We definitely didn't want it to be anything like our first or second records. We wanted to experiment more than we ever had and take any new idea and… - Bert McCracken

I would say that I was just as anxious to leave Utah as any other kid in any other part of the world wants to get out of where they're from. It's definitely a hard place, especially if you're an artist. There's not much support for art, especially rock 'n' roll music. It wasn't really about escaping Utah, though. It was about getting out and being able to do what I wanted to do with my whole life. And now I am.

This is a song about the reason we all came down here today, and that's because we (expletive) love music. This is a crowd-surfing song.

I kind of wanted to open it up a little bit more this time and kind of expose a little bit more of my vulnerable side. The most important thing for me was to share exactly how I felt because I'm sure there are thousands and thousands of people who can relate.