Mine is a little older than 40 years ago. The song "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis is super special to me. I was 6 when it was out, and it was my favorite song. It's my favorite song right now, as posted on my all-time favorite songs list. I think that song is the main reason I love sad songs so much. That's what I listen to & write the most. It's also my personality. It was written to mold who I am today!
Yeah, I hear you, Chris and/or Alyssa. I was in college then... Absolutely love your channel btw! So many awesome and interesting people to get to know!
Love all your interviews Professor but this one is so special. I am a huge fan of Everclear and truly admire Art. He is a perfect example of a survivor. I love this man. I had all their CD's. No other song writer has ever touched my life more than Art. Through his lyrics I felt a huge connection with him because his honesty and heartfelt openess. I can't help but feel his pain, yet see how remains a compassionate, caring, loving man. Thanks for sharing this interview and look forward to anymore with Art.
Nothing to do with this video but has there ever been a hit song that you actually don't like? I enjoy the positive nature of the channel but let's face it some of these songs are stinkers and you act like they're the second coming of Christ.
Question: Adam you are so established now since your channel started. Do you find more open doors and easier interview engagements from better recognition? You are the perfect interviewer, as well as content presenter. Your team always seems to find something far out new about my favorite songs and bands that I never knew! Keep it up Boss! As Leslie Neilson said in Airplane!, "We're all counting on you."
Great interview. I'm so happy you interviewed Art, and yet so sad...to hear that he has MS. He sings 2 of the deepest songs ever in Rock, with Father of Mine and Wonderful. I would have never considered Everclear as a one hit wonder with all of their great songs. Thanks for the great interview. I sure hope that the MS moves slowly for Art. He is a great singer.
Art's one of the realest most genuine rock artists i've ever met. You see him interact with his fans and he has genuine conversations with them on his own time and at his own emotional cost.
Everclear played our LakeFest and my husband was a huge part of the event, so I was up front. I am a huge 90s alternative fan, so I was super-excited! They were fantastic! I get mesmerized by great guitar and I was not disappointed!! The best thing was, though, for some reason this mom brought her - about- 8 or 9 year old up right next to me - by the speakers (my favorite spot) but this cute little girl could not stand the loudness and put her hands over her ears. She looked so uncomfortable. Everclear was jamming and Art was beginning the song, but stopped the show and said he couldn’t play seeing this little sweetheart uncomfortable and got her some earplugs. He is just so thoughtful and caring, no matter what! I have a video clip, but it was hard to enjoy the show and take video. The clip is there though, and it is impressive! The show was so awesome!! Much respect and love for Art and Everclear!!
Thank you Professor... As many other American kids I came from a broken home too and I do love this song. As it's said Time heals all wounds but the scars remind us that the past is real. I've been married almost 12 years and I vow my kids will never know what I had to go through. Rock on!
The key word is "American". In more responsible adult cultures, family sticks together and kids don't have broken homes. This is why America and Americans are obsolete...
Great interview Professor. Art really opened up with you. Never knew the background of the song with his life. Good to hear he is fighting his addictions and is more content now.
My story with "Wonderful": I have a various artist's CD, and I never really gave this song a chance...... until one day I let the CD play as I left to get fast food one night. I had it on 'randomize'. When I got back & was putting the key into the lock, I heard him screaming, "Some days I hate everything........" It was in the final chorus. I don't know, it sounded so amazing on the other side of the door. I couldn't believe I never even played it before. I've loved the song ever since. It was like a "Professor Of Rock" moment, where I absolutely had to know what it was... and it was coming from a CD I already owned. ☝️😄
That was an excellent interview as usual. I am recently divorced as of this year after 21 years of marriage. She cheated on me after 7 years, I stayed together for the kids. I didn't want them to go through that. Lost myself in the process and will probably be alone for a very long time. Hopefully it was worth it for my kids.
Wonderful tracks: 😀✌️ Wonderful by Everclear The most Wonderful time of the year by Johnny Mathis Wonderful Tonight by Clapton Some kind of Wonderful by Grand Funk/ Soul Brothers Six Some kind of Wonderful by the Drifters Wonderful by Adam Ant What a wonderful World by Louis Armstrong Wonderful by STP Wonderful Christmastime by Paul Wonderful Remark by Van Morrison Wonderful woman by Chuck Berry Wonderful World by Sam Cooke Love is a Wonderful Thing by Michael Bolton Wonderful Woman by the Smiths Wonderful World by the Alarm Wonderful in Young Life by Simple Minds Life is Wonderful by Jason Mraz Wonderful! Wonderful! by Johnny Mathis Wonderful Life by Black Wonderful Crazy Night by Elton Wonderful Land by the Shadows That Wonderful Sound by Tom Jones ‘S Wonderful by George Gershwin
It's Wonderful-The Young Rascals Wonderful Land-The Shadows It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year-Andy Williams Some Kind Of Wonderful-The Drifters Wonderful Baby-Don McLean Wonderful Girl-Dion & The Belmonts Wonderful Remark-Van Morrison
Very interesting interview. So relatable. Art was able to be honest and transparent. I gotta give him credit. He gained his own self worth, and it comes through to us as compassion and empathy. He was able to move past his addictions, and strive to be a better person. That's a difficult thing to do. Our past doesn't have to define us. That's what I get out of this interview. Thanks, POR.💛
I don’t know, man. Not relatable at all to me. And my folks divorced when I was 10. I always liked Everclear, seen them live. But I didn’t know anything about the guys, wish I never saw this interview. His past did define him. Compassion, empathy? Great that he has it now, at 55. But being a terrible person into your 30s and 40s, there really is no excuse. And he mentioned it wasn’t drugs, he didn’t have any addictions. Although he probably did have some substance abuse issues. Just like any guy, especially in a rock band, he wanted (and could get) hot girls. And that gets old fast too, didn’t sound like an addiction to me. Just got to an age where he met a girl he could deal with, and slept around enough. But I’m never impressed by these stories. I’d rather people keep it to themselves. Let us just enjoy their art, and not have to hear what an idiot someone was/is. 🤘🏻🎸🇺🇸
Everclear's music, well, a lot of it, practically tells the story of the first 18 years of my life. My dad left before I turned 6. I can still remember how much I looked up to him back then. I would copy everything that he did. I have no relationship with him today. I endured 2 more divorces after that. You get knumb to it eventually.
Hope you were able to come out of it better. That's shit no kid should ever have to deal with. Kids have enough challenges in life without trying to carry their parents burdens too.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Hang in there. After decades on this earth the thing i've learned (and I learned it very late in life) is that it's all about forgiveness. All I can control is how I react to it. I wish you peace my friend.
