What was the transition like from Anthony Green, the former lead singer of Saosin, to you?
Cove Reber: It was really, really easy. The joke the band tossed around was that Anthony and I wore the same size shoe, so it was really easy for me to fill his. I was a huge fan before I joined; it was like the Almost Famous thing. We just clicked. What did your family think of you joining a band at such a young age? I was only 18, still in high school. I was sitting in my English class one day and I got a phone call saying the lead singer of Saosin had quit. So I raised my hand and said that I felt sick, could I go to the nurse’s office? I went to my car and hauled ass as fast as I could out of the parking lot. I went home and emailed the band about auditioning. What was that first tour like? I kind of grew up in what most people who didn’t grow up like me would consider a bubble. None of my parents’ friends drank or smoked. So being on tour and being around people who were drinking a lot, that was something for me to get used to. My parents were really apprehensive about it all, but
