WEBVTT 01:07.650 --> 01:08.735 "Ely Buendia, 01:08.818 --> 01:10.862 you don't need to hide anymore." 01:11.738 --> 01:14.324 Fans are urging Ely to make good on his promise 01:14.407 --> 01:16.451 to reunite with his Eraserheads bandmates 01:16.534 --> 01:19.913 if Leni Robredo runs for president in 2022. 01:19.996 --> 01:23.416 Even if it was in jest, they badly want it for the people. 01:51.736 --> 01:52.821 Okay. 01:52.904 --> 01:54.489 Rolling. 02:00.537 --> 02:03.623 You go through life and then you make plans with people. 02:03.706 --> 02:05.041 And then, 02:05.125 --> 02:07.335 and then one of those people changes their minds. 02:07.418 --> 02:09.462 It's like, "Oh, no, no, no. You can't get to do that." 02:14.134 --> 02:15.510 I didn't want to play the shows anymore. 02:15.593 --> 02:19.180 Like I said, I'd rather be somewhere else. 02:23.935 --> 02:25.270 We're not friends? 02:26.771 --> 02:28.148 We're more than friends. 02:29.149 --> 02:30.441 We were married to each other. 02:33.653 --> 02:36.739 I would not wish that on anyone. 02:36.823 --> 02:37.824 It really, 02:38.867 --> 02:40.368 It really hits 02:40.451 --> 02:41.578 very hard. 02:54.632 --> 02:56.759 UP LOOP - UP CAMPUS - MRT PANTRANCO 03:08.396 --> 03:11.900 There was a brief flowering of local music 03:11.983 --> 03:15.904 in the wake of the euphoria following EDSA 1986. 03:15.987 --> 03:18.990 The music scene was largely underground. 03:19.073 --> 03:21.701 The culture was waiting for something to happen 03:21.784 --> 03:24.871 and that's what the Eraserheads were. 03:24.954 --> 03:28.207 When I first met them, 03:28.791 --> 03:32.003 I have to be honest, I wasn't really impressed. 03:34.422 --> 03:37.383 I had a band when I was a freshman. 03:37.884 --> 03:44.599 Most of the band members went to seriously studying music. 03:44.682 --> 03:48.019 And I was left with no band. 03:48.102 --> 03:52.398 I was forced to place an ad in the dorm. 03:55.610 --> 03:59.280 Raymund, being old bandmates with Ely in Sunday School 03:59.781 --> 04:04.160 decided to answer that. To answer the audition post. 04:04.244 --> 04:10.750 Ah, they were not the type of musicians I was looking for. 04:10.833 --> 04:15.964 It also appeared that even personality-wise, 04:16.047 --> 04:19.550 I didn't think I would gel with them. 04:19.634 --> 04:21.552 I knew he didn't want it. 04:22.053 --> 04:24.097 It was like, after the College of Music guys, 04:24.180 --> 04:26.391 you get us? Right? 04:26.474 --> 04:30.353 But he's not so outgoing so I guess he got stuck with us. 04:31.354 --> 04:32.981 Lucky for us, we were the only ones who auditioned. 04:33.064 --> 04:34.691 Just the three of us. Nobody else came. 04:36.109 --> 04:38.611 When he was looking at us, he was just shaking his head. 04:38.695 --> 04:41.281 But you know, we share the same, similar tastes. 04:41.364 --> 04:45.660 My band left me and their vocalist left them, 04:45.743 --> 04:48.997 Raymund, Buddy, and Marcus' band. 04:49.497 --> 04:51.708 So we decided to join forces. 04:51.791 --> 04:54.752 That's when Eraserheads came to be. 04:54.836 --> 04:58.798 This next song is all about love. 04:58.881 --> 04:59.757 PLEASE USE SMALL BILLS OR COINS IN THE MORNING 04:59.841 --> 05:03.094 And I wrote it all by myself. 05:04.512 --> 05:08.474 They tried to tell us 05:08.558 --> 05:11.269 We're too young 05:13.938 --> 05:16.357 Too young 05:16.441 --> 05:21.571 To really be in love 05:23.114 --> 05:28.494 I think it all happened when we recorded 05:28.578 --> 05:34.459 a demo on cassette in Raymund's garage. 05:34.542 --> 05:36.878 And we shopped it around the campus 05:37.462 --> 05:41.841 and it somehow reached organizers on campus 05:41.924 --> 05:43.968 and they started getting us for gigs. 05:44.052 --> 05:47.263 We just played every gig we could get. 05:47.346 --> 05:50.183 Personally, I first heard of The Eraserheads in the 90s 05:50.266 --> 05:52.351 when I was a freshman in college. 05:52.435 --> 05:54.228 What fascinated me was that 05:54.312 --> 05:56.773 they were going to same university as I was. 05:57.774 --> 06:00.109 The language was very lay person. 06:01.569 --> 06:05.531 It was the kind of language that you would hear students use. 06:05.615 --> 06:08.868 And at that time it had only been three years post-EDSA. 06:08.951 --> 06:12.246 That kind of creativity and sensibility, 06:12.330 --> 06:15.083 talking about the mundane things of everyday life, 06:15.166 --> 06:17.335 it was on its way to maturing. 06:17.418 --> 06:19.629 So definitely post-EDSA, 06:19.712 --> 06:24.759 these kinds of music flourished because artists didn't feel stifled. 06:24.842 --> 06:26.636 They weren't afraid anymore. 06:33.643 --> 06:39.649 The songs of The Eraserheads represented really, the dreams, aspirations 06:39.732 --> 06:44.654 but also the realities of Filipino youth of their generation. 07:03.589 --> 07:05.591 We all started going to bars. 07:05.675 --> 07:07.385 Of course, you're students. 07:07.468 --> 07:09.512 Then eventually, "Why don't we play these bars?" 07:09.595 --> 07:13.224 We auditioned everywhere. Mayric's, Anthem. 07:13.307 --> 07:15.768 We got turned down everywhere. 07:15.852 --> 07:19.897 I wasn't really surprised that no one wanted us, 07:19.981 --> 07:24.402 'cause for one, they were looking for show bands. 07:24.485 --> 07:29.323 We were walking to the record stations. 07:29.407 --> 07:32.285 They always said, "No." 07:32.368 --> 07:33.911 "You're not good-looking." 07:34.704 --> 07:36.497 "You're not pop enough." 07:48.134 --> 07:49.719 I was frustrated. 07:49.802 --> 07:52.555 It wasn't really like an overnight thing, you know. 07:52.638 --> 07:56.017 It was a slow, slow crawl to the top. 07:56.642 --> 08:01.063 There was also a time when Buddy semi-quit the band. 08:01.147 --> 08:03.983 I come from a generation where we were told that 08:04.066 --> 08:06.736 you can do the music thing as a hobby 08:07.236 --> 08:08.821 but, you got to get a real job. 08:08.905 --> 08:12.742 There was an interesting moment when we auditioned. 08:13.242 --> 08:15.578 We rode a tricycle going there, 08:15.661 --> 08:19.207 and it was raining. 08:19.290 --> 08:20.625 and then we were rejected. 08:20.708 --> 08:23.753 We were holding our guitars in their hardcases. 08:24.253 --> 08:25.505 We were walking. 08:26.005 --> 08:27.840 And then a jeep drove past us. 08:28.633 --> 08:29.967 We all got wet! 08:30.551 --> 08:31.385 "Oh my god!" 08:32.345 --> 08:33.846 Of course, you were bummed out! 08:33.930 --> 08:36.641 And you know, you just became emo by then. 08:36.724 --> 08:39.519 Oddly enough, it spurred me on. 08:39.602 --> 08:42.188 I wasn't even fazed at all. 08:43.064 --> 08:47.818 I just had so much faith in what we were doing that 08:47.902 --> 08:54.742 I was optimistic that sooner or later, someone would 08:54.825 --> 08:56.619 like us and pay attention to us. 08:56.702 --> 08:58.579 And someone did. 09:36.909 --> 09:38.703 We didn't even attempt Dredd anymore. 09:38.786 --> 09:42.582 And then eventually, we played our last show in UP 09:42.665 --> 09:44.959 at the College of Fine Arts with Lee. 09:45.042 --> 09:47.295 And then the Dredd people saw that, 09:47.795 --> 09:50.047 and sought us for two months. 09:50.131 --> 09:52.341 "Hey, the Dredd people are looking for you." 09:52.425 --> 09:54.051 I said, "What do you mean? We're there every night!" 09:54.635 --> 10:01.434 They came over. They auditioned. And it was a bunch of amateurs 10:01.517 --> 10:02.560 with a really raw sound. 10:02.643 --> 10:06.606 If I recall, their guitars were out of tune. 10:06.689 --> 10:09.108 Someone actually went up to me and said, "Why do you have these guys on?" 10:09.191 --> 10:10.318 "They're terrible." 10:10.401 --> 10:15.031 He just delivers pizza 10:15.114 --> 10:17.199 He didn't see something on purpose 10:17.283 --> 10:19.619 Pizzas and bullets collided 10:19.702 --> 10:21.746 Dead hoodlums on the table 10:21.829 --> 10:23.706 Not knowing where to hide 10:23.789 --> 10:25.708 Grandfather visits in the dream 10:25.791 --> 10:27.418 There is no one to trust 10:27.501 --> 10:29.337 He tried all rackets 10:29.962 --> 10:31.422 Run Barbi Run 10:31.505 --> 10:32.590 Run Barbi Run 10:32.673 --> 10:34.759 Run Barbi Run… 10:37.553 --> 10:39.305 But we liked them right away from the start. 10:39.388 --> 10:40.640 We saw the humor. 10:40.723 --> 10:45.061 I grew up in a town 10:46.103 --> 10:49.774 Where everybody tried to push me around 10:51.108 --> 10:52.443 The girls were alright 10:53.736 --> 10:55.571 But the guys were tough 10:56.280 --> 10:59.825 They're always buggin' me with macho stuff 11:01.285 --> 11:04.330 Well, I ain't no stupid fighter 11:04.413 --> 11:06.832 I go for flower power 11:06.916 --> 11:08.751 I've been running every race 11:08.834 --> 11:12.546 Just to save my face, yeah 11:12.630 --> 11:16.300 I saw it comin' around 11:18.969 --> 11:24.266 Well, humor is intrinsic to the Filipino and Philippine culture. 11:25.726 --> 11:30.815 We don’t generally go for serious topics. 11:30.898 --> 11:34.985 I guess that sets The Eraserheads apart because they 11:36.404 --> 11:38.948 were funny in a way the other bands weren’t really. 11:43.994 --> 11:45.663 I was given a cassette… 11:46.539 --> 11:47.748 …by Raymund. 11:47.832 --> 11:49.750 "Sir, please listen to this," he said. 11:49.834 --> 11:51.293 And I listened to it 11:51.377 --> 11:53.462 and I was stunned by the originality. 11:53.546 --> 11:56.882 I brought the cassette to my friend and colleague 11:56.966 --> 11:58.426 in the Art Studies Department, 11:58.509 --> 12:01.220 Professor Rivera, Robin Rivera. 12:02.096 --> 12:05.307 He listened to it and he was even more stunned than I was. 12:05.391 --> 12:07.351 Well, Robin was one of our professors. 12:07.435 --> 12:10.271 Unwittingly, he was producing us already. 12:10.855 --> 12:15.276 "Cut the chorus." Or "cut up-- that verse is too long." 12:15.359 --> 12:16.652 Or like, 12:16.735 --> 12:18.529 "That intro is unnecessary." 12:18.612 --> 12:21.615 'cause we're all over the place. 12:24.076 --> 12:25.244 He somehow made it work. 12:25.828 --> 12:28.539 He came after class and he asked me if I wanted to hear a tape of 12:29.415 --> 12:32.084 his band's music whom I didn't know. 12:32.168 --> 12:33.961 "Okay, sure. Come to the office." 