@@SaneAsylum Most definitely, I did, and thanks for the kind words. It's interesting ... as you get older and learn how hard adult life can be -- you find yourself understanding and even sympathizing with your parents in ways. You learn a lot from their mistakes as well.
I was a teen when I was listening to Everclear, Wonderful, Santa Monica Everything to everyone, I Will buy you a new life? I was going through depression and had a bad home life, my dad was abusive to me and my mum. My parents divorced when I was 21. I'm 35 and still love and relate to these songs. I'm glad that Art gave a better life to his family, your dad didn't respect your mum so you did what you were brain washed to do, I'm still undo alot of the brain washing my dad put onto me, I'm glad you broke it.
This is one of my favorite songs, unfortunately I can almost never listen to it straight through. I have to turn it off because it's so emotional to me. I've never had to deal with the subject matter myself, but his emotional delivery just puts a knife into my heart every time. Thanks for another great interview.
I've heard the song a number of times. To be honest just thought the music was catchy. Never put any thought into the lyrics. Didn't know anything about everclear or who the artist was that performed it. Thank you for the insight and thought provoking interview.
This greatest songs are always created from instant inspiration. They flow out in a night at a hotel, on the bus or while recording another song etc. I find when an artist pines over perfection they end up with a "Chinese Democracy''
I wouldn't go that far, there are many great songs that took a long time and a lot of effort to get right, this channel has highlighted a number of them. However, there is a lot of truth that lightning inspiration should be allowed to reach it's fruition and can produce some really wondrous things. :-)
One of my favorite 90s bands! I played them relentlessly and STILL love them. So many songs were relatable and relevant. You just knew there was so much more going on!
All I have to say about Everclear is this: if you can listen to "Queen of the Air" off of Sparkle and Fade and still have dry eyes by the end, you're not human!
Wow! Wonderful interview. Honestly, I was bummed when it ended. That could've been twice as long, and it still would've felt too short. You struck gold with this interview. Candid and as real as it gets.
I was ten when I first heard this song, I couldn’t listen to it again until I was much older. My parents never even argued in front of me, let alone got divorced, they have what can only be called a perfect marriage, so I don’t know what it’s like to experience what’s being described in these lyrics, but I guess the thought of it even being possible awakened some kind of primal fear in me that I couldn’t deal with until I was older. Now, this song still makes me cry, but at least it’s a cathartic cry, not a fearful one, and I can appreciate how evocative it is.
I remember when wonderful was blowing up the charts and I always thought it was a sad song despite how catchy it is. One thing about ever clears music, their songs are blunt and honest in a refreshing way. I can see that he brings that same honesty to his interviews when he speaks and it was very interesting. I'm glad he learned from what he went through as well as the mistakes he made. Good interview.
Wonderful was the first song I ever heard by Everclear. I remember my mom buying me Now 5 and that song was on it. I still go back and listen to that song and understand the pain he talks about. Forever my favorite song by the band.
"With my big black boots and an old suite case, I do believe I'll find a new place". Holy god what an amazing set of lyrics from Art on Santa Monica. I really got into thier music because was drawn to Art's lyrics. I felt his angst from father of mine and his readiness to bail from a shitty relationship on Santa Monica. I connected with a lot his lyrics. A very underrated band. Good shit homie 💯
To me Everclear represents the best of 90s rock that is real and emotional. No more sugar coating life. Just telling it like it is. This song represents everything I love about this band. Wish this interview could have gone longer. It was so good
Fantastic song and fantastic band, that song is kinda painful to listen to still because I went through the same experience in my life and to hear from the kids perspective brings to light how our behavior affects them. Saw them play and it was a great show, love many of their songs. Great interview with a very open guy but by his music you know they are afraid to take on tough questions
@Anna Trail I don't believe in divorce either she chose to destroy the relationship with me and the kids, felt more sorry for the kids than myself, but you pick up the pieces and make the best of our situations. Thank you for asking, take care
I think bands like Everclear and Matchbox Twenty hit the jackpot in the late 90s because they captured a moment where people still wanted the sometimes serious and introspective lyrics of earlier alternative and "grunge" acts, but the instrumental sound was more upbeat and catchy. Maybe it could be too catchy, because I can remember hearing my slightly older siblings singing along to songs like this and "Semi-Charmed Life"(radio version of course) as a young kid and then eventually dig into the more complicated nature of the lyrics at an older age.
I hate to call this a one-hit wonder. They had such great songs. Wonderful, Father of Mine, I will Buy You A New Life, and Santa Monica. By the metrics of only having a top 40 on the US Hot 100, then you’d have to exclude so many country artists and even some bands who didn’t chart on the Hot 100 because the song wasn’t released as a single (Example: The Wallflowers One Headlight didn’t chart on Hot 100).
Riding bikes on the dirt jumps in the woods next to my house as a kid with my friends listening to Everclears So Much For The Afterglow in 98' at 8 years old (my friends were older and had all the good music, Pixies, Nirvana, Korn, NIN, Incubus etc) is one of my favorite memorys ever period. I bought that album for myself in 98' and still love it just as much today. I loved watching the Everything To Everyone video that I downloaded on Grokster or Kazaa lol. Great times, great band. I'll be 33 this month, Everclear is coming to my city soon but my girl and i just bought our house then i got laid off lol...luckily she makes more than me. But if i wasnt between jobs I'd be going. I'm also clean 10 years next month from heroin. I got off heroin April 22 or 24th of 2013. I didnt know about Arts life until about 6 years ago and it makes me feel even more connected to his music. But with songs like Heroin girl I'd always suspected it, which I'll add is actually one of my favorite Everclear songs since it perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being a heroin addict and feeling like you live in an entirely different world than everyone else. You've got your girl who likely uses also and as a team you fight through life together. It's not a happy thing but its something you can still be strangely nostalgic for on occasion but to stay clean you have to see that feeling through. For example, I call my old using girlfriend, we have passionate make up sex, try to stay clean a few months, relapse, go a year or more loosing everything and end up not caring if we live or die. The trick is to always remember where it leads. Jails (in my case Texas prison TDCJ at 19), Institutions and Death. And I have OD'd and died way more than I should have before I got out of that cycle. A few OD's were really scary too. You can feel all the life leave your body and you feel like there are weights weighting your whole body down. In some cases you can hear bits and pieces of what your friends and girlfriend are saying around you. Overdosing doesn't feel like a strong heroin high it's completely different than youd expect and sometimes you have just enough awareness to fight back of someone keeps you awake by slapping and yelling at you but without anyone around you easily give in and nod out and not wake up. It's never fun waking up surrounded by 2 or 3 EMT'S either. I also had 3 grand mal (called tonic clonic now) seizures coming of an INSANE xanax habit. I was eating xanax like candy (50 every 3 days, i probably lost about 20 each 50 though so it was likely more like 30 every 3 days. Just so stupid and a long story how I could afford them). Anyways I got off on a tangent, great video. Art is a perfect example that we can recover, even the worst of us. Even the ones that every person, even other addicts in your town expect to die the youngest. I lost SO SO SO many friends. I shot up heroin a week after shooting up coke for the first time at 14 years old. So I always expected to die first but I lost friend after friend and every funeral I went to I felt like everyone was saying "why wasnt it him (me)" behind my back. But again im rambling. I love Everclear and it would be awful if Art didnt get clean and write these songs. Theres a whole generation of artists that died or got lost in their addiction rather than making music. I truly feel that's a big reason why music got so bad and fake. So many real artists and music lovers with something honest to say died or are lost in their addictions still. Ok I'm done for real now. Thanks for doing this interview btw!
