When you have a young kid you can't go out much at night, so I spent a lot of time at home, watching movies and cooking dinner with my wife. It felt like what most people experience. White picket fence stuff.So there was some enjoyment of that normalcy, but I have to admit that part of me missed the chaos of touring. I think it's about balance.

I don't believe in the myth of the "self made man". Nobody gets through alone.

I don't necessarily think I look to books for ideas, but sometimes when I'm in the process of reading a great book, I just think about it all of the time.

I am trying to keep my voice in order. Basically not talking much in the van throughout the day to preserve it, which I'm sure is welcomed by the band.

The idea that things used to be better is fantasy. It's putting a halo on something that no one can disprove.

If the point of good art is to be somewhat subtle then it's not going to catch everyone.

Sometimes I just don't have time to wait for the muse to come, so I've developed things to force the muse to come back.