What was the experience like playing the arena tour in Europe with the Killers?
That was actually really good. It was a nice experience to figure out how you would do it differently if you get that big. You know, how would we do our set design or how would we do our sound, stuff like that. I don’t know if it will ever happen, but it’s inspiring. There were a lot of people at those shows for them, and it was nice to see. It’s good to know what that feels like. Did you guys get a good response at those shows? Yeah, it was all right. I think their fans are a little more polite than our fans [laughs]. We weren’t really used to that, but that was okay. It seems you’ve gone more toward the blues-oriented rock ‘n’ roll over the course of Howl and Baby 81. Has that been a conscious effort? I guess it’s been something that’s become a little bit more condensed through the time in the band. On the first records there is definitely that element, but it’s more droned out, if you know what I mean as far as the blues goes. “Red Eyes and Tears” is just a blues riff in a kind of w
