When you become a commodity to a record label because you're making them millions of dollars, you can take all of your artistic integrity and throw it out the window.

Today they're praising you sky high, place you on a pedestal and tomorrow they don't want to know you.

As a performer, I want to hit the last row of the arena. I want to make big moves. I'm a spaz, naturally.

You might be feeling sick or a little down, but the second you hit the stage and hear the crowd, you're ready to perform. That's what a true performer is.

As a lead singer, all I want to do is be in my own head and think about how great I am. That's a lead singer's disease.

You know how it is with drawers and labels in the music business. They don't want anything to be complicated. They just want it simple, as simple as possible.

Of course, we wrote the songs accordingly and performed and recorded them that way. At that time, we really thought it was right, but you know, seen in retrospect, it made the album sound forced, and not really great.