I was not someone who participated in other people's castles
I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits
I like people who have a pulse and aren't afraid to show it.
A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy.
I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning.
Lately, I've felt this return to joy, and that makes other people easy around me.
Well, we get to play in front of people who go out and spend their money on tickets, and I'm completely overwhelmed by that.
I love people who look like they have a chip on their shoulders, like Alicia Keys.
I respect Chris Carrabba as a songwriter and I also respect his past. He's got this fierce, straight edge, kind of hardcore core. There's so many songs that people are connected to and they all came together in a kind of DIY way, which I really do respect.
When people come together around music, there's something ancient going on. It has to come from a genuine place and that's part of the challenge. You have to cultivate that authenticity everyday.