A different drumbeat or some vocal overdub could completely transform the song.

I'm going to keep drinking on stage. I have a pretty healthy relationship with alcohol. I know how far to go and when to stop.

The last thing you want to do is write songs about being in a band.

Not all the songs are real events, but I do write about stuff that is close to my heart and it comes out one way or another.

I focus on the words and then I have fun putting together the music after.

Maybe because I have spent too much of my life in rock clubs. I don't really go to parties anymore either. I'll usually be in the bus by 11:30 after a show.

I'd say recording and playing on stage are two completely different things. Being up in front of all people is like jumping off a cliff into icy water. The recording process is a totally different energy.