First of all, when you live in a country like Canada, it's quite different from America in the sense that it's very tied to traditions that were born in Britain.

Sometimes it's nice to have a song that can be taken more then one way, so it can be interpreted differently.

I have always felt I was more accurately a Hard Rock musician.

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

But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me - as well as Alex and Neil - as a musician who has been a positive influence on their playing.

I am moved more by melodies, song structure, and evocative textures.

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.