Problem with that is Permanent Waves wasn't released until Jan 1980. I did see Max Webster, then UFO open for Rush in Memphis on Oct, 30 1977. Then we had Rush in 78 with Starz opening (front row center - no shit)!.
@@RockNRoller66 I stand corrected! It must have been Hemispheres. I know it was at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Newberg NY. Kim had these giant harem pants on. He would yell CHECK and then play for 5 minutes, it was hilarious. No that's not it, I just checked my ticket stubs, it was 1979, it was Permanent Waves. Rush used to do short tours before entering the studio to record. This was one of those short tours with Max Webster. I first saw Rush open for Blue Oyster Cult in 1976 on the 2112 tour.
I am from Sarnia (children of the chemical valley!!)…overlapped with Kim Mitchell in high school. Saw him play battle of the bands at our high school. Followed him his entire career. What a legacy of great music, great shows and being a good person. That’s a great life. I sure deeply appreciate him being part of my life journey thru music.
@@gord-k7g Kim with cousin Jim Chevalier, I thought was tremendous. I was in the band Grim Reaper. The Grass Co.,or Zoom , we’re destined to be popular. I went the industrial way , and was better because of it. .
Max Webster playing on my high school stage was the best part of high school for me. I was about to see Kim in concert when COVID hit Canada and cancelled the show.
I'm in the original All We Are video (crowd scene). I was working and the radio announced the filming of the video at the Danforth Music hall in Toronto. My friend and I went and spent the evening with him and a few hundred fans. Great night.
Kee to Bala…epic venue!!! 80 yrs of music history. You feel the history there. And right on the water. So many great rock shows. Kim Mitchell..owns that place.
@@GrantWitham small world. We have a family cottage on Gaunt Bay Moon River and spent my youth at the Key!! We are constantly boating and fishing around Juniper.
What a gem of canadiana that place was all the great bands that played there saw Max Webster doing the High Class in Borrowed Shoes tour there. I remember everyone sitting on the floor (good little canadian teens) LOL people wouldnt believe you if you tell them that now.
First time seeing Max was at JFR High school, Guelph 1979. Multiple times after, and thousands of times after. Not to mention solo shows. Max was a huge part of mine, and my buddies teenage years. God bless you Kim.
Glad you enjoyed the interview @micolfortuna4723, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 ! I played rugby in college for one semester and we played a team from Guelph - the Gryphons. Good Lord they wiped the field with us lol!
@@micolfortuna4723 I saw Max at JFR in Guelph too! 1977. My first concert. Then I saw them again at Memorial arena with Rush. Farewell to Kings. Good times!
I met him during COVID in a RONA parking lot in Mississiauga. We were waiting for our curbside pickup order to come out. I said to my brother, "That's Kim Mitchell!" We shared a few words. He was a very down to earth person just as he appears in all his interviews and radio show.
I'm a retired educator, but spent a decade managing and producing a progressive instrumental 'shredder' through the mid '90's/2000's. My time away from the school was steeped in the music scene; I was also a contributing writer for a Dallas music paper, "The Harder Beat." It was fun, because I was able to choose my subjects. Pat Travers, another favorite Canadian guitarist, was playing a local club this night, and when I dropped by during the day to arrange my interview, I left a CD by the artist I was managing. In speaking with Pat after his show, one of his first comments was "I really don't get what these shredders see in me." While I empathize with Kim's bout of nerves, I have no doubt LaBrie saw something in Kim he couldn't get from Petrucci. Great interview, Craig, you have a new sub. You're the best I've seen on YT (and elsewhere) at what you're doing. Kim, wonderful to see you back!
Met Kim many years ago in North Bay ontario what a great guy and a super showman he did a great show was my first real concert I attended. Still remember it like it was yesterday
What a beautiful interview. I live in Vancouver BC now but from Toronto, Ontario. Grew up listening to and seeing Max Webster. Killer band. Last saw Kim in Toronto at the Phoenix in 2016 or 2017… can’t remember… but truly excellent live show. Kim’s a great Canadian boy and we are all very, very proud of him. His music will forever be in my head. Thanks for doing this video… you are an excellent and genuine interviewer.
This is mind blowing for me. I'm a 64 year old Canadian fucker, and have been fortunate enough to have seen Max Webster I think 3 times in London, Ontario at the Gardens, once or twice backing up Rush. Also seeing him live doing the solo material from his EP onward was just a rockin' party. Always been "On the Mitchell". This Canadian Icon, is soooo Canadian. I'm dying at around the 31:30 mark when he apologizes for talking to much. Priceless!! Thanks for this great conversation my friend!! from Tim in Leamington, Canada!
This is 4 years old, but I enjoyed this so much. A quality person in my opinion, music aside. He has this amazing talent, and I saw Max Webster opening for Rush. A way back. Maybe late 1970’s. Thunder Bay ON. Anyway, wonderful. Now I will listen to the new album you have talked about. Age 72 now, I guess. I will be 63 soon. Aging can be emotional, but live on and enjoy. I am in Ottawa and hope to see you with a gig here again soon. ❤
Saw Kim many times always good shows. Once in Welland Ontario after the show, i was waiting for friends, Kim came up and just stuck his hand out and greated me. Very nice guy.
The one thing no one EVER talks about with Kim Mitchell is his amazingly underrated guitar playing. you don't do session work without talent. I had the pleasure of photographing a corporate event where Bernie Labarge was playing (another unknown brilliant session player). The night was amazing and he just doesn't miss.
Why no mention of Pye Dubois? Was it something that Pye Stipulated? The man wrote the script for Kim. (Love Kim, but love the magic that both him and Pye made) Here’s my shoulder to put your chip on.
I have to agree. Max for me was better than Kim's solo stuff, with a couple exceptions. Peter Fredette kicked ass. I saw Fredette's Beatles tribute band Jude at the Laff in Ottawa. Bonus!
