Wesley Willis (lyrics, punk, rock, albums, exploited)

BlandIgnition · 09-12-2006, 03:15 PM

Anyone heard him? He's friggin' fantastic, i'm his fanatic. Ahhh superb. he's very low key, if you don't know him i'll upload a little somethin of his.
Live it.

swim · 09-12-2006, 03:19 PM

The songs I've heard are annoying.

~~hiu~~ · 09-13-2006, 12:47 AM

You can't hate Wesley, you're luck he's dead or his schizophrenic ass would have killed you.

Fenixpunk · 09-14-2006, 09:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hiu

You can't hate Wesley, you're luck he's dead or his schizophrenic ass would have killed you.

or at least headbutted the hell out of you.

Sneer · 01-16-2009, 09:46 AM

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This guy is awesome. I've got Spookydisharmoniousconflicthellride (Its under The Wesley Willis Fiasco), absolutely mental stuff, never heard such obscene lyrics in my life. Really good musicianship too.

sandytherabbit · 01-17-2009, 01:44 PM

ok here's a great wesley willis story.
this was about hmmm...12 years ago or so. i was jamming with my friend jason peasant. rip jason.miss you guy...
and wesley willis was sleeping on the couch. it was like this studio set up in the burbs of detroit. so wesley wakes up right?
there are a bunch of us partyin and playin music etc.
he wakes up after like grunting for a bit. when he moved we all stood really still like he was a bear awakening from a deep slumber.scaaaary. i mean wesley willis was a very very large man. coulda been a pro wrestler fer sher.
anyways he comes on over and starts like grabbing some of the dudes by the backs of their heads and headbutting them.
and he would yell rah! say rah!!! rah!
so they are all like rah rah rah
and i am like nah nah nah i dont freakin think so.
i avoided eye contact believe me. this was his thing i guess. this head butting thing. he had a permanent like dent or somethng in the middle of his forehead. so anyways. we party all night. and the next night he was playing at this sweet little record store. needless to say we went to party with the rockstar.
lol
we get there and there he is ever looming over tiny looking people and signing autographs. so i walk up to him ..and was like hey wesley how you doin man? and he looked at me and was like...wanna buy a cd
?
lol

that is my wesley willis story.
he was a really interesting man to say the lease. i feel he was exploited. but at least he got to enjoy himself a bit along the way.
rip to you too wesley.

so many friends gone.

Sneer · 01-19-2009, 09:59 AM

Brilliant, very interesting guy indeed. I agree with the exploitation. Yet as you say, he enjoyed himself along the way and we were left with some pretty excellent music.

charliebrwnNC · 01-19-2009, 01:32 PM

Thank Howard Stern for the explotation. It was funny as anything. But by no means brillant.

BastardofYoung · 06-14-2011, 01:19 PM

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I was looking to see if there was a thread on Wesley Willis, or I was going to make one.

I am a huge fan of Wesley, and not just in the laugh at him type of way.. I have watched documentaries on him, and like to watch interviews and all.. To me Wesley is an important figure in the world of rock n roll, as well as outsider art. He was an excellent artist, this video is amazing:

Wesley to me is a case of a perfect case of showing to the world, the impact of music and the arts on people with mental illness, how a person who came from nothing, who came from a broken home full of abuse and personal horrors... could come up and influence and impact the pop culture in a way not many have not. He, Daniel Johnston, The Kids of Widney High and others to me are something I take great interest in.

I think to understand Wesley you really have to know his past... I recommend watching this three part documentary on him before anything else.

very well made and put together with love, it really does give history into the man, and to see there was so much more to him than just vulgarity.

This is Wesley at his most autobiagraphical:

Wesley lived for his art, he breathed it... he is, no matter how much some wanna say it or admit it, an artist. In every regard.

BastardofYoung · 06-14-2011, 01:36 PM

I watched this earlier to... haha....

To give a slight bit of context to this song before anything, because these ones can be taken out of context... Wesley's songs like this were directed at his demons, he wrote these songs because he said it grossed them out, and they would leave him alone when he played them. If somebody is not familiar with these songs in that context, it is just vulgarity to them.

