There's certain things in life that I love. One is architecture. And music, culture, food, people. New Orleans has all of that.

My mother passed at the end of the Circus tour. After that I really needed to take some time and just chill out and get my head together.

We're getting so pulled in by computers and technology, and our kids have their face in the computers all day. The human relationship is being diminished by this.

I'm experiencing the mood to go out and share the music. I don't look at these concerts as a platform for people to watch me, look at me. No, a tour is about an interaction. A thing, myself, a band, and the people who support what I do and enjoy what I do.

I knew what I wanted to do from the time I was 5.

I made the record that my life had me make. Each one is like a diary.

The loyalty rate isn't that high. I could have a big hit, then put out the next single, and they say, Oh yeah, who are you? Prove it again.