A lot of vices that I've had over the years were always to make up for some sort of character deficiency, one of them being shyness.

When I see footage of Guns N' Roses, I see that fu**ing hunger and attitude. You could not f**k with those five guys. It was just raw. It was this lean, hungry thing on its way up. It was as sincere as any rock 'n' roll that I've ever heard, and I'm proud of that.

My mom did costumes for the Pointer Sisters.

The only difference is that, in the last 10 years, the public has been so affected by reality TV and the Internet. They really dwell on entertainers' misgivings.

I am married and I have two kids now, and I love them all to death. So I am trying to put all that together and maintain the same pace I've been keeping. But really, I relish what we do. A year and a half sounds like a cakewalk to me.

When it comes to actually writing, I like to write in a full room with the amps blasting, and a big drum set.

That's a wonderful side effect of leather pants: when you pee yourself in them, they're more forgiving than jeans.