XEB - Post-Tour Interview (2017)

Ex-original members of Third Eye Blind, Kevin Cadogan, Tony Fredianelli, and Arion Salazar answer questions from the X-Siders Street Team about their recently concluded 2017 tour and what the future has in store for XEB in this exclusive X-Siders interview.
Interview by Melissa Pruitt
Graphics and Editing by Eric Binder and Stephen Coia
Interview questions compiled by Ted Bodensteiner, Melissa Pruitt, Stephen Coia, Eric Binder and other fans.

[@norrismantooth3]

THANK GOD for XEB.

[@shredguitar7680]

Tony, I’ve never seen him talk about his shredder days back in the late 80’s, with the band Apocrypha on the Shrapnel record label. He could tear it up, but I don’t know how many fans know his deeper musical roots

[@risenfromyoutubesashesagai6302]

Love you guys!! Lets go!! Rock this new album please!! Make the comeback!! Loved meeting Arion and Tony at the Marietta show! Wish you'd come hang out too, Kevin... it'd meant a lot. But rock on!! Hey Arion, bring that thunder, Zeus!!

[@woolfy02]

I remember seeing Kevin play live around the time he started writing his own stuff. It was in a small club in S.F. and I was in awe of him! (Just walking up to the club, and hearing Kevin soundcheck was awesome!) He will always be, one of my favorite guitarists from 3EB. Tony is an amazing guitarist as well though and have love for Arion! I never got to see 3EB play, as the original 4 members, which makes me sad. I'm grateful I got to see KC though!

[@Michael_Dominic]

Please please release an amazing album together soon. 2 years already!! love you guys for your creative genius, it's so great to have witnessed this reunion even if nothing else ever comes of it after all.

[@tonywellington7854]

+Michael Brookman aint happening unfortunately

[@BlindJester]

Dang Melissa, great interview! You're a pro. Appreciate the raw responses! Awesome dudes

[@jameschildress7385]

Love this, so excited, cheers Xeb, and Xeb Street Team, great Job

[@popbellydancer]

Thanks James!

[@googleuser7126]

This was a very good interview, and I am very excited to hear that you guys are coming up with new material

[@tonywellington7854]

+Zack yeah right "new material" HIGHLY unlikely

[@mooneymash8126]

LOVE YOU GUYS. Cant wait to hear you in Pitt

[@bricefleckenstein9666]

As part of this tour, they were the last band to play at the last Basin Sounds in Ephrata - great show, though Tony was a bit overboard at times. I'd forgotten how many great songs were on that first album. Gotta wonder if they're ever going to start writing and doing their own stuff though.

[@amidthefight6915]

Three years later and we're still waiting on that album. Typical rhetoric from the 3eb camp, not any better than Stephan in talking up music and then not delivering on it.

[@darrenXparker]

Try being an Extreme fan, 1995 to 2008, nothing. 2008-2020 non stop talk about next album. Year after year. Ugh!

[@StewsConcertMemories]

The album was scraped as part of an legal agreement between Steven and Kevin. He didn’t want these 3 together

[@Sc9cvsd]

Stephen sued them to stop it

[@saintjabroni]

@@StewsConcertMemoriesWhy the hell not? They’re not in 3EB, they can make their own music. Right?

[@saintjabroni]

@@Sc9cvsdExplain how Stephen has the grounds to sue 3 ex-bandmates for being in a totally different band.

[@davewayne9870]

Love this band

[@Bobsloth13]

When at like 6:90. When the reporter ask is the new stuff going to be "in vein" with the first 2 albums. Weird thing to say considering third album (the one they're not on is "out of vein" really clever though don't think she ment to be

[@booradley9640]

J Shankle tony and arion are both on out of the vein

[@johnrichards4748]

Would love some 90s style rock too like first couple albums

[@modeljetjuggernaut4864]

Wonder how much more back slapping and shoulder gropin' Tony and Arion could stand..lol

[@saintjabroni]

LoL

[@BobbylightRCE]

Had no idea the ex members got back together. Are they still together or not playing so much due to covid?

[@Sc9cvsd]

Covid isn't the problem....jenkins lawsuit is. Its unfortunate

[@modeljetjuggernaut4864]

MAzinger Z and Dangard Ace! Gotta have that shirt!

[@RoseLindsey-Meadows-s9g]

❤

[@ClaphamIngrid-v3y]

Bernier Mountain

[@JesseJTheVibesman]

What is the song in the beginning?

[@EricBinder7Corners]

It's a remix of Losing A Whole Year that they use to pump up the crowd before they start their set.

[@robr2303]

nothing w/o jenkins

[@melgal348]

@@EyeHaveaDream that is no true, Jenkins wrote one of the best song ever Motorcycle drive by, and wrote many more like Company Of strangers. so dont be an asshole.

[@ronaldb1882]

Mel Gal Rob R was the asshole first buddy. Stephans suing ass would be nothing without these 3 and the initial comment was saying these guys are nothing without Stephan is idiotic. He did write some great songs and lyrics but he SUCKS as a person and third eyes music will never be as good as when these guys were a part of it.

[@Sc9cvsd]

More like jenkins is nothing without them

[@ryanrheberg1357]

I agree. Come on, without SJ's lyrics, they are just sh*t.

[@indigos290]

Musically they mesh with Jenkins. But if this was the Band from day one Jenkins would not be missed.

[@mindfrk13]

this was probably the worst interview I have ever seen.

[@EricBinder7Corners]

Luis Mendoza I'm going to have a lot of sleepless nights knowing we didn't meet the Mendoza standard.

[@mindfrk13]

im sorry Eric, i wasnt hating on the video or the interviewer, just that the band did not give a good interview. I know they are not pros or anything like that, their answers, their demeanor was just awful. Even though the interviewer tried to make it interesting, their were just plain brutal.. looks like they abused drugs

[@ChairmanPaulieD]

@@mindfrk13 NOBODY’S perfect dude 😐

[@saintjabroni]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