Great interview !! I've known Art since 1988 , and I was the drummer for his band Colorfinger . We toured the country about 4 times when I was in the band (1989-1992) then because of his personnel affairs with some of the things about him and women he was talking about , sadly the band had to break up . Nobody ever asked about What happened to Colorfinger ? This was Art's first band that he had total control over , this was the band that set the stage for Everclear .It's to bad nobody gets to say their part about what happened . This is the first time I have ever heard Art talk about his addiction . Pretty brave to talk about some of that stuff . Hey I'm available to talk Professor of Rock if you ever want to hear the other side of the story . You could do a show " The other side of rock " by the Professor of Rock , I don't know just an idea . Anyway Great interview .
Love Everclear, and great to hear the story behind the song. What got me through my divorce was the Matchbox 20 album Mad Season. That entire album is like a document of the stages of a divorce/breakup and at the time I practically listened to it on repeat.
I like Everybody Hurts by REM, You've Got A Friend written by Carol King: When You're down and troubled And you need some loving care And nothin, nothin is going right Close your eyes and think of me And soon I will be there To brighten up even your darkest night. James Taylor, Fire and Rain:. Won't you look down upon me Jeses? You've got to help me make a stand You got to see me through another day My body's aching and my time is at hand And I make it any other way. ❤
Have so many memories listening to these guys music at a wierd time in my life. I must say though, they're absolutely awful in concert. Horrible. Wouldn't see them for free.
It’s funny that I didn’t know Everclear but in 1995 they were my first ever live concert because they played first on a double bill with Silverchair. They played Heroin Girl for all those 15 year olds hahaha. Really like their music and I hope they will tour Europe again.
Amazing video. I grew up in the 90s listening to alternative. It's crazy how lucky and unlucky Art is at the same time. How history repeated itself despite knowing and preparing to fight that fate, it's the infuriating disease of our genetics that we fail repeatedly to fully comprehend and give proper respect to. Ive heard ppl tell me my whole life that my decisions will lead me down a certain reality, and that I have control over those decisions and therefore paths. Absolutely nothing could be further from the truth is what I've experienced. Obviously to a degree I've got some say on how my life plays out, but at 37 yrs old I now fully realize that I have much less control than I thought. It's an illusion. I blame my parents for raising me in such an idyllic way that I was not prepared for the world when I needed to be. I trusted people too much, I didn't judge people enough, I was loyal to people, I gave people the benefit of the doubt. Why didn't my parents tell me the truth? That the world is a dangerous place filled with scammers, thieves, sadists, and killers, even my best friend is capable of causing me unimaginable pain and trauma. That people only think about themselves and will sell me out in a second if it gets them ahead. I wasn't prepared for the coming onslaught. One smear after another, one arrest after another, one rehab after another, one relationship after another. When you leave a loud concert, the next day your ears might still ring a little as they settle back to regular volume. I'm still waiting for the ringing to stop from the first traumatic experience I had as a young adult, but then another happened. And I'm like wait, life, hang on I'm not done processing the first trauma, I have no available RAM space for another trauma yet. Then a third trauma comes. I'm like, hey life, I'm already backed up I told you. I have no vacancy for more trauma right now. And another one comes. Every human has a limit to the trauma they can process, some more than others. The hits kept coming for me. I stare back at this music from 25 years ago and think, how the fuck did I go from being that kid on the school bus who never did drugs, never got into fights, did what his teachers asked, did what his parents asked, but now I'm a disaster. I wasn't raised to become a disaster! Where did I go wrong? I wish I could pinpoint the one fork in the road where I turned the wrong way. But going back in time, I would probably repeat that wrong turn again and again and again because those wrong decisions, just as much as the right decisions, allegedly make me... me. All this time has passed in the blink of an eye. I am still that kid on the bus yet to experience the pain and suffering of life. Just gotta put on the music and drift away.
Cool interview...great content...touched me cause ive been there on bothh sides of divorce...the child and the father...just could never get behind that band...not my cup of tea...but thanks for the vid...as usual i slways take something out of them...i dont like Everclear but i love the Prof...ill keep watchin...and im gonna call my daughter today!...keep your head to the stars and keep the vids em comin!!!!...you rock!!!...
It's funny in the strange way how I grew up in a lie. I know Mom and Dad were in love at one time, but when Dad walked out of our house after being there for us all our lives, it made me look at the situation. Was it really a good childhood? Was it all a lie? When I sat there with my crying mother on what was supposed to be her 40th wedding anniversary, I was devastated. Brought back some Floyd feelings: "Daddy, what'd you leave behind for me?" I was also going through a breakup with my son's mother at the time. She left when I asked her to marry me. Her first son that I helped raise and my son were torn up because Mom said Dad wouldn't be together. So there's so many things about this song that I can identify with. Protective lies and broken hearts. So much deeper than I care to get into here.
"...with my big black boots and an old suitcase..." How was Santa Monica not a hit? Start typing Everclear in UA-cam and Santa Monica is the first autofill
That lyric, "I wish I could count to 10 and make everything be wonderful again". Still chokes me up. I was that little boy when my parents were bad to each other. Art is amazing.
I remember when I was about 12 or so being in the car with my dad. He went out to do something and I stayed in the car. This song came on the radio. I burst into tears because it was the truth about my mum and dad splitting up. This song brings back a strange comfort to me. Thank you ❤️
In more responsible adult cultures family sticks together (no excuses). The music tends to be less emotional in more responsible countries, but the kids are very happy... Think hard about that, American people.
