I try to get a degree of realism in my music.

I don't know if it's cool to say this anymore, but I grew up listening to Gary Glitter. A majority of his songs were in that shuffle-blues beat, and I think that's probably why I tend to write like that.

If you took music out of my life, I don't know what I'd do. It's the one thing that I have a real passion for.

I want people to feel good about listening to this [Delta Machine] record, to get some kind of peace. It's just got something magical about it.

I always hate explaining away songs, because for me they mean something, and for other people, they'll mean something absolutely different.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

People are People still gets played to death on '80s stations. It was our first big break in America. It's not exactly my favorite song.