He belongs in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! IT'S WAY OVERDUE!
@19torento
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. He would definitely be a good induction as a strong music performer.
@MKmarcos97
Жыл бұрын
No
@GuyWithTheThingOnTheTable
Жыл бұрын
RRHOF is a joke. Harry Belafonte and Dolly Parton have been inducted. Who really cares anymore?
@intertubicular
Жыл бұрын
I agree! Billy is a freaking legend.
@famouslastwords0791HR
9 ай бұрын
@@intertubicularYou really think so? I'm not being a dick I'm genuinely interested. I do like some of his stuff such as Don't Say You Love Me and Everybody Wants You but not enough to listen to regularly. And I LOATHE The Stroke. The whole nonsense about his ill fated video for Rock Me Tonite never bothered me. Who cares? It's a video, the song was solid. But try as i might i simply can not get into his music. I love most music from Bobby Darrin to Kurt Cobain to the Beatles to Van Halen to Iron Maiden to more recent stuff like White Reaper and all the emo/screamo from the early 2000s to now. I hate hip hop or whatever it's called sad I find it unlistenable. So what drew you to BS?
@intertubicular
Жыл бұрын
Billy is a phenomenal song writer and performer. I saw him and his band live in 1983 at the Worcester Ma. Centrum. The concert was excellent, and I was so thrilled to see him live. Def Leppard opened the show and were fabulous as well. I'm from Framingham MA, just a couple of towns over from Wellesley where Billy grew up and went to school. I'm a big fan and very proud that he is a Massachusetts native!
@wrawrer
8 жыл бұрын
Man, I am so glad to have lived in a time that had people like Billy Squire. :)
@thetraxguy_4078
3 жыл бұрын
Yeah but unfortunately I didn’t i was born 2007
@rhiannonrede
3 жыл бұрын
Me,too.
@Patrick-fj4vz
4 ай бұрын
At least spell his name right
@zr24X4ROCKS
5 жыл бұрын
met Billy in NYC , 1986 , he stopped the car to sign an autograph and talk a bit . class act, awesome person.
@lovingit4450
4 жыл бұрын
Cool
@Bob-xj8jl
11 ай бұрын
Great interview, genuine nice guy who is true to himself
@YAMISOOLD2009
10 жыл бұрын
Billy is a quality man. I feel like he represents us introverts very well. He shows that you can be introverted by nature but also a world class rock star. I enjoyed his insights and hope that he continues touring. I would love to see him.
@christopherstudley9374
Жыл бұрын
I'm not sure I would limit it to just introverts. He has been a staple in my life for so many decades. I'm hope he knows how much his supposed "too sensitive songs" actually mean to so many. I can't help but want to ask him how he was able to so clearly articulate in ' Nobody knows '. So many influential songs ...
@JacquesLamanque
10 жыл бұрын
I love how Billy keeps it genuine. No gimmicks. No bullshit. Just Rock. Billy sets the bar on Rock n Roll. Awesome performer. Awesome songwriter.
@ConservativeAnthem
6 жыл бұрын
He's gay too. Don't forget that part.
@britune
4 жыл бұрын
ConservativeAnthem ConservativeAnthem Billy has been married since 2002 to Nicole Schoen, a female professional German soccer player. Read about it on his Wikipedia page. There are also pics of the couple online.
@chrishill5919
3 жыл бұрын
Billy is an underrated song writer. He has written some really cool lyrics.
@joyced277
2 жыл бұрын
@@ConservativeAnthemmaybe you should tell his WIFE that info!
@ConservativeAnthem
2 жыл бұрын
@@joyced277 Post me her phone #
@zintedronr1800
Жыл бұрын
Billy is very articulate in his ways of thinking. He doesn't waste time on social media it can really soak up a person's time and energy. I wish he comes out with much more new music. Keep rocking Billy and to hell with what some outlets may say negatively about you.
