Michael Gira of Swans - Interview (Episode 93)

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An interview with Michael Gira of Swans at their rehearsal space in Palenville, NY.
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@lucifersam99 11 лет назад

Saw Swans a while ago. As Gira was trying to make his way through the audience to go have a smoke, he kinda brushed past me and a few others while grumbling "Outta the way- ya fuckin' hippies!" or somethin' like that. I personally thought it was hilarious.

@50iraqidinar 5 лет назад

Damn, a 60-year-old white man who pretends to be a cowboy and complains about hippies. Transgressive

@Jason-uc7yz 5 лет назад

farwood LMAO

@mattycfox 4 года назад

He had you sussed then. ✌🏼

@Jacksmusicshack 3 года назад

LMAO Class act though

@LunaticTheCat 3 года назад

I would be honored lol

@MercuryClock 12 лет назад

Gira's really a surprisingly nice guy in person. My friends and I saw Swans perform last Sunday, and he came to the merch table after the show. One of us mentioned that the volume was painful without earplugs, and his response was "hah, well I don't want to cause anyone any pain!"

@quantumpiss4206 4 года назад

Well back in the no wave era he used to step on people's fingers and pull their hair live. And he would attack anyone headbanging.

@quantumpiss4206 4 года назад

I'm super late lol

@user-bf6gz8ej4o 3 года назад

@@quantumpiss4206 what the fucking hell? Why?

@cfc6276 3 года назад

@@user-bf6gz8ej4o I mean intense aggression and violence at live shows were a big part of that scene

@user-bf6gz8ej4o 3 года назад

@@cfc6276 that's not a valid argument imo lol.

@joesmith172 8 лет назад

Michael Gira should be in a David Lynch movie.

@LegitFUry 7 лет назад

He should be David Lynch.

@terasophe6205 7 лет назад

He pretty much is a David Lynch movie.

@NW23Champ 6 лет назад

i was just telling a friend how he'd be perfectly cast as the cowboy if mulholland drive ever gets remade.

@ggthewhale 6 лет назад

Keyser Sozë i swear i first thought the cowboy was gira

@ericbryant6097 6 лет назад

a smart alleck

@ebbtide4233 5 лет назад

he somehow seems like a nice dude and is super scary at the same time

@ilyas_elouchihi 3 года назад

Agreed

@doxskew2221 3 года назад

Hes reminds me of like a teacher thats really cool but you dont wanna get on his bad side

@solartea_ Год назад

well you read his biography and hes literally a tarantino character

@ebbtide4233 Год назад

@@solartea_ damn ill have to check that out im intrigued

@CandleLightDoesThings 10 лет назад

Nice to see nice, happy, smiling Gira

@jeffw2004 6 лет назад

John Doe kind of like a Swan.

@jamestank7653 5 месяцев назад

nice

@edgarathelred2802 4 месяца назад

holy fucking shit this comment

@flashfire505 8 лет назад

Holy shit, The Seer was in one take?

@ninjafuytp5017 7 лет назад

Holy fuck

@Sighbot 6 лет назад

HOLY FUCK!

@fraoulduke 5 лет назад

Holy Fuck

@ferouihamza 5 лет назад

HOLY FUCK!

@davidcoto15 5 лет назад

Holy FUCK

@DerpASherpa117 2 года назад

There's something inherently existential about their music. It cuts right through the bullshit and hits at the heart of what makes people uncomfortable, and then makes you relish that discomfort the more you keep listening, because their rhythms are almost hypnotic despite being purposely dissonant and atonal at times. That's difficult to do and especially coming back after a decade and sounding similar but still doing albums that are completely new.

@grub117 2 года назад

perfectly said

@nathansmith9551 11 лет назад

Comparing him to God? Really? I mean come on, he may be good, he may be great, but he is NO Michael Gira!!

@franticpedantic 11 лет назад

This guy is honestly just the coolest fuckin' dude.

@fuzzydunlop4513 5 лет назад

Hey look it's a No Wave artist that's kind and respectful in person

@jkam2393 3 года назад

**Cough** James Chance **cough**

@thegucc593 3 года назад

arto lindsay and john lurie are pretty respectful

@bronghusphidalski522 3 года назад

lydia is far from the face of the scene dont worry about her

@funnel6106 8 лет назад

2:36 every Swans song known to man

@grenadine-3-3-3 7 месяцев назад

make 10+ minutes as well

@punkpotatoes 10 лет назад

nice Oneohtrix shirt

@soppsau 10 лет назад

oh damn didnt even notice his shirt. r plus 7 aoty 2013 btw

@BurningSpear213 12 лет назад

He is definitely a funny guy, sometimes at the expense of the audience, but still funny.

