The closer I get back to being who I really am, the stronger the music gets.

I'm attacking the pomposity that says this is more valuable than that. I'm sick of that.

The music is all we care about -- so if that's bad, then we're bad.

The reason I don't play any of the old songs is because I really honor my old band, and I think that those songs are best served within the context of that band.

The point is to let the music be itself. If it doesn't mean anything to you, then it's bullsh*t.

To re-embrace what I once loved about music has been a warming process for me, because it's a good, earned feeling now.

I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking.