We were in this headspace that was like, ‘Let’s play music really fast!’
And obviously our country-side came out, so it was this country-punk music that no one else was doing.
[For the record] I went back and redid the vocal and I regret it.
Credit: Jimmy Marble
I feel like the vocal on the EP [Holy Roller Novocaine] was better.
It sounded really tiny and doinky and it was cool that it sounded like that."
Everyone had grown their hair like us.
But coming home, no one knew who the hell we were.
Our mom was at the airport with her sign, like, ‘Welcome home, boys!’
‘The Bucket’ was one of the first ones everyone liked.
It was about me being famous for the first time and about the girls I had finally experienced.
We would set up our amps on the front porch, so there were these wide, open spaces.
From that, we started to play with reverb and more grandiose sounds.
If you listen to our previous albums, I’m definitely a fan of good lyrics.
Maybe at that point I was just exhausted.
[Laughs] But I still think I’m saying something nice.
It was a pleasant thing to say."
He gave me a bunch of pills, and then I took my sling off that night.
I remember the guys going, ‘That’s it!’
I was like, ‘Oh boy…’ But I have more pride in that song now than ever.
I play that first part and the place goes fing nuts!
You don’t know how many of those moments you’re gonna get."
When [the authorities] killed their dog, it turned into this huge gunfight.
I started writing from that mentality.
It turned into burning a city down."
I remember coming up with the guitar part and it feeling throwback, like something off ofAha Shake Heartbreak.
When we got in the studio, I opened my mouth and it just poured out.
It’s like a gift from the gods.
