MTV: Well, it sounds like you guys are excited about the new material. What's the vibe like in the studio as you're recording it?
Tre: F***in' heavy emotions, man. It's really happy, really tense sometimes. When we're here and we're partying, we're partying good, we're partying hard. When we're working, we're working hard. Ideas have just been flowing around this place, like, just f***ing bouncing everywhere. We've kind of lost our minds a little bit, actually... in a good way. It's, like, a blessing to lose our minds in such a way. We're in creative mode for such a long time now. It's like we can't stop. We did some photos, and we just went f***ing berserk, man. Everything we do, we do the extreme amount. [RealAudio]
MTV: You guys are heading out on the Warped Tour this summer. What's the appeal of doing that tour at this point? You could probably be headlining your own thing, so why do this?
Tre: Well, we've got to stake our claim a little bit, to remind everybody who's the best. We haven't played live for a while, and I think people are forgetting. There's a lot of imitators out there, so we've got to remind people.
MTV: I doubt they forgot.
Tre: They remember, but if they can't get Pepsi, they're going to get RC, you know. They can't get the real, they're going to get the substitute.
MTV: What else are you looking forward to about the tour?
Tre: I'm going to learn how to skate the ramps. I'm going to learn how to drop in this tour. Well, first I'll have to learn how to skate at all. Mike and Billie know how to do that sh**, and Timmy Chunks. Timmy Chunks has been with us for a long time... since July 4, 1994. He's our guitar tech, and he plays guitar with us sometimes, and he skates good. But I don't skate.
MTV: Well, you'll have plenty of time to learn.
Tre: Yeah, I'm going to learn. I'm going to learn to skate really good, and if I can't, I'm going to get hurt doing it.
