Karen O is the famous rockstar behind the band Yeah Yeah Yeahs. She has many songs and more impressively makes her own clothes which she wears on stage. Some of these outfits include really tight pants and shirts with holes in them. Now Karen O is the famous rockstar behind the commercial "Hello Tomorrow", a commercial for the intelligent sneaker Adidas is making. The commercial features direction by Spike JOnes (Karen O's new boyfriend) and Squeaky Clean (Jones's brother). This new song is on television, but you can also buy it on itunes. Today Riff central asks Karen O what it's like to work with famous director Spike Jonze and his brother, and also if her band YYYs wants to record another album after FEVER TO TELL!!!, an okay rock record from 2003.

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RIFF CENTRAL: AS A INDIE ROCKSTAR DID YOU FEEL ASHAMED TO MAKE SONGS THAT WERE BEING USED FOR A MAJOR SHOE COMMERCIAL

KAREN O: THE DAYS OF INDIE GUILT HAVE LONG BLOWN BY US. THIS IS A GOOD COMPANY, ADIDAS, AND THEY MAKE GOOD SHOES, AND I LIKE THEIR SHOES. WHY NOT HELP MAKE A SONG THAT SUPPORTS THEM?

RIFF CENTRAL: DID ADIDAS GIVE YOU A FREE PAIR OF SHOES TO SAY THAT

KAREN O: HA HA NO, BUT THAT'S OK, I DON'T THINK THE SHOES WOULD LOOK REALLY GOOD ON ME ANYWAY

RIFF CENTRAL: TELL ME ABOUT MAKING YOUR OWN CLOTHES. IS IT TRUE ALL YOU DO IS JUST BUY TRASH BAGS AND TEAR BIG HOLES IN THEM?

KAREN O: NO THAT'S NOT TRUE. I ALSO DESIGN THINGS FROM CLOTHING

RIFF CENTRAL: LIKE PAINTING OR SOMETHING?

KAREN O: SURE

RIFF CENTRAL: OK SO YOU PAINT STUFF ON CLOTHES TOO. LIKE DESIGNS OR JUST BLOBS OF PAINT

KAREN O: I DO MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF DEISIGNS. IT'S AN ART REALLY

RIFF CENTRAL: WHEN YOU SHOTGUN BEERS ON STAGE, IS THAT ART OR ARE YOU JUST THIRSTY

KAREN O: EVERYTHING WE DO IS ART AS LONG AS WE SAY IT IS. IT'S ALL ABOUT BELIEVING

RIFF CENTRAL: SO IF I FART, IS THAT

KAREN O: NO I DON'T THINK FARTING IS ART

RIFF CENTRAL: BUT IT'S ARTING, RIGHT

KAREN O: NO

RIFF CENTRAL: WOULD YOU SAY THE BEST PART OF THAT COMMERCIAL IS THAT YOU GOT TO SLEEP WITH FAMOUS ROCK DIRECOTR SPIKE JONZE

KAREN O: NO I WOULD SAY THAT'S NOT THE BEST PART

RIFF CENTRAL: WHEN SPIKE JONZE IS NOT DOING AWESOME THINGS AND IS INSTEAD WITH YOU, DOES HE EVER TRY TO SCARE YOU IN BED WITH THOSE CRAZY APHEX TWIN KIDS FROM THE MOVIE HE MADE FOR APHEX TWIN

KAREN O: NO SPIKE WOULD NEVER DO THAT

RIFF CENTRAL: IN THE COMMERCIAL THERE ARE PEOPLE RUNNING IN THE COMMERCIAL. DO YOU WORK OUT AT ALL OR ARE YOU AS NONCHALANT WITH YOUR HEALTH AS YOU LIKE TO COME OFF ON STAGE

KAREN O; NO I DO BELONG TO THE GYM

RIFF CENTRAL: WHICH ONE

KAREN O: MAXIM HEALTH AND FITNESS ON DRIGGS

RIFF CENTRAL: THAT IS A GOOD GYM, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY ONLY HAVE ONE EXERCISE BIKE

KAREN O; YOU SEE I ONLY DO THE SPIN BIKES IN THE BACK ANYWAY

RIFF CENTRAL: YEAH I ALWAYS END UP DOING THOSE, IT'S REALLY QUIET BACK THERE, YOU CAN DO YOUR OWN THING AND NOBODY BOTHERS YOU

KAREN O: I ALSO LIKE DOING THE ELLIPTICALS

RIFF CENTRAL: I CAN TELL

KAREN O: ?

RIFF CENTRAL: JUST...YOUR FACE. I WOUD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT MORE IMPORTANT MATTERS NOW. WHY DID YOU BREAK UP WITH LIARS ANGUS ANDREWS

KAREN O: OH YOU KNOW, CREATIVE DIFFERENCES

RIFF CENTRAL: HE WANTED TO HAVE A BABY?

KAREN O: NO THAT'D BE PROCREATIVE DIFFERENCES, HA HA

RIFF CENTRAL: YOU WERE AFRAID YOU WOULD HAVE AN UGLY BABY?

KAREN O: I DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE AN UGLY BABY

RIFF CENTRAL: YOU HAVE A NORMAL NAME, WHEREAS EVERYONE YOU SURROUND YOURSELF WITH HAS A CRAZY NAME. WHY IS THIS SO

KAREN O: PEOPLE WITH CRAZY NAMES TEND TO BE INTERESTING PEOPLE, THEY HAVE TO LIVE UP TO THE NAME

RIFF CENTRAL: SO YOUR SAYING ANGUS ANDREWS DIDN'T LIVE UP TO THE NAME

KAREN O: NO HIS NAME JUST ISN'T PARTICULARLY INTERESTING

RIFF CENTRAL: YEAH BUT THERE'S A MOVIE CALLED ANGUS, AND THEN THERE'S AN ALBUM CALLED SPIKE. THE MOVIE ANGUS HAS THE TOADIES SONG WHEREAS THE ALBUM SPIKE HAS ELVIS COSTELLO'S WORST SONGS

KAREN O: AND?

RIFF CENTRAL: DO YOU LIKE ELVIS COSTELLO?

KAREN O: YES, I THINK HE WAS A CLEVER SONGWRITER

RIFF CENTRAL: NOW THAT ANGUS DOESN'T DATE YOU, IS IT TRUE THAT ANGUS IS MARRIED TO A BAG OF LEAVES?

KAREN O: I HAVE NOT BEEN IN TOUCH WITH ANGUS FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, ANTYHING IS POSSIBLE

RIFF CENTRAL: SURE, BUT A BAG OF LEAVES?

KAREN O: I DON'T THINK HE'S MARRIED TO A BAG OF LEAVES, NO

RIFF CENTRAL: WAS THE REASON YOU LEFT ANGUS ANDREWS BECAUSE HE WAS CHEATING ON YOU WITH A BAG OF LEAVES

KAREN O: LIKE WHILE IW AS ON TOUR? NO I DO NOT THINK SO

RIFF CENTRAL: YOU LIVED IN BROOKLYN, BUT NOW ANGUS LIVES IN NEW JERSEY WITH A BAG OF LEAVES. HOW DOES IT FEEL TO HAVE BEEN LEFT FOR A BAG OF LEAVES

KAREN O: I DON'T THINK HE LEFT ME FOR A BAG OF LEAVES

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