OK Go is a Grammy Award-winning rock band originally from Chicago, now residing in Los Angeles.
The band's singer, Damian Kulash, met bassist Tim Nordwind at Interlochen Arts Camp when they were 11. Damian was in for graphic design, Tim for music. They met over a game of Ping Pong in which Damian won. The band name comes from their art teacher, saying "Ok...Go!" while they were drawing. They kept in touch after camp, often exchanging mixtapes which influenced each other's musical taste and their future sound. They met the band's original lead guitarist and keyboardist, Andy Duncan, in high school, and drummer Dan Konopka in college. They formed OK Go in 1998. Andy Duncan left the band in 2005 after they had recorded their second album, and was replaced by computer-programming whiz Andy Ross, who auditioned for them in Chicago. The band's best known singles are "Get Over It", "A Million Ways", and "Here It Goes Again."
OK Go's most frequently cited musical influences are Pixies, The...
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