I was taught early on in my recovery that, 'Pain is good. Extreme pain is extremely good.'

I got tattoos for purely antisocial reasons, and now people do it for social acceptance. I miss the individualism.

I've never been a flag waver, but I can lead by example.

I think I'm probably going to have more luck on tour, on the road, than I am at home, because as hectic as traveling can be, I have a little bit more control, for life situations out there on the road. It's the one aspect of my life I feel like I do have some control of. I can wake up in my hotel room, I'm alone and I can ease into the day and do what I need to do. It's not like I've got to get up and drive the kids to school, feed the dog, get to the gym, go to practice, go pay a bill, you know what I mean?

I think you never want to limit yourself to one style of anything. Why put those limitations on yourself?

I wake up to my three dogs and my wife in bed and the kids, and those are the best gifts that I have.

There are those uncomfortable things that've passed that you have to deal with or they define you, like childhood trauma. Like when I'm lost, I just feel like somewhere along the line, if you've gone through any childhood trauma, it makes you lose your essence and it takes a while to get that back. There are certain things about that that push my buttons.