- Who showers with their sunglasses on?
- Are these spray painted? (chuckles) What the hell?!
Wow, I can't see.
♪ (industrial intro) ♪
- ♪ And you're beginning to feel the heat ♪
- "I searched the price of a first class flight from JFK."
- "And it was"-- 21K! Holy crap.
- Oh, wait. It's Casey! I love Casey!
- Casey Neistat! - (gasps) Casey Neistat!
- Casey [bleep] Neistat!
- (Casey) When I think of the greatest days
in my entire life, I think of when my children
were born... - I know. Me too, Casey.
- (Casey) ...high school, or today, when I was upgraded from business
to first on Emirates.
We're in the air, just left Dubai.
- I think one of the main reasons I like Casey Neistat
is I can live vicariously through him.
- (Casey) I have my own doors. - See? Now that
would be the business. I would like that.
- (Casey) It's like my own little house over here.
- I think Casey's sort of edge is that he's always positive,
he's always fun, and he has amazing cameras.
- (Casey) So the TV here is enormous.
It's like a movie theater.
- That's on a flight?
- What the [bleep]?! And I'm here flying coach!
- No! (chuckles)
(singsong) Mini bar, my favorite.
- (Casey) All right, this is what it looks like when it goes
from a seat from a chair to a bed. Hmm.
- That's badass.
Ah! One day. One day, Casey.
I'll be on that flight with you, bud.
- (Casey) My shower is ready. - He's so great.
- (Casey) This is it. - That's bigger
than my actual bathroom.
- What would a Casey Neistat video be
if he didn't have his sunglasses on in every single take?
- (Casey) Dreams do come true.
- Who showers with their sunglasses on?
- (Casey) Whoo. - Really? No holds barred there.
- (Casey) Fresh and clean. - And blurred.
- I am not a fan of vlogs, but I'm a fan of Casey Neistat.
- The internet is a miraculous thing.
That's when I think when I see that.
- He's such a great creator. He's not just a YouTuber.
He was a filmmaker first.
That's why all his videos are so good.
- (Casey) I'm getting a ticket for riding my bike
not in the bike lane.
- "I was ticketed $50 for not riding in the bicycle lane."
- "I did try to explain to the officer that sometimes
the bicycle lane is not the safest place to be.
He said it didn't matter." Oh yeah, I remember this video.
- Oh, this is one of his first OG videos
way back in the day.
- (Casey) ...keep you from properly riding
in the bike lane. (barriers clatter)
- Damn. - Oh! (laughs)
- All right, well that's committing to the bit.
- Yeah, I remember seeing this.
"Dear New York City..."
- "Ticket the people blocking the bike lane,
not the bikers." I'm a cyclist. It's not safe.
- Uh-oh. Here goes a cop car.
- Oh!
- Wow. Wowww, that's ballsy.
- It's super petty, but it's so fun to watch.
- That's gonna do so much more than just sending the NYPD
a written letter.
♪ (Sinatra, "New York, New York) ♪ - Oh lord. What is this?
- Oh, this is the snowboarding through the streets!
- I've seen this one! My kids showed me this one.
- I would love to do this.
I snowboard, so this would be amazing.
- A little branding right there with the YouTube. Well done, sir.
- He's not even staying in the snowboarding lane.
- And with Sinatra in the background?
You can't top this! This is classy as [bleep].
♪ And find I'm king of the hill ♪
- How illegal is this?
- How does he not get busted for this?
- Damn. 'Murica!
- Oh, he got somebody else doing it, too.
- He's so good at getting all these different kinds
of shots to really give you a dynamic video.
- Oh, jeez. I'm from Boston, but he makes me like New York.
♪ New York ♪ (police sirens blaring)
- (laughs)
- (Casey) Yes, officer?
- (officer) Someone's complaining about you, so we're just gonna
act like we're talking to you, all right?
- (Casey) You guys are awesome. - (laughs)
How cool is that?
The cops were even like, "Okay, that's pretty great."
- That's crazy. I don't know, man. I don't think I've ever seen
any other YouTuber achieve that level of epicness.
- (Casey) To everyone who's ever told anyone with a dream
they can't... - These are one of his big montages
that he takes six months to make. - (Casey) ...this video's for you.
- Damn. - (Casey) Keep your head down.
Do as you're told. Play it safe.
This is terrible advice. - It is terrible advice.
- He's right. It's terrible.
- If I were to write an autobiography,
a book about my life, one title that would work
would be "Do What You Can't." - Aww. See, this is a good message.
- (Casey) ...everything I've ever done.
If I were to characterize what this new generation
of content creators and filmmakers...
- There's so many people I know in here.
You've got PhillyD, H3. You got Zane.
- (Casey) What we all do on YouTube and everywhere else
is we do what what we can't.
You can't have a talk show, but you have a webcam and you can.
- He's so inspiring that way.
- (Casey) When you're a creator, you don't need someone in your ear
telling you what you can and can't do.
- Yeah. - (Casey) I'm racing the subway!
But we know something they don't. You can start a vlog
or a makeup channel. - Easy for you to say.
Some of us are really bad at makeup.
- (Casey) When you're a creator, all you need is your phone,
an internet connection, and a good idea.
- That's right. - (Casey) The rest is history.
- I love it. That's an amazing message,
and it's so true. - (Casey) So to my fellow creators,
I say keep creating... - Oh!
