You know, I had the ability like a catalyst to really get everybody hyped up.

For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles.

Traffic was very, very free. It was great.

Guys would hang out in groups just to be with the music.

After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together.

I have always had a tremendous amount of energy and any band I was ever in from the age of fourteen, I would always be the one who would describe the future and vibe everyone up.

I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America.