I think there are some good players coming up. I think we are at a point where people can swallow a guitar solo in a pop rock record again.

I am a big Pink Floyd fan. That is where a lot of the concept lyrics come from.

You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.

I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.

If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.

We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.

Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.