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[ waves crashing ] [ gulls crying ] [ soft guitar music plays ] [ projector running ] -who is that? -it's you, honey. -that's me there? -who's that with you? -oh, that's me.
-who are you holding? -i-i don't knowwhich one i'm holding. -it's debby,your oldest daughter. -that's debby? debby! [ laughs ] -[ laughs ] -i forgot. well, who is he?
-come on.you know who that is. it's you, honey. -oh. -it's a movie about you. -no kidding?[ chuckles ] i'll be me. who is that? -that's billie. -oh, it's my daughter.
-no, that's your second wife. -billie. -you were married for 16 years. you had kelli, travis, and kane. -oh, really? -that's your third wife, sarah,and dillon. and then you met me. -wow, she's a good-looking girl. and she still is.[ laughs ]
-so how many does this make now? -that is six boys. and -- yeah, i got six boys,two girls. -eight? -if i have another -- yeah. hey, "replenish the earth"it said, you know. -yeah, but not one person. [ laughter ] -mrs. campbell, how does it feelto be the mother
of one of the finest recordingstars in the country? -well, we're really proud of himand everything, but i'm just stillthe same old carrie, still the same old thing.[ laughs ] -what kind of -- what kind ofboy was glen, mr. campbell? -uh, he was justa good ol' country boy. [ mid-tempo music plays ] -thank you so much. i guess i have a lot of peopleto thank for this, too,
and mainly folks with the cma. but i'd like to thanktommy smothers for giving me the chance to doa good country summer show. [ music continues ] -he really brought countryinto the mainstream. -the record he's got out, i guess it's one of the biggestrecords he's ever had, called "rhinestone cowboy." somebody told me it'son the way to selling
two million copiesof one record. -you know, and strange enough, that's my firstnumber-one record. -that is incredible. -good evening,ladies and gentlemen. i'm glen campbell, i think. [ up-tempo guitar solo ] -in 1968, the entertainerof the year was glen campbell. -were you a beach boy ever?
-yeah, six months. -didn't you sit infor brian wilson? -i know i haven't changed,i don't think. like, when you go back home, the people treat youso different. -he grew up dirt poorin arkansas, learned music on a searsand roebuck guitar, and became one of the biggestrecording stars of all time. as a much sought-afterstudio musician,
he recorded with everyonefrom frank sinatra to elvis to the beach boys. -if "true grit" is as successfulas everyone says it's gonna be, we may have something going. [ cheers and applause ] -the rhinestone cowboy himself,mr. glen campbell. -[ as donald duck,speaking indistinctly ] people say, "is there no endto this man's talent?" -is there no beginning?
-you know whatthe date is today? the month, the day,and the year? what month do you think this is? -i -- what is it? i don't know.let's go look. -okay.what time of the year? are we in winter, spring,summer, or fall? -i don't worry about that. i don't worry about them.
-all right.do you know the year? what year is it? -1870, something like that. -no, no, no, no, no, no, no. no. i don't pay attentionto those things. when it's needed,i take care of that. -how old are you now? -i don't know.how old am i? -[ vocalizes"seventy-six trombones" ]
-well. [ laughs ] i was born in 1936. -okay. -1949. [ laughs ] -76. -so you're 76 now. -yeah, i'm 76. -okay. do you know where you areright now? what's the name of this place?
-i don't know. -um, what kind of a placeis this? where have you come? -obviously, i'm being analyzed. so what kind of an inst--what is this? is this a -- is it a hospital,medical facility? -mm-hmm. -that's what it is.okay. right. who was the first presidentof the united states?
can you go backto your school years? who was the first president? -my goodness.i don't know. -i don't really none used thatvery much lately. -i'd like you to try to rememberfour words, okay? i'm gonna give you four words. you try to remember them now. -"if," "and," and "but"is my big ones. -those -- those --those are later.
those are later. try to rememberthese four words, okay? -apple. -mr. johnson. -charity. -and tunnel. -can you give those backto me now? -no.i have no use for it now. [ laughs ]i just already passed it.
-they're gone already.okay. -i can play guitar. -2, 3. -you know how to do that,don't you? -i've done it a few times. -i imagine so.i never -- -you didn't flinch,so that's good. -two injections. -two injections we're gonna do.
-it's the same stuff? -nope. it's actuallya different material. it will get taken up differentlyin the brain. but my brain is so smart. i was so bright,my daddy called me sun [son]. -i'm gulliblefor silly things. -silly things? -did they stick that in me? -yeah, you've got a, um --a needle in there,
but there's no tube to it yet. -all right. now, i'm gonna just have yourest quietly in here. and in about 30 minutes,i'll come get you, and then we'll lookat pictures. okay? -does that meanyou're knocking me out? -no, i just want you to restquietly in here. i'm gonna turn the lights down. -♪ and i remember, too,a distant bell ♪
♪ and stars that fell outof the blue ♪ -"like the rain." -huh? oh, the rain. -stars that fell like the rain. -♪ and the rain out ofthe blue-hoo-hoo-hoo ♪ ♪ when my life is through ♪ -♪ and the angels -- ♪ -♪ i remember -- ♪oh, you sing it.
-♪ and the angles ask me... ♪ -♪ ...to recall ♪ -♪ the trill of them all ♪ -♪ i remember, too, ♪ ♪ you're the onewho said "i do" ♪ ♪ didn't you? ♪ [ buzzer sounding ] -did you turn the light off?! -okay, we'll be right in.
[ machine hums ] -this is your brain.-wow. -it's like you're lookingstraight at the camera, so we're looking front onat the brain. in this particular shot, we're looking at this regionof the brain... -...because that's the partof the brain, among others, that's involved with memory. -that butterfly in thereon purpose?
-the butterfly is sort of waterspace in the brain, okay? it's like where ventricles,where the fluid is, the spinal fluid is, okay? so, right in here is a structurecalled a hippocampus, and that's vital for memory. and unfortunately,in alzheimer's disease, it starts to shrink. and so we can see hereon this m.r. scan that yours is smallerthan it used to be.
it used to occupythis whole space, but now it's considerablysmaller. so this is whatwe would call atrophy. so, if we look at thesebottom pictures here, the ones that havethe blue background, if the brain patternwas normal... -...it would be solid dark blue, like this color in here. and so things in that partof the brain
are not working quite normally. -hmm. -this indicates that,in all likelihood, your difficulties are dueto alzheimer's disease. this is --we're able to do that now. this is a fairly sophisticatednew test now that tells us that that'sthe likely underlying cause. -i-i figured that was justa...getting -- getting the ones, uh, out thati don't really want or need.
-you're trying to forget thingsthat you don't need anymore, and you're trying to clear outthe mind a bit, yeah? -well, i do.i forget 'em. -good. -i knew -- i knewit was alzheimer's, but it's more solidly in my mindnow that i have to accept it. and, um...it's -- [ voice breaking ]it's really hard. but...i-i just --
you know, i just have tomaintain as long as i can and try to keep him healthyand happy. [ applause ] [ cheering ] -when i first heard, you know,the word, you know, "dementia," um, the reaction was first,um, sympathy, empathy, but also as a businessman,"wow, what's this gonna mean? what about the tour?" you know. "is that gonna be viable?"
and we need to dealwith this properly. we need to go public with it. -please don't. -he sang good. -stop.would you stop it? -no! -let me fix this. aah. [ piano music plays ]
sing it pretty. -no. -please. -i'll let you kiss my back. [ "hold on hope" plays ] ♪ every street is dark and folding ♪ ♪ out mysteriously ♪ -we got the diagnosisof alzheimer's about the same timethat "ghost on the canvas"
was being released, which is a fabulous,fabulous piece. and, you know, we wanted to goout and promote it. that was part ofour responsibility, you know, with the recordcompany and with julian. -suffering with this diseasethat he has, i mean, if he didn't havethe kind of pitch that he has, the perfect pitch, if he was like half the musicianthat he -- that he is,
i just don't think, uh -- i don't know how he wouldpull this off. -step in. ready? -what we gonna do? -wait a minute. -the new songs might bea little bit of a challenge because they're newand it's -- it's hard -- it's a little harder for himto learn new songs, but we're drilling themin his head every day.