@servaaslabs
7 жыл бұрын
Thank you Mr Squier, your album "Don't Say No" got me through 8th grade alive... Seriously.
@juanmartinez-cb3zu
5 жыл бұрын
Wow!! I agree...i dont know if i would be here! Thanks W.H.
@joyceannjackson4796
3 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this extremely talented man. Way under rated & deserved to be in the Rock&Hall Of Fame many decades ago. He is my absolute crush since I first heard him on the radio. I was 16. 55 now & hes just as cool as way back when. I never knew what happened to him. Never heard anything negative about him. Love you Billy💋
@theodoredavidmooney5703
Жыл бұрын
Billy has a great talent for crafting mathematically perfect pop songs with an edge....
@joshuamayberry4301
3 жыл бұрын
Mr. Squire, never you are a rock god!! So under rated by the media that should be ashamed!! Top of my list and as you grow you will always be loved and appreciated!! God bless your success!!
@lovingit4450
4 жыл бұрын
Still listen to his music Almost Everyday . Take me back to when the world was real
@leblond67
4 жыл бұрын
What a humble guy.
@claudias6492
6 ай бұрын
Billy Squier is my all time favorite musician. The dude is musically gifted, in my opinion. He's my Rock and Roll hero and champion. Thank you so much for this upload! ❤🔥🎧😎
@miahleissa9599
5 жыл бұрын
Billy, you will always be one of my very favorite artists. Thanks for all you have shared with us! ;) You ROCK!
@AmyH0127
10 жыл бұрын
I love that he's an introvert too - no wonder I've always been drawn to him. He is my favorite for ever!
@claudias6492
6 ай бұрын
He's my favorite musician, too! The dude is musically gifted. 🔥❤️😎🎧
@MrTeeZee2
6 жыл бұрын
I get Billy because of our age. We want to live in the world that we thought it would be -- not what it's become...
@ericpohlmeyer4116
16 күн бұрын
You are an amazing multitalented god like human! Your music has been a huge part of my life ! I am a 60 year old man and if I hear any of your music wherever I am it brings me back to a time in my life that I can never seem to find my way back to! Thank you so much for all youve done and for being such a gift of talent to the rest of the world!
@dowens3781
3 жыл бұрын
I saw Billy opening for Journey at the Ventura Fairgrounds in Ventura, CA in 1981 - I was 11 and it was my first concert. Great show.
@kameerawinters4651
9 жыл бұрын
Still quite handsome, I will always adore him and crave his music.
@lorireece1930
7 жыл бұрын
Very talented guy! One music video shouldn't have derailed his career.
@scottlebrun6782
7 жыл бұрын
sad
@j_freed
6 жыл бұрын
Lori Reece I feel he should not have taken it to heart, he should've taking it in stride and wrote even better songs and came back in a few years. A lot of bands from the 80s just gave up when they were still creatively at their peak just fearing change and worrying about acceptance.
@whosyourdaddy4579
Жыл бұрын
AGREE! 100%...was pure nonsense! Everyone big in the industry made at least one clunker of a video...maybe even two!!
@whosyourdaddy4579
Жыл бұрын
@@j_freed There was nothing wrong with the song!! It was just the video! Try listening again! The song rocks! And still rocks!
@macbird-lt8de
Жыл бұрын
Yes. Like Hitler had several jobs, but everyone dwells on that one dictator job, as if it represents his entire career.
@kevinosborne8378
10 жыл бұрын
Don't say no was the only record that I've owned that i loved and still love every song on it... I can't say that about any other record. Love Billy Squire.
@chiarac3833
6 ай бұрын
He's about as real as people get. Absolutely still relevant today.
@williamthomas4125
3 жыл бұрын
"Lonely Is The Night" is as good as it gets.
@vlrissolo
5 жыл бұрын
a real guy, a real rocker
@2510katjo
Жыл бұрын
Billy would probably say he isn't a rock star, he's a musician. It's now 2023 and he has just created new music! I agree about the HOF, i sense he might not care one way or another. I love his POV. Big fan most of my life.
