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Viagra Boys | Coachella 2025
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4/14/2025
Viagra Boys join Nicole Alvarez backstage at Coachella.
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00:00
Hi, I'm Nicole Alvarez, and we're live at Coachella with Viagra Boys.
00:03
I behaved last night so that I could compose myself today and meet you guys.
00:10
Be a little bit loosey-goosey today.
00:11
Now, I'll get loosey-goosey later, but speaking of loosey-goosey,
00:14
I know you probably get asked this all the time, but I want to know more details.
00:17
You met at a karaoke bar?
00:20
It was not a bar. It was a party.
00:23
It was a party?
00:24
Yeah, where they had a karaoke machine.
00:26
Uh-huh, and the song that you were singing?
00:28
No, no, Sebastian sang a song. He's not here with us, but he sang some Mariah Carey song.
00:34
I don't remember what.
00:36
And I saw him singing it, and that's all.
00:38
And you were like, I need to start a band with that band immediately.
00:41
Yeah, more or less.
00:43
Okay, so who's the visionary of this band?
00:45
Like, when did you find your voice or your persona?
00:49
Thank you. He's a spiritual leader.
00:51
You are?
00:52
Yeah.
00:53
Because you are unlike any other creatures inhabiting the musical space.
00:58
The first time I saw you was here at Coachella, and it was in one of those tents, and I remember
01:03
looking at you and going, what is this?
01:05
I love this.
01:07
And then the first song that hit, the first song I ever heard, and the first song that
01:10
hit was sports.
01:11
Were you surprised when that song took off?
01:13
Yes, very much.
01:16
Yes, because it felt like we just played some shitty riff, and then, you know, obviously
01:22
Sebastian, like, said some words.
01:25
Yeah.
01:25
And then it's like, yeah.
01:27
It was super close to ending up in the trash can, wasn't it?
01:30
I think Sebastian had a pretty good idea of what he was doing with that song.
01:34
But the riff, but, yeah, how it started, yeah.
01:37
How did it start?
01:38
It's the riff, and then he just writes songs?
01:40
Yeah, yeah, yeah, we just had those four, this is three, three tones, that, you know,
01:46
that we play all the time, more or less, all the time.
01:48
Do, do, do, do, do.
01:49
And, uh...
01:50
It's four tones, maybe.
01:51
For notes.
01:52
For notes.
01:52
On the bass.
01:52
Yeah, yeah.
01:53
I hate that.
01:54
But, yeah, yeah, and he just came up with that vocal, that, yeah, about the sports.
02:00
How would you describe...
02:00
Doing sports.
02:02
How would you describe your band to somebody?
02:04
Because I've tried, because I want so many people to see.
02:06
It's just such a fun experience.
02:08
It's not like seeing a regular act.
02:11
And I think you're also sneaky intellectuals, because I know the songs are like sports, but
02:14
underneath there's commentary, there's social commentary, there's brains behind it, and
02:19
you're so fun to watch.
02:20
How would I describe you to somebody?
02:22
It depends who you're describing it to.
02:25
It's like, it's your, it's like your, um, uh, in-laws is like punk.
02:32
Okay.
02:32
But, you know, it's a nerd.
02:33
I don't know.
02:34
Devo, maybe.
02:35
Devo?
02:36
Okay, that's fair.
02:37
I haven't just said that if Motorhead, um, went to a rave.
02:41
If Motorhead went to a rave.
02:43
That's actually pretty damn good.
02:44
Or studios went to a rave.
02:45
And maybe in the middle of the rave, they start some weird conversation with someone, and...
02:51
Maybe.
02:51
That's actually, that's, that is actually very spot on.
02:55
What is the biggest misconception about Viagra Boys?
02:59
The biggest misconception.
03:00
The biggest misconception.
03:01
We don't really feel that much of a part of the, you know, post-punk, whatever that is.
03:18
Like, we take inspirations from really...
03:21
Everywhere.
03:21
And, uh, it's, it's, it's, it's you.
03:24
I don't know, I don't know, people don't have any expectations on us.
03:27
No, no.
03:28
There isn't any.
03:29
That's the beauty.
03:29
That's the beauty of Viagra Boys.
03:30
Because people don't expect anything.
03:32
That's the beauty of Viagra Boys.
03:33
So we can just do whatever we want.
03:34
That is the beauty.
03:35
So it's, it's not, yeah.
03:37
It's good.
03:38
So you can, you, you kind of have given yourself the way that you guys are.
03:41
You've given yourself permission to do and be whatever.
03:44
And there really are no expectations.
03:46
I mean, seriously, yes.