12:34.044 --> 12:36.297 So he came to the office. And he had this one cassette 12:37.298 --> 12:39.383 and it was full of songs. 12:39.467 --> 12:41.343 It was all these witty, 12:42.219 --> 12:45.222 cute, interesting songs. 12:45.306 --> 12:47.141 He had a Super Betamax 8-track. 12:48.017 --> 12:50.561 He brought it to the Faculty Center in UP Diliman. 12:50.644 --> 12:51.604 I remember it was a Holy Week. 12:52.480 --> 12:53.939 And there was absolutely no one else. 12:54.023 --> 12:55.733 So we would be free to bring in the drums, 12:55.816 --> 12:57.943 mic up the drums, bring in a bass amp, the bass, 12:58.027 --> 13:00.070 and mic up and record. 13:02.740 --> 13:03.741 That's where we did "Pop U." 13:05.576 --> 13:10.581 Bro, I have a problem 13:10.664 --> 13:14.126 The demo that until now, is still being passed along, I guess. 13:14.210 --> 13:18.714 The four of us went to Raon again to get twenty cassettes 13:18.797 --> 13:20.549 because that's all we can afford, 13:20.633 --> 13:22.718 Sony C60 cassettes. 13:22.801 --> 13:25.221 And then this parrot was like… 13:29.767 --> 13:31.727 Huh! Oh my god! 13:31.810 --> 13:36.982 That bird was singing the melody of "Pare Ko." 13:37.066 --> 13:39.652 So maybe that was a sign that it was really, 13:39.735 --> 13:43.322 it was going to be massive or something, right? 13:44.490 --> 13:50.287 It's just gonna add to The headache and fat to the belly 13:50.371 --> 13:56.335 Yeah, I was working as a copywriter at BMG Music. 13:56.418 --> 14:00.798 No one knew that I had a band at the office, 14:00.881 --> 14:02.132 especially not my bosses. 14:02.716 --> 14:06.512 I have not heard of the band, Eraserheads, before. 14:06.595 --> 14:07.429 VIC VALENCIANO A AND R DIRECTOR - BMG RECORDS PHILIPPINES 14:07.513 --> 14:10.558 And Ely was, you know, 14:10.641 --> 14:14.228 not the usual 14:14.311 --> 14:18.691 ideal employee 14:19.191 --> 14:20.526 during that time because you know, 14:20.609 --> 14:24.196 he was always asleep and hiding in the room. 14:24.822 --> 14:26.532 And 14:27.116 --> 14:31.370 when he started like pushing the demo cassette 14:31.453 --> 14:35.291 you know, every now and then, on my table to listen to it, 14:35.374 --> 14:39.587 I gave it a try. My impression was "Oh my." 14:39.670 --> 14:42.548 It was really bad. 14:43.716 --> 14:44.717 It was awful. 14:45.301 --> 14:46.302 One day 14:47.303 --> 14:50.890 I went to Nena's store 14:50.973 --> 14:53.809 To buy vinegar 14:54.852 --> 14:57.730 When they say it sounds like a tin can, it was like that. 14:59.690 --> 15:04.570 We had to re-record everything from scratch. 15:04.653 --> 15:07.281 I first got to know Eheads through Vic Valenciano 15:07.364 --> 15:08.741 of BMG Records. 15:09.909 --> 15:12.703 He had me listen to a demo tape of Eheads. 15:12.786 --> 15:14.455 I think the song was "Pare Ko." 15:14.538 --> 15:16.999 It was a great song. But I had a problem with it. 15:17.082 --> 15:19.376 I was telling Vic, "Vic, it's a nice song. 15:19.460 --> 15:22.713 I can play it, but you need to do something about the lyrics." 15:22.796 --> 15:24.882 Because it had "Isn't it--" 15:25.925 --> 15:27.760 So f**ked up! 15:29.678 --> 15:32.264 So he said, "Yeah, no problem." 15:32.348 --> 15:35.726 So a couple of days after, he got back to me. 15:35.809 --> 15:36.644 They changed it. 15:37.353 --> 15:39.647 What the hell is this? 15:39.730 --> 15:42.149 Isn't it shameless? 15:43.150 --> 15:45.402 They were really surprised by 15:45.486 --> 15:48.405 the amount of positive response they've been getting 15:48.489 --> 15:49.907 from the fans. 15:49.990 --> 15:50.991 Against all odds 15:51.075 --> 15:55.120 The Eraserheads managed to produce a body of work 15:55.204 --> 16:00.668 that not only could be played, but it resonated with their generation. 16:00.751 --> 16:02.878 Because Ely Buendia had his finger 16:02.962 --> 16:06.173 on the pulse of the Filipino youth of that period. 16:07.508 --> 16:11.679 Then they thought, "Why don't we come up with 16:11.762 --> 16:14.932 a warning sticker that says 'parental guidance.'" 16:15.015 --> 16:19.269 You know, some songs may not be suitable for parents. 16:19.353 --> 16:22.022 Many were delighted by it including ourselves. 16:22.106 --> 16:25.818 We laughed. We really liked what they did there. 16:25.901 --> 16:28.404 Hearing your first single 16:28.487 --> 16:32.408 on the radio was massive for us. 16:32.491 --> 16:34.827 And I still get a kick out of it. 16:34.910 --> 16:36.829 VOX tape, take one. 16:36.912 --> 16:38.872 Two, three, four-- 16:38.956 --> 16:41.917 Hi! We're The Eraserheads! 16:42.001 --> 16:45.129 And you're listening to your radio! 16:45.212 --> 16:46.046 Yeah! 16:49.091 --> 16:53.303 I'm so glad you could make it 16:53.929 --> 16:57.683 To our show for tonight 17:00.227 --> 17:02.146 I am such a big fan of Eraserheads 17:02.229 --> 17:05.357 because their music is, you know it's different but 17:05.441 --> 17:08.402 even if it's unique, it doesn't alienate you 17:08.485 --> 17:13.490 because it's not as if it's from another planet. It's not like that. 17:13.574 --> 17:16.452 The thing is, Ely and I were singing in front 17:16.535 --> 17:17.953 and I couldn't see the rest of the band. 17:18.037 --> 17:21.874 When the number was done, that's when it was explained to me that 17:21.957 --> 17:24.752 they were fooling around, they weren't acting right. 17:24.835 --> 17:29.506 So at first, I said, "Was I disrespected?" 17:29.590 --> 17:32.384 That's where you can see "we're artists," 17:32.468 --> 17:36.221 showing off that we don't care about showbiz. 17:36.305 --> 17:40.059 We just want to be artists and we want to express ourselves. 17:40.142 --> 17:43.854 This song it says, Did they feel like they were selling out? 17:43.937 --> 17:47.191 But I hope it's not that 'cause we didn't like you. 17:47.274 --> 17:48.859 Yeah they were punks. 17:49.443 --> 17:54.281 They weren't what the industry was used to. 17:54.364 --> 17:58.535 The industry was used to polished stuff. 17:58.619 --> 18:00.329 The industry was used to sheen. 18:01.538 --> 18:04.500 Hey, I'm Punk Zappa and my hobbies are 18:04.583 --> 18:08.712 radio, reading the song hits and eating the bloody fishball. 18:08.796 --> 18:14.259 Anything that rattles that cage is threatening. 18:14.343 --> 18:17.346 So the Heads were threatening to culture, really. 18:17.429 --> 18:20.307 Take a look at my eyes 18:20.390 --> 18:23.685 Don't you see? 18:23.769 --> 18:27.064 I am now flying 18:27.147 --> 18:30.025 And heaven's close by 18:30.109 --> 18:35.572 Do you want to come with me? 18:35.656 --> 18:42.329 There was a politician who caused an uproar over the song "Alapaap" 18:43.497 --> 18:48.460 because he inferred that it was about drugs. 18:50.379 --> 18:53.048 And… despite… 18:55.217 --> 18:59.721 despite the lyrics being oblique enough. 19:00.222 --> 19:02.558 It's understandable because there are rules 19:02.641 --> 19:05.018 in mainstream media. 19:05.102 --> 19:08.772 I studied Mass Communications and we're not allowed to say some things. 19:08.856 --> 19:12.359 There was a big Senate inquiry about it and I was just bummed out 19:12.442 --> 19:16.780 because I was required to attend one of the press conferences. 19:16.864 --> 19:19.241 It was early in the morning in a hotel. 19:20.826 --> 19:23.829 Lyrics in songs are open to interpretation. 19:23.912 --> 19:27.583 And the senate inquiry brought back that shadow of censorship 19:27.666 --> 19:29.334 during the Martial Law. 19:29.418 --> 19:33.964 And that was the fear back then, that this kind of system could come back. 19:34.047 --> 19:39.219 Can you imagine if "Alapaap" came out during the Duterte regime? 19:39.720 --> 19:43.390 To be summoned to the Senate was a dream for the band. 19:43.473 --> 19:44.683 We really enjoyed it. 19:44.766 --> 19:48.353 We had a field trip and mugged for the cameras. 19:48.437 --> 19:52.274 We were just playing along. We knew it was a farce, anyway. 19:54.234 --> 19:59.323 And then Senator Tito Sotto gave us each a cigar. 20:00.115 --> 20:03.368 And then he invited us to his office 20:03.452 --> 20:04.995 and then we smoked the cigar there. 20:05.078 --> 20:07.372 It was his birthday. Happy Birthday! 20:08.540 --> 20:10.083 What the--? What a circus! 20:11.793 --> 20:18.008 Any form of free expression is immediately suspect. 20:19.217 --> 20:24.973 the forces of conservatism, religious institutions and government institutions, 20:25.057 --> 20:30.187 people who have interests in things remaining the way they were. 20:30.979 --> 20:37.277 They tend to resist any new cultural developments, cultural phenomenon 20:37.819 --> 20:38.904 So… 20:41.198 --> 20:45.452 So The Eraserheads remain relevant in that sense. 20:51.917 --> 20:56.421 I was very interested in the arts. 20:56.505 --> 21:01.343 Not just music. So I go and watch movies a lot 21:01.426 --> 21:04.346 and read books a lot when I'm writing new songs. 21:04.429 --> 21:07.140 I listen to a lot of music 21:07.224 --> 21:09.851 just to get in the zone. 21:09.935 --> 21:11.937 I just start out with an idea. 21:12.020 --> 21:17.943 An idea could be a melody which is usually the case. 21:18.485 --> 21:20.696 Or a guitar riff 21:21.530 --> 21:26.076 or just a phrase that would actually turn out to be a chorus 21:26.159 --> 21:28.745 that would anchor the whole song. 21:50.934 --> 21:54.771 You look like that actress 21:54.855 --> 21:57.441 Paraluman 21:58.442 --> 22:02.446 When we were young 22:03.363 --> 22:07.576 You know, Ely's lyrics were studied in classes. 22:07.659 --> 22:11.580 I took a couple of classes where lyrics to "Ang Huling El Bimbo" 22:11.663 --> 22:16.710 were in the reading list in UP Diliman. 22:17.627 --> 22:21.715 It has a very tragic storyline 22:21.798 --> 22:27.179 and you might say depressing altogether. 22:28.013 --> 22:31.516 So I did try to inject humor 22:31.600 --> 22:35.353 in one of the stanzas. 22:35.437 --> 22:41.401 I think it’s the bridge where it goes, "nasagasaan sa eskinita", 22:41.485 --> 22:46.573 meaning she was run over in an alleyway. 22:46.656 --> 22:51.828 Absurd because no one gets run over in an alleyway 22:51.912 --> 22:55.957 because as we all know those things are tight. 22:56.041 --> 22:59.711 Well the cliche is because our lives are so hard. 23:01.046 --> 23:05.217 We lean on humor to get us through our daily lives. 