I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted.

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

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've changed the way I look at things. When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, "This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records." I have fallen into that trap before.

I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.

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 tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted.