I had a melody and a rhythm and chords, but nothing to talk about. I remember reading about how the decline of the steel industry had been affecting the Lehigh Valley, and I decided that's what I was going to write the song about.

Move to California - my first impression of the Wild West.

Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes; I'm afraid it's time for goodbye again

We are living in a time when American popular music is finally being recognized as one of our most successful exports. The demand is huge.

Don't wait for answers, just take your chances. Don't ask me why.

I've always said about 50% of what happens at a concert has to do with the audience. If you play for a dead audience you're gonna stink. If we play for a great crowd we're much better. You want 'em to make noise. It's kinda like sex, if they don't make noise, you ain't doin' it right.

There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.