Tegan + Sara Establish Their Own Origin Story In New Memoir

They've been telling the story of their lives separately for 20 years, but rarely agreed on the details, so musicians Tegan & Sara Quin decided to work together on their new memoir 'High School.' #Colbert #TeganAndSara #Interviews
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[@FloraNB]

Glad that one of Sara's first sentences was "Tegan and I", so you don't have to wonder for the entire interview whether or not you know who is who.

[@ankurbhaskar4634]

FloraNB SAME OMFG

[@audreyschockett8277]

There are a couple ways to tell them apart. They have different tattoos, and Tegan has a piercing below her lip (she’s not wearing it in this interview tho).

[@miketns2212]

@@audreyschockett8277 yea and also tegan's eyes appear bigger than sara's, and tegan's jaw is a little wider than sara's

[@topgurl9313]

True but to me it's very easy to tell them apart. They look different even though they're genetically identical.

[@almapendergrass7810]

I was walking in a town 8 miles away. Suddenly, a guy crashed through a plate glassed window yelling, "Jesus is a charlatan priest!" And yes he was on acid and yes, he was my friend from our town.and yes, six months later he stuck a gun in his mouth and yes he is no more. No acid for me, thank you very much.

[@LetsBeClear87]

I’ve loved these girls for over a decade. So authentic it’s unsettling

[@LetsBeClear87]

Cavalcade of Death LOL 😂 good one

[@mlbashanti8885]

@Cavalcade of Death lmao I love that you've went on about 40 comments on this vid alone talking shit hahahaha clearly ur obsessed with them gtfoh hahahHHHHHaha

[@thefatvegan5008]

Sad when seeing authenticity in someone is commendable

[@HSMiyamoto]

Tegan is a great deadpan comedian.

[@KS-kb4zt]

Are they two lesbian?

[@HSMiyamoto]

@@KS-kb4zt These two are lesbian icons. Like most such duos, they probably were together for a few years and now they just perform together. I'm not a fan so I don't know the public story.

[@KS-kb4zt]

@@HSMiyamoto its siblings!!!!

[@HSMiyamoto]

@@KS-kb4zt Thanks for the research. I know they were relatively big in the 90s.

[@CoraDagger84]

@@HSMiyamoto they are twins but both lesbians, they never dated one another good lord lol

[@emilywerner6390]

The crowd is so boring. These girls are witty and so funny.

[@surfleft]

yea, wtf was going on with the crowd?!

[@iknowme]

Colbert sucks the funny out of anyone around him

[@KS-kb4zt]

Are they both lesbians?

[@Lobo_Loco1]

Such a lame crowd.

[@alexorpin9893]

@@KS-kb4zt Yeah

[@juanbaclavab]

Feel it in my bones with Tiësto. legendary track

[@cbauersc]

Such a quality inteview from everyone, seriously..!

[@psithur]

Yesss! So great to see an actual interview and not just a performance.

[@ker-mit]

5:16 real twinning moment

[@adamcallaghan2135]

I can watch this once a day and make a joke out of it

[@judithpriestess7781]

😍😍

[@contrafax]

39 years old? I thought they were MUCH younger.

[@midasgrey3171]

Now I want to watch every interview they have ever done

[@christongoldsmith1754]

Me too! Tegan is a savage!!

[@mrrationality2213]

Wait are these the Canadian twins that had a song called I was walking with a ghost? Cus I remember putting that song in repeat when I was younger. Although the lyrics where minimal the guitar sounded great 👍

[@phenixfire8980]

Mr Irrational Yup that’s them

[@lazyperfectionist1]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/oKWmeIJ6n9qFp5I

[@deathmetalpotato]

Mr Irrational If you liked that I’m sure you’ll like the new album, not to mention their albums “The Con” and “Sainthood” as well.

[@PiglipsMaximus]

I said PLEASE

[@ritzy5691]

Yes!

