It took up until a month and a half ago to be completely finished. If you condensed all the (recording) time, it took two and a half, three weeks, but stretched over two years.

I’d usually go to Jack if Brendan was busy. There was also a series of paper, rock, scissors, drawing lots and, ultimately, a duel.

We got started around the same time as the White Stripes did, and we were always doing shows together. It was easy to get up [to Detroit], and it seemed like our audience grew quickly....

We started off making a full album with Brendan in his studio in Detroit and had nine or 10 songs done, then he got busy with his own record and we started talking to Jack...

I think it is helpful having a history other than playing music. We’ve toured a lot together, hung out a lot. So, we knew each other pretty well before we ever got together, which is...