I don't really have a favorite bass player. I listen to a lot of bluegrass. But then again, I'm not a typical bluegrass bass player. I was really into the Grateful Dead, and I still am - I don't listen to them too much, but for me they are a big influence.

I'm not really satisfied with anything I have written to date.

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.

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

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

Travelling to different countries is a goal. I wouldn't mind playing huge places if we got an opportunity to, but it's nice to play small places too. Fish was saying yesterday that he doesn't ever want to play stadiums, or maybe he would once, he said.