[@sebastianelytron8450]

Pride of Canada🇨🇦

[@LivvyAlexW]

I’m Canadian and love them 🇨🇦

[@nicid2]

5:16 twiiiiiiiins.. Love them, they always make me laugh.

[@Howsoonisnow2009]

nicid2 I read this comment at the exact twins moment of 5:16

[@nikkia5399]

First time seeing them- witty and I like their music!

[@juanbaclavab]

they're legendary. check out their track from 2010 Feel it in my bones (TIËSTO remix)

[@googleknowsus8184]

Late to the party but welcome! ^^

[@gjmarkjesse1324]

My whole time in high school consisted of The Con and If It Was You albums playing in a constant loop. I love them so much.

[@blackbird5634]

LOVE these girls! 'walking with the ghost' was and is a great song!

[@blackbird5634]

@ocdrummer151 get over yourself.

[@ACyrrock004]

THIS IS GOING TO SOUND STRANGE. I GREW UP A RIGHT-WING CHRISTIAN (STILL AM A CHRISTIAN BUT NOT CONSERVATIVE). I WAS TOLD BEING GAY WAS A SIN AND THEY WERE GOING TO HELL AND TO HATE THEM. I STILL REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I HEARD THIS BAND BECAUSE THEY HAD A PROFOUND IMPACT ON MY LIFE. I LISTENED TO AND LOVED THEIR MUSIC BEFORE I KNEW THEY WERE GAY. I LITERALLY CHANGED MY MIND ON GAY PEOPLE BECAUSE OF THIS BAND. I SEARCHED FOR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS THAT INDEED SHARED (MORE SO THAT NOT) MY OPINION ON GAYS. MUSIC CAN LITERALLY CHANGE YOUR LIFE.

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

Music is the light

[@splehcar]

Turn caps lock off. It’s like... you’re SCREAMING at everyone.

[@AlwaysIllBlood]

why are you yelling at me?

[@christopherbedford9897]

@Cavalcade of Death *I AM CALM!!*

[@nickydelorean5186]

Ya haha that caps lock man, but we appreciate you sharing your revelation and I'm sure Tegan and Sara would be proud to hear their effect on you.

[@nessakin2766]

The first ever album I bought for myself in high school was The Con by Tegan and Sara. I was a major T&S fan and that album is still one of my all time favourites. Great seeing them on Stephen Colbert! They are a Canadian national treasure and Iam so proud of their success

[@superstarquins]

I love your profile pic

[@nessakin2766]

@@superstarquins Thank you! Jonghyun has and will always be my SHinee bias. May his soul rest in peace

[@superstarquins]

Nessa Kin Jonghyun is also my SHinee bias. I never find kpop fans that also like Tegan and Sara.

[@KSS352]

@@superstarquins Raises hand! You've found another!

[@nessakin2766]

@@superstarquins I actually got into both T&S and Kpop at the same time lol! But same, I don't know anyone thats into both so its nice to meet a fellow Kpoper!

[@simogalile5640]

39 and look 20

[@brynawaldman5790]

I was curious if they were milleniels, and I figured young gen X. (I like milleniels and gen Z. I'm a boomer.)

[@splehcar]

Thumbnail made me think they’re in their early 20s. Whaaaa?! They’re almost 40?! Christ....

[@asia911]

Makeups.

[@flyingdiscproductions]

39? good genes.

[@aStrix171]

Their mom looks really young too.

[@hatezis]

Their music is not really my style, but I love them as persons, and it's good to listen to them once in a while :)

[@pdkama]

Teagan's colours (hood&shirt) are amazing

[@Kevin________]

Their boots are dope too

[@idiotbox4180]

Have done contract work with T & S and they’re awesome 👏

[@chadhoward5976]

Awesome! I was a child of the 90's and totally know the background of those school photos

[@kimberleygrace247]

I first became a T&S fan when they released "This Business of Art". Loved their older stuff!!

