If you want to achieve things in life, you've just got to do them, and if you're talented and smart, you'll succeed.

I love 'Crazy Horse,' and Neil Young is one of my favorite guitar players.

I've been embarrassing myself publicly for over 20 years. Why should I stop now?

I finished 'Beautiful Creature,' and I felt somewhat unfulfilled. I felt like this other side of me needed to be released. Some of the songs I left off the album weren't intense enough to be what I wanted. They weren't hard enough.

I always believe that a person can learn so much by just jumping into something and trying to do it rather than having someone else teach you everything.

Physically touring is tough on me, not that I am weakling. I lose weight. I can't always find the things I need to keep my strength up. It is very draining physically. It is taxing for my mind and body, but in a good way. It feels healthy in a way to purge things out of my system every night.

Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it.