Branden: I don't think we could have written the first album again because we're all such different people now. Before, we were just writing alone in our house and we were hungry and we were trying to work jobs and we couldn't afford drum sticks and strings. Those things were easier to come by this time, but we had new challenges and new pressures weighing upon us.
Jeph: We all knew that the final product we created together last time was totally sick. And we were confident this time that none of us would stop until we were all happy with the results. We all got what we wanted and I think we impressed each other even though we'd butt heads. Everyone was really pushing themselves and trying new things.
Bert: I've learned a lot about living in the moment, because that's what you have on tour. Everyone has moments they remember and cherish, and those moments make like worth living. I've been thinking so much about death and love these past few months, and I'm just beginning to realize that it all just exists right now in this moment. This is all we have right now.
Bert: A lot of s*** will continue to happen. There will always be trials and tribulations. But I have to realize that every mistake I make is part of me. And the only way a mistake is going to remain a mistake is if I don't learn something from it. I try to turn the experience into a positive thing.
Bert: Night time is just so much more dangerous and aggressive and mysterious.
Their debut album has sold over a million copies.
Jeph: In our minds, it wasn't an option to fail. We didn't have anything to fall back on.
Quinn: That was my way of rebelling... Believing in something real and powerful like music. God is just a concept, but music is tangible.
Branden: There was pretty much some drama going on during the whole making of the new album. There's no such thing as a perfect working environment, and I think the music is better because it didn't come easy.
The Used are based in Orem, Utah.
The band has appeared on several PETA promotional DVDs.
Bert was a gymnast before he realised that singing was what he wanted to do for the rest of his life.
Since the release of their debut album, the band has played over 600 shows.
The Used have toured with Andrew WK.
The Used performed in the 2003 Warped Tour.
Branden is the oldest member of The Used, born in 1978. Jeph was born in 1979 and Bert and Quinn were both born in 1982.
The Used lived on the streets and begged for change before they were given a contract with Reprise Records.
Bert was a drug user in the past, and claims his bandmates now keep him away from drugs.
Bert McCracken screams so much on stage he has been known to vomit because of it.
John Feldman is a vegan and PETA activist.
John Feldman, who produced the band’s first two albums, is a member of the rock band Goldfinger.
Bert’s birthday is February 25th.
Bert was once addicted to drugs.
The band formed in Utah.
Mark Blewett and Alan Hessler were both assistant engineers on “In Love And Death”, the band’s second album.
The Used have toured with GlassJaw.
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