▁tell ▁you ▁this ▁not ▁to ▁give ▁you ▁false ▁hope ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁into ▁our ▁band , ▁but ▁to ▁let ▁you ▁know ▁that ▁if ▁you ▁are ▁reading ▁this ▁then ▁we ▁care ▁about ▁you ▁and ▁we ▁care ▁that ▁you ▁care ▁if ▁we ▁make ▁music ▁again . ▁Whether ▁it ▁happens ▁or ▁not , ▁please ▁know ▁that ▁while ▁we ▁were ▁a ▁full - time ▁band , ▁you ▁guys ▁handed ▁us ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁our ▁lives ▁on ▁a ▁silver ▁pl atter . ▁Yeah , ▁we ▁rough ed ▁it ▁hard ▁in ▁a ▁van ▁driving ▁through ▁the ▁night ▁and ▁playing ▁sm o key ▁bars ▁and ▁sleep ing ▁on ▁flo ors ▁for ▁a ▁de cade ▁y ada ▁y ada ▁y ada , ▁but ▁we ▁really ▁had ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁our ▁lives . ▁And ▁the ▁ON LY ▁reason ▁we ▁could ▁stay ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁is ▁because ▁you ▁c ared ▁about ▁our ▁music ▁and ▁spent ▁your ▁hard ▁earned ▁money ▁on ▁show ▁tick ets ▁and ▁mer ch and ise ▁and ▁records . ▁That ▁will ▁never ▁be ▁un app reci ated . ▁More ▁important ly , ▁you ▁showed ▁up ▁and ▁connected ▁with ▁us , ▁and ▁gave ▁us ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁have ▁a ▁real ▁connection ▁with ▁you , ▁as ▁we ▁all ▁connected ▁with ▁the ▁bigger ▁picture . ▁We ▁were ▁definitely ▁a ▁live ▁band . ▁If ▁you ▁never ▁got ▁to ▁see ▁it , ▁I ▁don ' t ▁know ▁whether ▁you ▁are ▁luck y ▁or ▁I ▁should ▁feel ▁sorry ▁for ▁you ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁always ▁mess y . ▁A ▁loud ▁mess y ▁cha otic ▁rock ▁n ▁roll ▁h