Well, he learned from his dad that women are objects, that lesson runs really deep with many men, even though his mom changed it at the end by separating. That's probably why he at least reflects on it. Having a family is a privilege, no ownership rights there. I guess children suffering trauma like this develop a sense of worthlessness, here, "I am not worthy of a happy family with one partner, it will break apart anyway and is out of my control, so why try?" And he didn't even talk about the hurt he may have caused the girlfriends, or how unworthy they felt to be one of seven with a married guy. All because he was still not healed. The hurt that is out there and viewed as normal is staggering. And often also as something that "just happens" while we all play an active part in a lot of this.
I'm a child of divorce and like Art was saying we have to strive beyond that. I know how hard it can be. I was raised in a Baptist home. But I'm Atheist, and that doesn't make me a bad person. I still hold many similar believes, just in a different way.
Yeah that song has wrecked inside since it first came out, i lived it and worse as a kid. I won't get into it, but my wife and kids never knew, and having kids I promised myself to stay quit and to say I love you everyday to people I love Well.... I found a way to fuk up being married and became the mess I was trying not to be, I'm living one day at a time now, hearing this is very hard...
funny its the one simgle I really dont know that well. heard it once or twice. I bought my wife a garden with a new home way up in the west hills. I also bought her a new car perfect shiny and new. Yes, she's volvo driving soccer mom. Everclear is one our bands and we felt these songs were written just for us. We lived them out. Father of mine hit me so hard, not for me but my 2 brothers.
The Charts may say that Wonderful was their biggest hit in the mainstream...but ultimately the song is long forgotten with that audience... the audience that grew up with them before that.. everybody still remembers Santa Monica... it was their one hit wonder for the longest time
Dear Professor of Rock, Please do not use green font on a pink background in the thumbnail again. It hurts my eyes and and is very difficult to read. Thank you.
Everclear is really a sleeper band. Art has such a fantastic and real way of singing, and they have so many great songs that really hit you deep. I'll always hold a place in my heart for Everclear despite most people really forgetting about them or not even knowing who they are.
Arts music is such a big part of my life, Ive seen Everclear play so many times since 1997 and had the chance to meet him. Ive seen him do an acoustic solo show a few years ago and it was amazing. But Santa Cruz Boardwalk was the best show ever! First time I heard Fire maple song live. It was free. they played 2 back to back show's. it was literally on the beach in the sand with the ocean behind them. It was perfect!
Hey Professor of Rock, hope you don’t mind a little context. :) One of the reasons that all those Everclear songs didn’t show up on the Hot 100 is because of a quirk of the charts during the era, in which alternative bands in particular (or more correctly, their labels) would not release physical singles in favor of encouraging the purchase of the album. No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak” is sort of the iconic example of a song that was absolutely dominant on the radio that didn’t chart on the Hot 100 because of this quirk, and the Barenaked Ladies actually timed their single release so that “One Week” could debut near the top of the charts when it did appear. The rule changed near the end of 1998. I wrote about it here a while ago: tedium.co/2019/05/14/billboard-chart-quirks-history/
And I should add that Father of Mine (which did receive a physical single release, far as I can tell) was a current single right around the time of the rule change, which might have affected its chart position on the Hot 100 (it was a bigger radio hit). That said, great video-really insightful interview.
Poll: Name a song from the last 40 years that was deeply personal to you, where you felt like the artist or band wrote it just for you...
Acoustic No. 3 by Googoo dolls
Kix's song Don't Close Your Eyes. It came out about the same time as a good friend of mine died.
Mine is a little older than 40 years ago. The song "I Go Crazy" by Paul Davis is super special to me. I was 6 when it was out, and it was my favorite song. It's my favorite song right now, as posted on my all-time favorite songs list. I think that song is the main reason I love sad songs so much. That's what I listen to & write the most. It's also my personality. It was written to mold who I am today!
Down The Road Wherever by Mark Knopfler.
Also Counting Crows' song A Long December. It came out the same time as a friend of mine's dad died. She really took it hard 😪
Title: 90's Alt Icon
Me: Cool a story about a band from 10 years ago!
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Yeah, I hear you, Chris and/or Alyssa. I was in college then... Absolutely love your channel btw! So many awesome and interesting people to get to know!
"You can't be a good father without being a good husband" Wow... heavy...great interview 🔥
Love all your interviews Professor but this one is so special. I am a huge fan of Everclear and truly admire Art. He is a perfect example of a survivor. I love this man. I had all their CD's. No other song writer has ever touched my life more than Art. Through his lyrics I felt a huge connection with him because his honesty and heartfelt openess. I can't help but feel his pain, yet see how remains a compassionate, caring, loving man. Thanks for sharing this interview and look forward to anymore with Art.
Much more to come!
He's a great guy. He gave me some great advice back in the day...
@@creamydistortion ...can you share with us the "advice" story? Sounds interesting
Nothing to do with this video but has there ever been a hit song that you actually don't like? I enjoy the positive nature of the channel but let's face it some of these songs are stinkers and you act like they're the second coming of Christ.
Another winner Adam! How about a deep story on Oingo Boingo and Danny Elfman for the 80s sometime soon? So many hits!
I second that!
....goooood MORNING, on the Oingo! ...ha-HAAA!!
You know it! I love Oingo Boingo. Was just listening to "Out of Control" yesterday!
Danny’s new collab track, “True,”with Trent Reznor is 🔥. And no, it’s not a cover of the Spandau Ballet song. 😁
Don’t know who your Writer is or if you do it. but whoever it is does a fantastic job and should get a raise.
Another great job my friend
Question: Adam you are so established now since your channel started. Do you find more open doors and easier interview engagements from better recognition? You are the perfect interviewer, as well as content presenter. Your team always seems to find something far out new about my favorite songs and bands that I never knew! Keep it up Boss!
As Leslie Neilson said in Airplane!, "We're all counting on you."
Ha ha! Thank you!. Yes, we actually have a lot of people reaching out to us now. Thanks for watching.
Great interview. I'm so happy you interviewed Art, and yet so sad...to hear that he has MS. He sings 2 of the deepest songs ever in Rock, with Father of Mine and Wonderful. I would have never considered Everclear as a one hit wonder with all of their great songs. Thanks for the great interview. I sure hope that the MS moves slowly for Art. He is a great singer.
For sure! That's why the term one hit wonder is so confusing.
Some MS isn't bad I got diagnosed with MS 4 years ago and don't even take medication
Art's one of the realest most genuine rock artists i've ever met. You see him interact with his fans and he has genuine conversations with them on his own time and at his own emotional cost.
