I was young - I was 20 years old. Now I have the gift of perspective and I feel pretty good about it.

I listen to the crowds [laughs]... I like Blind Melon very much.

How can you consider flower power outdated? The essence of my lyrics is the desire for peace and harmony. That's all anyone has ever wanted. How could it become outdated?

It's part of me to get off on those moments where... well, what people would call attention. Obviously, that isn't the be-all and end-all of life, but at the states of creativity that I've reached, well, it helps the lyrics along a little bit.

I'm too old for Led Zeppelin.

I know that bands that haven't put out a record for 10 years are playing to 20,000 people a night. But that's not the achievement.

I'm a total soccer freak. I total soccer freak. Absolute total.