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Stop Now! OK Go Parades Through LA

Stop Now! OK Go Parades Through LA

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Catching up with the ultimate "City Shapers".

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to Younghollywood. com. We've got Tim and Damian from OK Go. So you guys are going to outdo yourselves tomorrow?

Damian

I hope so.

Young Hollywood

Tell me what I'm talking about.

Damian

Well, we're going to make a big parade through Los Angeles that will spell out OK Go as with the city as our pallet.

Young Hollywood

What's the worst thing that can happen in this situation? I'm just trying to think about it. Somebody messes up the pattern?

Damian

I mean, the worst thing is that we get shut down. But that but that that I think would also be the most awesome thing at the same time.

Young Hollywood

You got lights turn them on. I'm just like. So you guys are kind of known for having music videos that always outdo yourselves. What made you come up with this concept?

Damian

Mostly we didn't want to make a video. We wanted to, if we make so many things that are like, you know, we make a recording that people then listen to on their iPods. We make a video that they then watch on their computer. We want to we want to make a parade that people have to be there for. Like we want to make a musical experience that's actually about the people who are there enjoying it. And obviously, it being the digital era, we're going to record it and put it online for people to see, but it's really not about um, a document this time, it's about an experience.

Young Hollywood

That's awesome. And have you guys experienced the new car?

Damian

This is the first time we've met the new car. It's pretty It's beautiful. It's really exciting. It's really exciting.

Young Hollywood

Are you guys going to own one one day?

Damian

We are going to own one very soon, actually. We're we are because we are the Range Rover City Shapers for Los Angeles, we get to drive one of these before everybody else does.

Young Hollywood

So, because you're a city shaper, you're clearly cooler than all of us.

Damian

Yeah, I'm I mean, I I didn't want to say it myself, but yeah. That's right. You're right about that.

Young Hollywood

So, how do you become a city shaper?

Damian

Just Well, I mean, first, you start out there's a regimen. You have to basically like no ice cream for a month. Uh-huh. Um, there is a whole you have to basically eat pebbles for a while, which is weird. But it it amazing what it does for your sort of self-esteem. Um, and uh, and then you have to lead a parade. So that's that's sort of where tomorrow comes in. We haven't done the parade part yet. And then and then we get the car.

Damian

Hi, I'm Damian.

Tim

And I'm Tim.

Damian

We are OK Go and you are watching Young Hollywood.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Tim

    Member of OK Go, interviewed about the parade

  • Damian

    Member of OK Go, interviewed about the parade

FAQ

What is OK Go doing in Los Angeles?+
OK Go is planning a big parade through Los Angeles that will spell out 'OK Go' using the city as their canvas.
What is the purpose of OK Go's LA parade?+
The parade is designed to be a musical experience that's about the people who are there enjoying it, focusing on the experience rather than just a video document.
Who are Tim and Damian?+
Tim and Damian are members of the band OK Go, known for their creative music videos.
What is a 'City Shaper'?+
Tim and Damian are the Range Rover City Shapers for Los Angeles, a role that grants them early access to drive a new car.

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