I love going up the West Coast of the U. S. because it's one of my favorite parts of the world to tour.

Sometimes there's a general arc that you want to try and get better the longer you do something.

I tend to write pretty much by myself. I always did that anyway. I used to write with Ron Strykert 'cause he was the only guitarist and we played well together. We lived in the same place. I would play a certain style and he would kind of dance around what I did, in a sense. I learned from him and also vice-versa. With this band, I think I bounce ideas off everybody. Perhaps on the next album they'll be more collaborative stuff, but for the last 2-3 years, I've been pretty well writing by myself.

I feel pretty comfortable in a lot of different musical styles. I like rhythm, and I like melody and so forth.

I play in a lot of empty rooms.

People say history is boring, and that is true because people are boring. We haven't changed since time began. We're still the same. We've obviously made some changes. When we started, it was all about food, clothing and shelter. Now we watch 'Top Chef', 'Project Runway', and 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition.

I'd love to have a hit record. I don't believe anyone that says they wouldn't like that.