A pretty amusing interview where Jim Reid slags off the Sex Pistols and Joy Division, Douglas hart says very little and Bobbie Gillespie plays tounge tennis.
Oh man, Jim Reid should teach a master class in trolling. Him staying so serious the entire time made it perfect. In reality, Joy Division and the Sex Pistols are two of Jim's favorite bands.
"[Sighs heavily] I hate that clip. What it was, we were doing this show and beforehand someone says to us, well this guy’s a massive Joy Division fan so whatever you do, don’t say anything bad about Joy Division. Of course that was a red flag before a bull with us. I had no idea anyone would be watching it or that anyone would still be watching it now but they are, endlessly, it seems. It just so happens that Joy Division was and is one of my favorite bands. -Jim Reid
Love it. It seems like this kind of attitude amongst groups was so common throughout the 80s. Bands would slag each other off, even though in reality they may have had a lot of admiration and respect for one another.
I actually wrote a script based around this type of exaggerated interview. I'm a huge fan thought it was really funny and I'm sure Joy Division found it funny too.
Every goddamn time I revisit this wonderful clip, I laugh my ass off. That genuinely shocked reaction, oh and that short but loud silence before "Oh god...."
“We’re a commercial band, we’ve got our eyes on the charts… competing with bands like culture club and duran duran.“ Bwahahaha. How he straight- faced that is beyond me.
In countries like the UK and Australia 🇦🇺 there was a certain street attitude which William Reid captures perfectly during this interview. People into Alternative/Indy were smarter. By 1985, bands like Duran Duran, the Culture Club, Spadau Ballet etc. E.g. this cottage industry of 80's Brit pop which, initially, was a clear break from the 70's. However, by 1985 things were getting darker and bands, and surprisingly so-called Alternative bands like The Cult, The Smith's, the Sisters of Mercy and our noise champions the Jesus and Mary Chain put distorted guitar back on the scene. The Bros Reid Were way smarter than they looked and came across. People's jealousy had them pegged as heroin addicts. Imagine the surprise of the press, in particular the UK Indy/Alternative press who were still stuck in '75 with their anti-Zeppelin tirades. The Brothers Reid were . . . calculating and smart and avoided the traditional Indie image traps. E.g. there aren't any huge exposes on the JAMC by the NME or Melody Maker as Psychocandy was THE UK Alternative album for a lengthy 18 months. Released in very late 1985, Psychocandy surprised everyone.
yeah the comments Jim made about Joy Division wasnt serious. I read somewhere that someone told him prior to the interview that the interviewer was a massive Joy Division fan so I think he was just doing it to get a reaction from him. The stuff about wanting to be on the same level as Culture Club and Duran Duran was serious I think since both William and Jim always made a point of saying that they were out to create pop music. Despite all the experimentation JAMC had they were ultimately about taking a pop song and making it noisy
Danny Worsfold wrong... he was deadly serious... he understood rock n Roll could be cool and ambitious in equal measure.. they were like the Ghallagers (Oasis) in that sense, 10 years ahead of their time!
Apparently they were told that the interviewer loved Joy Division so they were extra-shitty about them just to be annoying. And then them being like "oh we're ambitious/commercial we're gonna be famous" but then also saying "these bands take themselves too seriously". And Bobby just making out with some cretin the whole time... fucking brilliant.
That ‘cretin’ is Karen Parker, his then-girlfriend, who also happens to sing on ‘Just Like Honey’ if I’m not mistaken. I agree about the brilliance though.
Jack Miller She’s a veritable legend, man! Nobody does it (i.e. her original studio part) better. (‘Lost In Translation’-derived Bond-related allusion intended.) Her voice was pure liquid honey. Or am I thinking of Hope Sandoval? Oh well… so many talented girls, so little time.
Ahhh, you never understand: gals with voices just like honey sow seeds in a hole inside me... It's so hard, the hardest walk, even, from my little underground to living end of greatness. You trip me up.
Niamh Browne yeah they were pretty legendary at starting shit lol. I saw them on the reunion tour like two years ago and jim reid and william reid were arguing on stage back and forth.
