 Asked about the band's future plans after Hummel's death, Stephens told Billboard, "It's music we all really love to play, and we love to play it together, so we're trying to figure out a way forward where we can keep doing it." In a Rolling Stone interview, Stephens said that the May 2010 tribute performance would be the group's final show as Big Star, although not his last show with Auer and Stringfellow, stating, "I can't see us going out as Big Star ... But I would hate to compound the loss of Alex by saying, 'That's it 'for Ken and Jon, too. I can't imagine not playing with them. There's so much fun — but an emotional bond there too."
