Band took a break

In April 2008 the band took a break from touring and recording while its members concentrated on school, family and other activities. Brandon Boyd enrolled in a university art program in Los Angeles, while guitarist Mike Einziger went to Harvard music school to study composition. Drummer José Pasillas was also “having a baby, so there’s a lot of normal life stuff going on right now—school, babies, mortgages,” Boyd said. “I’m of the mind to say it wouldn’t be a bad thing to disappear for a year or two years,” he said. “A lot of people would say culture moves too fast and you need to remind people, but I would argue there’s not any rush.”