In conversation with De’Wayne and Awsten Knight: “The rock scene should look like how the world looks – and that’s a lot of different people…”
Despite being best mates and touring buddies, De’Wayne describes asking Awsten Knight to guest on his new single Perfume as “like asking a girl on a date”. He was scared. “He hit me up and it was the funniest voice message,” the Waterparks frontman laughs of his friend’s adorably nervous request. “I still have it! He was so shy about it even though he knows I’ll do anything for him. He was like, ‘Ah, so… hey man… I was thinking… and you can tell me to shut up… I’m sorry!’” “I’m such a fan of Awsten’s, and I would hurt someone over this guy – I really would!” De’Wayne reasons passionately. “And I just have this, like, little kid in me, and with anything that happens. I don’t I’m ever gonna be like, ‘Yeah, hop on this [song] tomorrow!’ It’s m...
