My music is so often like a lullaby I write to myself to make sense of things I can't tie together, or things I've lost, or things I'll never have.
— Stephan Jenkins
But when our first album came out, I didn't think it was going to sell a lot of records.
That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.
I don't really believe in palm readers and crystal balls and tarot cards, but I respond to the need for them.
I like people who have a pulse and aren't afraid to show it.
I find pleasure in things that are simple.
I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.
It's important to face down your demons.
I've spent several years now with my head down.
I've always identified with the misfits.
What we value about music and literature are the moments that they create in our minds when we encounter them.
I don't think DIY is something that necessarily comes to mind when people hear Third Eye Blind, but that is completely how we've been from the beginning.
Sex is funny and love is serious.
Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.
I carry groceries home on the tank of my motorcycle.
I was not someone who participated in other people's castles.
My music is my way to rearrange the world according to my own hopes.
A lot of people say I wouldn't have a down day, but you look at the music and there's real melancholy.
But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.
So I like that sound, but I am not interested in being retro.
There's usually a rhythm and a melody in my head, and that creates an emotional state.
When you're just shagging girls, you can talk about it, but once it gets real, then you don't.
I think if it's not monumental, there's no point.
Am I a rock star? Yeah, I guess.
You make kingdoms and castles on your own.
I have my share of insecurities, hopes and fears.
It was a hard time for me to have a pure moment, to be present, to be here.
