Am I Cool Enough?

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You know I'm down whenever we run into each other. Napa was way too short. We need a week at least. I am trying to get out a bit more. My boys and I have been a group since we were 15 so we've had a lot of together time. Then we needed to learn to have our own lives. It's been pretty crazy. What are you up to next?

alright, good. i look forward to when we run into each other again. it really was. a week there would have been amazing honestly. at least you are trying. i try to do the same since i know i am at the mercy of work a lot of the time. that's a long time so i definitely get that you need time to yourselves to live your own lives. i've been with my group for 8 years now and look forward to years to come alongside them. gonna try to relax more before we get back to performing anywhere. can't be burnt out at all.

It's so hard to believe it's been that long for you, but you guys really have been around that long. It's so hard taking large chunks of time off, because it's so hard to come back, so props to that. I can't wait to see you out there. We are coming back into more shows. It's gonna be a blast once we hit that rhythm again. I'm gonna find a time to come see you on stage.

I may have kept quite for a while about a special person in my life, even though it is something that has been going on for a while. Not even co-stars we have worked with realized. Right now we are making the most of the time that neither of us are filming. I have finished something and will be promoting that when the times comes to do that, and she should be back filming in July. I think we might end up going away somewhere. Anyway, how are you doing?

Congratulations on the new relationship. This is kind of like updating your status without really saying anything. That's great though. I don't always like having to keep new things quiet when you want to shout from the rafters but I get it. I think a couple of my early relationships sank a lot faster after word got out. I'm glad you have the time to enjoy each other.

Preparing for the new Street Fighter movie has got me very sore but mostly excited to start this new journey in my career. @limelightblvdstarters

That's pretty cool. I thought you were doing a new TV show too. I hardly keep up, but that's a lot of work. Congratulations on all that. What else are you up to besides work?

okay this is slightly embarrassing because i’ve been acting like i only listen to sad girl indie music lately, but i randomly found “180” by Jordan Feliz and now i can’t stop replaying it. there’s something really comforting about it. like the kind of song that sneaks up on you when you’re driving at night and suddenly you’re having a full emotional experience at a red light. i keep telling myself “one more listen” and then somehow it’s been an hour. also i love when a song feels hopeful without sounding fake about it? that’s rare. @limelightblvdstarters

Music should make you feel things. That's what makes it relatable. I know it makes me listen and I have Shazam to help me with things I need in my playlist right now. I used to say that I hoped we have made a few playlists too, just because we want to share our own experiences with everyone. That said, I have to check out the track you are talking about.

good thing i made sure we did! hopefully you can when we tour again cause it would be cool seeing you at a show. i get that. i don't get to unless we have a long break like after touring. most of the time, i'm video chatting or calling my family when i'm too busy to go back home. i felt the same way. spend a lot of time with one of my group members but i appreciated you indulging me a bit there. wish we had more time in napa.

You know I'm down whenever we run into each other. Napa was way too short. We need a week at least. I am trying to get out a bit more. My boys and I have been a group since we were 15 so we've had a lot of together time. Then we needed to learn to have our own lives. It's been pretty crazy. What are you up to next?

feel like we should have talked ages ago! i wanna talk to everyone who's australian since it gives me a sense of home since i don't get to go back there myself often. gotta any plans for napa yet? i feel i might end up in a secluded bubble somehow, haha. @sqmichael5sos

We haven't! I've seen you guys coming back though and I'm waiting to see you all live. I don't spend as much time there as I should but I come in to see the fam and I'm bringing the girls next summer. I am just seeing what comes up in Napa. We should hang? Where are you?

alright, i'm going to agree with you because i already know that if i disagree, you're just going to keep arguing with me, and honestly, it's easier to believe that you're always right. what the hell are you talking about? you guys are talented, i refuse to let you pretend otherwise. are you in napa right now? because i saw people going biking somewhere and meanwhile i'm fully prepared to stay inside, play videogames, and drink. i think that sounds significantly more enjoyable than physical activity, personally.

You are right about that! I'll win that argument every time too. Bet! You know, when we were just out we were 15 and people said we'd do a couple albums then lose it. We also got people saying we were only good because of One Direction. That's where all that started. Now we are in many albums deep and we fucking made that. I'm in Napa though. You know I'm more of an inside guy. Come chill with me. I've got the good stuff. Games and snacks!

you know what? this is exactly what i was hoping to hear. any chance i can get in on the cult or are invites exclusive? and doing a service with the goldfish there. i'll pretend to be shocked when you get some kind of humanitarian award in the future.

