Synth-rock duo MGMT take the May 2010 cover of BlackBook’s Brooklyn Issue. Here’s what Ben Goldwasser (right) and Andrew VanWyngarden had to share with editor Nick Haramis:
On moving away from their 2007 album Oracular Spectacular: “If we tried to re-create our last album and someone didn’t like it, I think it would have been really difficult to look them in the eye and tell them we really believed in the album,” Goldwasser says. “But now, if someone tells us that it sucks, we don’t give a shit.” Striking another note, VanWyngarden adds, “But if this doesn’t work, if this isn’t what people want to hear, then I’m not sure what we’ll do next.”
On fans: “We’ve invited strangers onto our bus, where we end up listening to weird music, getting stoned and playing with puppets,” VanWyngarden says. “A few times they would be like, ‘You guys are dorks,’ and leave.”
VanWyngarden on his time at Wesleyan: “More than any class I took on Islamic history,” he says, “my education at Wesleyan was about running around ponds in my underwear catching frogs and exploring the countryside while taking mushrooms.”
For more on the MGMT boys, visit BlackBookMag.com! Below is their last vid, “Flash Delirium!”
MGMT – “Flash Delirium” Music Video
