Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend - Tomato Soup Chin

Episode Date: June 22, 2023

Conan chats with Sebastian from Buenos Aires about painting for rock stars, being good looking men, and what would give Conan away in Argentina.

Konan O'Brien needs a fan. Want to talk to Konan? Visit teamkoko.com slash callkonan. Okay, let's get started. Hi, Sebastian. Welcome to Konan O'Brien needs a fan. Hey, hi. Nice to meet you, man.

How are you, Sebastian? How are you? I'm great. How are you? Fine, fine, very happy to talk to you, man fine, I'm very happy to talk to you, man. Well, I'm happy to talk to you, man. I got to tell you right now. Where are you?

Are you in Buenos Aires? Is that right? Buenos Aires, Argentina, yes. I love the accent. Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentina. Yeah, fantastic. Tell me a little bit about yourself, Sebastian.

Okay, I'm an artist, a painter, illustrator, and well, I live here since I was a little boy. I was born in Los Angeles, California, but my parents and all my family from Argentina. So I came back to Argentina when I was a little boy. So now I live in Argentina. I'm a little girl. Oh, wow. Okay. And you said you're a painter. Are those your paintings behind you? Yeah, here I'm in my studio. These are my some of my paintings. Oh my god. You're really you're really good. Those are terrific. Okay, thanks. Thanks. He also did want to someone else. We know here. I'll just put this up to the camera Did you do that Sebastian?

Well, yes, I will start in some Irish history and It came along that that's character. I oh my god you I have to say You've got the proportions right you've got the long legs. And you were, thank you, you were a little generous with the torso, with the chest, and everything looks pretty much spot on. Yes, dress shoes on. And business socks. And dress socks.

Yes, that's how I, that's how my clan always dressed back in Ireland Wow hundreds of years ago Sebastian you're very talented. Okay. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Have you done artwork that's you know been used internationally? Yeah, yeah, I work internationally since like 20 years I work with so many medias and I do painting for famous celebrities and Rockstar can you tell us can you tell us which rock stars you've done paintings for? Well, I've done for the record chili peppers

food fighters The last week I've done one for the black crow. Oh my god. I love all those groups. I really love the black crows. I love those guys Yeah, wow that's very impressive Tell me Sebastian I'm curious because you've if I were to Ask you to paint me What what what would your approach I go right I did no I know no I know you did I know you did and it's very good but I guess what I'm asking you is what have you noticed about me that stands out in a in a portrait you know Well, your hair, it's notorious. And no one has to admit it in your crimes.

I love that my hair is notorious. So you think the hair is the first thing you have to nail in your artistic approach? Yeah, I think that's one. But if you do a hair and the face is not, when you do a portrait, the face is not looking like the character, you could do the hair good, but the face is not good, it's gonna be really, really weird, you know? Yes. So you have a like a chin, like a tomato soup chin, you know?

Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute. I have a tomato soup can chin. You say that like we should know what you mean. What do you mean I have a tomato soup can chin and I'm not saying you're alone. No, the combo soup. Go ahead, I just want to know what you mean. The combo soup. I don't care what type of soup it is. I want to know why my chin is like a can of tomato soup. You're like, I don't know the name in English, but you have the like your face is like very proportion like it's done like was bashed out of metal. I looked like someone just took a hubcap from a car and just bashed it with a hammer like that.

Yeah, there you go. That's that's what I look like. I have a smashed out of metal. Are you saying that I have? Yeah, first of all, my face is very proportionate, right? Yes, yes, it is. Have you noticed that I have sharp cheekbones? Yes. Yes. You are. Yes. You are very handsome. Oh, thank you. And Sebastian, I thank you for that because I'm looking at you and I'm thinking you look like do you mean? Lannister. Yeah, yeah, but if you were a ball of ketchup a little guy No, no, no, no the Jamie Lannister the king slayer the one that gets his handshaped off. Sorry spoil alert No, no, I know I know that I know that guy and hope I don't have the same luck

because he lost the ham. Yeah, no, no, no, I didn't mean you're so good looking, you're going to get your handshapped off. I just said you look like Nikolae Costa Waldo and you should be very happy. You're a very good looking fellow. Okay, thank you. And I'd like to just repeat that you thought that I'm a very good looking fellow. Is that true? You are. You are, man. Yeah. I'm going to go ahead. Do you imitate your hair, but I cannot do that.

It's not for any for everyone for anyone. So you meant to say, my hair is not for everyone, but you said it's not for anyone. Yeah. It's notorious. It's a war criminal. So, um, yeah. Do you think maybe I should change my hair now or is it too late? No, never. Okay. I'm not going to change my hair. What would you change it to? You just like, slick it back or no, I can do whatever I want. All right. I'm sorry. I got hundreds of dollars. Um, Sebastian, uh, this intrigues me.

I'm interested. I've never tried painting, but do you think that maybe I could become a painter? Yes, you can. Yes, you can. You have all the skills. How do you know? You should look like a German painter,

you know, something like that from the Renaissance. Okay, so you're saying that I have all the skills and then I asked you, what do I have and you say, well, you sort of look like a German painter. But yeah, but you don't know that I have any painting skill. No, you know, I don't know. I don't. I don't. The look is 100%.

I. You have to look like a painting. Sebastian, Sebastian, is this how you pick a surgeon when you need surgery? I want that guy. I look he just looks like a surgeon Yeah, I look the guy that comfort me. I don't know if he's a cleaner or a computer technique or just do me a operation My heart you look good man. I love that.

I love your attitude Sebastian. And I'm really sorry that you are about your upcoming heart surgery. I don't think it's going to go well when you're plumbing. Well, I pick a monkey, you know. So Sebastian, I don't want to get too personal, but you're a very good looking guy and you're very talented painter. If you were single, I'd think, man, this guy would be just killing it out there with the ladies, right?

Yeah. Well, no, I married 20 years ago. I held three teenagers. So kids, so no, it's not happening. Okay. All right. Well, I think that's, no right well listen don't say sorry that's okay I wasn't asking for myself I know what it's like I have twins I have twins like son of really hey they're teenagers yeah they're teenagers yeah you

know the worst is coming you know no no it no, it's good. It's good. It's all going to be good. No, no, no, no. When they're in prison, at least you know where they are. Yeah. And I'm probably they go together. Yeah, they'll both be the same selves. So you have one visiting day and you see them both.

Oh, good. They have to share the telephone through the glass partition, but that's it. Sebastian, you and I are very similar. We're both artists. You work in oil. No, no, no, hold on, let me get through this. We're both artists Sebastian. You work in oils and paints and I work in laughter and joy.

We are both very good looking. We've both been married for 20 years and we have kids, yet women still fall at our feet. We just don't succumb to the temptation. Isn't that right Sebastian? Yeah, that's right. That's right. We are like focuth, focuth, you know, we're working,

we're finally focused. Focused, yes, we're focused on our families and we don't even notice that all these women No desire us. So no, no, no, no, no beautiful, you say. Maybe I could come by for a visit. We will not. To receive you and I will take you a tour. But no women. No women. Only our wives, you know. Well, my wife can't make it. I mean, I haven't asked her.

Okay, but she won't be available. Okay, so I might be on my own, but you could be my wingman. And my wife and I have an arrangement. You know what an arrangement is, Sebastian? Ah, you come. Yeah, when I leave the continent, the, you know, when I leave continental United States

and I, and I drift south, I have certain, oh, just, no, that's not true. Oh, absolutely not. No. You know that I spend hours and hours listening to the postcard while I work. Oh, that's nice. That's nice to know. So does the podcast help you with your work in any way? No.

It just kills time, huh? Yeah, I can time. It's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it's it that's kind of mind blowing. I never get tired of hearing people from different parts of the world saying that we're in their ear being idiots while they're doing their good work. So that's amazing. And also I have a story of we get busted in school because of your fault when you work in the Simpson. Oh! You would... Why would you get busted? Because we were singing the song of the... I don't know how to say it in English, the mono-real. Oh! You were singing that's an episode I wrote.