he's practicing with the lyrics. -all right, here we go. -i had it just exactlywhere i wanted it. -he likes like 120. -would you put it at 122? just out of kicks,put it at 122. -just for kicks. -there are too many -- there's too many indiansin here, man.
i'm the chief. there's wannabe --there's one driver in here. so if you want me to fire youfrom the ditch... -that's been one ofour biggest problems. glen has becomeun-rehearse-able. any rehearsal is more likea sound check. he can't get through a songwithout stopping and trying to eithertell someone how to play their instrument
or that they'replaying too loud. -wait a minute! -one thing i noticed about him asking for a strange tempochange was that, um -- i mean, sometimes my brotherwould be, like, a little argumentative and say,"dad, that's the wrong one." and i'd say, "guys,let's just do it for him." -it's got to be a little faster. -i'm just playingwhat's on the record.
all right, here we go. -that's right.it's my record. [ muffled, indistinctconversations ] -what time is it? -uh...4:00. you go on in 45 minutes. -no kidding? -there's your coffee.be careful. i don't know how hot that is.
-today is, uh, glen's first television performance, um, since the releaseof the new record and since the diagnosisof alzheimer's. -see that little circle? it's, like, very important that you don't go outside thatcircle, 'cause the cameras. -[ chuckles ] -i'll stand where i want to
and sing where i want to,stand and all. you got it. -well, i feel likea stage mother 'cause, you know, i guess,as a stage mother, i know the performancebackwards and forwards, i know every word, i know every lick on the guitar. [ "a better place" plays ] it's like an organism, you know?
we're trying to compensate. if he goes this way,we go that way. -we were terrified that my dad would not be ableto do it right, he wouldn't be ableto get through the song. we were terrified he was just gonna wander offinto the audience. he kept turning around to lookat cal and the drums and to tell the bass playerhow to play.
-are you a bass player? -yeah, sure am. -what's your biggest fear about this show today? -[ voice breaking ]that he can't do it. it's my greatest fear. -so, what about the tour? -it would be -- it would be hardto continue to do -- to do things.
-my next guestis an american icon. he's won five grammy awards, seven academyof country music awards, and three american music awards, sold over 50 millionrecords worldwide. he recently went publicwith the fact that he had been diagnosedwith alzheimer's disease, and he's writtenhis final record as a tribute to his life.
tonight he's gonna be joinedby three of his kids to perform two songs fromhis new album right here, "ghost on the canvas." please welcome the legendaryglen campbell. -i am happy to be here. ♪ i've triedand i have failed, lord ♪ ♪ i've won and i have lost ♪ ♪ i've livedand i have loved, lord ♪ ♪ sometimes at such a cost ♪
but you know what? ♪ one thing is that i know ♪ ♪ this whole world'sbeen good to me ♪ ♪ a better place ♪ ♪ awaits, you'll see ♪ ♪ some days i'm in confusion ♪ ♪ my past gets in my way ♪ ♪ i need the ones i love, lord ♪ ♪ more and more each day ♪
♪ one thing i know ♪ ♪ you'll see, you'll see ♪ ♪ ooooooooh-oooh-oooh ♪ i got through it! -glen campbell! hello, buddy.good job. -god bless you.-that was great. that was wonderful.-thank y'all. -you're one of those guys
that's just impacted a lotof people, you know. -"gentle on my mind" --you know, it's just -- they're just such great songs. and it's likethe great american song book, and you're part of it. -aww. -well, thank you, my friend. -you're okay. -well, we love having you.
you're always welcome. you've been here many times, and any time you want to come,we're always here. thank you, my friend. -i will.god bless you. -and you have a beautifulfamily, so congratulations. if that daughter wants to comeback without you, it's fine. -i had to watch them all,so i just put them to work. -well, that's the way to do it.thank you so much.
-thank you. -thanks, you guys. -[ humming deeply ] -well, there's definitelysome "woo woo" in there. [ guitar plays ] -♪ hey, hey, hey, hey, hey ♪ [ high-pitched ringing ] -you know, when you do a majorcity like new york or l.a., then they're alwaysreally important shows
because all the critics come, and you want to putyour best foot forward. so, when it came time to dothe nokia show here in l.a., we had some rehearsals just to make sure we shored itup and did our very best. -maybe in his current stateof haziness, when he connects to somethingthat he's been doing for so long or just brings himthe most joy, i think that then he actuallybecomes himself again.
-it really is --it really is fun. the most incredible setupthat i've ever been in, with the kids and my wife and playing with the kidsin the band. it's just -- it really is --it really is fun. -it's not all bad, necessarily. like, um, it's kind of like we get to celebrate his lifewhile he's still around. you know, we don't have to --
you know, some people,we don't really get to see, like, the full pictureof what their life's been until they're gone. with this illness, we know that the endis kind of, you know, near, at least, like, for his career, and kind of celebrate itand enjoy it with him still,you know, with us. and it's actually kind of nice.
-that is -- that's too --that's just too -- that -- the bassis just too late. -we'll turn it down a bit. -yeah, there is a bigmusical challenge in this kind of show that most musiciansdon't have to deal with, which is, anything could happen. all bets are off. but that's kind of exciting.
[ chuckles ] -what time we gonna go? -where, to do your show? -well, we gonna sing some songs,aren't we? -yeah. -gonna be about six minutes. -♪ ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ -show time! -let him go to work.
-♪ ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh,ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ ♪ ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh ♪ -thank y'all so much. i'll tell you,i really do appreciate you. thank you for making my evening. my kids -- boy. is this in "c"? [ strums guitar ]
okay. [ "in my arms" plays ] i really like this song. ♪ got an easy place to be ♪ ♪ in my arms ♪ ♪ baby, in my arms ♪ ♪ got a simple spaceto feel free ♪ -♪ in my arms ♪ yeah.
-glen would say, "god hasa purpose in everything. there's a purposein everything." and, uh,that's what he would say if he knew the fullramifications of what was going on. -and glen's not more importantbecause he's musical, but here's somebody with one ofthe greatest gifts, you know, god everput into somebody, and -- and at the endof the day,
it hasn't really taken that giftaway from him. -he had such a great demeanorand was in his glory, and it's really somethingi'm so glad i got to see, 'cause this is your last chance. -♪ ah, ah-ah, ah-ah ♪ [ guitar solo ] -people were just so encouragingand loving, and they all knew that --you know, there's been so much pressabout him having alzheimer's,
they all knew, and they were justcheering him on and giving him so much love. so that was the biggest blessing and a confirmation that we weredoing the right thing. -los angeles, california-a-a-a! -i think the decisionto book a tour and do a touris incredibly courageous because, you know, inherentin there is the risk
that he could kind of underminepeople's respect for him or, you know,appreciation for him. -yeah, i sing harmony. -you sing lead.i sing harmony. - ♪ i got a feelingcalled the blues ♪ -"g". [ chuckles ] there you go. -♪ i got a feeling called ♪ -♪ the blues, oh, lord ♪
♪ since my baby said goodbye ♪ -there you go. -traveling on the buswith the entire crew, the band, everybody, you know, thank godwe all like each other. -♪ oh, lord,that last long day... ♪ -this whole operation is moreof a family vibe. so, you know, glen's been --i wouldn't say so much of a -- not so muchas a father figure to me,
but he's been a great mentor, he's been a great friend to mefor many years. -♪ daddy,such a beautiful dream ♪ -my husband claimshe has been working with the campbellsalmost 30 years. -♪ well, i've grownso used to you somehow ♪ ♪ well, i'm nobody'ssugar daddy now ♪ ♪ and i'm lonesome ♪ ♪ i got the lovesickblu-u-u-u-u-u-es ♪
-he makes us feel like family. we share holidays togetherwhen we're out or whatever. so it is a family vibe. they've accepted us, jill andmyself and our son, aaron. and he and aaronget along really well. a lot of people think that aaronis possibly his grandson. we're actually just -- just partof the road family. -[ vocalizing ] -we have a strong relationship.