- (Casey) ...keep doing the work. - I love the Merrell twins.
- (Casey) And never forget, you don't have to listen to anyone,
because in this new world... - He's such an independent thinker.
- (Casey) The doubters are all drinking champagne
on the top deck of the Titanic, and we are the [bleep] iceberg.
- (chuckles) That's awesome. - (Casey) Do what you can't.
- I love it. That's awesome.
- That made me want to be a better person!
- I like that one. It's motivating for creators.
- Listening to that, I get goosebumps and I get chills,
because that's how everybody should be taught.
- (FBE) So those videos all come
from the online creator, Casey Neistat.
- Yeah. - I never heard of Casey before.
- I've watched Casey for literally years.
- He looks like a guy that I'd go have tacos with.
He looks like he could be your best friend.
- (FBE) Casey went from over 500,000 subscribers
to over nine million in just three years.
- Wow!
- (FBE) Why do you think he's attracted such a big audience
in such a short time? - I think because he was
such a breath of fresh air on this platform.
It's not just a vlog, it's a story with Casey.
- Just from a technical standpoint, I think that the content he creates
is really cool visually. Plus, he puts himself out there.
He's not afraid to fail.
- He took his filmmaking background, and he's like, "I'm going to
make a film in an everyday vlog."
- He takes it to a new level in that it's very personal.
It's very first person, so that you're sharing
the experience with him. It's not like he did something
and then told you about it later. It's, "Hey, guys.
Let's all do this together."
- (FBE) Why do you think that someone like Casey
decided to take all of his filmmaking skills
and just start doing YouTube? - I think he has more control
over what he wants to do in his craft.
- On YouTube and his own channel, he controls his content,
he controls what he does, and it's crazy and nuts,
and maybe people would not wanna insure a guy like that.
- I think he was a forward thinker in that way, because the internet's
going to be the way all programming comes around soon enough.
- YouTube was the first platform where there were no gatekeepers.
There's no one that has to approve what he's about to do.
- To get a show, it probably took him years
to finally get it up and running and finally a production going,
whereas today, he could pick up his camera,
stick an SD card in it and go.
- (FBE) The first video we showed you of Casey
upgrading his flight is the most viewed video
on his channel with over 49 million views.
- Everyone wants to fly in style, man.
- (FBE) A lot of his popular content is in traveling
or experiencing things that not many get the chance to do.
Why do you think that resonates so much with audiences?
- Same reason why the Kardashian lifestyle
resonates with so many people. It's aspirational.
People want to see something they can't do.
- He shares it in a way that doesn't make you feel
like he thinks he's up here and you're just down here.
- He varies it up enough to where you think it's awesome
when he gets these little perks. You're like, "Dude, that's so cool!"
And then he does this other thing where you're just like,
"Yeah, that's my bud."
- Everyone wants to think that hopefully someday
that can be them. And until then, they're living vicariously.
I was living vicariously through those videos,
'cause I have done long flights in coach, and it ain't fun!
- (FBE) Aside from vlogging, Casey also often discusses
social issues, political thoughts, and YouTube platform issues
with his audience. These sometimes get him
into some drama for being so vocal. Do you feel that this type
of conversation can lead to impact or is YouTube these days
too filled with drama to get through?
- I think that any time you've got a platform
to encourage the world toward positive change,
it's irresponsible not to use that platform.
- It may not change your mind, but if it gets you to think,
then I think that he's done his job.
- That's where people have the conversations now.
There is drama, but out of it comes some really, I think,
important social messaging.
You kind of have to cut through it all,
but it's a reflection of society.
There's always drama in your life too.
- He just had an interview with YouTube's head of business,
so it is getting somewhere. If he got an interview
with the head of business at YouTube, he's doing something right.
- (FBE) Finally, we are lucky enough
to know Casey here at FBE, and he is likely to see this video.
- Oh no! - (FBE) Casey often wears
iconic sunglasses... - (laughs) Even when he showers.
- (FBE) And so, we've actually recreated them
and have a pair here for you.
- Yeah! - Are these spray painted?
What the hell? Wow, I can't see.
- (FBE) So what would you like to say to Casey about his success
on YouTube and beyond? - Casey, I would just, as a parent,
like to personally thank you for producing videos
at a time when my children were the perfect age
to get sucked into your vortex.
It would be a dream of mine for them to take
your inspirational advice and go out into the world
and be a better person, and have fun, and dream big,
and not listen to what society tells them to do.
- I'm blown away every single time I watch a video,
and yet, I feel like we're homies. - Casey, keep doing your work,
doing your thing, and keep us updated
on everything that's going on with you, too.
- Keep up the good work.
You are beyond epic, and we love your content!
- Thank you so much for being an inspiration
for YouTubers everywhere and filmmakers.
- Thanks so much for being a unique voice and a breath
of fresh air on YouTube and just keep up the great work...
and the cool sunglasses.
- Thanks for watching this episode of Adults React.
- Don't forget to subscribe like KimLip Stick and Sparkzilla07.
- Make sure to hang out in the comments like Smiley PopQueen.
- Hey, guys. Ethan here from FBE.
Thank you so much for watching this episode of Adults React.
If you wanna check out more from Casey Neistat's channel,
be sure to do so. The links will be in the description,
or you can click on the button right over there. Bye, guys.