I lived in Glasgow for 5 years and this is the most "posh" scottish accent I've ever heard! And I love tha fact that Jim looks always so serious in interviews, even when he's trolling people.
They knew they had him when he asks for an explanation for their opinion. In writing it's called, "kill your darlings"... You have to remain neutral, this dude failed.
The girl Gillespie is eating is the backing vocals girl in Just Like Honey. I bought Psychocandy when I was a schoolgirl and only found out about this yesterday
fuck this is the holy grail of Marychain video clip history. can't believe I've finally seen it. mcghee reckoned Bobby was "virtually having sex". thanks for sharing.
I thought the girl he was making out with was a skinny geeky dude at first ... Giving off the impression of the biggest troll interview ever at the time.
Sounds like it is. This is from the Psychocandy dvd booklet apparently. "Jim Reid would like to make it clear that he did not and does not hate Joy Division and the Sex Pistols. Apparently just before they went on air the band were informed that the interviewer was a massive Joy Division fan and in Jim's words, this was "red flag to a bull". Many of the comments were made with the sole intention of seeing the resulting expression on the interviewer's face"
Apparently Jim was told before the interview that the interviewer was a massive Joy Division fan so slagged them off just to see his reaction, he likes them really
Look at what you've done Mr. Jim Reid! now so many people are just trying to defend you and explain to the others about what you've said in the interview.............
Funny fact: the interviewer is now a bigger commercial success as a folk musician than the Jesus And Mary Chain ever was. v=DVEylV2492o Not as good as Jesus And Mary Chain, though :p
Wait, but what about that one Belgian TV interview where you famously dis Joy Division? [Sighs heavily] I hate that clip. What it was, we were doing this show and beforehand someone says to us, well this guy’s a massive Joy Division fan so whatever you do, don’t say anything bad about Joy Division. Of course that was a red flag before a bull with us. I had no idea anyone would be watching it or that anyone would still be watching it now but they are, endlessly, it seems. It just so happens that Joy Division was and is one of my favorite bands.
Joy division comments freaking killed me. I understand JAMC had an arrogant pose against almost everything, but that freaking killed me. C'mon, Joy Division were different and had different songs in for example Unknown Pleasures, songs had different moods and composition. Not like Psychocandy, i mean, in Psychocandy you can find like 4 or 5 songs that are almost the same, same chords and same drums. I have nothing against it though, i mean, Joy Division and New Order and JAMC are the only good thing happening in the 80's in my opinion and i love them all in their personal way.
Hilariously nihilistic interview lol I almost gasped at Jim’s “ Joy Division are shit “ comment 😂 I read that he knew the presenter was a joy division super fan so said it out of sheer spite 😂great band who now occupy legend status
The presentor used to have his own band, Bart Peeters and the Radios which made silly pop music, so I doubt het was a JD fan, well, not as much as the brothers Reid.
i guess it's safe to say that this is the best interview in the history of interviews.
music interview per se
Very safe
This and the other one with the famous "My favourite colour is gold" reply 😂
I watch this every day
It’s fookin *r u b b i s h*
Oh man, Jim Reid should teach a master class in trolling. Him staying so serious the entire time made it perfect. In reality, Joy Division and the Sex Pistols are two of Jim's favorite bands.
Yeah, he was like the Lou Reed of the 80s, a trolling powerhouse!
"Oh, god...."
If you listen to their early demos, the influence of Joy Division is obvious. In fact, they sound more like New Order than Joy Division!
It's the goth kids from south park
"[Sighs heavily] I hate that clip. What it was, we were doing this show and beforehand someone says to us, well this guy’s a massive Joy Division fan so whatever you do, don’t say anything bad about Joy Division. Of course that was a red flag before a bull with us. I had no idea anyone would be watching it or that anyone would still be watching it now but they are, endlessly, it seems. It just so happens that Joy Division was and is one of my favorite bands.
-Jim Reid
Love it. It seems like this kind of attitude amongst groups was so common throughout the 80s. Bands would slag each other off, even though in reality they may have had a lot of admiration and respect for one another.
I actually wrote a script based around this type of exaggerated interview. I'm a huge fan thought it was really funny and I'm sure Joy Division found it funny too.
