I'm a big sports fan in general.

I don't keep diaries anymore; They're quite incriminating. I just keep all the dirt road diaries in my head.

I think it's always important to constantly keep the band on their toes and try new things that you hope will work. That's how 'Apologize' was born, and maybe down the line another little song will be born by that mentality. I've always really liked that song.

Nothing is more rewarding than to take a song, create it out of thin air and then watch it affect people.

Probably fishing is my first passion.

There's always gonna be guys who are just wonderful singers and probably shouldn't be writing songs. Then there's always gonna be guys who move up the ranks writing. I don't know what's healthier or what's the best thing - probably whatever yields the best songs.

I always look back to awards shows and think about being a kid watching them.