@jugjunkie101
Жыл бұрын
I hope he does go back and recapture that vibe - it was epic.
@mikeserenar
8 жыл бұрын
As a 16yo in 1982, i seen him in concert in OKC, My first concert. Then again in Tulsa in 1983, absolutely amazing. But after the the fateful Rock Me video that crashed his career, he's still one of the most talented entertainers ever to grace any stage.
@delightfuldeb1218
9 ай бұрын
Great talent! I miss the haydays! Love all his music!
@kjaneway1441
3 жыл бұрын
Billy, I met you several years ago at The Ridgefield Playhouse in Connecticut. I hope you return sometime soon. I gave you a standing ovation! (and you probably won't see this.)
@sharonwalsh7840
9 жыл бұрын
Introverts find themselves energized most by non-human contact. Immersion in Mother Nature is my church-it revitalizes me. But ask my friends and they are floored when I describe myself as one. Billy personifies that same persona- he can turn it on for the public and jam with friends but downtime is vital to recharge the batteries for the next gig.
@jriesmeyer
9 жыл бұрын
So true. Many who work with the public in any form are huge introverts in their private life. Hub calls me a hermit, that's OK with me, I am! It's a must to be able to turn on the "act" when inundated with the public. I'm still one, even though retired.
@cozmicknight7704
8 жыл бұрын
i'm really really glad that I got to see Billy, and Jeff Golub in concert, front row, and center, on the floor. back then you could touch the stage, AND their feet. this was 1983/1984 . what a show! the only bad thing was having to wait, because it was postponed a few months into the winter, because Billy had his collar bone broken by Jeff during a video shoot. it was an accident of course. but I crashed my new car into another on the 'black ice' on my way there, and I couldn't fully enjoy the concert. I was only 20 yrs. old.
@jeannedarc9491
6 жыл бұрын
I still listen to billy squire..daily..times less great rock n rolla of the 80,s...great licks, hooks music..love you billy!
@jeeves251
10 жыл бұрын
Awesome interview. Love him.
@scotabot7826
9 ай бұрын
Billy is a World Class Rocker. So glad I was born in the 1960's and grew up in the 1970's and 1980's The absolute pinnacle of many, many generes of the greatest music on earth!! Rock on Billy, and no more pink, ripped t-shirts in videos!! Just kidding, loved that song!!
@markbeard2850
Жыл бұрын
What can I say about this man he’s been a hero of mine I wish him well in anything he sets out to do put him in the Hall of Fame where he belongs
@sherrykfun
9 ай бұрын
Still hot! My biggest crush in the 80's.
@MrMagicalphoto
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting
@blueflowerchildrensyoga4987
2 ай бұрын
i'm in love with Billy Squier
@claudias6492
Ай бұрын
Me too, so much that I can't fully explain it in words❣️ He's my all time favorite musician and I believe he is gifted. 💯😎🎧
@fastted8618
9 жыл бұрын
Great interview from the greatest musician - singer - songwriter ( combo ) of THIS or ANY era of rock.
@nobragjustfact6107
7 жыл бұрын
That video didnt crash his career. Music changed dramatically in a very short time and that arena rock went out QUICK. Looking back on the video, it is actually fun to watch, great moves !!
@TheMrturn1
7 жыл бұрын
mark anderson Eh. so you know better than Billy himself? listen to the Eddie Trunk interview about that video. Ah, the internet.
@nobragjustfact6107
7 жыл бұрын
Yes, I do know better than Billy. He is hung up on that when the answer is obvious. If he wrote more good songs that the music buyers wanted, that video would be forgotten. That did not happen, so his stock value dropped and never returned. He was unable to write commercially viable music as tastes & style changed
@scottlebrun6782
6 жыл бұрын
Arena rock was still huge until Nirvana took all those bands out 7 years later so I think your argument is a little off time-wise
@mdominance
4 жыл бұрын
I agree that video is typical 80s. Most videos of that decade had an element of cringe and I just watched the video recently and still have the same thoughts it was just the times.