it's been, like --we've been so long together, he barely even forgets me. nickname he calls me nowis "whistle britches." -why? -that's the only namehe remembers. -♪ nothing but the whole wideworld to gain ♪ ♪ nothing, nothing ♪ ♪ nothing but the wholewide world to gain ♪ ♪ got nothing but the wholewide, whole wide world to gain ♪
-here's our fridge. we got goodies in here --peanut butter and jelly. my bunk. it's where my banjosleeps, and sometimes me. this is the back lounge. -♪ over the borderline ♪ ♪ there are no more love lostand no more games ♪ ♪ no more digging holesor graves ♪ ♪ nothing to losebut rivets and chains ♪ ♪ got nothing but the wholewide world to gain ♪
-we did a show last night. i'd like to have a diagram that showed where you wereevery second, because it was all over. -was it good? -it's a little too busy. -it's a little too --you can't stand still. -that's what betsy ross said. -that's what betsy ross saidwhen she finished the flag.
"is this too busy?" -♪ and no rich man'sworth his weight in dust ♪ ♪ they bury him downsame as they do us ♪ -see this one now?see where i'm getting to? -stop, stop, stop. -okay.that one's there. and now we go over. oh, and this one goes here. well, you're -- you just did --
how did you do yoursso quickly? -'cause i'm faster than you. -no, we got a different kindof shoe, i think. -♪ ooh, ooh, ooh-ooh ♪ -every little thing affects glenin a big way. you know, with his teeth, he had a little somethingon his tooth, so he asked for knives. "does anybody got a knife?
does anybody havea razor blade?" he wants to stick thingsin his mouth. -that's a tiffany diamondright there. -it's my earring. my earring is in his mouthas we speak. just obsessesover every little thing. -well, i don't know who --who got that started. who got it started? -what, that you had alzheimer's?
-it's a rumor. -[ laughs ]"it's a rumor." -he's always up. he's always up, even throughhis challenges and all that. he jokes around constantly. he's got more jokes than anybodyi've ever met. and we just crack each other upall the time and just have a wonderful,wonderful time. -i have cried,and i have laughed.
laughing is a hellof a lot better. -flex your muscles for me,honey. whoo. whoo!are you kidding me? that's not a 75-year-old body. whoo.just don't turn sideways. -part of me was afraid that the people were goingto the show because they thought it wasa stock-car race. they were going to see a crash,
that they were almost expectingto see something. and maybe i should havemore respect for my fellow human beings. but it turns out that people really seem to want to be there to see something that they maynot be able to see again. -in a way, it's a blessingfor his fans because we knowthat on down the line, we're not gonna be able to --to go and --
and see himand watch him perform. and so, you know, now is -- is our opportunity to get outand to be able to see, you know, a living legend. -glen and my dad were friends. and, um, his music filledthe house, the cash house. music magically makes adifference in everyone's life. i mean, it's the firethat drives us on. it gets us through our rougher,harder times.
-i still cling to the fact that music does somethingto the molecules. i think that music is one ofthe only things that really, collectively, can change the moleculesin all of us. and gosh, what a -- what a --what an immense blessing to be able to have that impacton people. [ intro to "gentle on my mind"plays ] -god bless you. thanks.
[ intro continues ] whoa! thank you. whoo! thank you very much.god bless. i really appreciate it. ♪ 'cause it's knowing thatyour door is always open ♪ ♪ and your path is freeto walk ♪ ♪ that makes me tendto pull out ♪
we got a thing going here? now, what is t-t-that --where's that -- you have to have one ofthose things on me, 'cause i got -- i forgoteverything i learned. is that -- you got --i thought we had a thing. i forgot where a-flat was, man. -unfortunately,our teleprompter went out right at the top of the show. seriously.[ chuckles ]
-what? -our teleprompter went out.it just blew. -[ laughs ]i was wondering why that was. has anybody here got everything-- what do you call it? -we got it worked out.hold on. hold on. -we're gonna pull it up. okay, ready? is it working? [ "gentle on my mind" presumes ]
hello!oh, there we go! yay! ♪ it's knowing that you dooris always open ♪ ♪ that makes me tend to leavemy sleeping bag ♪ ♪ rolled up and stashedbehind your couch ♪ -"try a little kindness." you know, that thing has gotthis long guitar solo in it. well, he's readingthe teleprompter 'cause he's pretty much readingthe teleprompter for every song. he's singing and stuff,and he goes --
he said, "glen, play a longguitar solo here." "okay." -i'll play one of them. ♪ well, you got to trya little kindness ♪ ♪ show a little kindness ♪ ♪ shine your lightfor everyone to see ♪ ♪ and if you trya little kindness ♪ ♪ then you'll overlookthe blindness ♪ ♪ of narrow-minded people ♪
♪ on theirnarrow-minded streets ♪ play for 'em! ♪ of the narrow-minded people ♪ -i don't know if the world knows what a great guitar playerglen campbell is. they should. if you go back and watchthe tv shows and listen to those records, and -- you know, a lot of thoserecords he played on,
the liner notes didn't say"glen campbell played" on those beach boys' records. but he did. [ "wichita lineman" plays ] ♪ i am a linemanfor the county ♪ ♪ and i drive the main road ♪ ♪ searching in the sunfor another overload ♪ ♪ i hear you singingin the wire ♪ ♪ i can hear youthrough the whine ♪
♪ and the wichita lineman ♪ ♪ is still on the line ♪ -so many blessingstied up in this. i mean, think about what's goingon with glen and the gift that he's givingand the gift he's receiving, and how he's touchingpeople's lives, and how many people who aregoing through this with their family membersfeel so seen because he's opening upsuch a conversation.
-he just goes aroundbreaking the barrier. he -- he walks around,and he shakes hands, and he says hi,and he tells his jokes, and he talks like donald duck,and he makes people smile. -do you ever get hung up? i go around now --i walk into the -- in the kitchen to get something,right? and i go, and i said, "now, what did i come in herefor," you know?
i stopped it.i quit going into the kitchen. -it's amazing to see himbe vulnerable. you know, our culturedoesn't really encourage us to do that very much. i don't know if i would be able to make the decisionto be that vulnerable. -you want meto introduce these -- who are these people over here? oh, yeah.
there they are. -just me for now. -[ laughing ] okay. this is my -- my -- -over there. -yeah, my -- my kids and friends and whoever else is here. -hi. [ laughs ] -my darling, uh --
-introduce me, dad. -huh?-introduce me. -i have.i got it right here. i had to write it down or youwould have got it first. -you're funny. -anyway, my darling daughter,ashley. ashley campbell, with her -- she plays banjos, sings,guitars. -what are you doing?
you want me to introduceeverybody now? -no. we're gonna do that later. we're gonna introducethe band later. how about we duel a little bit? -dueling. [ laughs ] -you ready? -of course.i was born ready. [ "dueling banjos" plays ] -that wasn't exactly the glencampbell that we had known,
but he still was. okay, so he wanted to sing"wichita lineman" twice. who gives a rat's ass?let him sing it twice. and he walked out there,and he played his ass off. and the crowd loved it. i sat there in the rymanlast night, and i cried, and i laughed,and i learned. he's still glen campbell. [ tempo increases ]
-the audience being theresomehow triggers his -- his ability to accessthat other part of his brain, which is incredible. -i watched the family thereon stage together, and i watched them performing. i know what's comingdown the road. i just think about kim. i think about her every day and what changes she's goingto see in this man
that's just so strongand happy and big. and -- and he's worthso much to us, and i-i just know that he's --he's gonna kind of shrink. [ stammers ] it's -- it's heartbreaking. -glen, last night at the ryman, you sometimes forgot what keyit was in, but you could always rememberthe melody. how is that?
