I recognize that there are some great things about not playing a song live, and just kind of piecing it together as you go.

My problem was never with the major label, it was with the guy who we put our trust in and then wouldn't take my phone calls once we'd signed to a major label, who then quit.

You definitely get more of a band feel to a song if you've been playing a song live a bunch.

It's hard being the guy that brings in a song, because you're very, you know, it can be something that you get too sensitive about.

Sometimes it's hard to hear criticism, or "maybe let's try a different way." People's feelings get hurt.

I'm used to coming up with a lot of parts. And I don't have to do that so much [with Divine Fits]. This is the kind of band I've always wanted to be in because we never set up any aesthetic rules when we started it. We just wrote and edited, and it ended up sounding like Divine Fits.

I don't even think about having a "rock-star profile." But sure, I always think, "Wouldn't it be great to have your friends along for the ride?" I just feel like me, you know? I've always been me, and I feel like the same guy. It surprises me when people expect me to be anything other than just a dude. I'm just a dude.