@dowens3781
3 жыл бұрын
@@scottlebrun6782 Not true - I was a teenager hard rock/metal fan in the 80's, and by 1984, the biggest artists were Michael Jackson, Madonna, Duran Duran, and other such pop and new wave artists, and most "arena rock" bands at the time (Journey, Foreigner, Pat Benatar, etc) began getting more and more pop and keyboard-oriented. The mid-80's were a horrible time for rock music - grunge (and also bands like Guns 'N' Roses a few years prior) actually brought guitars back to mainstream rock.
@johnnycruz5135
3 жыл бұрын
it was awsome to b a senior in high school with all that great music
@billydunkleman4244
6 жыл бұрын
My left ear enjoyed this
@sixsentsoldiers
10 жыл бұрын
Saw Billy on the 1984 Tour. Yes the Rock me Tonite album. He is a great musician.
@LarrySalzman
10 жыл бұрын
Too bad more musicians aren't as honest as he is. Most survive on controversy and smoke and mirrors nonsense.
@lbschoolofyoga1654
10 жыл бұрын
"I'm not working on anything"
@1313blues
10 жыл бұрын
well said ...He is a Timeless Artist!!
@joesphanthony6372
6 ай бұрын
Dudes one of the best
@scottb.8441
5 жыл бұрын
Billy if you ever read this i loved what you did i never knew why in 1984 you dieapeared. I love your music . During a big time of my life . Please come back to us we miss you. Return to your fans . Get back into the billboard make a new album. Your not dead yet. We still love you . Return one more show. Please. If you got through simon fuller he can give you something big
@merry8545
Жыл бұрын
My first concert 1983 in Tampa ❤️❤️❤️
@nkv47
2 жыл бұрын
Why isn't Billy in the Rock & Roll hall of fame?....
@jackiejermeay6568
Жыл бұрын
Love you Billy
@TheSpicerD
5 жыл бұрын
One of the greats. Check out Freddie Mercury and Roger Taylor singing backup on "Emotions in Motion" song. Subtle, nuanced heaven. Long live Billy Squier.
@Heepster69
4 жыл бұрын
Great interview!
@DENIEL381
5 жыл бұрын
BILLY YOU CAN COMBINE YOUR OLD STUFF WITH ANY NEW MATERIAL YOU WRITE THERE JUST SEEMS POWER THAT'S LACKING WITHOUT A FULL BAND .....PERSONALLY I LIKE YOU WITH A BAND ,CHEERS.
@annalisagentile6028
Ай бұрын
If he tours again, I’m going. Come to Nashville.
@noravillarreal6991
4 жыл бұрын
One of my favorites❤✌💙
@tatianamatysuk2490
7 жыл бұрын
been madly in love with him since Dont Say No came out when I was 13
@leblond67
4 жыл бұрын
Billy!!!
@chuckmitchell4608
4 жыл бұрын
Love your tunes Bill!
@lainysmall2434
10 ай бұрын
Man I love him! I like that he's a bit of a loner. Cool guy.
@accountaccount180
Жыл бұрын
My left ear enjoyed this interview
@sherrykfun
9 ай бұрын
Thought it was just my headphones. 😂
@Clydeslope
9 жыл бұрын
Class act.
@brianjansen3103
3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest
@michaellockhart6632
Жыл бұрын
My belief is the same as Mr. Squires, I didn't like social media back in 2013 either. Today it's far too important to not be involved. KZitem is very addictive. It's difficult to see Billy still having to explain how that one video just flattened his popularity. It would have been a better outcome to have just shown scenes in and around the studio for the recording of "Rock me tonight" just like some other videos of that time, like the Deep Purple video for "Perfect Strangers". I did see him live back in the 80's and Def Leppard was the warm up act. I stayed to watch his show, but unfortunately I witnessed a bit of a thinning out of the crowd after Leppard left the stage. I got the ticket for that show to see both bands. I still can get a surge today rocking out to " In the Dark", amongst others. I'm depressed now about how long ago 2013 is. Damn, I wish it could be 2019 again at this point. I need to get away from KZitem.
