I am so glad Ian and The Cult are still going in 2022. He is still wonderful.

@sandrafisherhayes3219

2 жыл бұрын

❤❤

@sandrafisherhayes3219

2 жыл бұрын

He is such a humble soul and seems very approachable! I love that about him and the fact he and Billy were unafraid of experimenting with different music genres. Always fresh, Always new and yet unmistakably the Cult! Ian's voice is unique and still very strong. I will always love the Cult! Would love to meet him and Billy some day ❤❤

I was his sound engineer in Texas when he was the Holy Barbarians. Great guy, very likable and charming. A truly good soul. Would love to see him again. Peace Ian. Mr. Soundman

@billylovelacejr

4 жыл бұрын

Ian Next time you're in Houston Maybe we can hang out again. Here's my bands email. lovelacebro@gmail.com "It's not the hair that makes the man it's what's inside."

@billylovelacejr

4 жыл бұрын

bljr33@gmail.com TheLovelaceBrothers Channel

@cowboymouth6429

3 жыл бұрын

@@billylovelacejr I've always wanted to meet someone that I might be star struck over. I just don't think if I met famous actors, sports stars, whatever famous people do for a living that most people say they would love to meet just don't appeal to me. Not that I'm a prick or high and mighty and think I'm above everyone like some people have accused me of being. It's just that were all humans and because some are in the spotlight more than others I don't understand the appeal of meeting people and going gah gah over them solely because there famous or on tv and that's it. Nothing about their character, nothing about their beliefs, nothing about what their passionate about, nothing about their interests or great things they do for others because they have been blessed and fortunate and do what they can to give back to the less fortunate. No. None of these things, which to me would be the attractive characters I would look for in a famous actor, or athlete.... .........Auhh .......I've lost my place here............OH YEAH!! Ian Asbury is the only person that I would like to meet. I probably would be starstruck because....well you know?...right?........He's a part of the best band that ever existed and his powerful unique voice MESS YOU UP!!..THE CULT....THE CULT MAN!!!! I MEAN PLEASE!!!!! So for all you want a be bands out there TAKE HEED TO WHAT IS SAID!! YOU CAN TAKE SOME LESSONS FROM THE MAESTRO !!!!!! OR WHY DON'T YOU PLAY IN YOUR OWN BACK YARD !!!!!!! GET EM!!!! KILL EM!!!!!! THAT'S WHAT I WOULD DO TO ALL YOU LITTLE BANDS IF I WERE THERE!!!! I'D PUT MY DOG ON Yuns! 😉♥️👍

@billylovelacejr

3 жыл бұрын

@@cowboymouth6429 well said. I couldn't agree with you more.

@nancycoffman5707

2 жыл бұрын

I live in Arlington, Texas. I am absolutely sure that Ian is a wonderful man. I wish I could have the opportunity to meet him, but in reality I know that will never happen. I can only dream.

Wow, brilliant guy...very well articulated. Ian Astbury is one of the greatest front men in the history of Rock, as well.

The man, the myth, the legend. Love that he expresses so much respect for artists of all kinds. Rock on brother wolf!

@ACERAMGAD

8 жыл бұрын

Yeh!

@joshdaniels4160

4 жыл бұрын

AGREE

@sandrafisherhayes3219

2 жыл бұрын

Humble, down to earth, sexy and REAL! Love Ian from the bottom of my heart! 30 years and counting ❤ ♥

Great interview. From those intelligent answers you can tell he's a true musician who really understands his craft.

He has aged very well! What an authentic and genuinely nice guy he seems to be.

Ian is a person of superb intellect and touching wit and sentiment. Great upload Matt, many thanks.

What a great front man. The Cult is a in your face rock n roll band. If you don't like them, you don't understand Rock N Roll!

@philc4520

7 жыл бұрын

Nuff said brother-nothing left to add!!!!

@dyr234

5 жыл бұрын

i finally got into them after so much curiosity and skimming through a few songs. nirvana is a badass song

@killforfiend

4 жыл бұрын

sgrate Amen 🕯

@Nominay

3 жыл бұрын

I love the Electric album, so I understand rock. Their recent albums suck.

@Nominay

3 жыл бұрын

@@dyr234 Nirvana is my favorite song ever, of any artist.

I like the way that he is not a parody of Jim Morrison but a continuation of his work brought to the alternative music. The Cult is juste one underrated band.

Fantastic interview given by Ian Astbury. Comes across really articulately and pointedly. Great album by the Cult too-very mature.

Absolutely the best on stage and still hot as hell. Damn

True rock n roll icon and member of the best band of their era.

What a voice, so unique!!!