You can't exaggerate a J&MC interview. Whatever you think was beyond them, they most likely did it. God love Jim & William, they were funny as hell.
Thank god haha I was like ah wtf that’s so unexpected and kinda disappointing cause I love joy division
except for Ian curtis he was already dead
Bobby Gillespie is my hero.
1:56 "oh god"
Caitlin Klask 😂😂😂😂
That made me crack up 😂😂
Every goddamn time I revisit this wonderful clip, I laugh my ass off. That genuinely shocked reaction, oh and that short but loud silence before "Oh god...."
Jim Reid gives me life
Me too, me too.
I laugh every time Jim says “rubbish” 😂😂
jim reid is the nutz. he inspires me every single day o mah life, ya ken.....nice wan, jim.
I just want to give the interviewer a hug, he seems so hurt ! Like he just had his heart broke
Deliberately on purpose- Jim Reid winding him up!
He's a singer too, Bart Peeters, quite popular
Every time Jim Reid says “rubbish”, it gives me life.
the interviewer's reaction to the Joy Division comment LOL
He never expect that answer hahahah.
oh god
His heart was shattered
“We’re a commercial band, we’ve got our eyes on the charts… competing with bands like culture club and duran duran.“ Bwahahaha. How he straight- faced that is beyond me.
In countries like the UK and Australia 🇦🇺 there was a certain street attitude which William Reid captures perfectly during this interview.
People into Alternative/Indy were smarter.
By 1985, bands like Duran Duran, the Culture Club, Spadau Ballet etc.
E.g. this cottage industry of 80's Brit pop which, initially, was a clear break from the 70's.
However, by 1985 things were getting darker and bands, and surprisingly so-called Alternative bands like The Cult, The Smith's, the Sisters of Mercy and our noise champions the Jesus and Mary Chain put distorted guitar back on the scene.
The Bros Reid
Were way smarter than they looked and came across.
People's jealousy had them pegged as heroin addicts. Imagine the surprise of the press, in particular the UK Indy/Alternative press who were still stuck in '75 with their anti-Zeppelin tirades.
The Brothers Reid were . . . calculating and smart and avoided the traditional Indie image traps.
E.g. there aren't any huge exposes on the JAMC by the NME or Melody Maker as Psychocandy was THE UK Alternative album for a lengthy 18 months. Released in very late 1985, Psychocandy
surprised everyone.
Love his sarcasm and accent, Jim is the man
He's messing with the interviewer. They would often do this, pretending to hate bands, basically being completely sarcastic
The most hilarious and good-looking interview of musicians I've ever seen.
Can't really take anything they say seriously but they're fucking hilarious
I just laughed for about 10 minutes
Who is Juran Juran Mr. Reid?
I've been a massive JAMC fan since the mid '80s, but that hugely confident attitude is just hilarious. Even so, fucking cool as fuck!
yuran yuran
LMAOOOOO
love how the interviewer listens for about 7 seconds then quietly asks 'what was wrong with joy division'
This may be the greatest rock interview ever lol
yeah the comments Jim made about Joy Division wasnt serious. I read somewhere that someone told him prior to the interview that the interviewer was a massive Joy Division fan so I think he was just doing it to get a reaction from him. The stuff about wanting to be on the same level as Culture Club and Duran Duran was serious I think since both William and Jim always made a point of saying that they were out to create pop music. Despite all the experimentation JAMC had they were ultimately about taking a pop song and making it noisy
Danny Worsfold wrong... he was deadly serious... he understood rock n Roll could be cool and ambitious in equal measure.. they were like the Ghallagers (Oasis) in that sense, 10 years ahead of their time!
i feel bad for the interviewer lol
it took me too long to realise that they were speaking english
Apparently they were told that the interviewer loved Joy Division so they were extra-shitty about them just to be annoying.
And then them being like "oh we're ambitious/commercial we're gonna be famous" but then also saying "these bands take themselves too seriously".
And Bobby just making out with some cretin the whole time... fucking brilliant.
