The Subtle Art Of Confrontation With ISAAC BUTTERFIELD

HEAVY Music Interviews

Interview by Jimmy Glinster
Very rarely does HEAVY venture outside of our comfort zone and leave the music realm to speak to artists from other fields, such as comedy. The few times we have invariably resulted in many laughs and a fresh take on festivities, and this was most certainly the case recently when Jimmy Glinster took on his first serious (pardon the pun) interview when he sat down for a chat with the hilarious, and often in more trouble than the HEAVY staff, Australian comedian Isaac Butterfield.
Known for pushing boundaries and challenging pretty much everything and anything he takes an interest in, Butterfield has a dark sense of comedy, honed through his YouTube channel but now extending to stand-up shows, podcasts and online content.
Loved because of his unflinching and unapologetic approach to controversial topics and observations on everyday life, Butterfield gives no quarter - nor expects any - unleashing his razor-sharp wit and confronting humour from May 10 in Port Macquarie as he embarks on his Isaac Butterfield Regional Live Tour that takes him through 15 different cities before finishing on the Sunshine Coast on June 23.
Jimmy didn't hold back with his questions - as expected - starting with asking Butterfield how he would like to be called.
"You can call me whatever you want, brother," he smiled. "It's all good. I know a lot of people have a lot of different pronouns and stuff… honestly, as long as it's she/her or he/him… the other ones, that's where you get me. I'll be polite… but calm the farm. When you live in a society where everything's pretty easy… that's when you start making up pronouns."
Jimmy questions if the younger generation is taking advantage to an extent in the modern age of political correctness.
"I hate the younger generation," Butterfield shot back. "I'm a Millennial, so I understand that we were the downfall - or at least the start of it. But Gen Z is Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. That's Ground Zero. But, the Gen Alpha… they reckon it'll rebound, and it often does. It rebounds in our generations after, so hopefully that does happen, but I dunno man. It's a rough time. I've had a couple of employees over the years who have been Gen Z, and they are the worst people that have ever lived on this planet. They are worse than Hitler Youth."
Listen to the full interview to dive deeper into the world of Isaac Butterfield, including what he classes himself as in respect to being an entertainer, accusations of him backtracking on certain subjects, the correlation between heavy metal and comedy, objectifying art forms such as music and comedy to fit agendas, his ghost hunting video, his new book and much more.
Isaac Butterfield kicks off his 2024 World Tour in Australia!
A lethal combination of razor-sharp wit and unapologetic humour, Isaac fearlessly delves into the realities of modern life. From hilarious observations on everyday absurdities to fearless takes on controversial topics, join Isaac for a night of forbidden comedy where no topic is off-limits and laughter is guaranteed.
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