You're listening to Song Exploder,
where musicians take apart their songs and piece by piece tell the story of how they were made.
I'm Rishikesh Hirway.
In this episode,
Bethany Cosentino and Bob Bruno of the band Best Coast take apart their song Feeling Okay from the 2015 album California Nights.
They trace their process and their influences from the movie 10 Things I Hate About You to the video game Rock Band.
Plus, we'll hear from producer Wally Gagel.
Special thanks to Paquetto and The Line Hotel,
who hosted the live Song Exploder event in Los Angeles, where I recorded my interview with Bethany.
Now, Here's Best Coast on Song Exploder.
My name is Bethany Cosentino.
When I wrote this song,
I wanted there to be a positive sort of vibe behind the song lyrically and melodically.
So when I sat down to start working on it, I think that was like the thing in mind was like,
okay, stay positive, or as positive as you can be, because I'm not.
Not always the most positive person.
I have a couple different guitars that I use at home when I'm writing.
I don't play very intricate guitar parts,
so I like a guitar that is lightweight and easy for me to hold.
I don't need anything super fancy because I'm just playing power chords.