I met the Santana band when I was 14. By the time I was 15, I was a member of the band.

I never got into sports at all until I was in my early 20s, after my music career got going.

What I have is a bunch of really hungry, amazingly talented guys that can kick anybody's rear end.

Beyond the Thunder is the closest I've recorded to an acoustic thing.

Nobody's perfect. Everyone slides here and there, and they have their ups and downs. When they are down, that is not the time to step all over them.

I've got the recording process down, and I can knock it out very quickly.

I am not a pop musician; I don't want to play bubble-gummy pop stuff.