You will only be great at things you love to do don't pursue a career in something you hate to do.

Different boards do different things to the sound that's coming through them. An old Neve desk does embellish it in a way that makes it sound sort of bigger or warmer. It doesn't change the performance but it does enhance the way that it sounds.

All I really had was a suitcase and my drums. So I took them up to Seattle and hoped it would work.

Always have the highest bar for yourself. Wake up everyday and no matter how crappy you feel, want to change something for the better. Do something that makes someone happy. Create something that inspires someone. Be someone's light when they are hopeless.

I listen to boy band music before I have to fire someone.

There's a reason why the Foo Fighters don't blast out Nirvana songs every night: because we have a lot of respect for them. You know, that's hallowed ground. We have to be careful. We have to tread lightly. We have talked about it before, but the opportunity hasn't really come up, or it just hasn't felt right.

It's funny, there aren't too many musicians that also moonlight as studio engineers. There's a few - the really brilliant ones.