Hetson explained that longevity is better than being a flash-in-the-pan, where "you have two years of glory and then you're bitter for the rest of your life". They have all expressed this same idea at some point. Brian even said that if all of a sudden they sold millions of albums, they'd probably break up ("I'm really happy with the way everything is"). Brian: "Our [his and Hetson's] influence has more to do with longevity than any kind of technical prowess."