General Jay: “OMG, you guys! MTV is like the biggest thing ever! It’s like the Big Brother of music, forcing us to listen to what they want us to listen to. But hey, I actually like watching MTV sometimes, but I always turn it off if I don’t like what’s playing. I used to hate all those bands from the Poison, White Snake, Warrant era, but now I find myself watching MTV more because all the bands on it are my friends! MTV is all about making money, not like a college radio station that plays whatever they want. It’s a never-ending cycle – they play what’s selling in stores, then radio plays it, and then stores sell even more. And that’s why you see bands like Green Day and the Offspring all the time on MTV. It’s just the way it works, you know? But hey, if you don’t like MTV, just turn it off! Don’t come up to me and call me a sell-out because you saw me on MTV. If you don’t like it, don’t watch it! It’s just entertainment, nothing more. It doesn’t really matter to us either way.”
Brian: “People blame MTV for influencing kids to come to shows, but I don’t think the young fans at our shows are just MTV fans. They’re part of a new generation in the punk scene. And it’s really cool to see that even the youngest fans know about our band and our story. It’s not just about going to a punk show for them, it’s something more meaningful. I’m proud that we still stand out in some way.”
MTV played a commercial for The Gray Race European Tour. They also premiered the A Walk music video on their show 120 Minutes. The band appeared on 120 Minutes again on April 26, 1996, where Greg mentioned that The Gray Race is their best album. They were also featured on MTV Europe’s 3 From 1. Greg was shown laughing on a commercial for MTV Live. In early 1998, they were on MTV Sports, showing snippets of their live performance and footage of the band members trying to snowboard. During the 2000 MTV Movie Awards, they played the guitar riff from New America before going to commercial. At the second MTV Sports and Music Festival, an in-line skater performed to Incomplete and a BMX rider rode to American Jesus. MTV had a website featuring
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