@glenphillips9068
5 жыл бұрын
Hadn't expected this.
@chucksekyra8633
10 жыл бұрын
One more tour Billy!
@carlvu7
5 жыл бұрын
Love Billy's music during my high school. Still do today. Great songs, great musician. Elton John was gay also, people don't harp on him. It is fine. I love Elton's music also.
@dowens3781
3 жыл бұрын
Billy isn't gay though.
@GrocMax
9 жыл бұрын
Original Goth, all his songs are about depression, but in 1981 that didn't sell, so they were all about depressed people contemplating sex.
@jriesmeyer
9 жыл бұрын
I'd rather he used a band. Standing up acoustic is no different than sit down. He can still sing, he doesn't have to jump around, let the band provide motion. Jmo
@drumdude46
4 жыл бұрын
'Please.....Please!.....No..."Jumping around' as in Rock me Tonight! lol! guy is a Legend.
@resmediamarketing
10 жыл бұрын
I would love to hear an in-depth interview with Billy about the Rock Me Tonight video.
@stevef9876
10 жыл бұрын
Yes, that video was an extremely provocative video that did cost him a bit!
@stevef9876
9 жыл бұрын
Wow, now the video makes me wanna cry now when I think of Billy's career
@TheNinjaPicker
9 жыл бұрын
Michael V Yeah he acted pretty gay in that video. As a 20yr old young man back in the day I remember cringing when I saw the video.
@Buelligan88
8 жыл бұрын
+resmediamarketing I hated the song and never really thought much about the video. Lots of rockers act kind of gay and prance around on stage, I never got the impression he was gay, though. I still don't understand the furor over the video.
@nknighton70
8 жыл бұрын
+Steve F It makes my asshole cringe.
@warriorv9359
6 жыл бұрын
Fucken badass billy
@turbot6592
4 жыл бұрын
I havent heard much abouts this guy anymore has hecome out with new songs
@sheilawilken4847
8 жыл бұрын
come to San Antonio
@marceloromero6992
9 жыл бұрын
Ageing quite well indeed.
@SONOFABITCH
4 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah, dude looks awesome for a fucking skeleton!
@carlsanderson4062
Жыл бұрын
The video Rock Me Tonight of him prancing around sunk his battle ship.
@bb-gc2tx
2 жыл бұрын
billy saw right through the veiled question about the rock me tonite video. when she asked if he had any regrets,
@ChrisParcellin
8 жыл бұрын
Weirdly lit.
@5150atthewhiskybar
9 жыл бұрын
I WANT THAT REDBULL AND BANANA, DAMN SO EARLY I AM HUNGRY!
@ACERAMGAD
8 жыл бұрын
+5150atthewhiskybar lol
@petetanirau6538
8 жыл бұрын
unique
@mherring27
9 жыл бұрын
wow..he sounds just like Edward Van Halen.
@leadershiphelpdesk510
3 жыл бұрын
Is that a tent? Egypt?
@tsierfeld
6 жыл бұрын
Great artist in the day ,but could we drop the white sneakers already?
@walterc.charlescampbelllll8485
10 жыл бұрын
billy is to cool rock on
@vatoloco6738
3 жыл бұрын
He’s still tormented over Rock Me Tonight..! 🤭JK...Lol!!!.😂
@Wargsy
4 жыл бұрын
My right ear is lonely.
@jmsmikey
3 жыл бұрын
Why didn't she ask about the 'Rock Me Tonight' video?
@dowens3781
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think he wants to talk about that anymore, if he ever did in the first place. But he actually does mention it here at 15:00.
