A late-night conversation with Michael Moorcock about ELRIC: CITADEL OF FORGOTTEN MYTHS!

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  • Опубліковано 27 жов 2024

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  • @buddygreen7053
    @buddygreen7053 2 місяці тому +3

    Elric needs to be on the movie screen! I was obsessed with Elric and his sidekick Stormbringer! I remember playing D&D and they had the Melnibone mythos in one of their guide books! Going to have to get back into Elric’s saga! Exciting stuff!

  • @B..B.
    @B..B. Рік тому +17

    The man himself.
    His work moved the fantasy genre in away that most people didn't even understand.

  • @JonFelix-m6p
    @JonFelix-m6p 2 місяці тому +1

    I loved the Elric stories! ❤

  • @mryiu1062
    @mryiu1062 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for all the great books that accompanied me during my school days. I have fond memories of reading Hawkmoon, Corum, Elric and Erekose in those cold winter days snuggled close to a warm fireplace.

  • @thegremlin3194
    @thegremlin3194 Рік тому +9

    Im glad Michael is still around its been quite a few years since we met , back in the days when he worked with Hawkwind and around the Hammersmith area . He always called me young man . I was then , I still got bundles of his creations . Should have got at leat one signed

  • @goethe3116
    @goethe3116 2 роки тому +26

    Moorcock is a legend.

  • @slabbyfatback2272
    @slabbyfatback2272 4 місяці тому +3

    Thank u so much Michael for all the years of enjoyment. I picked up my 1st Elric book in early 80s then bought the whole set right after, I was hooked. I remember even back then they were semi old already but I loved them! The Michael Whelan covers to boot!!! I have reread them all at least 10-12 times over the years. They never get old! Thank u SIR!!!

  • @sen5i
    @sen5i Рік тому +10

    I like all his writings not just Elric.
    Behold the Man springs to mind

  • @robbylock1741
    @robbylock1741 Рік тому +6

    I still listen to early Hawkwind from time to time. Rock ON Michael!

  • @garylovisi357
    @garylovisi357 Рік тому +16

    I read all the Moorcock books in the 70s and 80s and loved them! Elric, Dorian Hawkmoon, Corum, Oswald Bastable, so much wonderful books i enjoyed them all. Moorcock is a terrific talent but i have never seen and interview with him before, and this was great! Thank you. He is such a great guy! I am so glad his new Elric book is out and i will be getting it to enjoy!

  • @NikoTeaJay
    @NikoTeaJay 4 місяці тому +2

    Bought my first Elric book. Enjoyed it. Bought rest of the Elric books. Enjoyed them. Now I have all Hawkmoon and Corum books too. Safe to say he's not just "the Elric guy".

  • @jerrycornelius2261
    @jerrycornelius2261 3 місяці тому +2

    Moorcock has edited a new A4 issue of NW out this autumn with stories by Disch, Zoline, Sladek Sinclair, Ballard feature, Kausch. Moorcock Clute, Coulthart. Davey, Clute and more. 72 pages, colour throughout!

  • @LordEriolTolkien
    @LordEriolTolkien Рік тому +8

    One of the greatest English fiction writers of our time

  • @susanavery6733
    @susanavery6733 Рік тому +15

    Michael Moorcock I was introduced to the Elrick saga and let me tell you, sir. You are an amazing writer and you shot up to one of my favorite authors ever. Thank you so much for sharing your stories I haven’t finished I just read volume one and I am hooked. I told everybody that will listen what I’m reading. I bought it in Kindle with the Audible edition and I also bought it in hardcover just for my collection. Again, thank you so much for sharing your stories.❤

    • @dexocube
      @dexocube Рік тому +3

      Once you get into Michael Moorcock it tends to become an obsession. Keep telling everybody how good Michael Moorcock is, he's incredibly underrated. I think he's the greatest living English writer.

  • @sanguiniuswarhammer4669
    @sanguiniuswarhammer4669 2 роки тому +14

    The greatest!!!!!!!!!!! This is the blueprint for writers.

  • @Cuckoograham
    @Cuckoograham 6 місяців тому +2

    He certainly is a legend! I grew up on his novels, so they are a part of my life now.
    A wonderful, colourful voyage into an incredible mind!

  • @WBradJazz
    @WBradJazz Рік тому +2

    I can’t get enough of Moorcock. Started in the 70’s with Corum, then Elric and Hawkmoon. I’d love more stories about Corum and Hawkmoon and Prince Gaynor

  • @PatrickMcGowan-ch4ho
    @PatrickMcGowan-ch4ho 5 місяців тому +2

    Moorcock's works are many and great, so glad he's never been mainstream.😬

  • @octagonseventynine1253
    @octagonseventynine1253 9 місяців тому +2

    Love Mike. I miss interacting with him on the multiverse forum and Facebook.

  • @eduardmanecuta5350
    @eduardmanecuta5350 Рік тому +5

    I'm glad that I discovered this inspiring author. May he have prosper years ahead of him.

  • @DeuceSchnozzle
    @DeuceSchnozzle Рік тому +3

    "...it's a matter of perspective, Corum. We follow our whims."

  • @Elricsedric
    @Elricsedric 5 місяців тому +1

    The first volume of the elric saga just arrived today, So excited to read this.

  • @9espanatorres
    @9espanatorres Рік тому +2

    Moorcock is a legend!

  • @dennisclapham7540
    @dennisclapham7540 Рік тому +1

    Loved all the Elric, Corum and Hawkmoon books which filled my early and late teens. So surprised they were each written so quickly. My all time favorite/influential set, 'The Dancers at the End Of Time' trilogy had such depth I am equally startled to find this was also written at this pace under the circumstances described in this interview - makes my jaw drop.

