“Well Les was too good…That was total bullshit, he was being nice, he thought I was a weirdo.” The most relatable thing I’ve ever heard a famous Rockstar say.
Les is truly a wonder. He’s able to be so different and weird but he’s able to make it work so well. We all need a little more Les Claypool in our lives.
Yeah he is. Had dinner with him in Sonoma once about 6 years ago. He has a winery out there so met up through that industry when I was a winemaker. And holy shit while I’m typing this the part of the video of hiring his winemaker because he was a bass player kinda kills me. I was too intimidated to even mention I played bass (like for a job for six years). Anyway good dude. But my wine is better than his lol
I once saw someone compare Les Claypool to a praying mantis cursed with eternal knowledge. I don’t know what they meant, or what they were on when they wrote that, but I want to agree
He seems to perfectly capture that feeling of eeriness, like looking at liminal spaces. He put that into both music and video production to make you question life. That's art.
I have seen hundreds of bands live, from PinkFloyd to Metallica and everything in between. Without a doubt Primus was the best all around performance I’d ever seen in a small venue. All three guys are so talented at what they did. Amazing. PinkFloyd was amazing but it was a stadium concert and I wasn’t close enough to be involved in the antics, I was just watching from hundreds of feet away in the nose-bleeds.
People underestimate how hard it is to play dissonant nonsense. It's like trying to pee your pants. It requires a surprising amount of effort. Larry Lalonde deserves a ton of credit for working well with Les.
I’m not sure if you’ve heard of their stuff together, but definitely check out The Claypool Lennon Delirium! They have some cool stuff they’ve made together. Kinda like a Primus feel with some Beatles-esque vocals.
My cousin was at a Primus concert one time, and he told me Les said something during the set along the lines of "Women who smoke cigarettes have pu**ies that taste like beef jerky." If anyone knows of footage where Les says this, please let me know.
I met Les behind the Newport in Columbus Ohio. Very nice guy and he happily signed everything. Except a bootleg t shirt the guy pretended not to know was bootleg. Lol.
Love this video! I had the Blind Illusion album in high school and started following Primus shortly after that. Musically gifted and a great dude in general.
Still one of the best live performances of Wynona ever captured and they fucked up the audio feed, I still can't believe it. What we're hearing is actually Ler's monitor mix, that's what he's hearing in his fold-back monitors. It got routed to the broadcast in place of the master stereo, that's why we're hearing mostly guitar.
I was just talking to some guy in Chicago who use to tour with primus when they just had one record with four songs on it and would give it out for free out their van.
🤯 I haven't ever seen this until JUST NOW yet I asked about their favorite shoes at last year's Vegas show!! And in answer to the question at the end.... Yes make a 2nd
i don't know if Les is a dad... but he has such dad energy. not like "daddy" i mean like, a father. okay, so he is a dad, he has two kids. he seems like he'd be a cool dad, actually.
@@nikolademitri731 i dunno, as fun as i think he'd be as a father, i don't know about him being my "daddy" i just can't see myself in BDSM gear and a ball-gag having Les Claypool whipping me and dragging me around with a chain like a dog... that'd just be weird... and not the good type of weird, like, the uncomfortable type of weird. well, that's a sentence...
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Les is Weird Al's younger brother that did a lot of mushrooms and learned bass instead of accordion.
How do you know he doesn't play an accordion, Hmm? LOL I digs srooms too.
Still does just like we do
Al and Les are my favorites, along with Tom waits.
@@raddastronaut That says a lot about you -- And I like it.
@@raddastronaut maybe it's time for you to dive into Frank Zappa.....
"I could be hanging out with Kirk Hamster" - Les Claypool
I thought he said Kirk Hamstring
I heard hamster ;)
Kirk hamstring and James headfoot
@@BlackTooth9606 Lars Ostrich
High school nickname
“Well Les was too good…That was total bullshit, he was being nice, he thought I was a weirdo.” The most relatable thing I’ve ever heard a famous Rockstar say.
les is a theater kid that happens to be an incredible rock musician
*I just smoked the last nugget I had*
Les is truly a wonder. He’s able to be so different and weird but he’s able to make it work so well. We all need a little more Les Claypool in our lives.
only a true legend could say that lol
Yeagh-AGH!! NUGS not Drugs!!
Truly a wonder of nature, this urban predator
I dabbed mine
His performance as "mud" in that music video is one of my favorite on screen portrayals of any character ever conceived of anywhere
that was les?
@@KingBoner that was les
@@harvey_weenstain8857 i thought they got another actor for it. Thank you for the information Weener.
@@KingBoner lol anytime
@@harvey_weenstain8857 ween fan by any chance?
