Calling from New York where they were doing a small bit of promo earlier this month, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo discussed everything from connecting with the album's various collaborators to their feelings on director J.J. Abrams taking over the Star Wars franchise. Yes, the robots have feelings about Jedis.

"We feel really good [about it]," Bangalter said of Abrams' new directorial role in the rebooted Star Wars franchise. "We've always been big fans of his work. I happened to have met J.J. a few years back, and he's a really cool guy. He seems to be the perfect candidate to keep the Force alive."

Bangalter copped to being a fan of the Abrams-helmed TV show Lost, including the polarizing series finale. "As Pharrell would sing in 'Get Lucky,' 'All ends with beginnings,'" he joked, referencing the producer-vocalist's lyrics on their collaborative hit, currently at No. 3 on the Hot 100 chart.

They were also excited to report that they have a fan in former Beatle Paul McCartney. "We haven't met him, but we have some mutual friends and we learned that he also liked the album, which is really incredible to hear," Bangalter said. "He was really responsive to the record. It's cool. It goes with the idea behind RAM, which was being able to interact with the musicians that have inspired us."

But it's legendary Beach Boys leader Brian Wilson that both members of Daft Punk say would be the holy grail of collaborators � if they could just find the nerve to meet him.