Chris Robinson Thinks Group Sex Is Unhygienic | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend

so you have said that uh all those years. of touring uh the drugs interested you. not not as much like the sex like you'd. read about these other heavy metal. groups that were into group sex and you. had this great quote where you went. please group sex is. unhygienic and I was like he's right. maybe that's why I've never done it let. me tell you something I am maybe I don't. know why I'm the way I am but it's like. I didn't do group sex and I don't do all.

you can eat sushi you know what I mean. it's like I just when you see all you. like I don't know if that's something. that I want access to as much as I can. till I vomit yeah yeah or whatever it's. just weird I mean uh yeah I don't know I. was I was always a one woman kind of. person I like the relationship yep uh. doesn't mean I was very good at him. until very recently and the jury is. still out but but you know I'm like.

what if you meet a girl and she doesn't. have any Big Star Records you know what. I mean like you know like you're shoes. don't go with this outfit oh what are. you we're not going to hang you know. what I mean I have certain wow your bar. is so. high all they need to know as far as I'm. concerned is that I was on. television you were a game show host. good enough yeah it does you want a. movie or something yeah whatever let's. go saw you on an episode of.

Cannon and To Catch a Predator yeah. whatever sure and I did get caught so. what. um no but you know what I mean so it was. like my he you know Part of Me Part of. rock and roll is also an extension of. like this you know po there there's. poets who are like uh religiously sober. in their pursuit of their language and. and and what they want to say and then.

some who a derangement of the senses is. their inspiration I prefer the latter. you know I like it the intensity of all. of that and a lot of laughing and fun. too you know well that's one of the. things too is I mean first of all just. to take people through. it the trajectory that you guys went. through I think in uh the space of I. don't know if it's like a year maybe you. go from playing. to I think you've said maybe 18 people.

in a room sometimes I wish it was 18 18. people in a room let's say and a year. later uh after Shake Your Money Maker. you're playing to hundreds of thousands. of people in Moscow all around the world. and you're how old how old were you at. that time 23 turning 24 yeah and I've. always said I'm again I don't have a lot. of experience with drugs but I defy. anyone to find a more powerful drug than. a group like agulation from a big crowd.

I think that goes right into your heart. like very powerful cocaine you know it's. funny Izzy stradlin from Guns and Roses. invited rich and I to his house and like. early 1990 we were out here and we were. like I mean there that's guns and Rose. they're still Guns and Roses but then. they were like Guns and Roses like you. know and he was like oh man thanks for. coming over I just wanted to meet you. guys and you know I don't know if you're. prepared for what's going to happen and. we were like you're going to pay for.

lunch I didn't know I we're prepared for. that I have $8 you know you just sold. $800 million records yeah but no we're. not getting lunch F never mind never. mind uh but that what Fame and the you. know he goes you just just hang on and. you know it's funny that was we you have. no idea you don't I mean you you think. about those things it's the same thing I. was teasing before about reading a book. or. whatever and you know at the end of or. 1991 we're in Europe and David Bowie is.

in a band called tin machine with reeell. guitar player he's now in the Cure. fantastic guitar player great guy I. haven't seen him in a little while but. we were all in Dublin together I look. back on this day it was a it was funny. do you want to have breakfast with me. and David David Boe and I was like yeah. of course I do he's paying right I'm. just kidding you're obsessed with that I. I'm K well I'm just thinking at the time. that water's on.

thanks we sit down and and I but at the. time I was probably very nervous but. again I had I had made one record you. know my life is changing but I've made. one record he's David Boe I mean. he's rocks chameleon yeah but he's David. Bowie he's already this iconic uh he's. already this archetype of like a certain. thing that we. associate culturally with rock and roll. what am I going to be well there was.

that time I was in the studio last week. you know what I mean I I hadn't traveled. I'd been around I I haven't done. anything and he was very aloof and it. wasn't that he was but I realized like. what what what what did I have to offer. that conversation even if I'm smart W. whatever I it wasn't adding up we go. that night the edge has a birthday party. at his Mansion MH and we're invited to. that so Bono was there he was dressed as. Shay River which was what he was what he.

