What happened there was they were moving the chains and we had the call made. We were really trying to get two plays if we could have rather than use the timeout thereafter.
I wanted to write some lyrics that had some meaning to them, lyrics that were meaningful to me and hopefully people can take something from that.
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.
That was our first major tour and we got a chance to play in front of like 5000 people every day so it was like a Rock and Roll boot camp for us really, we learned a lot and made a lot of good friends.
So you have to just be really careful and make sure that when a deal comes along, that it's like the right deal for you. . . not necessarily the most money, because you have to pay the record label that back in like record sales and stuff.
You have to make sure that your assets and your back is protected before you make any big decisions.
We really try to make sure that the band writes the songs, not just one person.
My one thought is to get out of New York, to experience something genuinely American.
'Love and gratitude' are the words that must serve as the guide for the world.
Spike Lee made such a difference in terms of black filmmakers, the subtleties - those authors, those writers who write from love, and those who write from that lofty position of superiority. I felt he took aspects of the black experience in America and held it up for us to see. He tried to put it in perspective. He did put it in perspective in his unique way.
And eyes disclosed what eyes alone could tell.