I like this video and the time the person took to make it:

09-12-2006, 03:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlandIgnition Groupie Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Prehistoria, KY Posts: 8	Wesley Willis Anyone heard him? He's friggin' fantastic, i'm his fanatic. Ahhh superb. he's very low key, if you don't know him i'll upload a little somethin of his. Live it. __________________ A great many people now reading and writing would be better employed keeping rabbits. The mending of the mathematician and the poet, peace and progress, insight and accuracy, is ideal.

09-12-2006, 03:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	The songs I've heard are annoying. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

01-16-2009, 09:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	BUMP This guy is awesome. I've got Spookydisharmoniousconflicthellride (Its under The Wesley Willis Fiasco), absolutely mental stuff, never heard such obscene lyrics in my life. Really good musicianship too. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

01-19-2009, 09:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
Sneer Let it drip Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 5,430	Brilliant, very interesting guy indeed. I agree with the exploitation. Yet as you say, he enjoyed himself along the way and we were left with some pretty excellent music. __________________ LastFM Sneer's Emporium of Sound Fright Team radio show

06-14-2011, 01:19 PM	#9 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	BUMP!!! I was looking to see if there was a thread on Wesley Willis, or I was going to make one. I am a huge fan of Wesley, and not just in the laugh at him type of way.. I have watched documentaries on him, and like to watch interviews and all.. To me Wesley is an important figure in the world of rock n roll, as well as outsider art. He was an excellent artist, this video is amazing: Wesley to me is a case of a perfect case of showing to the world, the impact of music and the arts on people with mental illness, how a person who came from nothing, who came from a broken home full of abuse and personal horrors... could come up and influence and impact the pop culture in a way not many have not. He, Daniel Johnston, The Kids of Widney High and others to me are something I take great interest in. I think to understand Wesley you really have to know his past... I recommend watching this three part documentary on him before anything else. very well made and put together with love, it really does give history into the man, and to see there was so much more to him than just vulgarity. This is Wesley at his most autobiagraphical: Wesley lived for his art, he breathed it... he is, no matter how much some wanna say it or admit it, an artist. In every regard. __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.

09-13-2006, 12:47 AM	#3 (permalink)
~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,174	You can't hate Wesley, you're luck he's dead or his schizophrenic ass would have killed you.

01-17-2009, 01:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
sandytherabbit Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: detrroit Posts: 8	ok here's a great wesley willis story. this was about hmmm...12 years ago or so. i was jamming with my friend jason peasant. rip jason.miss you guy... and wesley willis was sleeping on the couch. it was like this studio set up in the burbs of detroit. so wesley wakes up right? there are a bunch of us partyin and playin music etc. he wakes up after like grunting for a bit. when he moved we all stood really still like he was a bear awakening from a deep slumber.scaaaary. i mean wesley willis was a very very large man. coulda been a pro wrestler fer sher. anyways he comes on over and starts like grabbing some of the dudes by the backs of their heads and headbutting them. and he would yell rah! say rah!!! rah! so they are all like rah rah rah and i am like nah nah nah i dont freakin think so. i avoided eye contact believe me. this was his thing i guess. this head butting thing. he had a permanent like dent or somethng in the middle of his forehead. so anyways. we party all night. and the next night he was playing at this sweet little record store. needless to say we went to party with the rockstar. lol we get there and there he is ever looming over tiny looking people and signing autographs. so i walk up to him ..and was like hey wesley how you doin man? and he looked at me and was like...wanna buy a cd ? lol that is my wesley willis story. he was a really interesting man to say the lease. i feel he was exploited. but at least he got to enjoy himself a bit along the way. rip to you too wesley. so many friends gone.

01-19-2009, 01:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
charliebrwnNC Groupie Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 19	Thank Howard Stern for the explotation. It was funny as anything. But by no means brillant.

06-14-2011, 01:36 PM	#10 (permalink)
BastardofYoung Buzz Killjoy Join Date: May 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 2,692	I watched this earlier to... haha.... To give a slight bit of context to this song before anything, because these ones can be taken out of context... Wesley's songs like this were directed at his demons, he wrote these songs because he said it grossed them out, and they would leave him alone when he played them. If somebody is not familiar with these songs in that context, it is just vulgarity to them. I like this video and the time the person took to make it: __________________ last.fm ‎"I hope that someday we will be able to put away our fears and prejudices and just laugh at people." - Jack Handey.