nada personal

"Once the record is finally out, I hope to be talking less about it and more about the shows," says Gerard, enthusiastically. "It's no longer about what I can say onstage. It's about getting fired up. We've been a band long enough that we can fire up the engines -- that's what I want. The shows should blow you back like you're trapped in a wind tunnel. This band will always sacrifice something -- mental or physical health -- and it will always be that way. Ten years from now, it will still be that way."

He gets up from the couch and pauses like he's been hit with an afterthought. "We'll probably get tired a lot faster, though!"