I had heard the stories — you don’t wanna interview MGMT, they’re sorta jerks, they’ll cackle at your questions, ice you with their hipster glares. So, understandably, when I was penciled in to talk with guys backstage at Lollapalooza, I was a little on edge.

But, as it turns out, those stories couldn’t be further from the truth. The duo — Andrew vanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser — have certainly made the festival rounds this summer, and they’d heard all manner of stupid questions, but they were actually super nice, in a sort of glazed, Haight Ashbury kind of
way.

Watch the video after the jump!

They spoke about a ton of stuff (including some rumors about them playing a rather big awards show next month), and then were kind enough to give me a tour of the Lolla backstage, a jaunt which included them opining on orange quesadilla, free booze and the subliminal side-effects of Smarties (hint: the man wants you to eat them). Have a watch, won’t you?