Where did the name OK Go originate?
Tim Nordwind: The name comes from this stoner bohemian art teacher we had at summer camp. He would come in the middle of class while we were doing something and would give confusing Dungeon and Dragons-like advice: “Touch the tree, feel the paper, draw the difference.” It was funny because we would always make fun of him, and he would sit there all the time and just be like “OK … OK … OK, go.” So that saying pretty much stuck with us our entire lives. When it came time to name the band, we used it. What genre do you consider your music to be? That is a tough one. I can tell you what other people say. Other people put us in an indie-rock/pop genre, but it is always so hard to say with any certainty. It is funny because when we sit down to write a song it is purely about our mood; we never say “What type of genre is this song?” We are deep into the music scene. We listen to a lot of different types of music and I hope we will be [eclectic in our musical tastes one day]. Sometimes we want