-i-i-i couldn't answer it,but i can do it. and i can do itwhen i want to do it. it's amazing. sometimes i don't want to do it. no, it's just something that'sin your system that's -- i really don't know what it is. i wish -- i wish i knew. -look over there. -well, during the courseof our touring,
we would have, you know,a few weeks here or a few days there where we'd get tocome back to malibu and try to enjoy a normal life. -play the piano for me. open and close. -i'm a guitar player. -i can see.open and close your hands. -you know,but we're still dealing
with the little thingsevery day that are so difficult for glen, like "where's the bathroomin your own home?" and every second is a challengefor him. -so i thought we'd start outby just asking you how you feel and how you think you're doing. -i just thank the lordfor giving me a good -- what do you call it? -pretty good health?
-yeah.i mean, just, you know, there ain't nothing wrongwith me. i can still jump as high, but i can't stay upas long, though. -his coordinationseems pretty good. he's doing buttons or shaving,those sorts of things. -yeah, he's doing really well. -and then what aboutthe bathroom habit? is that under control,or more or less?
-yeah. in fact, there were moreproblems with that a year ago. -right, i remember. so that resolved, or -- -it resolved.it stopped. um, you were -- you were, um, i think getting disoriented inthe middle of the night, and -- -when? -about a year ago. in our bedroom, you would get upin the middle of the night
and pee in the corner. or we'd be in a hotel room, and you'd gointo the bathroom -- -that was when i was drinking. there might be a trash can sitting right nextto the toilet, and you would pee in the trashcan instead of the toilet. -i -- honey, i sleepwalk,is what that's called. -i would.[ laughing ] i would get up.
and if i didn't -- if i didn'tjust trip over it, it was a -- it was a good --when i tripped over it, i said, "oh, good gosh,i'm," you know. -when's the last time glenperformed before an audience? -what? yesterday.when was that? -i think it was, uh,saturday night. -where was that? -[ chuckles ] you're gonna beseeing me next. -okay, um, we werein pennsylvania.
we were in morrisburg --no, wait. -yeah, it was... -shippen-- shippens--shippensburg, pennsylvania. -he's staying busy, huh?-uh-huh. -and generally, would you sayhe's doing well and, first of all, enjoying -- -very good. -...and enjoyingthe performance, right? -he is loving it.
he is really having a good timeon stage. -so there has been some -- some decline. you know, the way glen presentshimself -- excellent. bright, alert, interacts well,communicates well. and, um, where i am surprisedis how preserved glen is, how able he is to perform, how able he is to communicateand interact. i think he is doing much betterthan most people.
um, you are maintainingyour intellectual activity because you're doing the stuffthat you love to do and you're performing. -that is true. -and i feel very confident that that's a large reason that you're doing as wellas you're doing. because your memorydid decline somewhat since i saw you the last time,
that's the reason we're gonnamaybe boost the dose of your aricept at this pointand see if that helps. there is some data to suggest that he might get a bitof a cognitive boost from a -- from a stronger doseof aricept, so i would recommend it. -might help your memory a littlebit, and your thinking. make you sharper. -i've been trying to get ridof it for the last 40 years.
-you're doing a good job. i definitely think there areparts of glen's life that he would like to forget, and i think that's why he hadan alcohol problem when i first met him. i think he was drinking toforget the pain of divorces and maybe the guiltof the children that were involvedin those divorces. he felt really badthat he wasn't there
to be a father for them. -i'm here to see glen campbell. i've been a fan since 1967. um, i have every --every album he ever made, and i'm so happy that i'm gonnabe able to see him perhaps, probably,for the last time. -i'm so gladthat he has the courage to go and do this farewell tour which is going onfor months and months.
i'm really looking forwardto it. -i mean, i think today, when you get a diagnosislike alzheimer's, it scares people. but it you just thinkof it like -- like people used to think of it before you ever even heardof alzheimer's -- like, "old grandpa'sgetting forgetful." -right. "starting to losemy memory a little bit."
-that's part of life, you know. and you just go with it and havefun with it, laugh at yourself. thank you, new york city! -working seems to reallystimulate his mind, and he really seems to enjoy it. and there's -- there's a funnything that he does when he's getting this adulationfrom the audience. he kind of -- you see himpatting the back of his head, and he's explained that to me.
it's, um, the hair goes back upon his neck, like, uh, goose bumps. and so he's just --he's just, like -- that's his way of telling ushe's got the goose bumps and he's really feeling -- feeling the energyfrom the crowd. -♪ see her, how she flies ♪ ♪ golden sailsacross the sky ♪ ♪ we're close enough to touch ♪
♪ but careful if you try ♪ ♪ those looks as warm as gold ♪ ♪ the moon's a harsh mistress ♪ ♪ the moon can be so cold ♪ cold in here. -whoo! -♪ once the sun did shine ♪ sweating now. ♪ good lord, it felt so fine ♪
elvis would have done it. ♪ the moon, a phantom, rose ♪ ♪ through the mountainsand the pines ♪ ♪ and then the darkness fell ♪ i should do elvis. [ laughing ] ♪ it's hardto love her well ♪ ♪ i fell out of her eyes ♪ ♪ i fell out of her heart ♪ ♪ i fell down on my face ♪
♪ i tripped and missedmy start ♪ -he's left his markin the music industry time and time againand will continue to. and he's continuing to do itnow, again, in the latter part of his life,which is, uh -- i find that to be,uh, so inspiring. -♪ she's hard to call your own ♪ -musicians like -- like glen,it's magical, is what they did. it's magic.
-you know, what is life? i mean, life is -- is a journeyof spiritual growth and accumulated momentsand experiences. but -- but it's memories. that's what life is.it's memories. that's all i have ofmy whole life, is memories. -♪ by the timei get to phoenix ♪ ♪ she'll be rising ♪
-"by the time i get to phoenix," "galveston,""wichita lineman" -- all these songs of histhat i loved. but glen's voice --glen's voice got to me. there's a real, um -- it'sa high, lonesome tonality about the way he sings. but there's a cry in his voicethat just -- it just totally affected me. i really wishedthat i could sing that
like when i was younger. -♪ i am a linemanfor the county ♪ -i grew up singing him. i mean, i sang so many of them,you know, over the years. you had to. you covered those,growing up where i did. -♪ i hear you singingin the wire ♪ -you know, we always kind offight for respect a little bit as country players, and here's a guy that playedon these records
that he could stand toe-to-toewith anybody. [ indistinct talking ] -there's so many sides of glen people either don't knowor have forgotten. they sort of -- so many people know himas the "rhinestone cowboy" guy or, you know, whatever songthey might attach to glen. and then you start going back into the early partof his career,
and you find this incrediblesession player. then you find, uh, a guywho was hosting one of the most popular tv showsat the time. i mean, and it goes onand on and on. he's an extraordinarilytalented, diverse human being. -from television cityin hollywood, ladies and gentlemen,glen campbell! -well, i was a young writer on "the glen campbellgoodtime hour."
and we all just immediatelyadmired his talent. -yeah! -he just went along with it. he was completely gameand completely fun. and he had kind of a down-home,uh, sense of humor. -♪ ...freeborn man ♪ ♪ and my home is on my back ♪ ♪ i know every inch of highway ♪ ♪ every foot of back road,every mile of railroad track ♪
-it was just an incredible treatfor us young writers to be introduced to talent at that levelat such a young age. -i haven't figured outwhat that -- what is that? i can't remember what it is. -the lifetime achievement award. -lifetime -- you reckon -- -right. so... -lifetime.-yeah.
