his balance of seriousness and funny side.

Total musical GENIUS!

this man is so wonderful

This guy can make a full album while entertain the crowd.Amazing.

I really want to get my hands on one of those signature guitars just to jam on it a little bit. It's such a great shape but it looks so comfortable to play.

Just discovered that guy few weeks ago, he’s friggin awesome!!

This was absolutely incredible!

This was a blessing upon my life

Loved this! Devin is the man!

I would love to just spend a day hanging out with this dude. Great clinic.

Such a down to earth dude great clinic

what a refreshing person!

Could listen to him for hours! Fantastic guy.

Oh my god, that is the most actual description of his symphony I've heard so far, I had no idea it would be so...Devin! I guess I shouldn't be surprised :P

I loved every minute of this. Even if I'd heard it before.

Brilliant! Thank you for this! :D

I keep coming back to this video, just to listen to some ideas over and over again, it's one of his most inspiring talks documented on video. As other people say, I could listen to him talking about random deep subjects for hours. Love the way he articulates his ideas.

Immensely entertaining, insightful, reassuring and inspiring. Devin is incredible.

I know you can't 'record' the session again, but It would be great if you could add subtitles so we know exactly what questions he is being asked.

such a wonderful guy and a talented artist. I LOVE YOU DEV

what a good genuine dude. Love that Framus guitar too

i like that in the whole thing we hear background music that is like being on acid hippy dream or something hahaha

The best advice for musicians and entertaining as usual, what a legend!

he has such a warm personality!

Like all stuff Devin - fun and amazingly informative. Love it.

I can't get enough of him, his music, his talking, his jokes. Best musician and the nicest hu-man, stay awesome Devy and I can't wait to see what you do next :D

This, is the most genuine and informative clinic. Thank you Fishman and Devin

What a good man! Down to earth, totally genuine dude. I have just tons of respect for this guy.

I just got home from seeing Devin live in Dallas. The dude kicks ass, no two ways about it. He's still coming down from a cold, yet he still sounded great even though he was sure he'd sound like crap. And talk about class, I got to meet him before the show and he could not have been nicer and more patient with me as I nervously blabbered my admiration for him as a musician. Definitely would go see him live again.

I love this dude haha he’s just an all around great guy, great musician and a strong spirit. Absolutely great clinics every time!

It's been one week getting to know this guys work (happy accident). And this was wonderful too. Had me smiling all the way into work - better motivational content (perfect mix of cynicism, humour and sheer inspiration) than many. Life masterclass....

saw him on the 5th in S.F.......amazing......genius

Listening to Devin Is so peaceful. I want that Framus Panthera over his right shoulder on the wall!!!!!

Such a Badass and yet so nice

Did not expect a beautiful and authentic clinic on psychology and philosophy. A welcome surprise.

Got some good idea for my own music production watching this. Dev's awesome! :P

I am so thankful to have seen this. Devin has so much humor, and is so grounded in his atmosphere...and real, and deep, and caring as he gets closer than he is far out...I feel it...and I can trust it. I love his music so much, but I admire his perspective even more. There are so many amazing life lessons in this talk...thank you Devin, thank you Fishman Music.

Devin is a truly gifted musician and human being. Thank you for all the music and insights you give us.

Seems like a great guy, and has put a lot a thought in himself...and it shows.

What an intellect, Devin has ... a brilliant mind and entertainer :)

So excited for the symphony!!!! My gosh so excited.

@TakeWiseAction

7 жыл бұрын

fishingpatriotisback me too! what a great way to embrace yet an even larger audience and fanbase

That guitar is so beautiful . Devin playing it makes it even more awesome. lol

if heaven exists, Devin needs to be part of it

such a genuinely cool guy...hilarious...insanely talented....wish all musicians were like this

I discovered dev from vai! I certainly enjoyed his shrieking on a vai record. Fan for life!!

This is the most wonderful man ever.

Dev is such a talent and such a great guy.

I love jamming and I really suck. I can play most power chords and have giant fingers that get in the way of what I want to do with the guitar but Devin makes me confident when he speaks lol. I could listen to him all day long and his music drives me. It hits every pleasure sensor within my makeup for music. Bad ass dude, badass music!

Devin needs to start a full time career giving these type of clinics!

Thanks for posting this. That was one of the best guitar clinics ever, that had basically only 3 minutes of actual guitar playing (apart from the ambient chords that Dev was playing during the Q and A). Gotta love Devin. Humble, down to earth, funny guy with a fantastic sense of humor and some great stories. I could listen to him for hours. P.S.: thanks for not censoring any of the "strong language" ;-)

He's always like a good mate, you've always had in your life! Honest, sincere and even funny! Great combo as we all know. Amen