And later, if I ever felt that I was getting swept away by the craziness of being in a band, well, I'd go back to Virginia.

Once I got into punk rock, I started mail-ordering albums, because a lot of the record stores in my area didn't carry the punk bands from England or Sweden or Chicago or Los Angeles

When you're recording to tape, you usually just settle for what you have. There's not a lot of options to manipulate the performance.

A musician should only sound like what they do, and no two musicians sound the same. It's an individual-feel thing, you know?

What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? 'Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?'

My songwriting is like extending a hand to the listener.

Mom, thanks for letting me drop out of high school. Haha!