didn't have you know it was sharite in. Ireland yeah I mean yeah I mean he had. the he was. completely that's so I thought he was. yeah it wasn't po pot I tell you. that but he he was that was Friday yeah. yeah that was a private party I didn't. think it would be good to have a f you. know a costume party where but it has to. be in private where everyone comes as. the worst person in the world I'm like. there's two Jim Joneses here.

guys you're like well I thought you I. thought you we got a call ahead I. thought you were coming as Herman hes. I'm like the wrong size boots God damn. it but I'm not I'm not saying Shay is a. bad part I'm not at all he's a. revolutionary but but the point of the. story is Bono's like oh you're in The. Black Crows I go yeah and he goes oh you. poor bastard you'll never sell that many. records again you know that I was like. Jesus Boo this is I mean I don't know. what's going to happen oh I do I'm Bono.

you know look at me I'm in my fatigues. you. know but he said that and and in a way. though I get it I always envi the you. have one record it's pretty good the ne. you know that you could tear us up this. thing and start to learn your way around. a an industry and a business that is can. be horrible a horrible some of the worst. people in the world yep again it's the. same thing when you sign your first. record contract and the and the lawyer. goes this is the worst thing you'll ever.

see I'll sign. that you know what I mean like and you. do it because at the time there's. nothing else just played in front of 18. people and someone saying we will make. this record and we will put it out. Lauren Michaels said to me that one of. the truest things I I know it's true now. and he said Goen that's my chair he said. that's my chair it's my show but he said. um you know cuz I was uh many people.

would say like I was signing crazy. signing away a lot of things and but I. was brand new and you don't have a lot. of Leverage I had no leverage and so. what he said to me was he said look and. he had that kind of my boy and he was. absolutely right he said many of the. smartest things I've heard about Show. Business have been from Lauren Michaels. and he said Conan they take advantage of. you for 5 years then it's your turn and. I didn't know what he was talking about. but you know if you put in the time and. you can hang in there then you get to. say if you want more of what I'm doing I.

would like to set the CH it weird before. the Kardashians came on TV 5 years. seemed like a long time now it's like 83. seasons of that you know what I. mean yeah yeah no it's true it is true. how people I don't I don't I've never. even seen 5 Seconds of it I just thought. yeah I thought it would be funny no no. but but it's and I don't know if it's. funny if you're just being nice no no no. no it is pretty funny it is uh it is. very funny um it is I'm always stunned.

now at it used to be like an epic run if. a TV show was on for 6 years was like. wow you guys did six years and you're. going to go into syndication and now I'm. constantly seeing that a show that I. swear to God you know um sounds like it. just went on the air like three years. ago yeah like not even The Bachelor or. The Bachelorette but bachelorette's on. stilts and they'll say we're celebrating. our. 40th season and you're like what. happened.

show came out in. 1971 can I tell you a funny story though. about no time no see you guys later bye. shut the door the day we had made Shaker. Money Maker it's in the can it's. finished the artwork is done they've. going to give us the release date we had. a show in a place called Rome Georgia. there's a boarding school there called. Darlington that my dad and Rich actually. went to and they had a little bar up. there and we'd play there occasionally. we drive the van up it's like 90 miles.

and and we were called Mr crows garden. and it just didn't fit our little jangly. psychedelic 60s kind of name didn't fit. what we were doing and so you know. George and everyone said we you need a. new name we liked the crows that's why. we keep the e in it because of the book. Mr Crow is like a proper noun so on the. way up to this gig we say in the van. that's it we're today we had like a. couple of names We're The Black Crows.

from here no matter what happens to we. are all in on this yes we make that. decision we go to the gig we set up our. gear we do soundcheck there's a band. that's opening for us that's like a dad. and a daughter and like a cousin and. it's like a some family band I don't. know if they were Christians I don't. know what they were. doing and we're like that's weird so we. go down the street to get something to. eat we come back those guys finish their.

set we're dressed like the I mean we. look like you know we're doing a gig. it's a real gig we're the. black crows we made an album we. walk out on stage we open with. jealous again the only people in the. club are the dad the daughter and the. cousin hold on and they're sitting there. and they're eating Subway sandwiches. while we're. playing like you know.

four people the opening man we're like. jealous. [Music]. again oh. wow like yes you know what I mean like. here we come World beaters fantastic.