BTS: When Matty met Benny

They are more lovers than brothers, but how did these two crazy creative genius monsters even meet?

Josh Madden at Alternative Press captures the moment from their own voice perfectly in his interview for the launch of their YouTube sensation, Eat out America.

MATHESON: Benny was a big fan of mine. I didn’t even know who he was. I don’t listen to this pop music situation over here. Benny got a reservation at Parts & Labour. He wanted to see what the real funk was...the rest is history.

BLANCO: I will tell you something crazy. Early on when we first met, I told Matty, “I want to bring my friend to the restaurant,” and he’s like, “OK, who’s your friend?” I was like, “He’s an artist. His name’s Ed Sheeran.” Matty’s like, “Who’s Ed Sheeran?” He had no clue, even though Ed was playing in town at the time at the arena in Toronto. Ed ended up not being able to come in, but we were like, “We have to get him a burger regardless.” I got the burger and brought it to the concert. Afterwards, I told Matty to come out and hang with us. Matty doesn’t go out a lot but decided to come this time.

When he arrived, he ended up pulling around the back of the arena in a huge pickup truck, not knowing how famous Ed is, and actually got stuck where there was a barricade with hundreds of kids waiting to meet Ed. The kids ended up jumping on his truck, and Matty had passengers in the front of the car, so I kid you not, Ed Sheeran and I had to jump into the flatbed of the pickup truck to escape. As we were driving away, kids were hanging on to the car. Matty ended up going over the median, trying to lose the kids as he’s driving 70 mph while Ed and I were lying flat on our backs drinking beer. To this day, people bring this up, and I can say that this was the first time Matty embarrassed me.

Now that we know the backstory, let's dive into the show!

Basketball? Never heard of her. Sushi Basketball? Now that’s what we can get behind. The trio you never thought you needed…

Mason Ramsey aka “The Walmart Yodeling Kid” has never tried sushi and loves basketball, so Matty and Benny have created the first ever game of Sushi Basketball for the three of them to play together.

The rules are simple. 21 pieces of sushi. 21 basketball. Whoever gets the most points without barfing wins a special birthday boy prize. 

For more memorable moments between Benny Blanco and Matty Matheson dive into the rest of Eat Out America!