Third Eye Blind Avoids Karaoke Cures on "Blue"

Two years ago, the San Francisco band known as Third Eye Blind took the modern rock world by storm, as its self-titled debut spawned a string of undeniably catchy hits -- including "Jumper," "Graduate," and "Semi-Charmed Life."

Now a slightly older and wiser Third Eye Blind has returned with its second album, "Blue," which features a heavier, slightly more ambitious sound than the band's smash debut.

MTV News recently caught up with 3EB frontman Stephan Jenkins, who talked about how the band intentionally tried to mix things up for album number two.

"As a band, we work on the basis of what's exciting and what inspires us," Jenkins said, "and we don't have any desire to repeat ourselves. Some bands will go and make a whole career out of trying to repeat one track.

We couldn't do that. It wouldn't be authentic, and once you lose that, you're a karaoke band."

Third Eye Blind has just announced plans to play the MCI Center in Washington, D.C. on New Year's Eve, and the band is hoping to launch a full-scale tour in support of "Blue" in mid-January.
-David Basham