Epic Billy Bob Thornton interview

cthomer5000 · 04-08-2009, 09:43 PM

did a quick search and didn't see anything on this, so forgive me if it's been posted.

This is a much watch, it's hilarious, uncomfortable, and surreal.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-08-2009, 09:50 PM

Is this the one from Canada where he basically turns into Joaquin Phoenix?

cthomer5000 · 04-08-2009, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by JonInMiddleGA

Is this the one from Canada where he basically turns into Joaquin Phoenix?

Yeah. I started out figuring there was zero chance i'd be sitting through the whole video... but it's pretty far out.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-08-2009, 09:52 PM

I read about this about an hour ago, just completely whacked shit as far as I could tell. I think I know enough batshitcrazy people in the world to be able to settle for that recap instead of suffering through the video.

stevew · 04-08-2009, 09:55 PM

Is it at least 7 minutes long? Don't want to be using the word epic too loosely

JPhillips · 04-08-2009, 09:58 PM

I'm so tired of celebrities that want PR, but only on their terms. Kudos to the first interviewer that cuts off the interview and calls him an asshole.

cthomer5000 · 04-08-2009, 10:00 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Is it at least 7 minutes long? Don't want to be using the word epic too loosely

13:40 baby!

Antmeister · 04-08-2009, 10:06 PM

Huh....that's probably way the rest of the band is sitting on one side of the table. One guy is even resorting to toying around with the computer cord with his head down.

Draft Dodger · 04-08-2009, 10:09 PM

big douche

MizzouRah · 04-08-2009, 10:13 PM

Yep.. what an ass.

Buccaneer · 04-08-2009, 10:19 PM

Angelina Jolie was/is such a skank.

JPhillips · 04-08-2009, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Angelina Jolie was/is such a skank.

You say that as if it's an insult.

Buccaneer · 04-08-2009, 10:21 PM

Read that this was conducted at 6 am. Even cthomer doesn't recognize that hour.

stevew · 04-08-2009, 10:21 PM

What is it called. Or can someone post the link. Trying to find it on my phone. It won't show embedded links and I need some entertainment for the drive home. Is it the one where he talks about having a fight over cole slaw

Drake · 04-08-2009, 10:27 PM

Yup. That is what happens to your brain after Angelina Jolie gives you the syphilis.

Brad Pitt should consider himself warned.

MJ4H · 04-08-2009, 10:34 PM

is it just me or is there no sound on that video?

2 day later update: Weird. Obviously works fine for everyone else and me, now, but that night I couldn't get it to play audio at all. Who the hell knows.

JonInMiddleGA · 04-08-2009, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

What is it called. Or can someone post the link. Trying to find it on my phone. It won't show embedded links and I need some entertainment for the drive home. Is it the one where he talks about having a fight over cole slaw

YouTube - Billy Bob Thornton 'Blow Up' on Q TV

samifan24 · 04-08-2009, 10:48 PM

I was really impressed with how well the host handled Thornton during this "interview." It was great to see how uncomfortable Thornton made his bandmates, too. What a jerk.

remper · 04-08-2009, 11:07 PM

I'm going to take a wild guess that he's tripping balls during this interview. He's definitely on something.

Edit: Well I watched the rest of the video and I changed my mind. He's just being a general dick.

Travis · 04-08-2009, 11:09 PM

Now had Billy Bob been playing the meow game during the interview fine, but this, wow, what a douche. I'll echo the host rolling with it pretty well. Nice to see him actually challenge Thornton on the "rules" a bit too. Pretty stupid on Thornton's part to continually ignore the music questions just because the guy mentioned him being an actor at the beginning.

cthomer5000 · 04-09-2009, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Buccaneer

Read that this was conducted at 6 am. Even cthomer doesn't recognize that hour.

If you're an artist that wants to break, you're going to do morning radio.. so you know the drill. I'm sure Billy has done TONS of 6AM interviews before in support of movies.