23:05.300 --> 23:06.551 Even in the worst of times, 23:06.635 --> 23:11.640 people still find something funny to laugh at. 23:12.766 --> 23:15.435 it’s a survival mechanism really. 23:15.519 --> 23:19.147 And that’s the sensibility that The Eraserheads have. 23:19.731 --> 23:21.691 It’s Filipino. 23:22.359 --> 23:25.028 Let's take a look now at the nominees. 23:33.662 --> 23:35.288 The fans really came out. 23:35.372 --> 23:38.416 And it was funny because we couldn't print ballots fast enough. 23:38.500 --> 23:41.920 And my fax machine at home was like nonstop, 23:42.003 --> 23:44.047 like rolls and rolls and rolls 23:44.131 --> 23:46.216 of signatures coming through 23:46.299 --> 23:48.135 at like all hours of the day. 23:48.218 --> 23:50.971 So when I brought these back like this is, 23:51.054 --> 23:53.974 these are the fans speaking out in support of The Eraserheads. 23:54.057 --> 23:56.351 -And here are the winners. -Who won? 23:56.434 --> 23:58.687 -Australia -Silverchair 23:58.770 --> 23:59.688 "Freak" 24:00.355 --> 24:01.565 -Europe -Prodigy 24:01.648 --> 24:02.816 "Breathe" 24:05.152 --> 24:07.154 -Asia -Eraserheads 24:07.237 --> 24:08.363 "Ang Huling El Bimbo" 24:08.446 --> 24:11.700 They wanted their boys to stand in that spotlight, 24:11.783 --> 24:13.410 and say, "Hey, this is us." 24:13.493 --> 24:14.494 Thank you God. 24:14.578 --> 24:16.746 Thank you to all the fans who voted for us. 24:16.830 --> 24:17.956 BMG Philippines, 24:18.039 --> 24:20.250 Auraeus, our director, 24:20.333 --> 24:21.668 Robin, our producer, 24:21.751 --> 24:25.046 our crew, MTV Asia, our families and friends. 24:25.130 --> 24:26.506 Long live the Filipino! 24:26.590 --> 24:27.716 Bogchi! 24:27.799 --> 24:32.679 With our hands together 24:32.762 --> 24:38.226 I had no idea 24:38.310 --> 24:43.273 That you taught my heart 24:43.356 --> 24:47.944 To fall in love truly 24:50.405 --> 24:54.326 We shot a show in Hard Rock Cafe 24:54.409 --> 24:55.911 and I was at work that day 24:55.994 --> 24:59.706 and a lot of the younger executives, the younger assistants, 24:59.789 --> 25:01.458 all Singaporean, 25:01.541 --> 25:02.792 they were so giddy with excitement! 25:02.876 --> 25:03.752 And I said, 25:05.086 --> 25:06.254 "This is a Filipino band." 25:06.338 --> 25:08.256 "Do you even understand what their songs are saying?" 25:08.340 --> 25:10.634 They were on their chairs. 25:10.717 --> 25:12.677 They're cheering. They were just so, so happy 25:12.761 --> 25:15.513 to be in the same room as The Eraserheads. And so I said, 25:15.597 --> 25:17.474 "This is beyond language. 25:17.557 --> 25:21.353 It's beyond geographic boundaries." 25:21.436 --> 25:23.438 It was a really wonderful thing to see. 25:24.022 --> 25:25.899 Get to know Eraserheads all this month 25:25.982 --> 25:29.819 on MTV Land, MTV In Control, MTV Most Wanted, 25:29.903 --> 25:31.363 and MTV Videography. 25:31.446 --> 25:34.157 -Check this out! -Eraserheads in the Hot Seat! 25:34.241 --> 25:36.910 Right here on our most wanted music channel, 25:36.993 --> 25:38.411 MTV. 25:39.287 --> 25:42.165 So you’re on a promotional tour here. 25:42.249 --> 25:44.626 -In Singapore. -Yeah, Singapore. 25:44.709 --> 25:46.127 Anything anywhere else? 25:47.087 --> 25:48.797 -I think we're going to Malaysia. -Um, yeah 25:48.880 --> 25:50.715 and Bangkok. 25:50.799 --> 25:52.801 -And Indonesia. -Oh, really? 25:53.385 --> 25:54.636 Thank you very much! 25:56.263 --> 25:58.098 Welcome to Asia Live. Please have a seat. 25:58.181 --> 25:59.432 Thank you. 25:59.516 --> 26:00.350 Hello. 26:06.022 --> 26:08.233 Is this your first time to perform in Japan? 26:08.316 --> 26:10.277 -Yes, it's our first time here in Japan. -First time. 26:10.360 --> 26:12.404 -And we love it here. -Hello! 26:12.487 --> 26:15.699 -Hi. -Hello. 26:15.782 --> 26:16.992 Touring, 26:17.075 --> 26:18.076 touring everywhere, 26:19.160 --> 26:22.205 it was great. We really had a good time. 26:22.289 --> 26:23.707 I think it was the best of times. 26:38.054 --> 26:39.180 It's the beach. 26:40.640 --> 26:43.351 After this, it's been a year and a half of touring. 26:43.435 --> 26:46.479 We're actually still giddy with excitement because 26:46.563 --> 26:48.565 we've never ridden a helicopter. 26:48.648 --> 26:51.401 We went to so many places which I never heard of, 26:51.484 --> 26:53.320 which I never thought I'd go to, 26:53.403 --> 26:55.864 much less perform to people. 26:55.947 --> 27:00.827 There was some alcohol and drugs and other people around. 27:01.411 --> 27:04.372 So there's definitely high jinks in the States 27:04.456 --> 27:08.793 where we would get almost arrested 27:08.877 --> 27:11.046 and I got back to the hotel 27:11.129 --> 27:12.672 and it’s like everybody’s high! 27:12.756 --> 27:16.801 Everybody's running around, running around with half their clothes off, 27:16.885 --> 27:19.304 I'm splitting and I'm like-- 27:19.387 --> 27:20.930 So you weren't involved in it? 27:21.014 --> 27:23.183 Because it's the story, I'm not gonna be in it! 27:24.225 --> 27:26.895 I shall not incriminate myself! 27:28.021 --> 27:33.526 Fame during that time looked a lot like the way it did in the movies. 27:33.610 --> 27:35.945 We had groupies. We had fans. 27:36.029 --> 27:39.949 There's many, many things that's crazy about touring. 27:42.577 --> 27:45.038 During those times, the mall shows were crazy. 27:45.121 --> 27:50.168 They would plan, like the malls, where their escape route would be. 27:50.251 --> 27:56.257 Yeah, there were absolutely times when you fear for your safety. 27:56.341 --> 27:59.886 Their fandom was a bit different because it was, 27:59.969 --> 28:03.932 equally male and female, if not, more male. 28:04.015 --> 28:07.310 And so it was very typical for the men to go out of their minds. 28:07.394 --> 28:10.021 They just go completely bonkers with The Eraserheads. 28:10.522 --> 28:14.109 The males in the audience would like, throw stuff at us. 28:14.651 --> 28:18.113 Like, everything they could get their hands on, you know. 28:18.863 --> 28:24.244 Bottles of piss and rocks the size of boulders. 28:42.095 --> 28:45.098 There was a time in the province where 28:45.181 --> 28:48.351 I had to stop a show because the people climbed up 28:48.435 --> 28:51.604 on the scaffolding 28:51.688 --> 28:53.481 to be able to see them. 28:53.565 --> 28:56.609 And then a scaffold fell. 28:56.693 --> 28:59.946 There was another time where they climbed on top of the van 29:00.029 --> 29:02.282 just to be able to get to them. 29:02.365 --> 29:04.576 I mean it was on top of the van, 29:04.659 --> 29:06.035 couldn't even get out. 29:06.119 --> 29:09.831 The fame was really uh, 29:10.457 --> 29:14.794 kind of encroaching on my personal life. 29:14.878 --> 29:17.505 And nobody ever tells you this, 29:17.589 --> 29:22.218 I mean, they don't have, you know, a course for this. But 29:22.886 --> 29:26.598 when you're in that stage of your career, 29:27.765 --> 29:33.521 you really just miss your privacy, you know. 29:34.564 --> 29:38.943 And you miss the control you have 29:39.027 --> 29:40.570 over your life. 29:40.653 --> 29:42.489 There was no internet back then. 29:42.572 --> 29:44.574 "How to be a rockstar." 29:44.657 --> 29:45.533 Something like that. 29:45.617 --> 29:48.286 We were just trying to adjust to it. 29:48.369 --> 29:49.704 Like, Okay. 30:05.887 --> 30:09.516 Julie Tearjerky on the phone 30:09.599 --> 30:13.144 She says that I can't be alone 30:13.228 --> 30:16.814 She was told that time was gold 30:18.525 --> 30:23.905 We need to dish out an album every year 30:23.988 --> 30:28.618 so it's gigs, it's rehearsals, it's recording, 30:28.701 --> 30:33.456 it's promotions, it's TV, it's radio. 30:33.540 --> 30:34.666 Doesn't end. 30:35.291 --> 30:36.960 So this went on for like, four years. 30:38.253 --> 30:42.006 And we never took breaks. We never took a vacation. 30:42.090 --> 30:45.218 Ha, it never occurred to us to say, 30:45.301 --> 30:47.387 "You know guys, I think we're tired." 30:47.887 --> 30:51.057 No one wanted to admit it. Because we don't talk like that. 30:51.140 --> 30:52.851 We don't talk in those terms. 30:52.934 --> 30:54.519 I come from that generation. 30:55.728 --> 30:58.064 Hey, I mean, if it's not killing anyone, 30:58.147 --> 31:00.400 then it should be fine? 31:01.109 --> 31:03.236 We weren't ready for the backlash. 31:03.903 --> 31:05.071 We weren't prepared for it. 31:05.154 --> 31:09.492 We were kids. We didn't know how to deal with 31:09.576 --> 31:11.578 that kind of attention. 31:12.328 --> 31:16.833 Meaning, suddenly we were making movies, and commercials. 31:17.667 --> 31:19.544 To my mind, we also found it corny 31:19.627 --> 31:22.297 but management suggested it and they said it was good. 31:22.380 --> 31:26.593 "You're gonna do this commercial so you can do this tour." 31:29.888 --> 31:34.726 I guess when something is there for a long time. 31:35.310 --> 31:38.438 People get tired of it, people get sick of it. 31:38.521 --> 31:39.689 And… 31:40.690 --> 31:44.611 They want to tear it down or move it aside 31:44.694 --> 31:48.990 so that something new can come along. 31:49.824 --> 31:52.368 I've dared to be the voice of my generation. 31:55.622 --> 31:57.248 Dare to start with zero. 31:57.332 --> 31:59.375 Even our, even the fans, 31:59.459 --> 32:02.295 the cooler fans were like, "We don't want to do anything with you" 32:02.378 --> 32:04.255 because "you're the biggest thing." 32:04.339 --> 32:07.550 One of the Ramones was playing in Hard Rock 32:07.634 --> 32:09.218 and being a fan, 32:09.302 --> 32:16.267 you know, I went there and the host foolishly announced that I was 32:16.351 --> 32:17.477 in the audience. 32:17.560 --> 32:20.438 I would've just appreciated if they just 32:20.521 --> 32:23.316 ignored it but they booed. 32:23.900 --> 32:25.151 And I was there right at the audience, 32:25.234 --> 32:27.612 in the middle and people booing around you. 32:27.695 --> 32:29.864 Again, I would not wish that 32:29.947 --> 32:31.199 on anyone. 32:31.282 --> 32:33.159 It really, 32:33.242 --> 32:35.745 it really hits very hard. 32:37.038 --> 32:40.958 And that was when I realized that maybe 32:41.042 --> 32:44.253 it's time to throw in the towel, right? 32:44.337 --> 32:49.676 I mean I don't wanna be in a place where I'm not wanted, right? 