Collaboration with BTS and New Music

A few years ago,

a few years ago,

I felt like, um,

we had to play a certain kind of music all the time.

We had to fit into a box, and I felt that way about my life also.

And I met some good people and read some good books

and met some great teachers,

and they seemed to be happy. And the thing that made them happy was not

having fear of what you don't know and people you don't understand yet.

You just ask. And, uh, one, one way that really

blessed my life and our life as a band is that about two years

ago,

someone suggested to us that we should work with a Korean boy

band.

And at first, I was

full of judgment, which is often my first reaction 'cause I'm

human.

And after a while, I was like, "Why, why, why do I feel scared about this just

because they're different, you know?

They make different music." And so we went down this road,

and we did a song together called My Universe.

And, uh, it's turned out to be one of the most,

one of the most fun and fulfilling relationships

that we have as a band, and it's

taught us so much about just embrace the other rather than be

scared of it. And so about six months ago,

one of their members, uh, called me up and he said, "I have to, uh,

I have to leave, I have to leave the band in December for

two years and join the army in Korea," because that's the rules there.

And he said, uh, "I need a song that says goodbye to

everybody for a little while."

"And tells them that I love them," because like all bands, we, we,

we need you. It's you that really does everything. It's you

that is the magic.

And so I said, "Okay. We'll do a song together." And

instead of being worried about it, I feel so excited about it and so

grateful for this relationship that we have with

BTS.

And then this song arrived, and I said, "This is one of our best songs.

Let's give it to this gentleman." And he's flown all the way

here from Korea.

But please give the biggest and most wonderful welcome to our

brother from our band of brothers.

This is the Astronaut, and this is Jin. Let's go.

You and me, two parts of our history.

A whole universe will become our

story.

Like that comet that shines without a destination.

I was just falling

down. All my

dreams that I found in the darkness.

The story that will start

anew.

When

I'm with you, there is

no

one else. I get heaven to myself when I'm

with you. There is

no

one else. I feel this way I never felt.

You and me, like the undimmed

starlight.

Becoming your dream, traveling the universe.

Forgetting the dark past, like the first morning

sun. I was shining brightly for you. The only light I found in the darkness.

This night dedicated to you.

When I'm with you, there

is no

one

else. I get heaven to myself when I'm with

you.

There is no

one else. I feel this way I never

felt.

I feel this way I never felt.

Oh, oh-oh. When I'm with you, there is no

one else. I get heaven to myself when I'm

with you.

There is no one

else

Heaven coming through. Come on, brother.

Push it. And I love

you.

And I love

you. Oh, oh, oh. Oh, oh, oh. When I'm with you,

there is no

one else.

A

light sparkles in your

eyes. Heaven coming

through.

And I

love

you.

Gracias, Argentina.

Uh, and thank you Johnny, Will, Guy, and Chris.

Army.