I used to make music videos before I started focusing on long form projects. Looking around the internet for some of my old videos today, I found that a lot of them are either really hard to find or only shitty youtube videos. In the months to come, I will upload all my videos onto vimeo where they can be seen at a much nicer resolution than youtube. 

I shot this video at John’s house in a single day. He was not psyched on a film crew wandering freely around his house. John insisted that anytime something had to be moved, I must be there to supervise. After the shoot, though completely unrelated to my crew, something caught fire in his kitchen. John took the fire as a sign and swore to never be photographed in his home again. When I sent him a rough cut, he told me that it was his favorite video that he had ever been a part of… So we’re still cool.

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8 Comments

  1. 12.20.08 jessiejane
    Posted December 20, 2008 at 7:39 am | Permalink

    I’m sorry to say that this is the exact conversation John and I had while he was on the phone in this video:

    ME: Hi John. JOHN: Hi Jessie. ME: What did one tampax say to the other tampax? JOHN: I don’t know, what? ME: Nothing. They were both stuck up c*nts! JOHN: Um, Bye.

  2. 12.22.08 A thing
    Posted December 22, 2008 at 5:14 pm | Permalink

    Thanks for the large resolution file. It’s beautiful…and that story is so weird, I don’t understand why people believe in “signs”.

  3. 12.22.08 dharma
    Posted December 22, 2008 at 7:04 pm | Permalink

    wtf?

    anyway, thanks for posting the video in good quality, I really love that song and his author.

  4. 12.23.08 rebeka tarpey
    Posted December 23, 2008 at 3:23 am | Permalink

    what a beautiful vidio :D i love rhcp!

  5. 12.24.08 Katherine
    Posted December 24, 2008 at 12:23 am | Permalink

    People believe in “signs” the same way people believe in God and miracles and other similar things. Besides it’s a beautiful video. I believe it was the first song of John’s that I heard.

  6. 12.29.08 Mary Alice
    Posted December 29, 2008 at 6:13 pm | Permalink

    I really love this song. And you did a great job with the video – very warm and cozy and overflowing with records.

  7. 03.14.09 doesnt matter
    Posted March 14, 2009 at 9:52 pm | Permalink

    you made this video???
    this is one of my favorites!!!! holy shit.

  8. 06.12.09 elisabradbury
    Posted June 12, 2009 at 10:24 pm | Permalink

    I love John’s music. Its so inspiring, and just great. Solo and with the Red Hot Chili Peppers, it’s all amazing.

    One of the best musicians of our time, by far. :D

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