I wanted to give my first instincts a chance without shooting them down immediately, which I sometimes do.

I'm always moving forward creatively and don't like stalling, trying to find the perfect snare drum sound.

I'm 45 and I don't have time to spend two years of my life bringing in producers and dragging the record around the planet.

Anyone who has toured as long as I have, or who has traveled as extensively, and says that they've never cheated is lying.

I've guess I've gotten older and my sex appeal has waned. It's OK. I've got an amazing girlfriend and she keeps me happy.

Like many musicians, it's my roots in music, playing cover songs. I've done probably a lot more covers than the average person who does what I do, but I'm very proud of it, and I do feel like I really bring a lot artistically to these covers.

Demos are something you do in the early stages of your career, but when you get going, you just go in and record the song.