It's cool. I complain every summer that I don't get to go to fairs anymore -- I always used to go as a kid, and now I can't find anyone to go with me!

The album has a lot of true stories in there. We did three full tours last year, so there were a lot of people that we met that we felt needed to have songs written about them.

It's very collaborative. We like to get everybody's opinion, just like we did we were in eighth grade. It's more fun that way. There's no ego. We like to split everything up evenly in everything we do.

It makes you feel like, wow, there are people who aren't jaded, who enjoy watching rock music, having a good time, clapping and dancing. You know, what you're supposed to do at a rock show!

We needed a little more variety, some different tempos and textures. It was not a plan to go for something new; it was just trying to play something that pleased us.

Our manager expected us to throw things at him, ... but I said, 'I'll do it! Yeah!' and the rest of the band was fine with it. We weren't looking for (a bunch of fair gigs), but for some reason they keep coming to us.