One of my bucket list items is to see Everclear live. Thanks for devoting some time to this incredible, underrated band, Professor!
Agreed!
You're welcome. Great guy and good band.
They tour(ed) a lot of smaller town festivals. They came to Kalamazoo, but I didn’t go. 🙁
I saw them live 3 times... The band members hang out with fans after the show - just stay late and have something interesting to ask them!
The best concert of my life, and I have seen many artist.
Everclear played our LakeFest and my husband was a huge part of the event, so I was up front. I am a huge 90s alternative fan, so I was super-excited! They were fantastic! I get mesmerized by great guitar and I was not disappointed!! The best thing was, though, for some reason this mom brought her - about- 8 or 9 year old up right next to me - by the speakers (my favorite spot) but this cute little girl could not stand the loudness and put her hands over her ears. She looked so uncomfortable. Everclear was jamming and Art was beginning the song, but stopped the show and said he couldn’t play seeing this little sweetheart uncomfortable and got her some earplugs. He is just so thoughtful and caring, no matter what! I have a video clip, but it was hard to enjoy the show and take video. The clip is there though, and it is impressive! The show was so awesome!! Much respect and love for Art and Everclear!!
Thank you Professor... As many other American kids I came from a broken home too and I do love this song. As it's said Time heals all wounds but the scars remind us that the past is real.
I've been married almost 12 years and I vow my kids will never know what I had to go through. Rock on!
You are awesome. I've vowed the same thing. I have some demons from my past as well. Haven't shared them, but someday. Thank you for commenting
The key word is "American". In more responsible adult cultures, family sticks together and kids don't have broken homes. This is why America and Americans are obsolete...
Great interview Professor. Art really opened up with you. Never knew the background of the song with his life. Good to hear he is fighting his addictions and is more content now.
I love this story and interview. It's the real thing.
My story with "Wonderful": I have a various artist's CD, and I never really gave this song a chance...... until one day I let the CD play as I left to get fast food one night. I had it on 'randomize'. When I got back & was putting the key into the lock, I heard him screaming, "Some days I hate everything........" It was in the final chorus. I don't know, it sounded so amazing on the other side of the door. I couldn't believe I never even played it before. I've loved the song ever since. It was like a "Professor Of Rock" moment, where I absolutely had to know what it was... and it was coming from a CD I already owned. ☝️😄
I wanted a 90’s episode and here we are! Professor always comes through 🙏
More to come!
Admittedly I wasn’t the biggest Everclear fan in the 90’s but Father of mine really holds up well today.
Thanks Professor!
YOu're welcome!
Check out their harder to find world of noise. Fantastic much more caustic record but just brimming with energy
Lyrically, the songs were very interesting, but composition not so much. For me, I was never a fan of this style, similar to the Rembrandts.
That was an excellent interview as usual. I am recently divorced as of this year after 21 years of marriage. She cheated on me after 7 years, I stayed together for the kids. I didn't want them to go through that. Lost myself in the process and will probably be alone for a very long time. Hopefully it was worth it for my kids.
Didn’t they have a song called “Everclear”??
Or, who am I thinking of??
Wonderful tracks: 😀✌️
Wonderful by Everclear
The most Wonderful time of the year by Johnny Mathis
Wonderful Tonight by Clapton
Some kind of Wonderful by Grand Funk/ Soul Brothers Six
Some kind of Wonderful by the Drifters
Wonderful by Adam Ant
What a wonderful World by Louis Armstrong
Wonderful by STP
Wonderful Christmastime by Paul
Wonderful Remark by Van Morrison
Wonderful woman by Chuck Berry
Wonderful World by Sam Cooke
Love is a Wonderful Thing by Michael Bolton
Wonderful Woman by the Smiths
Wonderful World by the Alarm
Wonderful in Young Life by Simple Minds
Life is Wonderful by Jason Mraz
Wonderful! Wonderful! by Johnny Mathis
Wonderful Life by Black
Wonderful Crazy Night by Elton
Wonderful Land by the Shadows
That Wonderful Sound by Tom Jones
‘S Wonderful by George Gershwin
Mathis likes the word Wonderful! He said it in my interviews with him a lot. He's a WONDERFUL guy!
@Anna Trail Sorry, Sometimes I don’t get them done early enough and nobody sees them heh ✌️🙂
@@ProfessorofRock Ha ! that’s Wonderful! , Professor 😀✌️❤️
@Anna Trail Thank you for your concern, my friend 😊✌️
It's Wonderful-The Young Rascals
Wonderful Land-The Shadows
It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year-Andy Williams
Some Kind Of Wonderful-The Drifters
Wonderful Baby-Don McLean
Wonderful Girl-Dion & The Belmonts
Wonderful Remark-Van Morrison
Very interesting interview. So relatable. Art was able to be honest and transparent. I gotta give him credit. He gained his own self worth, and it comes through to us as compassion and empathy. He was able to move past his addictions, and strive to be a better person. That's a difficult thing to do. Our past doesn't have to define us. That's what I get out of this interview. Thanks, POR.💛
I don’t know, man. Not relatable at all to me. And my folks divorced when I was 10. I always liked Everclear, seen them live. But I didn’t know anything about the guys, wish I never saw this interview.
His past did define him. Compassion, empathy? Great that he has it now, at 55. But being a terrible person into your 30s and 40s, there really is no excuse.
And he mentioned it wasn’t drugs, he didn’t have any addictions. Although he probably did have some substance abuse issues.
Just like any guy, especially in a rock band, he wanted (and could get) hot girls. And that gets old fast too, didn’t sound like an addiction to me. Just got to an age where he met a girl he could deal with, and slept around enough.
But I’m never impressed by these stories. I’d rather people keep it to themselves.
Let us just enjoy their art, and not have to hear what an idiot someone was/is. 🤘🏻🎸🇺🇸
Everclear's music, well, a lot of it, practically tells the story of the first 18 years of my life. My dad left before I turned 6. I can still remember how much I looked up to him back then. I would copy everything that he did. I have no relationship with him today. I endured 2 more divorces after that. You get knumb to it eventually.
Hope you were able to come out of it better. That's shit no kid should ever have to deal with. Kids have enough challenges in life without trying to carry their parents burdens too.
I'm so sorry to hear this. Hang in there. After decades on this earth the thing i've learned (and I learned it very late in life) is that it's all about forgiveness. All I can control is how I react to it. I wish you peace my friend.
@@SaneAsylum Amen to that.
