That' s how you conduct an interview: gentle guiding the guest with short questions. Jesse is not there to stand in the lime light but is showing some genuine interest in Vic.
Such a humble and unassuming bloke. Oh yeah, I did something there....oh yeah, I played that...nothing special.....I think we could all learn something.
A gent from another time. Good to see this and hear Vic's stories. Things were certainly very different before the Beatles changed pop music and the way the industry operated.
W'hat a brilliant interview with an iconic guitarist. I worked in the studio business many years ago and it was well known most of the session players were far better than the people playing in the band. Hope Vic has a good retirement and Jesse did really good interview here.
Proper praise and recognition for a great session musician made this video not only informative but touching. 👍👍👍 I'm so glad that people like Vic Flick are now being appreciated. He joins The Swampers, the Wrecking Crew, and many others as the unsung heroes of many great film scores and records. The only thing that made me sad was when Vic spoke about the decline in his ability to play. I bet that even with that decline he's still a good guitar player. God bless you, Vic and thanks for the memories! 👍💖🎸😎
Glad I found this interview, even if it is nine years after the fact. Saw the Pawn Stars episode where Rick bought the '61 Strat, and as knowledgeable as Rick is about music, he had no idea who Vic Flick was and is. Jesse, on the other hand, told Rick that Vic was the guy that "Jimmy Page looked over the shoulder of." Thanks Jesse, for recognizing Vic, telling Rick what a big deal he was and is, and doing this interview.
Jesse, Thank You for this Awesome Video, Vic is a Legend, I just can,t say enough about my appreciation of Vic doing this video, and you posting it.. This Made My Year.. Keep on Playing Vic, Cheers, Cousin Figel
Nicely done Jesse, thanks. I wanted to interview Vick for years but assumed he lived in England. I ordered Mr. Flick's book on line, it's an interesting account not only of his life but also the music business in 1960s London.
I had the great honor to meet Mr Flick at he 40th anniversary of ‘A Hard Days Night. This was at the House of Blues in Los Angeles. Very much a gentle man
We missed a lot by not having interviews and video of Vic in his younger days and through his illustrious career Also to hear more of his talent in person
I'm currently reading his book. It's very amusing, entertaining and well worth a look - for anyone interested in the great 50's/60's era. I would have loved to have been some sort of a session guitarist or bassist. In another life, maybe. A great man and great player.
What a great guy. When he says he's had a wonderful life, the first thing he mentions is his marriage. As many have said, very skilful interviewer. Thank you for popularising the EmMaj9 chord! :)
I used to see ads for Cowtown Guitars in the back of Vintage Guitar Magazine a few years before Jesse got a high profile from Pawn Stars T.V. show on call guitar appraiser....Good interview with one of the original UK first call session guitar greats ...
a wonderful gentleman that worked hard, took care of himself and his family and didn't self destruct in success like so many others. Many of the band members weren't good enough musicians to play on studio albums, George Harrison for example, and had to hire guys like Vic to play the expert versions.
Vic Flick sold his 1961 Stratocaster to Rick at The Pawn shop. ( FYI, sold to Rick for $55,000 and Rick sold at auction for only $26,000 ) Big loss after Jessie said the guitar would bring 60-$70K.
EPIC documentary !!! Never knwe the guy's name, do know many many of his recordings ! Got here via Pawn Stars, was impressed how you expressed the privilege to meet him .... and that's it ! Lovely person, Epic contributor to the encyclopaedia of modern music !!!
So many people do not understand what the word “underrated guitarist” means. Too many times people call a guitarist underrated yet that guitarist is in a world known band but people think because said guitarist isn’t a household name people don’t respect them well when the band they are in can pack an 8,000 person venue in any town they are far from underrated. Now a guy like Vic flick who has been a part of so many massive songs as a studio musician he is really only known and respected by other musicians. He was valuable as a studio musician and I would say a producer because he helped bands write better music and wrote music for them. Vic wasn’t known well enough to be able to go on big tours and if he did put together a small club tour the only people going would be a small number of musicians that actually know him. I’m not bashing him I’m just saying he’s really the poster boy of what a real “underrated guitarist is”. Shit I played guitar for years, was in bands, recorded albums and I didn’t even know about him for a long time. I shouldn’t feel bad for him because he accomplished a lot but it sucks that he didn’t get the notoriety he so rightfully deserves.