@8aarhive815 5 лет назад

4:24 omg the little swan duck things are so adorable

@videotrash 10 лет назад

wow, i'd never have guessed from simply his music how likeable this guy appears to be. but then again, if i could have, the music wouldn't be as literally insanely awesome, as it is.

@benschoman9416 3 года назад

yeah many artists who make really dark and heavy music aber super nice and likeable in person, at least from you can tell in Interviews/their social media

@numbnuts375 11 месяцев назад

⁠@@benschoman9416I think it requires a certain sensitivity and humanity to make and appreciate that sort of music. Sometimes they are just psycho tho

@domsawyer8953 2 года назад

I love Michael's authenticity.

@lukecockburn1140 Год назад

Me also

@reginageorge5088 12 лет назад

I saw them 2 days ago and told him he had a really beautiful smile :)

@1shyy524 4 года назад

Why is everyone calling him scary? Literally every swans video i see people call Gira scary? He’s fucking humble af wym?

@cowboydan8021 3 года назад

Have you read The Consumer?

@beflygelt 8 лет назад

damn he's incredibly humbly

@Zhuntovany.Kavalir 8 лет назад

hes submissive.

@CB-qg3yh 6 лет назад

Not a word buddy

@Daniel-ew5qf 2 года назад

@@Zhuntovany.Kavalir if you went to his concert you'd take it back. though, if you already have, then why in the world would you think so!

@ScumOfCaligula 12 лет назад

The cool thing about Gira, I think, is that he's made some of the heaviest music ever but he seems to not take himself too seriously. Like you look at those "metal/hardcore" guys and they're trying so hard to look hard and scary -- it's bullshit, ya know?

@nekozombie 6 лет назад

Dick Richards 100%

@midasbaijense8379 6 лет назад

Most metal bands who try to look 'scary' don't take themselves that seriously either. They're just being theatrical/campy.

@coltonc8562 5 лет назад

Dick Richards yeah I remember being a little baby punk when I was 16 in Charlotte NC playing a venue that got tore down soon after and this one really friendly veteran of the scene pulled me aside and sorta warned me of that. "These guys will try to make you believe they wake up every morning in a pile of their own vomit." Is a sentence I won't soon forget.

@Based_Stuhlinger 4 года назад

God I hate nothing more than that metalcore trash, I am convinced it's the worst music out there. Regular metal and other subgenres are great though.

@Based_Stuhlinger 4 года назад

@Mate Eternal All metalcore is just noise, mate. Regular metal has more progressive elements and doesn't have the drumkit doing the same thing the entire song with cringe juvenile vocals. Crossover thrash is a good example of punk and metal working but core genres just sounds terrible

@ohen 7 лет назад

You will see me ... two more times.

@MadamLolz 3 года назад

Michael Gira is so fucking ethereal I’m in love. ❤️ thank you for creating

@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 2 года назад

1:37 I bet that Jim Morrison painting is the one from pawn starts lol

@TheBradcake 12 лет назад

"Peace song or whatever it is" I love this guy

@Poopmannn Год назад

Piece

@Jacksmusicshack 3 года назад

Cowboy Gira. Coming to theaters sometimes whenever he feels like it. Michael Gira: "what?" 🤣

@lamentate07 11 лет назад

really? People still say that? I remember mags like Terrorizer claiming that back in the mid 90's before Swans disappeared, but i'm surprised people say that now. Then again, perhaps not, because they have become 'trendy' again. I'd say that Swans are 'scarier/heavier' than most metal bands, if only because Gira doesn't hide as much behind imagery and cliched metaphors. There is less posing, less window dressing. and i love metal btw.

@unaaaaaaa1934 8 лет назад

COWBOY

@stuartfishman1044 10 месяцев назад

One of the heaviest, most overwhelming bands ever to hit a stage.

@edgarathelred2802 4 месяца назад

Yes.

@URGHism 11 лет назад

Some metal musicians definitely try way too hard to look tough or scary, but most of them (even the ones with infamously stupid attire, like Manowar or Immortal) take themselves about as seriously as Michael Gira does.