One of the best bands ever.. in my top two for sure..!!

We love you man!

Legendary band listened for decades without decay, still fresh & relevant 2021, Respect to The Cult ✌️🌍🙏

@sandrafisherhayes3219

2 жыл бұрын

❤💖💓💗

Legendary rock!! Kick ass concert!❤️❤️❤️

he's still a hunni after all these years,I danced around a bonfire to Rain when I was 13,absolutely loved him 😘😘

I love this man. I love the Cults

first band i ever se live, blew me away.....

An insightful man. Love the five questions.

Very well spoken

This is my spirit animal! I know there's hundreds out there but this man is so underrated it's not even funny! I mean come on who does not absolutely nod their head when listening to Love Removal Machine?! Check him out when he did the doors stuff as well! This is one of my party favorites forever!!!!

@sandrafisherhayes3219

2 жыл бұрын

Love this track! One of my all-time favourite Cult songs! Zap City is another favourite! Kind of obscure? But brilliant! 💖💖

Love this guy, and Billy Duffy. Since 86. Saw em live finally in Adelaide 2010. Rock on for years to come guys. Like Lemmy !!!

We love the colt please keep 🙏 making music 🎶as long as you can peace love you guys

what a sweet and intelligent man, and so deep, besides being so powerful on stage!

Love. Ian... 35anos de puro amor eterno a ti.. E a banda the Cult.... LOVE IAN. FOREVER...

So much Electricity from The Cult! Thoroughbreds!

Young and older, he's one delicious looking man !

Have LOVED Ian and the Cult from their inception! Ian is a legend! His knowledge of music is amazing.

A very personable chap. And a real rock n roller.

He's interesting - feeling it for someone like this who's developed his talent along with his band, and the hip hop thing with little musical talent takes over.

The witch the cult,rocks so fucking hard and smooth man these guys know wtf there doing,yes come to pa,I'm gonna learn that song fucking rocks

Such an extremely intelligent man....All his interviews are intelligent......This NY girl still think your music is awesome ✌❤🌎🇺🇸🌠

Sweet soul brother ian

I hadn't listened to the Cult since around 2003'ish...not because I stopped liking them; my musical tastes changed as I started to get into other bands and, for some reason, over the last 20 years I really never revisited their catalog. That is, until just a few nights ago. I put on Love (the album) and I was instantly reminded why I loved them so much back in the day. Now I can't stop listening to the Cult and watching interviews with Astbury/Duffy. I also wasn't aware they had put out 3 albums after Beyond Good and Evil. I've got a lot of the Cult to catch up on! Side note: it's too bad they pretty much ignore their 1994 self-titled album. I know it was pretty much an Ian Astbury project, but goddamn, it's such a great album. In fact, it's my 2nd favorite Cult record after Love (although Sonic Temple is right up there). I love how stripped-down and raw it is, and how personal the lyrics are.

Love

Also check out my much more in-depth interview with Ian on similar topics. kzread.info/dash/bejne/aZuEk9akkdmdhrw.html

What a great artist, and cool interview. Glad I found this :)

@schichter

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!!

Best band I've EVER seen live. I've seen quite a few.

I could listen to his sexy voice all night...not only sexy but very deep, and smart. Ian Astbury for president!!!!!!!

💜 I will always remember being at the CONCERT Up Front and IAN, came OUT!! And LOUD AS EVER YELLS!! "THIS PLACE IS A 'SHIT HOLE' LOL " BUT ITS GOT!!' ✨ "SOUL"!!! ✨ ✨WHAT! AN✨ ✨AMAZING ✨ ✨ NIGHT TOO✨ 💜THE CULT 💜 ✨FOREVER ✨

@juliesarathomas5123

3 жыл бұрын

💜 ✨🎶CHEERS🎶✨ 🌺Julie 🌺

Thank you so so so mucha Ian.....

🎸🎸🎸👍👍THE CULT !!!!!!!!!!!! THERE'S ONLY 1 !!!!!💯💯💯💯👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Thank you!!

Love to hear Ian talk about music he talks about Jim morrison i realy like ian he is so sensitive and deep ❤️

The best front man

@ACERAMGAD

8 жыл бұрын

Without a doubt!

@rickklinger8685

7 жыл бұрын

Best front man since Daltry...better than Axl.