He seems so fun to hang out with
Yeah he is. Had dinner with him in Sonoma once about 6 years ago. He has a winery out there so met up through that industry when I was a winemaker. And holy shit while I’m typing this the part of the video of hiring his winemaker because he was a bass player kinda kills me. I was too intimidated to even mention I played bass (like for a job for six years). Anyway good dude. But my wine is better than his lol
Just don’t throw shit at him when he’s trying to play
@@11anonymous6 unless that shit happens to resemble weed.
Honestly everyone in Primus seems cool imo.
“How’d you guys meet?”
“Well there’s this thing called Grindr”
5:51
Les Claypool is the goofy second uncle that lives on a boat that never leaves the harbour.
I just smoked the last nugget
"My name is Nug"
Underrated comment lmfao
My Name Is Bud
😂❤
Not to be confused chicken wing or leg or chest or turkey
My name is Nug, it always been
"My name is Nug"
Is that anything like a numb nut?
😉
I once saw someone compare Les Claypool to a praying mantis cursed with eternal knowledge. I don’t know what they meant, or what they were on when they wrote that, but I want to agree
Imagine Les being your grandfather, that’d be the sickest thing ever
Lol.
I can just imagine Les walking into the room during the auditioning at Metallica and Kirk is like : "Goddammit , it's this weirdo again."
💀
Les being the weirdest and nicest human being alive for almost ten minutes, i love it
He is that what Frank Zappa was to our dads when they where younger for me.
WOW thats an incredibly accurate comparison 💯
Les Claypool is probably the only person that can change into any human personality and form ever.
except maybe jerma
That Frank Zappa shout out just hit me in the gut, just finished listening to one of his albums.
I wasn’t just listening to Zap but right how amazing was that to hear!! Do you have a favorite Zappa song? (Ik dumb I can’t narrow it to one)
@@Lauren-cg6fj Not an easy question, but all the live recordings of Yo' Mama and Wild Love are really next level to me.
How to get hired by Les Claypool
Step 1: *Be a bass player*
I ar uh bass playur! C'man Les, Hier mea four a chob! I doan't eet much an I er haws traynd ta boot! n I like te fish. end of resume.
@@thomasbrissee3251 true, very true
Out of all the Les Claypools there are he's the Les Claypooliest there is
The Lessiest of the Claypools
Les is a fine man. He's very fine. Also, the cut at 4:56 made me laugh way harder than I was prepared for lol.
I didn’t even edit that cut, it was like that in the original interview😭
@@helpneedsname3511 Brilliant haha
He seems to perfectly capture that feeling of eeriness, like looking at liminal spaces. He put that into both music and video production to make you question life. That's art.
Pls I just love him he's like the most random dude on earth
I have seen hundreds of bands live, from PinkFloyd to Metallica and everything in between. Without a doubt Primus was the best all around performance I’d ever seen in a small venue. All three guys are so talented at what they did. Amazing. PinkFloyd was amazing but it was a stadium concert and I wasn’t close enough to be involved in the antics, I was just watching from hundreds of feet away in the nose-bleeds.
People underestimate how hard it is to play dissonant nonsense. It's like trying to pee your pants. It requires a surprising amount of effort. Larry Lalonde deserves a ton of credit for working well with Les.
Omg I’m gonna watch him with the frog brigade! First concert ever!
That just hit me he was interviewing with Sean Lennon. I was like, “why does this guy look familiar” meanwhile there’s a portrait of John in my brain
I’m not sure if you’ve heard of their stuff together, but definitely check out The Claypool Lennon Delirium! They have some cool stuff they’ve made together. Kinda like a Primus feel with some Beatles-esque vocals.
@@Jared22401 I’ve heard of it, but don’t think I’ve listened, I’ll have to check it out
More like Kirk went to school with Les Claypool
Man… I wish I were as cool as him for at least one hour. He‘s hilarious!
"I could be hangin' out with James and Kirk Hamster and all those guys right now!"
Definitely make a part two! We need more people like Les in this world...
He's the ultimate artist. Nothing comes close to the Primus sound.
4:48 the cut to the "guy behind the cameras mustache" is hilarious
I want the dynamic that Les and Ler have
My cousin was at a Primus concert one time, and he told me Les said something during the set along the lines of "Women who smoke cigarettes have pu**ies that taste like beef jerky." If anyone knows of footage where Les says this, please let me know.
wtf bro? Are you honestly on a quest for this?
Thats hilarious
@@drewwood6790Is that a problem?
@@pinio5132 no man I wish you luck
@@pinio5132 or wait your not even the same person sorry
Kurt hamster 😂
Jesus that live snippet of Tommy the cat, they were playing it at like 5x speed lol.
I met Les behind the Newport in Columbus Ohio. Very nice guy and he happily signed everything. Except a bootleg t shirt the guy pretended not to know was bootleg. Lol.
