For me, practice isn't doing scales but doing things like writing, jamming with other people, or playing gigs.

A lot of times I wish I would have learned to read music, but I'm very impatient.

How do you stop somebody from growing?

I'll play drums a lot at home, and it will help my wrist action.

My first joint I smoked onstage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. I smoked my first joint live.

I started on drums when I was 13 and played them for two years. Then I went to guitar for a year, played keyboards for a year and a half, and went back to guitar.

Right now I feel so inspired, it's hard to believe. I've written about 20 songs in the last two days. I'd gone about four months without writing a thing.