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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you.