It was a real easy decision and not a big undertaking at all. We knew those arrangements, and those ideas would get kind of lost if we didn't record them.

It wasn't purposeful, but it is the way we're feeling right now. Back to basics, circling the wagon to come home again. It wasn't purposeful, but it is the vibe over here.

There was definitely a time I wasn't 100 percent sure that Collective Soul would be out with another record. Deep down, I felt like we were going to continue on. I felt like we still had things to offer.

We just felt like the time was right. We have a fan base, and with today's technologies in the world of music, there's a lot of ways to get yourself out there on the independent level.

When we got back together, we weren't on a label, and we didn't have a business plan, and we didn't know what we were going to do.