A Quote by Steve Jobs
I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.
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When we go out there, we have fun, but we get to work, and I think we're at our best when we're having fun. Having fun is key.
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I always thought I'd look corny in the type of rap video in the club with girls and all that type of stuff. I just didn't think I could really pull that off. We always think it's more fun and better just to go outside the box and to use our videos to show cool concepts.
I think I'm just trying to show a more mature side of the band and I think we've really come into the sound of our band. With every album we've grown, but I think this is just a really good picture of where we are right now and how we feel our music represents us. Under the thumb of other record companies we haven't had as much creative control and I think with this record we really did our own thing.
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