John Fogerty Addresses Early Tension in CCR 

No need to feel guilty John. You were the driving force of the band. Peace.

It's a real pleasure to see John Fogerty talking, telling stories!

With pardon healing comes, we all do mistakes. Credence had a joint power that did never ever come back. Without John's leadership, there would be no CCR. CCR's songs are awesome and gave music to a lifetime of feelings. Thank you John, I wish you peace of mind and reconciliation.

Don't sweat it YOU were CCR practically... you wrote the songs, you sing them... simple...and you're still doing it and people are still loving your songs 50 years after.

Glad to see John Fogerty and family on the internet. He's really opened upon lately-been a fan for a long time.

Very interesting to see John discussing this with his sons -- and maybe they're helping him get a clearer picture of why his older brother Tom might have been getting frustrated. I've read John's autobiography (great book, btw) and you can see how the two of them were more-or-less equal partners during the Blue Velvets/Golliwogs days -- but when they became CCR, John's talent and drive and, let's face it, controlling tendencies all came to the fore, pushing Tom and the rest of the band into the background. John wouldn't even let the others sing backing vocals on the tracks (except for 3 occasions, including the excellent "Who Will Stop the Rain") -- they weren't allowed to attend the mixing sessions or anything else. There's no question CCR owed its success largely to John's powerful vocals, his guitar playing and those amazing songs he wrote -- but if The Beatles could find space on their albums for Ringo to sing at least one song, surely CCR could have found space for Tom Fogerty (who was a pretty good singer too) to have at least one or two tracks per album as well. That said, John Fogerty is already an American legend and one of the great composers of the 20th century.

Really enjoy hearing John talk about this stuff.🌌💕🌠

John it’s sad it came to this between you and Tom . I had 6 older. Brothers and they were always resentful of me because I always bettered myself and my parents would tell them hey you’re little brother can do it,that don’t go to good with older brothers god bless all their souls they have all passed,but they came around after years of not talking to each other and told me they loved and cared for me that’s what matters,Tom loved you and I know you loved your brother that’s what matters,God Bless Tom and you John . Was in military from 68 to 72 and loved your music and still do .Thank you John and your family love watching you and the family play ,I think that’s so awesome 👏

CCR was the best ever.. John Fogerty had the fabulous raw voice..but it took the whole band to get that sound..

So true..John did what he had to do..the leadership and writing and arranging..it is not a bad thing..I understand

its good to see that a Rock'n Roll hero of so many of us got along so well with his kids... From what we understand that is surely not the case for so many. For some reason, I am not surprised... John's songs were so well felt, well written, well grounded...

Thank you John Fogerty! You are CCR .

John could play "Don't you wish it was true" ... this music fits with the Earth Moment. This Song is a Beautiful Pray !!! God Bless John and his family !!

Talent is one thing and emotion is another but if you can put the two together it can be incredible.

John is an amazing talent and wrote many brilliant songs. That said, no band that he has ever fronted since Credence captures the magic of those tunes. Change a member and the band changes. Replace all the members and the band and music change a lot. You can say what you want about their behavior, actions or decisions but Tom, Stu and Doug were integral parts of the CCR sound. Even John alluded to that in his HoF acceptance speech. I don't think he was just trying to be nice. He knows. Glad to see he has put much of the bitterness (albeit well deserved) behind him.

Of all the rock stars around today, id love to spend an afternoon talking to John Fogerty, hes such a time capsule of rock stories. Been a huge fan and saw CCR in Vancouver around 1971!

Love John. It's a sad tale what happened with that band. Too bad, but I'm glad John is still around.

Actually John , You were and ARE CCR. Without you it would never have happened the way it did. Blessings!

I could listen to John Fogerty talk all day . Just such an interesting and smart person to me . I’m about his same age , grew up in the 60’s , listened to CCR on my eight track in the car driving, was drafted in 72 , honorable discharged and 100 percent disabled military, Still listen to CCR and amazed how Mr Fogerty is still able to carry on . I will say … He has some great kids . Hope they understand how lucky they are ?

Saw one time Tom Fogerty's post CCR band was was called "Ruby". Good solid rock and roll music featuring a very accomplished lead guitarist who was Asian at an converted movie theater in which the seating had been removed in Rodeo Ca.,

Let’s go pod cast guys amazing could sit and listen as long as you guys are talking singing anything 😻🇦🇺

I am loving these quarantine tapes. Thanks for sharing

No need to Lament the past John. Bottom line: You were and still are CCR. You are the person who made the band GREAT, and when people think of CCR they'll always think of you, and ONLY YOU!

