Brett Scallions:  We’ve always based ourselves on energy and aggression, and trying to be as powerful, and as aggressive as we can, with what we do, and you know, the sun consisting of such a huge power source of energy, seemed to fit with what we’re doing…

Carl Bell:  That’s really deep!

Brett:  Yeah, thanks man…

Vox: Where are you guys from?

Carl:  Jeff [Abercrombie] and I grew up in a little town in Tennessee. We met Bret in ’92, and he joined the band in ’93, and we immediately started recording, cause Bret was the missing link, and then…

Brett:  You’re missing something…

Carl:  Well, Tennessee, man there wasn’t anything going on in Tennessee.  So, we went to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania…big whoopee…and put out a CD in 96, independent release, and then kind of split up and started a record company ourselves.  Brett was doing radio, Jeff was doing merchandising, our drummer was taking it to retail, and I was recording, writing a lot of stuff.  The record companies got wind of it.  We were getting a lot of airplay in the Harrisburg area. And, wow!  Ouala!  Overnight success just like that…

Vox: Where do you get inspiration for your music?

Carl:  The other day, a kid on the internet said drugs was the inspiration and we all said "Yeah, that’s exactly where it comes from."  So, you know, songs are songs.  The songs have different meaning. All the songs have deep personal feeling to me, on a serious note.

Vox: Where do you get the best crowds for your shows?

Carl:  On this leg of the tour, we’ve been out for like three weeks now, pretty much every show has been selling out.  From the northeast area to Florida, and even through Texas, Arizona and stuff – we have been selling out. It’s just been crazy.  I can’t really pinpoint one certain place and say, "that’s our place, that’s our place."

Vox: What’s the scene like in Harrisburg?

Carl:  Well…

Jeff Abercrombie:   It’s not all that bad.  There are a lot of bands there that are working…that actually make some money…almost live from just doing [playing] that.  But it’s not all that bad.  Some bands are actually getting signed from that area now.  It was a good move for us.  It’s nice and centralized and the cost of living was pretty cheap.

Vox: What do you think about Los Angeles?

Carl:  Can we speak the truth?  Is this for LA?  LA is a little weird for us.  A lot of music that is popular here is a lot of novelty stuff and it’s not a whole lot of rock stuff.   I think a lot of stuff is campy and kind of different and that’s what is getting played out here.  It’s a little different than the rest of the nation, but I guess that’s what they like.  And, there you have it.

Vox: Where is alternative music heading?

Kevin Miller:  Pretty much in the toilet!

Brett:  Alternative these days is such a fluffy piece of crap.  Just…uh, alternative sucks right now!  It really does.  You know, I’m going to have to say it but, "Pretty Fly for a White Guy" [by The Offspring], that is the worst song ever written.  That song sucks so bad.  It’s pathetic.  I can’t stand listening to it.  The song sucks.  I’m sorry to say it.

Carl:  It’s like all the music now, they’re pulling from the old rock, the old stuff, and I don’t know, it’s cool but I like when you start from a clean slate and give me something new.  I mean even rock now is starting to do the old Puff Daddy thing and draw from something that was done.  I mean Jesus guys, go listen to an oldies station.   You have it first hand there…