I mean, his comparison to Tom Petty is absurd. If Petty wrote a script - would he demand that his music NEVER come up in an interview regarding the new film he worked on?

It's absurd to want every benefit derived from crossing over to another art form (even being acknowledged) and none of the negatives (that being used as a reference point as to why such a shit band is even being interviewed).

Abe Sargent · 04-09-2009, 12:36 AM

cthomer5000 · 04-09-2009, 12:41 AM

And if you've made it this far in the thread and haven't actually watched the video, please do. I got sent the link from a friend and immediately thought "no f***in' way i'm going to spend 14 minutes on this, but i'll press play"

But trust me... it will end up being 14 minutes well spent. It's awesome by any number of criteria.

Big Fo · 04-09-2009, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by cthomer5000

If you're an artist that wants to break, you're going to do morning radio.. so you know the drill. I'm sure Billy has done TONS of 6AM interviews before in support of movies.

I mean, his comparison to Tom Petty is absurd. If Petty wrote a script - would he demand that his music NEVER come up in an interview regarding the new film he worked on?

It's absurd to want every benefit derived from crossing over to another art form (even being acknowledged) and none of the negatives (that being used as a reference point as to why such a shit band is even being interviewed).

The Tom Petty question was my third favorite part.

#2 - BBT criticizing Canadians because Americans/Europeans get more into the music on a Canadian show

#1 - the look on the faces of the other guys in the band.

cthomer5000 · 04-09-2009, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Big Fo

#1 - the look on the faces of the other guys in the band.

Hah... being informed that they were going to do an instrumental version... ouch!

Karlifornia · 04-09-2009, 02:05 AM

I could only make it 3 minutes. Does he go from being a boring dick to an entertaining dick?

MrDNA · 04-09-2009, 01:16 PM

I hope he's high. Being that intentionally obstinant is just stupid.

flere-imsaho · 04-09-2009, 01:36 PM

Great job by the interviewer to very subtly point out the idiocy in BBT's statements.

MizzouRah · 04-09-2009, 01:52 PM

Yes.. the interviewer handled it well.

In fact, the interviewer should have spouted random Sling Blade references when BB would start talking.... "I like them french fried potatoes.. mmmmhummm"

Passacaglia · 04-09-2009, 01:55 PM

Is there a transcript anywhere?

molson · 04-09-2009, 02:07 PM

Do these jerk-ass celebrities start out like this or does it only happen after they become famous?

Draft Dodger · 04-09-2009, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Passacaglia

Is there a transcript anywhere?

partial
Billy Bob Thornton makes waves during music interview - CNN.com

Travis · 04-09-2009, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by molson

Do these jerk-ass celebrities start out like this or does it only happen after they become famous?

How often in your life do you wish you could act differently than you actually do? Not saying this to excuse their actions, but I wonder if, at a certain point they feel they have enough power/wealth/fame to just act the way they want and drop all the pretenses most people have to keep up in day to day life. For some people you see how great they truly are, for others, well, you get videos like this. In other words, in a lot of cases it was probably always there, but they just didn't let it all show through until they felt they had the requisite fame to do so.

That and obviously their dickhead moments are observed/recorded/analyized a lot more than joe normal.

DanGarion · 04-09-2009, 02:33 PM

Seems staged...

Passacaglia · 04-09-2009, 02:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

partial
Billy Bob Thornton makes waves during music interview - CNN.com

Thanks!

dawgfan · 04-09-2009, 05:27 PM

While I am somewhat sympathetic to Billy Bob's obvious desire to have his band and his musical career stand on their own merits, I have my doubts that he and his management team aren't playing both sides of the coin here.

Yeah, Billy Bob says the interviewer's producer was told "no discussion of his acting career", but when they set up these publicity tours unless they are saying "Treat this band like any other up & coming band - don't make any mention about Billy Bob's acting career, and treat him like any other up & coming musician. If you don't want to book us given those constraints, fine." then they want to have their cake and eat it too.

dawgfan · 04-09-2009, 05:30 PM

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I could only make it 3 minutes. Does he go from being a boring dick to an entertaining dick?