That ‘cretin’ is Karen Parker, his then-girlfriend, who also happens to sing on ‘Just Like Honey’ if I’m not mistaken. I agree about the brilliance though.
Damn! That's some all-star trivia and she's an all-star cretin!
Jack Miller
She’s a veritable legend, man! Nobody does it (i.e. her original studio part) better. (‘Lost In Translation’-derived Bond-related allusion intended.) Her voice was pure liquid honey. Or am I thinking of Hope Sandoval? Oh well… so many talented girls, so little time.
Ahhh, you never understand: gals with voices just like honey sow seeds in a hole inside me... It's so hard, the hardest walk, even, from my little underground to living end of greatness. You trip me up.
+Jack Miller Ha. :)
Thank you for posting this, it had me laughing in tears.
Best interview ever.
they had the attitude that oasis had in the 90s, although they deserved to because unlike the gallagher brothers, they actually had talent
that statement "unlike the gallgher brothers, they actually had talent" makes you a fool. just a random stranger fyi ;)
Adwel Phinehas lmao you're such a fuckboy
Oasis had no talent? What does that make you then?
You are trying way too hard to be cool to say oasis had no talent. Im not even a fan but fuck off lol
This always cheers me up.
"We're a commerical group."
What a beautiful Scottish accent
what a fucking great interview
I love Jim Reid's sincere belief that the JAMC are a commercial group.
There's nothing sincere about it lol
I know but I love how he brings it up in every single interview and in every single interview the interviewer has no idea how to respond.
Niamh Browne yeah they were pretty legendary at starting shit lol. I saw them on the reunion tour like two years ago and jim reid and william reid were arguing on stage back and forth.
I lived in Glasgow for 5 years and this is the most "posh" scottish accent I've ever heard! And I love tha fact that Jim looks always so serious in interviews, even when he's trolling people.
I just wanted to see him do a hair flip like the little goth kid on south park
Die bandleden hebben geen idee hoe legendarisch Bart Peeters is.
When the interviewer looks down at the ground in disgust and heartbroken, poor guy. It hit him like a Mac truck.
They knew they had him when he asks for an explanation for their opinion. In writing it's called, "kill your darlings"... You have to remain neutral, this dude failed.
“Don’t even talk about Joy Division” (shakes head in mock disdain) 02:13 LOL. OMG I want to sample this as a ring tone. Jim being hilarious
this band is fucking awesome.
oh my god bobby!
i love the sound of jim sniffing
That was awesome!!!
ahahaha I love their interviews
The girl Gillespie is eating is the backing vocals girl in Just Like Honey.
I bought Psychocandy when I was a schoolgirl and only found out about this yesterday
love the ambition
i am amazed
hahaha the interviewer looked so upset...."god- what was wrong with Joy Division?"
Best interview ever! Super Warholian momentum. Psychocandy forever.
bobby gillispie is the KING of finger blasting
😂 yes!
Spot on...
this rules. and his accent.
hahaha ssteaco that is so right
this is so unlike any other interview I've ever seen
At that time,in Paris,
everything came from
« Play it again Sam »,a belgian label of the best ever‼️‼️
This interview really helped me understand the British term 'wankers'.
Haha
This the pure sarcasm , dont you people see it? xD
Greatest interview ever. Obviously Jim wasn't serious 🤣
tongue in cheek,ehm throat interview.
fuck this is the holy grail of Marychain video clip history. can't believe I've finally seen it. mcghee reckoned Bobby was "virtually having sex". thanks for sharing.
I thought the girl he was making out with was a skinny geeky dude at first ... Giving off the impression of the biggest troll interview ever at the time.
Sounds like it is. This is from the Psychocandy dvd booklet apparently.
"Jim Reid would like to make it clear that he did not and does not hate Joy Division and the Sex Pistols. Apparently just before they went on air the band were informed that the interviewer was a massive Joy Division fan and in Jim's words, this was "red flag to a bull". Many of the comments were made with the sole intention of seeing the resulting expression on the interviewer's face"
Everyone here's talking about Jim's Joy Division comments but I'm just confused as to why Bobby's there snogging some girl
Drooogs
Why is no one mentioning the fact that two people are just making out on the couch
Apparently Jim was told before the interview that the interviewer was a massive Joy Division fan so slagged them off just to see his reaction, he likes them really
Wicked!
ajajajajjajajaja es al mejor entrevista que vi en mi vida ajjajajajaja!! CUando destroza a Joy Division es una maravilla jajajaja
Looking at some comments here, I am amazed that some don't get what was played here
Look at what you've done Mr. Jim Reid! now so many people are just trying to defend you and explain to the others about what you've said in the interview.............
