ɪn ɐ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd wˈʌn ˈɪntɚvjˌuː, ɡɪtˈɑːɹɹɪst slˈæʃ kˈiːboːɹdˌɪst bɹˈaɪən mˈɪlnɚ stˈeɪɾᵻd, "pˈɑːɹt ʌv ðæt hˈoʊl stˈoːɹi ɐbˌaʊt ˌʌs bˌiːɪŋ ᵻlˈuːsɪv ɪnðə bɪɡˈɪnɪŋ wʌz bɪkˈʌz wˈʌns wiː ɡɑːt ˌaʊɚ dˈiːl ænd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd wˈɜːkɪŋ ˌɔn ˌaʊɚɹ ˈælbəm, wiː ɹˈiəli dˈɪdnt plˈeɪ lˈaɪv fɚɹə lˈɔŋ tˈaɪm.
In a 2001 interview, guitarist/keyboardist Brian Milner stated, "Part of that whole story about us being elusive in the beginning was because once we got our deal and started working on our album, we really didn’t play (live) for a long time.