@@SaneAsylum Most definitely, I did, and thanks for the kind words. It's interesting ... as you get older and learn how hard adult life can be -- you find yourself understanding and even sympathizing with your parents in ways. You learn a lot from their mistakes as well.
Thanks, Professor. So much respect for Art, both as an artist and as a person.
Same. Thanks for watching!
I was a teen when I was listening to Everclear, Wonderful, Santa Monica
Everything to everyone, I Will buy you a new life?
I was going through depression and had a bad home life, my dad was abusive to me and my mum. My parents divorced when I was 21. I'm 35 and still love and relate to these songs. I'm glad that Art gave a better life to his family, your dad didn't respect your mum so you did what you were brain washed to do, I'm still undo alot of the brain washing my dad put onto me, I'm glad you broke it.
This is one of my favorite songs, unfortunately I can almost never listen to it straight through. I have to turn it off because it's so emotional to me. I've never had to deal with the subject matter myself, but his emotional delivery just puts a knife into my heart every time. Thanks for another great interview.
This band gets me some really dark times. I feel like they saved my life more than a few times. This interview was awesome.
I was never really an Everclear fan but much respect to a man who has made mistakes, owned up to them and learned from them.
I agree 100%
I've heard the song a number of times. To be honest just thought the music was catchy. Never put any thought into the lyrics. Didn't know anything about everclear or who the artist was that performed it. Thank you for the insight and thought provoking interview.
I have a couple entertaining experiences with Everclear 190 proof! From what I remember. It's all a blur.
This greatest songs are always created from instant inspiration. They flow out in a night at a hotel, on the bus or while recording another song etc.
I find when an artist pines over perfection they end up with a "Chinese Democracy''
Very true. Sound like an episode to me.
I wouldn't go that far, there are many great songs that took a long time and a lot of effort to get right, this channel has highlighted a number of them. However, there is a lot of truth that lightning inspiration should be allowed to reach it's fruition and can produce some really wondrous things. :-)
One of my favorite 90s bands! I played them relentlessly and STILL love them. So many songs were relatable and relevant. You just knew there was so much more going on!
Such great content
Thank you. We try.
Art is such an incredible artist. He is one of the nicest people I have ever met. Their music saved my life growing up. ❤
Love your work, Professor, but categorize Everclear as an "iconic band" is a bit of a stretch...
All I have to say about Everclear is this: if you can listen to "Queen of the Air" off of Sparkle and Fade and still have dry eyes by the end, you're not human!
Art is a great musician & just a great guy. Everclear's sparkle and fade will always be in my 90's favorite.
Wow, he really opened up to you. Great interview, Professor!
Everclear was that band that I was always annoyed people weren't into like I was. It was such fun and honest music.
Wow! Wonderful interview. Honestly, I was bummed when it ended. That could've been twice as long, and it still would've felt too short. You struck gold with this interview. Candid and as real as it gets.
I was ten when I first heard this song, I couldn’t listen to it again until I was much older. My parents never even argued in front of me, let alone got divorced, they have what can only be called a perfect marriage, so I don’t know what it’s like to experience what’s being described in these lyrics, but I guess the thought of it even being possible awakened some kind of primal fear in me that I couldn’t deal with until I was older. Now, this song still makes me cry, but at least it’s a cathartic cry, not a fearful one, and I can appreciate how evocative it is.
Everclear is not a one hit wonder. Period.
I remember when wonderful was blowing up the charts and I always thought it was a sad song despite how catchy it is. One thing about ever clears music, their songs are blunt and honest in a refreshing way. I can see that he brings that same honesty to his interviews when he speaks and it was very interesting. I'm glad he learned from what he went through as well as the mistakes he made. Good interview.
This vid confirms why I keep coming back.
Loved Father of Mine…The group had a very distinct sound….They had crunchy guitars and very memorable choruses: usually a very exuberant “yeah!”
Adam.....nice. You're on a Portland band run....first Nu Shooz, today Everclear, tomorrow you should do Quarter Flash.....
Wonderful was the first song I ever heard by Everclear. I remember my mom buying me Now 5 and that song was on it. I still go back and listen to that song and understand the pain he talks about. Forever my favorite song by the band.
"With my big black boots and an old suite case, I do believe I'll find a new place". Holy god what an amazing set of lyrics from Art on Santa Monica. I really got into thier music because was drawn to Art's lyrics. I felt his angst from father of mine and his readiness to bail from a shitty relationship on Santa Monica. I connected with a lot his lyrics. A very underrated band. Good shit homie 💯
To me Everclear represents the best of 90s rock that is real and emotional. No more sugar coating life. Just telling it like it is. This song represents everything I love about this band. Wish this interview could have gone longer. It was so good
Fantastic song and fantastic band, that song is kinda painful to listen to still because I went through the same experience in my life and to hear from the kids perspective brings to light how our behavior affects them. Saw them play and it was a great show, love many of their songs. Great interview with a very open guy but by his music you know they are afraid to take on tough questions
Great points all. Thanks for always watching and commenting. I enjoy reading your comments.
@@ProfessorofRock love your channel!!
@Anna Trail I don't believe in divorce either she chose to destroy the relationship with me and the kids, felt more sorry for the kids than myself, but you pick up the pieces and make the best of our situations. Thank you for asking, take care
I think bands like Everclear and Matchbox Twenty hit the jackpot in the late 90s because they captured a moment where people still wanted the sometimes serious and introspective lyrics of earlier alternative and "grunge" acts, but the instrumental sound was more upbeat and catchy. Maybe it could be too catchy, because I can remember hearing my slightly older siblings singing along to songs like this and "Semi-Charmed Life"(radio version of course) as a young kid and then eventually dig into the more complicated nature of the lyrics at an older age.
I hate to call this a one-hit wonder. They had such great songs. Wonderful, Father of Mine, I will Buy You A New Life, and Santa Monica. By the metrics of only having a top 40 on the US Hot 100, then you’d have to exclude so many country artists and even some bands who didn’t chart on the Hot 100 because the song wasn’t released as a single (Example: The Wallflowers One Headlight didn’t chart on Hot 100).