It was a joke he's not being serious. He says so himself.
I understand it was a serious joke alright. ; )
"...oh God" 🤣🤣
PDA during an interview its rare
I can't! i fucking can't! XD
I think it's sarcasm?
Bobby boy chewing the lips of off girls like any cool as fuck rock n roll star
LMAO that joy division part was so out of pocket 😂
hahahah BEST INTERVIEW EVVERRR
GO ON BOBBY! XD
Wha, Bart Peeters is the man! And she goes nananana...
Where’s William
o m f g
.....These guys are about as wacked as the studio furniture....
Hey Bobby, would you like to say something about Joy Division or something else?
I prefer the music of JAMC but in discussions of modern music, they are a sidenote when compared to joy division/new order
You forgot to add the magic words 'in Belgium' to make your funny fact be a fact.
I doubt it. I was just joking, really.
Joy Division are in my top 10. JMC top 10 too👍
God oh God
Is that true? To be honest, you listen to a song like Interzone and it could almost be a JAMC song.
Funny fact: the interviewer is now a bigger commercial success as a folk musician than the Jesus And Mary Chain ever was.
v=DVEylV2492o
Not as good as Jesus And Mary Chain, though :p
who's the interviewer, i want to know his name
@@dimashadiwardani Bart Peeters
Wait, but what about that one Belgian TV interview where you famously dis Joy Division?
[Sighs
heavily] I hate that clip. What it was, we were doing this show and
beforehand someone says to us, well this guy’s a massive Joy Division
fan so whatever you do, don’t say anything
bad about Joy Division. Of course that was a red flag before a bull with
us. I had no idea anyone would be watching it or that anyone would
still be watching it now but they are, endlessly, it seems. It just so
happens that Joy Division was and is one of my favorite bands.
😂😂😂😂
Not Not the 9 O' Clock news, Monty Python nor SNL (when it was still funny) could make this interview any funnier
LOLOLOLOL
Joy division comments freaking killed me. I understand JAMC had an arrogant pose against almost everything, but that freaking killed me. C'mon, Joy Division were different and had different songs in for example Unknown Pleasures, songs had different moods and composition. Not like Psychocandy, i mean, in Psychocandy you can find like 4 or 5 songs that are almost the same, same chords and same drums. I have nothing against it though, i mean, Joy Division and New Order and JAMC are the only good thing happening in the 80's in my opinion and i love them all in their personal way.
He was told before the interview that the interviewer was huge JD fan.
Hilariously nihilistic interview lol
I almost gasped at Jim’s “ Joy Division are shit “ comment 😂
I read that he knew the presenter was a joy division super fan so said it out of sheer spite 😂great band who now occupy legend status
The presentor used to have his own band, Bart Peeters and the Radios which made silly pop music, so I doubt het was a JD fan, well, not as much as the brothers Reid.
Kkkkk os outros se pegando kkkk
I guess the interviewer Bart Peeters never heard of irony or sarcasm ... Sex Pistols and Joy Divison were bands the brothers Reid adored ...
He's freaked out
It’s so punk to say you didn’t like the Sex Pistols or Joy Division even though they probably did.
who he kissed ?
HAHA...jim actually like the pistols
Was he kidding about joy division? Because there is no british band formed in late 70s or entire 80s more talented than them.
Jim is 100% serious I prefer jamc to joy divison but Jim is a bit washed joy division we’re actually good and influential
nah he was jjust trying to provoke the interviewer.
Don't even talk about Joy Division
bit disappointed in the comments the boys made , im also from Ek and like their music as well as the sex pistols ...
HAHAHAHAHA. Love this band but HAHAHAHAHA.