“Fans these days seem to almost expect a response from band-members any time they tweet or leave a comment etc.”

For me personally, Blink-182 has been a big influence. Just seeing them way back in the day play little shows and start from a garage band to where they are now, makes me believe anything is possible if you truly want it and commit your life to it.

The only person thats gonna hold you back is yourself

I think it’s important to have a consistent communication with the fans but I don’t think it should be expected.

The fans out in New Zealand are amazing. They’re genuinely excited and appreciative that you’re playing their country.

Social networking, I believe, has completely changed the relationship between band-members and fans.

Traveling takes a lot out of you.

I think that talent, good songwriting and passion, will always outlast hype.

The fact that our message and my lyrics can have a positive impact on someone’s life is really astounding.

It definitely makes me appreciate what I do even more because I’m not just doing it for self-gain, I’m doing it to help others.

I had a vision of what it would look like if like seventy people at the same time went nuts and sprayed water everywhere.

I don’t treat the band like I’m above them or that they’re a hired hand for me. We’ve never worked that way. So I’m a team player. I would be very uncomfortable having to do this alone.

I never studied anything, really. I didn’t study the drums. I joined bands and made all the mistakes onstage.

Bones was a grouch but he was sympathetic. The show worked like a boy band in that way… it had characters who embodied different psychic or emotional positions and that allowed me to see a great range of things

I couldn’t put my finger on one reason why we broke up. It was time, and we were spreading out. They were spreading out more than I was. I would’ve stayed with the band.

Age 10. I joined the school marching band as a drummer.

Yes, but don’t forget I also have the luxury of the worlds finest band when it gets lonely.

I think ultimately what you really want is a few people within any label that are into the band enough to really work on it every day for a long time and to actually try a little bit.

Whether you like another bands music or not you never know who is going to take you out on tour or who you are going to be friends with and that is just something that is important to us.