Riding bikes on the dirt jumps in the woods next to my house as a kid with my friends listening to Everclears So Much For The Afterglow in 98' at 8 years old (my friends were older and had all the good music, Pixies, Nirvana, Korn, NIN, Incubus etc) is one of my favorite memorys ever period. I bought that album for myself in 98' and still love it just as much today. I loved watching the Everything To Everyone video that I downloaded on Grokster or Kazaa lol. Great times, great band. I'll be 33 this month, Everclear is coming to my city soon but my girl and i just bought our house then i got laid off lol...luckily she makes more than me. But if i wasnt between jobs I'd be going. I'm also clean 10 years next month from heroin. I got off heroin April 22 or 24th of 2013. I didnt know about Arts life until about 6 years ago and it makes me feel even more connected to his music. But with songs like Heroin girl I'd always suspected it, which I'll add is actually one of my favorite Everclear songs since it perfectly encapsulates the feeling of being a heroin addict and feeling like you live in an entirely different world than everyone else. You've got your girl who likely uses also and as a team you fight through life together. It's not a happy thing but its something you can still be strangely nostalgic for on occasion but to stay clean you have to see that feeling through. For example, I call my old using girlfriend, we have passionate make up sex, try to stay clean a few months, relapse, go a year or more loosing everything and end up not caring if we live or die. The trick is to always remember where it leads. Jails (in my case Texas prison TDCJ at 19), Institutions and Death. And I have OD'd and died way more than I should have before I got out of that cycle. A few OD's were really scary too. You can feel all the life leave your body and you feel like there are weights weighting your whole body down. In some cases you can hear bits and pieces of what your friends and girlfriend are saying around you. Overdosing doesn't feel like a strong heroin high it's completely different than youd expect and sometimes you have just enough awareness to fight back of someone keeps you awake by slapping and yelling at you but without anyone around you easily give in and nod out and not wake up. It's never fun waking up surrounded by 2 or 3 EMT'S either. I also had 3 grand mal (called tonic clonic now) seizures coming of an INSANE xanax habit. I was eating xanax like candy (50 every 3 days, i probably lost about 20 each 50 though so it was likely more like 30 every 3 days. Just so stupid and a long story how I could afford them). Anyways I got off on a tangent, great video. Art is a perfect example that we can recover, even the worst of us. Even the ones that every person, even other addicts in your town expect to die the youngest. I lost SO SO SO many friends. I shot up heroin a week after shooting up coke for the first time at 14 years old. So I always expected to die first but I lost friend after friend and every funeral I went to I felt like everyone was saying "why wasnt it him (me)" behind my back. But again im rambling. I love Everclear and it would be awful if Art didnt get clean and write these songs. Theres a whole generation of artists that died or got lost in their addiction rather than making music. I truly feel that's a big reason why music got so bad and fake. So many real artists and music lovers with something honest to say died or are lost in their addictions still. Ok I'm done for real now. Thanks for doing this interview btw!
They have A SONG CALLED 'ONE HIT WONDER '!!! But yes nearly everything on their first 5 albums is an example of great songwriting.
Great interview !! I've known Art since 1988 , and I was the drummer for his band Colorfinger . We toured the country about 4 times when I was in the band (1989-1992) then because of his personnel affairs with some of the things about him and women he was talking about , sadly the band had to break up . Nobody ever asked about What happened to Colorfinger ? This was Art's first band that he had total control over , this was the band that set the stage for Everclear .It's to bad nobody gets to say their part about what happened . This is the first time I have ever heard Art talk about his addiction . Pretty brave to talk about some of that stuff . Hey I'm available to talk Professor of Rock if you ever want to hear the other side of the story . You could do a show " The other side of rock " by the Professor of Rock , I don't know just an idea . Anyway Great interview .
Love Everclear, and great to hear the story behind the song.
What got me through my divorce was the Matchbox 20 album Mad Season. That entire album is like a document of the stages of a divorce/breakup and at the time I practically listened to it on repeat.
I like Everybody Hurts by REM, You've Got A Friend written by Carol King:
When You're down and troubled
And you need some loving care
And nothin, nothin is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night.
James Taylor, Fire and Rain:.
Won't you look down upon me Jeses?
You've got to help me make a stand
You got to see me through another day
My body's aching and my time is at hand
And I make it any other way. ❤
Have so many memories listening to these guys music at a wierd time in my life. I must say though, they're absolutely awful in concert. Horrible. Wouldn't see them for free.
I absolutely LOVE Art and Everclear is my all-time favorite band!!!! Thank you for this and your episode on Father Of Mine as well!
Thank you for this interview
Amazing stay blessed
It’s funny that I didn’t know Everclear but in 1995 they were my first ever live concert because they played first on a double bill with Silverchair. They played Heroin Girl for all those 15 year olds hahaha. Really like their music and I hope they will tour Europe again.
Amazing video. I grew up in the 90s listening to alternative. It's crazy how lucky and unlucky Art is at the same time. How history repeated itself despite knowing and preparing to fight that fate, it's the infuriating disease of our genetics that we fail repeatedly to fully comprehend and give proper respect to. Ive heard ppl tell me my whole life that my decisions will lead me down a certain reality, and that I have control over those decisions and therefore paths. Absolutely nothing could be further from the truth is what I've experienced. Obviously to a degree I've got some say on how my life plays out, but at 37 yrs old I now fully realize that I have much less control than I thought. It's an illusion. I blame my parents for raising me in such an idyllic way that I was not prepared for the world when I needed to be. I trusted people too much, I didn't judge people enough, I was loyal to people, I gave people the benefit of the doubt. Why didn't my parents tell me the truth? That the world is a dangerous place filled with scammers, thieves, sadists, and killers, even my best friend is capable of causing me unimaginable pain and trauma. That people only think about themselves and will sell me out in a second if it gets them ahead. I wasn't prepared for the coming onslaught. One smear after another, one arrest after another, one rehab after another, one relationship after another. When you leave a loud concert, the next day your ears might still ring a little as they settle back to regular volume. I'm still waiting for the ringing to stop from the first traumatic experience I had as a young adult, but then another happened. And I'm like wait, life, hang on I'm not done processing the first trauma, I have no available RAM space for another trauma yet. Then a third trauma comes. I'm like, hey life, I'm already backed up I told you. I have no vacancy for more trauma right now. And another one comes. Every human has a limit to the trauma they can process, some more than others. The hits kept coming for me. I stare back at this music from 25 years ago and think, how the fuck did I go from being that kid on the school bus who never did drugs, never got into fights, did what his teachers asked, did what his parents asked, but now I'm a disaster. I wasn't raised to become a disaster! Where did I go wrong? I wish I could pinpoint the one fork in the road where I turned the wrong way. But going back in time, I would probably repeat that wrong turn again and again and again because those wrong decisions, just as much as the right decisions, allegedly make me... me. All this time has passed in the blink of an eye. I am still that kid on the bus yet to experience the pain and suffering of life. Just gotta put on the music and drift away.
