in december 2012, he was featured in imagine dragons' music video for "radioactive", which went on to eclipse 1 billion views on youtube.in february 2013, phillips appeared as star of the comedy short film "lucy in the sky with diamond", playing a hyperbolized version of himself known as the elusive and mysterious ldp—a renegade, spirit guide, and life coach who attempts to help john (john patrick jordan) get over a particularly disconcerting ex-girlfriend. the award-winning short was written and directed by joey boukadakis.