![]() They were absolutely killing it and were all just wonderful and professional. To see them in real life was surreal and it blew my mind that they’d actually learned some choreo as well. Up until then, I had a remote crew shooting with those guys and never met them. Joji: I remember being starstruck to actually meet the Pretty Boys in real life. In the video for “ Daylight ”, you and Diplo work for a highly strung director and the Pretty Boys – an aged, fictional boy band you’ve created. I think we could have way more of these “Damn, that’s crazy” movies if we tried. You don’t even see the alien until the end. Personally, Signs is a better sci-fi movie than anything involving hardcore spaceships. ![]() Now that there’s so much CGI, people jump to the action and ignore the story, and now that movies are coming out at a faster rate, it's harder to find the gems. Joji: Every three or four years some director drops an insane sci-fi movie, one we all collectively look at and say, “Damn, that’s crazy.” I love exploring these “what if?” otherworldly concepts. You clearly have a love for the sci-fi genre as you’ve woven a themed storyline into three of Nectar ’s singles (“Sanctuary”,” Run”, “Gimme Love”) – what excites you about it? Joji: I don't mind how other people do their thing, the loud stuff just wasn't so much for me. Is it safe to say that you’ve never been interested in the celebrity lifestyle? “Pretty Boy” (which features Lil Yachty) is a song making fun of similar lifestyles. ![]() The album is also a critique of materialism, to an extent. It’s a trope and an age-old story that’s told time and time again. Hollywood”, for example, is hypothetical what you would imagine when someone gets too cocky. It’s no different from writing a script, or giving a speech, or a presentation on something you learn about from the outside. Joji: My mission statement was to write love songs with a slightly darker twist.
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