NickelbackBԪַs Chad Kroeger has found that silence makes affection for his band grow stronger.
As the Canadian rockers prepare for the release of a new album later this fall, their frontman said heBԪַs noticed one trend emerge in the more recent ebbs and flows of their popularity.
BԪַIt feels to me, the more we stay away BԪַ and the less we say BԪַ the bigger we get,BԪַ he said in a recent interview.
Often considered one of the most divisive bands of the modern rock era, Nickelback has survived the barbs of critics to arguably become even more popular.
Hits such as BԪַHow You Remind MeBԪַ and BԪַFar AwayBԪַ made them rock radio favourites, while a younger generation grew familiar with KroegerBԪַs persona through countless memes of the BԪַPhotographBԪַ music video, which affirmed NickelbackBԪַs place in the cyber canon.
None of that seems to offer any assurance to Kroeger and his bandmates as they prepare for the release of their record BԪַGet RollinBԪַBԪַ on Nov. 18, preceded by the drop of its lead single BԪַSan QuentinBԪַ earlier this month.
BԪַI donBԪַt see us resting on our laurels, because every record is another opportunity to prove ourselves,BԪַ Kroeger said.
BԪַMaybe everyone is over (us) and maybe weBԪַre dead and gone. Or maybe weBԪַre going to pack every house we decide to show up to. Who knows? Full houses are obviously nice to play to, and how wonderful would that be to pick up wherever we left off?BԪַ
Guitarist Ryan Peake said popular opinion of Nickelback seems to be in constant motion, propelled by news coverage and BԪַthe noise of social media.BԪַ
BԪַItBԪַs tough to get a read on anything,BԪַ he added.
BԪַWeBԪַre getting a lot of surprising, I wouldnBԪַt say love, but attention from people that have heard the band (or) finally admitted they like the band.
BԪַIBԪַm trying not to look a gift horse in the mouth, so to speak, because itBԪַs really nice.BԪַ
BԪַDavid Friend, The Canadian Press