I like how polite both Sting and Jerry are when responding to the idiocy of Sam Donaldson. Well mannered rock and rollers :)
@chrischandler5653
3 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@adirondacktrekking1972
3 жыл бұрын
For sure
@Auntkekebaby
3 жыл бұрын
So true. Sam is hilarious. He didn't know what to ask. They handle him very well.
@jmckeon1054
3 жыл бұрын
@Jimmy Carolina - Man, I had the album and cassette. Playing Pitfall and King of Pain. What a weird time that was. The 80’s seemed so archaic
@viktorvaughn408
3 жыл бұрын
I thought the interviewer was cool . Showed them respect unlike lots of people to rockers back then
@joebaby555
3 жыл бұрын
Jerry was always so witty and kind to even the most clueless interviewers... miss him and his wonderful playing.🙏🥲
@WhiteMountaingirl
3 жыл бұрын
1000000%
@Hogprint25
3 жыл бұрын
Sam was the MOST CLUELESS…
@MyCleverHandle
3 жыл бұрын
Even Tom Snyder was a better interviewer than this guy!
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
Clueless fer sure.
@leemdynamo
Жыл бұрын
ABsolutely. Donaldson is ridiculous.
@henryescudero863
3 жыл бұрын
Sam: You're sort of the Willie Nelson of Rock Music Jerry (without missing a beat): Thank you Gotta love it!
@kevinhennessey3189
3 жыл бұрын
Well The Dead played with Waylon Jennings in 73 @ Kezar so he was a fan of the outlaw country music.
@ocan1033
Жыл бұрын
Indeed.
@herbythechef7624
Жыл бұрын
@@kevinhennessey3189 jerry and the grateful dead covered merle on multiple occassions and cash as well
@davideoll8445
Жыл бұрын
@@herbythechef7624 Dolly Parton, too.
@josephm.noviello1996
Жыл бұрын
Jerry Garcia was the real original outlaw.
@BubbaSimmz
Жыл бұрын
I love Jerry. And I mean it. The man was a genuinely kind soul. He spread happiness everywhere he went in everything he did.
@dpat4413
Жыл бұрын
You can quickly tell Jerry was in a good place when he did this interview
@stirfrybry1
Жыл бұрын
When Jerry said it was more than fortunate , I wept a tear of joy and love for how selflessly he conveyed his part in our journey
@WhiteMountaingirl
3 жыл бұрын
Jerry is articulate and awesome as ALWAYS
@goodtunes2
Жыл бұрын
Jerry: Drugs are part of the fun part of life... Sam Donaldson: Let's go back to Sting...
@jeshkam
Жыл бұрын
Sting: I enjoy coke. Sam Donaldson: 😳
@mikeytablet69
Жыл бұрын
👍
@AvatarKnownAsNathanielPeters
Жыл бұрын
Talking heads on stage behind sting!!!! Love it
@joebeamish
Жыл бұрын
Jerry’s humility was unique among music stars.
@torreyintahoe
Жыл бұрын
Jerry was one of those rare people who was universally loved.
@VAFranky
Жыл бұрын
So courteous of Commander Spock to take time out of his space adventures to interview these legendary musicians. Putting his foot in his mouth as usual due to his lack of emotion but you can see how hard he tried.
@buckodonnghaile4309
3 жыл бұрын
Some of my fondest and foggiest memories are Sting opening for the Dead and as a kid seeing The Police in a field next to my uncle's farm in what is now the suburban sprawl outside of Toronto.
@tonybarnes3858
3 жыл бұрын
Grate(ful) memories.
@sloburnjo
3 жыл бұрын
1981?
@conorsmith8551
Жыл бұрын
Sting is such a legend 😎
@RichV20
Жыл бұрын
Police Picnic? I guess those shows got so out of hand that they were barred from playing there again
@ripetomato9629
3 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads warming up in the background.
@sloburnjo
3 жыл бұрын
actually playing live
@dmlevitt
Жыл бұрын
I love seeing the horizontal lines the broadcast.
