It's generally an upbeat album. Sonically, it's uptempo and danceable. I like that people consider us positive, but I want people to realize that we're delving into sometimes painful, sometimes darker issues, but that we find a way to find a solution to it. Nick Hexum
Motivational, Inspirational, Funny Quotes
![We've got the slowest 311 song ever, called 'Solar Flare,' which is a scathing political rap that [vocalist] S.A. [Martinez] puts over a really slow, heavy thing, ... And then there's also a really fast one called 'It's Getting OK Now,' which is [guitarist] Tim Mahoney channeling Dimebag Darrell [Abbott of Pantera]. - Nick Hexum Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2UndmUgZ290IHRoZSBzbG93ZXN0IDMxMSBzb25nIGV2ZXIsIGNhbGxlZCAnU29sYXIgRmxhcmUsJyB3aGljaCBpcyBhIHNjYXRoaW5nIHBvbGl0aWNhbCByYXAgdGhhdCBbdm9jYWxpc3RdIFMuQS4gW01hcnRpbmV6XSBwdXRzIG92ZXIgYSByZWFsbHkgc2xvdywgaGVhdnkgdGhpbmcsIC4uLiBBbmQgdGhlbiB0aGVyZSdzIGFsc28gYSByZWFsbHkgZmFzdCBvbmUgY2FsbGVkICdJdCdzIEdldHRpbmcgT0sgTm93LCcgd2hpY2ggaXMgW2d1aXRhcmlzdF0gVGltIE1haG9uZXkgY2hhbm5lbGluZyBEaW1lYmFnIERhcnJlbGwgW0FiYm90dCBvZiBQYW50ZXJhXS4g&author=ICBOaWNrIEhleHVtICAgIA==&num=12 "We've got the slowest 311 song ever, called 'Solar Flare,' which is a scathing political rap that [vocalist] S.A. [Martinez] puts over a really slow, heavy thing, ... And then there's also a really fast one called 'It's Getting OK Now,' which is [guitarist] Tim Mahoney channeling Dimebag Darrell [Abbott of Pantera]. - Nick Hexum Quotes")
![We found out recently that the past 311 Day [festival] had over 60 percent people from out of state coming there, so obviously it's a destination people like to go to, ... And why not go to New Orleans? - Nick Hexum Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=V2UgZm91bmQgb3V0IHJlY2VudGx5IHRoYXQgdGhlIHBhc3QgMzExIERheSBbZmVzdGl2YWxdIGhhZCBvdmVyIDYwIHBlcmNlbnQgcGVvcGxlIGZyb20gb3V0IG9mIHN0YXRlIGNvbWluZyB0aGVyZSwgc28gb2J2aW91c2x5IGl0J3MgYSBkZXN0aW5hdGlvbiBwZW9wbGUgbGlrZSB0byBnbyB0bywgLi4uIEFuZCB3aHkgbm90IGdvIHRvIE5ldyBPcmxlYW5zPyA=&author=ICBOaWNrIEhleHVtICAgIA==&num=7 "We found out recently that the past 311 Day [festival] had over 60 percent people from out of state coming there, so obviously it's a destination people like to go to, ... And why not go to New Orleans? - Nick Hexum Quotes")
![[Also,] I'm doing a lot of good stage dives, ... I've been getting a lot of good air, landing halfway into the crowd and getting passed around. But I've got to take off my necklace because I got choked one night by someone grabbing my necklace from behind. That was kind of irritating. But the audience gets so loud and there's so much energy when I do that, so it's a good way to end the show. - Nick Hexum Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBOaWNrIEhleHVtICAgIA==&num=13 "[Also,] I'm doing a lot of good stage dives, ... I've been getting a lot of good air, landing halfway into the crowd and getting passed around. But I've got to take off my necklace because I got choked one night by someone grabbing my necklace from behind. That was kind of irritating. But the audience gets so loud and there's so much energy when I do that, so it's a good way to end the show. - Nick Hexum Quotes")