Wilko Johnson Talks About Lee Brilleaux, Dr Feelgood & The Blockheads 9.7.12 

RIP Wilko - you were fantastic.

Rip Wilko. Fabulous legacy and memories you've left us

"So I smooved fings over wiv the septic" hahahaha love it!!

I wonder how many Americans other than myself purchased copies of "Down By the Jetty" and "Malpractice" when they came out in 1975? The only reason I bought "DBTJ" was 'cause I saw Bob Andrews and Brinsley Schwarz's name on the back and had LOVED those guys since "Nervous on the Road." Good ol' Wilko! Glad to see he's still around and he's definitely one of my all-time favorite guitar players. Gawd Bless Dr. Feelgood!

What a fantastic bloke! Totally unpretentious and natural acting, and so funny as well! I hope with his recent good news he's around for a long time yet! xx

Well done mate, love the sounds you used to make and sad to learn of your passing, RIP Wilko.

What a very humble man 🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸🎸

Septic! What a brilliant bit of unrehearsed rhyming slang. God bless Wilko.

Absolutely Brilliant

I come back to this every couple years or so, it never gets old. Septic! lol.

Just read "Don't you leave me here" by Wilko...great read with many stories...I couldn't put it down and was up all night.

wilko what a legend! i love his truth & honesty...

What a proper bloke.....and a legend to boot ...

Just for those who are wondering, Wilco was diagnosed with an incurable cancer. he was given a year to live. He did a farewell tour and a doctor who was at one of the concerts looked at him and thought Wilco had been wrongly diagnosed. Long story short, he contacted Wilco and he is now cured. Couldn't of happened to a nicer bloke. For those who don't know, go find video's of Wilco playing with Dr Feelgood in the early days, he was out there, brilliant to watch.

There are times like this when I wish RU-vid like Facebook, had a Love emoji instead of just a click Like. What a lovely man you were. So glad I saw you, Norman and Dylan play live. x

Love Wilko, one of the funniest guys ever, so natural and, well, just Wilko. That story about Ian Dury is hilarious! Loved Dr Feelgood back in the day, or should that be 'back in the night'....?! Never got the chance to see them live, but have seen Wilko live twice, brilliant guy to watch and listen to.

Excellent talk Wilco wished I had seen you with the Blockheads.

Great stories. Lucky to have seen Wilko live in Belfast....back in the mid 80's(with the Wilko Johnson Band....in the Errigle Inn) and also when he got up on stage with Weller a couple of years ago.

Alas his illness has now eventually caught up with him! A really unique guitar player! Rock on Wilko!

Saw the Feelgoods in Dublin 75 or 1976 best big of my life They were never as good after Wilco departed saying that they were better than most bands on the go at the time even after he left I still dig them in my old age💓😀🇮🇪

Brilliant . Wilko , and Norman Watt Roy , in the same band . Two of England's most exciting performers . Great story .

Absolute legend right there .RIP guitar man you truly were the best .🙏

Still a trendsetter-first with his hair in the 70s and more recently with his eyebrows. Now I want to grow mine out...

The Ian Dury-hotel bit had me laughing for hours

THIS IS PRICELESS!!!! what a great little snippet i find here! My brother loves this guy and i can see why! great stories!

Best Rock n roll story ever

A superstar and living legend... he should do children's stories!

Amazing. Thanks for posting.

Legend.

Historic material.

An Absolute GENIUS 🔥 💯

he don't say much but when he does, boy does he rant !! great bloke!

Great, great story. "...anyway, I smoothed things over with the septic..."! Gold dust.

I think this was in David's Bookshop in Letchworth; a shop I know well. But not well enough because I didn't know this was on. I really wish I had known!

Wilco has a real good outlook on life , says it as it is , would be a great guy to have a night out with ,

What a nice humble fella..so different from the stage persona with Dr Feelgood

love this guy

"you bastards you're all fucking sacked" awww man Brilliant.

What a thoroughly nice guy! Met him briefly at the St Helens Citadel only last year after one of his gigs. He lost his wife to cancer only a few years ago. He is declining treatment for his cancer and will do a farewell tour of the UK later this year apparently.

“Smoothed things over with the septic”. Piss funny

An incredible Human

Awsome stuff.

Brilliant !!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣

see you in sheffield Wilko!!

Moving and funny and talented - the bastard!

What a man .Great band.That vid of them.doing Roxette on OGWT CLASS

I just found this one, thought I\d watched 'em all! Thanks for uploading these vids of Wilko, great to hear him chatting.

The Ian Dury story is absolutely wonderful.

RIP Wilko

You can't have 3 drunks and a speedfreak. 😂

Great posts :*)

That’s Gold

4.00 "I smoothed things over with the septic". Septic tank, Yank. Don't ask me what Sherman Tank means

Love the Ian Dury story… so funny! :)

Top Geezer!

Lifes depth...

Stay strong John.

Today's news has totally naffed me off..... so so sad ...... good luck to you

🤣🤣🤣👍👍star

He looks like Johnny Knoxville in the Bad Grandpa makeup.

HAHAHA!! Brilliant :D

comes across as a real geeza and this belies an educated man with a degree in English who worked as a college lecturer for a little while - he also hated the Feelgoods drinking culture - appearances can be deceptive

I absolutely LOVE WILKO NO BULLSHIT FROM THIS BLOKE I WISH I COULD BUY YA PINT

The fucking dude

"the septic" lol

How many stories have the line we were pulling this cripple into a lift

fantastic but F*CK re the medical news> good luck wilko ...we all love you :(

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