32:50.176 --> 32:52.345 Hey, let's keep doing stuff 32:53.346 --> 32:56.474 until we start turning people off. 32:57.141 --> 32:58.810 Let's see how far we can push this. 33:06.067 --> 33:09.696 The Eraserheads' growth as persons were exponential at that time 33:09.779 --> 33:11.698 because we get to taste 33:13.199 --> 33:15.410 that "success." 33:15.493 --> 33:18.037 That means also we had a little money. 33:18.121 --> 33:22.500 We had a little more money to feed our brain more, right? 33:22.583 --> 33:26.337 We went to see other places. We had a tour of the US 33:26.421 --> 33:28.256 and some parts of the world. 33:28.965 --> 33:32.093 So our experiences are bigger now. 33:32.176 --> 33:34.345 And then we put that into songs. 33:50.403 --> 33:51.696 Yeah, let’s start with the album "Fruitcake." 33:51.779 --> 33:53.740 It was still the usual, like typical bands. 33:53.823 --> 33:58.870 And then with "Stickerhappy," that's when we started using loops. 33:58.953 --> 34:03.708 And then "Natin99" was when we used a 50-50 machine 34:03.791 --> 34:08.337 and then there was also live playing. 34:08.421 --> 34:09.756 Let's troll them. 34:10.298 --> 34:13.384 So instead of getting trolled, we troll them back. 34:13.468 --> 34:16.220 Internally, we just out-weird everybody. 34:16.304 --> 34:18.848 And outwork everybody. 34:19.807 --> 34:21.768 During that time we were having a difficult time 34:21.851 --> 34:24.270 to getting radio airplay 34:24.812 --> 34:25.772 for the singles. 34:26.731 --> 34:28.941 The reviews also weren't good. 34:29.025 --> 34:31.944 It got heavier and deeper. 34:32.653 --> 34:35.531 Of course, they were better musicians during that time. 34:35.615 --> 34:38.409 They probably didn't know 34:38.910 --> 34:40.369 where to go. 34:40.453 --> 34:42.747 They were a bit lost. Very sad. 34:42.830 --> 34:46.000 We weren't leaving behind the old songs. 34:46.083 --> 34:47.960 We just wanted to present new ones. 34:48.044 --> 34:50.421 And the record companies, 34:50.505 --> 34:51.422 they didn't like that. 34:51.506 --> 34:54.926 They want you to keep doing what made you money. 34:55.009 --> 34:56.636 What made them money. 34:56.719 --> 35:00.556 So when we did "Pare Ko," they want "Pare Ko" Part Two. 35:00.640 --> 35:02.683 So we said, no, we did that already. 35:02.767 --> 35:05.394 "Make something for the masses." 35:05.478 --> 35:07.772 So Ely wrote "Para Sa Masa". 35:07.855 --> 35:13.236 To all who are into love songs and drama 35:13.319 --> 35:18.699 To all who can't read 35:18.783 --> 35:23.704 To all who have problems in school 35:23.788 --> 35:28.543 To all the fans of Sharon Cuneta 35:28.626 --> 35:34.132 To all who have money problems 35:34.215 --> 35:38.427 I always thought the masses 35:38.511 --> 35:42.765 would join us in our journey. 35:43.641 --> 35:46.769 I wanted the people to evolve with the band 35:46.853 --> 35:50.106 with our songwriting 35:50.189 --> 35:54.652 and I was just sort of disappointed that 35:54.735 --> 35:59.240 it did not happen that way. 35:59.323 --> 36:04.579 So that was the theme of Para sa Masa. 36:04.662 --> 36:07.748 I was already feeling sad during that time. 36:07.832 --> 36:13.212 It seemed like they're no longer the band that they used to be. 36:13.880 --> 36:18.134 In the last album, we finished the whole album 36:18.676 --> 36:22.471 with none of us in the studio at the same time. 36:22.555 --> 36:23.848 I felt it. 36:24.390 --> 36:25.975 I knew it. 36:27.560 --> 36:29.687 Oh, this is the last album. 36:38.029 --> 36:41.699 There was that space that was growing between us 36:41.782 --> 36:43.951 and the audience. 36:44.035 --> 36:45.453 And you know… 36:45.536 --> 36:48.623 For ten years, we've done nothing but that. 36:48.706 --> 36:52.919 Shit, I have to book six months ahead just to be away from you. 36:54.253 --> 36:57.423 It was all the substances. 36:57.506 --> 37:00.051 There's like alcohol and drugs and different people 37:00.134 --> 37:03.930 pulling us, you know, everybody had a different crew. 37:04.513 --> 37:08.434 It was the professional stuff that really got to me. 37:08.517 --> 37:13.356 Raymund would stick his nose into pretty much everything. 37:13.439 --> 37:14.357 Anything and everything. 37:14.440 --> 37:16.108 He'd be everywhere 37:16.192 --> 37:17.944 every time, the whole time. 37:18.027 --> 37:20.112 There are two strong personalities there 37:20.196 --> 37:22.823 who were, so to speak, 37:24.659 --> 37:26.577 in charge of the direction. 37:26.661 --> 37:31.666 It's just the way he handled things that sort of, I didn't agree with. 37:31.749 --> 37:34.377 Yes! I was difficult. 37:34.460 --> 37:35.670 I was a punk. 37:35.753 --> 37:38.172 Oh, you don't want it fast, I'll play it faster. 37:38.256 --> 37:39.882 You don't want it loud, I'll play it louder. 37:39.966 --> 37:42.426 Oh, you're late. I'll cut the set. 37:43.219 --> 37:47.890 I think I had a very strong personality 37:47.974 --> 37:50.476 and I didn't know how to manage it at the time. 37:50.559 --> 37:53.896 I didn't realize I was just throwing a tantrum, right? 37:53.980 --> 37:55.106 Basically on stage. 37:55.189 --> 38:01.153 I was very, very insecure of my ability, musical abilities at that time. 38:01.237 --> 38:04.949 So I'm always paranoid that maybe I'm not giving more. 38:05.032 --> 38:06.409 Am I pleasing Buddy? 38:06.492 --> 38:09.745 Is my guitar playing making Ely happy? 38:10.246 --> 38:13.958 I realize now that it's just in my head. 38:14.041 --> 38:15.793 Maybe they don't care. 38:16.377 --> 38:19.088 Marcus would take forever to record guitars. 38:19.171 --> 38:22.675 So that started to get to me to the point that 38:22.758 --> 38:25.094 I wouldn't hang around the studio. 38:25.177 --> 38:31.475 As for Buddy, I resented him for being too impersonal. 38:32.101 --> 38:35.855 He seemed not to be really in it, you know? 38:35.938 --> 38:39.525 Ely at that time just kept quiet. 38:39.608 --> 38:42.528 I mean he was a quiet person really, to start with, 38:42.611 --> 38:44.947 but he just kept getting quieter and quieter. 38:45.531 --> 38:47.950 I'd rather suffer, again, the consequences 38:48.034 --> 38:50.745 than to go through that s**t of 38:50.828 --> 38:52.455 like, talking. 38:52.538 --> 38:55.166 But I know that's foolish now 38:55.249 --> 38:58.377 and I regret not doing it. 38:58.961 --> 38:59.879 I don't think about it a lot. 38:59.962 --> 39:04.508 But looking back, I think we were, we didn't take care of each other. 39:04.592 --> 39:06.677 Because we're starting to get on each other's nerves. 39:06.761 --> 39:10.681 We actually needed to talk about in the studio 39:10.765 --> 39:12.350 which was the most important thing. 39:12.433 --> 39:13.893 We never got around to doing. 39:13.976 --> 39:17.355 We just figured ah, we come from that generation. 39:18.439 --> 39:19.774 We'll survive. 39:19.857 --> 39:22.359 We're grown men. We're big boys. 39:22.443 --> 39:25.738 This is something you just take in stride. 39:25.821 --> 39:30.326 Our generation learned to internalize things 39:30.409 --> 39:34.872 and process things on our own and not express it. 39:34.955 --> 39:37.792 I definitely grew up in a household 39:37.875 --> 39:42.254 where dissent is frowned upon 39:42.338 --> 39:45.424 and expressing one’s self, 39:45.508 --> 39:50.179 especially with authorities was a no-no 39:50.262 --> 39:53.599 and tantamount to treason. 39:53.682 --> 39:56.685 And then of course, like any relationship, 39:57.186 --> 39:59.271 there are fights. 39:59.772 --> 40:01.065 Nobody fixed it. 40:02.066 --> 40:06.821 It was all the pressure of touring and the studio. 40:22.628 --> 40:26.632 I was driving in my Toyota Corolla. 40:26.715 --> 40:30.719 In my car, I had my wife 40:30.803 --> 40:32.430 then we had a six-month-old baby. 40:32.513 --> 40:36.016 The text from Ely saying, "It's time to graduate." 40:37.226 --> 40:39.687 I moved the car to the side of the road. 40:41.230 --> 40:43.065 What does this mean? 40:43.149 --> 40:46.527 In my mind, of course, you're ahead of us. 40:46.610 --> 40:47.945 You graduate. 40:48.028 --> 40:50.865 You were a sophomore, we were freshmen. 40:50.948 --> 40:55.035 The band, the four guys aren't really businessmen 40:55.119 --> 40:58.539 especially thirty years ago. 40:59.081 --> 41:01.208 We didn't know anything about money. 41:01.292 --> 41:07.548 And I think that was one of the downfalls of the band. 41:07.631 --> 41:11.552 Because it was such a f**ked up system that 41:13.053 --> 41:17.516 even though we were supposed to be earning a lot, 41:17.600 --> 41:20.519 we didn't see anything at all. 41:20.603 --> 41:22.521 It was not an easy decision at all. 41:23.397 --> 41:24.440 It took him years. 41:24.523 --> 41:29.361 I know it could have been misconstrued as selfish, that he wasn't considering 41:29.445 --> 41:30.779 the other families. 41:30.863 --> 41:35.534 But when you have your own family, that takes precedence. 41:39.121 --> 41:45.377 I remember Raymund texting back. I don't know, but I think he said, 41:45.461 --> 41:47.463 all he said was "I'm sorry." 41:47.546 --> 41:49.840 And then after a few days, 41:49.924 --> 41:53.928 Buddy called me saying, 41:54.011 --> 41:55.930 "Can we still use the name?" 41:56.013 --> 41:57.431 To his credit, 41:58.182 --> 42:00.142 he asked my permission. 42:00.226 --> 42:03.270 Of course I said yes, but I regretted it. 42:03.354 --> 42:04.772 I give you 42:04.855 --> 42:07.107 the one and only group that still rocks 42:07.191 --> 42:09.109 and yes, they're definitely still here. 42:09.193 --> 42:11.487 Ladies and gentlemen, The Eraserheads. 42:11.570 --> 42:17.701 You look like the actor George Estregan 42:19.495 --> 42:23.290 When we were young 42:25.000 --> 42:27.461 And you danced so well 42:27.545 --> 42:31.382 You don't need to continue as the Eheads because you're broken up. 42:31.465 --> 42:33.717 The band is broken up. 42:33.801 --> 42:35.719 You don't have your singer with you. 42:36.595 --> 42:39.640 You know? Organizers will understand 42:40.182 --> 42:41.225 that… 42:42.101 --> 42:45.563 the Eheads are no more and you don't have to use that name. 42:45.646 --> 42:47.189 It's really simple. 