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.

It does make sense to put on some songs that are relatively short, because radio usually only plays songs that are less than 4 or 5 minutes.

In order to have that incredible groove that makes you dream you have to think not of the groove, but of the dream.

As long as we keep learning new music and getting better musically, there's a good chance that the record deal won't change anything.

Right after I graduated, my girlfriend, who I had been going out with for five years, dumped me, and my grandmother died.