SPARKS - whereitsat.tv interview by Nigel May

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  • @mneugent7658
    @mneugent7658 2 роки тому +51

    Russell's been singing in a band with his brother for 50 years and he says "music's not really my thing". Awesome!

  • @elboyd5809
    @elboyd5809 3 роки тому +49

    There is something about these guys that makes me really happy.

    • @PhyllisJay
      @PhyllisJay 2 роки тому +3

      It’s just everything

    • @markpaterson2053
      @markpaterson2053 11 місяців тому

      that's always been their power; I'm strictly classical, but I love the Sparks---both as people and musicians.

  • @PhyllisJay
    @PhyllisJay 2 роки тому +16

    I love interviews like these. More chatty and you get a bit more of an insight into their personalities.
    Love Sparks. These brothers have made the world a better place. ❤️

  • @ZabljakLand
    @ZabljakLand 4 роки тому +39

    As a rock n roller with classical background I can easily say that you guys fucking paved the way for all music from 1985-2020, it's unprecedented by any band, i.e. Slade, The Sweet, New York dolls, you are the fucking unsung heroes of decades

    • @jeromealexandre4162
      @jeromealexandre4162 3 роки тому +3

      I played Bass for Sylvain of the Ny Dolls. He loved Sparks too.

    • @kstar982
      @kstar982 3 роки тому +1

      Ahead of your time, m8, now everyone's recognising it

    • @ZabljakLand
      @ZabljakLand 3 місяці тому

      @DorisDay-lw4xs Bowie is one of the, if not the, best solo artists.. Not very unsung is he?

  • @FlipFlopMom
    @FlipFlopMom 2 роки тому +17

    Ron is the handsomest guy ever and Russell is adorable. Also they're wildly talented and I'm blessed to share a planet with these guys.

  • @Joyousjoy-g7g
    @Joyousjoy-g7g 4 роки тому +34

    These guys are fascinating.. Ron's dry humour dead pan & Russell's kid in a candy shop hi energy. PSE fly to Cairns Oz

  • @velmad3091
    @velmad3091 4 роки тому +17

    I love Rons dark voice. 😘 wish I could meet them. They are so nice 🌞

  • @TheCandygunner
    @TheCandygunner 11 років тому +21

    I've been enjoying this band since 1973. You either like 'em or you don't. There is very little middle ground. I think they are fantastic. They continue to surprise and entertain. I had the pleasure of meeting Ron and Russell when they played a club in Norman,Oklahoma for their In Outer space tour. They were very friendly and gracious. I wish them nothing but success.

    • @kyachdistent1301
      @kyachdistent1301 2 роки тому

      I always worry about middle ground. Surely that's just irrelevance-or people thinking they're only known for a few songs back when. I don't think it's a case of love or hate, most losers wouldn't wake to Sparks as they're too busy being sated on non-stop shit we've been getting since 1990.

    • @Eleventhearlofmars
      @Eleventhearlofmars Рік тому +1

      @@kyachdistent1301the non stop shit imho started in 1987 when stock aitken and watermelon started putting out samey formulaic crap by the likes of Sonya, Rick Astley, Kylie etc etc.

    • @kyachdistent1301
      @kyachdistent1301 Рік тому +1

      @@Eleventhearlofmars Yes, that cannot be denied. While they were always a small number of bad acts around, nothing destroyed things the way S/A/W did AND Madonna though, every bit as formulaic, risible, pointless and awful in the same ways. Worse, the way she does it, she gets taken SERIOUSLY. Wish she WOULD get seriously taken-off the planet! C/rap being accepted as a musical form also did this evil job too. No wonder we got the 90s and all that followed.

  • @theoldar
    @theoldar 4 роки тому +14

    They always seem to be having fun, which I have always appreciated.

  • @mcbillygoat
    @mcbillygoat 3 роки тому +16

    No joke, these guys are the funniest and most humble rockers alive. Their first band, “Halfnelson” was cutting edge as well and they tuned in on the best rock music. I don’t think they’ve had even a bad hair day in their lives.

  • @Senj1n
    @Senj1n 12 років тому +28

    I could listen the whole day to ron

  • @jeffram68
    @jeffram68 5 років тому +32

    Ron : "He's the fashion element of the duo." Absolutely flippin' hilarious!