Max webster played upstairs at the Bolton Ontar 19:59 io community Centre the same night my best friend had her wedding reception downstairs. Your band also played our high school in Woodbridge ontario. Kim and Webster were big in our party days . Thank you so much.❤
all the guests are great, but Kim was extra special with how he framed his stories. dinner with crew, opening, headlining, his work developing his playing. Really wonderful to listen to
Thank you. This was great. KIm reveling his deep thoughts and feelings like he's on a therapists couch. He's always been a hero of mine, and this showed he is not afraid to show his flaws and human side.
This is one of the best interviews ever heard. I was always a fan of Kim, but knowing his story on his down period really uplifted me. A true gentleman!
Kim Mitchell, i always like what he does, great songs, super great musicianship in his band, as a drummer i always like the drummers he played with, and the production of his albums was always amazing. I am glad i have seen him twice, one in the mid 80s and another time 30 years later, and it was always great.
Good day, love Kim Mitchell's music! He is extremely amazing with his guitar as if he was born with it already in his hands! Keep on rockin' & movin', Kim Mitchell!! Cheers!!🥰🥰🦅🦅🦅🦅
Kimosabe is my favourite album. I had the pleasure of chatting with Kim in Orangeville after a gig about 15-16 yrs ago. I knew that Kimosabe was the product of a dark time in his life. I told him how much I loved the album and asked how many really great tunes are written when everything is going great and your life seems perfect?! Just saw him 10 August 2024 in Saskatoon. He still RAWKS!!!
I live in the UK and have loved Kim's music from way back - he is a hero to me, yet hardly any of my friends have even heard of him! Just a great guy, great musician - all the guys he has worked with too
One of the reasons he is the guitarist’s guitarist; he has amazingly fluid playing (in the 70’s few guys could play with the flow and speed he could) but he didn’t do the overboard ego-driven solos of other “guitar gods.” His solos were about the song; fit in perfect, not pointless showboating. Total class.
It's so strange that Kim doesn't seem to like Kimosabe as that's one of my favourite Kim Mitchell albums. Maybe, its due to the period and his memories. I saw him in 1998 at Alice Fazooli's restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario. He had his then famous pink hat on and he was talking to a very nice looking brunette at the bar. I wanted to say hello, but it was his private time and after hearing this interview that would have been during those rough times, so I'm glad I didn't. Kim & Peter Fredette made some of the best music to come out of Canada. Peter Fredette doesn't get the credit he deserves. He's the other vocalist in "All We Are". Wonderful interview. Holy shit he drives 240 klicks per hour... wow
You're so right about Peter Fredette. I was part of the music scene in Ottawa in the 80s and 90s. Quite a lot of great local musicians made a lot of great music that went nowhere else.
Thanks guys! Great interview. I have always been a big fan of Kim Mitchell. As a young budding guitarist growing up, he was one of my virtual teachers for sure. Met him at Long & McQuade music Bloor Street in Toronto a couple of years ago. We were wearing the same shirt lol. Nice guy. Good luck Joe and can't wait to hear the new album!
Another great interview Craig, thanks for this one! I grew up on Kim Mitchell's music here in Canada and he was one of the first guitar heroes I got to see live!
I had the pleasure of meeting Kim at Q107 when he has a DJ at Yonge and Dundas square. He was amazing to me and signed a special autograph on my Universal Juveniles CD cover, I saw his band many times at Kingswood Music Theatre and opening for RUSH on the Permanent Waves Tour in Buffalo, NY
This is such a great interview... it's more like a chat with a friend. I'll always be a big Max and Kim fan. I remember one Max show, I think it was a co-headlining tour with the Ian Thomas band - Saskatoon. I was prob. about 16 yrs. Old at the time. Leaning on the stage and checking out Kim's pedalboard before the show. So many memories go with Max and Kim music! One very special album to me is "Ain't Life Amazing". Around that time my Dad passed away, the girl I thought was the love of my life left and the company I worked for announced layoffs. It was all devastating. Kim's "Ain't Life..." album was in constant play in my car and I know it helped me get through it all! I'll always miss my Dad and thankful that he was my Dad, the girl's memory still haunts me, but I got a new job, moved on and eventually realized life really is amazing. Thx. Kim for all the music!
Love Kim's music, it always reminds me of summers in Ontario. Ain't Life Amazing is one of my favorite songs. I totally related to Kimosabe, dark times for me too.
That was Amazing! I was in Grade 9 @ a new High School in Fergus Ontario, Canada and Max Webster played in our auditorium It was awesome. Been a fan ever since. Great Interview. Thank-you to both parties great interview. PS/ My fav guitar is Blue.
Always remember sitting in front of the door to get into the front row at the Humanities Theatre at University of Waterloo and Kim walked by and said hi.
I saw Kim Mitchell Band live in Belleville, ON at the Empire Theatre’s 25th Anniversary concert. They opened for Slash & the Conspirators featuring Myles Kennedy. Both bands crushed it that night! It was a super fun show to witness. Chris Sutherland and Brent Fitz, both drummers for Mitchell’s and Slash’s bands, are originally from Manitoba. Shoutout to those two guys for laying it down. Y’all are real pros. 🤘🏽
Glad you enjoyed the interview @stephentyler4352, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 ! Had Brent Fitz on the show as well - here's his show if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/qzD5CLElDpY/v-deo.html - Peace man!
I grew up in the Niagara area and Max did all the local clubs/ outdoor concerts. I believe that they recorded the crowd intro at Uncle Sam's in Niagara Falls the night I attended and yes...... we all sang "The cats in the bag, the neighbors holler.....etc, etc. One of the more inspiring guitarists of those days. there was always a Zappa-esque element to the tunes, probably inspired by Beefheart, as Kim mentions.
Got to see Kim at Kingswood and saw him at the CNE at the areosmith after show party wen he gave a t shirt to some lucky fan at the party. Saw Kim hanging outside q107 at young and Dundas Square near the Hard Rock when he was a radio host Got to see Randy Bachman at the Hard Rock another great under rated Canadian. Thank you for your contributions..
