your question:

11/07/2022 JC

You guys have gone out of your way to denounce nu metal and you've all made your opinions on bands like Korn, Limp Bizkit and Slipknot etc very clear over the years. To come full circle where you're now playing shows with Slipknot and doing Sick World which is a nu metal bonanza w the same bands you have reviled for years. What's the thought process there? Were you out voted? Money talks? Have you guys mellowed and now have mutual admiration for other bands that are considered peers in the sense that they are around the same age as you. Can we be expecting a peace offering and tour w the Chili Peppers in the future? Just curious as to how you feel about playing shows with bands you've made no secret of your disdain for. 1 month til those Slipknot shows. Fingers crossed they don't come across any old interviews w Patton where he disembodied them

my answer:

Firstly, to say that we are “playing shows with” these bands is a stretch. If we get offered to do a massive festival for a bunch of money, we’re not gonna turn it down. We’re not stupid. You actually think that all the bands that play on a festival together all have mutual respect for each other? There’s a big difference between us taking bands we like on tour with us and hopping on a festival bill. Those festivals are about supplying as much content to the audience as their tickets and sponsorships will allow. Also, as a musician I can say those festivals are a clusterfuck. We usually try to get in and out as quickly as possible, and only hang briefly with the few bands that we may know or like. I may have mellowed in many ways in my old age, but I still think a lot of bands suck and I’m still not a fan of NüMetal. We won’t be touring with the Jalepeño Poppers. They wouldn’t dare being slaughtered night after night.
I couldn’t care less what any of those bands read either. No back peddling here.