Cool interview...great content...touched me cause ive been there on bothh sides of divorce...the child and the father...just could never get behind that band...not my cup of tea...but thanks for the vid...as usual i slways take something out of them...i dont like Everclear but i love the Prof...ill keep watchin...and im gonna call my daughter today!...keep your head to the stars and keep the vids em comin!!!!...you rock!!!...
It's funny in the strange way how I grew up in a lie. I know Mom and Dad were in love at one time, but when Dad walked out of our house after being there for us all our lives, it made me look at the situation. Was it really a good childhood? Was it all a lie? When I sat there with my crying mother on what was supposed to be her 40th wedding anniversary, I was devastated. Brought back some Floyd feelings: "Daddy, what'd you leave behind for me?" I was also going through a breakup with my son's mother at the time. She left when I asked her to marry me. Her first son that I helped raise and my son were torn up because Mom said Dad wouldn't be together. So there's so many things about this song that I can identify with. Protective lies and broken hearts. So much deeper than I care to get into here.
"...with my big black boots and an old suitcase..." How was Santa Monica not a hit? Start typing Everclear in UA-cam and Santa Monica is the first autofill
That lyric, "I wish I could count to 10 and make everything be wonderful again". Still chokes me up. I was that little boy when my parents were bad to each other. Art is amazing.
Same here. I love that lyric. Thank you for sharing. Parents don't realize the impact good and bad on their behaviors. Peace my friend.
I remember when I was about 12 or so being in the car with my dad. He went out to do something and I stayed in the car. This song came on the radio. I burst into tears because it was the truth about my mum and dad splitting up. This song brings back a strange comfort to me. Thank you ❤️
In more responsible adult cultures family sticks together (no excuses). The music tends to be less emotional in more responsible countries, but the kids are very happy... Think hard about that, American people.
Favorite Everclear album is Songs from an American Movie Vol. 1. Every song is good.
Well, he learned from his dad that women are objects, that lesson runs really deep with many men, even though his mom changed it at the end by separating. That's probably why he at least reflects on it. Having a family is a privilege, no ownership rights there.
I guess children suffering trauma like this develop a sense of worthlessness, here, "I am not worthy of a happy family with one partner, it will break apart anyway and is out of my control, so why try?"
And he didn't even talk about the hurt he may have caused the girlfriends, or how unworthy they felt to be one of seven with a married guy. All because he was still not healed.
The hurt that is out there and viewed as normal is staggering. And often also as something that "just happens" while we all play an active part in a lot of this.
I'm a child of divorce and like Art was saying we have to strive beyond that. I know how hard it can be. I was raised in a Baptist home. But I'm Atheist, and that doesn't make me a bad person. I still hold many similar believes, just in a different way.
fantastic guy, song and interview.....just with it was longer (interview) thanks !
Thank you for being honest 🥰😂 you have fans in Martinez California and we love you so much
Yeah that song has wrecked inside since it first came out, i lived it and worse as a kid. I won't get into it, but my wife and kids never knew, and having kids I promised myself to stay quit and to say I love you everyday to people I love Well.... I found a way to fuk up being married and became the mess I was trying not to be, I'm living one day at a time now, hearing this is very hard...
funny its the one simgle I really dont know that well. heard it once or twice. I bought my wife a garden with a new home way up in the west hills. I also bought her a new car perfect shiny and new. Yes, she's volvo driving soccer mom. Everclear is one our bands and we felt these songs were written just for us. We lived them out. Father of mine hit me so hard, not for me but my 2 brothers.
The Charts may say that Wonderful was their biggest hit in the mainstream...but ultimately the song is long forgotten with that audience... the audience that grew up with them before that.. everybody still remembers Santa Monica... it was their one hit wonder for the longest time
AM Radio is my favorite Everclear song, liked seeing all the old stuff in the video
Dear Professor of Rock, Please do not use green font on a pink background in the thumbnail again. It hurts my eyes and and is very difficult to read. Thank you.
Amazing interview. Thank you so much for this work❤
Everclear is really a sleeper band. Art has such a fantastic and real way of singing, and they have so many great songs that really hit you deep. I'll always hold a place in my heart for Everclear despite most people really forgetting about them or not even knowing who they are.
Wanna feel old? Facebook recently had ads from Everclear for an AARP sponsored concert.
I love that band and I love that song. Art seems to me like a very decent human being and that's rare nowadays. Thanks.
Wow he had 6 girlfriends while he was married. That was so interesting. Thanks for posting professer. I love their song "heroin girl"
Adam, if you're from Blackfoot Idaho you got to give a shout out to jpaydirt.
A survivor (we are everywhere) who made it really big..hope he stays grateful.
Great video and interview! It’s such a moving song,
This song helped me with my parents divorce and still holds a special place with me.
I’ve met Art 3 separate times and he’s very magnetic- Live his music.
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Level 42.
I enjoyed this interview. Very touching story!
How is this song their biggest hit I've never heard it b4 all the others I have smh.. father of mine was all over radio
Arts music is such a big part of my life, Ive seen Everclear play so many times since 1997 and had the chance to meet him. Ive seen him do an acoustic solo show a few years ago and it was amazing. But Santa Cruz Boardwalk was the best show ever! First time I heard Fire maple song live. It was free. they played 2 back to back show's. it was literally on the beach in the sand with the ocean behind them. It was perfect!
The music of my high school days. Santa Monica, I Will Buy You a Life, Wonderful. Timeless music.
I agree. Takes you right back!
Hey Professor of Rock, hope you don’t mind a little context. :) One of the reasons that all those Everclear songs didn’t show up on the Hot 100 is because of a quirk of the charts during the era, in which alternative bands in particular (or more correctly, their labels) would not release physical singles in favor of encouraging the purchase of the album.
No Doubt’s “Don’t Speak” is sort of the iconic example of a song that was absolutely dominant on the radio that didn’t chart on the Hot 100 because of this quirk, and the Barenaked Ladies actually timed their single release so that “One Week” could debut near the top of the charts when it did appear. The rule changed near the end of 1998.
I wrote about it here a while ago: tedium.co/2019/05/14/billboard-chart-quirks-history/
And I should add that Father of Mine (which did receive a physical single release, far as I can tell) was a current single right around the time of the rule change, which might have affected its chart position on the Hot 100 (it was a bigger radio hit).
That said, great video-really insightful interview.
DC Talk=what if I stumble
My Everclear fave is "A.M. Radio".
Santa Monica is still played on Australian radio today
What a great guy. Love to see more interviews with him.
One thing: "Santa Monica" is one of the best songs ever!
@limelight81 It just sounds good. But I actually think they are some great lyrics to the song too.
Would have to be All I Want Is You by U2.