This is a page of quotes from all the band members....

STEPHAN JENKINS - (Previously played in Puck and Natty, who  released a song on a 90210 soundtrack called "Just Wanna Be Your Friend, ~ Produced 3EB's album and an Album for the Braids who had a hit with a cover of Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.) "On the surface, I'm a very cheerful person, but deep down I just love that dark winding road. I relate well to things being grim."

"I'm bemused by my stardom, but it's fun."

"I think that anything that you really want to do, you have to really work hard at it. And playing music is no exception." .... "Success -- all it takes is all you've got."

"I think that we've always viewed Third Eye Blind as kind of a secret. Something we did ourselves cause we were excited about it."

"Mean what you say, and feel what you mean."

"There were such rigid confines when we were coming up. To play guitar badly seemed like a requirement, and there was like this lyric handbook where you could only talk about industrial-strength self-inposed angst, which you sang while you looked at the ground. That's not what we wanted to do."

"I see rock music as the best example of modern day storytelling that exists in our society. Song are narratives that help the listeners cope with the reality of life that can't be easily spoken about in everyday conversation. It is a hugely powerful process of helping people find themselves through music, defining their own identity and expressing their rebellion in a society that lacks real ideas or emotions."

"I see music and drama and writing and poetry as all being connected to the same idea, which is storytelling. Music has always been the thing that compelled me the most. There's something about a four-minute song that creates this complete world you can step into."

"The music's about reconciling yourself to things you've lost, things you've blown."

"On some of the lyrics on the album... "They can be raunchy and graphic, but they're not sensationalistic. The album is about things we've lost and things we could never get. Maybe it's my character flaw that I'm always pulled between those two points."

"When we play 'Good for You' we're fu<k!ng playing 'Good for You' for real. We don't cover our songs. I'd like to be less self-conscious."

"Basically touring for a year is like being on a sit and spin and we become a little bit dizzy, a little bit drunk on that. Yes, I suppose so, but we're still all about playing music and reaching people through music. I think it's something we feel blessed to be able to do.We're very greatful for it and we wanna keep it growing." [from vh1 hard rock live]

[On the album's 14 songs]"I really like them all. These songs are our little babies."

"The great thing about playing live is that I have no fear at all, that's a great feeling."

"It's been a lot of stress for me and I'm not handling it very well, Producing is a big responsibility. Time is marching upon me. This morning I woke up at 4:30. It's wearing me down. I'm looking forward to going on tour. That'll be like a vacation. The tour manager will tell me where I need to be and I show up there, that's that."

"Jumper" is really about understanding. Everyone carries demons around, they carry some sort of scar around. The message of 'Jumper' is that there comes a time when you have to put the past away." Stephan talking about "Jumper" in concert: "This is probably the most depressing song we know how to play, but it makes us feel good to play it."

"It's kind of delicious pain. Things that hurt us that we do to ourselves."

"It's not just a song about some guy offing himself...

"It sounds bright and shiny for a reason. That's the way crystal meth feels. It's a sunny-disposition drug. It's supposed to sound attractive because the song is about the allure of a decadent lifestyle. But it's also a cautionary tale. There are real consequences to the choices we make. Doing crystal meth will lift you up until you break."

"On the road, I don't drink, I don't smoke, I don't eat dairy. I lead a healthy life. And here I have the drug song of the season.""I think music should hit you in the gut. As 'Semi-Charmed Life' certainly does."This song came as a big suprise to us -- we've said this before -- we didn't think it was gonna get played on the radio at all. 'Cause it's a dirt[y] little song about having sex! And taking drugs! I guess it just goes to show that you're all a bunch of dirty little perverts."

"I don't advocate drug use. I don't advocate anything. People should think for themselves, but they should definitely think."

"People ask me 'Well what do you want Stephan?' and I tell them 'I have no f.cking idea."

"I don't think you need to know what you want either, you know why? Because you are young, you are strong, and you are horny and NO ONE can stop you!"

