Nick Oliveri sits down with Antiquiet to discuss the drugs, the violence, the arrest, getting fired from QOTSA, and his decision to quit "Kyuss Lives!" www.antiquiet.c...
Nick Oliveri is the man. Sure he might battle addictions like all of us do, but his head's in the right space when it comes to fans and respecting the people that absolutely love the music FOR the music. Much respect to Oliveri.
Nick, you r the man! You r so humble, honest, pretty cool and such a sweetheart, very down to earth. Was such a pleasure to meet u and listen to your stories and having a goddamn nice conversation. You r the best, besos de austria! Viktoria
EXCELLENT interview - thanks for posting. I'm 48, been a fan for a long time, and have NEVER seen anyone able to get Nick to focus and be serious for this long. Keep up the good work !!!
I'll buy any Queens album, any Vista Chino album, any Brant, Nick, John, or Josh album, but Nick's the only one with a good idea of how to interact with fans.
RuffisInc All the shit? As far as I'm aware, there was only one controversy involving him and a woman. And as far as I care, that's all in the past now.
Thanks for bringing us this healthily authentic Mr. Olivieri. Whatever you did, it made him feel comfortable enough to chat & chill... finally there's a vid where the viewer can feel like he's sitting right next to Nick. Great job.
Lanegan sang the opening track on Lullabies, since then, all he has done are backups. In my opinion, QOTSA were almost like the modern day CSNY during the Songs for the deaf and R albums. Homme wants to be the only frontman, and that's okay, it's his band that he started. But it's my opinion that QOTSA were more complete with Nick and Mark.
Agree. Too many interviews are spoiled by interviewer talking too much. Saw this yesterday too during an interview of Ozzy. The whole interview was destroyed by this shit.
@astrologiaeaudiobooks7278 yeah, came out in the interviews he's been doing for In Times New Roman. He would do crystal when touring, then try and ween himself off when at home, led to other issues
there's a smart and humble guy right there. learn from mistakes, have the guts to assume he was wrong, would love to have more people like this in my life. but sure he have a couple of screw loose, not a bad thing
Even if that were true, fame isn't Josh's game. It's making music. Between Queens of the Stone Age, Eagles of Death Metal, Them Crooked Vultures, and any other project Homme has a part in, he's already proven himself as not only a consistent performer, but a superior musician.
you got me, this was my second on camera interview ever. if i was trying to get views or be the next whoever, i'd be doing a lot more. nick wanted to do this and our go-to guy johnny firecloud was overseas so i stepped up. i have respect for nick, but as always, i do this shit for the fans, not for myself or to suck band dick. questions asked were what i perceived to be what the fans want to hear about, wrong or right. and to cut 90 minutes cut down to less than 20 would have wasted a lot.
Took me til I was 40 to straighten my ass up. Going to jail got old. No coke, no booze 10 years this year. Nick seems like a cool dude. I loved QOTSA. Still do. Kyuss jams also. Weird situation .
Sorry dude, Brant and Josh wrote Kyuss' material, until Brant left. If Kyuss Lives! play any tunes post-Sky Valley, than Josh has every right to sue them. Read the Decibel mag interview...
Homme obviously wrote all of Kyuss songs and then Reeder was a great complement to Homme's playing - end of story. Garcia stated that even for his own solo material he had a bunch of guitarists sending him material (because of him being a legend as the singer of Kyuss) These guys ain't no songwriters so there you have it, they don't really own the Kyuss catalogue
Brant wrote a significant amount of the music of kyuss and I read in an interview that Garcia wrote some parts of "...And the circus leaves town". They own Kyuss just as much as Josh
That's not the source of the lawsuit. Kyuss Lives were working on a live recording and new album, and they DON'T have the right to do that stuff without 2/3 of the original LEGAL group named Kyuss - and that would be Josh Homme, John Garcia and Scott Reeder. Brant Bjork doesn't hold any legal power of any single Kyuss song. The problem derives from the fact that Kyuss Lives were given permission to do live performances ONLY, but they tried to record a live album, and that's against the agreement
+Joacko Fernandez Blasco Well, I know Nick knows who I am and I tell this to his face anyday ...as for you knowing me? oh, the irony (won´t disclose my identity to entertain you guys, it´s what it´s all about for you ,right? Lets look to the other side as this or that guy rots away with his insidious addictions/illnesses... as long as I´m entertained -fuck it!!)
