Best of STEVE PRIEST of SWEET on "Focus in the Mix with Denise Ames"
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- Опубліковано 29 лип 2024
- Best of STEVE PRIEST of SWEET on "Focus in the Mix with Denise Ames". Highlights include the original member of Sweet ("Fox on the Run, "Ballroom Blitz", "Love is Like Oxygen", "Little Willy") talking about the early days of the band, their successes, the death of singer Brian Connolly (and why), much more. Also includes news re: the late RONNIE MONTROSE and DAVY JONES along with viewer comments about our JUAN CROUCIER (of RATT) episode.
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He was actually very kind and free with his words. He was trying to control his new kitten at times throughout this interview thou! LOL Thank you for liking the interview I did with him; he's a lovely man :) Denise
Denise Ames The best kindest man.
Thanks Denise..greetings from Hamburg Eve C.
❤
better late than never awesome interview☝🏻
I just love him. So sad that he has since passed. What a wonderful man he was.
Always enjoy Steve Priest interviews, always has a sense of humor & candor! He was more than a bass player & vocalist with Sweet, he added a ingredient to the band that stood out, got your attention.
awww he was fantastic during the interview ~ he is a very kind gentleman :)
RIP Steve Priest...love you!!! Incredible talent and a special person!!! Hope you're making magical music in heaven with Brian and Mick....miss you!!!!
A lovely kitty beside him shows what a loving and honest person he was, big respect, RIP Steve, your music lives on.. Peace.. ✌
It's a bit sad that folks slam Andy and Steve for the way they look now. When they should just say, "Wow, it's cool to see these guys out there still carrying on...." Hell, look at Robert Plant?!?! And these guys KNOW they look old. Because they ARE old. I'm 51 myself and struggle with being older. But if your mind is still 25....who cares! Go for it. Steve and Andy deserve respect.....period. They are legends!
Absolutly
Enfin !
It is very rude! They don't realise that they get older too and don't look 25 all their life ☹️
Are people looking at the person in question should really be looking at the talent in question we all get old part of growing up....
I'm happy he is alive and seems to be doing well. I wonder why the music world doesn't give him more credit as one of the father's of Heavy Metal. They were harmonizing before Queen,..wearing make up before Kiss, and the early 70s B sides were ever bit as heavy as Sabbath and Zeppelin.
Well said
Absolutely loved original sweet , i came alive watching them when i was a kid , loved Brian and flamboyant Steve , always in my heart .
Great interview with the most under rated bass player in rock history! RIP Steve Priest.....You and your bass playing were awesome......
What a lovely man. God bless you Steve, and thank you for all the great music. Rest in power. ♥♥♥
I probably haven't heard all of the interviews with all of The Sweet members but, in the interviews I have heard, they are all very gentle about how they refer to the problems that Brian had. I like that and I appreciate it. Even though every member of The Sweet is/was an amazing musician, they were a band where the whole was greater than the sum of the parts. Brian was great and he is missed; but he had a problem that ended up killing him. That is sad enough. No need to punish him in every interview.
We miss u Stevie
They were great together, I was to young to see them in their prime.
What a great interview with Steve Priest. Obviously the interviewer is a pro who had done her homework prior to the interview. Each question led to some interesting nuggets of information. Anyhoo, thanks for that piece of history.
What a great interview... what a great guy so down to earth thanks for not being a jerk..
RIP my mate Steve Priest
I am surprised that Steve said anyone can sing like Brian! Brians voice and timing was totally unique!!!
Yes, Mick Nordström, I think, many Sweet fans would usually become Steve's statement contradict. It, however, isn't necessary. Everybody knows that Brian's voice was unique!
I remember that Steve was saying things like how recognisable and unmistakable Brian's singing voice was when he was doing an interview outside the church on the day of Brian's funeral ! At least Steve was correct on that occasion !
Mick Nordström I'm surprised that Steve did say that...at Brian's funeral, he'd said that "you can hear his(Brian)voice a mile away."
Even Andy said Brian's voice was special.
Very true.
