Furstenfeld, 47, is an inveterate rock fan, who grew up a devotee of Peter Gabriel, Morrissey and Jane's Addiction.
"Gabriel is who I want to be like," Furstenfeld said. "Gabriel is a wordsmith, who paints amazing sonic pictures. That's what I always wanted to do with Blue October.
"What I like about Morrissey and the Smiths and Jane's Addiction is that they all can go from very hard to very soft just like that. I like that variety. That's part of what has kept this band alive for so long."...
...Furstenfeld is lucid, energetic and inspired at mid-life. "I'm in a good place and I'm trying to do what my heroes have done, like Morrissey, which is to write about obscure things and make them beautiful."