That is what intrigues me; songwriting and song structure and expression.

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.

Then, once I have lyrics, being able to shape them around a song is nothing new for me, I've been doing that for 25 years. The soul searching part of it, the spontaneous part of it, that was, and remains, a really terrific process.

I worry about my voice 24/7 when I'm on tour. It's like a pitcher and his arm. It's constantly the thing that my whole life revolves around.

I have a lot of hobbies and I can be very remiss in reminding myself to go down to the basement to work.

If you have some magical chemistry that actually find the music you make compelling, that is a big bonus.

I guess, we were people who just dedicated to trying to get better.