Yeah, the mono-real. All the classroom, we didn't stop and we... We earn a... I don't know, but not because... we song all the monorail thing. That makes me so happy that a song I wrote back in, I don't know, 1991 or 1992 in a little tiny office. High school. Yeah, here in Los Angeles, it was being sung by a whole bunch of kids in Argentina. That's so cool

Yeah, that really blows my mind Well, I'm glad I got you well in trouble. I was doing my job. Okay, well some of my friends are in jail now because of that You know what no better no better reason to go to jail in my opinion. Sebastian, let's review. We're both very handsome. No, we got this, I think. We're just reviewing one more time. We're both very good-looking handsome artists, and we both are very loyal to our wives, but

who can say anything could happen at any moment? And you think that I should come to Argentina because the women are very beautiful. What I stand out. I play guitar. I play guitar also. Oh, cool. Of course. Oh, we could jam.

Hey, do I, do I, um, how would I, what I stand out in Argentina with people know that I'm, or would I look or do I look Argentinian? No, no, but we have a lot of meat of mixers, you know In Argentina they come from all over the world because of the world the world war to you know Oh, we have Italians we have sure we have a lot of Nazis hanging out Yeah, you will know that I think about it. A lot of really old men with little mustaches. Yeah, who is saying. No, look at me. I see she's loud.

Sebastian, so what would give me away in Argentina? Would it be my hair or my ridiculous notorious hair or my tomato can jaw? Sorry about that. No, no, you could look like an Argentina and you just have to chill more. You know, when you walk and be a little more chill and not that tense, you know? Yeah, you're saying I'm too herky jerky, I'm too, you know. Yeah, and I need to do something.

Here in Argentina, we are more lazy, you know? Yeah. All right, so I'll just do this a lot. Yeah, let's walk around. Well, not that much like a zombie, you know, but they're not a zombie. Wait, so less zombie. Good.

This is how I like you. I could use less Nazi less zombie. Uh-huh. I'm more chill. I think you could help me. Yeah, we are weird. We are weird. We are weird people, you know?

Yeah, no, I don't think so. I think that maybe I would find my true self if I came to Argentina because I would relax, you know? And I think way deep down there's an inter sensuality that's never been allowed to boil. And I think maybe that could happen in Buenos Aires. You have to come, guys. You will, it's very funny here.

You will have a good time. Okay. Well, is it okay if I stayed with you? Oh, yeah. Oh, Jesus. Do you have room? Yes, it's awkward. We are a lot here.

You sleep with my dreams. No, they have to go. Not my daughter. Not my daughter. No, no, I want all of them out. They have to go stay someplace else when I'm there. You take them to school, you take them to sports and... You think you have to do things.

I just get to do things. You have to do things. You have to earn your keep. All right, so I got to take your kids to school and kind of look after the place and I'll bunk with your twin boys, okay? How old are they again? They have 12. Okay. All right. I can hear them. after the place and I'll bunk with your twin boys, okay? How old are they again? They have 12.

Okay, all right. I can hear them. I have a 15 year old daughter. Okay. The name is Kwana. Kwana, okay. All right, well, I'm gonna think about this, but you're a very impressive guy,

very impressive guy Sebastian. Okay, thank you. And it was very nice meeting you and this painting just is very impressive. I like it. And okay, thanks. I was wondering what to do. And I know you like history and dress shoes.

History and dress shoes, yes. And we don't have that money for the costume, you know? Yeah, I understand. Well, thank you very much, Sebastian. It was an honor to talk to you, and I'm glad that you've been listening to us, and please keep listening to us. And I hope that we cross paths someday. Okay, yes.

Thank you. I'm with you since a lot of years, so you are a great inspiration for me. And thank you to everyone. Oh, thank you very much Sebastian, and you're an inspiration to me. You take care. Okay, thank you. Bye-bye. Bye.

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