+Gil Saraiva dude, his shit is his shit, you should have more respect for artist. knowing him dos not give you the right to criticizes his personal stuff, your just an ass. it's for guys like you that rock'n'roll is going down hill.
Was lucky enough to see Kyuss Lives when they came to the UK and they were amazing. I doubt I'd have been bothered about them if it wasn't for the fact Nic was in them, as it would've looked like John doing what he's been doing for years now, despite Brant being there. Never saw them as when I first got into them when i was in my teens they'd alreay split. I've seen Nic a few times with Mondo Generator and they're amazing live. I really hope he does welll with the project
Nick is a good buddy with both josh and Brant, and don't want to stand in the middle, just as he is dealing with his own legal problems. Kyuss lives will continue with a new bassist from the desert, and eventually release a new record.
@8:33 provoked the most honest answer out of the whole interview. This is like Oprah going metal. I love it. I want to know what's going on, and these are the same questions I would ask.
great interview , i have met Nick a couple of times and he strikes me as a cool guy , whatever has been said or done , he certainly knows his shit , and is as passionate as fuck about rock and roll.
the thought progression and hindsight of, "'I don't have to open the door.' I didn't think you had to open the door. You have to open the door," is so fucking funny
Vista Chino Lives. Nick is a great guy and we all love him. But he has major substance abuse problems and it won't be fixed. I'll keep listening to his stuff, because he is an awesome artist.
I just hope they make the record. thats what I've been waiting for, and to hear this makes me kind of sad. An kyuss album without josh could be quite intersting aswell
Now see I find their older stuff with oliveri is much more vanilla and less varied. Btw, lanegan has been on every queens cd and oliveri is on the newest cd as well. Their 'edginess' has matured in my opinion
Its like when the Spice Girls & Take That got back together, the Spice Girls were just no way as good as when they first came out, that pure ferocious energy wasnt there and Posh Spice knew it. Josh is sort of like Posh Spice. But what he should think of is Take That, they came back even better than the first time around, i saw them live and Howard was killing it. Im glad that Howard took a more central role 2nd time around, you could really hear his imput in the newer stuff, much more raw, much more Howard.
No worries, we're all entitled to our own opinions man. Many people just have problems coherently expressing them ha. Undoubtedly though, Kyuss was a really great band in its day
"blues got green machine and molten universe and thats it".... seriously?! What about Thumb? Writhe? Freedom Run?! Apothecaries Weight is one of the best heavy rock instrumentals ever written! It's practically impossible to choose between the holy trinity of Blues / Sky Valley / Circus when it comes down to musical performance... with personal preference and favourite songs, I'd have to say Blues.
Do you realise that Reader is on Homme's side and they both filled a lawsuit against Garcia and Bjork because they tried to own the Kyuss name ? so... no 'Scott getting back' is going to happen
Except that there was a lawsuit taking place awhile ago that was resolved, resulting in the re-union, Bill leaving has nothing to do with the suing it's to do with contract negotiations
I don't even know what "tweaking" means. Guessing meth. Doubt it's red bull or coffee. I think he is awesome. But if he's stuck in a meth or coke addiction, then (selfishly), we're probably screwed with him reaching his potential as a musician and creating the type of unique music that he is capable of. If he has an addictive personality, I'd suggest he stick to booze and weed. Both aren't good. But compared to speed and coke, not a bad alternative.