@bb-gc2tx
2 жыл бұрын
she did but not directly she asked if he has any regrets . billy saw right through it and said obviuosly you talking about the rock me tonite me video .
@EDMEDMEDM
Жыл бұрын
Dance Billy Dance!!! 🕺🏼
@Sarah-rf2wq
Жыл бұрын
I think he's an amazing artist with an iconic voice. He was so hot when I was teenager in the 80s and he is still hot now that we're old 😂
@naghanass2430
Жыл бұрын
My hero has fallen. That misstep was horrible. Great song but, seriously, a video brought this king down??
@phillynott2459
3 жыл бұрын
I was obsessed with "All Night Long" in 1984 and my parents bought me the album (or single, I can't remember now...) and It gave me the chills !! Then I found Van Halen and kinda forgot about Billy, I wasn't aware of his decline because of one video 🤦. How can a real fan suddenly stop supporting an artist because of a video?!?! I think it says more about the "fans" than Billy. It means the "fans" were flakey at best and Homophobic Azzholes at worst.. Only problem is that Billy is not ghey, but those moronic "fans" thought he was 😫
@dowens3781
3 жыл бұрын
Those weren't true fans - they were trend-following sheep. It was a pretty lame video though - lol
@youtellmegod
7 жыл бұрын
Robot Chicken hair
@jamesonnadgwick7775
4 жыл бұрын
2039 any1
@s4lroachclip
3 жыл бұрын
I understand the video story issue, but the song Rock Me Tonight, was a great song. The misunderstanding that occurred from that video, would not have had the same affect today as it did then. The ok to be gay messages flooding the tv shows and internet have made changes to the way the world views that sort of thing. NOT enough, because the true change comes from the entire issue, no longer being an issue at all, no matter from what side of it. Like are we supposed to introduce ourselves by announcing, our social place in this world...hi im this or that....and my name is... NO because it won't need to be considered at all anymore, it is just what it is, accept it.
@JohnnyCatFitz
5 жыл бұрын
Eminem sampled Billy Squier, eh? What's the song called. Who else?
@Lucrezio82
4 жыл бұрын
"The Big Beat", from his 1980 album The Tale of the Tape. One of THE most sampled drum beats of all time, especially on a lot of Hip Hop records. As heard on: •Jay Z- 99 Problems •Run DMC- Here We Go •Dizzee Rascal- Fix Up, Look Sharp •Alicia Keys- Girl on Fire •A Tribe Called Quest- We Can Get Down •Eminem- Beserk And many, many more! Over 300 songs, to be exact. 💽🎚️💽
@Wilson.katie815
3 жыл бұрын
It was berserk and the song sampled in that song was The Stroke
@dowens3781
3 жыл бұрын
@@Wilson.katie815 I heard he also sampled My Kinda Lover.
@cabzillah
10 жыл бұрын
Watch his other interviews. ......he can't keep his hands still
@barker940
4 жыл бұрын
He's drinking RED BULL, I'd be FLYING on ONE!
@19torento
3 жыл бұрын
Well, he did come up with the Stroke so... >_>
@drumdude46
4 жыл бұрын
Just don't do that 'dance' that killed your career. Lol! Guy is a Legend, all the same.
@cupcakesugarpie5653
10 жыл бұрын
XXXOOOXXX
@jdffurr3237
4 жыл бұрын
I guess he don't want to pay the band 😑
@cabzillah
10 жыл бұрын
Cannot keep his hands still
@bneada2246
5 жыл бұрын
Cynthia Snowden I pray that it isn't first symptom of Parkinson
@barker940
4 жыл бұрын
RED BULL!
@cygnusrider
2 жыл бұрын
It's just nervousness. He needs a guitar in his hands when he's in front of others.
@phillynott2459
3 жыл бұрын
I'll take early 80's rock , ala Billy Squire, over late 80's rock ,ala Poison or Warrant 🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦 Glam pop rock sucks
@dowens3781
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely. There was some great commerical hard rock put out in 1978/79/80/81/82.
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