I Am Once Again thinking about how Patrick got so into the bunny puppet bit in that interview likely specifically because Pete said that thing about questions that make him nervous. the bunny was to answer the questions that made him nervous or whatever. and then Patrick started petting and talking to the bunny so gently. comforting. because really he was talking to Pete. man committed HARD to the bit, because his friend was nervous.
“the idea of that, of being adjacent to what's happening right now but not going and trying to like rehash something really informed this record.”
lessons from Green Day (both while on Hella Mega and in the early days), the idea of adjacency and inspiration vs “hello fellow kids” (ft patrick), and the important of authenticity in music.