Stephan was standing with Brad on VH1 Music News talking about the Woodstock Festival where they played Aug. 16th. Stephan says " Woodstock, it's over, it's gone, look, here's Woodstock, see there are hippies driving a Range Rover and they've got the top up so the air conditioning is on, so the patchouli stays dry."

Stephan responded to Brad: "It's having a party, Brad. It's like having no hassles from the man, you know. Cause that's what we want. We wanna have a good time. We wanna do what we wanna do without any hassles from the man."

Stephan was reading an interview of him in 'Georgia Straight', and he didn't remember saying anything in the text. He said "Hey... I remember this guy... he called me up at like 2 A.M. and started interviewing me. I fell asleep on him so he just made it up... some people will do ANYTHING for a story." Stephan kind of frowned and threw the paper on the table. The interview said stuff like "Semi-Charmed Life is about being down in the slumps with no job and proper future and stuff like that..." CRAP!

"I'm very proud of the songs that were on the radio, but I think that what Third Eye Blind is about to its core audience wasn't really represented to the public at large." Fans are important to Stephan and he is impressed by the creativity of the active Web culture that surrounds Third Eye Blind. The Web allows a closeness that's not filtered between me and the media. It's much more direct. I appreciate that, and I really respect that."

"We want people to step out of the confines of their minds and be with us in the world we create."
"The most significant thing is the personal connection we have with the audience when were on stage, I really look into the eyes of the audience."

"Our fans are amazing." ...... "We have a confirmed faith that third eye blind fans are the most kick ass people on earth. Walk like kings. All of you."

"You people are my folks, I belong with my folks."

ARION SALAZAR -     (Previously playyed with Risk, Lovely Lads, Curveball, Acme Pimps Inc., Fungo Mungo.)

"You should really try to apply yourself to whatever you are doing. You kind of have to follow your dream, follow your heart, and definitely don't let anyone get you down or stifle your dream."

"Music's like the only thing I really, really believe in and so I've always been totally focused and just kind of sure that I was gonna, you know, that something was going to happen with it. And it has."

"For me, the audience is important in keeping it fresh because we're out there playing the same songs, night after night."

"I don't get depressed very often. I work really hard at being happy. Listening to and playing music is a major force in keeping me happy every day."

"I'm always down to play for the song and that's my number one priority, but right there along with that I want to do something interesting; something beautiful, and something that makes a statement."

"I think the album takes you to a place you might be wary of entering, but are curious about."

"There's a downside to putting out a song like 'Semi-Charmed Life,' which has this pop sheen on the outside, and then that's your first impression. A lot of people wrote us off as a disposable pop band."

BRAD HEADGREAVES -  (Previously played with Vijay Lyer on Memorophilia, Architexturs, and with Liberty Ellman on Orthodoxy)

"There are a lot of layers to grab hold of in Third Eye Blind music." He acknowledges that there is a certain pressure on the band to live up to the quality of their debut album and to meet the high expectations of their fans. "We have a lot to live up to, but it's out of our hands now. We've done our part to make a good record, and I'm proud of it. I feel this record really represents the four members of Third Eye Blind ."

"Kevin writes amazingly hooky guitar parts that are not rock clichés."

"When we do TV shows they beep out some of the words. They often ask us to change them, but we just say no. It's their show if they want to beep out some of the content, that's fine. But we're not gonna change the lyrics to fit some kind of TV format."

Brad responded to the question about what they do in their spare time by saying that everyone thinks it is playing concerts and partying all night "But there's lots of stuff in between that we have to do everday. It's a tremendous amount of work."

"Stephan lives and breathes Third Eye Blind down to the most minute detail."

[on attention he gets from fans] "It's very flattering. They have a real interest in you, and that's beautiful."

