<strong>BFP:</strong>  What do you want to happen with this (new album)? What do you picture when this comes out June 8? What happens then?

<strong>GP:</strong> I really, really want it to make an earth-shattering difference. I really do. I want people to pull on the brakes the way that so many people who already know who we are have and say, “Why didn’t I know about this before?” That’s the best compliment you can get. And rock ‘n’ roll is so sorely missing that piece, so sorely missing the shock value and the surprise that it used to have. Everything is expected, you know, every little innuendo of a rock ‘n’ roll band has been so perfectly plotted out at this point that there’s no ability to shock any more unless it’s the music that’s doing the talking. And that’s what this record needs to do, for me, anyways. If I was a fan and I heard an album like this that I hadn’t written, I would be (expletive) jealous (laughs).

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