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He continued: "When we started to work on 'Atonement' , we had already become friends. And he came out to one of our shows, and I kind of hit it off with him.

I was, like, 'Dude, we have a lot in common. We both knew the words to the same songs, and we were just laughing about a lot of shit. And then hearing those guys tell jokes, the entire night — that first night when we all hung out — was just fun, and it just kind of clicked. I was, like, 'Let's bring him in for a song. It's about unity. Do 'The End Of Heartache'. Here's your mic. I'm gonna go drink on the side of the stage and watch this shit. It's fucking awesome. And I'd text him back and forth.

When we first started becoming friends, it was constant texting back and forth, just fast friends. And we've let it settle. We both got busy, basically. I've got a lot of respect and love for the dude, and he's an incredible vocalist — period. I think he's just killing it, man. Leach added: "I think it's important for the fans to know that there's no bad blood [between the band and Howard ] anymore. Name a band that's really done that. There's so much bullshit. People allow the drama and all that shit to get in the way.

Who cares what people think? I don't give a shit anymore. And I'm happy to have Howard jump on stage with us and tour with us with his new band. Why the fuck not, man? I'm standing on his shoulders with my career. It was just very casual, and it's just been that way — very natural, and not, like, [with] any type of real plan.

But, yeah, they're going to sound, when you hear them, of course, because of Howard and because of my influence and my style, they will be similar to that sound — just naturally. And whatever Howard wants to do with it, it's gonna sound like Howard. It's gonna sound like me and Howard , whatever that sounds like. I felt like I needed to venture out because I was basically agoraphobic for three years. It's kind of well known. I went off the grid.

I didn't have a cell phone for three years — I was gone. It felt, like, 'Okay, maybe I should dip my toe in. I don't have to do it full time. I don't have to do what I don't want to do.

I started moving, I started doing things. It was definitely a struggle, especially for the first few years. I was, like, 'What am I doing? I just did it. It just took some time, then all of the sudden, the spark showed up.

I fell back in love with what I was doing. I really can't explain it. It just sort of happened. In a interview with Fishing World , Jones stated about his musical influences: "Well, just about anything I can listen to.