I worked on Kim’s Go For A Soda video. I came up with the in camera effects dubbed Soda Flex. It was a pretty challenging shoot requiring lots of issues with aligning the camera angles to pull off the stunts effect wise. Kin was incredibly kind , patient, encouraging and greatful. The video set me on a successful path to an exciting career. The memory of working with Kim has remained an inspiration to me, his encouragement was overwhelming and remains vivid.
For me this very personal, I was just listening to Oh WAR!, your music is timeless I got the pleasure of seeing Max with RUSH, 2 times once in Guelf, and in my in Hamilton Ont, I got to see and hear Terry, Gary McCraken on drums plus NEIL I’m still not the same!!!, Hamilton’s concert was very intimate yet full on let it go, I still remember it vividly, so thank you, and Kim when you speak of Canadian Legends please include yourself, I always love Kim Mitchell because I had a brother who also got quite the Canadian status as a Lead guitar player his name was Brian Griffith, so I felt Kim’s guitar playing and have always appreciated his contribution to song writing, playing and performing this was beautiful hearing and sharing your life and career, I am very excited for your induction into the C.M.H.O.F., it’s very well deserved all the best to you and yours., excellent interview!
Met Kim at a low key concert location in Toronto when I was 15. Carole Pope and Rough Trade were on stage. Kim Signed my ticket. He was just a regular guy and I loved it.
Had a funny moment with Kim Mitchell back in the 80s, I was in a band that was opening for Kim Mitchell band on the tour, I was playing some stuff just before Soundcheck on guitar checking my amps and Kim is standing there, he says you seem to be getting the sound you’re going for. I said, thanks, but later I started to think that was kind of a backhanded compliment, maybe he thinks my sound stinks but that’s the sound I’m going for and I’m getting, I don’t know I just found it funny later on, his band was great on the tour
Kim, my band "Arrival" opened for Max Webster in Nanaimo, BC in 1978 - we were blown away not only with the band (even before that gig), but how great you all were and your crew when it came time for our sound check. It was truly a memorable gig to this day, I believe promoted through Perriscope Productions. I'm guessing that gig convinced Perriscope folks that we could open for Tom Petty at the Commodore in Vancouver after that. Congratulations on your Hall of Fame induction!
Some terrific stories. I saw Max Webster open for Rush at Hammersmith Odeon on the Hemispheres tour (IIRC) in '79. They were well received which, at that time in the UK, was anything but assured for a support act. I picked up a couple of albums (Hangover and Live Magnetic Air) off the back of that performance. Never heard any more from them after that. Really interesting to learn how things panned out for Kim and will be checking out his solo catalogue.
Considering it was Pye Dubois who wrote all the Lyrics for Max Webster just maybe his contribution is being overlooked by the Canadian songwriters Hall.
Theo You're one of my all time favorites. Would like to ask Kim how he keeps those Marshall's clean after an hour without massive fans, even small amps, how. Has he ever had a fire. Thanks Pat- Ottawa
Just discovered this vid 4 years after it was posted. Great vid Craig. Long time Kim Mitchell/Max Webster fan. His guitar work is always interesting, he's a fantastic player as well as singer. His playing on Paradise Skies always stops me in my tracks. I listened to Live Magnetic Air again just the other day... I still have the vinyl. Kim seems like a humble dude. Great interviewing skills Craig, really enjoyed this interview.
What a great interview. I remember seeing Kim in a park in Toronto in the late 80's and was really wanting to go over and say hi, but he was with his partner and kid and it just seem like it wouldn't be cool (the fellow Canadian kindness factor!). I really resonate with the challenge of getting through struggles and what it takes to get to the other side. I've always loved his music either with Max Webster or on his own, which I discovered around 1979, but to hear his story and the frank and unabashed discussion about it in this interview kicked my respect up for him exponentially. Yes, we should always be able to have conversations like that at any time. If I had the opportunity again I would still like to meet him and sit down and chat. Kudos on the interview!
I followed this man's incredible journey since the get go. Musical genius A to Z. Had the privilege and honor to have met him and his band mates. Super good dudes, very decent guys. All the best kim! Great interview Hombres!
Really enjoyed your discussion, good stories, solid information and plenty of wise words. Kim’s new record is well worth a listen, his voice is still in fine form and playing sublime guitar as always.
Have seen Kim play many times, mixed monitors for him a few time when he came east. True pro. An amazing player, and ALWAYS, has a band of amazing players with him.
Amazing, thank you! and the Fbombs are ok , if you dealt with lose, you would feel the same. Great guy met him up north in Sault Ste.Maire took the time to talk to me like we were friends forever. Thanks again, it made my day. I hope everyone has an excellent day.
I first heard and became aware of Max Webster when they opened for Rush in Houston, TX. I have to say they were quirky & great and the guitar tone was really, really good. I think it was a 335 into a Hiwatt ? Maybe a Twin.. lol it was awhile ago! Me and my friends were thinking that they dressed kinda wild 😂!! I bought all their records after that night! Hello Kim! We love ya! Holdsworth was definitely frightening in his full glory 👍🏼
vidsforsquids Allan Holdsworth was a musical giant among men! John McLaughlin, apparently, told Allan once that he didn’t truly understand what Allan was doing. I was blessed to see-and meet-Allan, about five times, and it was always profound, so it was great to hear Kim express a similar experience!
Man dude you have been knocking it out of the park with these interviews lately , Kim is soooo damn awesome, Max Webster was the shit and his solo stuff is uniformly killer as well, so glad to hear he has a new album coming out, it's been far too long !
Good interview. Good musician! Fixed his Mac laptop many years ago. Didn’t actually meet him face to face but had several conversations over the phone. Nice guy!
