Viagra Boys | Coachella 2025 - video Dailymotion

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4/14/2025

Viagra Boys join Nicole Alvarez backstage at Coachella.

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00:00Hi, I'm Nicole Alvarez, and we're live at Coachella with Viagra Boys.

00:03I behaved last night so that I could compose myself today and meet you guys.

00:10Be a little bit loosey-goosey today.

00:11Now, I'll get loosey-goosey later, but speaking of loosey-goosey,

00:14I know you probably get asked this all the time, but I want to know more details.

00:17You met at a karaoke bar?

00:20It was not a bar. It was a party.

00:23It was a party?

00:24Yeah, where they had a karaoke machine.

00:26Uh-huh, and the song that you were singing?

00:28No, no, Sebastian sang a song. He's not here with us, but he sang some Mariah Carey song.

00:34I don't remember what.

00:36And I saw him singing it, and that's all.

00:38And you were like, I need to start a band with that band immediately.

00:41Yeah, more or less.

00:43Okay, so who's the visionary of this band?

00:45Like, when did you find your voice or your persona?

00:49Thank you. He's a spiritual leader.

00:51You are?

00:52Yeah.

00:53Because you are unlike any other creatures inhabiting the musical space.

00:58The first time I saw you was here at Coachella, and it was in one of those tents, and I remember

01:03looking at you and going, what is this?

01:05I love this.

01:07And then the first song that hit, the first song I ever heard, and the first song that

01:10hit was sports.

01:11Were you surprised when that song took off?

01:13Yes, very much.

01:16Yes, because it felt like we just played some shitty riff, and then, you know, obviously

01:22Sebastian, like, said some words.

01:25Yeah.

01:25And then it's like, yeah.

01:27It was super close to ending up in the trash can, wasn't it?

01:30I think Sebastian had a pretty good idea of what he was doing with that song.

01:34But the riff, but, yeah, how it started, yeah.

01:37How did it start?

01:38It's the riff, and then he just writes songs?

01:40Yeah, yeah, yeah, we just had those four, this is three, three tones, that, you know,

01:46that we play all the time, more or less, all the time.

01:48Do, do, do, do, do.

01:49And, uh...

01:50It's four tones, maybe.

01:51For notes.

01:52For notes.

01:52On the bass.

01:52Yeah, yeah.

01:53I hate that.

01:54But, yeah, yeah, and he just came up with that vocal, that, yeah, about the sports.

02:00How would you describe...

02:00Doing sports.

02:02How would you describe your band to somebody?

02:04Because I've tried, because I want so many people to see.

02:06It's just such a fun experience.

02:08It's not like seeing a regular act.

02:11And I think you're also sneaky intellectuals, because I know the songs are like sports, but

02:14underneath there's commentary, there's social commentary, there's brains behind it, and

02:19you're so fun to watch.

02:20How would I describe you to somebody?

02:22It depends who you're describing it to.

02:25It's like, it's your, it's like your, um, uh, in-laws is like punk.

02:32Okay.

02:32But, you know, it's a nerd.

02:33I don't know.

02:34Devo, maybe.

02:35Devo?

02:36Okay, that's fair.

02:37I haven't just said that if Motorhead, um, went to a rave.

02:41If Motorhead went to a rave.

02:43That's actually pretty damn good.

02:44Or studios went to a rave.

02:45And maybe in the middle of the rave, they start some weird conversation with someone, and...

02:51Maybe.

02:51That's actually, that's, that is actually very spot on.

02:55What is the biggest misconception about Viagra Boys?

02:59The biggest misconception.

03:00The biggest misconception.

03:01We don't really feel that much of a part of the, you know, post-punk, whatever that is.

03:18Like, we take inspirations from really...

03:21Everywhere.

03:21And, uh, it's, it's, it's, it's you.

03:24I don't know, I don't know, people don't have any expectations on us.

03:27No, no.

03:28There isn't any.

03:29That's the beauty.

03:29That's the beauty of Viagra Boys.

03:30Because people don't expect anything.

03:32That's the beauty of Viagra Boys.

03:33So we can just do whatever we want.

03:34That is the beauty.

03:35So it's, it's not, yeah.

03:37It's good.

03:38So you can, you, you kind of have given yourself the way that you guys are.

03:41You've given yourself permission to do and be whatever.