He goes from being purposely obtuse & weird because he's upset the interviewer has mentioned his film career to being explicit about being upset, and then acting normal*.

* understanding that "normal" for Billy Bob means being kind of a prick

tucker rocky · 04-09-2009, 07:50 PM

BBT was clearly being an ass.

I guess he doesn't want mention of his film career, 'cause he sucks at it.

Lorena · 04-10-2009, 03:50 PM

I thought it was a Joaquin Phoenix thing too, but he was just being a jerk. I loved how the interviewer put BBT on the spot by saying, "Billy Bob will not be performing because they didn't bring their drumset", or something to that effect.

kurtism · 04-10-2009, 05:26 PM

And it has been parodied: Michael Showalter And Michael Ian Black's Billy Bob Thornton Parody - Parodies - Videogum

cartman · 04-10-2009, 08:59 PM

Canada is like "mashed potatoes with no gravy"? Hey buddy! There will be repercussions, guy! You are not my buddy, friend!

BILLY BOB THORNTON - THORNTON'S BAND SCRAPS TOUR AFTER BAD GIG

Big Fo · 04-11-2009, 12:05 AM

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Speaking at Toronto's Massey Hall Thursday, Thornton told the crowd that Ghomeshi, whose name Thornton said he couldn't remember, was an "a--hole."

"I sat down and talked with this guy," Thornton said from the stage. "He and his producers say, 'We promise you we won't say that' (meaning references to Thornton's acting career). The very first thing they said was that... If you look someone in the eyes and promise them something, and you don't do it, you don't get the interview."

This joust at Ghomeshi, who was roundly praised across the web for his calm, measured approach to Thornton's on-air sulking, was greeted by the Massey Hall audience with jeering and shouts of "Here comes the gravy!"

link to article at thestar.com

Here comes the gravy

MizzouRah · 04-11-2009, 09:07 AM

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Canada is like "mashed potatoes with no gravy"? Hey buddy! There will be repercussions, guy! You are not my buddy, friend!

BILLY BOB THORNTON - THORNTON'S BAND SCRAPS TOUR AFTER BAD GIG

That's great!

04-08-2009, 09:52 PM	#4
JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	I read about this about an hour ago, just completely whacked shit as far as I could tell. I think I know enough batshitcrazy people in the world to be able to settle for that recap instead of suffering through the video. __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

04-08-2009, 09:58 PM	#6
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MJ4H Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Hog Country	is it just me or is there no sound on that video? 2 day later update: Weird. Obviously works fine for everyone else and me, now, but that night I couldn't get it to play audio at all. Who the hell knows. __________________ My YouTube channel My Twitch channel My Sharona Last edited by MJ4H : 04-10-2009 at 06:00 PM.

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JonInMiddleGA Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Behind Enemy Lines in Athens, GA	Is this the one from Canada where he basically turns into Joaquin Phoenix? __________________ "I lit another cigarette. Unless I specifically inform you to the contrary, I am always lighting another cigarette." - from a novel by Martin Amis

04-08-2009, 09:55 PM	#5
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Is it at least 7 minutes long? Don't want to be using the word epic too loosely

04-08-2009, 10:13 PM	#10
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Yep.. what an ass.

04-08-2009, 10:19 PM	#11
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Angelina Jolie was/is such a skank.

04-08-2009, 10:21 PM	#13
Buccaneer Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Colorado	Read that this was conducted at 6 am. Even cthomer doesn't recognize that hour.

04-08-2009, 10:27 PM	#15
Drake assmaster Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Bloomington, IN	Yup. That is what happens to your brain after Angelina Jolie gives you the syphilis. Brad Pitt should consider himself warned.