I remember seeing Rush and Max Webster at Massey Hall on the Fly By Night and then 2112 Tours wish I still had hair like I did then. Toronto was the best in those days blasting the first Rush album in my bedroom "Finding My Way" we used to say roll out the carpet when Rush played cause they had this carpet they would put down on stage to make it more homie (so canadian). My all time favourite Max Webster song "Hangover" of course we could see them in the bars. RIP the Gasworks and Wayne Kramer.
in the mid-80's I lived in a new condo at King and Bathurst in Toronto - "The Summit". Big glass sunrooms - I looked down a couple of units and saw a long hair dude on a blue guitar wailing away in his sunroom looking at the CN Tower. figured this fellow to be KM - Canadian icon a few doors away.
Wonderful interview with a one-of-a-kind, true original! I’ve been a fan since hearing Battlescar on the radio in Wichita, KS in-approximately-1981-82, on the fantastic-and now, extinct-KICT-95 FM. Naturally, I was a gigantic Rush fan, and knowing of Max’s existence, I was primed and ready to be a fan. Luckily, many years later, I went on a vacation to Victoria and Vancouver, Canada-in 1998, and was able to find CDs of the entire Max collection, plus a Kim solo album I didn’t have! Wonderful music-especially, Universal Juveniles and Kim’s first two solo albums. So great to hear such a complete history of his life! Great job and thanks for doing this!! 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻
Great interview! Kim is one of the best musicians and songwriters in Canadian music history.
Loved him on Q 107 ROCK RADIO TORONTO
And ALICE COOPER Sunday nights. SO COOL
In 1978 I saw Max Webster open for Rush on the Permanent Waves tour. I've been a Kim Mitchell fan ever since.
Problem with that is Permanent Waves wasn't released until Jan 1980. I did see Max Webster, then UFO open for Rush in Memphis on Oct, 30 1977. Then we had Rush in 78 with Starz opening (front row center - no shit)!.
@@RockNRoller66 I stand corrected! It must have been Hemispheres. I know it was at the Mid-Hudson Civic Center in Newberg NY. Kim had these giant harem pants on. He would yell CHECK and then play for 5 minutes, it was hilarious.
No that's not it, I just checked my ticket stubs, it was 1979, it was Permanent Waves. Rush used to do short tours before entering the studio to record. This was one of those short tours with Max Webster. I first saw Rush open for Blue Oyster Cult in 1976 on the 2112 tour.
@@MrUltraworld I saw max webster open for rush kinsmen field house Edmonton farewell to kings. Likely 2112 as well ... They were all big tour pals
Opened moving pictures in 81 too
78 or 79 is impossible Rush didn't do the tour until late 80/81
I am from Sarnia (children of the chemical valley!!)…overlapped with Kim Mitchell in high school. Saw him play battle of the bands at our high school. Followed him his entire career. What a legacy of great music, great shows and being a good person. That’s a great life. I sure deeply appreciate him being part of my life journey thru music.
Thanks Gords Guitar Jams, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
Very, very cool CANADIAN 💪🏽🇨🇦
@@gord-k7g Kim with cousin Jim Chevalier, I thought was tremendous. I was in the band Grim Reaper.
The Grass Co.,or Zoom , we’re destined to be popular. I went the industrial way , and was better because of it.
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I was in the band Grimm Reaper. Kim with my cousin Jim Chevaleir was with Kim in their Band “ Grass Company “. Cool times 😃
Rode the Via rail from Union Station to Sarnia with Kim in the bar car. 1980
Nice to see an old idol being a really nice person. Great interview.
Glad you enjoyed the interview @highproject6153, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Max Webster playing on my high school stage was the best part of high school for me. I was about to see Kim in concert when COVID hit Canada and cancelled the show.
I'm in the original All We Are video (crowd scene). I was working and the radio announced the filming of the video at the Danforth Music hall in Toronto. My friend and I went and spent the evening with him and a few hundred fans. Great night.
Right on johhnyglaze1, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Kee to Bala…epic venue!!! 80 yrs of music history. You feel the history there. And right on the water. So many great rock shows. Kim Mitchell..owns that place.
My family knew the owners.
I lived on Juniper Island the summer of 1979 - great times partying @ The Kee!
@@GrantWitham small world. We have a family cottage on Gaunt Bay Moon River and spent my youth at the Key!! We are constantly boating and fishing around Juniper.
What a gem of canadiana that place was all the great bands that played there saw Max Webster doing the High Class in Borrowed Shoes tour there. I remember everyone sitting on the floor (good little canadian teens) LOL people wouldnt believe you if you tell them that now.
First time seeing Max was at JFR High school, Guelph 1979. Multiple times after, and thousands of times after. Not to mention solo shows. Max was a huge part of mine, and my buddies teenage years. God bless you Kim.
Glad you enjoyed the interview @micolfortuna4723, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 ! I played rugby in college for one semester and we played a team from Guelph - the Gryphons. Good Lord they wiped the field with us lol!
@@EveryoneLovesGuitar Go Gryphs!! U of G
Gc is better, we didn't get the mad max machine though,.
@@JerryCuberton That's GCVI, and sorry, JFR was a much cooler school. 😎
@@micolfortuna4723 I saw Max at JFR in Guelph too! 1977. My first concert. Then I saw them again at Memorial arena with Rush. Farewell to Kings. Good times!
I met him during COVID in a RONA parking lot in Mississiauga. We were waiting for our curbside pickup order to come out. I said to my brother, "That's Kim Mitchell!" We shared a few words. He was a very down to earth person just as he appears in all his interviews and radio show.
Right on @darkoanton5, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Growing up in Toronto and with The Max Machine, this is the best interview Ive heard with Kim. Thank you!!
Glad you enjoyed it Doug!
Deadly live act. They could easily blow most bands off the stage.
