But this is pretty new for me, both songwriting and singing.

I wanted to stimulate thought instead of throwing things out or try to give a perspective. I just put stuff up and it's up for two or three weeks and I get tired of it, so I take it down and put something else up.

I live out in the country now and it's quiet and it's a place where I can think a lot.

Mike Watt and I had the same teacher. Mr. Tanaka.

If you've got a guitar and a lot of soul, just bang something out and mean it. You're the superstar.

We remember Kurt Cobain for what he was: Caring, generous, and sweet. Let's keep the music with us. We'll always have it.

But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal melodies, you listen to the rhythm, and you come up with something that helps you take the song somewhere.