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

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.

When I was in Van Halen I was hitting notes that were out of my range. I never went for those registers before until Eddie pulled it out of me.

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.

You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.

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.