Wow, I didn’t expect this. Nice to see some pod cast type of stuff, it would be cool to see more of it! Especially with “interesting” subjects like this. It would be nice to see John talking a bit more about the Golliwog years.

Many bands experienced tension which led to breakup. It's funny, most groups did their best stuff when they were flat broke. Money, fame, & pressure dissolved some of the greatest bands. Look at Pink Floyd.

*_Everybody has a right to their feelings any psychologist will tell you that I don't know John but I can see this man is a nice and level headed guy !! Hope he hangs out with me and Tommy Bolin in heaven .._* 🇺🇸 ✝

Great to see y,all on these videos Thank you so much. Long time fan.

Tension is usually the product of envy and jealousy; its a silent killer.

his talking voice is so different from his singing voice!! i love ccr ❤

Tom said "Creedence is and will be two friends, two brothers and a beautiful dream". CCR is the soundtrack of my life, and you only keep on hitting on the same nail once and again... Heal yourself, JCF!

After 50 years, it's STILL hard to believe that Tom, Stu, & Doug, being 3/4 of the most popular rock band in the world, threw it all away. The moral of the story..... YOU DON'T JACK WITH SUCCESS. 🎶🎸🎶

Strange how CCR and Steppenwolf had similar issues at similar times, both "Johns" were the leaders and song writers, both had issues and fallouts with members that still exist to this day, both had an album where the "Johns" gave in and let other group members write and sing their own songs, "Mardi Gras" for Creedence and "At your birthday party" for Steppenwolf, and both still have past members that the Johns refuse to work with or even talk to. I know Steppenwolf's John Kay did it because as he said "I wasn't going to go back to starving thanks to someone's immaturity" and they both felt that they had to take control to some degree, and I know that translates itself into some people having the opinion of them that they are "greedy" or "bossy", but they both did what they felt that they had to do.

His older brother Tom resented his leadership which is weird because he’s a genius writing hit songs. So you resent his success? That’s crazy!

Would like to see about an hour of this interview...so cool! with John and his sons. Please set down and give us some more so interesting to hear this straight from the source! Thank You !

John was on fire creatively and asserting his leadership during the run of the band and talent and leadership just came natural once he got going with it. If John hadn't taken charge and control they would have ended up as the average 60's act like the Mamas and the Papas or Peter , Paul and Mary . John had a vision and a plan and Instead they became the greatest Rock N Roll band ever. Or more like John himself became the greatest Rock N Roller ever

Saw Fogerty in 1967 At Teen Town on Mather AFB. In a band called the Golliwogs. Stood maybe 10 feet from John and watched him play in his Wooly Cosak Hat,paisley shirt and corduroy pants

In my recollections of CCR's songs is always distinct each unique beat on Cosmo's drums, each bass chord from Stu and each riff on John's guitar. The combined sound has never been equalled. Suzie Q, Born on the Bayou, Ramble Tamble, Molina, 'as long as I'... By the way who played the saxo?

So it was John & his band from the begining? I thought it was CCR, cause it was the band that I loved. It was the band sound & image we loved......

Guys couldn’t even agree on a picture.... geez

Wow! How sweet!

John was is and always will be the reason CCR existed he was the talent they were jealous and foolish.

Great words of wisdom for your boys gained from knowledge and experience!

It’s tough though as a songwriter who doesn’t need help to write a song; and as much as I like collaboration, and writing, with other people in bands. If I wrote the damn thing when I was 16 why would I give any credits to the band if.. we didn’t make that the rules in the beginning that anything brought to the band IS THE collaborative product of the band. That would be different. **Plus back then the independent songwriter got the credit always. I don’t remember the question.

Some people mix up 'authority figure' with 'ideas person'. When someone comes up with an idea that works, asking yourself "why didn't I think of that?" or "how did he think of that?" is healthy and constructive. It gets confusing when you imply to the other person that good ideas can be bad things.

someone has to run the show

Read John's auto biography. Fortunate Son. Really good!

Groups produce a leader. Individuals in musical groups have both egos and leaders. Its human nature.

You were the singer of CCR . Without you the band doesn’t exist. You could exist as a successful musician without them a whole lot easier then them without you.

CCR should of been called The John Fogerty Band plain and simple.

I'd really like to know where were shot the photos from CCR's album, Bayou Country and Green River

we all mature at different levels , still, you can't change your dna or personality ... we're here to Learn from each other, Share what we can, and Not Dwell on mistakes (our own or others), 'cause nobody walks on water !!!

