Right, those relationships with your parents and family are the hardest to figure out, and the same patterns get carried into a band situation.

It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see.

The focus of my playing is the groove, and every time I find a new rhythm, I find I can write a bunch of new songs. Learning how to dance, or drum, or to swing my body in a new way is the fundamental way I find a new riff. Because when you learn to swing your body in a new way, you begin to swing with your instrument differently.

It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other.

If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it.

We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family.

I think I have my own sort of distinctive swing, for sure. I think that's something that comes really natural to me, to push against the beat and kind of explore a triplet feel behind everything just to see what that feels like.