True, that's maybe one way to look at it; they could of MAYBE spent more time in there, and possibly produced something closer to lullabies, which i think was good. Aye i saw them live in may 2011, in Glasgow o2 academy, i think they were tight and good, but just lacking in something, which I think they have done since about 04. Their lullabies lineup was awesome, i mean alain johannes is boss, but 2000 i think was their best lineup. not that i saw them live then, but based on vids on here.
He talks like a lot of people I knew growing up who are decent and humble, but can't work through their feelings. Like the kind of guys who shove their boss over some minor issue. They act out on other people but it's like they don't take violence that seriously and so they just resort to it instead of talking shit through or letting things slide. And they always have an excuse because there will always be a next time. Frankly Josh Homme is violent too and seems less repentant about it. I always got along more with guys like Nick as long as they weren't roommates or neighbors. But they can be a little scary because they always seem like they're on edge and can overreact to stuff.
And also Nick is known for liking to indulge on booze, cocaine and meth. Imagine this combination with his short temper everyday on tour. Maybe Josh got tired of it and just wanted to play with more "regular" guys that won't do fucked up shit.
we cut a shit-ton out. literally, one full shit-ton. i weighed it. scale said shit-ton. seriously though... this is our style. when we interviewed homme, he answered our questions directly. but we don't do interviews to hear celebrities ramble, we do interviews to challenge the discussion and get straight answers for the fans because no one else has the balls. and nick respects that and it's why he called us to do this. also, we were drunk. sorry about the sound quality. noisy bar.
I don't see what's so wrong with this interview. I think it's great, shit... the longer the better and it touched on a lot of stuff fans have been wanting to hear more about, or at least I have. Nick seemed shaky but hell if he didn't want to talk about something I don't imagine he would have. If anything I think this has given him an opportunity to clear up some of the confusion about both his past trouble and the current shit amongst Kyuss... what's wrong with that? Maybe I'm missing something
Who gives a shit if he's on something or what it is, Big deal.. Most artists indulge in and/or abuse drugs at some point, especially rock musos.. That's their business, and their choice. If you enjoy the music then just appreciate it, and be thankful the artist gave a shit enough to make it..
Well, chances are, if he's "rambling", he's probably trying to tell you the situatiation in his own way. Several of the times when you interrupted him I was actually interested in seeing where he was going with it, but you didn't let him speak. And honestly, people who come here to watch it are probably more interested in hearing what he has to say than to you. Other than that, your credibility as a journalist sinks even lower when your comment has homophibic content and no capital letters.
did you even watch the interview? Nick usually answers the questions he is asked in his first sentence, then adds a paragraph or 2 of irrelevant shit that i personally dont give a shit about, and im sure many people feel the same way. Good interview
It wouldn't be, it's definitely not what Josh or anyone else wanted for Kyuss Lives! Josh initially gave them the thumbs up too, because he wanted to see his friends bring back Kyuss, even if he didn't want to be a part of it. But with all of them scrambling for the royalties for songs Josh already wrote, they've thrown Kyuss into a pit of legal drama that I know Josh would never have wanted in the first place. Such a shame.
Absolutely. I would too if I threw Nick out of my band for constantly being strung out and beating his girlfriends. But Josh hasn't said anything about Nick since probably around 2005 or 2006. It's in the past now. The only thing Josh has said about the legal problems now, is in an official statment he released that's no longer than a paragraph. Everyone in Kyuss Lives on the other hand is running to Rolling Stone magazine for interviews bashing Josh, or for video chats like this one. It's sad
Thank you for answering in a well spirited way. I was expecting a lot of hate for my comment. I agree Josh is not only a superior musician but a matchless one. But for my personal taste he shone brightest in Kyuss.
I agree that Era is the weakest record but for an album that was written in the studio in a few months it turned out pretty good. The current line up is tight as fuck live, check out misfit love on the rollins show. Can't wait for the new record.
