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Bishop Briggs Teaches Us Her "Bunny Dance”

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Backstage with the indie rock artist at the KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in L.A.

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Young Hollywood

Young Hollywood, what up? We're here at K-Rock Almost Acoustic Christmas. We're in the holiday season. I'm wearing an ugly sweater. We're gonna go hang out with some rock stars backstage. Follow us. Happy Holidays, everybody. We're here with Bishop Briggs at K-Rock's Almost Acoustic Christmas. Hi. How are you?

Bishop Briggs

Pretty good.

Young Hollywood

You excited for the holidays?

Bishop Briggs

Yes. I mean, I'm really excited for the show.

Young Hollywood

Excited for the show? Holidays, you never know what's gonna happen.

Bishop Briggs

Yeah.

Young Hollywood

Tell Tell me about the show.

Bishop Briggs

The show, hopefully, is gonna be great. A lot of

Young Hollywood

at the Forum here in Los Angeles, just in case. Yes. You the people in Ohio don't know.

Bishop Briggs

A lot of jumping around, sweating. I mean, you've been to the show before. And yeah.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Let's just stop there, stop there. Hold on, hold on. Let's rewind. You were jumping around.

Bishop Briggs

A lot of jumping around. Yes. Always.

Young Hollywood

Let's just get right to it. That's exactly. So, Bishop has the bunny dance move. Wait, is that what you call it?

Bishop Briggs

I call it the Bishop Bunny. I thought it was like being I don't know, aggressive.

Young Hollywood

Aggressive? I mean, bunny is so sweet. Cause you did it. You you put it on your Instagram. You did the you did you dancing, then you put like a little bunny or a little tiny emoji.

Bishop Briggs

I did. Okay, yes. You're right. I encouraged that.

Young Hollywood

Right. You're right. You're right. I have every one of your Instagrams memorized. Can we Can you teach me the uh the Bishop Bunny dance move?

Bishop Briggs

Oh my gosh. Of course. Here we go, guys.

Young Hollywood

I'll watch you. I'm already feeling regret.

Bishop Briggs

Um okay. So, it's all about, you just had to go side to side. You had to be light on your feet. Work your toes.

Young Hollywood

Very heavy feet.

Bishop Briggs

Be up on it. Be up on it. And then, yeah. And then, side to side. This is where you're starting to get into it. This is already the beginning. Good? You got it. This is it. Like a river.

Young Hollywood

Yes. Yes. Yes. I'll like a river. This is the holiday spirit. I want to play some Christmas games. It's uh two truths and a lie. Okay. Christmas style.

Bishop Briggs

Okay.

Young Hollywood

Three gifts that you have received presents. And two of them have been have to be true, and the other one has to be a lie, then I have to choose which one's the lie.

Bishop Briggs

Can I actually think about it?

Young Hollywood

Think about it. Yeah.

Bishop Briggs

Okay. Give me a moment. There's a lot of pressure.

Young Hollywood

Here's the jeopardy the jeopardy theme music right now. Okay. Two truths and a lie.

Bishop Briggs

Okay. A puppy.

Young Hollywood

A puppy?

Bishop Briggs

A fish.

Young Hollywood

A fish?

Bishop Briggs

And a cat.

Young Hollywood

And a cat? All animals. You're big on the animals. Do you have a lot of pets? Which one is the lie? Do you have a lot of pets? Answer, which one is the lie?

Bishop Briggs

I think the fish is the lie.

Young Hollywood

The fish? You received a fish for a present? How was it gifted? What's the lie?

Bishop Briggs

They're all lies.

Young Hollywood

That's awful. That's awful. She cheated. I think all of your songs are hits. But right now, there's uh wild horses. It's run faster. Run faster. Run faster. Tell me about Wild Horses. Why did you write it? Where did you write it?

Bishop Briggs

I mean, I wrote it during a really depressing time in my life when I wasn't sure if it was better to be free or to be happy. And could you have both? And that's what the song's about. I am the wild horse.