[@moonraccoon1388]

I remember 15 year old sarah and tegan in calgary with their guitar and djembe. those were the days.

[@moonraccoon1388]

now that i think about it maybe they each had a guitar and they had a friend come and play djembe with them... it's a bit foggy

[@leonardbank4188]

holy shit, Tegan and Sara are awesome! So natural, so funny and really attaching :) Thanks for bringing my attention to these two Stephen Colbert!

[@kenten]

I've liked a few of their songs that I came across over the years, but they just seem like such great people in this interview, time to do a deep dive of interviews and albums...

[@Jacinta0511]

Loooooove dem Canadians 💞💞💞

[@AisuruMirai]

This isn't Tegan & Sara's first book. Their first was _ON IN AT,_ which documented their Australian tour in, I dunno, 2008 or something.

[@AisuruMirai]

@@RandoLePerson _ON IN AT_ was published. If I'm not mistaken, there was only the first edition, but it was a 3-volume fabric-bound set that came in a slipcase. It wasn't like a handmade book or something.

[@moonraccoon1388]

@@AisuruMirai A self published book is still that.. self published.. it just means that you paid for your own printing and promotion as opposed to a publisher covering it.

[@AlexLopez-fz4vj]

1:58 Oh Tegan! 😂😂

[@Kenya-gb4sp]

I've always enjoyed their music... but I didn't know they were so badass. That's raw, unfiltered... but 'hey, we made it!' vibes❤ I'm here for it!👏

[@12akul]

This interview is so much better than Lilly's Interview. He lets them speak, doesn't seem overly excited and calmly cracks jokes after they're done which actually are funny. Lilly's Interview seemed rushed didn't bring out their personality and how funny they actually are.

[@maverick5066]

Canada 🇨🇦 loves T&S

[@susiefairfield7218]

I'm on LSD right now When Quin the Eskimo gets here, everybody is going to dose

[@gustavgnoettgen]

Starring Marisa Tomei in a double role.

[@liquid79]

And Alyssa Milano!

[@realalbertan]

Fact : they graduated from the same school as Tommy Chong

[@gustavgnoettgen]

@@realalbertan whaaat? ☺️

[@realalbertan]

@@gustavgnoettgen Ken Taylor the 🇨🇦 Ambassador to Iran during the crisis went there too. 🤓

[@CoachingHigher]

Oh my Gawwwwd the comparison I didn’t know I needed!

[@ronhalliday7304]

Loved watching their shows back in the day in Calgary!

[@zippy133713]

The dry humour 😂🔟

[@RapidObsessor]

so nice of jon batiste and the band to play their song!

[@deathmetalpotato]

RapidObsessor I didn’t notice when I first watched it but yes! Sounds like “Closer”

[@GadgetsGearCoffee]

I love itttt. Tegan is such a troll lolll The crowd is just like uh? Super confused haha

[@kart112]

I remember listening to them 10 plus years ago. Good to see them back and doing so well. Also nice to see such an honest and fun interview. Also to all the boring folks that think 'never heard of them' is some kind of insult? Get over yourself, It's a big world im sure there are lots of things people haven't heard of! Go use the internet and have a listen then move on if you don't like it.

[@andrineslife]

I love them so much, they have been the soundtrack to pretty much everything in my life ❤

[@blaisearwyn3405]

Was never really interested in T&S' music but somehow i want this book.

[@vinniedeoliveira2641]

Wow they're 39! When I started listening to them, they were 29, and I forgot that they age as well - It`s been 10 years and they look the same, with better hair.

[@stefoehmen]

love you guys great interview - keep on keeping on :)

[@hrujess]

they're beautiful and funny as always

[@lazyperfectionist1]

1:19 Yep. High school was like that for me too.

