Incubus have sold more than 23 million records over their nearly three-decade career.
In honor of their breakthrough album turning 20 this month, Incubus is gearing up to hit the road.
All of us rushed to our cars and it was really exciting.
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I had a suspicion that that was the only time wed ever get played on the radio.
As it started getting heavier rotation, it was pleasantly surprising.
That art form is better left to people who it is spoken through more authentically.
Incubus in London (2000).Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images
All of the animation in the video for Drive was made by Boyd and drummer Jose Pasillas.
But the experience of making the clip was hectic.
We blew through the budget on flights and hotels and the renting of that space.
At this point, director Phil Harder had an important call to make.
He said to me: Arent you an artist?
I was like Yeah…and said our drummer Jose is an amazing artist too.
And the rest is history!
The original video treatment for Wish You Were Here was abandoned because of 9/11.
I had a moment when I wasnt angry at the person anymore and I missed her.
It referenced a weird psychedelic 1960s film calledHead.
It was directed by Jack Nicholson of all people and starred the Monkees.
Then mermaids save us and its super beautiful, he says.
Despite the negative message of the politically charged Megalomaniac, Boyd considers himself an optimist.
When people are paying attention closely to the lyrics, thats when they catch on to those things.
Yet the singer still manages to cling to optimism, even in todays political climate.
When writing Megalomaniac, I truly thought we had scraped the bottom of the barrel.
I do my best to remain hopeful and I do think that we will see a better day.
To me, its an endlessly fascinating topic because of its infinite complexity and its infinite simplicity.
His prolific wailing on the emotional track drives home his hurt.
It hurts sometimes but sometimes the hurt leads to revelation.
Dig is also a love song, but one that celebrates friendship instead of romance.
Dig is an interesting track.