03:44And there really are no expectations.

03:46I mean, seriously, yes.

03:47Yeah.

03:47That is what happened.

03:48It's kind of, it's great.

03:49It's like a tango album.

03:50Yeah.

03:51And we can do whatever we want.

03:52Yeah.

03:52So the next album should be, it's going to be a finished tango album.

03:56So let's talk about the new album, because I had seen an interview with Sebastian and

04:00he talked about that you guys wanted to do something different, but what is different

04:04for Viagra Boys?

04:05Like, what did you do with this album that maybe you hadn't done before?

04:08Did you challenge yourselves in some way?

04:10I don't think we, like, went in there trying to do something different.

04:15We just went on.

04:16Yeah.

04:17Like, people, yeah, people coming with ideas.

04:19It's just normal.

04:20It's like, and we, if it's good, it's good.

04:23And then we just keep on, keep on going.

04:25Okay.

04:26So it's no rules.

04:27But we partly produced it ourselves this time for the first time.

04:30Was that really challenging?

04:32I mean, it was a lot of fun.

04:34Yeah?

04:34Okay, that's good.

04:35And not fun.

04:35I mean, yeah.

04:36I think we just worked more than the other albums.

04:40You know, we worked more and harder than we done before.

04:42Okay.

04:42Because before we used to have, like, daytime jobs.

04:46And we did, this time we didn't have any.

04:48So we had more time.

04:50And I think that's major.

04:51Okay.

04:52And the album comes out next week on the 25th.

04:54Yes.

04:55Which is very exciting.

04:56Finally.

04:56Very exciting.

04:58What is your favorite part of this entire ride that you've been on as a band?

05:04I mean, the fact that you can actually, like, pinch yourself and, like, okay, this is actually working.

05:12Yeah.

05:12And you're, like...

05:13This is my life.

05:14Yeah, we can live from it.

05:16And be in...

05:16That's insane.

05:17That's insane.

05:17And we can be in this, you know, we can do, like, pretty much whatever.

05:22Yeah.

05:22And we can still...

05:23Paid for it.

05:24Can get paid for it.

05:25Get paid for it.

05:26We can be here.

05:27And we can be in some weird, like, Italian festival in the mountains.

05:31Yeah.

05:31With the family.

05:32You know, we can...

05:32It feels very, very free.

05:34And also when you see people in the audience, you know, all the freaks in the audience going nuts.

05:39Yes.

05:39And you can...

05:39I like that you call us freaks.

05:41That's exactly...

05:42That's exactly...

05:43In the best...

05:44In the best way possible.

05:45Yeah.

05:46Freak to freak.

05:46I get it.

05:47Yeah.

05:47It's fine.

05:48And you can, you know, see that it means a lot to some of them.

05:52It does.

05:53I'm really excited for you guys.

05:54And then, lastly, what are you looking forward to at Coachella besides performing?

05:57Are there any bands on the bill that you want to check out?

06:00See Misfits.

06:01Misfits.

06:02I can.

06:02You definitely, you definitely will be there.

06:04What about you?

06:05I would like to see Beth Gibbons.

06:06I'm a huge Portishead fan.

06:08I like her solo album.

06:10It's...

06:11Okay.

06:13It should be fun.

06:14Yeah, I know.

06:15It should be fun to see her.

06:16Wait, one more question.

06:17What do you like to do for a good time?

06:19When you guys unwind, what does that look like after you get off of stage?

06:23And maybe you want to let out some more energy.

06:25What do you do?

06:26It's a family station.

06:28No, it's not.

06:28Say whatever you want.

06:29Say whatever the fuck you want.

06:30Tonight we're going to drink probably, but...

06:32What's your drink of choice?

06:33Just beer.

06:34Just beer?

06:35Beer.

06:35More or less.

06:36Maybe some shots.

06:37I offered them tequila and they said no because they're responsible.

06:39Yeah, but it's...

06:40I feel like an asshole.

06:41It's before the show.

06:42We have to play...

06:45Not all bands.

06:45No, I have to play the drums.

06:47I am very impressed.

06:49Thank you very much.

06:50And this is your second Coachella.

06:52Yeah.

06:52So happy second Coachella.

06:53I'm Nicole Alvarez, Viagra Boys.

06:56Bye.

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