    • @josephtravers777
      @josephtravers777 5 років тому +4

      They always joke a good bit. Part of their shtick 🙂

    • @davdmansell3130
      @davdmansell3130 3 роки тому +1

      The guy is a star! Dear old Ron!

  • @anita.fringe
    @anita.fringe 3 роки тому +18

    Believe me, Ron, screaming girls can be quite the intellectuals.

  • @PhantomDrums917
    @PhantomDrums917 11 років тому +44

    Miles Davis and Kate Bush in the same sentence. I love Ron!!!!!

    • @spambrando
      @spambrando 3 роки тому +1

      Slim Jim, is that you? ;)

  • @anythingoldmechanical
    @anythingoldmechanical 4 роки тому +8

    Sparks are legends..
    I'd love to meet them one day.. (although I doubt that I ever will) 😕

  • @Liquid_Alchemy
    @Liquid_Alchemy 3 роки тому +15

    "I want to be a rock star when I grow up." - Russell Mael
    "I want to be George Orwell and form a band with my brother when I grow up." - Ron Mael

  • @mashupgal
    @mashupgal 2 роки тому +4

    I just love these guys. Don’t ask me why as I’m into Jazz, Funk, Parliament, Funkadelic, anything that is not Sparks, but I did look after them not that they’d remember, as they rehearsed at a studio I worked at, and I set up the PA, their room (Westbourne Rehearsal Studios) a bit of a dive but all the best bands including Sparks rehearsed there. And yes. I love these guys. Lay some funk on me

  • @borgorusky
    @borgorusky 12 років тому +21

    refreshing to hear these two, not condescending or swanky, shows real style

  • @pearlypawbeans
    @pearlypawbeans 3 роки тому +7

    They’re so sweet and funny 😁

  • @88gel88
    @88gel88 10 років тому +37

    I freaking love their answer when they were asked: "what are your politics", or something to that effect. When they answered "we are happy to be in London while both the Republican and Democratic parties are having their respective conventions", I knew exactly why I've loved these guys all these years... both of our parties suck, big time! And all these guys do is make incredible music!

    • @tunesmith7437
      @tunesmith7437 7 років тому +2

      I agree especially when you consider the year in which the comment was made...it is always the SOS

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 2 роки тому

      @@tunesmith7437 What year was it made?

    • @zachjohnson637
      @zachjohnson637 7 місяців тому

      @@blackmore4Around 2000 I think

  • @snpok524
    @snpok524 5 років тому +5

    Amazing band I love them

  • @aemongalatea
    @aemongalatea 13 років тому +8

    great interview. Thanks for uploading. RON MAEL!

  • @eastend59
    @eastend59 6 років тому +24

    Three people would benefit from knowing the magic that is SPARKS.

  • @khromakeycreature69
    @khromakeycreature69 3 роки тому +3

    Saw and met Sparks in Montreal 1974 or 5, Patty Smith opened, what an amazing experience, incredible performance@

  • @miatajimi
    @miatajimi Рік тому +1

    I remember the first time I saw them on TV, I was 14, now I’m 63. Love these guys, Keep dancing Ron !

  • @ana_biohazard
    @ana_biohazard 4 роки тому +20

    The look on Ron's face when Russell is talking about a porn name. I enjoyed the interview 😀

  • @TripleGeminiLife
    @TripleGeminiLife 3 місяці тому

    Oh my ... since I was a teen, mid-70s ... been in ❤ with Sparks 😊

  • @R4949
    @R4949 12 років тому +9

    Shot in May 2000 in Hyde Park as far as I rermember.

  • @faketrailermaker64
    @faketrailermaker64 4 роки тому +4

    Such witty gentlemen!

  • @allanjuckum860
    @allanjuckum860 4 роки тому +6

    Long live Sparks.

  • @microworlds
    @microworlds 13 років тому +13

    LOL RON'S FACE WHEN RUSSELL SAYS HIS MOUSTACHE IS PORNOGRAPHIC!

  • @BlueMHart
    @BlueMHart 3 роки тому +10

    Lol, Russell saying that Ron used to beat him up... I honestly can't picture Ron beating anyone up.

  • @joserogan7794
    @joserogan7794 4 роки тому +5

    I believe this interview is 20 years old now.

