People's perceptions of me have nothing to do with reality. I'm basically just your average dork.

Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.

A lot of people do not like singer-songwriters, and a lot of people who like them do not like hard rock. It's either-or.

I loved hard-rock bands, and I loved songwriters who told stories.

For the most part, I don't like people who soapbox.

Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it's also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that's fine, that's the way to go. But if you don't, you're not being the parent you could be.

Santa Monica was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But its not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is.