@82706527
Жыл бұрын
I love how Sting is backstage at the US Fest and Talking Heads are playing their set in the background. Another neat thing to think about is that although not as extensively as the Dead-who ever did in their singular way-The Police improvised plenty onstage themselves…especially Copeland.
@Sasquatch64
3 жыл бұрын
Bizarre. Jerry down to earth and friendly, Sting was Sting, and Sam was clueless. Fun to watch, though.
@chrischandler5653
3 жыл бұрын
Sting is way less guarded than usual, especially at this point in his life.
@markoblazney6360
3 жыл бұрын
clueless??? how 'bout..... brainless !!!
@tw364
Жыл бұрын
@@chrischandler5653 Sting is not in Jerry's league
@ErikPortland
Жыл бұрын
@@tw364 Very debatable
@haikat4
Жыл бұрын
@@tw364 They're both great musicians. Jerry had that infectious personality though.
@adirondacktrekking1972
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate the share ,anytime JERRY talks ,I’ll listen 👂 ❤️⚡️💙✨🐺✨
@discopants68
Жыл бұрын
Gotta love when Sting gets drowned out by Talking Heads soundcheck.
@chrisgrabowski2678
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing this. I'm surprised by people making fun of Sam Donaldson. If it wasn't for him, we wouldn't have this interview. Also, Dead Heads and Sting/Police fans come from all walks of life. There was no reason to doubt Sam's opinions on music. I remember when us Dead Heads were respectful of others.
@PaulDeFelice
2 жыл бұрын
SD knew that Jerry liked to "improvise" for over 30 minutes so he wasn't that clueless
@RichV20
Жыл бұрын
Sam needed an interview from the US Festival and Sting and Jerry were probably just waiting. It is a bizarre interview.
@tw364
Жыл бұрын
@@PaulDeFelice Absolutely, Sam did okay. Give him a break.
@jeffelbelping1844
Жыл бұрын
Sam Donaldson was one of the top professionals in the business, and here he seems out of touch and unprepared. A professional can't just make up a new name for his "favorite" song or the new movie starring his live interview subject. With general respect for Donaldson as a trained journalist and presenter, I expected more from him than I saw in this interview.
@vermontmoocow
Жыл бұрын
But that is the name of the song, "Do do do do, da da da da". I can see why Sam would like that song, ha! Sting said the lyrics are about the abuse of words. We all know Sam is a nerd anyway and I think the charm of this interview is the juxtaposition of the entertainers with the rigid news guys
@nevillejudecharles3357
Жыл бұрын
I love 💕 and miss Jerry Garcia. Rest in Peace my brother.
@privatepenguin3137
3 жыл бұрын
I'm amazed how unprepared Sam Donaldson is for this interview. He sounds like he's been under a rock for a decade.
@beastl8rsk8r02
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Asking about Woodstock in 82. Anyone who reads a bit about the Dead knows that their Woodstock show was not their best. He could’ve asked about many other concerts
@tonyc8295
Жыл бұрын
Yeah...new technology like 'amplification'. Yikes
@mikelord9860
Жыл бұрын
Can you imagine him interviewing Miles Davis instead? Geez, rock had already been around for about 30 years at that point.
@petedavidson3272
Жыл бұрын
But he had the doo doo album. Didn't you hear? lol
@jennifersteen8299
Жыл бұрын
Hysterical comment, thanks! I don't know how sting kept it together during that exchange.
@JerryGarciaPOBox
3 жыл бұрын
Grate clip. Listening to the genius never gets old! Ever.
@edmundmcgrath213
Жыл бұрын
Grate on my nerves
@tetrahedronify
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, Jerry always seemed so patient and kind during interviews--a good sport so to speak!
@pam164
Жыл бұрын
Sting had a lovely smile and laugh. Very handsome when young.
@djpause
Жыл бұрын
Jerry is so happy in this video. So great this is
@gregb8565
Жыл бұрын
Can you hear psycho killer in the background while sting is being interviewed - how cool
@ModerateRock93
Жыл бұрын
Love Jerry. Wish he was still around.