  • @Joyousjoy-g7g
    @Joyousjoy-g7g 4 роки тому +10

    I'm STILL starstruck 😘

  • @lorywalsh2476
    @lorywalsh2476 3 роки тому +1

    Don't know why but I didn't expect them to sound like this. Love Sparks!

  • @vertxxgg
    @vertxxgg 7 років тому +1

    i love LOVE SCENES great song

  • @mikesaxclar
    @mikesaxclar 11 років тому +4

    AWESOME! Really cool! THANKS FOR POSTING THIS!

  • @morrisgautreau6704
    @morrisgautreau6704 2 місяці тому

    Fun interview!

  • @passionparade
    @passionparade 7 років тому +11

    Love to hang out with theses guys. There is more newness that comes out of these guys in five minutes then a whole generation of repellent worthless shit.

  • @MENFUSSMIKE
    @MENFUSSMIKE 12 років тому +8

    Ron Mael reminds me of the ominous, dark figure in Munch's "The Scream"

  • @Lengsel7
    @Lengsel7 11 років тому +14

    The number one rule of public transportation in Los Angeles is, Don't Take Public Transportation.

  • @zaraza125
    @zaraza125 10 років тому +3

    who are you? why I know you not for long? But you great!! To you, from Russia with love))

  • @daynaholgate4839
    @daynaholgate4839 5 років тому +6

    They make me laugh 😂😂😂

  • @3941602
    @3941602 2 роки тому +3

    At one point ya need to change the location if it aint working. Like go inside. Weres the producer at?

  • @ClaudineJones
    @ClaudineJones 13 років тому +16

    Well there you go, conclusive proof that his blood IS red.

  • @OldSethOnetooth
    @OldSethOnetooth 12 років тому +1

    first ever album I got was in 1979, a vinyl compilation from one of the labels like K-Tel or Ronco (still have it, runs off to check..Ronco, a big As Seen On TV printed on the front cover). Three of the tracks on it are Babylon's Burning by The Ruts, Death Disco by P.I.L and Beat The Clock by Sparks. As an impressionable 10 year old my musical fate was sealed :)
    enjoyed this v.much, thanks

  • @Lot_2023
    @Lot_2023 12 років тому +11

    My GOD!..What about the band-aid!?? Why didn't somebody DO SOMETHING!? Ohhh the humanity!!

  • @Qolus
    @Qolus 12 років тому +3

    Really excellent, thanks so much for uploading!! :D This is the first time I've sort of enjoyed something from Balls, I like to pretend that album doesn't exist ;)

  • @marilurasonyi218
    @marilurasonyi218 8 років тому +17

    Oh sorry for your finger Ron...you are so nice.

    • @scousesonata
      @scousesonata 5 років тому +1

      Sweet.

    • @velmad3091
      @velmad3091 4 роки тому +1

      Marilu Rasonyi aww yes he is a sweetheart love him so much

  • @Clematisian
    @Clematisian 12 років тому

    ……. "Indiscreet" was/is the 1st vinyl Lp of theirs that I got. It came out the autumn just after I'd graduated from High School … They're total role models for me, as a singer … My gods! These guys are both in their 60s & they've never had plastic surgery! … There is hope for music, there is … Thanks for the upload, Where It's At TV … Good work ~ (•8-D

  • @jasonzabbidou1389
    @jasonzabbidou1389 6 років тому +34

    I don't know why, but Russel always reminds me of either a middle-aged woman or a little kid. There's like no in between.

    • @annabackman3028
      @annabackman3028 3 роки тому +1

      Calvin. As in Calvin and Hobbes🐅. Ron could be the father.
      Not exactly, but it's a comparison my brain comes up with every now and then, without I'm not really asking for it.
      "Kalle och Hobbe"

    • @phil-ys3cf
      @phil-ys3cf 3 роки тому +1

      and you´re absolutely correct

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 2 роки тому +5

      _"Russel reminds me of a middle-aged woman"_
      It's interesting as it seems to have increased with time. I've always loved pop stars who deviated from the usual 'rock' god macho crap and thought that Russell M, with his brothers genius music and lyrics, was the coolest androgyne ever. As time rolls on, he seems increasingly effeminate in his speaking and physicality. To the point in the 'Sparks Brothers' documentary where he comes across as the cutest old camp queen I've ever seen!

