Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush.

To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me.

It's got big riffs and really it's a rock and roll album. I think Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fans will relate to that

I prefer to break new ground, but it gets harder and harder with the territory that's already been walked on.

Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.

Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.

Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.