Maybe from the start, the group should have been named "John Fogerty and Creedence Clearwater Revival", sort of like "Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band" or "Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers", so that Tom,Doug & Stu would understand that they were a backing band, not a group. As Bruce Springsteen once said, "A group that's a democracy is a ticking time bomb"

COMING FROM EARLY BEGINNINGS, KNOWING YOUR BANDMATES , CREATING THE MUSIC AND THE SOUNDS , FIGHTING FOR THE RIGHT THINGS FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE BAND AND THEN TO HAVE A DEVIL RECORD COMPANY OWNER TAKE ADVANTAGE OF EVERYONE AND TO HAVE THE BAND MEMBERS SIGN THERE SAYS AWAY AND HAVE NO PRINCIPAL AS TO WHAT CCR WAS ALL ABOUT WAS A DEEP HURT TO LOOSE IT ALL , HONESTY & LOYALTY IS INFINITE TO THE ONES WHO RESPECT IT !!! THE OTHER BAND MATES TURN THEIR BACK ON THE VERY MAN WHO WAS FIGHTING FOR THE INTERESTS OF ALL !!!! I CAN SEE WHY THEIR WILL BE NO CCR RE- UNION WHO CAN JOHN C. FOGERTY TRUST , THEY HAD THEIR CHANCE !!!!!!!

I know John's sons can play as well as him. But can they match his song writing creativity ? I hope they can.

I had a voice..But John had a sound - Tom Fogerty

It’s not John’s fault that he’s Lennon/McCartney and Tom was George/Ringo

It's sad that jealousy always gets in the way and tears apart why we fell in love to begin with and for me CCR is relatable story's through simple raw music just like most our memories for the working class man. I get the feeling from these interviews if John cured cancer Tom would have a problem with that also.

There's no CCR without John Fogerty

No surprise..look at all the great bands..clashes of egos..diva moments..etc..but at the time..the chemistry was right..and that folks, has produced our music..so ..respect to you John..

maravilhosooooooooooooooooo

Quite frankly, if it had been a collaborative effort, and John did not micro manage the band, I strongly feel the music would not have been nearly as good, and may very well had been a flop. Then no one would have ever heard of CCR. They might have died as The Pollywogs. That would have been a Rock & Roll tragedy. CCR was John’s vision. He knew what was good, and stayed very focused on producing excellent results. He obviously worked very hard, and he had to be sure all was done right. Mardi Graw pretty much proved that. Perhaps from the start, John should have made it clear he was going to be calling the shots, and if that’s not what the others were interested in, it’s ok, he’s say, I’ll find someone else. A lot of mistakes were obviously made in those early years, but it seems to me the other band members should have better appreciated Johns obvious song writing and music producing talents, and thanked the Lord for their good fortune.

Look. With such amazing talent as John had (still has) it's not uncommon for these things to go to your head (not necessarily saying it did), which is possible. But at the same time, the others in the band should have accepted the fact that John was just better at leading the band and getting the songs composed to a standard that was then, and still is now, Credence Clearwater Revival. Just my two cents :P

"You certainly gotta share"...cf. "Mardi Gras".

I think Tom was certainly jealous of John’s talent. Natural to have that sibling rivalry but sometimes it goes too far. Too bad it was never reconciled. Lots of brothers in rock bands had similar issues. Oasis! The Kinks! The Black Crows! Etc.

alguien puede traducir en español lo que dice jhon?justo esta contando cuando hubo chispás con tom,su hermano

Its good to hear all the stories about all the bands, but its like no one ever wants John to talk about good memories or thoughts on other groups. Rather than hearing this same stuff again and again, I'd like to know if he liked or met Steve Miller ? They seem sort of the like same type of person. They may have only crossed paths once at a festival prior to Woodstock. Did John listen to The Byrds ? What are his thoughts on Brian Jones liking CCR music in 1969 ? Was he a fan of Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers, ZZ Top ? Was the Status Quo version of Rockin' All Over The World his only source of income in the 70's ? What songs did CCR do covers of in the bars before 1968 ? Let him have a real interview for a change !

A survivor after all the BS he’s been through

hellow from argentine,,someone maybe , traduccion in spañol what he said? is very interesent

I wonder how John Fogerty feels about Stu Cook and Doug Clifford? For decades he despised them both, for valid reasons, but, I wonder if his opinion of them both has mellowed during the 21st century?

Even I from far east Asia know who's fault for CCR's break-up. John is the driving force, whilst the rest 3 band members were only passengers. I am a staunch fan of CCR since I first heard their song in 1969. Greeting from Malaysia.

