Looking for the perfect pick-me-up? How about doing donuts through downtown L.A. with Silversun Pickups? Yeah, that'll wake you up ... and so will SSPU's new video "Little Lover's So Polite," directed by Joaquin Phoenix.
During an exclusive interview with Buzzworthy, singer Brian Aubert gave us a first-hand account of what went into shooting the seemingly innocent video ... apparently the band (and crew) had to hold on for dear life as the pickup truck they were filming on went speeding through the streets. "Joaquin got me all amped up and I started getting into it, so he got even more into it and we started going crazy, zipping down the street and doing all kinds of crazy things," Brian said. "At one point the camera guy fell out of the truck and Joaquin just grabbed him and was like, 'Did you get the shot? Did you get the shot?' It was so exciting."
Some other tidbits Brian shared about the video? "Joaquin played the song at double speed so it was really, really fast -- chipmunk style. That's why we're kinda in slow motion. And if cars went by, they went by. There's a bus that went by with people staring at us. You can see the city whipping by us and smoke [coming up from the tires]."
Hold onto your hats, folks. It's time to take a ride with Silversun Pickups...