of The Beatles's"With a Little Help From My Friends" with all proceeds going to Feeding America. They've also been getting creative in quarantine, chipping away at new music with collaborators Sachi DiSerafino and John DeBold and connecting via FaceTime to share ideas. Even though they can't physically be in the same room, the digital catch-ups help keep their body language — essential to in-person creation — intact.
When they spoke with MTV News recently, Minnette was only a few days into a new venture of purple hair, a move for which Lemasters and Preston voiced their support. They also agreed with another one of their bandmate's thoughts near the end of our call:"I talk to you guys more now than I do on tour!" See more of their quarantine camaraderie below.
MTV News:"OK" came out right as tours and festivals were getting canceled and social distancing was starting to be encouraged. How different was releasing a song in that situation?Just for a second before it came out, we were like,"Should we wait?" [But] if anything, people want something during this time ...
MTV News: When you recorded a socially distanced acoustic version of"OK," I imagine the logistics have to be worked out up front to make it go smoothly. What was that process like?It is weird because — if there is a streaming service that does this, somebody tell us about it, but nothing happens actually in real time. Obviously we can't literally play the song live and have it sync up properly because it would just be a nightmare.
MTV News: What's been your quarantine routine? Wake up, iced coffee, getting into a pattern — what's been going on?
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