I'm a retired educator, but spent a decade managing and producing a progressive instrumental 'shredder' through the mid '90's/2000's. My time away from the school was steeped in the music scene; I was also a contributing writer for a Dallas music paper, "The Harder Beat." It was fun, because I was able to choose my subjects. Pat Travers, another favorite Canadian guitarist, was playing a local club this night, and when I dropped by during the day to arrange my interview, I left a CD by the artist I was managing. In speaking with Pat after his show, one of his first comments was "I really don't get what these shredders see in me." While I empathize with Kim's bout of nerves, I have no doubt LaBrie saw something in Kim he couldn't get from Petrucci. Great interview, Craig, you have a new sub. You're the best I've seen on YT (and elsewhere) at what you're doing. Kim, wonderful to see you back!
Wow, thanks for your kind words supernash and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫ Stay healthy and thanks for listening !
Great interview! Kim deserves the Order of Canada.
@@eddysvault7603 you know what, I totally agree. How does one nominate?
Rochester NY loves you Kim 👍❣️
Met Kim many years ago in North Bay ontario what a great guy and a super showman he did a great show was my first real concert I attended. Still remember it like it was yesterday
What a beautiful interview. I live in Vancouver BC now but from Toronto, Ontario. Grew up listening to and seeing Max Webster. Killer band. Last saw Kim in Toronto at the Phoenix in 2016 or 2017… can’t remember… but truly excellent live show. Kim’s a great Canadian boy and we are all very, very proud of him. His music will forever be in my head. Thanks for doing this video… you are an excellent and genuine interviewer.
Thanks for your kind words @scottdesavoye1354 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
Great interview. I have been a big fan growing up as a Canadian guitarist.
This is mind blowing for me. I'm a 64 year old Canadian fucker, and have been fortunate enough to have seen Max Webster I think 3 times in London, Ontario at the Gardens, once or twice backing up Rush. Also seeing him live doing the solo material from his EP onward was just a rockin' party. Always been "On the Mitchell". This Canadian Icon, is soooo Canadian. I'm dying at around the 31:30 mark when he apologizes for talking to much. Priceless!! Thanks for this great conversation my friend!! from Tim in Leamington, Canada!
Glad you enjoyed the interview @CoreaKixx420, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
This is 4 years old, but I enjoyed this so much. A quality person in my opinion, music aside. He has this amazing talent, and I saw Max Webster opening for Rush. A way back. Maybe late 1970’s. Thunder Bay ON. Anyway, wonderful. Now I will listen to the new album you have talked about. Age 72 now, I guess. I will be 63 soon. Aging can be emotional, but live on and enjoy. I am in Ottawa and hope to see you with a gig here again soon. ❤
Glad you enjoyed the interview @grantturner6984, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Kim is a legend. Period!
Saw Kim many times always good shows. Once in Welland Ontario after the show, i was waiting for friends, Kim came up and just stuck his hand out and greated me. Very nice guy.
Thanks @stevepaquette4534, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
@@stevepaquette4534 Atlas Hotel ? Played there numerous times ! Sang Happy Birthday to me 2 yrs in a row.
One of my husbands and I first date was a Kim Mitchell concert in Orilla 36 years ago. ❤
Kim is OURS.:)
I saw Kim and his band at People Cabaret in Campbell River.
WOW.
Thank you for listening @jukesters123! 🎉🔥😇
The one thing no one EVER talks about with Kim Mitchell is his amazingly underrated guitar playing. you don't do session work without talent. I had the pleasure of photographing a corporate event where Bernie Labarge was playing (another unknown brilliant session player). The night was amazing and he just doesn't miss.
I was into a lot of jazz rock fusion in the late 70s and 1980s and I always dug Kim Mitchell's guitar playing. Plus, I think he has a great voice.
Thank you for listening @minkorrh! 🎉🔥😇
Why no mention of Pye Dubois? Was it something that Pye Stipulated? The man wrote the script for Kim. (Love Kim, but love the magic that both him and Pye made)
Here’s my shoulder to put your chip on.
No Max Webster without Pye
I have to agree. Max for me was better than Kim's solo stuff, with a couple exceptions. Peter Fredette kicked ass. I saw Fredette's Beatles tribute band Jude at the Laff in Ottawa. Bonus!
Max webster played upstairs at the Bolton Ontar 19:59 io community Centre the same night my best friend had her wedding reception downstairs. Your band also played our high school in Woodbridge ontario. Kim and Webster were big in our party days . Thank you so much.❤
Thanks for listening! 🔥 🎶 🎸
I'm a guitar player and a huge petrucci fan. Kim has been one of my heroes for decades. Love his playing.
Glad you enjoyed the interview Robert, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
all the guests are great, but Kim was extra special with how he framed his stories. dinner with crew, opening, headlining, his work developing his playing. Really wonderful to listen to
Thank you for listening Mick Hanson! 🎉🔥😇
Thank you. This was great. KIm reveling his deep thoughts and feelings like he's on a therapists couch. He's always been a hero of mine, and this showed he is not afraid to show his flaws and human side.
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This is one of the best interviews ever heard. I was always a fan of Kim, but knowing his story on his down period really uplifted me. A true gentleman!
Wow, thanks for your kind words!
Kim is the man
I use to seen Max Webster and Rush all the time back in the 70s. Max Webster one of the most underrated bands. High class in borrowed shoe great LP
Great song too! I've won a lot of free beers betting people that they do not say " High class in borrowed shoes " once in the whole song!
played that sucker to death in growing up in Scarb ... she comes across like diamonds diamonds
Kim Mitchell, i always like what he does, great songs, super great musicianship in his band, as a drummer i always like the drummers he played with, and the production of his albums was always amazing. I am glad i have seen him twice, one in the mid 80s and another time 30 years later, and it was always great.
Right on @pascaldeslongchampsmoncton1490, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Good day, love Kim Mitchell's music! He is extremely amazing with his guitar as if he was born with it already in his hands! Keep on rockin' & movin', Kim Mitchell!! Cheers!!🥰🥰🦅🦅🦅🦅
Glad you enjoyed the interview @cainrac, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Just saw Kim recently in Buffalo (Tonawanda) and he still rocks it! Amazing to still be able to see him. This chat is amazing thanks!
