

Ingrosso: When we grew up, it was hard for us to build a studio in a conducive environmental space.

You’re taking the “house” concept to another place by collaborating with IKEA this summer on design products. It is about building family - it’s more than a business. We love being creative, pushing boundaries and touring the world.

Ingrosso: Our brand is three guys who have making music for almost three decades. We’re excited to have someone who really wants to take care of our legacy, be on our side, rather than just put the past on the shelf. We’ve seen with ABBA, for instance, what Pophouse has done with their stuff. We’ve been recording artists for 25 years, and it’s hard to find someone who likes to work with history the way they do. Can you talk about the joint venture you’re forming with them “to develop and amplify the Swedish House Mafia brand worldwide”?Īngello: It’s interesting to find someone with big ambitions as to what they can do with our back catalog. You just sold your masters and publishing rights to Pophouse, a company co-founded by ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus. We want to treat this as a separate entity as well as a glimpse into what we’ll do and be on tour. Will your set be a special stand-alone event, or a precursor for your tour this summer? We just do the work: keep our heads down and focus on the show. We were already working on the Weeknd coming out as our set’s surprise guest, so this is the natural conclusion. We were like, “Shit, that’s crazy.” Then, the next thing that we heard is that we were doing that slot with The Weeknd. Again: “That’s crazy,” but we’re up for it. Steve Angello: We found out like everyone else Ye wasn’t doing Coachella. Was there any talk in advance of you replacing Kanye West in case he pulled out, which is what ended up happening? We are not the same I am too reckless I'm not tryna go in that direction These n***** they been doing too much flexing But they about to follow my intention And I ain't got no patience, no more testing I do s*** how I want, don't need no blessing XO n***** ain't nothing to mess with Nobody stopping us, cause we been destined And everybody around you is so basic I'm never rocking white, I'm like a racist I don't drink my liquor with a chaser And money is the only thing I'm chasin' End some dope nights on some c**e lines Give me head all night, c** four times Baby girl just wanna smoke a pound Do an ounce, get some d*** Tell her friends about it Go tell your friends about it (About it) Go tell your friends about it (About it) Go tell them what you know, what you seen How I roll, how I be off that c**e Go tell your friends about it (About it) Go tell your friends about it (About it) Go tell them what you know, what you seen How I roll, how I be off that c**e Go tell your friends about it (About it) Go tell your friends about it I'm that n**** with the hair Singing 'bout popping pills, f****** b******, living life so trill Last year I did all the politicin' This year I'm all focused on the vision I think these hounds deserve another fixin' Talking about the racks that we be getting Don't believe the rumours b****, I'm still a user I'm still rocking camo on my shoes I'm a villain in my city, I just made another killing Spend it all on b****** And everybody f*****, everybody f****** p**** on the house, everybody f****** And I miss my city man it's been a minute M.I.A.When it was first announced, Swedish House Mafia’s Coachella billing was somewhat mysterious.