Young Hollywood

So, but you live and you live in Los Angeles. Yes. When was the last time you've heard like one of your songs on K-Rock?

Bishop Briggs

Well, it was awesome. Um it was before I left for tour, so it was about a week and a half ago.

Young Hollywood

Okay.

Bishop Briggs

And uh I was with someone in the car, which is even cooler, to be with someone.

Young Hollywood

Right. In the car. So like a kind of like, okay.

Bishop Briggs

Well, no. Not to brag, just to share in the moment together. And

Young Hollywood

What was your friend's reaction?

Bishop Briggs

Uh they freaked out.

Young Hollywood

They freaked out? Yes. Okay. Um a lot of Snapchat was involved. It was promoting for this show. So, I just kinda had this moment of

Young Hollywood

That that's what I did. I just went. Did you have a choker on?

Bishop Briggs

Always.

Young Hollywood

She always has a choker. Always. Always. Read her Instagram bio. Choker. She's on that choker game. Oh. You You've been all over the world. What is like one of your favorite places to go for the holidays?

Bishop Briggs

My parents still live in Hong Kong.

Young Hollywood

Wow.

Bishop Briggs

So, uh every Christmas, I try and visit them. It's not happening this year because of music stuff. Got it. But um that is always really special because

Young Hollywood

Happy Hanukkah, Bishop Briggs' family.

Bishop Briggs

Okay, yes. Or Merry Christmas. Yes. Merry Christmas as well.

Young Hollywood

It's like all on the same day, I heard. It Yeah. This December.

Bishop Briggs

Um yes, but I get to see the cats.

Young Hollywood

Okay.

Bishop Briggs

Stanley and Shelley.

Young Hollywood

Okay. Not the goldfish.

Bishop Briggs

Not the goldfish. Not the goldfish. The imaginary goldfish. Okay. Um you know, when I think about it, I actually have been given that as a gift by the way. I've been given a goldfish. So.

Young Hollywood

You you have an X in a lot of your logos. How did you come up with the the X?

Bishop Briggs

Oh, that's a great question.

Young Hollywood

Yeah. Really cool. What is X the X mean?

Bishop Briggs

A deeper meaning of, you know, this faceless emotionless thing.

Young Hollywood

It's gangster.

Bishop Briggs

Thank you.

Young Hollywood

Yeah, I like it.

Bishop Briggs

Yay.

Young Hollywood

It's like with the teddy bears, it's you, that's supposed to be a picture like a little.

Bishop Briggs

That's supposed to be me.

Young Hollywood

Okay, cool. Yes. You should make that an emoji. Yeah. Okay, we're gonna we're gonna wrap it up here. They're telling us They're telling us. Okay, guys, we get it. We get it. They've had enough. Well, Merry Christmas, everybody out there in the K-Rock world and the Young Hollywood world. Merry Christmas. Say bye, Bishop.

Bishop Briggs

Bye. Thank you so much.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Bishop Briggs

    The interviewed artist

  • Stanley

    One of Bishop Briggs' cats

  • Shelley

    One of Bishop Briggs' cats

FAQ

What is the Bishop Bunny dance move?+
The Bishop Bunny dance move involves going side to side, being light on your feet, and working your toes, as demonstrated by Bishop Briggs.
What is the meaning behind Bishop Briggs' song "Wild Horses"?+
Bishop Briggs wrote "Wild Horses" during a depressing time, questioning whether it was better to be free or happy, and if it was possible to have both.
Where do Bishop Briggs' parents live?+
Bishop Briggs' parents live in Hong Kong, and she tries to visit them every Christmas.
What does the 'X' in Bishop Briggs' logo mean?+
The 'X' in Bishop Briggs' logo represents a deeper meaning of a faceless, emotionless thing.
Did Bishop Briggs receive a fish as a gift?+
Bishop Briggs mentioned receiving a goldfish as a gift, despite it being the lie in a game of 'Two Truths and a Lie'.
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