I'm happy, I would say that I'm one of the happiest people I know but I've certainly had periods of profound sadness, depression and heartache and those are the kind of things that are interesting to me to write about.

To me, there was no better drummer than Jeff Porcaro. His musicianship and kindness to me will never be forgotten. Our loss is heaven's gain

When things are too easy I lose interest in them so I find ways to complicate them to get myself interested.

People take songs so literally.

The only thing that's a little tricky about it is sometimes people assume that if it's a new song, it's a reflection of what you're feeling or going through now.

Take a good look around and you'll find people trying to mess with your mind.

I've always loved groups like U2 and Coldplay.