Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavours.

Sometimes, if a song is written, in essence, to be that stripped down, it's very touchy when you start adding things, because even the smallest thing can have a huge impact. Somebody has to make the decision that there's a better song in there if there's less.

It's great when you play to an audience that knows the words to all your songs, and sings them back to you.

My first favorite band that made music important to me was the Beatles. I was a little kid. I didn't know who was singing what song or who wrote what song.

I've had a long career and I want to continue to have a long career. The way to do that is not to go away.

Any way that you can get the end result is valid, whatever it takes.

What makes that song, I think, is how stark it is.