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.

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

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

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

There are those uncomfortable things that've passed that you have to deal with or they define you, like childhood trauma. Like when I'm lost, I just feel like somewhere along the line, if you've gone through any childhood trauma, it makes you lose your essence and it takes a while to get that back. There are certain things about that that push my buttons.

I think, honestly, that ego makes you most vulnerable. When you are in humility you are much more comfortable, open and okay with BEING vulnerable, whereas the ego is the protecter, and even though you think you're protecting, I think you are more vulnerable if you're in ego.

I do know that love, whether you're giving it or receiving it, or both, it is the ultimate healer.