And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a process that we have to grow with together.

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I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes.

I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes.

If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get...

If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get...

I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of...

I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of...

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water.

I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind -...

I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind -...

Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are...

Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are...

But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can...

But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can...

It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person...

It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person...

Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of...

Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of...

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to...

And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to...

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to...

A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to...

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl...

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl...

It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian...

It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian...

I've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike,...

I've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike,...

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now...

I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now...

There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people...

There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people...

I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the...

I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the...

Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs.

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for...

That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for...

It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally...

It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally...