I guess lyrically they're similar because they're talking about escaping the kind of misery that likes company. 'The Last One Alive,' for me, is very simple. It's just about alienation, really, that causes anger.

x. Crosby's other influences include Steve Vai Joe Satriani U2 and Depeche Mode. It is speculated that his father who was a lounge guitarist whom he never met may have been partially Japanese.

Jon Crosby (born July 25 1976) is an American musician and founder of the musical outfit VAST.