    • @PhyllisJay
      @PhyllisJay 2 роки тому +1

      @@blackmore4 I still would!

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 2 роки тому +1

      @@PhyllisJay He'd probably agree to it. You've got a cute face ;)

  • @aaardvarkkk
    @aaardvarkkk 12 років тому +6

    OMG, Finally, someone who loves (or even knows about) Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights". One of my favorite songs of all time. BTW, I have 273 favorite songs of all time. But that's still ranking "Wuthering Heights" pretty high, considering there have been 873 quadrillion songs written throughout the span of human life as of this moment riiiiight.....HERE! "Wuthering Heights". Kate Bush. In the off-chance you ever find a website that features videos, look it up.

    • @blackmore4
      @blackmore4 2 роки тому +1

      Was it not a hit wherever you are? Here in the UK, Wuthering Heights was a no. 1 single and is one of the most celebrated records of the modern era! _Everyone_ (over a certain age) knows it.

    • @kyachdistent1301
      @kyachdistent1301 2 роки тому

      Odd comment, First of all, many celebs will like this song. I'm guessing you're an American, this is the only way you would not know this song beyond looking back at the lady's back catalogue since 'Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)' finally made an impression in that stupid country. If you have 273 fave songs of all time, I'd be intrigued to what the others are, but I do worry I admit, not least because as of 1990 beyond, most things in the dead music scene are naturally shit and then some. As for your assertion of "873 quadrillion songs written throughout..." please be sensible. Not only is this a weirdly specific number, you'd have to knock at least 872 quadrillion out, as most songs are virtually pointless, interchangeable, derivative pieces of patent garbage, ugly as they are offensive, that say and do nothing meaningful, and are puppeted by voices just as pathetic and vile. And most everything made since 1990 can't be counted as a song anyway, as manufactured muzak swill is NOT music.

    • @zachjohnson637
      @zachjohnson637 9 місяців тому

      @@blackmore4It wasn’t a hit in America.

  • @flowerchild1572
    @flowerchild1572 9 років тому +31

    I"d still do russell

  • @tomallen5837
    @tomallen5837 6 місяців тому

    If I'm not mistaken Steve might have been recovering from a heart attack when Russell ran into him. My contact with Steve was in front of a burger truck outside of the radio station where he was broadcasting his show, Jonesy's Jukebox. I'm not sure that was pre or post heart attack but there you go. Burgers are hard to resist. Steve was kind enough to take a selfie with me. Russell should have engaged him to have the brothers on his show, or did he?

  • @jimreid5
    @jimreid5 11 років тому +2

    what is the name of the song they are playing? its the calm before the storm...? that one.

  • @iconicshrubbery
    @iconicshrubbery 13 років тому +4

    God was down here,in Hyde Park.!!!Who would've believed it!

  • @jenniferciaccio2940
    @jenniferciaccio2940 3 роки тому +1

    My fear of umbrellas has just been validated.

  • @Damoskinos
    @Damoskinos 5 років тому +3

    I always thought Sparks were from Europe, I did not expect them to be American but 10/10 for the music & longevity

  • @daluneelectric6762
    @daluneelectric6762 7 років тому +18

    Russell needs to sue his barber for that haircut XD

    • @skipraida5497
      @skipraida5497 4 роки тому

      @chinese government, it's a wig!!

    • @girlfromgermany
      @girlfromgermany 4 роки тому +3

      @@skipraida5497
      Good joke! XD XD

    • @WahldoK
      @WahldoK 3 роки тому +3

      ​@@skipraida5497
      Anyway wearing a wig is not the point, Russell still have a wonderful smiling, something indescribably enticing in his way of speaking, singing and dancing, and the Mael's brothers are still there in our musical environment.... Moreover the Chinese government is no democratic one, so who cares about theirs opinion? Not me... It's up to China to solve their political problems in a democratic way, and not to care about Russell' hairstyle.

    • @skipraida5497
      @skipraida5497 3 роки тому +1

      @@WahldoK, boring
      ..

    • @PhyllisJay
      @PhyllisJay 2 роки тому +1

      I love his shorter hair.

  • @bluntsafety
    @bluntsafety 13 років тому +4

    These Brothers are Brilliant! But I thought they were the children of Doris Day...

