Obviously I like Incubus for their music. That's what got me interested in the first place - I still remember the day I heard Drive, at the musically immature age of 8. I spent a couple years hearing Drive on the car radio every now and then, without really knowing who the artist was, or caring. All that mattered back then was the sound of a song. Then when I was about 13, I discovered the expansive Incubus collection on my brother's Itunes. I started listening to all five albums (this was before Light Grenades was released) and I liked many of the songs. They only grew on me from there, and I began to understand the music, rather than just hearing it.

It was around this time I was inspired by Jose Pasillas' amazing drumwork, and I took up the drum kit. I was truly astounded by this drumming technique of which I had never heard before, complex yet pleasing to the ear. In songs like The Warmth, I remember turning the volume up to max to best hear the intricate high hat.

Then the themes of each song became very important to me, perhaps more so than the sound of the music. I have spent countless hours pondering the lyrics of songs, always looking for a deeper meaning than the surface sometimes presented. Unlike some bands that omit political or environmental messages directly and somewhat loudly (which I don't like so much), Incubus never fails to deliver a message in a subtle and deep way. I haven't got my head around many of the song's meanings, but I find myself in total agreement with the ones I do understand somewhat.

I presumed like many others that Megalomaniac was regarding George Bush, but I recently discovered that it has a meaning more personal to Brandon Boyd. I make a guess that Warning is about global warming, which is an issue important to me, and I believe the world needs to make rapid changes for the better in this case. I might be wrong with the theme of this song too though. I would really like to exchange some emails with a band member and talk about things like that, but sometimes it's hard to spare time for one fan with millions spread around the globe.

I would actually like to talk to members of Incubus more than any other people, about politics and the situation in the middle east especially. Religion also, and the problems of what some people have turned it into.

I think religion is a good thing, a great thing in fact. But it is used in a bad way by the people of today. Personally I am thinking of becoming a follower of the Baha'i faith, which promotes religious and societal harmony. It embraces the idea that all religions have the same root, but have become turned against each other in the preferred route to God. I'm also learning Farsi (persian) because I plan to travel to Afghanistan and Iran in the future, perhaps with the U.N.

I think people need to make a difference there, and in all the war torn countries of the world, using peaceful measures, unlike the murderous measures George Bush has used...

I hope more than anything that someone from Incubus actually reads this. In the extremely slim and near impossible chance of that happening, I'd also love to contact them in some way, about the above things. They are my inspiration and my idols, but I love them for what they stand for as much as the amazing music they produce.

Cheers guys for doing a sweet job

Matt, New Zealand