![]() When I realized that, that I didn’t care what anyone thought, it was, like, ‘Oh, let’s do it. I never really worried about expectations or anything, because I love doing it and making music is so fun. “If someone was, like, ‘You’re whack,’ I’d be, like, ‘Fire, let’s go.’ That probably means I’m doing something right. “I’m not really one to care what others think, really,” he says. ![]() Lee says he never really felt pressure about entering the music industry because of what expectations they might have from the son of a rock legend. “They sparked my musical inspiration for sure,” he says. Khabbaz, meanwhile, was forced into piano lessons as a kid, which he resented then but is now, of course, thankful for. I wouldn’t say gave me any tips or tricks or anything, but he definitely bought me Ableton and then he got me started.” “It was always, ‘I’d rather be a rapper than a rock guy.’ I don’t know how to describe it. I feel like I don’t really love rock music, so I’m definitely not going to go into that lane,’” Lee says. “I’ve always been on my own path and that’s why I wanted to do music in the beginning, because I was, like, ‘Damn, I don’t know. Lee and Khabbaz met in a one-year, music-focused technical school after both dropped out of college, bored by what they were offered and passionate about making music instead. What they’ve come up with is a collection of songs that isn’t exactly cohesive sonically, they say, but it reflects their music-as-creative-outlet approach that’s always been central to the band. Finding an ideal small hotel in Seoul does not have to be. We were, like, let’s just make whatever we feel at the moment,” he says. Have you been to Motel 7 There are no reviews for this property yet. “We’ll put out a rap song, we’ll put out a pop song, put out an ‘I love you’ song. The first single is definitely a breezy poppy tune, but the two aren’t limiting themselves - there are no boundaries, Lee says. Slowly the music started speaking for itself, and labels and managers came calling, wondering who was behind the songs they had randomly found on Spotify. “I’m pretty sure we got really high one night,” Lee says of settling upon the name. ![]() Given their contracts, they couldn’t upload their songs under their own names, thus Motel 7 was born. “We were, like, ‘This is dope, we should just put it out. “Me and Anton were really good friends and we just made music,” Lee says. Lee had a deal with RCA at the time for electronic music and contractually wasn’t allowed to put out other music, while Khabbaz was producing and also working in the electronic space. The motive behind keeping their identities secret was less of a conscious desire to remain anonymous and more that they just viewed their Motel 7 work as a creative outlet - plus, they both were engaged in other individual work. ![]() Dylan Jagger Lee and Anton Khabbaz of Motel 7. ![]()
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