@chusmaestro 5 лет назад

Do anyone noticed that Gira's voice sounds exactly like JOHN WAYNE?

@herakleitus 10 лет назад

The Lizard King looks on in the background, green with envy

@L0ngfellow9 11 лет назад

So I'm a new fan, I just got the Seer out of the blue and I'm loving it, but I'm really surprized this guy's not some deranged brooding Russian maniac, haha. He's not acting when not onstage and that's really admirable.

@NikoHL 4 года назад

Swans just popped up randomly on my Spotify.. I heard this music and thought WTF is that?? They are freakin awesome..

@nedd.8479 4 года назад

For some reason, his accent reminds me of John Malkovich.

@DeadWhiteButterflies 12 лет назад

I think that's the most comfortable I've ever seen him in an interview.

@thecrikster 12 лет назад

Absolutely. I think one of the few metal bands I can respect are the deftones, because they are more interested in creating a mood rather than "trying" to be scary.

@Wackaz 3 года назад

Gira is based.

@heart3356 5 лет назад

nice to see morrison on th wal

@Tordah90 10 лет назад

Gonna see them next week!!!!!!!!!!! Pure sonic bliss awaits!!!

@maxautunno 4 года назад

great interview. you can tell the dude is a fan

@URGHism 11 лет назад

Your comment was basically correct, it's just that Swans fans have a really annoying tendency to bash metal or punk (but usually focusing on metal) while praising Swans, usually in the context of "Swans are way scarier/heavier than any of those immature metal/punk morons!". It's a trend that I've become completely sick of, which was why I was more abrasive than I perhaps should have been (you should probably avoid that yourself, btw).

@etiennec9650 8 лет назад

what is the song that starts at 1:45 ?

@aerokraft 11 лет назад

voice of god

@mildmagician2764 6 лет назад

Thor Harris is an underrated drummer

@Jamesp1972 3 года назад

The Seer is a bit Emperor's New Clothes for me, much prefer the seemingly more considered and varied mid-period stuff like Soundtracks, and Children of God

@redshaftedflicker 11 лет назад

Hey kid, he answered you-FEAR OF DEATH. Next time I see Gira I will present him with a Cuban cigar.

@vertyisprobablydead 3 месяца назад

Michael Gira lives in upstate NY omg omg omg where is he omg

@classinstrument 3 года назад

Pretty sure the interviewer in this is named Alex(?)--kinda bums me out there's no mention of him anywhere in this as he contributed to a great convo.

@goldbridgesapprentice6925 2 года назад

Did he say "urgency" that's ironic

@Fireguy65 2 года назад

Touissant!!! L’Ouverture!!!$

@lamentate07 11 лет назад

Yeah i can't stand that attitude either, mostly because it presumes that metal hasn't 'grown up' from the 80's--which is complete B.S--and also because it assumes there is only one level of engagement. So if you like Manowar, for example, you must be stupid because the music is stupid. but there are plenty of ways to engage with their music imo, even if it isn't 'sophisticated'. People that use the 'man child' angle generally no nothing about metal, so their opinions are irrelevant.

@kriskenard 9 лет назад

quite insightful

@crazzzysean800 2 года назад

Love Love Love Your work:)

@URGHism 11 лет назад

I wasn't into music back then so I can't really comment, but it seems likely that Swans' current popularity is a factor in the attitude being common nowadays. I actually agree that Swans are darker, heavier and scarier than most metal (mainly because most metal isn't particularly dark, heavy or scary on its own terms); it's the whole "metal is for manchildren" angle of the attitude that bugs me.

@DerpASherpa117 2 года назад

Because there's something inherently existential about their music. It cuts right through the bullshit and hits at the heart of what makes people uncomfortable, and then makes you relish that discomfort once you keep listening, because their rhythms are almost hypnotic despite being purposely dissonant and atonal at times. That's difficult to do.

@d3athr0ck3r 5 лет назад

Micheal Gira can laugh and smile.....

@peepnox7747 2 года назад

Love this band

@Gambitheart 11 лет назад

Anyone else noticed jim morrison behind in the jamming studio..

@sibe5730 2 месяца назад

terrible questions

@noisesandwich 12 лет назад

♥Michael Gira♥

@playedescapade 11 лет назад

His smile kills me.

