His words led to speculation that he was thinking about leaving the band, which he later shot down. Last week bassist Sergio Vega described the apparent disagreement as "bullsh*t."

Carpenter recently said: "In the beginning I wasn't too inspired by what was going on. The emotions tied to that statement was really all around one song called Hearts/Wires. Once I got over my BS about it and dug into it, I found a place where I like it and have fun. It ended up one I liked the most."