Steve did the most amazing way of singing, "Foxy On The Run" I ever heard anybody sing a phrase to a song! The facial expressions to go with it, too!!
seuyt88 I have this video of Sweet performing "Fox" on Top of the Pops...when Steve sings, "Foxy on the ru-u-uuun" and his eyes widen...so wild!!!
GlamGal 710....Nice! He's got the nack of a comedian and an actor!
He’s beautiful 💙
Hi There :) I completely agree with you; that's why I fought so hard to get his interview and thanx for your kind comment. Denise
I love ball room blitz it's my favorite song today still . The sweet was the best I still watch your videos today your group was the best . I love the group today Brian was so beautiful and Steve were the cute ones of the group . Fox on the run awesome. And oxygen was killer song too . Little willie was the best
God bless you Ste I'm glad your music Is In my life Tommy Liverpool R.I.P.
No matter your opinion of Denise Ames in this, I think it was a hell of a good interview. Asked good questions, didn't butcher song names and had her facts right, and the most important thing, She let Steve talk. Very un-rushed and some nice tid-bits from SP. Good stuff!
Bruce: I agree with you, Most important she gave Steve enough time to answer, didnt Interrupt and was very Well prepared
Me encanta este Hombre... esta Banda no es de mi época yo tengo 26 años pero me encanta su música siempre la escucho.
I love Steve - but sorry no one can sing those hits like Brian !
Brian was definitely the front man, but his and Steves voice blended so well together.
And nobody ever said they could - so what's your point? Brian ain't gonna sing them no more.
Anyone else find it oddly charming that a rock legend is sat there with a fluffy little kitten at his side?!
glamdolly20 swahili
I noticed that too! That upped him another notch higher for me!
Dogs too
Steve is one of a kind. Unfortunately he was being taken advantage of for several years by people who SHOULD have had his back and he trusted them. So sad.💔
@@dawncapps5172 Context 😞 don't leave me wondering please
Thanks for this video, Steve is such a nice person.....and funny!
Sweet were and are still a great band, KEEP IT UP STEVE
Such a great interview. I've always liked Steve, but never heard him being interviewed. He was how I expected - honest, open and with a sense of humour.
The sweet were the soundtrack to my early teenage years.I used to be entranced by Steve on TOTP.On a 'muso' level I appreciate Steve as a tasteful player who a distinctive voice.Thanks for all the pleasure over the years.I also agree completely with whitewitchoz comment Steve and The Sweet generally are much more influencial than is generally recognised.
Totally! I remember playing jacks with my best friend at the time in 5th grade and hearing "Love Is Like Oxygen" on our transister radio constantly.. I told Steve this and he thought it was hilarious :) Denise
Lovely interview.
🖤 Steve Priest 🖤
Gone but never forgotten
Indeed mick w. Onlly Brian had an amazing voice. Sounfs like liquid gold.
Great interview!!
Le genre de mec qui jouait vraiment pour le plaisir, sans se prendre la tête, juste pour le fun!👍
He looks fine for his age...he's very intelligent and honest...
Yeah, I think the same. Please, tell me more about Sweet!
Ohh dear ya kidding , you think if he had a choice he would pick to look as he does, no far from it
Kurt North No he doesn’t. He doesn’t. He drank too much, smoked too much, and fornicated too much. It’s catching up with him.
The kitten - sweet!!!!
Райян был натуральным блондином,а не ккращеным как энди,и боже,как он пел,как держался на сцене,никто не может его заменить,никто и не надо поддавать сомнению его талант,лн один такой
Muy bonita entrevista, Steve y su gato, tan adorables! Muy simpático el hecho de recordar la fecha de la foto por la guitarra. Hermosa la foto de Steve y Brian 💞
Los fans de Sweet desde el inicio y a través de las décadas han tenido sus cinco sentidos en ello. Conocen a sus ídolos y sus expresiones corporales. Los ojos de Steve y sus movimientos decían mucho, en el video de "El amor es como el oxígeno" de 1978, donde Brian viste de negro y ellos de blanco.
I am reading his book now. Thank you for interviewing him!
