I'm living my dream now.

I was always in bands before, but on 'American Idol,' it was about getting my voice out there. It was always my goal, though, to get a band together again.

In the '90s, guitar solos were dead.

It doesn't matter how good you are as a band or how good your music may be; if the fans aren't supporting it and buying your music, it's hard to make it.

I do belong on stage.

You marry somebody; you love everything about them. You grow to learn about them. You never learn everything.

When I got into music, I wanted to learn guitar just enough to be able to write songs. I wanted to be able to express myself.