Thanks for your kind words @johnking6970 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
Kimosabe is my favourite album. I had the pleasure of chatting with Kim in Orangeville after a gig about 15-16 yrs ago. I knew that Kimosabe was the product of a dark time in his life. I told him how much I loved the album and asked how many really great tunes are written when everything is going great and your life seems perfect?! Just saw him 10 August 2024 in Saskatoon. He still RAWKS!!!
Right on @curtishann9614, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
I live in the UK and have loved Kim's music from way back - he is a hero to me, yet hardly any of my friends have even heard of him!
Just a great guy, great musician - all the guys he has worked with too
Thank you for listening Alan Levy! 🎉🔥😇
Brilliant and very underated Liverpool UK
Serving the song, like Kim says, is totally the most important thing, and he's so good at it.
One of the reasons he is the guitarist’s guitarist; he has amazingly fluid playing (in the 70’s few guys could play with the flow and speed he could) but he didn’t do the overboard ego-driven solos of other “guitar gods.” His solos were about the song; fit in perfect, not pointless showboating. Total class.
Who would of thought, Kim Mitchell... a wallpaper guy! Now there's your next song Kim! 👌😁
Good guy Kim ... cool ..and continue well wishes to u and family
Alberta
Dave
Kim probably the biggest influence on my playing. Went to school with Greg Wells. Solid partnership.
It's so strange that Kim doesn't seem to like Kimosabe as that's one of my favourite Kim Mitchell albums. Maybe, its due to the period and his memories. I saw him in 1998 at Alice Fazooli's restaurant in Mississauga, Ontario. He had his then famous pink hat on and he was talking to a very nice looking brunette at the bar. I wanted to say hello, but it was his private time and after hearing this interview that would have been during those rough times, so I'm glad I didn't. Kim & Peter Fredette made some of the best music to come out of Canada. Peter Fredette doesn't get the credit he deserves. He's the other vocalist in "All We Are". Wonderful interview. Holy shit he drives 240 klicks per hour... wow
Thanks for your kind words @trenthogan4212 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
You're so right about Peter Fredette.
I was part of the music scene in Ottawa in the 80s and 90s. Quite a lot of great local musicians made a lot of great music that went nowhere else.
Thanks guys! Great interview. I have always been a big fan of Kim Mitchell. As a young budding guitarist growing up, he was one of my virtual teachers for sure. Met him at Long & McQuade music Bloor Street in Toronto a couple of years ago. We were wearing the same shirt lol. Nice guy. Good luck Joe and can't wait to hear the new album!
Rock on!
I do recall 'Maxx Webster' showing up in concert at my high school. I received their album 'Battlescar' for free. They were incredible!
Right on @yxmichaelxyyxmichaelxy3074, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
KM is a Canadian legend. Such a talented vocalist.
Thank you for listening @chrisc5546! 🎉🔥😇
Another great interview Craig, thanks for this one! I grew up on Kim Mitchell's music here in Canada and he was one of the first guitar heroes I got to see live!
Glad you enjoyed the interview Paul Aitken, and thanks for listening! 👍🏻🎶🎉
Loved this. Kim is on the soundtrack to my life. Great stories. God speed to him.
I had the pleasure of meeting Kim at Q107 when he has a DJ at Yonge and Dundas square. He was amazing to me and signed a special autograph on my Universal Juveniles CD cover, I saw his band many times at Kingswood Music Theatre and opening for RUSH on the Permanent Waves Tour in Buffalo, NY
Love Kim both his music and manors.
Yes, I agree @LostCaper - thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Wow. I just found this interview. Fantastic. Kim Mitchell, you are one cool guy. Rick from Winnipeg.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thanks for the amazing music, Kim. It has been a privilege to follow your career and enjoy your music.
Thank you for listening @BTom16! 🎉🔥😇
This is such a great interview... it's more like a chat with a friend. I'll always be a big Max and Kim fan. I remember one Max show, I think it was a co-headlining tour with the Ian Thomas band - Saskatoon. I was prob. about 16 yrs. Old at the time. Leaning on the stage and checking out Kim's pedalboard before the show. So many memories go with Max and Kim music! One very special album to me is "Ain't Life Amazing". Around that time my Dad passed away, the girl I thought was the love of my life left and the company I worked for announced layoffs. It was all devastating. Kim's "Ain't Life..." album was in constant play in my car and I know it helped me get through it all! I'll always miss my Dad and thankful that he was my Dad, the girl's memory still haunts me, but I got a new job, moved on and eventually realized life really is amazing. Thx. Kim for all the music!
Very cool, thanks for sharing that, @1996KR 🙌🏻 💥 🎉
Rik Emmett's a nerd. Kim is badass. Great interview.
Thanks @dougbelford4796, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
Love Kim's music, it always reminds me of summers in Ontario. Ain't Life Amazing is one of my favorite songs. I totally related to Kimosabe, dark times for me too.
That was Amazing! I was in Grade 9 @ a new High School in Fergus Ontario, Canada and Max Webster played in our auditorium It was awesome. Been a fan ever since. Great Interview. Thank-you to both parties great interview. PS/ My fav guitar is Blue.
Thanks for your kind words @foscam3767 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
I lived in Elora for the summer of 1979. Good times...
Always remember sitting in front of the door to get into the front row at the Humanities Theatre at University of Waterloo and Kim walked by and said hi.
I saw Kim Mitchell Band live in Belleville, ON at the Empire Theatre’s 25th Anniversary concert. They opened for Slash & the Conspirators featuring Myles Kennedy. Both bands crushed it that night! It was a super fun show to witness. Chris Sutherland and Brent Fitz, both drummers for Mitchell’s and Slash’s bands, are originally from Manitoba. Shoutout to those two guys for laying it down. Y’all are real pros. 🤘🏽
Glad you enjoyed the interview @stephentyler4352, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 ! Had Brent Fitz on the show as well - here's his show if you want to check it out: ua-cam.com/video/qzD5CLElDpY/v-deo.html - Peace man!
