Teddy Swims talks Coachella performance, his love of live music
With two Coachella appearances under his belt, a Stagecoach set and a fall headlining tour, music superstar Teddy Swims knows what it means to perform in front of a crowd.
In a new interview with ABC Audio, Swims opened up about his love of live music.
"Live music ... should be the most celebrated thing in the world, especially in a time where everything's so doctored," Swims said. "I love being arm-to-arm with strangers and sharing the same love for something."
The "Lose Control" singer said he sees live music, specifically concerts, as a way for people to come together and see the similarities in each other.
"You make such beautiful friends that are coming from the same sort of traumas ... heartbreaks or ... celebrations as one another," he said. "And it's a chance to see that we're all not that different."
Swims performed at Coachella on April 17 amid a weekend lineup that also included Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber and Karol G.
During his performance, Swims found himself arm-in-arm with former Van Halen singer David Lee Roth, who joined him for both of his sets, duetting on Van Halen's "Jump."
Swims said the two met after rehearsing next to each other and started hanging out.
"He has told me the craziest stuff," Swims said of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee. "He's the coolest guy ever and [gave] such good advice and mentorship on what to do and, as you can imagine probably, what not to do, too."
Given his own love of live music, Swims is partnering with White Claw this summer to promote the idea of live music being an opportunity to make in-real-life connections.
Through the partnership, fans can enter to win a trip to see Swims perform live, and win a lifetime supply of free concert tickets for themselves and a friend.
In a new commercial for his White Claw campaign, Swims attends a house party, which he said he is a fan of in addition to live music.
When it comes to the type of music he'd choose for a house party, Swims said it comes back to the idea of connection.
"I'd want it to be a little more upbeat, but I'm also a big fan of healing and crying together and loving on each other and having that big pow-wow together," he said.
