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

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.

My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one.

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 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 sing in a higher register, and you haven't heard that on the radio in years.

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