CaptainSparklez on early Minecraft, music videos & YouTube legacy
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Who is CaptainSparklez and what is the vibe of the episode's opening?
Jack, I'm not even taking the mic. We have an actual legend today. All right.
I would concur. I'm using big words like concur.
Not one of these. Oh, we've got on bloody James Marriott. He's a legend.
No.
We've got Will and A. We've got an actual legend on today.
One of the greatest of all time.
One of the greats. He's done it. The term goat would not be exaggerative. It would not be exaggerative. He's in the Minecraft, what are they called? Faces on the rocks. He's one of them.
Remember? Mount Rushmore.
I would say Mount Rushmore is accurate. You can cut us off when you're done with the glaze, by the way. We're going to get into the meat of it today. Don't do it yet, Jordan. We're going to get into the meat of it today. We're going to uncover the man behind the myth. And also we are in LA in the Spotify studio.
Thank you for having us.
This is why it looks weird. But oh my God.
Okay. All right. All right. You guys can shut up. It's my turn.
Shut up. I'm talking. Shut up. Shut up. Shut up.
It's my turn. Shut up. It's my turn. You know what? It'll do. It'll do. I want to be custom. I can edit a custom where we cross it out.
It's my turn. Owen, make that happen. Anyway. Jordan, thank you so much for being here today for episode 95, gearing up to 100.
I'm so great. It took 95 episodes to get on. It took a little while.
It took a little bit.
Oh, how you doing this morning? Good. I mean, I'm feeling a little awkward of all that glazing going into it. I'm like, no, no, no, no, no, no.
It was excessive. Do you want to know what my first question for you is? Before we even get into your worst moment of the week, which is our first segment, we're very religious about our segments. So don't forget it. My first question for you... It hardly is a question, actually. ...is, you are fucking motherfucking Captain Sparkles.
Do you feel this also? You know what's really funny? So I was in this Mr. Beast video, and he brings me on to this final segment that they're doing, and he's like, and perhaps one of the most famous or greatest Minecraft YouTubers of all time, and I'm re-watching this after. You guys, where's Dan?
What was CaptainSparklez’s childhood like and how did he first get into gaming?
Where's Popular MMOs? Where's Stampy? All right. I feel like they just... They didn't accept the invite. You're one of four, man. Yeah, it is. You named Mount Rushmore there.
You know when the Fantastic Four comes in? When the Human Torch comes in, he sets himself on fire. The first thing you think isn't, yeah, but where's the thing? You're like, there's the Human Torch.
Someone thinks where's the thing.
Yeah, knobhead. That's huge, Jordan. Do you feel, are you aware of that? That you are motherfucking... No, no, not at all.
Really? Do you want to intro this to the viewers? I thought most of them would know. Okay, who... Or do you want to intro yourself?
Who are you? I want to give you a really modest... See, I always hate this when they ask you for a bio for something. I'm like, I don't even know, what do I say? Do I just, like... I make YouTube videos. I started really early and now I'm still doing it. And I still play Minecraft. There's my bio.
Okay, to my, you know, to people who are watching this who have no idea who you are, how would you introduce yourself?
I have... Made YouTube videos for Approach. God, it will be 16-year anniversary in July of the channel because I had a name before. So July 20th is the anniversary of CaptainSparklez. 16 years this July. And I've mostly for that time just been making Minecraft videos. And I've done... I mean, people obviously are most familiar with the music videos, which... I do want to do more of them. They just take so much work to do. And I think those are sort of the main points.
Are you taking the piss? What? That's how you'd introduce yourself? Yeah.
All right, you be like an Uber driver. I'll be you. And this is how I introduce myself. God, I would just say I work in online advertising. Me?
I'm a mother... I made Minecraft what it is. All right? I'm motherfucking Captain Sparkles. I made Fallen Kingdom. I made Revenge. I made Mayonite. I made TNT. I made the Jerry Slime. I have done it for years and you ain't got shit on me.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is CaptainSparklez and what is the vibe of the episode's opening?
0:00–2:09
2
What was CaptainSparklez’s childhood like and how did he first get into gaming?
2:09–4:36
3
How did CaptainSparklez start his YouTube channel and discover Minecraft?
4:36–11:21
4
Why is CaptainSparklez planning to move to Japan and how is his life changing?
11:21–19:22
5
What does a typical day in CaptainSparklez’s life look like now?
19:22–29:41
6
How were the iconic Minecraft music videos (TNT, Revenge, Fallen Kingdom) created?
29:41–39:20
7
How does CaptainSparklez feel about his legacy, fame, and possible retirement?
39:20–50:06
8
What are CaptainSparklez’s thoughts on the current YouTube landscape and future projects?
50:06–1:04:29
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