The first time I seen Kim was June 29 1975 at the Summer Gardens in Port Dover Ontario, when he was with Max Webster, and they opened for Rush
Another great interview Craig....thanks! KM classy guy......awesome musician!!
Thanks again!
I grew up in the Niagara area and Max did all the local clubs/ outdoor concerts. I believe that they recorded the crowd intro at Uncle Sam's in Niagara Falls the night I attended and yes...... we all sang "The cats in the bag, the neighbors holler.....etc, etc. One of the more inspiring guitarists of those days. there was always a Zappa-esque element to the tunes, probably inspired by Beefheart, as Kim mentions.
Glad you enjoyed the interview auddoc99, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Got to see Kim at Kingswood and saw him at the CNE at the areosmith after show party wen he gave a t shirt to some lucky fan at the party. Saw Kim hanging outside q107 at young and Dundas Square near the Hard Rock when he was a radio host Got to see Randy Bachman at the Hard Rock another great under rated Canadian. Thank you for your contributions..
Fantastic interview. I stumbled onto it, and couldn't stop.
Thanks for your kind words @joerenner8334 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
I worked on Kim’s Go For A Soda video.
I came up with the in camera effects dubbed Soda Flex. It was a pretty challenging shoot requiring lots of issues with aligning the camera angles to pull off the stunts effect wise.
Kin was incredibly kind , patient, encouraging and greatful.
The video set me on a successful path to an exciting career. The memory of working with Kim has remained an inspiration to me, his encouragement was overwhelming and remains vivid.
Cool @halltrain1162 Glad you liked this and thanks for listening! 👂 🎶 🎸
For me this very personal, I was just listening to Oh WAR!, your music is timeless I got the pleasure of seeing Max with RUSH, 2 times once in Guelf, and in my in Hamilton Ont, I got to see and hear Terry, Gary McCraken on drums plus NEIL I’m still not the same!!!, Hamilton’s concert was very intimate yet full on let it go, I still remember it vividly, so thank you, and Kim when you speak of Canadian Legends please include yourself, I always love Kim Mitchell because I had a brother who also got quite the Canadian status as a Lead guitar player his name was Brian Griffith, so I felt Kim’s guitar playing and have always appreciated his contribution to song writing, playing and performing this was beautiful hearing and sharing your life and career, I am very excited for your induction into the C.M.H.O.F., it’s very well deserved all the best to you and yours., excellent interview!
Thanks for your kind words @blainegriffith7119 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
He played at my high school in Pickering Ontario in the late 70s!!! Been a fan since his 1st album...well done AGAIN Craig!
Thanks Nick-O, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
Met Kim at a low key concert location in Toronto when I was 15. Carole Pope and Rough Trade were on stage. Kim
Signed my ticket. He was just a regular guy and I loved it.
yes, very cool dude! thanks for listening...
I seen Max Webster back in 77 I remember as I was underage and managed to get into the bar, great show and I still remember it today.
That is cool @darrylhubbard931! Thanks for listening 💥🎶🔥
Had a funny moment with Kim Mitchell back in the 80s, I was in a band that was opening for Kim Mitchell band on the tour, I was playing some stuff just before Soundcheck on guitar checking my amps and Kim is standing there, he says you seem to be getting the sound you’re going for. I said, thanks, but later I started to think that was kind of a backhanded compliment, maybe he thinks my sound stinks but that’s the sound I’m going for and I’m getting, I don’t know I just found it funny later on, his band was great on the tour
Thanks @shanemcconnell1736, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
I do not know that there is anyone I respect more in Rock, than Kim Mitchell . I worked with him in the 90's and I learned
Thank you for listening @MoonbeameSmith! 🎉🔥😇
Max Webster played our high school. Lester B. Pearson in Burlington, Ontario!!
Thank you for listening @992Archer! 🎉🔥😇
We are going to see Kim at the Kee next week!! Can't wait
Great interview!! thank you so much..Kim Mitchell has been a fave of mine since 1980!!
Thank you for listening Francois ! 🎉🔥😇
He aiways struck me as a lively, lovely guy!
And Patio Lanterns and especially Easy to Tame (great song!) are terrific tunes.
Kim, my band "Arrival" opened for Max Webster in Nanaimo, BC in 1978 - we were blown away not only with the band (even before that gig), but how great you all were and your crew when it came time for our sound check. It was truly a memorable gig to this day, I believe promoted through Perriscope Productions. I'm guessing that gig convinced Perriscope folks that we could open for Tom Petty at the Commodore in Vancouver after that. Congratulations on your Hall of Fame induction!
Hey, that's an achievement dude. The majority would sh*t themselves.
Right on @DonnTarris, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Some terrific stories.
I saw Max Webster open for Rush at Hammersmith Odeon on the Hemispheres tour (IIRC) in '79. They were well received which, at that time in the UK, was anything but assured for a support act. I picked up a couple of albums (Hangover and Live Magnetic Air) off the back of that performance. Never heard any more from them after that. Really interesting to learn how things panned out for Kim and will be checking out his solo catalogue.
Thank you for listening @mark140363! 🎉🔥😇
Considering it was Pye Dubois who wrote all the Lyrics for Max Webster just maybe his contribution is being overlooked by the Canadian songwriters Hall.
Agreed !
I followed Kim and Max Webster for years during my 20s and they always gave a great show
Love Kim and what he does
Best wishes
Thank you for listening @harryt988! 🎉🔥😇
Great interview gentlemen!
Thanks for listening!
Kim is one of the most humble / modest music legends...
Kim is awesome. Love his music with Max Webster and Solo. Great live! Saw Kim many times. 🇨🇦
Right on @dalemcmillan7231, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Theo
You're one of my all time favorites. Would like to ask Kim how he keeps those Marshall's clean after an hour without massive fans, even small amps, how. Has he ever had a fire. Thanks
Pat-
Ottawa
Glad you enjoyed the interview @patsuttonottawa, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
I still play his music to this day! I'm 70. Love the videos.
