Eugene McDaniels Discusses "Compared to What" 

I was the engineer for his "Outlaw" album which was a wonderful experience. Gene was a compassionate being of the highest order. He was alive with joy and engaged with life, I was honored to be his friend. ..May he rest in Peace....Dean Evenson

It's a shame that I discovered this man after he was already gone from this world. Though fortunately his work survives him. Rest In Peace good sir, your contribution will be recognized for generations to come :)

And the passing of Les McCann has brought you to me. Gratitude.

If he'd only written, "Compared To What?" that alone would've been his gift to the world, for many generations. But he continued to Bless us abundantly w/ his gifts. THANK YOU, Mr. McDaniels. Rest In Power.

When I was 11 years old, my favorite song was" hundred pounds of clay". I follow music after that song all my life. Today I discovered that Gene wrote "compared to what"on youtube. I heard this song first time at the 1968 Newport Jazz festival and it radicalized me forever. Thanks Gene

Im totally wrecked. I loved this man all my life and just know realized he was gone. Dam. Thank you for giving me the love of music. I became a musician because of your voice. :(

RIP Mr. Eugene "Nasus" McDaniels. Hopefully your second cycle of life is amazing as the first on earth. You will be missed.

The fact that he begins this by thanking hip-hop artists for sampling his music is just beautiful.

What a LEGEND!!! This man is truly an inspiration. Have to wonder who the 4 people that dislike this video are. RIP Eugene. One of the best to ever do it. For real.

just started listing to your music. thats some bad ass shit. so ahead of its time and so relevant today

Awesome Seeing U Here Eugene and Thanks So Much For Your Contribution...

Gene, you're one of the very greats!!! Headless Heroes... WOW!

Thank you Gene McDaniels. Your music became a part of my early life. When I hear your music it brings me back to happy days.

Thx for your contribution to the League of Legends Eugene, you will be remembered :)

Kudos to my homeboy from Omaha, Nebraska, Gene McDaniels, Rev. McDaniels' baby boy. LOL. I finally got a chance to meet you briefly at the last Omaha Days I visited. I was inducted into the Omaha Black Music Hall of Fame with you. It was an honor making your acquaintance. All best wishes to you and continued blessings. Keep the music coming. The last time I was with Les McCann was in Nagoya about three years ago. I told him we were from the same home town. He had nothing but praise for you.

I found his music through Aloe Blacc and have been tremendously enjoying his "Outlaw" LP...RIP.

Your lyrics are so right on today. I was in elementary school and my parents had "Swiss Movement" that I listened to with headphones. That influenced me to this day. I am speechless as to how to convey how much those words mean to me... Maximum Respect to anyone else that cares

Eugene is a national treasure ! God bless him !

What a gift! A talent and beautiful voice!!!

Learned about Eugene McDaniels from ?uestlove interview years ago. I then bought Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse. Absolutely brilliant album way ahead of its time and still so relevant to this day. Great artist.

Your legecay shall NEVER fade away ;(

I must be imagining this...Eugene McDaniels talking about one of my favourite songs. It's the Les McCann version for me. Thanks for posting this!

These are the music I grew up on ...thanks RU-vid that I can hear them again.

Michael, Connecticut. Those four negatives above do not out weight the hundreds and thousands of positives, have they listen to the music, of this great writer, singer and Man. Listen Listen and Listen!!

theirs no denying that voice.thank you for the music gene!

Good work on voicing nasus! you will be always remember Eugene... *cries*

Loved your early 60s recordings

Listening to you is like walking with a winner, Your voice captivated me the first time I played one of your 45"'s many years ago & all the years later with your talking about the great Eddie Harris I'm sitting here still listening intensely to every word.

You left , behind a tablet of socal commentary which resonates, within the minds of young who listen and work out where they stand ,because your observations ring a bell. /seems like every president since you wrote this ,got their war,and people still dont know, what it was for! As for having doubts? We doubt no more! Rest in peace , and justice!

brilliant songwriter, R.I.P.

Massive respect. Can't wait to hear about Headless Heroes Of The Apocalypse.

Thank you for opening up and letting us into your world and heart. You are one of the greatest of all time. I can't wait to hear more!

my lifelong love and appreciation of music is due in part to my mom's playing of Gene's early 60's records (45s) over and over when i was a youngster. Thanks God, for the gift of Gene's shared talent.

First video i'v ever seen with not a single dislike. Commendable man.

Just WOW! Speechless…

Interesting I never thought who wrote this master piece that was put to music by Les McCain and Eddie Harris and of course the other musicians. Beautiful it stirs up so many emotions and feelings, this song was played at my house. My Mother God rest her soul, she played music in our house all kinds of music. Growing up I listen to Ella, Cab Callaway, Sarah Vaughn, Patti Paige, Duke Ellington, Ray Charles, B.B. King and the list goes on an on. So when this song was played it was during the Viet Nam era and thinks were in an uproar. This song and the music that played to it was the jam. Everybody heard it and listened and felt it...Thank you Mr McDaniels roe the lyrics and Les and Eddie you did the dang thang.

