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Episode 235
How Director Brendan Toller Snagged Andy Warhol’s Dream Job
Danny Fields documentary DANNY SAYS explores the unbelievable life of a rock shadow figure from the 1960s, to punk and beyond. From his time working with The Beatles, The Doors, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, to Lou Reed, the Ramones, and the vanguard of punk rock music-take a trip through the amphetamine-paced evolution of rock music with one of the great minds of the movement that stayed backstage, pulling strings and opening minds all the while. Documentary director Brendan Toller shares the trailer and footage from the film on the world’s only all documentary talk show, BYOD hosted by Ondi Timoner.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Brendan Toller to BYOD.
00:57 Meeting Danny Fields.
02:44 DANNY SAYS, Clip: The Beatles more popular than Jesus.
06:25 Amphetamines, Harvard law and financing the bands.
10:27 DIY music making, Andy Warhol and taped phone calls.
11:39 DANNY SAYS, Clip: Lou reed listens to the Ramones.
12:47 Lessons from Andy Warhol and the loss of mystery.
16:10 Creating the film, Iggy Pop and interviewing musicians.
19:00 Lenny Kaye and the self destructive behavior of Iggy &The Stooges.
20:58 Creating the animation sequences and film screenings.
23:38 Jim Morrison and a time of “everyone doing nothing”.
25:10 Titling the film and Danny’s reaction to the film.
27:00 Where to watch the movie.
27:13 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Brendan Toller is a New York City based filmmaker. His first feature documentary, I Need That Record! featuring Thurston Moore, Mike Watt, Ian MacKaye, and Noam Chomsky. Brendan’s work has been featured in Rolling Stone, The Village Voice, Wire, Pitchfork, The Onion and Dazed & Confused Korea.
DANNY SAYS is a documentary on the life and times of Danny Fields. Since 1966, Danny Fields has played a pivotal role in music and “culture” of the late 20th century: working for the Doors, Cream, Lou Reed, Nico, Judy Collins and managing groundbreaking artists like the Stooges, the MC5 and the Ramones. Danny Says follows Fields from Phi Beta Kappa whiz-kid, to Harvard Law dropout, to the Warhol Silver Factory, to Director of Publicity at Elektra Records, to “punk pioneer” and beyond. Danny’s taste and opinion, once deemed defiant and radical, has turned out to have been prescient. Danny Says is a story of marginal turning mainstream, avant garde turning prophetic, as Fields looks to the next generation.
Danny Says is largely crafted from over 250 hours of present-day interviews and items from Danny Fields’ immense archive (thousands of photographs, audio cassettes, ephemera).
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