Fleet Foxes on Q 

He's got a laptop from 1998

I can say he is very mystical man, he's in another level of consciousness !! that's why i love his music and lyrics, all the unspoken notions and feelings..

Not to take away from FFs, but Jian is a damn good host

justin vernon and robin pecknold are going to be the people my children grow up listening to, as I grew up listening to dylan and young.

although he makes some of the most beautiful music i've ever heard, he still feels insecure about his work and himself. thats human beauty at its peak. never turn into a self confident prick, robin.

yeah you can tell that he, and the rest of the crew, are very humble. I guess their success was sort of accidental, but you can definitely tell that they're in it for the MUSIC and not for fame. I love them :)

So stoked to hear that Robin's big on Pet Sounds, Smile, Odessey and Oracle as well!

Really nice to see Robin speak , he seems very humble , but I don't like the questions the interviewer gives them , he keeps talking about sales and succes , and you can tell Robin isn't in music for the succes.Helplessness Blues was such a personal album, I wish he would have asked the meaning and origins of some songs and musical ideas (like the free jazz saxo on The Shrine/Argument) anyways it was really awesome to see Robin answer all these questions, I hope there next album is just as good

So rare to see them give an interview. Thanks a ton.

gosh, i feel like the interviewer wasn't really understanding what was robin was saying sometimes but i totally understood!

I think Jian Gomeshi does a wonderful job by keeping up with Robin and asking follow-up-questions so that the interview almost becomes like a conersation rather than Q&A all the way.

I respect Robin and this entire band so much. Mad props

5:26 «The Beach Boys' «Pet Sounds» changed my life» 24:38 «Radiohead, the best band ever» Respect, Robin!

robin hasn't changed his shirt in months... I saw him back in july and he was wearing the same shirt!! he is still the man!

I want to hear more about why he felt more interesting in the health food store.

I remember reading their spin article, and the rest of the band members almost had to make an intervention because of Robin's constant revisions of helplessness blues.

They would go on to a indefinite hiatus after their second album because if all the noise the album created. They just got tired of becoming the popular kids really fast and dropped everything after the tour. You can see Robin talk about this towards the end of the interview not knowing the popularity of their new album would be too much to endure forcing them into a hiatus.

Robin is clearly a wise existentialist and the host coudn't hardly make efforts to aknowledge how genius the frontman is.

either this is actually a really old interview or robin pecknold's hair grows freakishly fast.

I just can't get over the fact that one of my all time favorite musicians just referenced Michael Crichton, my all time favorite author. Truman Show Syndrome, here I come.

How does the interviewer not understand "lost world to Jurassic Park"

I think I don't notice he's being vague because I've gone numb to it because of too many Alex Turner interviews.

That "couple of solo EPs" Robin mentions... I know of St Vincent St. Is there another I'm unaware of? I need to hear it...

IMO Robin Pecknold sounds better singing than talking.

This is random but what kind of jacket (Robin’s) would that be called? I like the look

The Jurassic park metaphor is dead on

I feel like Robin is basically saying he's not willing to sell his soul to the devil to get ahead in music.

Skye and I have the same mickey mouse watch. Rad.

4:27 "it was one time" LOL

“if he started rock climbing it’d be wrong” - 6 years later they wanna start rock climbing together 😂

lead singer is cuteeee

Ahh yes, Pet Sounds changed my life as well. One of the most amazing, meaningful albums ever made. I guess I just wasn't made for this time.

that laptop tho...

Good things take time. Listen to Robin how he talks about this stuff. He won't release music just for the sake of releasing it, and personally, I think that is great. BTW he's posted a photo of him recording songs on Facebook, so he's not idle. I'm sure there will be a new record at some point, whether that is in 2 years or in 10 I really can't tell.

R.I.P. Robin's beard.

Thanks for the recommendation, Robin. Midlake is amazing; like if Fleet Foxes, Fleetwood Mac, and Radiohead had a musical 3-way...

I just found this band... Lovin em... Vocals remind me of jim james

23:50 maybe this question scared Robin into a five year hiatus

I hope there IS a next album.

i find the tension between these two fascinating

Charlie Kelly.

@130leviatan Nope, they were just in studio to chat. Next time, for sure.

i don't understand why interviewers consistently waste so much time asking successful bands what it's like to have made it. I'm pretty sure no one finds that aspect interesting anymore, especially people who like this type of music.