[@MickeyKnox]

für JEDEN ;-)

[@solaceseries]

I adore these two! i own their memoir and their albums and listen to them religiously! definitely one of my favorite duos 😭❤️

[@tnsmom]

Love these ladies!! ❤️

[@k.clementine567]

Ahah this interview is so funny! Tegan and Sara banter is the best always. Can’t wait to read the book 😂

[@sundawg911]

awww, so cute. loved this interview

[@everythingiseverything9920]

*Alexa, play Feel It In My Bones* !!

[@Deckardpr]

LISTEN TO TEGAN AND SARA

[@0bstinacy]

LOL never knew they were this funny

[@charlesphilips2045]

I really enjoyed this fun interview, as much as I did the more serious and in-depth interview they had with Terry Gross.

[@Rainy-In-The-Desert]

I've heard of them but never listened to them play. Guess I'll get my cherry popped tonight ❤️❤️

[@shonaschneider1800]

Canadian sweet cutie bears. They are adorbs. I love them. It’s real!

[@klarastern5597]

I love their clothes! Reminds me of the Fresh Prince :D

[@ariahoran7219]

Tegan would not be considered the elder twin in Thailand. Sara came out second, which to Thais means she was 'in place', as it were, first.

[@jayweh]

@Jane Nonymous wow, what a cool fun fact. never knew that. have to google now. thanks.

[@jayweh]

@Jane Nonymous yes, I read that too. imagine being born a day before lunar new years. 1 day later you're already considered 2 years old. 👀

[@ariahoran7219]

I didn't know that, @@Skepticalresident - there are a lot of Sanskrit words in Thai language (via ancient Khmer), maybe that folk belief comes from the same source. I must check with my friends in Indonesia and Lao: there are also a lot of Sanskrit words in Indonesian, but few in Lao. Thai not only is linguistically super similar to Lao but also shares a huge vocabulary. I would like to see if that 'first in, last out' thing is possibly from that shared Sanskrit source or is a wider belief across Southeast Asia.

[@dafirnz]

I'm Canadian, I'm the same age as them and that's what all the girls looked like in my high school.

[@estadoagridulce]

i love them so much, they are so funny, i saw them live in chile, they were amazing.

[@natr4050]

I'd love to hang out with them. They seem like such great fun. Love the deadpan humour.

[@alexandercampbell7903]

Tegan & Sara AND "2 Canadian Stereotypes: Lumberjack & French Mime"

[@DanielBloom1]

omg I love them so much. It's been a while since I've done lsd too.

[@solovinojuntoseva8463]

Boy they really act like sisters lol Really cute. They seem really down to earth.

[@danimalwonderpants2123]

@3:36 I almost choked on my fkn candy I just laughed so hard 😂😂😂 💀💀💀

[@krisfrederick5001]

I remember buying their.....2nd? album after hearing "walking with the ghost" on college radio in 2004. Nice to see them recognized Stephen....and Sarah looks like an elementary school Art teacher.

[@Project32HMT32]

If you're referring to the album that "Walking with a Ghost" appears on, then that'd be their 4th album, So Jealous. Their 2nd is called This Business of Art

[@krisfrederick5001]

@@Project32HMT32 I wasn't sure, I have an acoustic album of theirs too that predates So Jealous. I never researched them just loved some songs.

[@terryf6696]

So cool to have them on such a wide audience show! This was such a good interview too :) Funnily enough I discovered them because they performed on David Letterman!

[@TheMrCC21]

They've done so much press and so many interviews for the book and album. It is crazy. You'll spend lots of time watching it all.

[@terryf6696]

@@TheMrCC21 Yeah, I fell into that rabbit hole and watched quite a few of those 😄

[@Sherbear709]

Love these chicks!!! Fan for years! 🇨🇦

[@mishrascustoms9832]

They look like teenagers

[@greymouser8659]

....and their target audience is?

[@mishrascustoms9832]

@@greymouser8659 I have no clue... never heard of them

[@Nataly144]

I see tegan on the seabus when she’s in Vancouver, I adore them so much🥺💖e

[@abbietownshend]

Haha they play off of each other so well. 😄

[@korribier2154]

Love them so much

[@tikab]

love them!