-oh, i ain't done yet. -tell 'em that. [ chuckles ] [ guitar playing ] -glen campbell's such animportant part of our family. my dad was workingfor an independent book and record promoterback in the day. through the years, they becamereally good friends, and 'round '67, '68,my dad went independent, and glen said, "hey, we wantto put you on retainer.
if we have a hit,we'll be with you forever." there were times wherethe only check that month was from glen campbell. so that'll always meanthe world to me. -♪ and it's knowingi'm not shackled ♪ ♪ by forgotten words and bonds ♪ ♪ and the ink stains that havedried upon some line ♪ -huge venue,television audience, television cameras,um, a band twice as big.
um, it -- it might beoff-putting. -one, two, three. [ glen campbell's"southern nights" plays ] -♪ southern nights ♪ man, what a -- what a cool --what a cool entertainer, man. just everything that i'm tryingto be with music and now, somehow,television and stuff. glen campbell was the inventorof that for country music in my eyes, you know.
-big deal to come and sing thisfor him? -big deal -- you know, it'sa big deal to sing it for him. it's a way bigger deal for meto sing it with him. i mean, i think,when my career is over one of these daysthat this is -- this is gonna be one of thosemoments i look back at and -- and point at as one ofthe high points, you know. -beautiful singing voice --that pure tone and the -- the...simple presentation.
it was never fancy. he wasn't singingall over the place. it was simple on the surface, but it -- there was a worldof emotion underneath. -i always felt like he was just,like, the -- like the major league'sfive-tool player. you know, he could act,he was good looking, he could play guitar,and he could sing, and he could write a song.
you kind of hated hima little bit for that. -so, glen, how do you feelabout playing tonight? -wonderful. am i playing tonight? -glen campbell has been makingmusic history for decades, and he still is. he took country musicto new heights and became a global superstar, not just on the radio,but in movies and tv, too.
last year, glen announced that he was facingalzheimer's disease and he would caphis brilliant career with one more albumand a farewell tour. -teleprompter's way outin the middle of the room. -teleprompter. -in where? -tonight, when you sing. it's way out in the middleof the room.
-ladies and gentlemen, please welcome the greatglen campbell, everybody! [ "rhinestone cowboy" plays ] -okay! ♪ i've been walkingthese streets so long ♪ ♪ singing some good old song ♪ ♪ i know every crack in thesedirty sidewalks of broadway ♪ thank you! ♪ you know, where hustle'sthe name of the game ♪
♪ and nice guys got runned overby the cloak and the rain ♪ ♪ there's been a loadof compromisin' ♪ ♪ on the road to my horizon ♪ ♪ but i'm gonna be wherethe lights are shining on me ♪ let's give it all! -♪ like a rhinestone cowboy ♪ -yeah, got a new choiron that one. -♪ getting cards and letterspeople i don't even know ♪ ♪ and offerscoming over the phone ♪
♪ just likea rhinestone cowboy ♪ ♪ and cowgi-i-i-i-i-i-i-rl ♪ thank y'all. thank y'all so much. aww. where do i go? do i go somewhere or shut up? -i was -- i was rockingto "rhinestone cowboy." ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy ♪
so cool, man. -[ laughing ] thank you.-you're so good. i just had to come and tell youi love you. that's all. -well, god bless you, man.i really appreciate it. -the only way i've been ableto get help in is when we have family friendsthat he's known for a really long timecome to help. and i'm so thankfulthat i have so -- you know, such a great supportsystem with our friends.
dante, the golf angel... i'm gonna get you some coffee.you like it black? -yesterday, we, uh, wentto the doctor, the dentist. and, uh, he probably asked me 40or 50 times where we're going. and i tell him, and probably 15,20 seconds, 30 seconds later, he asks me again. -coffee. -hey, baby.here's your, um, coffee. he likes to drink outof a big cup.
-good morning, glen campbell. -big cup. -see that? huh? -grammy. -i know. how you feeling today, glen? -fine. -how was it at the grammys? -it was -- it was cool.
it was, uh, oh, a lot of stuff. really a lot of stuffwent on with this one. -do you rememberwhat song you sang? -"rhinestone." -good.i'm glad you remember it. -do you remember why you --why you went to the grammys? i guess i earned something.i don't know what. -a lifetime achievement award. -oh, a lifetime achievement.what does that mean?
-they honored youfor all your life's work. you got a standing ovation. -did i? -yep. you sure did. yeah, i -- there's a point now where i have to help himwith the club. i'll tell himwhat yardage it is, and, uh, going backa couple months, he'd always say, "what yardage?"
and then he'd pick his club out. now he just stares at the clubsmost of the time, and i have to pick a club outfor him. -ow. --but the good thing is, youknow, he doesn't care too much. he'll get mad for a secondif he hits a bad shot. then he'll forgeteven what shot he hit, if it was good or bad. so most time, we say,"it was a great shot,"
and he'll say, "yeah? -hey!how about that? -good shot, glen. -nice shot.go in the hole. -short.yeah, it is. -so, unfortunately, alzheimer'sattacks all parts of the brain. and we would expectmusical skills, together with otherintellectual skills, to decline during the courseof alzheimer's disease.
-oh, i hit that so hard. -ultimately what happensis that the patients no longer havethe cognitive capacity to understand what is beingspoken to them. as things get worse, they start to forget the namesof family members. they become confused aboutfamily and social relationships. -the grass is slippery. -as things really deteriorate,
language function can becomeprofoundly impaired. the patients have difficultyexpressing themselves. on occasion, patients,when they progress, develop hallucinationsor delusions. and unfortunately glen isentering a stage where his -- his cognition is getting worse. how is it possiblethat he could be so able in his musical skills? in glen's case, he still has
such a developed music areain his brain that he's able to pull it offand entertain the public. somehow, that musical skill,that musical talent, if it's activated,can have a spreading effect and help their functionglobally in terms of their intellect. -singing is a lot betterthan golfing. -let's see. -i want some shorts out of this.
-that's outdoor furniturefabric. -oh, i don't care.i know what it is. it could be glen campbell fabricif i wanted. -yeah? -that's right.wouldn't this be nice? -do you want a couple eggsand toast? that's cool, honey. -is that too busy? all right, so you want someshorts out of that, huh?
-yeah, i'd like to havesome shorts like that. -well, i might be tempted to siton you on the patio. -[ vocalizing hula music ] -[ vocalizing continues ] -when we wentto dr. cohen's office, and he says, "i'm gonna doublehis aricept, and i think that that mightgive him a boost." well, it did --in a different area. it was like giving him,
you know,viagra four times a day. he just would notleave me alone. so i called dr. cohen,and he said, "well, go backto the original dose." so -- so we did. but we've been experimentingwith, you know, things to deal with that libido, too. i don't know what's going onin that brain, but depending on how you look --look at it,
i guess there's an upsideto alzheimer's. -with alzheimer's -- i think that's probablyone of the worst things, that people have that, you know. and i think if we can --if we can actually do -- get it out what is wrongwith that stuff, it's like, it's just --it would be -- what an incredible blessingthat would be, if we could get --get people to understand that
and help the people who are --who do have alzheimer's. i think that would just bethe greatest thing in the world if it could happen. -that came from your heart. talking about it. do you ever get the blues? -[ voice breaking ] mm.yeah, i do. -we're going to the first floor. -the estimates are, by 2050,
the number will rise fromthe current 36 million globally to 115 million alzheimer'spatients around the globe. -you're doing morefor alzheimer's disease. it's so inspiring. -[ donald duck voice ] hello. -for five decades, glen campbell has inspiredthe american people. now glen has found another wayto inspire us -- through his courageous effort toraise awareness of alzheimer's.
