There are a handful of Soundgarden songs that work acoustically, but only a couple. It's not who we were.

We want to have the next record filled up with songs that were performed for people before they were done in studio.

Tom and Brad and Tim were huge fans of Soundgarden before I ever met them. The (Soundgarden) songs we have played they play incredibly well, they take very seriously and they love,

It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

To answer your question, probably not, ... The fans, as well as ex-Soundgarden members, should feel the songs are a tribute and that's all.

To me, music shouldn't be ego-driven. When you go out on stage and play songs, it is. But when you're sitting in a room, writing songs, it's a completely different process. It's a completely different place. It's a creative place, a musical place. It has nothing to do with who likes what.