  • @eastend59
    @eastend59 6 років тому +4

    Ron looks a bit like Dracula iwearing glasses. PS Nex time you visit the UK Russell, wear a COAT at all times!

  • @TenementFunster.74
    @TenementFunster.74 10 років тому

    i would say they have been making music for over 40 years

  • @aaardvarkkk
    @aaardvarkkk 12 років тому +2

    @6:28. Not true, Ron. Russ developed vocal cords before you took piano lessons.

  • @pati8278
    @pati8278 11 років тому

    this is so cool, we were wondering what happened to these guys

  • @cameroncameron2826
    @cameroncameron2826 Рік тому

    A force of nature from day 1.

  • @alastairjr44
    @alastairjr44 12 років тому +5

    Steve Jones needs spinning.

  • @piro4351
    @piro4351 13 років тому

    is this interview from 2001? i dont know!

  • @diafreyja
    @diafreyja 12 років тому

    When was the interview held?

  • @mollyscot1563
    @mollyscot1563 2 роки тому +3

    Love Russell's sense of humour here re the porn sites and not knowing much about music.

  • @psisky
    @psisky 8 років тому +7

    Wow, Sparks looking fantastic. Ron sounds awfully like someone else. Is it Jeff Goldblum? No? Who is it? This will annoy me all day now.

    • @joserogan7794
      @joserogan7794 7 років тому +4

      He looks and sounds like the cartoonist Robert Crumb.

  • @drpaulquiz4326
    @drpaulquiz4326 3 роки тому

    Russell Mael here looks like Vic Reeves as Shakamoto

  • @EliMontalvo-b7n
    @EliMontalvo-b7n Рік тому

    You guys should have been recognized by most everyone. But then again I only listen to genius..

  • @coreyzimmerman9782
    @coreyzimmerman9782 2 роки тому +1

    Ray & Dave Davies........the Kinks

  • @Hollandia777
    @Hollandia777 12 років тому

    1 of the main ruleZ of the public transport in LA: "Do not make eye contact with anybody! Or u die!" :DD

  • @phil-ys3cf
    @phil-ys3cf 3 роки тому +4

    don´t know if this is inappropiate or not but i feel like ron would be an absolute amazing top

  • @gobleworldwide6891
    @gobleworldwide6891 8 років тому

    Why Ron changed his moustache style ?

  • @Skoda130
    @Skoda130 3 роки тому

    Oh, man.. They aged so quickly over the last ten years.
    I hope they keep going strong..

    • @dcooke5421
      @dcooke5421 3 роки тому +6

      I think this is from 2000, not from when it was uploaded in 2011.

    • @Mounutt
      @Mounutt 2 роки тому

      I think that you're the one that aged very quickly...

  • @sirandrelefaedelinoge
    @sirandrelefaedelinoge Рік тому

    Tacky Tigers...

  • @joshpayne4015
    @joshpayne4015 Рік тому

    Wow, this Where Its At program and its format really didn't age well, despite the fabulous Sparks being the subject of their questions.

  • @MeanManu
    @MeanManu 4 роки тому +2

    Do not make eye contact with anybody or you die

  • @twinsmm1
    @twinsmm1 9 років тому +2

    gallaghers... please.

  • @jimreid5
    @jimreid5 11 років тому +2

    He said "who should be in my class regularly steve jones formerly of the sex pistols" why does he think he should be in his class? for all he knows steve jones might be in perfectly good shape, for someone his age I mean. and by the way I don't see how that counts as a sex pistols story, considering he was saying that he thinks he should be in his class.

    • @DamnationEternal
      @DamnationEternal 7 років тому +9

      "Who should be in my spinning class regularly if not Steve jones" is not a suggestion, in this context it's simply a way of saying: Steve Jones is regularly in my spinning class, isn't that weird/interesting?

  • @TheAkelei
    @TheAkelei 10 років тому +3

    Why didn't they take a special mic to suppress the wind noise? F... unprofessional, if you ask me. I couldn't listen to it any more, sorry. Ron doesn't seem to enjoy the interview eithe - you can tell this advertising for whereitsat is putting him off.

  • @NZWolf
    @NZWolf 7 років тому

    They don't interview well. Very boring.