-how are you?hi, glen. -how you doing? -good. how's it going?-wonderful! -and this issue that you've cometo talk about, it's about the budget,after all is said and done, because nobody --everyone will say, "we have to do somethingabout alzheimer's," but how much of a priority is itfor you in the budget? and eddie has beensuch a champion,
as you know, probably,his personal story. -after my mother passed awayfrom alzheimer's, i vowed that i would create, um,a consciousness in congress. last year, we spent $140 billionon alzheimer's patients. and by the time allthe baby boomers are retired, it's $15 or $16 million, which would raise the total costup to $600 billion, which would be the same asthe defense budget this year. so, one -- one bomber
carrying nuclear weaponsis 1/4 of the cost -- that is, $500 million, which is the total budgetwe have just for tryingto find the cure. so how do we protectthe american people, with more bombers or puttingthe research into alzheimer's, where their familiesare really threatened, and the budget becomesun-balance-able? -the more the public is aware
and it's just a decisionthat we have to make, the better off and the healthieramerica will be, especially in termsof alzheimer's. so we could not be better servedthan glen campbell. i mean, getting on stageand singing, that must be fun. right? coming to congressionaloffices... that's really generous. -so, glen, you know whereyou're playing tonight?
tell 'em where you're playing. -the library of congress.-that's right. -you know, by the time i becamegovernor in the late '70s, he was already a major figurein american music, and i knew that he wasfrom delight, which is closeto where i grew up. he has brought a clarityto this issue. we don't spend nearly enoughmoney on alzheimer's research. we don't really have any wayof slowing the progression
of the disease. it's gonna be a massive problem, and we just need to geta big majority of the congress onboard with the idea that federal research dollarsare essential in the biomedical areas.they just are. you can't possibly get anything approaching the levelof investment you need on a problem this big
just by havingthe private companies trying to come upwith some new drug that will slow the marchof alzheimer's or reverse it. this tour of his just says,"here i am. "here's what's happening to me. "i'm going out with a smile onmy face and a song in my heart, "and i'm sharing it with youso you will know. you will know." and, uh, that may be moreof his enduring legacy
than all the music he made. -an emotional momentin washington today where ashley campbelltold senators what alzheimer's is doingto her father. that's because she happensto be the daughter of the legendary singerglen campbell. -i think a person's lifeis comprised of memories, and that's exactly what thisdisease takes away from you, like a memory of my dad takingme fishing in flagstaff
when i was a little girl, or playing banjo with my dadwhile he plays guitar. now when i play banjowith my dad, um [voice breaking] it's gettingharder for him to follow along. and it's getting harder for himto recall my name. [ sighs ] it's hard to come tothe realization that someday, my dad might look at me, and i will be absolutelynothing to him.
-what are you doing?boo! cal? -pbht! -♪ 4 years old, running upthe stairs to your bed ♪ -[ giggles ] -i love you. -♪ thunder rose, and i pulledthe covers over my head ♪ ♪ you say it's just a storm,enjoy the show ♪ ♪ you take me to the window ♪
♪ and you show methat it's beautiful ♪ ♪ never had to ask youto sing for me ♪ ♪ it's just the wayyou put me at ease ♪ ♪ bone for bone,we are the same ♪ ♪ bones get tired, and theycan't carry the weight ♪ ♪ we can talk until you can'teven remember my name ♪ ♪ daddy, don't you worry,i'll do the remembering ♪ -look -- look at your daddy. say, "okeydokey, papa."
-okeydokey. -"papa." -papa. -are you asking me? -cal, first child. you got cal... you're supposed to be saying it! -you want to know who'sthe second of our children? -yeah, just go right down.
-cal, shannon, and...? -cal, shannon,and...our daughter. -if i -- -ashley. ashley. say, "i'm 5h months old." -[ fusses ] -ashley gets the first piece. "hey, son."he called everybody "son." -uh-huh.
who is this?your dad? -i-i-i -- long --it was a long time ago. he called everybody "son.""hey, son." [stammers] the guy? -your dad?your grandpa? -no, no.from -- at nashville. "hey, hoss."[ stammers ] and he went to -- i went to that, whateverthat is, with him.
-i think i cried the first week. it got me. still does. so, this was a man[clears throat] my hero. had a mind like a steel trap. and to see him to the pointthat he can't remember my name, well, that -- that got me. -my father-in-law passed awayfrom alzheimer's, so we were like this.
and so i've seen itin every, every stage, from that first day when suddenly somebody looksat something and goes, you know, "what's this?" and it's a lock,and they don't, you know -- and then to whereit snows overnight and, "how did that get here? what is that?" you know? -my father passed awaywhen he was 70.
-wow. he was young. -he was young, yeah. he was just 70 years old. the part of the brain that wasaffected at first was, you know -- this is a white cup, but he couldn't sayit's a white cup. he would saymaybe it's a black cup or it's --or he couldn't get it out. and it really frustrated him.
-my mom didn't -- it didn'thappen that way with her. but we did watch her gobackwards through her life. one night,it was time to go to bed, and my dad was in the king-sizebed on one side, and she was just like, "oh, no. "there's a man in there,and, you know, my parents, "they would never go for this. i -- are you kidding me?i'm not going in there." -i had a grandmother who is ina nursing home now,
doesn't know me. he mother diedin a nursing home, didn't know her. -and it affects differentpeople differently. you know, there's not -- it's not like one,"oh, that's what it is." when it comes to the brain,different parts of the brain -- the memory loss,it's motor skills. -at first,it would make me angry
'cause he would not listento me. "don't do that.that's not polite. don't lick your plate." you know, "here,take a piece of bread." "leave me alone."he'd fight me about it. -i'm telling you.that's good, boy. wow. -i would get angry, and i wouldjust take my plate, and i'd go eat in the pantryon a little stool, just in there by myself,
'cause i just refused to lookat him that way. -you know, my mom couldn'treally have a conversation, even though she still knew me, so we'd sit on the couchand we'd watch tv. and i'd sit with her feetin my lap and pray. i would just pray for grace. -but i think that's just partof my defense mechanism. i do not want to see himbeing an invalid. i don't want to see himdegenerating.
[ voice breaking ] you know, i don't want to see glen, um... in that condition.you know? i think, uh -- i think it's betterto die from something else. -my mother is young enough --she's in her 60s now -- that she's young enough that we don't have any signsof that yet, thank god. but it's a very good chance,and then i'm probably next.
so it's -- it's like, "let'sfigure this out, can you? "i'm 41. "figure this outbefore i'm 70, please. somebody find that geneand turn it off." -we had a few days off. my dad wanted to go and seehis family in arkansas, so we had this bigfamily reunion in delight. and it was just so beautiful. -it's ol' pumpkin buds!
-[ laughs ] i know.how you doing? -♪ i turned my collarto the wind ♪ ♪ started home again ♪ -i've got a -- a locker fullof write-ups on him. if you see 'em,you wouldn't believe it, you know,'cause i'm his biggest fan. i'm 250 pounds. -♪ well, i've seen everything ♪ -when did you first notice thathe was having memory problems?
