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.

I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish.

I see love, like art, as an obsession. Maybe that's an overly romantic view of human existence, but I'm an overly romantic human being. If love, like rock and roll, doesn't consume me 24-7, it's not love. It can be respect, appreciation, admiration, wonderment, it can be a world of glory and a lifetime of peace, but I can't call it love. Love burns me and confuses me. Love's a light that can't be extinguished.

When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure.

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.

I had a period in my life in the '90s where I was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb.

As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record.