@atravelerofbothtimespace4172
Жыл бұрын
Seeing Jerry interviewed with wrestling superstar sting is a trip ❤
@WhiteMountaingirl
3 жыл бұрын
WE LOVE JERRY FOREVER
@chrisleonard431
3 жыл бұрын
Love it!! Jerry is ALWAYS gracious to interviewers, I’ve never seen his break from that. As far as Sam being square? We could use more squares I. Media. On the dark side, Jerry’s fingers are pretty black smudged.
@chrisgrabowski2678
3 жыл бұрын
You know people say that Jerry's fingers were covered in black tar heroine. It usually wasn't heroine. It was from his graphite guitar picks. I use the same ones. The more you play, the darker your fingers become. I was surprised to learn this; especially from first hand experience.
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
What? Really hahaha, that's what you got from this, wow. ..
@monkeytrousers
3 жыл бұрын
Sting is super high here. He's fielding the questions pretty well considering the environment and mundane questions.
@userer4579
Жыл бұрын
and Psycho Killer blasting in the background
@superorangeish
Жыл бұрын
I doubt it.
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
Definitely high on pure Cocaine then! Ain't no doubt.
@RichV20
Жыл бұрын
This was during his coke phase. Why do you think Ghost In The Machine sounds so different from the other albums?
@leighpark758
Жыл бұрын
I feel lucky to have seen them together in Vegas, 1993.
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
Jealous dang
@robertsousa9550
Жыл бұрын
I was there too! It was a great show! 😊
@targetedindividual808
3 жыл бұрын
"I love that Da Da Doo Da Doo Doo".....awkward.
@ASparkleross
3 жыл бұрын
Hideous, lol.
@SamSam-rs8mo
Жыл бұрын
@@ASparkleross i was dying lol
@3joewj
Жыл бұрын
British music ruled radio at this time and it was fun listening to all this music in the back of my parents car as a kid. Just a different time in America 🇺🇸
@ThePirateLab
Жыл бұрын
There are lots of downsides of social media, but this is a fantastic example of the best of it (and the best of KZitem): discovering things I missed or uncovering hidden gems that would otherwise be lost to us all. Thanks for scanning this in and sharing!
@gratefuldead2379
Жыл бұрын
Wow hearing David Byrne singing in background toward the end is wild. Talking heads while talking to the dead. Trippy
@sneakerfacevids441
3 жыл бұрын
I got to see Jerry sit in with Sting at RFK in 93. He fit in pretty good !
@elvinhayes7120
3 жыл бұрын
Jerry sat in on Tea In The Sahara. I've searched high and low for a recording, never found one. It only lives in my memory now.
@sloburnjo
3 жыл бұрын
@@elvinhayes7120 the Branford Marsalis connection. PS - I love me some old time NBA Washington Bullets. I own a jersey👌
@pumpkinking5174
Жыл бұрын
@@elvinhayes7120 Its here on KZitem.....watched it recently It's in black and white, very cool
@MrOldawg
Жыл бұрын
I was there too! RFK 93… Jerry came out for Sting’s ‘Walking On the Moon’ Sounded the best I ever heard it 🎸
@ChrisCarr72
Жыл бұрын
Jerry Garcia: For us… there’s some kind of a cultural relationship between what electronics, computers, and electronic games, and all that stuff, represents to the 80s.. it has a kind of, in a way it occupies the drug role, that drugs occupied in the 60s. It’s part of the, umm… fun part of life.
@thornbird6768
Жыл бұрын
Sting comes across very shy in interviews 😊 very different than when he performs .
@VirtualCampfireIsCool
Жыл бұрын
love this interview. i was at the us festival, and also saw Sting open for the Dead in Vegas in the 90's.
@jdubhman
4 жыл бұрын
This is gold.
@matcrispy3748
Жыл бұрын
“... the willie nelson of rock music” “thank you”
@chrischandler5653
3 жыл бұрын
The Police Never opened up for Any band but THE GRATEFUL DEAD. That speaks volumes!