POR FAVOR SOY UNA FAN MEXICANA DEL SUPER GRUPO SWEET, PODRIAN TRADUCIR ESTA ENTREVISTA AL ESPAÑOL, ME SIENTO MUY MAL POR NO ENTENDER NADA, YA QUE AMO A STEVE PRIEST, POR FAVOR TRADUZCANLA GRACIAS
I had the pleasure of emailing with Steve some years back. No doubt he wasn't happy with the latest Sweet releases. To commercial but in my opinion Level Headed and Cut above The Rest are among the best Sweet albums. However Sweet Fanny Adams and Give us a Wink are milestones in rock history. Just mho
Sadly Steve passed away yesterday . R.I.P. Steve.
Steve was once slim and sexy so leave him alone.
Annie Ramsbottom You are quite right! All of us get older and change, some have got thick or fat ;-)
Ramsbottom, is that your hobby or your job?
a bit rude of you steve to say anyone can sing like brian? NOBODY ON EARTH CAN SING LIKE BRIAN
I think it was rude also
Yes very
I can only explicitly confirm! Nobody attained approximately the unique voice of Brian Connolly. Poor expression of Steve !!
no one else could sing like brian
+Maryann Colyer Exactly, Maryann, you are right. Brian's voice is unattainable.
Are they still going? I recently went to see the British version of the band in London with my sister, who were playing with a couple of other bands. We both had complimentary tickets as our cousin is the drummer in one of the other 2 bands. I had a short conversation with Andy Scott a few years ago too. He was an interesting guy.
great interview...i wish more of your work was available on youtube, denise.
"If you're in the same register as Brian, everyone sounds like Brian." Was that just an unfortunate choice of words???
Unfortunately Steve was rather dismissive of Brian's vocals when he (whilst attempting to talk up his latest vocalist) stated here something to the effect that everyone sounds like Brian when they sing in Brian's register ! This is complete nonsense and totally contradicts what Steve himself said about Brian's distinctive vocals when he was being interviewed outside the church at Brian's funeral service .Brian is irreplaceable and this has proven to be the case in subsequent Sweet line-ups !
Nice job Denise Ames. I'm a huge Sweet fan and fully enjoyed this interview with Steve Priest.
I think the same! Please, answer! I am from Finland.
Päivi Partanen
Hey Finland, did you ever get a chance to see Sweet live? I saw Mick (rip) and Andy in San Diego.
I didn´t get a chance to see Sweet live!!! Idont` know if Sweet ever came to Finland? Mud did and I was there, I was 15 years old then. It´s was wonderful, but Sweet is so, so much better!!! Do you know much about Sweet guys? I know that Brian is dead, but are they all? Steve Priest is still alive, I guess.
TE AMO STEVE
I'm afraid he is going to be the next to "go" unfortunately. He just doesn't look healthy. Andy has gotten fat as well but.... So sad. These guys were the greatest in their time. Sweet Fanny Adams still stands out as one of the most innovative albums from the seventies. Just pure amazing
Looks like you were right. Now Andy is the last one left.
Sad that he didn't mention Mick. Mick got Steve into the wild dressing he did.
Great great great
I just saw these guys last night, I will tell you what, they were GREAT!
R.I.P One of the most underrated Bass player in rock and roll
Classic Steve. Sweet is one of the best bands ever. I would love to see Steve and Andy play together.
am all the way from Derry northern Ireland go on Steve. rip Brian connelly lead vocals an drummer mick tucker. great band. blockbuster an teenage rampage my favs
я считаю Стива Приста лицом группы----это такой составной компанент-здесь сценический образ на сцене эстрады,голос-тоже почерк группы,,,я не умоляю достоинств членов группы-они были---это талант
The best bass player in the world...
+Toni Jones Steve Priest? you wish!
Don`t be foolish.
Gotta go with Les Claypool on that Toni. Claypool (all bow down pay homage)rules.
excellent interview well done , some interesting comments about Brian
Interesting interview to say the least....The Sweet is still regularly played on UK radio....
Thank you for doing the interview, and thank you for thanking me. Steve/The Sweet's sound is just as dynamic as their look! There are very,very few bands I can say that about !
