Years & Years: Bandmates or Best Mates

GIF Interview Years & Years: Bandmates or Best Mates

For the electropop trio Years & Years, the word bandmates is synonymous to best mates. After touring Europe and the U.S, landing two singles at the top of the U.K. charts and snagging a spot on the stage of this year’s Governor’s Ball, you’d expect the guys were close. But how well do Olly, Mikey and Emre really know their bandmates?

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Using GIF magic, we asked the guys on intimate facts about their bandmates during their stay at W New York – Union Square. From what Olly sings in the shower to the color of Mikey’s underwear, it turns out that Years & Years know each other better than they even know themselves.

  • 1. What does Olly sing in the shower?

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Emre: Killing me softly.  Olly: Nothing.  Mikey: If you were my girlfriend.

 

 

Mikey: I don’t know the song I just hear you say this over and over.

Olly: I hate this question.

2. Who was Mikey’s first famous crush?

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Emre: Helen Hunt.   Olly: Helen Hunt.   Mikey: Jennifer Connelly.

 

 

Emre: It could be two.

Olly: Oh yea, there are two options for sure.
Mikey: I forgot how to spell her name…
Emre: Ugh. I knew it.

3. What is Emre’s drink of choice?

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Emre: Rum & Coke.   Olly: Rum & Coke.   Mikey: Rum & Coke.

 

 

Emre: Easy.

Olly: Easy.

4. What gets on Olly’s nerves while on tour?

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Emre: Emre (me).   Olly: Emre.   Mikey: Emre.

5. What color underwear is Mikey wearing?

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Emre: Dark Blue.   Olly: Blue.   Mikey: Black.

 

 

Emre: They look black!
Mikey: I have no idea.

6. What is the most embarrassing music on Emre’s phone?

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Emre: Phil Collins.   Olly: ABBA.   Mikey: ABBA.

 

 

Emre: That’s not embarrassing! ABBA is totally fine! They’re the Mozart of easy listening!
Olly: Mozart’s not that easy.
Emre: What’s wrong with you Americans you don’t realize how bad Phil Collins actually is.

7. If Olly were an emoji, what would he be?

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Mikey: I think I know but I can’t draw it!
Emre: I haven’t updated my phone in two years so I don’t know what they have now.
Mikey: I was going to do the one with the lady and the painted nails, but I couldn’t draw it so… I did the sad face.

8. What would be Mikey’s theme song?

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Emre: Seinfeld Theme.   Olly: The Seinfeld Theme.   Mikey: Twin Peaks.

 

Mikey: I might have got this wrong.
Emre: How did you get your own question wrong?!

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