We will always play those songs, but we will never be that band again. Time to create a new sound, time to create the next Gaslight Anthem. Which is where I find myself now, proud of what we’ve done, and where we’ve come from, but it’s time to find the next thing. We have to find our path, because that’s the only honest thing we can do. We’re on a different course, because we aren’t them and can’t be them. It’s truly amazing to watch them at their craft. They play long sets over two hours sometimes. You should go see them, they put on great shows. If you’d like to hear their songs they are readily available and the former two tour quite often. My name isn’t Bruce, It’s not Eddie, or Joe, or Paul either.

We’re not the band you think we may be akin to. However, I feel it necessary to address that we are The Gaslight Anthem. I’ve met some of them, they come to our shows and have purchased our records because they’ve found something that speaks to them somewhere in the things we have created. There are people who have found something in my band’s songs that speak to them as well. It allows me to say words and choose notes that speak to my own soul.

I have found from a young age that music is the avenue which relieves me. I play music because something stirs inside of my heart and it needs to be expelled. It was a beautiful venue at Pier 26 and we played with one of my favorite bands the Hold Steady. But tonight, after the show, I found myself with some things I feel I need to say that have been a long time coming… Tonight we played the third show of a three night stand in NYC.

Gaslight anthem