@BassPlayer11235 11 лет назад

in and out and in and out aga ai ai ai ai ai ain

@sawmain6339 4 месяца назад

Michael was pretty down to earth in person. Not as abrasive as some might perceive

@PentagramSchematic 12 лет назад

pretty strange seeing Gira smile

@thenyquilchannel8738 4 года назад

Gira is such an interesting person

@solartemptations6390 2 года назад

All Swans music sounds like perfect soundtrack from unreleased Lynch movie.

@auralepiphanies4055 Год назад

Yeah he has really changed, I think for the better

@joeclark572 8 лет назад

Anybody have info/name of the studio they are rehearsing in?

@juda4568 8 месяцев назад

Nesesito una foto con el.

@jamesdoctor8079 9 лет назад

had a really emotional experience seeing that old scientic atlanta cable box with time reading 2:01 @ 3:39

@CharlesMontgomeryBurns. 2 года назад

What was that song playing in the beginning?

@tite93 2 года назад

Sounds like something out of the glowing man

@АртГуффович-б1й 4 года назад

Michael Gira is basically Nick Offerman of real life

@twelvefireflies 12 лет назад

is that a BC Rich Warlock in the background?

@andreiiancu2501 2 года назад

I love that guy

@ericmsandoval 12 лет назад

oh I know.

@-thirteen 4 года назад

Bench

@UpperCrustthe3rd 11 лет назад

nice interview.

@eatpanda118 11 лет назад

Where in upstate ny? dacks?

@mypaldan 2 года назад

Do people listen to Swans for the same reason they lie on beds of nails?

@uraneusfoe 2 года назад

by what everyone's saying, yes, but that's what's fun about art

@aciddamage Месяц назад

Yes 2 Cum

@enolAngnm 12 лет назад

well, he was a jerk when i met him..

@turqdeth 3 года назад

Hes changed for the better but im sorry you had to deal with that

@veilenedream5825 3 года назад

@@turqdeth hey, thanks :).

@yanille4109 2 года назад

love this dude, super genuine and well spoken

@Demention94 6 лет назад

The "problem" with this guy is he takes his art seriously.

@ColombianThunder 5 лет назад

Why is that a "problem"

@spacefertilizer 5 лет назад

that's the dumbest shit i've heard in a while. who wants to listen or look at a creation which even its creator doesn't take seriously?

@abcdefzhij 4 года назад

ITT: people not noticing quotation marks

@SwitchbIade 3 года назад

theres a difference between taking your art seriously and being a pretentious asshole. gira takes his art seriously , but isnt a pretentious asshole.

@yaboi2500 2 года назад

@@spacefertilizer Exactly. Even Ween, what with their weird as fuck music and vulgar lyrics, took their stuff seriously.

@larmondoflairallen4705 3 года назад

If you are struggling to get into his music, and you are wondering why, I'll let you in on a secret. It's because it isn't very good to begin with. If you hang around long enough and give off the vibe that you are deep and meaningful, you will eventually get a cult following that will swoon over you. I give him credit for accomplishing that much, though.

@youtubeuserdan4017 3 года назад

How do you say so? I can understand not liking Swans' music (or any even any artist's music) but how could you speak for other people and give them the reason of why they don't like his music?

@nicknickson3650 2 года назад

"if you are struggling to get into his music" I'm not, I loved it immediately

@yaboi2500 2 года назад

My guy, you listen to The Rolling Stones and Robert Palmer. You can’t say anything about music being bad or good when you listen to actual worthless trash.

@carsonnichols7428 2 года назад

@@yaboi2500 my guy, op is an idiot, but how are you gonna go and call one of the most popular bands of all time garbage

@yaboi2500 2 года назад

@@carsonnichols7428 Because they are. They’re massively outclassed by their “rivals” (like The Beatles and The Kinks), and they’re even worse when compared to bands throughout the decades.

@lynchmaleideal 5 лет назад

Is it me, or Gira looks a lot skinnier and younger in the interview than he does in the shots of him in the studio?

@big_man_on_the_scene 7 месяцев назад

this whole video is still at least twice as short than one modern day swans long

@sex6cult9revolution 12 лет назад

It's true - he is mostly pleasant (and genuine) in person. But I'm never seen him look this HAPPY. But then, shit, if I as kickin' it upstate - somewhere like that - I think I'd be happier too.

@BubblingSyphilisSund 11 лет назад

Also, he doesn't let the music he makes dictate anything else about his life. His music is heavy, yes. But he's not wearing what you'd expect someone who makes the music he does to wear. He's an amazing, complex guy.