42:47.690 --> 42:49.650 Because I would have done the same. 42:50.150 --> 42:51.860 Which further, again, 42:51.944 --> 42:54.780 confirmed my suspicions that 42:54.863 --> 42:58.242 they never really cared about me or the band. 42:58.325 --> 43:01.078 And they just want this as a cash cow. 43:01.161 --> 43:05.583 And that was my attitude for like ten, twenty years. 43:05.666 --> 43:07.626 That's what I thought of them. 43:08.544 --> 43:12.798 You go through life and then you make plans with people. 43:12.881 --> 43:13.924 And then 43:14.425 --> 43:16.302 one of those people changes their mind. 43:16.385 --> 43:18.887 Oh, no,no, no. You can't get to do that. 43:18.971 --> 43:21.724 Apparently, he could. 43:21.807 --> 43:22.808 And he did. 43:22.891 --> 43:24.727 What are we gonna do with our kids? 43:24.810 --> 43:28.397 How are we going to put up our own houses? 43:28.480 --> 43:32.568 I'm sorry that they had to go through that. 43:35.070 --> 43:37.948 I don't know. It's not my fault. 43:39.450 --> 43:41.618 Resentment towards Ely? 43:41.702 --> 43:47.916 If resentment means anger that you've never felt before, 43:48.000 --> 43:50.461 yeah, that's pretty much resentment. That's how I felt. 43:57.593 --> 44:03.349 I just found a friend indeed 44:04.767 --> 44:06.852 Just hold it down 44:08.437 --> 44:11.148 You can leave 44:18.530 --> 44:22.910 If the fans were brutal when I was still in the Heads, 44:22.993 --> 44:25.079 they were like 44:26.372 --> 44:29.708 evil when I quit the band. 44:30.417 --> 44:32.753 It's like they would turn up 44:34.046 --> 44:36.507 at your shows just to heckle you. 44:36.590 --> 44:38.842 Like what kind of commitment is that? 44:39.426 --> 44:41.637 It's so f**ked up. 44:42.304 --> 44:46.100 And it wasn't really enjoyable. 44:46.183 --> 44:50.020 Like I have to prove myself after the Eheads that 44:50.104 --> 44:53.857 I can write even more culturally impactful songs. 44:54.358 --> 44:58.445 Like twice in my lifetime is stupid. 45:00.197 --> 45:02.866 I mean that's the criteria. That's their standard. 45:02.950 --> 45:09.873 Why am I held on such a high standard when other people are celebrated 45:09.957 --> 45:13.544 for writing crappy songs? 45:13.627 --> 45:15.003 Words were said. 45:15.504 --> 45:17.840 Magazine articles came out. 45:17.923 --> 45:20.134 Probably totally unnecessary 45:20.217 --> 45:22.177 but it was still done. 45:22.719 --> 45:25.347 It was allowed to be aired. 45:36.066 --> 45:39.987 Maybe I contributed to the polarization 45:40.070 --> 45:44.575 by not being a better influence but I was young 45:44.658 --> 45:48.120 and I didn't know any better and Ely was family. 45:52.791 --> 45:54.626 If I was able to go back, 45:54.710 --> 45:58.172 of course I would change a lot of things. 45:58.255 --> 46:04.303 And I would change the way I dealt 46:04.386 --> 46:09.766 with that isolation and with that alienation. 46:10.934 --> 46:12.561 So it was like, 46:12.644 --> 46:14.646 "Woah, what to do now?" 46:15.647 --> 46:17.566 I surfed! 46:17.649 --> 46:23.989 For me then, the myth of the surfer for me was the counterculture. 46:24.072 --> 46:27.034 Being there, away on the beach. 46:27.534 --> 46:28.368 It was freeing. 46:29.411 --> 46:31.288 And then a few weeks later, I was broke. 46:33.540 --> 46:35.834 I had a baby. I had a baby and then I realized 46:35.918 --> 46:38.587 I'm broke. And then, "I can't be broke." 46:39.296 --> 46:40.923 I worked in Liquid Post. 46:41.006 --> 46:42.633 Music for advertising. 46:42.716 --> 46:44.134 It was difficult 46:44.635 --> 46:46.637 to have a day job. 46:47.137 --> 46:49.556 Ah, we should've just fixed the Heads. 46:49.640 --> 46:52.518 It was-- we had it easy. 46:52.601 --> 46:53.644 But you don't realize that 46:53.727 --> 46:56.146 until you go through something more difficult. 47:18.794 --> 47:20.420 They wouldn’t stop. 47:20.504 --> 47:22.089 The fans wouldn’t stop 47:23.340 --> 47:26.927 badgering me and the offers didn’t stop. 47:27.427 --> 47:33.600 And you kind of just throw your hands in the air 47:33.684 --> 47:36.937 and just say, "Fuck it!" 47:37.020 --> 47:38.063 Let’s do it. 47:48.949 --> 47:52.119 Big Dipper north of nowhere 47:52.202 --> 47:56.540 Outside the room, inside my mind 48:01.962 --> 48:05.090 Look forward to tomorrow 48:05.173 --> 48:09.886 But can I leave yesterday behind? 48:10.512 --> 48:13.724 How it feels so strange 48:15.225 --> 48:18.979 To have grown and change 48:20.272 --> 48:23.650 Now, it's not the same 48:25.152 --> 48:29.323 'Cause time slips and slides 48:29.406 --> 48:33.952 Into another place and try 48:34.828 --> 48:38.332 As we might to understand each other 48:38.415 --> 48:42.586 Doesn't really matter where you are 48:42.669 --> 48:45.922 It always seems so very far 48:47.549 --> 48:51.345 'Cause you're lightyears away 48:51.428 --> 48:53.889 You're lightyears away 48:53.972 --> 48:56.516 From me 49:00.187 --> 49:01.647 I was gonna throw up. 49:02.648 --> 49:04.900 Ah, which is normal. 49:05.734 --> 49:12.407 But I was so excited and sad because Tita Lisette passed. 49:20.832 --> 49:24.836 The only thing I remembered from the first reunion was that 49:24.920 --> 49:27.839 you know, my mom died. And that uh… 49:28.548 --> 49:31.343 so whatever enjoyment 49:31.426 --> 49:37.265 I would have had by being together again with the guys 49:37.349 --> 49:39.851 was not there. 49:40.352 --> 49:46.024 If I remember right, I saw him have like, a banana or two? 49:46.525 --> 49:47.943 And a glass of wine. 49:48.443 --> 49:50.487 No sleep, no food. 49:50.570 --> 49:54.449 Does Ely know what he's setting himself up for? 49:55.117 --> 49:58.412 I totally understood why Ely wanted to play. 49:58.495 --> 50:02.374 And I would have totally understood if he didn't want to play. 50:07.671 --> 50:10.507 But it was his call. It wasn't ours. 50:11.007 --> 50:14.344 We told him. It was like, "Up to you. It doesn't matter." 50:15.262 --> 50:21.893 The soundcheck was like three a.m. and you know 50:22.394 --> 50:27.816 Ely, if you put yourself in his shoes, 50:27.899 --> 50:31.069 you can just imagine how stressful it is for him. 50:31.153 --> 50:35.365 How could you go in front of people and make them happy 50:35.449 --> 50:38.326 when you're so heartbroken? 50:39.745 --> 50:42.581 Ely's the kind of man 50:44.249 --> 50:48.962 that prioritizes others' needs before his own. 50:51.256 --> 50:53.800 I remember during the wake, 50:54.926 --> 50:58.972 even though he was exhausted 50:59.055 --> 51:03.685 and was going through immense grief, 51:03.769 --> 51:06.855 the first thing he asked me when I arrived was, 51:06.938 --> 51:10.317 "Have you eaten?" and "Are you Okay?" 51:10.400 --> 51:12.235 Which was actually 51:13.278 --> 51:15.781 something I should have asked him. 51:17.115 --> 51:20.619 And yeah, I never forgot that. 51:22.329 --> 51:23.747 Okay. 51:40.305 --> 51:43.809 There was so much riding on the concert 51:43.892 --> 51:48.188 that I had to do it. I had to show up. 52:05.205 --> 52:07.374 And just right after the first set, 52:07.457 --> 52:10.710 somebody came up to me. "Sir, sir, sir. We need you backstage." 52:11.294 --> 52:13.755 I didn't know how to get backstage. 52:13.839 --> 52:15.924 And then someone just told me that 52:16.007 --> 52:18.260 my brother had a heart attack. 52:20.262 --> 52:24.015 I didn’t want to think about it. I didn’t want to think about losing him. 52:29.896 --> 52:33.400 If I remember correctly, Day went to our tent and said, 52:33.483 --> 52:36.069 "Ely's getting rushed to the hospital." 52:37.904 --> 52:40.031 And I didn't know what to do. 52:40.115 --> 52:43.326 We're not gonna-- Who's gonna tell the crowd? 52:44.411 --> 52:47.080 We, however, regret to inform you that 52:47.163 --> 52:49.291 due to my brother's poor health, 52:49.374 --> 52:52.586 because of the emotional and physical stress 52:52.669 --> 52:54.296 that he's been experiencing, 52:54.379 --> 52:55.213 ERASERHEADS' REUNION CONCERT WAS CUT SHORT AFTER ELY BUENDIA WAS HOSPITALIZED 52:55.297 --> 52:58.925 we apologize for cutting the concert short. 53:05.265 --> 53:08.977 I've never seen a crowd so compassionate. 53:09.060 --> 53:11.229 Some were crying because 53:12.230 --> 53:14.816 their idol, Ely, was rushed to the hospital. 53:14.900 --> 53:16.568 It was a good first set. 53:16.651 --> 53:19.779 And we're always gonna be supportive of The Eraserheads. 53:19.863 --> 53:23.867 It's sad because I waited so long for this concert and 53:24.367 --> 53:25.827 I mean, what are the chances? 53:25.911 --> 53:27.954 It seems so cruel. 53:28.038 --> 53:30.665 For Ely to get sick when his mom just died. 53:30.749 --> 53:31.958 It's just so sad that this happened. 53:32.542 --> 53:34.169 I, I don't know if, 53:34.252 --> 53:39.883 I mean I don't how I would have dealt with it if he didn't 53:39.966 --> 53:41.092 pull through. 53:41.176 --> 53:44.429 That would have been like unimaginable. 53:44.512 --> 53:47.098 Like a huge f**king joke from the universe! 53:47.182 --> 53:48.516 Like, what?! 53:50.560 --> 53:52.771 I don't know. I didn't know what to think 53:52.854 --> 53:54.314 'cause it's like, 53:54.814 --> 53:56.816 "Were we gonna lose him?" 53:56.900 --> 53:58.401 Right? It's like, 53:58.902 --> 54:01.029 I didn't even have words for it anymore. 54:03.281 --> 54:05.325 Your smile is different 54:05.408 --> 54:07.494 Your look is different 54:07.577 --> 54:11.081 Everything's changed about you 54:12.165 --> 54:14.084 I wish I hadn't seen 54:14.167 --> 54:16.169 I wish I didn't have this problem 54:16.252 --> 54:22.801 Because I don't have enough cash 54:23.802 --> 54:30.642 To buy your pretty face 54:31.893 --> 54:35.230 I didn't even go home. I said, "I wanna finish the show." 54:35.730 --> 54:37.315 You don't wanna think about anything. 54:37.399 --> 54:40.652 No flashbacks. No, I don't even want to think about him. 54:41.277 --> 54:44.197 So we all went. I called Buddy. 54:44.280 --> 54:46.157 "We're going to Saguijo. We're gonna finish the show." 54:46.241 --> 54:49.077 I don't wanna cry. I just want to finish the show. 54:50.412 --> 54:56.459 Raymund had this idea to congregate in Saguijo Bar. 54:58.169 --> 54:59.045 For me, it was like 54:59.129 --> 55:01.214 "Is it a good idea to be there?" 55:01.297 --> 55:04.509 It was like "No, no, he would've wanted us to finish it." 55:04.592 --> 55:06.219 Which kind of backfired, I think. 