03:47
Yeah.
03:47
That is what happened.
03:48
It's kind of, it's great.
03:49
It's like a tango album.
03:50
Yeah.
03:51
And we can do whatever we want.
03:52
Yeah.
03:52
So the next album should be, it's going to be a finished tango album.
03:56
So let's talk about the new album, because I had seen an interview with Sebastian and
04:00
he talked about that you guys wanted to do something different, but what is different
04:04
for Viagra Boys?
04:05
Like, what did you do with this album that maybe you hadn't done before?
04:08
Did you challenge yourselves in some way?
04:10
I don't think we, like, went in there trying to do something different.
04:15
We just went on.
04:16
Yeah.
04:17
Like, people, yeah, people coming with ideas.
04:19
It's just normal.
04:20
It's like, and we, if it's good, it's good.
04:23
And then we just keep on, keep on going.
04:25
Okay.
04:26
So it's no rules.
04:27
But we partly produced it ourselves this time for the first time.
04:30
Was that really challenging?
04:32
I mean, it was a lot of fun.
04:34
Yeah?
04:34
Okay, that's good.
04:35
And not fun.
04:35
I mean, yeah.
04:36
I think we just worked more than the other albums.
04:40
You know, we worked more and harder than we done before.
04:42
Okay.
04:42
Because before we used to have, like, daytime jobs.
04:46
And we did, this time we didn't have any.
04:48
So we had more time.
04:50
And I think that's major.
04:51
Okay.
04:52
And the album comes out next week on the 25th.
04:54
Yes.
04:55
Which is very exciting.
04:56
Finally.
04:56
Very exciting.
04:58
What is your favorite part of this entire ride that you've been on as a band?
05:04
I mean, the fact that you can actually, like, pinch yourself and, like, okay, this is actually working.
05:12
Yeah.
05:12
And you're, like...
05:13
This is my life.
05:14
Yeah, we can live from it.
05:14
Yeah, we can live from it.
05:16
And be in...
05:16
That's insane.
05:17
That's insane.
05:17
And we can be in this, you know, we can do, like, pretty much whatever.
05:22
Yeah.
05:22
And we can still...
05:23
Paid for it.
05:24
Can get paid for it.
05:25
Get paid for it.
05:26
We can be here.
05:27
And we can be in some weird, like, Italian festival in the mountains.
05:31
Yeah.
05:31
With the family.
05:32
You know, we can...
05:32
It feels very, very free.
05:34
And also when you see people in the audience, you know, all the freaks in the audience going nuts.
05:39
Yes.
05:39
And you can...
05:39
I like that you call us freaks.
05:41
That's exactly...
05:42
That's exactly...
05:43
In the best...
05:44
In the best way possible.
05:45
Yeah.
05:46
Freak to freak.
05:46
I get it.
05:47
Yeah.
05:47
It's fine.
05:48
And you can, you know, see that it means a lot to some of them.
05:52
It does.
05:52
It does.
05:53
I'm really excited for you guys.
05:54
And then, lastly, what are you looking forward to at Coachella besides performing?
05:57
Are there any bands on the bill that you want to check out?
06:00
See Misfits.
06:01
Misfits.
06:02
I can.
06:02
You definitely, you definitely will be there.
06:04
What about you?
06:05
I would like to see Beth Gibbons.
06:06
I'm a huge Portishead fan.
06:08
I like her solo album.
06:10
It's...
06:10
It's...
06:11
Okay.
06:13
It should be fun.
06:14
Yeah, I know.
06:15
It should be fun to see her.
06:16
Wait, one more question.
06:17
What do you like to do for a good time?
06:19
When you guys unwind, what does that look like after you get off of stage?
06:23
And maybe you want to let out some more energy.
06:25
What do you do?
06:26
It's a family station.
06:28
No, it's not.
06:28
Say whatever you want.
06:29
Say whatever the fuck you want.
06:30
Tonight we're going to drink probably, but...
06:32
What's your drink of choice?
06:33
Just beer.
06:34
Just beer?
06:35
Beer.
06:35
More or less.
06:36
Maybe some shots.
06:37
I offered them tequila and they said no because they're responsible.
06:39
Yeah, but it's...
06:40
I feel like an asshole.
06:41
It's before the show.
06:42
We have to play...
06:45
Not all bands.
06:45
No, I have to play the drums.
06:47
I am very impressed.
06:49
Thank you very much.
06:50
And this is your second Coachella.
06:52
Yeah.
06:52
So happy second Coachella.
06:53
I'm Nicole Alvarez, Viagra Boys.
06:56
Bye.
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