Quotes from Tony Kanal

We've always found a muse for a record - something that's a unifying inspiration for the four of us.

If the audience is bringing it, it always goes up 10 notches.

One of the reasons this record took so long to come out is that we withstood a lot of pressures and we were unwilling to compromise on a lot of things. 'Tragic Kingdom' is a battleground. It was the outcome of three years of struggle.

There's something to be said for perseverance. We've been sticking it out a long time.

If your fans are comfortable, then people are going to be stoked to be there.

I never had a cool older brother or sister to turn me on to cool music.

Sometimes in my mind I still think I'm 16 onstage and my body tells me that I'm not 16 anymore.

Using the computer to record was a cool way to keep all the original ideas intact.

I never had a cool older brother or sister to turn me on to cool music. I had to discover it for myself.

We're a vegan family, and my kids were brought up vegan, with a respect for all species, and we don't, as humans, have the right to exploit those species.

We've had those experiences as a band and you fast forward to just the crazy rock 'n' roll nights, where you'd try to outlast each other and see who could drink the most. Fast forward to now and it really is amazing and nice how family-friendly Vegas has become.

I think Gwen, in her lyrics, always touches on personal subject matter.

What it boils down to is the vibe of the audience. If they're having a good time, we're having a good time. We feed off them.

When we started, we were in a van and looking for change under the seats so we could buy food. We went from that to having a hit and getting to do things like make music videos with million-dollar budgets.

We love Eighties music.

There's no way to escape who we are.

This may be our 15 minutes of fame, so we're going to enjoy it while it lasts.

We kind of expected it - the lead singer always gets a lot of attention and a female always gets a lot of attention - but we didn't expect it to be as intense as it was.