Issue 20 - In Conversation with .. 9!

While recording the song, did you already
have Berlin in mind?
I've been to Berlin before. I don't know that
I necessarily thought about it in the studio
besides partying. I genuinely don't think many
places, if anywhere, do it better. It felt like an
obvious thought. I wasn't sure it was going
to get approved as far as budget and flying
everyone to Berlin to make this video. When
they said yes, I was over the moon. The video
would not be what it is without Berlin.
The video for "Got Me Started" was then filmed
in Bangkok. Why did you choose Bangkok?
Bangkok always stuck out to me as visually
striking and it feels like the most alive city I've
ever been to. The streets have this energy I've
never felt before. On top of that, it's also a very
queer city, which is inspiring to me. I've always
wanted to make something there.
"Rush" felt like a daytime party, "Got Me
Started" felt very night, which is why I wanted
to go to Bangkok and film it at night with the
beautiful lights and people. It was important to
me that this album felt like something that’s all
about togetherness. I wanted to show that and
me traversing through the world, having these
beautiful experiences with beautiful people.
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