@Pianoman999
3 жыл бұрын
I saw Sting open for the Dead in Soldier Field in 92 - great show of course
@dacethejackofhearts7209
3 жыл бұрын
I’m sure they had to open up for some bands in the beginning , I don’t like Stings music but he’s a great musician and seem to be a great lad
@chrischandler5653
3 жыл бұрын
According to Sting, Never.
@joergie6008
3 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah
@joergie6008
3 жыл бұрын
@@Pianoman999 I was on that tour .. at RFK tho… if you got time chk out @GNUtube … we got Jerry & Dead streams all week
@joergie6008
3 жыл бұрын
Thk you for this bud ⚡️
@susiefairfield7218
3 жыл бұрын
Pretty awesome eh Joergie 🤘🏻🤩LOL
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
Who's bud?
@p.a.schutz5963
Жыл бұрын
I love how the talking heads were playing while Sting was being interviewed. You can hear Psycho Killer in the background while panning back to Jerry.
@TheSteveSteele
Жыл бұрын
Sam Donald had no clue here. “Are you going to do your machine gun bit?” Sting: “What?” “Are you going to play Da da da Do do do?” Sting: laughs… Come on old man Donaldson.
@ToddBurge
3 жыл бұрын
Psycho Killer playing live while Sting chats
@chrislaing1395
3 жыл бұрын
Right :D
@deanl0
3 жыл бұрын
Qu"est-ce que c'est ? ah ah ah ah ahhhh..
@ASparkleross
3 жыл бұрын
I watched that Sting interview live when it aired then, and it was one of the most painful experiences of my young life.
@thegracienetwork7847
3 жыл бұрын
Sting still burning through that Spice he got on Arrakis
@chrischandler5653
3 жыл бұрын
Please explain?
@ASparkleross
3 жыл бұрын
@@chrischandler5653 it was soooo awkward. Sam Doneldson was so very condescending. He was practically demanding Sting show himself to be an intelligent "respectable" person (which he was out of line to do). And you have to remember, Sting was not yet then the household name in the States that he is now. Then, he would have been (viewed as) just one of those so-called wild rock musician guys with not a lot going on in his head. Meanwhile, Sting had pre-stage antsy adrenaline going (and uh, frankly, I think a bit of "sniff sniff" had taken place 👀) and was not in a place to go head-to-head with Mr. conservative newscaster at that moment (although, watching it here again, I think he did a better job of it than I remembered). Just a cringeworthy mess.
@birdman4274
2 жыл бұрын
@@ASparkleross Sting was just enjoying everything at this time I reckon with increasing popularity and the added snow dust. The interviewer was a bit of an old fashioned fuddy with his 'Dee do do dee da dee da da' comedy line. I think he might have had a line or two as well.
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
Funny yeahsirrrrr, painful ah poor baby
@benjamindewberry8227
Жыл бұрын
Awesome interview! Thank you for sharing this.
@Auntkekebaby
3 жыл бұрын
Sam lol!!!! I can't! Sting and Jerry are handling Sam very well because Sam's comments and questions are hilarious. He don't know what to ask. He was actually very close-minded towards Sting. Sting has had to deal with that a lot...to this day.
@22heloise22
Жыл бұрын
How much prep did Sam put into this interview? It was good anyway.
@namuhtsuj4025
Жыл бұрын
Jerry looking and sounding great for ‘82.
@ajs41
Жыл бұрын
Just turned 40.
@jasonlefler3456
3 жыл бұрын
Talking Heads playing in the background. The Police haven’t played their US Festival set yet. This is from the 3rd of September then?
@DukeRaul
Жыл бұрын
Sam to Jerry: you're sorta the Willie Nelson of rock music. Jerry to Sam: (with big grin) thank you (laughs)
@chrischandler5653
3 жыл бұрын
Jerry& Sting ended up playing together in 1993 a few times when Sting opened up for The Grateful Dead for eight shows that summer. It was very special &a dream of mine for years. I heard that they enjoyed hanging out a couple times in the hotel bars,once being in Chicago. Those conversations must have been mind blowing!
@jgarcia9011
3 жыл бұрын
We were bored with Sting's daily repeated setlists, not a good plan for GD shows.
