Another thing that came out of left field? The younger generation of fans who are connecting with the How to Save a Life album—now RIAA-certified 5X Platinum—two decades after its release. After all, the title track’s legacy lives on as one of the most devastating Grey’s Anatomy musical moments.
“It’s incredible,” Joe said. “Those first couple records, we were wrestling with a lot of questions in life. A lot of why, a lot of how and we still don’t have the answers to those questions.”
“This younger generation, those questions are still relevant,” he added. “Those questions are still real and they’re asking the same thing.”
“There’s a human story in that,” he added. “I mean it’s incredible to see. People cover our songs and attach their life and their story to it and then they post it, and then we see it, it just feels new. Songs take on new meaning with people’s stories.”
