My driving philosophy about making music is that you can reduce it all down to one note if that note is played with the right kind of sincerity.

All I am certain of right now is that I don't want to go anywhere, and that's not bad for someone who always used to run.

I mean, it didn't matter to me that there were people, it didn't matter that I was shy Just the sound was so captivating that it helped me to get rid of those inhibitions.

My identity shifted when I got into recovery. That's who I am now, and it actually gives me greater pleasure to have that identity than to be a musician or anything else, because it keeps me in a manageable size. When I'm down on the ground with my disease-which I'm happy to have-it gets me in tune. It gives me a spiritual anchor. Don't ask me to explain.

The point of being at home is to be with my family as much as possible.

I don't know if I believe in luck. I think I'm very fortunate.

When you're onstage with an electric band going through a massive P.A. system, it's very artificial. You can't really hear your own voice as it comes out of your mouth.