@frame3139

7 жыл бұрын

whoah........... lets slow our roll here, Axl Rose on his game was up there with Plant, Astbury is realllllllly good, agreed, but not on Axl's level

@ultramanjonez

6 жыл бұрын

No need to slow down at all. I saw GnR back in 1993 (or 4) and Axl was so terrible that my friends made me leave after about 7 songs. His voice was shot, and it became common knowledge, during the 90's, that you were lucky if you caught GnR when his voice wasn't shot, because he screamed himself into laryngitis regularly. Also, he handled the crowd reaction like a spoiled primadonna. The opening act, Skid Row, was fantastic. I've never been an active fan of Skid Row, but they sounded amazing in that big venue (Birmingham Racetrack) and when the crowd threw firecrackers at Sebastian, he stood up to the idiots who did it, challenging them to meet him out back after if they had a problem, and he got the entire crowd on his side cheering as they hauled off the perps. When more idiots through stuff at Axl (for sucking mind you) he cried like a baby and left the stage so that they had to perform songs without a lead singer. Didn't come back for 3 songs. Then left AGAIN! it was TERRIBLE. Turned out that Skid Row seriously outshined GnR that day, to the disappointment of 10's of thousands of paying audience members, most of whom turned and left the stadium. Axl is not qualified to be the high water mark for front men. Not even close.

@JDC352

6 жыл бұрын

Frame 313 AXL ROSE IS A TOOL. Ian Ashbury is a genius. Always been on a higher level than Ask Rose.

Brilliant!

THE MAN!!

What a smart talented sexy man!!!!!!!

I Love You ian

Looks fantastic for his age.

@arven67

5 жыл бұрын

Only that he doesn't look like himself but like an aging Michael Hutchence. Crazy!

@broken1394

Жыл бұрын

When someone says you look good for your age it means your looking old.

1:03 Ian's take on the rock industry here is kinda sounding like U2's Bono back in the 90s.

you have been my hero for decades....

Hmm, Ian looks so much younger here than he does from a video of him I just saw recently. He practically looks like Michael Hutchens in the 80s here.

@escaton74

6 жыл бұрын

more like Hutchence "Elegantly wasted" era, shortly before he died. may be the black dyed hair

@kasssmith2404

4 жыл бұрын

Agree

@CarrieLuikens

4 жыл бұрын

Yes he does kind of look like Michael. How I miss INXS!

@davidkelsey9517

3 жыл бұрын

He does

Thanks love

Ian is an anomaly. A creative introvert. X

Ian's an interesting guy.

Great interview!!

@schichter

2 жыл бұрын

Thank you!!

Kick Ass! 🎸

the last album is really fucking amazing with great f... songs, mirror, under the...give me mercy, knife... ho my god love it

A genius! ....from Gypsywoman.

I Love IAN !!! I WAS 22 when I found this band hahah because my teacher have a confernece and his material power point has a song intro I ask him the name of that music ahhahha :) I don't remember conference but music i love it since that time.

@martymartin904

6 жыл бұрын

if space aliens landed and asked what is rock n roll? give them a copy of the cult's electric. that'll show em...

💜 🌺✨FOREVER✨🌺

nossa beck beck vc e linda , ian e muito masssa

I saw a pic of Ian walking a NY street from ancient wearing snakes on his feet with tromp heel and he can be saved . Bring your journey . Love for Jesus !

@schichter

7 жыл бұрын

Get your Jesus shit off my video!

@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853

7 жыл бұрын

It's such a shame Jesus can't teach you spelling, grammar and punctuation; basic tenets of life. Ah well, maybe try Santa Claus for inspiration... I'm sure he existed too!

@djxjxixsmjxjskjzxn1853

7 жыл бұрын

No, let the idiots speak.

Cool

We should keep it simple. Yes there have been comparisons to Morrison but

There are times I see him on stage and think "Is that Ian or Jim Morrison?"

I love you Ian. Loved you in the Cult. I watched you twice at Wembley. You are the best at my idol Jim Morrison. Is there any chance you would just say hello to me. I adore you

@phoenixzappa7366

7 жыл бұрын

Penny Grimes Hi. It's Ian here. I am the best at doing Jim Morrison. I agree

@laural1784

6 жыл бұрын

Scotty Nguyen's 80s Mullet hehe

To me raw music is truth. Living in the musical moments and the process between inspiration and performance are out of the way leaving more of the original emotion raw

#imigliori

Most interesting part for me? Most proud song (Recently) Life is greater than death. Churr :)

💜 The CULT!! Are ABSOLUTELY Amazing to SEE PLAY LIVE THEY JUST ✨ROCNROLL!✨ 🌺✨🌺✨🌺✨ ✨ All NIGHT LONG✨

the hot mic should have been on Ian instead of the interviewer, but otherwise awesome upload

He had me at "pastiche."

Wise Dude

He's great on record but I've yet to hear a great live performance from him. The Cult is a great band, Billy Duffy is really good. Ian did a great job fronting the Doors.

