You guys also recorded with Brian McTernan again, so can you tell us a bit about what he brings to the recording process for you guys? Yeah we did. He's a great friend and has been the glue that has held this band together for some many years. He has saved our ass on multiple ocassions and really pushed us to be a better band.
What does putting out a greatest hits record mean to you, does it sort of feel like your closing a chapter and starting a new beginning, or does it maybe mean something else to you? Actually I haven't thought about it like that but it sort of is. This sort of closes the chapter on what the band has been for ten years. The people who were a part of it are mostly all gone and their experiences and influence on the band are no longer there. That part of the journey is over and the years ahead are going to be as exciting as it was when I was 18.
How would you say you approach a record now as a writer compared to when you did something like 'Life Is Not a Waiting Room'? I am much more open and understand that simplicity takes just as much technique as complicated prose. My job is to say some complex in the easiest way possible. I used to want to bite of more than I could chew and now I feel I can be more direct and it gives me that satisfaction.
With ten years now completed as Senses Fail, how do you guys go about keeping it fresh/new in the studio? Well we are going to be working with a different producer on the new record and we are going to be going in a different direction.
How do you feel the alternative music scene has changed since you started out? I love it. I think music is better today than it was ten years ago. It sounds better, it is more complete and I feel the bands right now have really started something cool, a new scene if you will. To not be accepting of current musical trends is what can hold you back as you get older.
Also, with ten years now achieved, where would you like to see your band ten years from now? Doing the same thing and being just as excited about it.