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 Every time I`m here in New Orleans, I`m usually so (drunk), I did think it was going to go that way. There was no other option than success. Every day I thank my lucky stars.
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We found out recently that the past 311 Day [festival] had over 60 percent people from out of state coming there, so obviously it`s a destination people like to go to, ... And why not go to New Orleans?
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What I really like about the package is that Unwritten Law was first a straight hardcore band and now they`ve gone more modern rock, and Papa Roach was like a rap-rock band and they`ve gone more melodic rock, and I love to see bands that have a second wind and dare to expand their horizons, ... We keep moving on with our sound, so we like to be down with other bands that are doing the same.
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I just love the phrase `don`t tread on me,` and it usually has political connotations, but in this particular song, it`s not a political song, it`s more about feeling frustrated and feeling volatile and just needing some space, ... It`s a very personal song. But then titling the album Don`t Tread on Me and the artwork, there`s a few pretty scathing political comments made on there. We didn`t want to go all political, but I think in this day and age you kind of need to say what you think about things `cause it is such a crisis situation.
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We`ve got the slowest 311 song ever, called `Solar Flare,` which is a scathing political rap that [vocalist] S.A. [Martinez] puts over a really slow, heavy thing, ... And then there`s also a really fast one called `It`s Getting OK Now,` which is [guitarist] Tim Mahoney channeling Dimebag Darrell [Abbott of Pantera].
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[Also,] I`m doing a lot of good stage dives, ... I`ve been getting a lot of good air, landing halfway into the crowd and getting passed around. But I`ve got to take off my necklace because I got choked one night by someone grabbing my necklace from behind. That was kind of irritating. But the audience gets so loud and there`s so much energy when I do that, so it`s a good way to end the show.
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It`s generally an upbeat album. Sonically, it`s uptempo and danceable. I like that people consider us positive, but I want people to realize that we`re delving into sometimes painful, sometimes darker issues, but that we find a way to find a solution to it.
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Other bands will have one band practice before they go on tour,
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