If it's successful and it sounds awesome, and looks killer live, then I guess I can pat myself on the back and take all the credit too.

At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience.

I am such a gearhead. In my recording studio, I personally engineer and edit everything on computers.

I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin.

The record is definitely a musical journey. It's kind of all over the place, which I like.

Getting married in four days was the biggest... mistake I've ever made. I have two beautiful kids, but... how can you know somebody in four days? Bonehead.

I find that doing the drums last, coming from a drum history, really works well for me.