I liked the fact that I was forced to get inside of my emotions and to really try to figure out a lot of what I was going through.

Back in the day, fans wrote letters to groups - you'd get them, although it could take a while. Now, artists can go online and there's discussions about what you should and shouldn't be doing. The minute you announce that you're recording an album, thousands of people are telling you what that album should be.

Music is all about wanting to be better at it.

For me, there is a lot of room for improvement and there are a lot of things I would like to be better at.

It's hard for me to just practice without writing something.

I prefer to think of myself as a musician who is still learning and trying to do something every time out.

I liked the fact that I was forced to get inside of my emotions and to really try to figure out a lot of what I was going through.