INTERVIEW: OneRepublic Remembers When They Were 'Kids' TEST
October 20, 2016
Have you ever thought back to when you were a kid? OneRepublic has, and they wrote a song about it. "Kids" is the band's new song and is the second single off of their fourth studio album Oh My My, which was released on October 7th via Mosley Music/Interscope Records. The latest single, which was released on August 3rd, has been a worldwide hit so far, reaching the top 20 on the US Adult Top 40 Billboard chart and No. 1 on the New Zealand Heatseekers chart. Oh My My features 16 new songs, also including the record's lead single "Wherever I Go" and a collaboration with Peter Gabriel called "A.I."
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OneRepublic recently stopped by iHeartRadio HQ where they filled us in on the meaning behind their new single "Kids," and what they all were like back when they were kids during an exclusive interview.
On the meaning behind the lyrics for "Kids"
"Kids is an autobiographical story about kids. It's about when I was 20-ish. It's like a stream of consciousness telling a story about a very narrow window in time in between semesters during summer break. Just a ridiculous amazing summer, and experience with a bunch of my closest friends, and we were looking forward in the future about thinking about being our age now, saying, 'I hope when we're that age we don't look back and wish we could go back because our life sucks when we're older.' So hopefully, it just keeps getting better. It's kind of nostalgic, but also kind of looking down the road."
One of the song's lyrics is literally "Back when we were kids" -- so we asked about some fun moments from their childhood/teenage years. Check out what fun facts lead singer Ryan Tedder, guitarist Zach Filkins, guitarist Drew Brown, drummer Eddie Fisher, and Bassist Brent Kutzle reveal below:
Back when you were kids, what did you want to be when you grew up?
Ryan: "When I was a little kid, for whatever reason I wanted to be the President, because that was back when Reagan existed, and was bad-ass. He was the most popular President, basically, in history, so I thought that being the President was the coolest thing you could be. Then, it kind of progressed ... like in middle school, I wanted to be an actor. Mostly being an actor for years and years and years, and then eventually a musician."
Zach: "I wanted to be a professional soccer player."
Brent: "Always a musician."
Drew: "Man, first love, I really wanted to be either an architect, or a car designer. I played with too many Legos."
Eddie: "Professional motocross rider, or a football player."