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Grammy Chat with the Black-Eyed Peas

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The multi-platinum selling Black-Eyed Peas discuss the music that lead them to six Grammy nominations.

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to Young Hollywood. com. What's up guys? It's Michelle Marie. I am here with Taboo and Apple here of the Black Eyed Peas.

Black Eyed Peas

Peace, peace, peace.

Young Hollywood

We're celebrating the Grammys right now, aren't we?

Black Eyed Peas

We're definitely celebrating. Yeah, we're doing great stuff.

Young Hollywood

How are you feeling?

Black Eyed Peas

Oh, great. I'm very excited to perform and yeah.

Young Hollywood

You're nominated for six Grammys, but you're more excited to perform. Tell us more about the performance and what we can expect.

Black Eyed Peas

Well, don't get me wrong. I'm excited about the the nominations as well, but to be able to perform on such a big stage. We've done the Grammys before. Now, this is our first time being nominated on camera. So crazy. So, hopefully we take some home for the city of Los Angeles and all the people who support the peace, you know.

Young Hollywood

I've been seeing you around town for years and years and years. You guys have been around. I mean, I remember having the album back in the day when I was in high school and you guys have just stuck to it.

Black Eyed Peas

I'm uh 21.

Young Hollywood

Nice. Apple just turned 21.

Black Eyed Peas

Yeah, it feels weird, you know. To be able to drink.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, you can drink, right? So, what's going on for the weekend? I saw you guys last night on stage at the Playdome. You guys killed it. What else are you guys up to?

Black Eyed Peas

Uh we have the uh Clive Davis party tomorrow. And then uh get ready for the big show on Sunday.

Young Hollywood

You guys have just kind of blown up this year in the mainstream success. You've always had it, but this year is just like the icing on the cake. What was maybe a few things that you could tell us about that was your most memorable moment?

Black Eyed Peas

Oprah. Yeah, that was The Flash mob. Um 26 weeks on number one. That's pretty cool. 26 weeks. And then we did our, uh, you know, our first leg of our tour in uh in uh Asia, Japan. So that was, you know, that was good.

Young Hollywood

Now, with this album you guys really just created more of a fresh sound and it's a little bit different from your previous albums.

Black Eyed Peas

About us is that we go to clubs, dance, rolling up our DJs. So you know, it was the the the movement of the youth, the pulse of the youth and you know, the electro scene really kind of inspired and uh, you know, we like to get inspired by other different sounds. You know, it's it's a it's a good thing to reinvent your sound and to to experiment and and to try new things.

Young Hollywood

So what's next for you guys? What are we going to see next with the Black Eyed Peas?

Black Eyed Peas

We're touring. So we're coming to a city near you, town near you. And then eventually a country near you because we're going to be going overseas as well.

Young Hollywood

Oh my gosh. When do you find time for yourselves? And when you are hanging out by yourselves without working, what do you do?

Black Eyed Peas

Watching movies, you know, bowling. You know, we like to shop so new places.

Young Hollywood

Speaking of shopping, let's look at the style right here. Head to toe. Rocking, rocking, rocking the plaid and leather. What are those?

Black Eyed Peas

These are Super. Oh, I love it. Super.

Young Hollywood

What about you? What are you rocking right now?

Black Eyed Peas

Oh, I'm actually rocking jumps. These are Taboo's booth. Um they're they're uh part of his line. And uh yeah. And my Swiss Army big watch.

Young Hollywood

Nice. I like the big watch too. Look, I'm rocking mine. I got my G-Shock.

Black Eyed Peas

That is G-Shock. To go with my Mamoon belt. What's up y'all? This is Apple D app. This is your boy Taboo. We the Black Eyed Peas. We want to give a big shout-out to Young Hollywood. Stay tuned. Stay locked cuz tonight's going to be a good night. Black Eyed Peas style.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Michelle Marie

    Interviewer from Young Hollywood

  • Taboo

    Member of the Black Eyed Peas

  • Apple

    Member of the Black Eyed Peas

  • Oprah

    Mentioned as a memorable moment for the band

  • Clive Davis

    Host of a party the band will attend

FAQ

How many Grammy nominations did the Black Eyed Peas receive?+
The Black Eyed Peas received six Grammy nominations at the time of this interview.
What is Taboo most excited about regarding the Grammys?+
Taboo is most excited about performing on such a big stage, having done the Grammys before but this being their first time nominated on camera.
What was a memorable moment for the Black Eyed Peas mentioned in the interview?+
A memorable moment for the Black Eyed Peas was their performance on Oprah and having a song at number one for 26 weeks.
What inspired the Black Eyed Peas' fresh sound on their album?+
Their fresh sound was inspired by the movement and pulse of the youth, the electro scene, and experimenting with different sounds.
What are the Black Eyed Peas' plans for after the Grammys?+
The Black Eyed Peas plan to go on tour, visiting cities and countries overseas.

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