Quotes by Jeff Schmutz

“That was probably a conscious effort. But were not really trying to sell out; its not an effort to go mainstream. Its a natural evolution.”

“I think today record companies are looking for a single, rather than heres an album we made that tries to have some flow to it, tries to weave common threads and themes to it.”

“The very bottom line of it is its a blast to pay with the guys, and its extremely rewarding when you create something from scratch and people like it. For an artist, thats ridiculously flattering, and were very thankful to be doing what we love.”

“I went into record some demo songs and Paul [Fitzsimmons] let me borrow one of his electric guitars, so maybe thats where I started to write a little more on the electric.”

“Having a really solid drummer behind us gave us all a charge. Dave is just this gem in Pittsburgh, this national caliber drummer. We were very fortunate to have him. Its like playing a pickup basketball game with an NBA guy, it just forces you all to play better.”