This must have been after he sold his guitar on pawn stars show.. the pawn stars show called the man from this place to come to pawn shop to tell the pawn guy if Mr. FLICK was who he said he was ,and he also confirmed that Mr. Flick was also the guitar player who played on hundreds of famous songs... I watched that interview video before I found this one...
@@KonradWadenhauer No, he said he played the James Bond theme, he didn't say he used the strat, and it's not mentioned anywhere on the show that the strat was used for the theme.
Very awesome very well done thank you from the bottom of my heart for putting this on RU-vid you did a great job I think you may be underappreciated yourself have a great day may God bless. P.s. thanks for the education I honestly didn't know about mr. Flick but I am so glad I learned thanks again
I have to admit , id never heard of Vic before 'Pawn Stars'....Jesse obviously realised something had to be captured and recorded here, and what a great job he did.
Fist saw Vic on pawn stars when he sold his 63 strat and I thought then, what a nice chap. Now after watching this I know he is, would love to see more in depth interview with him.
You have the poster to "Diamonds Are Forever?" My late father designed that poster! Sultan "Farooqui" Hasan was an art director with Saatchi and Saatchi and designed several other blockbuster posters 👍🏻
Actually,one of the blonde actresses in Crossroads married Carl Wayne from the Midland band run by Ron Wood ,who's band name escapes me ( 2: 30 am writing this ) who was then recruited by the Hollies .Carl did not have a very long " Hollie " career as he sadly died quite tragically early of cancer..
@@shaunw9270 YES YES,YES!! At 2: 55am now my brain is atrophied but I had to get on this thread as it is so interesting .Your name of " the Move " made me mad that I could not remember it and it is so maddening.!!
Vics book is very interesting but he hinted at the end he would do a part 2 .I did not know he was 83 ,so he better get a move on because he has got a lot to tell!
@@djangorheinhardt Ha ha yeah I guessed The Move , because you said Midlands band , although it was actually Roy Wood , not Ron. I haven't read Vic's book but I did see him on Pawn Stars or similar . He went in with an old Fender Stratocaster , loads of non original parts and that dimwit Jesse from Cowtown Guitars totally over valued it ,so Vic walked out minted , while the shop couldn't sell it and ended up auctioning it at a loss ! 2.20am here in England. Where are you ?
I am actually reading Vic's autobiography ,and the very comprehensive biography of the John Barry Seven.Many of the musical " stars " don't come out of Vic's candid observations very well,including George Martin and the monstrous Barbra Streisand ,surprise,surprise.!Perhaps Vic can use some influence over there to get the full DVD and book of the "Wrecking Crew " released..
I had a cop see my guitar gig bag in my car and said, “why do you have a gun?” I said it’s my guitar.. He said, “yeah right!” And let me go. I didn’t argue. That’s when I thought a steinburger in a gun scabbard would be noticed at gigs.
Interesting, isn't this the guy who gave an appraisal on Vic's 1961 Fender Strat on the Pawnbrokers video? Here's an interesting fact I researched, "Flick appeared on a 2013 episode of the History Channel show Pawn Stars titled "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service". Here he brought in his 1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar to shop owner Rick Harrison, who, after consulting Jesse Amoroso, settled on a price of $55,000 for the guitar. The guitar sold at auction in 2014 for $25,000" Nice to see a musco make money for a change! hahaha
Does anyone have a list of all the well-known songs he’s played on? I’m sure he didn’t get credit often for his session work. And probably not paid well.
