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

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.

I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I was when I was 20.

The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.

I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.

Your woman pisses you off so that gets in there; that's rock n roll.

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