55:07.137 --> 55:08.847 F**k, man. Why? 55:08.930 --> 55:13.893 So that added again to the resentment that I felt 55:13.977 --> 55:16.771 with these guys, that, you know… 55:18.064 --> 55:23.445 I mean, I'm in the f**king hospital and you're out there, 55:24.654 --> 55:26.281 performing? 55:26.364 --> 55:30.410 That's what I did when my dad passed a few years ago before that. 55:32.871 --> 55:36.166 It would've saved us a lot of suffering 55:36.249 --> 55:39.294 if I had known that. 55:39.377 --> 55:44.924 It all seems very silly now 55:45.008 --> 55:47.469 when you look at it from that perspective. 55:48.428 --> 55:50.930 But I was coming from 55:51.014 --> 55:56.478 a frame of reality 55:56.561 --> 55:57.937 that was different. 56:01.149 --> 56:02.859 Why not have a reunion of the Heads? 56:02.942 --> 56:04.194 There's a lot of baggage 56:04.277 --> 56:09.032 and it's one of those things that's not happening at the moment. 56:09.115 --> 56:10.366 Right? 56:10.450 --> 56:11.951 We disagree a lot on many things. 56:12.035 --> 56:14.079 So it's not worth it to just put the band together, 56:14.162 --> 56:16.039 -Right. -for whatever reason 56:16.122 --> 56:17.957 when everybody's doing their thing. 56:18.041 --> 56:20.168 Ely's doing his thing. Marcus is doing his thing. 56:20.251 --> 56:23.171 With you 56:25.090 --> 56:30.887 Uncertain when you'll come back for me 56:51.157 --> 56:54.953 Where do I fit in your life? 56:56.246 --> 56:57.205 Lightheaded 57:12.720 --> 57:17.308 If you look at the history from the 60s to the present day. 57:17.392 --> 57:21.437 You can really divide it into two large categories. 57:21.938 --> 57:25.191 Before The Eraserheads and After the Eraserheads. 57:26.151 --> 57:28.319 Really, The Eraserheads changed everything. 57:28.403 --> 57:32.323 The ‘heads were part of a global phenomenon that was not planned 57:32.407 --> 57:36.995 and i think music in general was looking for something else. 57:37.078 --> 57:40.665 We still hear them today, 57:40.748 --> 57:43.251 even the young people love their music. 57:43.334 --> 57:44.919 There’s something about The Eraserheads, 57:45.003 --> 57:47.255 something about their devil may care attitude, 57:47.338 --> 57:51.009 their audacity, that resonated with me. 57:51.092 --> 57:57.682 I can go beyond my own limits 57:57.765 --> 58:02.520 in the same way that they went beyond their own parameters. 58:02.604 --> 58:05.815 Rock bands, or any kind of band for that matter, 58:05.899 --> 58:07.317 usually sing about love. 58:07.400 --> 58:09.903 But they also touch on themes like friendship 58:09.986 --> 58:13.156 and the struggles of being a student, which I can relate to. 58:13.239 --> 58:15.700 They don’t write for a return. 58:15.783 --> 58:19.913 They don’t write to make sure they can hit a certain position in the hit parade 58:19.996 --> 58:21.122 or they can sell. 58:21.206 --> 58:23.082 They write what’s in their heart. 58:23.166 --> 58:27.629 The music of The Eraserheads isn’t just music to me. 58:27.712 --> 58:29.839 It taught me about being Filipino, 58:29.923 --> 58:33.051 it taught me that there are people like me in the Philippines, 58:33.134 --> 58:35.345 and the Philippines is in everyone’s heart. 58:35.929 --> 58:41.309 Each of the songs really represents a journey in someone’s life like mine. 58:41.893 --> 58:43.686 And that’s the beauty of The Eraserheads’ songs 58:43.770 --> 58:47.398 because it speaks to you no matter what social class you are, 58:47.482 --> 58:50.276 what kind of upbringing you had, what kind of life you’re having. 58:50.360 --> 58:51.361 It’s very universal. 58:51.444 --> 58:53.988 It speaks a certain truth. 58:54.072 --> 58:55.865 If you listen to their music, 58:56.866 --> 58:59.160 it gives you hope. 58:59.869 --> 59:02.163 If you’re sad, their music can make you happy. 59:08.253 --> 59:13.299 Hi, Sir Ely! IS THERE HOPE OF AN ERASERHEADS REUNION? 59:18.555 --> 59:23.726 IF LENI RUNS. 59:50.253 --> 59:55.842 With my whole heart, I believe we can triumph. 59:57.010 --> 01:00:03.016 It wasn't really to confirm that the band was getting back together. 01:00:03.516 --> 01:00:07.729 But it was sort of a calculated tweet also. 01:00:08.229 --> 01:00:14.736 It was more for people to actually go out there and register 01:00:14.819 --> 01:00:17.280 because I've never voted. 01:00:17.363 --> 01:00:20.992 I’ve never been registered so… 01:00:22.368 --> 01:00:25.830 to say that I would go out and actually vote 01:00:25.913 --> 01:00:27.332 meant a lot to me. 01:00:30.335 --> 01:00:31.377 As an artist, 01:00:33.046 --> 01:00:34.839 Just trying to 01:00:36.591 --> 01:00:42.305 make some use of whatever 01:00:42.388 --> 01:00:45.475 influence I thought I had. 01:00:45.558 --> 01:00:49.437 I had never put myself on the line 01:00:50.104 --> 01:00:55.485 as much as I did when I supported Leni. 01:00:55.568 --> 01:01:00.198 Take a look at my eyes, Don't you see? 01:01:01.074 --> 01:01:06.913 I am now flying, and heaven's close by 01:01:06.996 --> 01:01:08.206 Do you want to come with me? 01:01:08.289 --> 01:01:10.124 LET US WIN THIS - RAISING FILIPINO LIVES 01:01:10.208 --> 01:01:12.585 Do you want to… 01:01:13.461 --> 01:01:15.797 Do you want to… 01:01:16.756 --> 01:01:19.384 Do you want to… 01:01:19.467 --> 01:01:22.053 …Come with me? 01:01:32.021 --> 01:01:35.858 Ladies and gentlemen of the 18th Congress, 01:01:35.942 --> 01:01:39.612 Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr., 01:01:39.696 --> 01:01:44.075 the duly elected President of the Republic of the Philippines. 01:01:44.951 --> 01:01:49.956 BBM! 01:02:02.927 --> 01:02:05.763 I guess, we needed, you know, 01:02:06.264 --> 01:02:11.394 we needed something that would lift our spirits up. 01:02:12.311 --> 01:02:16.983 The reemergence of The Eraserheads in 2022 was a pleasant surprise 01:02:17.066 --> 01:02:23.573 to people just coming out of the pandemic isolation 01:02:24.866 --> 01:02:28.828 and reeling from the political divisions 01:02:29.412 --> 01:02:33.416 generated by the presidential elections of that year. 01:02:34.459 --> 01:02:38.671 By golly, our country needs those kinds of songs 01:02:39.547 --> 01:02:40.715 that bring us together. 01:02:40.798 --> 01:02:42.884 Especially in times when 01:02:43.885 --> 01:02:46.387 we have political conflicts. 01:02:46.471 --> 01:02:49.974 It's like saying here we are again as a people 01:02:50.057 --> 01:02:51.309 in one big area 01:02:52.059 --> 01:02:54.479 singing the songs that we all love. 01:02:54.562 --> 01:02:56.147 Untainted by politics. 01:02:56.230 --> 01:02:57.940 That's the power of art. 01:02:59.150 --> 01:03:02.528 They were a unique phenomenon whose cultural impact 01:03:02.612 --> 01:03:07.533 and significance has never had a rival. 01:03:08.284 --> 01:03:09.285 No worries. 01:03:09.368 --> 01:03:11.537 -Sir. -Marcus. 01:03:13.414 --> 01:03:16.292 -Hi, everyone. -Hello. 01:03:16.375 --> 01:03:18.836 -Hello. -Hi. 01:03:18.920 --> 01:03:21.047 Okay, guys. 01:03:21.130 --> 01:03:23.966 -Right here. -Okay. 01:03:24.050 --> 01:03:27.220 Oily Buendia. 01:03:28.596 --> 01:03:34.185 -I'll change my name in Instagram. -Oh. Can I change my seat? This one is… 01:03:34.268 --> 01:03:36.646 I'm just kidding. 01:03:37.313 --> 01:03:38.856 But seriously, this is wiggling. 01:03:38.940 --> 01:03:40.858 It's okay. I can do this. 01:03:49.283 --> 01:03:52.954 What do you think is and you can take this in any way you want to, 01:03:53.037 --> 01:03:55.832 what's the most difficult thing that you had to overcome 01:03:55.915 --> 01:03:58.251 for this to happen? 01:03:59.085 --> 01:04:01.045 That's a good question. 01:04:01.879 --> 01:04:03.005 Tough, tough question. 01:04:03.089 --> 01:04:04.966 We've never been asked that question. 01:04:06.384 --> 01:04:07.718 Can we get back to you on that? 01:04:20.982 --> 01:04:23.317 So that's why I sort of 01:04:23.401 --> 01:04:29.073 wasn't keen on working with Marcus at all. 01:04:29.156 --> 01:04:30.324 As a matter of fact, 01:04:30.408 --> 01:04:33.786 I talked to my manager about it 01:04:33.870 --> 01:04:35.997 lots of times saying 01:04:36.497 --> 01:04:40.209 I'd rather just continue what I'm doing 01:04:40.293 --> 01:04:42.545 than go through all that s**t. 01:04:42.628 --> 01:04:45.881 Once in Kalayaan 01:04:45.965 --> 01:04:49.176 We met 01:04:49.260 --> 01:04:51.554 Each one with their own 01:04:51.637 --> 01:04:56.684 hopes and dreams 01:04:57.685 --> 01:04:59.854 That song is actually about 01:04:59.937 --> 01:05:02.231 my actual friends. 01:05:02.315 --> 01:05:04.567 So it wasn't about The Eraserheads. 01:05:04.650 --> 01:05:07.612 Okay, I don't wanna break any hearts again but 01:05:07.695 --> 01:05:08.863 we were never close. 01:05:08.946 --> 01:05:10.615 We were never friends. 01:05:12.116 --> 01:05:16.579 That was a very, very conscious 01:05:16.662 --> 01:05:19.749 effort to distance myself 01:05:20.249 --> 01:05:23.002 from the band. 01:05:24.086 --> 01:05:26.923 And the number one reason is 01:05:27.006 --> 01:05:31.719 because of Marcus’ controversy. 01:05:32.386 --> 01:05:36.807 I really resented him for that, 01:05:36.891 --> 01:05:39.852 for dragging me into that 01:05:39.935 --> 01:05:43.105 and dragging the Eheads’ name into that. 01:05:48.861 --> 01:05:52.615 It's always been treated like a private matter. 01:05:53.282 --> 01:05:56.160 And so to protect my family 01:05:56.243 --> 01:05:57.912 and everyone else involved, 01:06:01.207 --> 01:06:03.209 I'm keeping it private. 01:06:03.292 --> 01:06:05.962 'Cause Marcus will keep saying that it is a private matter. 01:06:06.045 --> 01:06:07.254 And I agree. 01:06:07.338 --> 01:06:08.964 Family stuff, 01:06:09.048 --> 01:06:11.050 family matters are always private. 01:06:11.550 --> 01:06:14.679 They're meant to be dealt with privately 01:06:14.762 --> 01:06:17.223 because that's the forum for it. 01:06:17.306 --> 01:06:20.851 Once it becomes public, it's just open to conjecture for everyone 01:06:20.935 --> 01:06:23.229 and a lot of things get lost. 01:06:26.482 --> 01:06:29.276 I don't know if Marcus made any headway 01:06:29.360 --> 01:06:31.195 with regards to dealing with it 01:06:31.821 --> 01:06:33.864 because we hadn't been in touch. 01:07:08.065 --> 01:07:11.277 When it was happening three years ago, 01:07:11.360 --> 01:07:16.449 I gave my advice privately to the people involved, 01:07:16.532 --> 01:07:18.409 I gave my advice to Marcus. 