You are in a state of mixing, and you just live with it. There is not one musician who is completely happy with a mix.

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

If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.

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.

You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people I played with. There are some effects that will hopefully break that stereotype.

I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.

In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with a gun to my neck. I am not advocating suicide. I am taking the philosophy that man is the measure of his own fate.