I don't want somebody telling my daughter who she can marry, or what she can do with her body. That's what was at stake.

It takes us a long time to write a song that we all really like, so it makes sense that it would take a while for the listener to get there, too.

I can only write songs when somebody gives me some water to swim in. Otherwise, I'm a fish on the beach.

I'm not saying I'm not a moody guy sometimes, but I think I have a pretty normal balance.

I'm doing a little freelance work, and I think everybody's trying to take their minds off rock and roll for a little while and get some perspective.

I've never had so much fun being back at my job sitting in front of my computer. Compared to 10 months on the road, going home and sleeping in my own bed every night is really nice.

I think most people start rock bands in their early twenties or teens, but I was almost thirty at the time when the band started really doing anything and it took another several years before people started caring about us.