The invites are pretty exclusive and then you must be initiated into the cult. It's super sekrit. The weird robot can't spell. The goldfish service must be done. It's been in my heart for years, and I'm finally able to give back to the long-neglected goldfish, especially the feeders who don't have a real chance.

honestly, i was setting myself up for a collab of 'elvove' or something, but it'd be far more iconic if i did a sketch with you guys. could you imagine? you're going to style me? i think t.swift made that pun ages ago with 'style,' but alright. well, i shaved my hair off for charity three years ago, and the fans hated that, so if you color it blue or purple or something, maybe we can get me trending for a week. nothing says "i've made it" like becoming a meme for terrible hair choices.

Yes, yes, yes and dude, since the Sara Lee sketch on SNL we've wanted, or I'VE wanted to come up with something that goes with our 5 Sauce or whatever because that would be so lit. Hey, whenever I think my Clifford the big red dog is crazy, I know Style Swiftly could be worse, or more fun depending how punny you want to be. Bring on all the cheesy puns. I remember the whole hairgate situation, but really damn, you gotta live too. People can't be too attached but then again, fans can be a little off their hair game. Color it is, Red, Pink, Blue - I can work this into the sketch too... I'm ready.

feel bad since i'm not all up on what you and the boys have been doing so here i am coming right to the source. give me all the details. @sqmichael5sos

Oh you know. Sacrifices were made for superpowers. We all joined a cult and are now following a weird robot spiritual guide. We founded a non-profit dedicated to saving goldfish. It's a crazy life. Then there is that tour.

i think you have way too much faith in me, man, but i genuinely appreciate it. it's always nice to have a friend who's constantly rooting for you, and i'm really happy that person is you, because you're one of my best friends and i'm very lucky to have you in my life. please, we need 5 seconds of summer in this industry for a very long time, the world would become significantly more boring without you guys causing trouble somewhere. a collab is definitely on! where are you right now, by the way?

I think you underestimate your appeal. You sing and people are swooning everywhere. That is not dead. We are lucky we got this far, but you have real talent. Tell you what, I'll convince you if you convince me. We can push each other into actually believing it. You know, I got you. I will always be here to promote you if you need me. Or to just chill on a game, which we should totally do now. I'm home for another week before we head out again. It's been a blast. You need to come out, man. I'm coming to drag you if you say no.

The last few months have been a damn whirlwind, i don't even know what is going on half the time, doing press for your show as a so called break from filming the next season only to get straight back into it has been fucking mad. And I've been keeping up with getting my fitness app off the ground at the same time, i honestly feel like it bit off more than I can chew at times but here we are just rolling with it. Hi I'm Taz I spend my free time cooking doing stupid shit and training. If you ever want to go to a Salsa club and get your hips moving let me know.

We are doing the festival circuit again this year but not much after that. Maybe I will come and surprise you and the boys while you're in LA and Baltimore. How's the shows going? How's it feel to be on tour again?

It's going. It's been fun. We have a huge setlist of the new and old and I love that. I think this is really the best tour we've done in a few. It's been pretty crazy and fun, which was this whole album. My girls were even out for awhile but they will come back later. I kind of miss doing festivals though. I like going to see everyone else then playing a show.

i've told you this before, but here i go on a fanboy rant again. i'm just obsessed with the aesthetics of your new era, like where did the whole press tour idea come from? treating the fans like journalists, pulling the backdrop in, acting like total rockstars, which you are. properly brilliant concept. you're only missing those iconic collabs, which is where i come in. get me to work, give me a track for a live duet, whatever you want. you're the star and i'm the mere team. which is a bit dramatic even for me but i mean it. i'll harmonize, i'll stand there looking pretty, i'll hold a tambourine—whatever you need. just point me in the right direction, and i'll try not to embarrass myself too much. / @sqmichael5sos

Seriously? If you want to come in and collab, or be in one of our videos, we'll do it. Mate, this whole concept was a little idea that totally blew up. It's about anyone and everyone being a part of the action and everyone is welcome. It turned into this huge thing that seems to keep growing. I'm excited for it though, and it's been a blast. What color do we get to dye your hair, or do you want to go back to a curly, long haired wig. Either could happen. I'm gonna style you!

that's amazing, honestly, you have no idea how happy i am for you. and i think it's impossible for people not to care about 5 seconds of summer, man. i know you probably still have that fear sometimes, that people are going to move on or forget, but i really don't think that's possible. and your fanbase is one of the coolest parts of it all, they care so much, and they've stayed loyal through every version of the band and every phase of your lives, most artists would kill to have people love them the way your fans love you. i don't know if my fans are waiting for me in the same way, but… i'll think about it. i think part of me is still trying to figure out whether i'm ready to be fully perceived again, if that makes sense. but a collab with you? yeah, i'm already excited as fuck about that.

You know that this applies to you too, and maybe even more. If we made it, you will make it. You aren't done yet. I'm betting on a few more albums and a couple Grammys. We're gonna stay out here as long as we can. I know what you mean though. Once you get out of the light, it's hard to go back under the microscope of everything. Collab is on though. I mean ON!