-You've become semi-regulars at Download, with this being your fourth appearance. Was that a surprise?
It was. Our first show here, we were so drunk we could hardly stand up. It was terrible, but I think we've become comic relief here somewhat. I think it's awesome.

That first show we thought they were gonna hate us from now on. We read the press from it, and they were like "They were fucking hilarious! They were hammered! Chris mooned the crowd!" Awesome, okay, we'll do it again!

-Some sceptics label Bowling For Soup as a joke band. Does that get frustrating?
Well...we're funny, we're comedic. As far as a joke band...I don't think we're a joke, but we like jokes! It's part of who we are, I guess.

-11 years together is a long time for any band, so are you still enjoying it and still close friends?
Absolutely, we're still best buddies. We're yet to kill each other.

-Are you having to slow down on the road?
We have in the States, definitely. We slowed down because the radio in the States hasn't been there. We tour sporadically in the US now, but over here we still come back as regularly as we can.

-With the songwriting process for the band, there seems to be a lot of collaborations with other writers. What is the whole process, is there a reason behind it?
Over the years, Jaret's met a lot of people touring and song-writing. It gives it a lot more variety.

We usually have about 30 songs or so for an album. You get to weed them out, and it's a lot easier when it comes to picking songs for the record.

-Is there a different mentality going into a show of this size, compared to your own headline shows?
Not really. We still go up there and do our show.

-What can fans expect from Bowling For Soup for the rest of 2011?
Well, we'll be back in the UK in October with Suburban Legends and Orange. Hopefully do some more stuff.

We're trying to get into the studio to do some more Christmas songs, because that's always fun.

Still gonna play shows. We've got some stuff for the US Military coming up, which is always fun. We get to go exotic places.

-Where's the best place you've been able to go?
In July we're going to Guam, we're looking forward to that. We've been to Sicily and Naples. We've done a lot of US Military stuff which is always a lot of fun, because they just wanna get drunk and have a good time. We're for that!

-Are there any plans for a follow-up for Fishin' For Woos, or is it more of a cycle of album, touring, album?
We just wait until the cycle runs its course and then worry about it. It's not worth it to sit there and worry about when you're going to do your next album.

Let the cycle run its course, then do another one. That's the way we've always done it.

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