[@StornowayCG]

no topic is off limits with them. i like it

[@BornAgainBabyJesus]

Best advice ever hahaha. they're hilarious.

[@blixten1982]

Ha! I'm from Calgary and I was told the pilot thing when I was growing up too!!

[@TheRDSKNZ]

Omg they are HILARIOUS

[@charlenemack7040]

❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 I LOVE Tegan and Sara! 💜💙💚💛🧡❤️ And Colbert! 💙

[@studiolezard]

They're great!

[@marialuisaloeralascurain483]

I experimented on LSD just for a few times when when I was around 16 (I am artistic also) and someone told me someone died because he thought he was stuck in an orange juice glass. I never got that far, I just had fun. This interview cracked me up remembering that time.

[@riquisimx]

Yaaasss! Werk, queens!

[@RSEFX]

Very interesting songwriters/good interview/maybe will pay more attention to their music.

[@CocoTheCupcake]

You should!

[@brunomarcotte4210]

love them

[@wilwad]

Love them

[@loryteixeira1134]

I need that book!

[@princesssolo1197]

Love themmm

[@pEAcEgrL81596]

hahah they are so funny

[@MickeyKnox]

LSD is a helluva drug

[@Koujujutsu]

The crowd missed everyone of their jokes. They have no idea who they are. Shame. 😕 They're freaking amazing!😍 I remember the first time I heard Closer playing on the radio driving around Philly. I'm like WHO The **** is this chick!? 🤣🤣😅 Then it was these chicks 😅 Then, sold. I'm a fan! Love Closer. Love Northshore. Love The Con. 'I Was A Fool'. Realizing that I had heard the Con on a promo for some drama years before hearing Closer. Never knew who they were. I know now. Awesome stuff from these ladies. 🥰

[@DizzyDior12]

Tegan looks so deliciously Canadian lmao.

[@alexgrytsenko85]

Totally different from my twin relationships. My twin bro was born 7 minutes earlier than me and we were so close man. We have this special connection which Stephan was talking about. You can think of something and my bro goes: hey, why dont we??? I was like, hey, I was going to ask you about that. This connection is really special. I left my country and now I see him only through the internet. I miss him so much. He is my best friend forever! Love you man!

[@sheilamesa1533]

Those are my loves, please please please be kind.

[@SizzlingVibe]

Their outfits are AMAZING

[@mengosuckatoe3548]

It’s Tegan’s slow clap for me 😭

[@candyworld3091]

Great personalities!

[@gsev38]

Omg they look so good

[@DutchJoan]

Definitely love their honesty. And LSD is the one drug I'd really like to try once in my life.

[@delbomb3131]

Research dmt instead

[@mxzxalm]

Dont, horrible

[@brynawaldman5790]

ayahuasca

[@Kevin________]

Don't know why others are trying to tell you what drugs to take (and not take)... Just do your research, be careful, and take whatever drugs you prefer. It's literally nobody else's business as long as you're not hurting or robbing others.

[@victoriabaker4400]

Make sure you have a reliable source. Set it up so that you have an experienced person with you, preferably not getting high to serve as a guide. Do it someplace that you love and that you're completely safe in. Take 50mg of 5-HTP which gives your brain serotonin that the LSD, and a lot of other substances, use up quickly. Have a light, low-fat meal a couple of hours before you take it, don't eat anything that makes you gassy. Dissolve it under your tongue, don't swallow. Put electrolyte supplement into a gallon of water so you have it handy and stay hydrated.

[@toddbeaton1512]

tegan and sara are so amazing

[@NyJoanzy]

I've been around since their first album, and I only now figured out which one was which.

[@kelseycoca]

3:36 I fucken LOL'd omg

[@maxxh5331]

1:53 I knew exactly where that was going.