-it was back in december, but it more or lesshis short-term. his long-term was fine. -like, what did you notice? -uh, just repeating. -i-i just want to say how --so happy to be out here today. okay, i won't cry. um... god, thank you all.
it's just so -- all the babies, brothers and sistersand kinfolks and friends and, yeah, ol' pumpkin. ♪ when each step i tooktook me... ♪ -now when i see my dad,it's just -- you know, all there is to sayis "i love you." i mean, in the final analysis, i all comes down to,"i love you," and hug him. -[ singing indistinctly ]
-he is the sweetest, kindest,most loving man that i've had the pleasureto have in my life and be my father. -take it, little man! -he really, trulyis a country boy. -got about 400 acres here. and so this is our place on bothsides of the creek here. -that's the house glen builtfor grandma and grandpa back in the '60s.
-he built that therefor mama and daddy. -there's the church of christ. he built it in front of sograndma could walk to church. -yeah, our daddy's mother,uh, buried here. this is campbell cemeteryin arkansas. we have a lot of visitorscome by here and, uh, see, uh,daddy and mother's grave -- know that it'sglen campbell's daddy. -we were raised ina very religious household.
my parents are bothvery strong believers. and, like, every time i wouldgo out of the house, he'd say somethingalong the lines of, "you be goodand honor the lord." -i know god is always with us, and god allows things to happenfor whatever reasons. we don't understand his ways. god has always been what's givenme strength to face each day. i'm just trusting him for the --
the rest of our -- our journey. well, the bible says,"a merry heart works like a good medicine." -"and bitterness is like drynessto the bones." so, it's just healthyall the way around to keep a merry heart. you'll be healthy and notjust fight alzheimer's, but to fight anythingyou're up against if you can keepa good sense of humor.
-yay! -honey, do you really need that? -yes, i want it. -it'll make you much saferwhen you go running. -cool, man. that's great.man, this is wonderful. -that's a great idea, honey. yeah, that way,if you go missing at night, i can see you when i drive upwith my headlights.
[ dogs barking ] do you think that'll fita giant schnauzer as well? -is that the schnauzer you got? -that should fit?okay, yeah. all right. -so, it's $8.59. -did you know that this is --this is a -- -no, he's gonna wear it. -he doesn't need a bag.
-he's gonna wear it out.[ laughs ] -this is just wonderful. what? -got to get you in and outof the shower for the show. you got a show to do.-yeah. -got to get you in and outof the shower. -yeah, let's go. -no, i don't -- i've done this.i've been through this.
-nope. it's really hard to get himto take a shower 'cause he -- he's always cold. i always sayhe's like king david. king david in the bible,in his older years, he just could not stay warm. so they got him a young virginto sleep with him. but that's not happening so [chuckles] i just haveto keep him warm.
and, you know, i'll turn thehair dryer on in the bathroom and warm it up. -i've always known that my momwas a very strong woman, and i think she's handledthis situation exactly like i expected her to. he is incredibly blessedto have her in his life. -look what he found, clance. clancy!-what? -look what he found.
-ah? -did you find somethingto get it? -did you get to it? -yeah, i can... if everybodywould leave me alone. -i ain't bothering you. but i will. -no, you won't. -if i hurt you,i'll leave you with one.
-[ laughing ] hey!you leave me one. here. -what you need to dois go to the dentist down the streetand have him fix it. and i ain't gonna do it, either. i know what it is there! -so those things are reallyfrustrating for me because i try to help him, but there's just somethingin his mind
that i'm not doing right, and he can't do it,and he gets frustrated, and then he gets angry. -i'm telling you, man. -hey, daddy. -you just had a knifein your mouth on the bus a few minutes ago. -i did not! -yes, you did.
-no blame, no nothing! if i done, i would have had itdone by now! i can move it with my tongue. i just can't pull it out,and it's driving me nuts! -you -- you --you don't know, understand. you can't see it, can you? -look.-let me see. -i know where it is!-i know. -he went upstairs,
and my mom went upstairswith him, and he wouldn't let it go. and then, all of a sudden,he just dropped it. and then he came back downstairsa couple minutes later, and he goes, "well,when did you get here? hi, honey.how are you?" and he hugged me,and he was lovey-dovey, and he's like, "boy, i'm tired.i'm gonna go to bed." man.
it's like, um... forgiveness withoutreconciliation. [ hair dryer whirring ] -[ singsong voice ]it's time to get up. i'm getting it warm for you. it's time to get upand go do a big show. carnegie hall. -i gotta get some rest. -you got to get --you had a long nap.
now it's time to get upand go do a big show. -[ intro to "gentle on my mind"plays ] -thank you, new york city!wow! ♪ it's knowing that your dooris always open ♪ -he was just, like, reaching upsaying, you know, "the light is shining on me,"and it was shining on him. but he was feeling really happy and just happy that this issomething that was good for him, but it was good for everybodyin the audience.
-♪ it's good ol' new yorkcit-y-y-y-y, yeah ♪ yeah! god bless you. thank you so much. well, i'm gonna try this here.just on this? -so i should just take this... take this back and do it. -just put your orange onesin another pair of shoes. -you have a lot of differentpairs of shoes.
-shoestrings. -what?-shoestrings. -no. [ stammers ] what is that, honey? -it's a shoe,and it's a shoestring. -yeah, right. -yeah, that's it. it -- it -- it's really cool. that -- that was on,and it looked real blah.
and i put this on there,and it -- it really -- -now it's splashy. -it really ---look at that. yeah. love you. -okay.i love you so. i love you so, honey. [ as donald duck,speaking indistinctly ] -well, we had done a series ofshows that went pretty well. we went up to chicago
to do, um, an alzheimer'sfoundation dinner. he had a really hard time performing anythingat that dinner. -♪ some daysi'm so confused, lord ♪ -okay, so, what are their names? -my son. you. and what's my name? -my wife.
you're my darlin'. -this is not a fun illness. it's a -- it's a reallychallenging illness for people to deal with on, you know, every momentof their life. he can't find the bathroomin his own house. and the other night, um, he came to bed in the middleof the night, and the light was shiningon the white bed,
but down on the floor beneath, he wouldn't walk over there because he saidthere was a hole. and i said, "no, no.it's floor. "you can trust me.you can walk over here. just keep coming," you know? every day's a challenge for me. i fight depression, and, um, it's just, you know,really intensely sad
to see somebody you lovestruggle. 'cause generally, he clingsto me like i'm his anchor for "who am i, where am i?" you know, his --i'm his safety blanket that he wants me aroundall the time. okay, sweetheart. i promise we'll get -- we'll find them all, we'll get them back on the bedwhere you left 'em.
-they're right there. they're right next to the bed. -now, if you go on all thewebsites about alzheimer's, this is very typical. they become paranoid, and they think peopleare stealing from them. -this ain't his! he's had them for a... i got two...
-that was a scary daywith the golf clubs. [ banging ] he had become really agitated and was accusing danteof stealing his clubs. -where is he? you better call him right now. -it makes me hurt for himto see him so frustrated and just to see what's happeningto him. -i love you, presh.