01:07:19.076 --> 01:07:20.286 I told him, 01:07:21.162 --> 01:07:23.831 "You need to seek help." 01:07:24.331 --> 01:07:26.250 "You need to ask for forgiveness." 01:07:26.333 --> 01:07:29.211 "You need to talk to your friends and family." 01:07:29.295 --> 01:07:31.505 And then he showed me. 01:07:31.589 --> 01:07:34.425 "Over the years, I sought help with a therapist." 01:07:34.508 --> 01:07:36.385 And everything among other things. 01:07:36.469 --> 01:07:37.970 To me, 01:07:38.053 --> 01:07:41.682 what changed my mind about it 01:07:41.766 --> 01:07:43.851 was the fact that 01:07:45.311 --> 01:07:52.276 I saw that Marcus was really humbled by that experience. 01:07:52.902 --> 01:07:57.490 And I saw that he wanted to make things right. 01:08:03.037 --> 01:08:05.539 -Try this. -It's good. 01:08:07.374 --> 01:08:10.711 It's still weird. Just like the first day. 01:08:11.504 --> 01:08:14.048 -'Cause you were late. -Yeah. 01:08:14.131 --> 01:08:17.343 But on stage, it just feels right. 01:08:17.426 --> 01:08:22.014 It's always the music that glues us together. 01:08:22.515 --> 01:08:24.016 It was never easy. 01:08:24.099 --> 01:08:26.602 Like thinking back all those years, 01:08:26.685 --> 01:08:28.813 it was never easy hanging out 01:08:28.896 --> 01:08:32.066 but playing music was always easy. 01:08:36.654 --> 01:08:39.949 Please, please come back to me 01:08:40.032 --> 01:08:43.494 Let's give our love another chance 01:08:45.037 --> 01:08:48.457 Wish you were in my arms 01:08:48.541 --> 01:08:52.419 And you're whispering your love me too 01:09:06.225 --> 01:09:09.270 On the second rehearsal, I was approached by 01:09:09.770 --> 01:09:12.940 Buddy, Raymund, Ely. And they said, 01:09:13.023 --> 01:09:17.361 "Mr. Lumen, Marcus is not playing up to par." 01:09:18.362 --> 01:09:20.948 Buddy actually said that if 01:09:21.448 --> 01:09:23.450 he cannot play at par, we can replace him. 01:09:23.951 --> 01:09:28.414 And replacing Marcus is a big no-no for us 01:09:28.497 --> 01:09:30.124 because it's not gonna be Eheads anymore. 01:09:31.000 --> 01:09:32.626 There are four members of Eheads. 01:09:32.710 --> 01:09:33.752 They have to be there. 01:09:33.836 --> 01:09:35.921 If you replace one, it's not gonna be Eheads anymore. 01:09:46.056 --> 01:09:50.561 Come, have a taste of heaven 01:09:52.730 --> 01:09:57.067 Come, have a taste of heaven 01:09:57.151 --> 01:09:58.736 Back to G. 01:09:59.653 --> 01:10:04.241 Come, have a taste of heaven 01:10:06.535 --> 01:10:11.790 Ely, being the leader of the band, helped Marcus rehearse. 01:10:11.874 --> 01:10:15.961 So when I asked Raymund and Buddy, "How did he do? Did he improve?" 01:10:16.045 --> 01:10:19.381 And they said, "He improved. He can stay on." 01:10:20.424 --> 01:10:24.011 Just today, just a few hours ago, 01:10:24.094 --> 01:10:29.808 I learned that all my kids 01:10:29.892 --> 01:10:32.353 will be there. 01:10:32.436 --> 01:10:35.022 To me, this is not just a reunion 01:10:35.105 --> 01:10:38.567 but a family reunion. 01:10:38.651 --> 01:10:41.111 So I'm happy 01:10:41.904 --> 01:10:45.658 and there is a chance for 01:10:45.741 --> 01:10:50.329 healing and forgiveness to happen. 01:10:52.665 --> 01:10:54.875 Now, it's much lighter. 01:10:54.959 --> 01:10:58.254 Everything we just-- we're just happy. 01:10:58.337 --> 01:11:00.381 We can speak more freely 01:11:00.464 --> 01:11:01.757 because we realize that we're old 01:11:01.840 --> 01:11:04.134 and maybe we will die soon anytime, you know. 01:11:06.136 --> 01:11:07.096 Cut the s**t, dude! 01:11:12.268 --> 01:11:15.980 What do you think things would be like had you carried on? 01:11:16.063 --> 01:11:18.232 I feel that Buddy and Marcus would end up together. 01:11:18.315 --> 01:11:19.650 There. 01:11:19.733 --> 01:11:21.402 I like Marcus' answer. 01:11:22.569 --> 01:11:23.487 Yeah. 01:11:24.488 --> 01:11:28.450 If we continued on, then there won't be a reunion. 01:11:51.056 --> 01:11:52.599 And take one. 01:11:52.683 --> 01:11:53.767 Action! 01:11:53.851 --> 01:11:55.602 See you on December 2020-- 01:11:56.603 --> 01:12:00.524 See you on December 22, 2022 at-- 01:12:01.817 --> 01:12:04.236 See you on December 22-- 01:12:04.903 --> 01:12:06.613 See you on-- 01:12:06.697 --> 01:12:09.783 at the SM City-- SMDC, again. 01:12:09.867 --> 01:12:13.829 At the SMDC Festival Grounds for our concert. 01:12:14.330 --> 01:12:15.205 Our concert! 01:12:15.289 --> 01:12:16.290 Action! 01:12:16.373 --> 01:12:18.000 See you on December 22 01:12:18.083 --> 01:12:19.168 202 01:12:19.251 --> 01:12:21.295 at the SMDC Festival Grounds 01:12:21.378 --> 01:12:22.588 for our concert! 01:12:23.339 --> 01:12:24.673 Okay. 01:12:25.299 --> 01:12:26.342 -We're done. -Done. 01:12:33.891 --> 01:12:37.227 It's a nice stretch of years 01:12:37.311 --> 01:12:39.646 to finally say, 01:12:39.730 --> 01:12:43.317 "Yeah, I'm ready to go on this ride again." 01:13:19.061 --> 01:13:23.732 One, two, three. 01:13:27.152 --> 01:13:28.695 That won't start anymore. 01:13:46.046 --> 01:13:50.926 I didn't even consider what it meant until 01:13:51.009 --> 01:13:53.262 we were about to do the rehearsals. 01:13:53.345 --> 01:13:56.140 And then that's when I started to 01:13:56.223 --> 01:13:57.975 process everything, 01:13:58.058 --> 01:14:00.936 ten years and the events that led up to it. 01:14:07.443 --> 01:14:13.824 People can forgive and music can bring people together again. 01:14:20.539 --> 01:14:23.750 We've always functioned as not perfect people. 01:14:23.834 --> 01:14:27.504 We've always functioned as a not perfect band 01:14:27.588 --> 01:14:29.256 with non-perfect songs. 01:14:29.339 --> 01:14:32.342 We make mistakes and then we just move on. 01:14:37.890 --> 01:14:43.145 I think we are more relaxed as people. I think age has a lot to do with it. 01:14:43.228 --> 01:14:45.772 The pandemic has a lot to do with it. 01:14:46.482 --> 01:14:48.692 Our kids has a lot to do with it. 01:14:48.775 --> 01:14:51.820 I think about our friendship like an ex-girlfriend. 01:14:53.322 --> 01:14:55.157 You're just glad you're not fighting. 01:15:07.294 --> 01:15:09.796 Two, one! 01:15:52.422 --> 01:15:58.762 Are you sick and tired of The hassles of life? 01:15:59.763 --> 01:16:04.685 Do you want to stop thinking for yourself? 01:16:06.311 --> 01:16:09.439 Don't feel like traveling? 01:16:10.274 --> 01:16:13.610 Do you just want to lay down all day? 01:16:13.694 --> 01:16:19.616 Are you tired of hugging your wife? 01:16:21.743 --> 01:16:26.581 I'm exactly what you need 01:16:29.459 --> 01:16:34.339 Just dial my number on the phone 01:16:37.384 --> 01:16:39.428 Connect me to a scanner 01:16:39.511 --> 01:16:42.389 Who's in charge of this Sci-Fi nightmare? 01:16:42.472 --> 01:16:44.641 Tomato One, callin' starship crew 01:16:44.725 --> 01:16:47.477 Ground patrol Tomato Two 01:16:47.561 --> 01:16:49.479 Bouncin' on a cellulite doorbell 01:16:49.563 --> 01:16:52.566 Another planet, another hotel, oh well 01:16:52.649 --> 01:16:54.526 Snack food shooting marathon 01:16:54.610 --> 01:16:56.945 Hypnotized by your own Playstation 01:16:57.029 --> 01:16:59.531 I'm a toy with a dream to redeem 01:16:59.615 --> 01:17:02.326 Try to change some rules in the mainstream 01:17:02.409 --> 01:17:03.952 Mayday! Mayday! 01:17:04.036 --> 01:17:05.037 Outta control rocket 01:17:05.120 --> 01:17:07.831 I think we just hit a nasty air-pocket 01:17:07.914 --> 01:17:10.167 I'm gettin dizzy like a drunken bee 01:17:10.250 --> 01:17:12.461 Buzzin' around in the galaxy 01:17:12.544 --> 01:17:15.088 Nevertheless, guess who's comin' here 01:17:15.172 --> 01:17:16.923 When Saturn flies by? 01:17:17.007 --> 01:17:21.595 In a hostile takeover bid 01:17:22.137 --> 01:17:26.224 For the clouds 01:17:26.808 --> 01:17:31.146 Clouds in the sky, sky, sky 01:17:31.855 --> 01:17:37.277 All the lawyers pray to God 01:17:37.361 --> 01:17:42.115 In a hostile takeover bid 01:17:42.199 --> 01:17:45.285 For the mind 01:18:11.228 --> 01:18:14.314 You don't need to leave 01:18:16.108 --> 01:18:19.111 It seems a bit naive 01:18:21.446 --> 01:18:24.783 No need to disagree 01:18:26.952 --> 01:18:30.706 Or seek my history 01:18:32.082 --> 01:18:35.627 You're starin' at my soul 01:18:36.795 --> 01:18:40.757 My sanity you stole 01:18:42.801 --> 01:18:46.304 But then I knew all along 01:18:47.431 --> 01:18:51.435 My mother always told me that I was a natural singer. 01:18:51.518 --> 01:18:54.104 Instead of her singing me to sleep, 01:18:54.187 --> 01:18:56.857 it was me that was singing her to sleep 01:18:56.940 --> 01:18:58.817 when I was a young child. 01:18:59.317 --> 01:19:03.029 You opened my door 01:19:03.864 --> 01:19:08.577 When I get near, all my fears disappear 01:19:08.660 --> 01:19:14.541 And I won't be alone anymore 01:19:15.584 --> 01:19:20.380 How am I around the three other guys? 01:19:20.464 --> 01:19:21.757 Around Ely. 01:19:23.967 --> 01:19:26.011 You might say that 01:19:29.389 --> 01:19:32.100 there's resentment. 01:19:32.184 --> 01:19:34.019 Nah, resentments for the past. 01:19:34.102 --> 01:19:37.314 When you keep on holding on to that resentment, 01:19:37.397 --> 01:19:39.900 it doesn't do anything for you. 01:19:39.983 --> 01:19:41.651 It doesn't do anything for me. 01:19:42.235 --> 01:19:44.488 In my head, I think everybody just agreed. 01:19:44.571 --> 01:19:49.951 And it's one of those waves and cycles that I, 01:19:50.035 --> 01:19:53.872 you know, some years it happens, some years, it doesn't happen. 01:19:53.955 --> 01:19:56.458 So it's like "Oh, it's one of those years!" 01:19:56.541 --> 01:19:58.335 That just aligned. 01:19:58.418 --> 01:19:59.419 Yeah. 01:20:09.596 --> 01:20:11.640 You have all inspired us 01:20:11.723 --> 01:20:14.601 during the darkest times in the pandemic. 