Well, a lot of successes come by mistake.

When I'm not completely loaded, it's a much more vulnerable place. I can feel the music, I can feel the energy and I really have to put it out there. When I was loaded, I was just oblivious.

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.

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.

I'm not sober. I haven't done drugs in 3 1/2 years, so I call myself clean.

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

When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single.