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

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

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

It was fun while it lasted, but it never seemed real to me. I could not believe I was in Van Halen.

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.

Michael Anthony is the Diplomat of Rock N Roll. He is the regular guy.