Just discovered this vid 4 years after it was posted. Great vid Craig. Long time Kim Mitchell/Max Webster fan. His guitar work is always interesting, he's a fantastic player as well as singer. His playing on Paradise Skies always stops me in my tracks. I listened to Live Magnetic Air again just the other day... I still have the vinyl. Kim seems like a humble dude.
Great interviewing skills Craig, really enjoyed this interview.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed the interview @mudwiser1391, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
What a great interview. I remember seeing Kim in a park in Toronto in the late 80's and was really wanting to go over and say hi, but he was with his partner and kid and it just seem like it wouldn't be cool (the fellow Canadian kindness factor!). I really resonate with the challenge of getting through struggles and what it takes to get to the other side. I've always loved his music either with Max Webster or on his own, which I discovered around 1979, but to hear his story and the frank and unabashed discussion about it in this interview kicked my respect up for him exponentially. Yes, we should always be able to have conversations like that at any time. If I had the opportunity again I would still like to meet him and sit down and chat. Kudos on the interview!
Very cool, thanks for sharing that, Andy Chevalier 🙌🏻 💥 🎉
Sucked that Max Webster never got the recognition they deserved in the States.
Ah, maybe it's cooler that way.
I followed this man's incredible journey since the get go. Musical genius A to Z. Had the privilege and honor to have met him and his band mates. Super good dudes, very decent guys.
All the best kim! Great interview Hombres!
Glad you enjoyed the interview @cm9247, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
@@EveryoneLovesGuitar😁👍
Really enjoyed your discussion, good stories, solid information and plenty of wise words. Kim’s new record is well worth a listen, his voice is still in fine form and playing sublime guitar as always.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Have seen Kim play many times, mixed monitors for him a few time when he came east. True pro. An amazing player, and ALWAYS, has a band of amazing players with him.
i envy you my friend - never seen Kim play live and am unlikley to ever being in the UK
Amazing, thank you! and the Fbombs are ok , if you dealt with lose, you would feel the same. Great guy met him up north in Sault Ste.Maire took the time to talk to me like we were friends forever. Thanks again, it made my day. I hope everyone has an excellent day.
Right on @evopigeau, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
High class in borrowed shoes at the Gasworks in 1976, it does not bet better than that Thanks Kim
Right on @ROBERTTIMCO, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
the new album is great. Kim is a Treasure.
I first heard and became aware of Max Webster when they opened for Rush in Houston, TX. I have to say they were quirky & great and the guitar tone was really, really good. I think it was a 335 into a Hiwatt ? Maybe a Twin.. lol it was awhile ago! Me and my friends were thinking that they dressed kinda wild 😂!!
I bought all their records after that night! Hello Kim! We love ya!
Holdsworth was definitely frightening in his full glory 👍🏼
Thanks vidsforsquids, Rock on! 🎸🙌🏻🔥🎶
vidsforsquids Allan Holdsworth was a musical giant among men! John McLaughlin, apparently, told Allan once that he didn’t truly understand what Allan was doing. I was blessed to see-and meet-Allan, about five times, and it was always profound, so it was great to hear Kim express a similar experience!
when i saw max back in 79 kim was using 2 fender twins then in 84 he had a jcm 800 this was in buff ny
Good Day. My Bass Player, who is Canadian, turned me on to Kim back in 1983. WoW. Loved Him.
Thank You for this post & Best Regards
Thanks for listening!
Nice to hear a proper interview instead of the typical youtube 30 second snips. I grew up with Kim and MW, thanks...
Glad you enjoyed the interview Luiz de Jesus, and thanks for listening 💥 🎶 🎸 !
Man dude you have been knocking it out of the park with these interviews lately , Kim is soooo damn awesome, Max Webster was the shit and his solo stuff is uniformly killer as well, so glad to hear he has a new album coming out, it's been far too long !
Thanks for your kind words MetalMadness66 and glad you enjoyed this 👍🏻🎸♫
I’m an illustration graduate, I relate to creative people and your comment on creative people being a bit of a mess emotionally.
Thank you for listening @racheladkins6060! 🎉🔥😇
Good interview. Good musician! Fixed his Mac laptop many years ago. Didn’t actually meet him face to face but had several conversations over the phone. Nice guy!
Right on Wychwood, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
I remember seeing Rush and Max Webster at Massey Hall on the Fly By Night and then 2112 Tours wish I still had hair like I did then. Toronto was the best in those days blasting the first Rush album in my bedroom "Finding My Way" we used to say roll out the carpet when Rush played cause they had this carpet they would put down on stage to make it more homie (so canadian). My all time favourite Max Webster song "Hangover" of course we could see them in the bars. RIP the Gasworks and Wayne Kramer.
Right on @johnsmith7345, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
in the mid-80's I lived in a new condo at King and Bathurst in Toronto - "The Summit". Big glass sunrooms - I looked down a couple of units and saw a long hair dude on a blue guitar wailing away in his sunroom looking at the CN Tower. figured this fellow to be KM - Canadian icon a few doors away.
Wonderful interview with a one-of-a-kind, true original! I’ve been a fan since hearing Battlescar on the radio in Wichita, KS in-approximately-1981-82, on the fantastic-and now, extinct-KICT-95 FM. Naturally, I was a gigantic Rush fan, and knowing of Max’s existence, I was primed and ready to be a fan. Luckily, many years later, I went on a vacation to Victoria and Vancouver, Canada-in 1998, and was able to find CDs of the entire Max collection, plus a Kim solo album I didn’t have! Wonderful music-especially, Universal Juveniles and Kim’s first two solo albums. So great to hear such a complete history of his life! Great job and thanks for doing this!! 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻
Right on Scorchinscotty, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻
Kim used to play our high school (and others) in Hamilton & area very early 70s. Always been one of my Faves! Rockland album was incredible!
Right on @johnorgan3, thanks for listening! 🎸💥🙌🏻