Is that the way Rage has worked in the past, fitting music to lyrics?
No. Never before. This was backwards. Normally we would do the music first and then put the lyrics on afterwards, so it was just kinda crazy. Any intention of these songs becoming part of your live set? It’s hard to say. For now, we have other things going on beside shows. Does the future feel a little uncertain with Zack leaving? Sure. Ten years of doing anything is a lot and it’s all about making changes and adapting and empowering yourself and trying to figure out a way to make life more exciting. That’s the way I see it, at least — and I’m all for it. So you’re not panicking about going on without him? I’m challenged by things. Here’s a challenge, and it’s exciting. It’s a pretty big challenge though… Yeah, but at the end of the day I feel pretty confident. I mean, I know what happens when I’m playing in a show and I know if I were to stop playing bass what would happen to people. You can’t imagine how that feels to be moving a lot of people with my finger tips — it’s a subtle
