It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family.

It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories.

To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player's coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it.

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

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.

The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.

You are only as big as your experiences.