Stop contemplating and start celebratingYeah, you gotta live before you die.

I think I'm probably going to have more luck on tour, on the road, than I am at home, because as hectic as traveling can be, I have a little bit more control, for life situations out there on the road. It's the one aspect of my life I feel like I do have some control of. I can wake up in my hotel room, I'm alone and I can ease into the day and do what I need to do. It's not like I've got to get up and drive the kids to school, feed the dog, get to the gym, go to practice, go pay a bill, you know what I mean?

I feel that if you're in the public eye in any way that you do have a little bit of influence on people.

I wake up to my three dogs and my wife in bed and the kids, and those are the best gifts that I have.

The attitude is in my personality. It's going to come out in the songs no matter what. If you're pushing the vocal constantly at 10, there's no room for any dynamics. There's no room for any variation in tone. There's no room for anything.

I was taught early on in my recovery that, 'Pain is good. Extreme pain is extremely good.'

No one would barbecue their family dog. Why is a cow or a pig or a chicken different?