Before Orville Peck was Orville Peck, he was a punk drummer in Vancouver’s underground scene – and that’s news to his girlfriend Chappell Roan, who learned all about her pal’s punk past in her interview with Nardwuar the Human Serviette.

Nard gave Roan a copy of the vinyl compilation from the defunct local venue Emergency Room. In the LP’s booklet there is a photo of the band Nü Sensae in the original duo line-up, with singer and bassist Andrea Lukic in the foreground. A drummer can be seen in the background, out of focus and with his head down – prompting Nardwuar to ask Roan if she recognized him.

Roan did not do this and Nardwuar revealed the drummer’s identity – using Peck’s real name, which we won’t repeat here, although those curious can find it in the video. Visibly surprised, Roan shouted, “Wait, shut up! What!?” She added: “That’s so sick – I didn’t know he played drums. That’s so cool. I just talked to him.”

She went on to explain how seeing Peck’s show impacted her own career as an artist. “I went to see him and his show changed my whole life. She changed the way I do shows. He performed at the Troubadour in West Hollywood and had local drag queens open for him. Meatball was one of them. I told myself from that show: “If I ever do my own headlining shows, I’ll have local drag queens open for me too.” So he changed my life and now we’re friends.

Watch Roan’s Nardwuar interview below.