Just my opinion, as someone who is not in a band but loves music. I think the singer has to have the final say on the words & phrasing in a song, and has to be comfortable singing it. Any guitar or drum solos or fills is something else entirely.

John Fogerty was CCR. The other three should have just went along and played the music, enjoy the fame, enjoy the money, and enjoy the ride.

Eating at him now?

John with any other musicians is still Credence!..the other 3 guys,what were their names again?

It's all about perspective. John describes the photo shoot negatively as "fumbling around in the forest". This is the summer of 1969, and your band has finally made it big. Couldn't an aimless photoshoot after recording your third album be a playful thing? A fun break from the rehearsal studio? (A bit like The Beatles "mad day out" the summer of '68). The other members probably thought of it that way. In their perspective, John with his direction wanted to stop the fun, get it all over with and go home. I understand John's need for efficiency, but also the others' need for joking around. And the resulting cover suffered a bit, in my opinion. The three "others" are standing awkwardly in the back like soldiers. (Perhaps they were doing it deliberately to mock John's direction, as mocking him seemed to be their recurring way of coping with him.) John is the only one who seems relaxed on the Green River album.

Prime example of success tearing brothers apart. Artists are very tempramental. It's this perfectionism that makes great art stand out. Theirs a fine line to walk in a band anyway. Still a shame.

After years of listening to the bad blood between these guys all those years ago. I can’t even listen to their music now.

How did you come up with the name Creedence Clearwater Revival?

Don't think you're better than your bandmates JF

I think John should take a page from Taylor Swift and rerecord all the Creedence albums with his family.

Unfortunately when you are the lead singer, lead guitarist and sole song writer, it's your band and I guess the egos of Tom and Stu in particular couldn't handle it. Having said that the other members of CCR gave the songs a unique instrumental sound, which John's solo bands have never been able to emulate.

John wrote the songs, played lead guitar and was the lead singer. Its easy to find a drummer and bassist.

Tom was a Scorpio and John is a Gemini. It’s a little difficult relationship. One doesn’t understand the other very well.

Jesus, John, drop it already. We've been hearing this crap since Centerfield. We get it. They were unappreciative, you did everything, no argument. The music from '68-'71 was spectacular. You won the fight. Stop already.

How about give your brother one song on an an album , Tom had some great solo albums and his vocals are also great , no doubt John was the leader but throw the other band members a bone then Creedence could have made 3-4 more great albums , John micro managed the band just like he is doing with his sons , pretty sad

He's the man, but that's weird. Even his kid looks nervous. It was a great band...

Prova que era o cerebro da banda que qdo deixou que colocassem outras musicas deles a venda foi um fracasso.John é o bom

Your not the real lead singer for the band. The south pole records all the events of everyone. Its like an old movie of the western cowboy shows, no video equipment is needed,... the lead singer is a Navajo indian, His recorded lyrics

they act like they don't know each other outside of playing songs together...

You know, someone that's keeps explaining his motives, his reasoning behind his decisions, is trying to share the guilt. John knows he screwed up a lot things regarding the band. I've listened to interviews with Doug and Stu and neither one denies the contributions of John. Both give him credit for writing, producing etc. Doug even admitted it at Hall of Fame! John signed contracts and led the band like a dictator. He admits that! John loves attention and limelight and keeps explaining himself out of guilt.

Shit man, He’s got an orange head WTF, you don’t need that shit John,!

2 sides to every story. Supposedly he wouldn't even visit his brother Tom on his deathbed when Tom asked to see him a final time.

I'm sure the other guy's have a story ..........And John, it's been 50 years, can you just stop.....please !

Wth? How many times do we have to hear and read the same fkn story? Bet the boys have also heard it a few. times. You would think its the only thing John thinks about. Regardless of what happened w the band I sure would like to listen to John and CCR without running into the same story. I bought his book but I couldn't get thru it once he started telling how much he got screwed by the band and saul. GD!

Leadership? It's called OCD and narcissism. Tell us about "Born on the Bayou." Was that a collaboration?

I know the other band members ..... YOU were the problem John.

Older brothers are jealous mostly.

Tom was always a jealous dude... He wanted to be the front man But he wasnt as talented as john.

He should have took a lesson from the Beatles , they’d give Ringo a song on an album and George then both guys really blossomed , Tom made some wonderful albums and songs after , of course John was the leader and driving force but who could blame Tom for leaving , listen to Deal it out Album , John keeps trying to convince himself, his kids should form there own band spoiled brats

Someone on johns left there is starting to speak up more that he should the little upstart. Shut up and play your instrument.