Stamina is the force that drives the drumming; it's not really a sprint.

When I was young, my ambitions were very modest. I thought, "If only I could play at the battle of the bands at the Y, that would be the culmination of existence!"

Lotus-land as it appears in 'Free Will' is simply a metaphor for an idealized background, a 'land of milk and honey.' It is sometimes also used as a pejorative name for Los Angeles, though that was not in my mind when I wrote it.

From the point of ignition. To the final drive. The point of the journey is not to arrive.

The tarot card 'The Tower' seemed a chilling reflection of the events of September 11, 2001.

I'm still no good at ball-and-stick games. If I go play golf with the guys, it's intended to be a joke.

Anytime I have an idea, I'll make sure that I put it down so that when we do sit down to write an album, I don't have to dream it all out of thin air. I don't have to be creative on the spur of the moment, or spontaneously artistic. I just take advantage of whenever creativity strikes.