Very cool! What a great and remarkable guy! With I had met him.

Goodbye Nasus a/k/a Eugene McDaniels a/k/a King Goo Goo. Forever Missed. And please Riot please Make Nasus Free for the week and make a skin for Nasus with his old voice clips, the good ones, the ones made by Eugene. R.I.P :(

He made a great song one of the greatest of all time 100 pounds of clay

What an amazing voice, goodnight sweet prince

It's one of my all time favorites. Bless you Gene McDaniels!

He seemed so healthy and happy and full of life here. Hard to believe he passed just a year later.

Ah Gene, what a class act and a fantastic voice. RIP

RIP Nasus, amazing voice acting

Looking and listening it's almost impossible to believe he's gone.

Rest in peace brother. What an incredible song

I love your writing!!! We need more songwriters like you now.

thanks eugene

Gosh. A beautiful speaking voice - like velvet. RIP.

Just discovered you today. Thank you. 🌹

He voiced nasus, one of my favorite characters, making my experience of the game even better... thanks man. RIP man.

Definitely underrated. Outlaw, Tell Me Mr President, Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse are classics and just as relevant today as they were in the 70s.

If Eugene had only written Compared to What he would still be considered a phenomenal composer. Compared to What will be played long after the hip hop samples that use Eugenes genius are lost and forgotten!

What a great cat ! I love knowing his gamble paid off. Making it is sweet, and in this case so well deserved.

Gone but will never be forgoten

Handsome talented man.❤

Love your music and have done a few covers of your songs on youtube

Most underrated singer from any era.

MASTERPIECE!!!!!!!!!!! THANK YOU

I didn’t realize that Eugene never recorded Compared to What. I would have loved to hear him do his song in his own arrangement. Love the McCann Harris version, especially since the recording was done on video. One of my favorite jazz videos.

I was just introduced to you and your music from a post on Face Book. I would like to thank you for writing such a great song. Looking forward to exploring your other works. Blessings Always.

This uy makes us realize, again, how important music is to the culture of humanity.

RIP NAsus ;'D even your body may not last this long your voice will last long in our heart as Nasus

An amazing artist in so many ways. RIP Left Rev. Mc D!

Fantastic.

"The cycle of life and death continues, we will live, they will die." - such an awesome line

@bowlofscabs - What's interesting about Gene's comment on the "push towards globalisation" is that you could say that about both Nixon and LBJ. Democrats and Republicans at the federal level have been swapping roles for years, in a nifty little game of hot potato. The Two Party lockdown on national politics makes it easy to swap roles - there will always be a "loyal opposition" ready to continue the same policies, once elected. It's still happening today.

Dang, and you're gone. I'm sad. I hope the music is really great out there.

RIP . We miss you .

WOW .. I LOVE this. THANK You

Your voice lives on in the League of Legends. I'll think of you and your music every time I play Nasus now.

Rest in peace Gene McDaniels

rip in peace Nasus

hard to believe he died a year later. he looks so healthy and young here. he aged well

"life is part of a cycle yours is over" yet we will always remember it

Those who know good songwriting know who you were and appreciated what you accomplished.

God works in mysterious and wondrous ways.

LINDA LINDA VOZ.Y MUYYYYYYYYYYYY BUENMOZOOOOOOOOOOOOO BENDICIONES A ALMA

What a great and classic talent.

A brilliant man!

This is great.

Discovered him, listening to Roberta Flack "Compared to What" - sorry he stopped doing clubs.

Life changing accident finding this music. Moved here from Ireland 40+ yrs ago playing traditional sessions around Boston with massive interest in Blues and Country Folk.Limited knowledge of jazz outside of Louis ,Miles and Dave Brubeck. Moved up to the woods of NH discovered Les and Eddie and could remain here in hibernation listening to their like until a meeting with Gene becomes possible .

thanks for this Eugene. Your one of the greatest unknowns, but KNOWNS. you know?! Its great hearing you tell stories about process and times. Id love to hear about your Headless Heroes sessions Peace

True Legend. True Inspiration.

"The cycle of life and death" RIP. Thank you for the best voice in League.

I will live, they will die. - The most awesome man in the world. RIP

The cycle of life and death continues.

Even though I have never played you, goodbye Nasus.

"The Cycle of life and death continues.. We will live, they will die." Rest in peace.

Yo bro, Renekton here. Slice 'n' Dice you in heaven R.I.P Brah

RIP , you will be missed.

What a class act. We miss you, Gene.

- The cycle of life and death continues - R.i.p nasus

You will be missed!

It is apparent to me that the man is as compelling as his music!

Rest in peace,Eugene!

Miss you Gene....uncomparable!

Loved Gene's music.

Rest In Peace Sir.