Craig Ferguson
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Podcast Appearances
You were a drummer. I was a drummer in punk rock bands. So I lived for a long time in the back of a van. No shit. Well, I actually didn't live there. I mean, I shared a room with some guys in a band in the west end of Glasgow, which is a really fucking great neighborhood. It still is. Like, really kind of... Before hipsters were invented. Oh, they may have been invented there.
It was like they were poor, but hipsters. You know what I mean? They liked good music, but they didn't know what kale was. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I understand. So I lived in a kind of shared apartment there with the guys in bands that I was in, and we would travel in... transit vans up and around Britain playing bad music. That's crazy.
It was like they were poor, but hipsters. You know what I mean? They liked good music, but they didn't know what kale was. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I understand. So I lived in a kind of shared apartment there with the guys in bands that I was in, and we would travel in... transit vans up and around Britain playing bad music. That's crazy.
It was like they were poor, but hipsters. You know what I mean? They liked good music, but they didn't know what kale was. You know what I'm saying? Yeah, I understand. So I lived in a kind of shared apartment there with the guys in bands that I was in, and we would travel in... transit vans up and around Britain playing bad music. That's crazy.
Yeah, I guess 1980 to about 83.
Yeah, I guess 1980 to about 83.
Yeah, I guess 1980 to about 83.
Did you know the Ramones? Yeah. Actually, no, I didn't. But when I was about 21. Okay. So I met a girl who's part of all this crowd, and we got married.
Did you know the Ramones? Yeah. Actually, no, I didn't. But when I was about 21. Okay. So I met a girl who's part of all this crowd, and we got married.
Did you know the Ramones? Yeah. Actually, no, I didn't. But when I was about 21. Okay. So I met a girl who's part of all this crowd, and we got married.
And we went to, she liked New York City, so we came to New York City when I was 21. Wow. And I was living in the East Village when I was 21. What year is this? This is 84. Jesus. That's when the East Village was the mix. Talk about in the mix. Yeah, yeah. Holy shit. There used to be a, it was a fantastic woman who lived nearby. Grandmaster Flash lived in my building.
And we went to, she liked New York City, so we came to New York City when I was 21. Wow. And I was living in the East Village when I was 21. What year is this? This is 84. Jesus. That's when the East Village was the mix. Talk about in the mix. Yeah, yeah. Holy shit. There used to be a, it was a fantastic woman who lived nearby. Grandmaster Flash lived in my building.
And we went to, she liked New York City, so we came to New York City when I was 21. Wow. And I was living in the East Village when I was 21. What year is this? This is 84. Jesus. That's when the East Village was the mix. Talk about in the mix. Yeah, yeah. Holy shit. There used to be a, it was a fantastic woman who lived nearby. Grandmaster Flash lived in my building.
Do you know what I'm talking about? It's amazing, isn't it? I mean, it was fucking crazy.
Do you know what I'm talking about? It's amazing, isn't it? I mean, it was fucking crazy.
Do you know what I'm talking about? It's amazing, isn't it? I mean, it was fucking crazy.
Who's this Grandmaster Flash? And why have I got his electricity bill? But he used to have this ankle-length gold lame coat. He would walk around. It was fucking amazing looking. He'd stand out. Yeah, he was a really nice guy. Although, I guess he was Grandmaster Flash. Sure. Why wouldn't you be in a good mood? Sure. But there was a lady who lived nearby us.
Who's this Grandmaster Flash? And why have I got his electricity bill? But he used to have this ankle-length gold lame coat. He would walk around. It was fucking amazing looking. He'd stand out. Yeah, he was a really nice guy. Although, I guess he was Grandmaster Flash. Sure. Why wouldn't you be in a good mood? Sure. But there was a lady who lived nearby us.
Who's this Grandmaster Flash? And why have I got his electricity bill? But he used to have this ankle-length gold lame coat. He would walk around. It was fucking amazing looking. He'd stand out. Yeah, he was a really nice guy. Although, I guess he was Grandmaster Flash. Sure. Why wouldn't you be in a good mood? Sure. But there was a lady who lived nearby us.
And I used to hear her every night because she was a waitress in a bar. But the neighborhood was so dangerous that when she was walking home late at night, she wanted to be an opera singer. So she would walk home singing opera all the way down the block. And the noise would be like, everyone would know she was coming down.