Technical name "Primucus Erecticus " 😅😂
how does he look so much different in every clip
Those old computers take me back what great times they were
Les in Metallica would be interesting.
I love Primus..... Its a band like no other band 🤟🤟 Greetings from the Netherlands
I grew up listening to Primus thanks to my dad. It's my second favorite group behind the Beastie Boys.
“The way he fingers things, it’s amazing!”
I was trying to beat the record but I was only able to be Les Claypool for 9:57.
Even deaner admits he’s disturbed by the wynona’s big brown beaver MV.
How to get hired by Les Claypool: Be a bass player
Love this video! I had the Blind Illusion album in high school and started following Primus shortly after that. Musically gifted and a great dude in general.
this is amazing. thank you for making this
9:09 I've never actually noticed how awesome the guitar sounds in wbbb.
Still one of the best live performances of Wynona ever captured and they fucked up the audio feed, I still can't believe it. What we're hearing is actually Ler's monitor mix, that's what he's hearing in his fold-back monitors. It got routed to the broadcast in place of the master stereo, that's why we're hearing mostly guitar.
I desire part 2
He's ALWAYS been Les Claypool, and he still is 👍😎
Definitely my favorite music personality(s) 😂
I love that he picked up a bag of Cheese Pleesers, Old Dutch makes the best chips
my dad showed me the music video of Wyonas Big Brown Beaver when i was little and i couldnt sleep for like 3 nights straight
He also went to high school with my aunt! Seems he is still living the outback lifestyle
3:56 "Im the bass player! Hot-diggity-dog, arent I a lucky fellow" 😂😂😂
Absolutely need a part 2
This might just be me but could you not see Christian Bale doing Les in a movie? Especially in the 90s
I always thought Edward Norton would be a good fit
My Name is Mud is Christian Bale
A puppy can grow into a big dog.. a good old big lazy dog!
You should definitely make part 2. I enjoyed the video.
I love how he casually changes Kurt's names to kurt hamster 🐹
Yes, definitely do part two!❤
yes part two please :D
If anyone makes a primus movie,Edward Norton would make a great les claypool.
i love this so much
“audouchening” for metallica 😂
Yes make a part 2!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘
Please and thank you!
Can't wait for the flying frogs show!
Definitely make a part deux!!
I love Les so much
Primus is literally the music version of Tom Green.
I love "wynonna" in the penguin suit! Lol!
"PRIMUS WEBSITE?!"
*facepalm*
Technically Les Claypool is being Les Claypool 100% of the time
We need more Les!!
That was great dude
Slap that nugget
maledetto genio
Yes please!
I need a 2nd serving!
Yes make pt 2!!! Plz
I was just talking to some guy in Chicago who use to tour with primus when they just had one record with four songs on it and would give it out for free out their van.
🤯 I haven't ever seen this until JUST NOW yet I asked about their favorite shoes at last year's Vegas show!! And in answer to the question at the end.... Yes make a 2nd
Hell yeah. Make another one.
Afro Les is my favorite Les
Les Claypool is such an uncle. I know he has kids but I bet even they call him Uncle Les.
Young les claypool reminds me of edward norton, something about his looks and the way he talks
"you got your own thing" - Papa Het
I got to meet him just once for a signing. 15 sec but......I tried forever to meet him and did. All great!!!
Les and Ler ❤️
The Egon Spangler of Bass
That is Van's best album. Also live Vendon Fleece.
Les giving RUSH & FZ props👍
PRIMUSGOTTA LOVE EM
i don't know if Les is a dad... but he has such dad energy.
not like "daddy" i mean like, a father.
okay, so he is a dad, he has two kids.
he seems like he'd be a cool dad, actually.
He is a dad, he has a son. Who is also quite talented actually!!
He could be your daddy, if you meat him on Grindr… 😄
@@nikolademitri731 i dunno, as fun as i think he'd be as a father, i don't know about him being my "daddy"
i just can't see myself in BDSM gear and a ball-gag having Les Claypool whipping me and dragging me around with a chain like a dog... that'd just be weird... and not the good type of weird, like, the uncomfortable type of weird.
well, that's a sentence...
@@SoooBUwU Oddly specific scenario
@@SoooBUwU (in Doctor Evil voice/phrasing) ……. riiiggggghhht ……
Male for male truckers 😂
I always wonder what metallica would be if les joined
This is the shitnitchz.
The bassline in Shake hand with Beef is straight up superior to everything. \m/
Rock on Primus
national treasure
Out standing in his field
Please make part 2 🙏
Les, when I think of bass players you'll always be my moongoddess!! Now will u show me how you play Last Superpower?!
Kirk Hamster