01:20:16.311 --> 01:20:18.939 And we're very honored that this song was chosen 01:20:19.022 --> 01:20:23.235 as an inspiration for everyone 01:20:24.653 --> 01:20:27.030 like you have inspired us to come back. 01:20:33.370 --> 01:20:35.038 So this is for all of you guys. 01:20:35.121 --> 01:20:36.331 We love you. 01:20:38.917 --> 01:20:41.211 Lift your head 01:20:42.379 --> 01:20:45.340 Baby don't be scared 01:20:46.007 --> 01:20:52.347 Of the things that could go Wrong along the way 01:20:52.931 --> 01:20:58.937 You'll get by with a smile 01:21:00.188 --> 01:21:06.611 You can't win at everything But you can try 01:21:07.696 --> 01:21:11.408 Baby you don't have to worry 01:21:11.491 --> 01:21:15.036 'Cause there ain't no need to hurry 01:21:15.120 --> 01:21:20.667 No one ever said that there's an easy way 01:21:21.710 --> 01:21:25.046 When they're closing all their doors 01:21:25.130 --> 01:21:28.508 They don't want you anymore 01:21:28.592 --> 01:21:34.347 This sounds funny but I'll say it anyway 01:21:35.473 --> 01:21:40.687 Girl, I'll stay through the bad times 01:21:42.606 --> 01:21:48.111 Even if I have to fetch you everyday 01:21:48.904 --> 01:21:54.701 We'll get by with a smile 01:21:55.827 --> 01:22:02.667 Now it's time to kiss away Those tears goodbye 01:22:04.794 --> 01:22:07.589 I knew someday that 01:22:08.882 --> 01:22:12.093 something would bring us back together. 01:22:14.095 --> 01:22:19.434 And I'm very proud that we set aside our differences. 01:22:20.518 --> 01:22:21.853 For the fans. 01:22:25.482 --> 01:22:27.943 They're basically superheroes to people. 01:22:28.026 --> 01:22:32.656 People see a lot of themselves in The Eraserheads but also, 01:22:33.156 --> 01:22:36.326 paradoxically, they are also deified. 01:22:36.910 --> 01:22:41.623 And I think specifically for Huling El Bimbo in 2022, 01:22:43.375 --> 01:22:49.089 it has the ring of something much bigger than the previous shows. 01:22:53.593 --> 01:22:56.388 I think it has to do with the fact that it was 01:22:57.931 --> 01:23:00.976 a really messed up time for Philippine society 01:23:01.059 --> 01:23:05.021 and a band could not possibly solve a country's problems 01:23:05.105 --> 01:23:07.774 but what it can do 01:23:08.274 --> 01:23:10.652 especially if it's a well-loved band 01:23:10.735 --> 01:23:12.070 like The Eraserheads, 01:23:12.153 --> 01:23:16.116 is to offer a momentary reprieve from all that craziness. 01:23:16.199 --> 01:23:19.577 And for two to three hours that night, 01:23:19.661 --> 01:23:24.124 they served that purpose. 01:23:25.542 --> 01:23:29.295 And they were transcendent that way, I feel. 01:23:32.841 --> 01:23:34.634 When you have huge political upheavals 01:23:34.718 --> 01:23:36.845 that's when nostalgia emerges. 01:23:37.345 --> 01:23:40.765 You want to go back to something that's stable again. 01:23:41.766 --> 01:23:44.060 That's the power of nostalgia. 01:23:44.144 --> 01:23:47.063 You cling to it in moments of uncertainty. 01:23:47.564 --> 01:23:51.234 Nostalgia also allows us an opportunity to reflect. 01:23:51.317 --> 01:23:53.611 I think we as a nation are still learning. 01:23:53.695 --> 01:23:57.157 I'm of the mind that we haven't told enough stories about the past 01:23:57.240 --> 01:23:59.701 and we need to tell and remember those stories. 01:24:00.702 --> 01:24:03.830 We have to take accountability for the things that happened in the past 01:24:03.913 --> 01:24:08.752 so that we can even begin to imagine a future for the country. 01:24:10.336 --> 01:24:12.088 It's time to look at the future. 01:24:13.840 --> 01:24:15.300 And honor the past. 01:24:18.636 --> 01:24:20.722 We were never not friends. 01:24:21.222 --> 01:24:22.515 We just had a falling out. 01:24:32.984 --> 01:24:34.944 The personal healing, 01:24:35.028 --> 01:24:38.364 of course, manifests itself in the performance. 01:24:38.865 --> 01:24:42.452 I always said, "I wish we had more chemistry." 01:24:42.535 --> 01:24:45.413 Now, we actually have chemistry. 01:24:49.626 --> 01:24:53.713 It brings me so much joy. 01:25:15.693 --> 01:25:21.116 You look like that actress Paraluman 01:25:23.827 --> 01:25:28.039 When we were young 01:25:29.833 --> 01:25:33.670 And you danced so well 01:25:34.796 --> 01:25:39.008 Be it boogie or cha-cha 01:25:39.092 --> 01:25:40.301 Sing! 01:25:40.385 --> 01:25:46.099 But my favorite 01:25:46.182 --> 01:25:51.437 Is when you do the El Bimbo 01:25:52.021 --> 01:25:56.484 It makes me want to move, it's thrilling 01:25:57.902 --> 01:26:03.157 It makes my hair stand on end 01:26:05.243 --> 01:26:10.039 After school 01:26:10.123 --> 01:26:13.585 I'll go straight to your place 01:26:16.754 --> 01:26:19.090 And the whole afternoon… 01:26:19.174 --> 01:26:23.094 It's something that I was afraid 01:26:23.178 --> 01:26:25.722 to do but 01:26:27.223 --> 01:26:29.392 I knew I had to do it 01:26:29.893 --> 01:26:33.062 not just for the fans, of course, 01:26:33.146 --> 01:26:35.940 but for myself, really. 01:26:36.774 --> 01:26:41.321 It's about time that I own up 01:26:43.239 --> 01:26:49.913 to my faults and I wanted the band to have a second chance 01:26:50.413 --> 01:26:51.623 at also redemption. 01:26:53.666 --> 01:26:54.500 You're so great! 01:26:54.584 --> 01:26:58.421 I’ll go back to learning from the past 01:26:58.922 --> 01:27:04.844 and internalizing it so you could not commit the same mistakes. 01:27:04.928 --> 01:27:09.432 That you taught my heart 01:27:09.515 --> 01:27:14.979 To fall in love truly 01:27:39.045 --> 01:27:40.463 We're civil. 01:27:41.255 --> 01:27:43.716 And that's a start. 01:27:44.634 --> 01:27:47.595 That's a huge leap from where we were. 01:27:48.554 --> 01:27:54.519 Of course, we’re not gonna go skydiving anytime soon 01:27:54.602 --> 01:27:56.813 or go to the beach 01:27:57.480 --> 01:27:59.899 and drink beer, 01:28:00.650 --> 01:28:01.859 but you know, who knows? 01:28:01.943 --> 01:28:04.070 It could go there. 01:28:04.570 --> 01:28:06.990 I wouldn't mind, you know. 01:28:07.073 --> 01:28:11.661 Because this is the first time I think that we’ve actually 01:28:12.662 --> 01:28:14.497 known one another. 01:28:16.749 --> 01:28:19.502 Raymund has his own set of friends. 01:28:19.585 --> 01:28:22.755 Ely has his own set of friends. 01:28:22.839 --> 01:28:26.342 Because we're always together. F**k, it's us again?! 01:28:26.426 --> 01:28:27.176 Then back, back, back. 01:28:27.260 --> 01:28:29.304 We were never close that way. 01:28:29.387 --> 01:28:32.098 His bunch of friends will not be my bunch of friends. 01:28:33.016 --> 01:28:34.142 One more. 01:28:36.644 --> 01:28:40.106 And looking back, we never had like "Hey, let's have dinner." 01:28:40.189 --> 01:28:41.190 Ever. 01:28:42.317 --> 01:28:46.571 Since '89, I never called, "Hey, let's have dinner." 01:28:46.654 --> 01:28:49.824 In your eyes… 01:28:51.075 --> 01:28:55.204 It's like making up for lost dinners 01:28:55.288 --> 01:28:56.497 or lost times. 01:28:58.124 --> 01:29:01.252 This is where I cry. 01:29:03.087 --> 01:29:07.842 I'm doing things that I said I'd never think about. 01:29:07.925 --> 01:29:10.094 Or even last night, there was a joke, 01:29:10.178 --> 01:29:12.722 "let's record a song." And it was a joke. 01:29:12.805 --> 01:29:15.767 I never thought we would say that ever again. 01:29:15.850 --> 01:29:18.436 But that's possible right now. 01:29:32.241 --> 01:29:34.369 If you look around when you're older, 01:29:34.452 --> 01:29:37.371 you will see fewer and fewer people who get you. 01:29:37.455 --> 01:29:39.499 When I'm up on stage, I look around. 01:29:39.582 --> 01:29:42.502 And I see Marcus, Raymund and Ely, 01:29:42.585 --> 01:29:44.504 Oh, I think they get me. 01:29:44.587 --> 01:29:45.755 I get them. 01:29:47.048 --> 01:29:48.257 I'm so lucky. 01:29:49.926 --> 01:29:51.969 So, it doesn't really matter 01:29:52.512 --> 01:29:55.681 what happened before or what happened after. 01:29:56.891 --> 01:30:00.436 You plug in your guitar and you play the songs. 01:30:00.520 --> 01:30:02.980 It’s like… 01:30:06.859 --> 01:30:08.236 It's home. 01:33:18.092 --> 01:33:24.181 Laughter and glee 01:33:24.265 --> 01:33:31.230 Fill my homecoming souvenir box 01:33:32.064 --> 01:33:37.653 Decals, clothes and toys 01:33:37.737 --> 01:33:39.238 Spray, spray! 01:33:39.322 --> 01:33:44.118 No space left for a poster 01:33:44.201 --> 01:33:46.495 You're laughing now. Wait 'til nightfall. 01:33:46.579 --> 01:33:50.374 -Oh my. -Hey. 01:33:51.167 --> 01:33:54.003 Marcus, what tribe are we? 01:34:02.678 --> 01:34:06.432 My paycheck’s all spent 01:34:06.515 --> 01:34:08.642 Ely, please explain what happened. 01:34:08.726 --> 01:34:11.937 Just in one week 01:34:12.021 --> 01:34:15.191 Ah, Francis's blood boiled over. 01:34:16.108 --> 01:34:22.740 How sweet is Ceasar’s sugar 01:34:23.574 --> 01:34:30.289 The demon cook won't give me a break 01:34:32.291 --> 01:34:36.128 Let’s go home 01:34:36.212 --> 01:34:39.673 Hey let’s please head home 01:34:39.757 --> 01:34:41.717 Let’s go home 01:34:41.801 --> 01:34:48.182 Because the world makes no sense anymore 01:34:51.769 --> 01:34:56.148 We pray for the safety of everyone and the safety of the audience. 01:34:58.109 --> 01:34:59.819 In Jesus' name, we pray. 01:34:59.902 --> 01:35:00.820 Amen. 01:35:00.903 --> 01:35:01.737 Let's go, guys. 01:35:01.821 --> 01:35:07.576 Everything in life 01:35:07.660 --> 01:35:09.703 I need to pee. That's my problem. 01:35:09.787 --> 01:35:12.123 Has lost its meaning 01:35:12.206 --> 01:35:14.500 -I've been drinking a lot of water. -Did you pee? 01:35:15.084 --> 01:35:21.882 Where are the souvenirs 01:35:22.508 --> 01:35:29.181 Who’s going to bring them home 01:35:31.517 --> 01:35:34.353 Let’s go home 01:35:35.146 --> 01:35:38.732 Hey let’s please head home 01:35:38.816 --> 01:35:41.193 Let’s go home 01:35:41.277 --> 01:35:47.741 Because our world makes no sense anymore 01:35:53.497 --> 01:35:55.124 Guys, I love you all. 01:35:55.666 --> 01:35:58.043 Oh my god… 01:36:00.296 --> 01:36:06.677 Can’t understand anything 01:36:06.760 --> 01:36:08.262 Guys does he know where we’re going? 01:36:08.345 --> 01:36:09.555 No! 01:36:09.638 --> 01:36:11.932 Ely, you are so outrageously popular, you and your band 01:36:12.016 --> 01:36:13.684 that it seems we already have a question here. 01:36:13.767 --> 01:36:14.852 We have that question? 01:36:15.895 --> 01:36:19.482 Hello I’m a big fan calling from the Philippines. 01:36:19.565 --> 01:36:22.276 Yes, we have lots of questions for Ely. 01:36:22.359 --> 01:36:26.113 First off, make some noise Eheads fans! 01:36:30.326 --> 01:36:33.913 Let’s go home 01:36:33.996 --> 01:36:38.000 Hey let’s please head home 01:36:38.083 --> 01:36:39.752 Let’s go home 01:36:39.835 --> 01:36:46.550 Because the world makes no sense anymore 01:36:47.468 --> 01:36:50.638 The world… 01:36:51.514 --> 01:36:57.311 The world… 01:36:58.145 --> 01:37:01.524 Homecoming 01:37:01.607 --> 01:37:05.402 Homecoming 01:37:05.486 --> 01:37:08.447 Homecoming