I've never recognized 'emo' as a genre of music. I always thought it was the most retarded term ever. I know there is this generic commonplace that every band that gets labeled with that term hates it. They feel scandalized by it. But honestly, I just thought that all the bands I played in were punk rock bands. The reason I think it's so stupid is that - what, like the Bad Brains weren't emotional? What - they were robots or something? It just doesn't make any sense to me.
I think there's always a call for people who are bucking the norm. But I don't expect it to happen now because I think that more than ever the entertainment industry is trying to serve as a distraction, to keep people from thinking too hard.
I think there's always a call for people who are bucking the norm.
I really think of the studio as being like craftsmanship time, and then playing is about releasing energy, and the two are really different.
File sharing is our radio; that's the way people hear our stuff.
When we're onstage, it's like mind reading: we're on the same page.