-i love you, honey. -i know you do, baby. but i sure --i sure love you, man. you're sure being nice to me. -i'm really like a shitheadthis last half of a week. -after chicago, the frequency ofbad shows had begun to increase, and we wanted to endon a high note. and we wanted to protect,you know, what he would want. -napa is the last calendar dateof the tour.
so, we don't know. -this could be it. -could be it. -of all the showsthat he's played, he's played thousandsand thousands of shows. and i thought, "man,it's so sad that he -- he doesn't knowthis is his last show." -before it was,"does he want to do it?" now it's we've reached a point
where i think he's unableto do it. he's not capableof pulling it off now. -[ chuckling ] oh, no. -he's got to have a jacketto match his hat. the camouflage one. -isn't it great?-it's awesome. -like the way his memories are,it's dimming. and this whole thingis coming to an end, but it won't be, like, fireworksgoing off and everything else.
you know, it's not likea banner's gonna come down. but the light is startingto get smaller and smaller with us being on tour. and it's, like --it's kind of apropos. -that tour was crazywhen he was off-stage because i was chasing himaround hotels. he didn't want to stayin the hotel room. we were in one hotel that, um,every door had a doorbell, and he went around pressingeveryone's doorbell.
he thought they wereelevator buttons. and so people, you know,in the hallways were answering the door, and there's glen campbellstanding there. honey, stop leaving me! -by the time we got to napa,the last show, we were afraidthat the napa show would just fallcompletely apart. -honey?
honey! glen? -i just hope that todayis going to be a good day. -that's the thing.i don't have any expectations. you know, i just knowthat it's, uh -- it's just gonna happenas it does and -- like it does every night. -thank you, napa, california!i appreciate it. i'm glen campbell,and i'm... 'course...
as long as i've been around, i'm -- i'm happy to be anywhere. but to come hereand -- and play this, oh, it makes my hair itch. it really does. you know,when your hair raises up? you ever have that happen?and it just [laughs] ♪ and is your pathis free to walk ♪ ♪ that makes me tendto leave my sleeping bag ♪
♪ well, i just not knowingthat the world keeps -- ♪ hey, who's running this thing? i can't sing [stammers] find -- okay. ♪ that you're movingon the back roads ♪ ♪ by the rivers of my memory ♪ ♪ and for hours, you're justgentle on my mind ♪ way too much. [ speaks indistinctly ]
that's too thin. way too thin. [ guitar solo continues ] we got to have some trebleon out here, guys. yeah.this really is terrible. there. thank you. -that was a reallydifficult day. it was a difficult, um,leading up to the show. it was really stressfuland difficult.
that night was really, really,really hard, you know. and we just knew.we just knew "this is it." we were going homefor the christmas break, and that we were not gonna addmore -- more shows after that. -i know the first 15 minuteswas very -- it was very rough. he was repeating the songs, and then he startedtalking too much. and it was just --it was -- it was scary. scary for everybody.
i could just see it in --in everybody's face. i want to see this thing up! i just barelycan hear it play, okay? now, who in the hell is doingthat out there in my crew? would you say that? ♪ you got to trya little kindness ♪ [ laughing ]♪ show a little kindness ♪ -the entire time, the audiencewas completely with him, even though, like,from my point of view,
half of it was a train wreck. you know. but once again,i just -- you let go. it's -- it's out ofyour control, you know. [ music plays ] -♪ it feels so good, friends ♪ ♪ life feels so good,it's frightening ♪ ♪ and i wish i could, yeah,stop this world from fighting ♪ -♪ la-dee-dah, dah, dah ♪
♪ la-dah-dah, dee, dah,dah, dah ♪ -♪ la-dah-dah, dah,dah, dah-dah ♪ ♪ dah-dah-dah, dah-dah-dah-dah,dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah-dah ♪ ♪ southern nights ♪ ♪ have you ever seen a ♪ ♪ southern night? ♪ ♪ when they just blowin the night ♪ ♪ in the southern ski-i-i-i-es ♪ ♪ lordy, i just lovethem southern nights ♪
♪ here in dear ol' napa ♪ ♪ califo-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh,oh, yeah, yeah ♪ aww, thank y'all so much. y'all just awesome. -i know there --there may be people who don't understandwhy we've gone out on tour and why we've openedourselves up and exposed this illnessso publicly, why we've alloweda loved one to --
to go on stageand take a risk of, you know, he could make a foolout of himself on stage. but it's somethingthat he wanted to do, and it's something that we thinkis healthy for him, and it's been worth the riskbecause he's done a great job. and he's still glen campbell, and he's trying to live his lifeas long as he can to its fullest. we haven't -- we haven't let itgo to the point
where he's gonna embarrasshimself or anyone. and the fans have beenso supportive. we've been listeningto them, too. they -- they want him out there. they want to hear his music, and they don't careif he messes up. you know, they love him,and he loves them, so we've tried to do itas long as we can. -still, it happened enough timeswhere, yeah,
at least everyone felt goodabout the decision to -- to end the tour officially. -the fact that you can stillhave the moments with him, you know,you can't really beat that. and just cherish every moment. -i'll never forget it. it was the best time of my life. [ "i'm not gonna miss you"plays ] -and one.
-♪ the man that loves youtill the end ♪ -nice. top again? -it's -- it's gottento the point where he doesn't knowwhat we're talking about. doesn't matter whatthe conversation is. he just does not understand,but he understands music. i think with -- with glen, music is the last thing to go. it's the mostdeeply embedded thing
in his memoryand his soul and spirit. -okay. i like it. -to me, that's -- glenis returning, you know. just kind of somethingin his spirit, in the twinkle of his eye, in the way he enjoys the music, um, just reminds meof the way he really is. -♪ i'm still here ♪ -you know, the way he waswhen i met him.
-♪ i'm still here,but yet i'm gone ♪ -one. -♪ i'm still here but... ♪ -i think we got it, howard. -no, no, we're good. -yeah, we're good.okay, we got it. we got the line we needed.let's go learn the chorus. -all right, guys.you want to play? -that same tune?
-yeah, same tune. [ vocalizing ] ♪ i don't play guitaror sing my songs ♪ ♪ it never defined who i am ♪ ♪ the man that loves youtill the end ♪ ♪ you're the last personi will love ♪ ♪ you're the last facei will recall ♪ ♪ and best of all ♪ ♪ i'm not gonna miss you ♪
♪ i'm never gonna hold youlike i did ♪ ♪ or say "i love you"to the kids ♪ ♪ you're never gonna see itin my eyes ♪ ♪ it's not gonna hurt mewhen you cry ♪ ♪ i'm never gonna knowwhat you go through ♪ ♪ all the things i say or do ♪ ♪ all the hurtand all the pain ♪ ♪ one thing selfishly remains ♪ -how's the alzheimer'scoming along, glen?
-how's the what is? -alzheimer's. -oh. it's fine, yeah. i...gave 'em a left hook. i just -- i -- it's nothingthat bothers me. i just can't remember anything.[ chuckles ] -no, i've --i've been a lot better. it don't -- it don't bother me. something -- somethingyou got to live with.
but it's been really wonderful,actually. hasn't it, honey? -you're doing a great thingby doing this film. -well, if i did, thank you. thank you for it. you're... i'm glad i run into you,or you run into me. i don't know which one.[ chuckles ] ♪ well, it's knowing thatyour door is always open ♪
♪ and it's knowingi'm not shackled ♪ ♪ that keeps youin the back roads ♪ ♪ that keeps you ever gentle ♪ ♪ on my mi-i-i-ind ♪ [ banjo plays ] ♪ it's not clingingto the rocks and ivy ♪ ♪ planted on their columnsnow that bind me ♪ ♪ or somethingthat somebody said ♪ ♪ because they thought we fittogether walking ♪
♪ it's just knowingthat the world ♪ ♪ will not be cursingor forgiving ♪ ♪ when i walk along somerailroad track and find ♪ ♪ and for hours you're justgentle on my mind ♪ ♪ though the wheat fieldsand the clothes lines ♪ ♪ and the junkyards and thehighways come between us ♪ ♪ and some other woman'scrying to her mother ♪ ♪ 'cause she turnedand i was gone ♪ ♪ through cupped hands'round a tin can ♪
♪ i pretend to hold youto my breast and find ♪ -♪ find ♪ -♪ whoa-oh-oh-oh ♪ ♪ that you're wavingfrom the back roads ♪ ♪ by the rivers of my memories ♪ ♪ ever smiling,ever gentle on my mind ♪ ♪ gentle on my mind ♪ ♪ you are gentle on my mind ♪ ♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
♪ yeah ♪