#148: Simon O'Connor (Modest Mouse / MGMT)

<p>Simon O&#39;Connor plays lead guitar in Modest Mouse, he plays bass guitar in MGMT, and is the frontman in Spiral Heads. In this podcast episode Simon talks about: going to college with the MGMT guys (Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden), eventually joining MGMT, joining Modest Mouse, he opens up about the impact of Jeremiah Green&#39;s tragic illness and death, and much more.</p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Links &amp; socials:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li>Simon&#39;s Instagram: <strong>@simondoomband </strong></li> <li>Modest Mouse Instagram: <strong>@modestmouse </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickrhamm/⁠">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li><strong></strong><a href="https://linktr.ee/modestmouseofficial" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://linktr.ee/modestmouseofficial</strong></a><strong></strong></li> <li>MGMT Instagram: <strong>@whoismgmt</strong></li> <li><a href="https://linktr.ee/mgmt" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://linktr.ee/mgmt</strong></a></li> <li>Spiral Heads Instagram: <strong>@spiralxheads </strong></li> <li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/spiralxheads/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>https://www.instagram.com/spiralxheads/</strong></a><strong></strong></li> </ul> <ul> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> </ul> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>Two Week Notice Podcast partners:</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fdiuq/metadata/edit">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>www.piebald.com</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> | Instagram: <strong>@piebald</strong></li> <li>Furnace Fest - for tickets &amp; more info, visit <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fdiuq/metadata/edit">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>https://www.furnacefest.us/ </strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></li> <li>Follow Furnace Fest on Instagram: <strong>@furnacefest &amp; @furnace_fest_community</strong></li> <li>Go to <a href="https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e1fdiuq/m