Following the release of his recent single Lowlife, YUNGBLUD has
shared an accompanying video featuring him and his ‘younger self’ living it up in Camden.
“I wanted to make something that looked like emo Shameless or St.
Trinian’s on acid,” he explains. “As I was writing the song, I was visualising
the video in my head, it literally helped me get the words down on paper.
“I knew it had to be shot in Camden Town and I wanted to be
walking side by side with my younger self, guiding him through a fucked-up
world based on real memories and people I have encountered in my life. Almost a
message to myself saying that life doesn’t always have to be so deep and there
is beauty to be found in chaos and opportunity in disaster.”
He adds that finding a younger YUNGBLUD in actor Colt was pretty
easy, having met him in New Orleans and “immediately” knowing he wanted him for
the job.
“He was such a little brat with a load of bite and energy and
felt exactly like me when I was his age so we flew him out to London for the
shoot,” he continues. “This video is completely bonkers, but that’s what makes
it perfect.”