The suit was settled out of court in 2002.ДЇurther lineup changes followed, and Jenkins and Hargreaves are now the only remaining original band members. The first big episode came after the release of вЂњBlue,вЂќ with the firing of Cadogan, who sued for wrongful termination and back royalties. Since then, Third Eye Blind has had its ups and downs. The 1999 follow-up, вЂњBlue,вЂќ while not as popular, still moved more than 1 million copies.

Fueled by the hit singles вЂњSemi-Charmed Life,вЂќ вЂњJumperвЂќ and вЂњHowвЂ™s It Going To Be,вЂќ вЂњThird Eye BlindвЂќ went six times platinum. With bassist Arion Salazar and drummer Brad Hargreaves completing the original Third Eye Blind lineup, the band released its self-titled debut album in 1997. Jenkins began his journey into creating meaningful rock and roll in San Francisco in 1993, when he teamed up with songwriting collaborator and guitarist Kevin Cadogan. вЂњI see us moving into this really kind of dystopian world, but at the same time IвЂ™m so inspired by the energy of so many people, just really the young activists right now are the things that give me the most hope.вЂќ вЂњThis is kind of an album about passion and friction and vitality and aliveness in the space of dystopia,вЂќ Jenkins said. The lyrics for the songs on вЂњScreamerвЂќ seem like they could be timely, provocative and also quite personal вЂ“ ingredients that should enable вЂњScreamerвЂќ to meet JenkinsвЂ™ standards for Third Eye Blind music. There has to be something where you are permeable, where you are vulnerable, and thatвЂ™s what rock and roll is, the courage to put that out there.вЂќ вЂњYou have to have something in there, in the song, where you are telling a truth that was uncovered. One is IвЂ™m trying to create this landscape that you can live inside, but that doesnвЂ™t matter without that revelatory moment,вЂќ he explained. вЂњIвЂ™ve come to learn that IвЂ™m kind of always doing two things in songs. But I also think IвЂ™m always looking for something thatвЂ™s revelatory,вЂќ he said. вЂњI just feel like everything is so safe and like so much music, it sounds like artists donвЂ™t want to have their choices impugned, or, like theyвЂ™re relying on something that works. ItвЂ™s like the whole thing was вЂkeep the edge, keep it weird,вЂ™вЂќ Jenkins said. вЂњNothingвЂ™s safe, no smoothed-out edges, nothing like that at all. On a musical level, the album figures to be more raw than other Third Eye Blind efforts вЂ“ no small statement for a band that has often rocked hard, even though its songs also have boasted considerable melody. Obviously, that meant the vast majority of the вЂњScreamerвЂќ album was in the can, and Jenkins offered some hints on what fans can expect from the new release. вЂњItвЂ™s the last 10 percent that is like the 90 percent most difficult part every single time,вЂќ Jenkins said. In fact, there was still a little work to be completed in the studio before Third Eye Blind headed out on the tour. The singer/guitarist had actually hoped the album would be ready before the tour launched on June 14, but that isnвЂ™t happening. The bands have a July 20 date at Stage AE on PittsburghвЂ™s North Shore, with Ra Ra Riot as the opener. That LP is going to be called вЂњScreamer,вЂќ and Jenkins expects it to be out sometime during his bandвЂ™s summer tour with Jimmy Eat World. вЂњSo yeah, itвЂ™s really (saying) I donвЂ™t want to be limited to LPs, but this one did turn into an LP.вЂќ вЂњIsnвЂ™t it funny, because I said IвЂ™m not going to make LPs anymore, and here I am about to put out an LP,вЂќ Jenkins said in a mid-May phone interview. Jenkins was ready for the EP to become the primary format for Third Eye Blind music вЂ“ that was, until the bandвЂ™s next helping of music began to come together. ItвЂ™s a thought thatвЂ™s occurring to plenty of music acts these days, given the way the major-label music industry emphasizes singles and how streaming encourages putting out music in small batches. A couple of years ago, Stephan Jenkins, frontman of Third Eye Blind, announced that the group would no longer make full-length albums.

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