Okay ladies, just out of curiosity-- Robin or Skye, who's the most attractive?

I would hardly call songs like Minnesota, WI artificial or un-organic... Both artists are excellent without mirroring each other.

can't even look at jian anymore

I think Jian asked some pretty insightful questions. Enjoyed the interview.

love you forever Robin bby

@mattyD2341 Animal Collective, Grizzly Bear, and Fleet Foxes use a lot of vocal harmonies And fleet foxes and animal collective cite The Beach Boys as a major influence. I like all 3 bands, but I think Fleet Foxes is my favorite.

I have come to think that Jian Ghomeshi is one of the best all-around interviewers, and especially with musicians. So I take criticisms of his questions with a grain of salt, as a method in interviews is sometimes to take a tack that the interviewer does not necessarily agree with but is used to draw out something from the interviewee.

"I felt more interesting working at the health food store" XD

awwwww they are so cute

he thinks of the hardest possible way to answer a question.

I have a laptop like that I still use. if it ain't broke... it's insanely slow though.

they are so amazing, best band in a while! They definitely do sound like CS&N, and even though Grizzly Bear is different then them (more electronic) they are awesome too...

Their interview mabey slow, but they are definately not boring individules! They are pure humanbeing who are faithful to what they are with sparkling souls...

He seems as lost for words to express his feelings as me

15:05 omg yes!! Perfectionism is debilitating. I feel ya, Robin.

Two years waiting for an album

love these guys sooo so much :D

please put the entire fist bon iver interview up. PLEASE.

your world just got a whole lot better my friend

My two favorite boys :D

The same is often said of Sam Gamgee for Frodo. Same thing, I think. Just a couple of awesome dudes who are super super close, to the point of it maybe looking homosexual.

COULD YOU IMAGINE A CONCERT WITH FLEET FOXES AND BON IVER AND MUMFORD AND SONS AND CITY AND COLOUR AND LIKE SUFJAN STEVENS COULD YOU IMAGINE HOW CRAZY THAT WOULD BE

you know..... like....you know....

still don't see it, sir. Robin's just left a longtime relationship with his girlfriend..

touché

Why does green jacket look sad af

THIS IS GREAT

i'm extremely fond of their music, but this video is kind of painful to watch. but whatever, it is their good right to be really tedious and reluctant in interviews!

yeah but musically Mumford cant even touch fleet foxes, fleet foxes transcend any mainstream due to their shear musicality

I know Robin, i know.

Finally another band that plays not for Money, but the music

I kind of feel like Skye has a thing for Robin.

@thismarginalia I looked for that and totally agree.Good catch.

YES THEN I WOULD DEFINETELY SHOUT IN CAPS LOCK FOR THE WHOLE SHOW

come back ):

real musicians

My favorite musicians/bands include: Fleet Foxes, Mumford and Sons, The Lumineers, Dan Mangan, City and Colour, Iron and Wine, Shovels and Rope, The Head and Heart and Beta Radio. So much Folk music... But it'd awesome, so...

Scott looks so much like John Paul Jones!

What's the band Robin compares Fleet Foxes to at 20:07?

Two bands, actually. "Midlake or The Bees."

for such a wonderful songwriter he is unfortunately very inarticulate as an interviewee. Sky can't seem to talk without looking at Robin to make sure he is saying the right thing. still BRILLIANT band. wonderful music.

watch the full video.

That is a valid point, but I still love 'my boyfriend' Jian ;)

is there a performance??

was this before or after J Tillman left?

i have a feeling it's because the interviewer isn't really that into their music. otherwise, he'd have better questions.

@greenheart136 like mumford... our fallen soldiers :(

Did he just compare fleet foxes to animal collective? 😂 that’s odd

thumbs up for pet sounds

how so?

Grizzly Bear!

Midlake or the Bees (A Band of Bees)

Skye is so cute.

It's called a "face for radio" for a reason...

I didn't know that these two guys were gay before this interview. I don't care I'm just kind of surprised.

jurassic park

Seriously, I love fleet foxes. They are amazing. But why the hell do some musicians have to be so vague and confusing? Bob Dylan is the only one allowed to do that but he forfeited that right when he did the Chrysler commercial during the super bowl.