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Kyle and Miles from Slightly Stoopid stopped by to chat with Kevin Ryder and Megan Holiday about the band's new song "Backseat Drivin'" ft. Wiz Khalifa and G. Love which they world premiered on KROQ.

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00:00Is there some giving away of some weed going on over there?
00:03Is that happening a second ago?
00:05There's definitely a joint rolled up right here.
00:07Pass that over to you.
00:08Yeah.
00:09Kyle brought in a joint.
00:11It is a small baseball bat.
00:13It really is.
00:14It's a small baseball bat.
00:15Orange creamsicle.
00:18He's slightly stupid in studio at K-Rock.
00:21Welcome, guys.
00:22Kyle and Miles.
00:23What's up, dudes?
00:24It's good to be back.
00:25Thanks for having us.
00:26Couldn't help but notice you came in your bus.
00:29It's tour time.
00:30Tour time.
00:31After this weekend, we kind of get going.
00:33So it was kind of perfect just to roll up here.
00:35Sunny day in San Diego and L.A.
00:37So it was great.
00:38We left there and now we're here.
00:40Yeah, I know.
00:40I pulled up and I was like, oh, they're going with the bus today and a crew of people.
00:45And I would expect nothing less from Slightly Stupid.
00:47You need your zone.
00:49You do have 1,200 people that roll with you.
00:55You guys are like the...
00:56A couple of homies.
00:56A couple of homies.
00:58Let's talk about the new song that we're going to world premiere in a second.
01:01It's called Backseat Drivin'.
01:04Tell us about it.
01:06It's fun.
01:07It's fun.
01:08Honestly, it just feels like a summer vibe.
01:09You know, it talks about kind of the old days of how we used to roll out.
01:12You know, you always got the crazy homies in the back.
01:15Road sodas.
01:16If you don't know what those are, then you don't know.
01:19That's just kind of how you rolled back then.
01:21And sometimes you still do.
01:22And it's just kind of part of that summer vibe and energy.
01:25And, you know, growing up at the beach, that kind of culture and everything.
01:29Yeah.
01:29And you guys brought in Wiz Khalifa and G-Love, who you've worked with forever, like 20 years plus.
01:36But how did this come together with Wiz?
01:39We're just big fans of him, of his music and him as a person.
01:43So it's just like...
01:45You just hit him up?
01:47It just seems fun to be you guys.
01:49I know!
01:49It would be really great.
01:50Everybody wants to collab with you guys.
01:52Wiz Khalifa, let's talk to him and see if he'll do it.
01:55I love his music, but I don't even care if he made music.
01:58That's how much of a fan of him I am.
01:59You know what I mean?
02:01He's amazing.
02:02And G-Love, you've done a lot with.
02:04Yeah, it's a brother from another mother.
02:07Yeah, we've been working together like 20 years with G, so it's...
02:10You know, everything's just natural.
02:11It's always a good hang.
02:13You know, we don't have to see each other for a few months, and it's like we never missed a
02:16beat always.
02:16So it's pretty cool.
02:17What's so special about the chemistry between you guys and the studio?
02:21I mean, I feel like just energy.
02:23You know what I mean?
02:24It's just when you hear a good beat over something and you start adding guitars to it and things, you
02:29get...
02:29You know, you vibe off that energy from the music.
02:32A lot of it starts right there.
02:34You know, a lot of words, you get inspired by just the beat itself.
02:38And after making...
02:39I mean, you've done 13 albums in total.
02:42So do you ever feel like, what are we going to write about now?
02:46Like, does that ever happen, or are you just kind of getting in the groove?
02:49Life kind of provides the lyrics, you know?
02:52We don't...
02:53It's like if you try to get from point A to point B, you're going to get lost, you know
02:57what I mean?
02:57But if you let the wind take you, things happen.
03:00When you show up, things happen.
03:02So it's the same thing when you're talking about with G-Love.
03:04We've been a fan of his music for so long.
03:07But even if he didn't make music, he's just such an amazing person.
03:11We surf, we hang out, we barbecue.
03:14And when we were making this song, that's what we were doing.
03:16And we're just barbecuing, surfing, and just the vibes.
03:20And then when we show up in the room with a guy like that, it just magic happens.
03:25How long ago did you have this song finished?
03:27We did it this year.
03:29Oh, finished just recently, kind of.
03:31Yeah.
03:32For the most part.
03:32Did it come together quickly?
03:34Very quickly.
03:34Yeah.
03:35And did Wiz do his verse on livestream?
03:38Did he...
03:39Was that...
03:39Twitch.
03:40On Twitch.
03:41But was that the take that you actually used for the record?
03:44I think he was, like, kind of putting stuff together, like, different pieces of it from
03:47there that he had already, you know, pre-sung and stuff on the thing.
03:51But it was dope.
03:51However he did it, it was incredible.
03:54No, I don't know anybody who does that, you know.
03:57Yeah.
03:57In front of 16,000 people on Twitch or online.
04:00That's pretty crazy.
04:01It was pretty dope.
04:02And just, you know, his energy is rad, regardless.
04:06Like, he lives, I feel like, a lot like we do, you know what I mean?
04:10And life's great and special, and he parties and has fun, and, you know, that's what it's
04:15about.
04:15He's super talented.
04:17Yeah.
04:17Yeah.
04:18He's dope.
04:18Good times.
04:19All right, so Slightly Stupid is here.
04:20We're going to take a quick break, and we're going to come back and world premiere the new
04:23song, Backseat Driving, on K-Rod.
04:26Woo!
04:27This is a brand new song from Slightly Stupid.
04:30It's a world premiere that you guys are having.
04:32Is it fun to put a song out into the world that no one's heard?
04:35Premiere.
04:36Yeah!
04:37The point of no return.
04:41Can't go back now.
04:42Tell us again about Backseat Driving, if you would.
04:46Dude, it's summertime love, summertime energy, summertime party.
04:50Hanging out with friends.
04:51That's right.
04:52Having good times.
04:52And we need more good vibes right now.
04:55So I appreciate the hell out of this song.
04:57All right, here's another big...
05:01Hot day like today in Southern California.
05:03That is so perfect.
05:05Backseat Driving is the name of that.
05:07Slightly Stupid.
05:08Should we do it again?
05:09I mean, why not?
05:10Let's do it again.
05:11Yeah!
05:14Let's make the best of it.
05:15That is fantastic.
05:17Backseat Driving, Slightly Stupid in the studio.
05:20Thank you guys for stopping by today.
05:21Good luck on your tour.
05:22Thanks for having us.
05:23Thanks for having us last time, too.
05:24Always happy to have you guys.
05:26I appreciate it.
05:27Wahoo's Tacos.
05:27You guys are the vibe of Southern California, and thank you for bringing us music that makes
05:31us feel good.
05:32No swag.
05:33No swag.
05:33Yeah.
05:34Yeah.
05:34Thanks for playing it, too.
05:35We appreciate it.
05:36Yeah, you bet.
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