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

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

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

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

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

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

Actually, it's great to play with someone who tries to come up with interesting drum beats because it pushes the music in different directions.