04-08-2009, 10:48 PM	#18
samifan24 Pro Starter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: NC	I was really impressed with how well the host handled Thornton during this "interview." It was great to see how uncomfortable Thornton made his bandmates, too. What a jerk. __________________ "You spend a good piece of your life gripping a baseball...and in the end it turns out that it was the other way around all the time." -Jim Bouton

04-08-2009, 11:07 PM	#19
remper Mascot Join Date: Jan 2008	I'm going to take a wild guess that he's tripping balls during this interview. He's definitely on something. Edit: Well I watched the rest of the video and I changed my mind. He's just being a general dick. Last edited by remper : 04-08-2009 at 11:16 PM.

04-08-2009, 11:09 PM	#20
Travis Pro Rookie Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Canada eh	Now had Billy Bob been playing the meow game during the interview fine, but this, wow, what a douche. I'll echo the host rolling with it pretty well. Nice to see him actually challenge Thornton on the "rules" a bit too. Pretty stupid on Thornton's part to continually ignore the music questions just because the guy mentioned him being an actor at the beginning. __________________ "I don't want to play golf. When I hit a ball, I want someone else to go chase it." - Rogers Hornsby

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MrDNA High School Varsity Join Date: Jan 2007	I hope he's high. Being that intentionally obstinant is just stupid. __________________ Norfolk Flame (Shiba) Jacksonville Bulls (UFL) R.I.P. *Ayr Bravehearts (FOFL)*

04-09-2009, 01:36 PM	#28
flere-imsaho Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Chicagoland	Great job by the interviewer to very subtly point out the idiocy in BBT's statements.

04-09-2009, 01:52 PM	#29
MizzouRah Hall Of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Troy, Mo	Yes.. the interviewer handled it well. In fact, the interviewer should have spouted random Sling Blade references when BB would start talking.... "I like them french fried potatoes.. mmmmhummm" Last edited by MizzouRah : 04-09-2009 at 01:54 PM.

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Passacaglia Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Big Ten Country	Is there a transcript anywhere?

04-09-2009, 02:07 PM	#31
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	Do these jerk-ass celebrities start out like this or does it only happen after they become famous?

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DanGarion Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The Great Northwest	Seems staged... __________________ Los Angeles Dodgers Check out the FOFC Groups on Facebook! and Reddit! DON'T REPORT ME BRO!

04-09-2009, 05:27 PM	#36
dawgfan Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Seattle	While I am somewhat sympathetic to Billy Bob's obvious desire to have his band and his musical career stand on their own merits, I have my doubts that he and his management team aren't playing both sides of the coin here. Yeah, Billy Bob says the interviewer's producer was told "no discussion of his acting career", but when they set up these publicity tours unless they are saying "Treat this band like any other up & coming band - don't make any mention about Billy Bob's acting career, and treat him like any other up & coming musician. If you don't want to book us given those constraints, fine." then they want to have their cake and eat it too.

04-09-2009, 07:50 PM	#38
tucker rocky Pro Rookie Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Of no particular interest	BBT was clearly being an ass. I guess he doesn't want mention of his film career, 'cause he sucks at it.

04-10-2009, 03:50 PM	#39
Lorena Unregistered Join Date: May 2004	I thought it was a Joaquin Phoenix thing too, but he was just being a jerk. I loved how the interviewer put BBT on the spot by saying, "Billy Bob will not be performing because they didn't bring their drumset", or something to that effect.

04-10-2009, 05:26 PM	#40
kurtism High School Varsity Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Noblesville	And it has been parodied: Michael Showalter And Michael Ian Black's Billy Bob Thornton Parody - Parodies - Videogum

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cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Canada is like "mashed potatoes with no gravy"? Hey buddy! There will be repercussions, guy! You are not my buddy, friend! BILLY BOB THORNTON - THORNTON'S BAND SCRAPS TOUR AFTER BAD GIG __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint Last edited by cartman : 04-10-2009 at 09:02 PM.

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