@williamwoodall3538
3 жыл бұрын
I read an interview with Sting after those shows. It was probably in Relix. Sting spoke well of Jerry and said he called him "Father Christmas."
@BookClubDisaster
Жыл бұрын
Talking Heads' Psycho Killer at the end. Was that a recording or them playing it live?
@amyfairytrixy
Жыл бұрын
Is that the Talking Heads playing while Sting is talking! Also I saw Sting open up for the Grateful Dead in Las Vegas in 1993! Great shows!!!
@finnmcginn9931
Жыл бұрын
It was 93 eh? I saw him open for Th Dead in Buffalo (and maybe Washington also?). Apparently my memory is a little fuzzy. Cheers
@MrOldawg
Жыл бұрын
@@finnmcginn9931 saw him open for them in DC 93
@factchecker6674
Жыл бұрын
Sting looks like a techno-villain at any age.
@kingcassius2586
Жыл бұрын
That and a softer looking Malcolm McDowell at any comparable age.
@NateWilliams99
Жыл бұрын
Hi, I'm the robot they call Sam Donaldson, your ways are strange to me, but this Do Do Do, Da Da Da arouses a positive response.
@guillermosahuquillo4499
3 жыл бұрын
I have that da da da da do do do do record too
@jupiterlegrand4817
Жыл бұрын
Jerry was so great. Thoughtful answers and SO self-deprecating. "We were awful at Woodstock". Ain't many rockers who would admit that.
@robertjack4329
2 жыл бұрын
"New music for a new technological era". At that moment he was red hot, but 10 years later he'll be opening for the Grateful Dead.
@pipkingdom
Жыл бұрын
Sting is way ahead of his time, even today.
@BoutYoungAnnaLee
Жыл бұрын
Is opening for the Grateful Dead supposed to be a bad thing?! 😂
@us-Bahn
Жыл бұрын
I never knew how he got the name ‘Sting’. And his answer to make rock better by being more thoughtful was 100% on the mark.
@ustheserfs
Жыл бұрын
sam donaldson has the charisma of oatmeal, the plain kind.
@lnarachi
Жыл бұрын
you can hear the Talking Heads start to play "Psycho Killer" when Sting is on the air
@sgg6927
Жыл бұрын
A little more than a decade later Sting would be opening for the Deads summer tour. It was great to see
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
Ain't you the lucky one
@MrOldawg
Жыл бұрын
I was never a big Sting or Police fan but they were enjoyable @ RFK ‘93, esp when Jerry came out to play 😁
@mikehenderson6524
Жыл бұрын
what was that pretty editing? was that the dead under sting talking. was sam fucking with sting? I felt sam felt fucked with. Jerry is so lovely. Ive never heard him interviewed. So lovely. Thank you posting this.
@justintrites1699
Жыл бұрын
Love the talking heads in the background
@jthomeskillet
3 жыл бұрын
TalkingHeads playing Psycho Killer on stage while Sting talks
@finnmcginn9931
Жыл бұрын
I saw Sting open for The Dead at Rich Stadium in Buffalo and it was great.
@BoutYoungAnnaLee
Жыл бұрын
Wow! What year was that?
@termsofusepolice
Жыл бұрын
No one understood rock music and the music loving youth like Sam Donaldson. 😀
@cynlcole4649
4 жыл бұрын
Jerry giggles, smirks cute.
@superorangeish
Жыл бұрын
I'm convinced Donaldson is a Vulcan.
@jdub1883
Жыл бұрын
He was confusing the Police's latest single with "Camptown Races"
@ajs41
Жыл бұрын
Sting recorded Every Breath You Take about 3 months after this.
@amandajstar
Жыл бұрын
And what a bore that song is.
@ajs41
Жыл бұрын
@@amandajstar Only because it's overplayed.
@stephencrittenden9011
Жыл бұрын
If I may quote Sam Donaldson, "Well now, you've improvised a lot...". . Lol, like telling Graucho Marx that he joked around a lot. Or that Mary Shelley scared a lot. Wish Jerry was still around to read that, and respond with his never-ending kindness. God rest his soul.
