Most frontmen are not born hams like David Lee Roth. We're more like Joey Ramone: awkward geeks who somehow find our place in the world on the stage.

I don't really go to clubs so I don't know what sounds are made there.

I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week.

My brother brought home 'At San Quentin' when I was about 7, and we played it over and over again.

The freedom I have as a U.S. citizen is unparalleled. Despite the fact people may not like American passports, having that passport affords me more freedoms than any other passport could.

I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people.

I got in touch with the creative process between the age of 14 and 16, mainly because I was alone so much.