00:00Hey party people, it is Kevin Reiter and Megan Holliday and we are backstage at Coachella with Devo.
00:06Hello.
00:07Hey guys.
00:08How you doing?
00:08Good.
00:09How are you?
00:10We're still here.
00:11Yeah.
00:12Is it odd to think that people will, for the first time today, see the energy domes?
00:18It is, actually.
00:19Like they never, they have no idea what that is.
00:21They'll go, what is this?
00:22What's happening?
00:23Yeah.
00:23Yeah.
00:23Yeah.
00:24We're touching the new generation.
00:26Do you love that?
00:27I do.
00:28Yeah.
00:28Yeah.
00:28It's pretty great.
00:30Do they know you from Ridiculousness?
00:33Do some of the younger people know you from that?
00:36The Uncontrollable Urge?
00:37Yeah.
00:37Oh wait, I don't even know about this.
00:39Can you guys tell me about Ridiculousness?
00:42It's the theme song and it's the music they play throughout the show.
00:45Okay.
00:46Okay.
00:47And they play that nonstop on MTV for 15 years, I think.
00:52Right.
00:52Yeah.
00:53Yes.
00:53What's one item that you guys have to have with you when you're playing a show or a festival?
01:01The red hat.
01:02Yes.
01:03Yes.
01:03The energy dome is important.
01:05Yes.
01:06How many?
01:07Where do you think we get our energy?
01:09Come on.
01:10From the red hats, of course.
01:11You put them on and it transforms everything.
01:13Energy around you and puts it in, in your head.
01:16Do you guys like playing in front of a Coachella crowd who's not necessarily there to see you specifically?
01:23Exactly.
01:23We prefer that.
01:24You do?
01:25Yeah.
01:25Yeah.
01:26We're, you know, preaching to the converted is a bit boring.
01:30Yeah.
01:30Yeah, that's easy.
01:31I think one of the best times that I ever had at a music festival was getting to see you
01:34guys at Riot Fest and it was the first time that I ever got to see you and the energy
01:40and the crowd and everybody was dancing and it was just one of the best vibes in the entire world.
01:46Do you feel like you're still having fun after all these years doing what you do?
01:51Yeah, we're not boring.
01:52We're on stage.
01:53Definitely not boring.
01:54And we're not bored.
01:56It would be a real bummer if you were bored.
01:58I've seen a lot of bands like that.
02:00Yeah.
02:01They keep playing because they have to?
02:02Yeah.
02:03That's not the case with you guys.
02:04No.
02:05No, that's the best couple hours of the day.
02:08And you guys are a band that a lot of other bands will cite and say, you know, Devo, it's
02:14one of our biggest influences.
02:15What does that mean to you?
02:17A lot.
02:18I think it's great when other creative people say you're an inspiration.
02:25That's the best crowd you could be going out to.
02:29Who was the most surprising?
02:31Something that told you that.
02:32Somebody that you were like, I can't believe that person looks at us.
02:36Yeah, I know.
02:37There's been a lot of them, actually.
02:38There's a lot of people.
02:39Nirvana.
02:40I mean, you know.
02:41Yeah.
02:42Yeah.
02:42As a matter of fact, I couldn't believe that Kurt liked us so much.
02:45I wouldn't have guessed it.
02:47Totally.
02:47Somebody that worked at my office for a couple years one day said, Nirvana's my favorite band.
02:54I didn't know you wrote that song.
02:58So, my best friend has worked with Tony Hawk, who is obviously a really big fan of your
03:04guys'.
03:05So, we said, hey, Tony, what should I ask Devo today?
03:08And he said he wanted you guys to talk about shooting the Freedom of Choice music video at
03:14the Marina Del Rey Skate Park, and he said all of the best skaters were in that video.
03:19Yeah, it's true.
03:20It was the first generation of skaters before they all became millionaires.
03:24They were the Dogtown guys.
03:25Yes.
03:26It was Dogtown skaters, but they were all kids at the time.
03:29So, you name them, and they were there.
03:31They weren't Dogtown yet.
03:33Tony Alva.
03:34Yep.
03:35And it was 1980, and it was early spring, and that skate park was a big deal because it
03:43was radical, and it was fun.
03:46It was a big night.
03:47And they had a good time.
03:48We talked them into doing silly stuff like crashing into each other, things that you don't
03:53normally do on a skateboard.
03:55And they loved it.
03:55Oh, yeah.
03:56It was like, oh, we get to fall on purpose rather than make a mistake.
03:59Yeah.
04:00Who thought of that idea for the video?
04:02How did that come together?
04:03I think it was Chuck Statler who worked with us.
04:06Well, thank you guys so much for taking the time to stop by, and I'm so excited to watch
04:11you, and thanks for joining us.
04:13All right.
04:13Yeah.
04:14Thank you, guys.
04:15We're KROQ fans.
04:16Oh, thank you so much.
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