  • @adrianac3258
    @adrianac3258 2 роки тому +10

    Love this guy already read my two first Elric novels and loved them 😍

  • @zepher2170
    @zepher2170 Рік тому +2

    Love your stories Michael you are legendary. Ty for Elric!!!

  • @rossdixonellis
    @rossdixonellis Рік тому +8

    I just finished Elric of Melnibone on Audible, also the Corum Swords trilogy and the Silver Hand chronicles! within the past year.
    I didn't realize this was a NEW elric book that JUST came out. Michael Moorcock is awesome. Loving the stories. I got a lot to catch up on!
    Great interview. I liked that you just sat back and let him give all this great insight!

    • @ForbiddenPlanetTV
      @ForbiddenPlanetTV  Рік тому +6

      Thanks Ross! Sumner says "Thanks mate - that's the only way to interview Michael Moorcock: just sit back and listen to the master talk about his amazing life." If you enjoyed this, you should also check out Sumner's podcast series with Mike: scpod.net/michael-moorcocks-multiverse-from-melnibone-to-hollywood/

  • @mykediemart
    @mykediemart Рік тому +2

    Thank you

  • @ashleejones586
    @ashleejones586 Рік тому +5

    I found out about Elric when my girlfriend came home with part 1 of the Elric Saga. I’d never heard of it but she thought I might like it. Holy crap, man. Moorcock nailed it! Easily my favorite fantasy character/universe. Now I’m trying to get my hands on stuff about the other champions, like Hawkmoon

  • @tommyboy6267
    @tommyboy6267 Рік тому +3

    I eagerly await reading this new Eric novel. Have been a huge fan of the original books since high school. Never really understood why they weren't more popular. There is enough richness and depth for a whole series of movies. But instead we get "Lame" of thrones and endless Tolkien adaptations.

  • @jakecarlstad6192
    @jakecarlstad6192 2 роки тому +7

    Reading through Elric saga for the first time now! Excited to get into this!

  • @ellesse3862
    @ellesse3862 Рік тому +7

    Thoroughly entertained, thank you. Looking forward to reading the new book. Roy Thomas & Michael Moorcock in conversation? that would great!

  • @Athgul007
    @Athgul007 Рік тому +5

    Legend of S&S!

  • @joemountains1539
    @joemountains1539 2 роки тому +6

    Thank you for another wonderful ramble.

  • @AAron-gr3jk
    @AAron-gr3jk 2 роки тому +5

    legend

  • @heatrayzvideo3007
    @heatrayzvideo3007 Рік тому +6

    Legendary writer.
    Thanks for doing this video

  • @YouTellemFrosk
    @YouTellemFrosk Рік тому +1

    First I ever heard of MM was at a hawkwind gig waaay back. It was their Black Sword tour

  • @LiamWakefield
    @LiamWakefield Рік тому +4

    I named my first albino ferret Elric. Turns out that she was missexed by the pet shop so she was renamed Elrica 3 days later 😅

  • @Florfilm
    @Florfilm 2 роки тому +5

    Awesome

  • @enochlamont877
    @enochlamont877 Рік тому +5

    How awesome would it be if Moorcock did a Masterclass or BBC Maestro?

  • @Vandraven
    @Vandraven Рік тому +2

    I know its cliché but reading the Elric books during a bad time in my life made me want to live and push on. I figured if Elric could do all he did even with his past I could do the same.

  • @stormbringer_7774
    @stormbringer_7774 Рік тому +5

    Moorcock and the eternal champion are the same person!😂🙌🇬🇧

    • @jerrycornelius2261
      @jerrycornelius2261 3 місяці тому +1

      Truer than you think. Read the WHITERFRIARS trilogy appearing now!

  • @benquirobiequiratman4646
    @benquirobiequiratman4646 Рік тому +6

    I was inspired by this writer Michael Moorcock creating my characters For gaming like onion rings inspiration for a albino characters in my gaming

  • @mikelouis9389
    @mikelouis9389 Рік тому +7

    Elric damn near ended my first marriage in the first year (shame it didn't) since I talk in my sleep. Channeling Elric terrified her when I kept speaking of how I kill everyone I love.

  • @MemphiStig
    @MemphiStig Рік тому +1

    This guy's in his 80s, I'm in my 50s, and I'm afraid I'll die before he stops writing Elric novels!
    (tbh, that's fine with me. He deserves it.)

  • @marxmeesterlijk
    @marxmeesterlijk Рік тому +2

    Sounds like Michael could write the Elric books faster than I can read them. :)

  • @PapiElric
    @PapiElric 2 роки тому +7

    I stop the video now : I prefer to read the book before to continue (sorry for my english).

  • @LuciFeric137
    @LuciFeric137 Рік тому +4

    Why hasn't an Elric movie been done? Perhaps the greatest anti-hero in fiction.

    • @mikelouis9389
      @mikelouis9389 Рік тому +1

      They missed their best chance when David Bowie left us behind. The Thin White Duke would have been scary perfect

    • @c.a.t.732
      @c.a.t.732 Рік тому +2

      @@mikelouis9389 I was never a Bowie fan, but you might be right, except that by the time CGI effects had gotten to the point of making a credible version, he would have been too old.

    • @johnlongford1734
      @johnlongford1734 Рік тому

      In 1969 I found the Jewel in the Skull in a caravan park shop. I was hooked.

  • @IanM-id8or
    @IanM-id8or Рік тому

    I wish there were a TV series of the Elric saga. But then, they'd probably do it wrong - look at what they are doing to Asimov's Foundation :-(