Children should always feel like the adults are living in this world to nurture them, to take care of them, to protect them from any bad thing that might come.

I started as a drummer, so I sort of took on singing duties by default. I had sung backgrounds and some lead vocals from behind the drums in different bands that I'd been in, and I'd gotten great responses for the songs I would sing. I really started pursuing the possibility of being a lead singer based on the fact that I was working a full-time restaurant job and then playing gigs at night, hauling drums around. One day, it just dawned on me that, 'Hey, I could be in a band and be the singer, and it would be a lot easier!'

I actually think to some degree that people are down for longer shows with an acoustic show.

I'm not usually in a talkative mode.

A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.

If I had a musical identity that was definable then it would be time to get into painting or something else. Race car driving.

I'm looking California, And feeling Minnesota...