It's important to me that people feel connected to the band through the music, you know? I don't want it to be wallpaper. I don't want it to be background music. I want it to be clear: This is the song. These are the words. If you feel the same way as I do, sing it as loud as you can.

Develop that individuality by working as hard as you can at what you love.

You can make yourself the greatest singer in the world or the best drummer in the world with the aid of technology.

When I listen to music these days, and I hear Pro Tools and drums that sound like a machine - it kinda sucks the life out of music.

Music will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it's just what capacity or what arena you decide to do it.

I love to play music. So why endanger that with something like drugs?

The human element of making music is what's most important.