What a champ - RIP - cheers
I LOVE Steve Priest now and forever
Love Steve so down to earth. RIP brother
Thank you Ralf! Denise
YAY!! Thanx Alan! Denise
R. I. P Steve Priest.
The years have not been kind to him. However, I'm glad he is still around.
Genauso ist es gut
thanx for the rockin comment Tommy!! Denise
I so adore this man -
Hung with Steve many times.Steve was gonna guest on The BEAST'S first album but we broke up before he could do it. Steve also was in my friend Michael Fitzgereld's group. They played my hometown of Red Bank,N.J. Steve is a great guy and very funny.SWEET RULE O.K.?
hey thanx Andrew for the kind comment! Denise
Hello Steve I wish you and your family a happy new year. Your Video is beautiful. All the best for you and your family. Marion from Germany /Schmoelln - Thuringa
June 4th 2020. R.I.P. Steve.
The best ❣
Awesome Alan! Denise
Hi Sega ~ Glad you enjoyed my interview with him xoxo Denise
Interesting that he mentioned Sandy Nelson, one of my early influences. Very cool.
awww you're so sweet Brustus64; thank you :)
Hey denise great interview, would have been great to see steve and andy together, people sometimes forget that in any band there are four individuals doing their own thing..like brothers fighting, laughing, and hating each others faces at times...steve looks almost bored talking about the sweet, but then, it was his claim to fame so embrace it dude...
He's unrecognizable.
One important element in successful and long-living bands is friendship. As long as I love Steve and Andy, I hate they cannot say ONE f--- good thing about Brian (as musician).
Strange, I never hear them saying anything but good for the past two or three decades. Obviously they were frustrated with how things ended since it was their entire careers on the line once they came to terms they have always been respectful and talked about the person separately from the problem he had.
Steve! I love your voice, your style, everything of you! Have you ever been in Finland?
Steve !! :)
Completely agree 636 :) Thanx for posting your comment xoxo Denise
ah goodold Stevie bless him rip
Well, I'd disagree with Steve on the "Pop Rock" title of Sweet. Sure, the early stuff had a lot of pop. When you delve deeper into Sweet they had some heavy shit too. I'd put them in the Hard Rock category at least just for Sweet FA, Ballroom, Action, ...When I watch Fever of Love vid, Brian looks like Joe Elliot. A damn shame these videos were not easily accessible in USA when I was growing up.
Phillip Bishop I thought that he looked like Joe Elilot too. Def Lepard covered Action.
Wanda Willis they also covered hell raiser
I think, Brian looks like Chris Norman on "Fever of love" :-)
Hi Darrin :) Thanx for the kind comment :) Denise
Darrin ~ started at a local paper The Tolucan Times; they wanted a TV show w/celebs to go on Public Access so I started one up for the paper. then i got an offer to film in a studio w/advertising revenue, then i looked at what celebs people wanted to see, it was the rockstars so i went off on my own and booked musicians :)
you got it my friend :) Glam Rock Forever!! :) :) Denise
thanx for the comment :) Denise
Happy 69th Birthday Steve Priest
23. Februar 2017
Fantastic drummer
mick tucker was the drummer
@@maryanncolyer1187 Wrong - Mick was the FANTASTIC drummer 😀
Imagine Priest hosting his own show? Not ritzy, just him chatting to different guests about the industry, I'd buy that
He used to have such an amazing voice so it’s really sad he sounds lIke Alfred Hitchcock when he talked in this interview.
heaven..think of the ex eye catcher from sweet.....heaven
PGeorge61 ~ thank you for your kind comment :) :) Denise
Wow Denise. Im blown away. I live in Detroit so I had no idea who you were until I watched the Steve Priest clip, then I go on your channell and i realize who you are, and what you do. You have all this going on and you took the time to say hi to me. Very cool. I cant believe all of the people youve interviewed. I guess if I could ask 1 question, it would be- how did you get into the buiseness. Not that I want to, Im just wondering how you did it.
so did i Denise. I went to his place in 95 for bday. charming lad.. ill see if ur on FB. tx
oh thank you Andrew for your kindness :) Denise