"When I used to go see a show as a kid, it was like that sense of magic.. like this is amazing... what was going on here is amazing and I've waited all year to see this band and I love this band and I'm just like totally enthralled with what's going on. So when we come onstage now, there's people that haven't seen us and they're coming to the show for the first time and like I can see the look in their eyes like ya'know... and like I'm providing that feeling for them... I can't believe it.. It's a total ego trip."

"We listen to a lot of R&B, and we've been influenced by hip-hop I'd say a lot."

"A song like 'Losing a Whole Year' was written during my first rehearsal with Third Eye Blind. Those lyrics could have been about a relationship I had when I was 19. It fit perfectly, right down to the Prozac."

KEVIN CADOGAN -   (Previously played in Cult oof Bigness, Tone Deaf, Winter Effect, and some various rave stuff. Kevin was replaced by Tony during the start of the 2nd tour, you should see him doing solo stuff or playing with a new  band soon.)

"I just wanted to play the most prominent sounding instrument in rock music and I figured that was the guitar. It's a way for me to become someone else on stage. It's like my second voice, you know."

"The big distortion sounds that are key in my playing I try to keep secondary to the music, I think the songs should be able to translate over in their barest form."

"When he tried to teach me solos, I had to quit." [admits with a laugh about lessons with Joe Satriani]

[about his 80's playing] "A lot of my playing at that time had the little triplets stuff, the rhythm thing with the delay - I liked to do volume swells and create those lush sort of sounds. That was a big part of my playing, but I was a real rhythm player. It was more groove-oriented playing. Even though the effects add to the music, I want them to remain secondary. I don't want to completely rely on them, or have effect-oriented guitar sounds."

"Be careful with the people, they're fragile." ~July 25th, Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center

[on the open tuning he uses] "It's kind of a pain in the ass live because I have, like, five different tunings and I have to switch guitars. So, I have guys throwing guitars at me all the time."

"It's like solving a puzzle - It's fun to turn things upside down and to challenge yourself. Just take the bloody tuners and turn 'em and twist 'em and see what you come up with. When things aren't happening and you're not creating anything, that's one way to shake it up and try something different. Maybe something will come out of it."

"In my early 20's, I just felt like I was on my deathbed...I went through practically every anti-depressant there was on the market. I know what it feels like to wake up and want to go right back to bed. So anyone who's feeling that way now, I'm down with you. You've got to have faith that it will end, you know."

"The songs are about whatever moods we're in. When I'm playing guitar, I'm expressing the mood I'm in-- whether it's anxiety, depression, or joy. It's kind of a release for me."

"I get sick of hearing the same chords. I do a lot of alternate tuning. On a song like 'Narcolepsy' I use open tuning."

"Stephan and I always like to suprise each other. We work fast. I've been in a lot of bands, and believe me it's rare when you have a chemistry in a group where you can just feed off each other and the song forms out of that."

"I get things stuck in my head, and it's hard for me to get them out... Music comes in but it don't come out."

"Touring is not a merry go round, let me just tell you that. It's not a merry go round, It's a sit and spin."

"This is my favorite thing to do in the whole world and I recommend it highly. You should do this right now...CAN I GRADUATE?" [on vh1 hard rock live]

"If I wasn't in Third Eye Blind, I'd be wandering around Golden Gate Park muttering profanities, so thanks." - Acceptance speech for 'Best Song Writer' at the Bammies.

"I'm doomed to be Ebert." [He was thrilled with the award.] "It means a lot." -After the Bammies, when Stephan was done talking. From the San Francisco Examiner.

TONY FREDIANELLI -     (Played some on 3eb's first album, before replacing Kevin on the 2nd tour)

Fredianelli, up until now sitting quietly, finally lets loose with some chuckles. "I don't think I'm bringing any dark energy, I think I'm only bringing light." Later, after Jenkins' departure, the mutual admiration is evident. "Stephan is amazing. People think he's got this energy now because he's become a rock star, but he was always like this, even when he had nothing. He's always had that flair. And people underestimate it."

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