Ep067: Buzz Osborne of Melvins, Fantômas & Crystal Fairy
The Vinyl Guide - Artist Interviews for Record Collectors and Music Nerds
Nate Goyer
4.7 • 579 Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2017
⏱️ 63 minutes
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Summary
This week Buzz Osborne aka King Buzzo, most notably from The Melvins, talks about his early days, the records that inspired him, the collectible Melvins vinyl, how to make it in the music business and his new project Crystal Fairy, featuring Teri Gender Bender from Le Butcherettes on vocals and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez from The Mars Volta and At The Drive In, alongside himself and Dale Crover. It's an interview as only Buzz will give, full of sardonicism and entertaining as can be. Plus we share a track from Crystal Fairy, which can be picked up at Ipecac.com. Do it up!
If you like records, just starting a collection or are an uber-nerd with a house-full of vinyl, this is the podcast for you. Nate Goyer is The Vinyl Guide and discusses all things music and record-related.
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| 0:00.0 | Why is something good? |
| 0:02.0 | It's arbitrary. |
| 0:03.0 | I have no idea. |
| 0:04.0 | Why is the Louis Louis riff good? |
| 0:06.0 | It's good for some reason. |
| 0:08.0 | Nah, nah, nah. |
| 0:10.0 | Why is it good? |
| 0:11.0 | Why was Elvis good? |
| 0:12.0 | Why? |
| 0:13.0 | You know? |
| 0:15.0 | Elvis was good because he was a freak. |
| 0:17.0 | That's why. |
| 0:18.0 | You know? That's why. |
| 0:34.6 | I know millions of people won't like what we do. No question of that. |
| 0:36.6 | I put a lot of work into what I'm doing, |
| 0:40.5 | and if people don't appreciate it, there's nothing I can do about it. I'm trying to make a living |
| 0:44.5 | doing this and remain true to these filthy audiences. |
| 1:17.6 | Well, hey everyone, welcome to this week's episode of the Vinyl Guide, the podcast for |
| 1:22.3 | fans and collectors of vinyl records. And man, today's episode is gonna get loud. We have on today's show King |
| 1:29.5 | Buzzo from Melvins. Buzz is a longtime survivor of the music business. He makes his own way. He |
| 1:35.6 | doesn't compromise his vision or core beliefs. He's the patron saint of Do What You Want. |
| 1:40.7 | And today he talks about his career, his values and approach when it comes |
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