Usually I don't think much in terms of interesting sounds. Although I think I want to get one of those whammy pedals, I forget what it's called and who makes it. It's got a whole bunch of different settings. You can play a note and it will raise the pitch when you push the pedal.

A lot of the great songwriters in history have been collaborators, with a separate lyricist.

Last tour my bass rig was breaking down every other night. That was a pain. We would get on stage and Trey would count off the song, and I'd play the first note and nothing would be there. Those guys would just roll their eyes.

I like referring to the saxophone and having a guitar lick instead. Same with the cymbals; having the cymbals and not playing cymbals.

It's really important for the bass and the drums to somehow blend.

I've written some poetry, but...songs have to be more poetic, and I've really gotten to this non-poetic sort of writing.

I built all the speaker cabinets myself.