I always believe that every song tells a story, so the last thing I want to do is edit out like the meat of the story. I would pick songs based off a), whether I felt like I could do anything with them, and b) whether I felt like I could keep the story intact. And then you sit in with one of the piano players and one of the vocal coaches and kind of work out your arrangements that way.

I'm admittedly a record guy. Singles and I are a different beast. I'm definitely an overall picture thinker.

I think the future is whatever I'm willing to make it.

Some of the best rock shows I ever saw were those appealing to all your senses.

I'm competitive to a fault, so of course every week I'm just like, "I want to win, I want to do great."

Alcoholism is a well documented pathological reaction to unresolved grief.

My brothers are my backbone. My parents are my oxygen. I can't live without them.