@jeffkmclean
Жыл бұрын
And 11 years later, Sting would open for the Grateful Dead in Vegas.
@ecrecords615
Жыл бұрын
anyone else catch that it's Talking Heads' "Psycho Killer" playing in the background of Sting's clip? they must've been on a show together!
@mikel5582
Жыл бұрын
Comments about Sam Donaldson's cluelessness here are correct but Sam did seem genuinely interested in promoting the musicians and the music so he deserves credit for that.
@TheLadsBandLive
Жыл бұрын
Love the Talking Heads cameo.
@TheGravygun
Жыл бұрын
I love stung
@chris7brook
3 жыл бұрын
RIP Jerry Garcia ☠️
@WhiteMountaingirl
3 жыл бұрын
Sting looked go good!
@icecreamforcrowhurst
11 ай бұрын
Still does frankly.
@xianshep
3 жыл бұрын
Astonishing questions and comments from Donaldson, and an equally astonishing lack of arrogance (relatively) on the part of Sting. Jerry charming as always.
@superorangeish
Жыл бұрын
Astonishing? What else would a Vulcan ask?
@TheDaaazer
4 жыл бұрын
Never seen this before - kinda funny to see Mr. Prim and Proper Sam Donaldson interviewing Sting. "Believe it or not, I've got your record..." Yeah sure Sam. Anything you say.
@Sweeny5000
Жыл бұрын
Sam Donaldson really was Mr. Spock. Just so totally alien to earthly things.
@marcbernicker206
Жыл бұрын
i thought sam donaldson was mickey hart at first!
@stevenanthony6223
2 ай бұрын
Ten years later I saw Sting open for the Grateful Dead at Giants Stadium
@davenelson9505
3 жыл бұрын
Is that the shirt Jerry wore like in 1971?
@gratefuljr
3 жыл бұрын
They seemed to get along well during the 93 tour
@billbeliakoff5589
3 жыл бұрын
From what I've read Sting actually admired Jerry and started calling him "Father Christmas"
@Skyhawk472
Жыл бұрын
yes, in buffalo in '93. He opened for the dead. It was great when Jer came out and did a song or two with Sting. Tea in the Sahara
@AlSerra-it7dc
Жыл бұрын
Its not a machine gun its a guitar😂
@juniorthe3rdjuniorthe3rd
Жыл бұрын
I just noticed you could here the Talking Heads playing the music behind Sting.
@ratspam7655
Жыл бұрын
Sam Donaldson is one hepcat.
@RichAdams21
Жыл бұрын
Sting and Jerry Garcia being interviewed by someone who probably listens to old Mantovani records.
@jofinsky8400
Жыл бұрын
Surprisingly well spoken for the rockers.
@Twotontessie
Жыл бұрын
Not at all surprising. Most of the huge names are geniuses. Super smart, incredibly motivated and fearless.
@jofinsky8400
Жыл бұрын
@@Twotontessie I don't throw the word "genius" around lightly.
@cheddarcheese7928
Жыл бұрын
Damn Sting looked like a God here!.Radiates Charisma..At the peak of his powers
@bettybever1831
Жыл бұрын
...he certainly does...charming, politely self-posessed, such a gorgeous man... nice to be peaking at his powers here...
@tommyob4762
Жыл бұрын
Sting opened for the GD in '93 as well.
@ClueSign
3 жыл бұрын
While the Talking Heads sing "Psycho Killer" on stage in the background.
@DAV10250
Жыл бұрын
Funny to think about 10 years later, Sting would open for the Grateful Dead on their summer stadium tour
@odedfried-gaon2880
Жыл бұрын
What a great interview of different people, including Sam. Neat to see. #OdedFriedGaon #OdedMusic #OdedInformation #Audioded
@Strik9
Жыл бұрын
I graduated from high school 1982! We liked both and thought it was funny as fk when he called Jerry the Willie_Nelson of Rock & Jerry said thanks and giggles at the fool. Sting apparently thinks the questions are jokes as well.
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