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.

Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much.

When you're in love, you've found your soul mate, you think life is going one way, and suddenly it's completely apparent it's not. You have to rethink your whole purpose.

It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child.

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

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.

It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.