@nicktill4786

4 жыл бұрын

Well , you certainly missed a great gig at Bristol O2 on Sonic Temple 2019 tour ....Ian was on top form that night .

@mandywinter7836

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen him live on numerous occasions and he never disappoints in fact I would go to say that a live performance from Ian is better than a record

How do you feel about the loss of Joan Rivers ???

God the 80's planet distant past.

Huh? What's he saying? Can't hear him....

Ian Astbury should be granted honorary Canadian citizenship.

@deborahcooper593

8 жыл бұрын

I think he should run for President of the USA. He could bring a great harmony into this Country. He could end a lot of the greed and hatred, things that I feel are killing our world. Ian has a great heart and a kindred soul.

@willowmadhuridixit8991

6 жыл бұрын

Deborah Cooper damn right! Could you imagine America under Ian?

@jaygill5582

5 жыл бұрын

Deborah Cooper I'll drink to that!!

Wat a sexy man omg

He claims that he wasn't trying to mimic Jim Morrison or go for a pastiche kind of thing, but having just watched a video of him play with the Doors; I have to thoroughly disagree there. Not only does he sing exactly like Morrison, he is also styled himself to look exactly like Morrison did. Don't get me wrong, he pulled it off and did a great job, but I do think he loses himself in a muddle of pretentiousness during that part of this interview. Sorry Ian!

@gjb5864

4 жыл бұрын

Love doors ..but 2 vocalists who get compared to jim but av actually got better range than jim did fact ..that 2 r ian astbury and glenn danzig ..danzig more so his range on early danzig and samhain is way past jim ...

@paddywinklink7393

4 жыл бұрын

Are you very young?

@youroldsweetie

4 жыл бұрын

Nuh uh.

I';ve a few quests to ask

You can hear the interviewer!!!! Would have been nice to be able to hear Ian!!!! WTF!!??!!

GOOD MUSIC IS GOOD MUSIC .YOUR ARGUMENT IS ...............................

Michael Hutchence lives

Sad to see the darkness decimating a strong band. It was and will never be again. ymmv

Greatm the interviewer's microphone sounds better than the artist's.

@schichter

4 жыл бұрын

I know. I’m sorry. I wasn’t running sound that day

V

The interviewer sounds Canadian.

@OVI-Wan-Kenobi-8

9 жыл бұрын

Becky Beck No doubt about it, eh?

@schichter

8 жыл бұрын

+Becky Beck I sure am!

@markjpope

6 жыл бұрын

Ian spent a number of years, I think about six years from ages 11-18?, in Canada, when his family moved there in 1973 according to Wikipedia and, from reading his bio over the years.

Abbath

@darioberki4569

Жыл бұрын

indeed 🤣

And here's a follow-up to my story and I had no intentions of hanging out with the cat I thought it was going to be the typical stereotype Rockstar he's going to be the pompous arrogant typical Rockstar personality that I have to deal with from time to time more than often but he was exactly the opposite and that's what intrigued me and that's why I like the man I think we think alike we have basically the same wants and needs and the same desires and you know I think we would be great friends be partners doing shit together and stuff and hanging out because we like each no other reason than that and I can say honestly I tried to make my encounter with him minimal I thought he was going to come in and tell me how I'm doing everything wrong but it wasn't like that at all he he said I was doing good he said he liked what I did and he admired what I did and I respected him for that and it and that's why we were friends because he treated me with respect like an equal

@billylovelacejr

3 жыл бұрын

And I would love to chat with him again sometime go out and do the old things like we did before have some fun and Ian you know what real fun is my brother

@billylovelacejr

3 жыл бұрын

And it's no special gift or no special quality to treat someone with respect this is what you do that's how you conduct your life everyday and if you're not you need to change your ways we should always see each other as equals and give each other respect

@billylovelacejr

3 жыл бұрын

And the truth be known that very few people can enjoy life On My Level because I am adventurous taking every opportunity that comes my way you know I like to live life George Carlin said it best life's not measured by how many breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away and I believe that and he does too

Ian has always tried so hard to work out what The Cult should BE instead of just honestly writing good songs. I love this band but they are still often pretentious and reaching. In their best moments they let loose and trust instinct, maybe with age and experience they are learning that. It's kind of a return to the beginning of creative innocence all bands seem to begin with.

Can hear questions answers garbled

Really glad he shaved that rheumy looking beard.

Unfortunately there is nothing left of the real 80's cult. And the Southern Death Cult.

i like the Cult but i think modern music formatting is realy poor. new releases have no excitement or value anymore. good luck to them but im grateful to remember when records meant something

He used to have the most beautiful hair when he was younger. Now it looks like it could use a good washing.