“It’s worth noting See What You Started by Continuing was really the demo for this band as it stands right now,” Roland points out, referring to the 2015 album that realigned the rock quintet’s creative compass. Actually, the word current is a bit of a misnomer, since Roland truly believes the Collective Soul of the here and now is as permanently intertwined as any group of musicians he’s ever worked with over the course of his illustrious career. In following his ever-tenacious muse, Roland is always looking to connect with his current Collective Soul bandmates any which way he can. I live in the studio - but then the time comes when I go, ‘Well, now I wanna go play live.’ I just love the creation of music, and the process of finding out what’s gonna happen with it next. “I mean, I don’t know what else to do, because that’s what I love to do.

“People ask me if I have a hobby, but for me, it’s just music,” Roland confirms. It’s probably (well, definitely) somewhat of an understatement to say Collective Soul frontman and chief songwriter Ed Roland is unwaveringly driven in his desire to double down on doing more of what he does best - making music, sweet music, both in the studio and onstage.