It's taken us a couple of days to get around to reporting on this one, but here it is now; OK Go singer Damian Kulash was booked on charges of resisting arrest last weekend and spent nine hours in custody before he was released. The band were due to play a tour date at Orlando's House Of Blues on Sunday and Kulash was outside the venue talking with fans when Florida police approached
A statement on the band's website explains: "While standing in front of the Orlando House of Blues, Damian Kulash was arrested and charged with 'intent to take pictures and talk to fans'. Also, there was a little matter of resisting arrest, which is the official charge. The unofficial charge is 'giving the wrong answer when a police officer asks you "what part of move don't you understand?"' For those of you planning travel in the Orlando area, the correct response is not 'I understood what you said; I just didn't do it.' Damian didn't know that, so he was immediately handcuffed and taken inside the venue to chants of 'Let him go!' A bunch more cops were quickly summoned to help with all the standing around and not doing much, and eventually Damian, still handcuffed, was shoved into the back of a squad car and taken 'downtown', a ride that became more fun when the SUV full of girls pulled up next to the cop car waving 'FREE DAMIAN' signs. Damian thanks you, ladies."
The statement continues: "Upon arrival, our hero was mugshotted, fingerprinted and thrown into a cell with a bunch of people who didn't want to sign the OK Go email list. Damian was locked up for about nine hours, during which time he ate cornflakes and made friends with a couple of guys. Damian was released this morning (March 13)... he'd like to address two rumours that have sprung up on the internet in the last 24 hours: No, he wasn't drunk; and Yes, he did get the arresting officer to watch the 'A Million Ways' video on the on-board computer. If that's not awesome, awesome doesn't exist."