Imagine how frustrating it is, being completely locked up and watching your family leave, your wife and children, and not being able to do anything about it.

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.

Well, some people die and then they sell more records, go figure.

When I got home from The Ozzfest in September 2000 with Methods... I just locked myself in my house and I started writing.

You know what the most destructive force in the universe is? Regret.

Sometimes when you cut your bed tracks right off the bat, you don't really know where the vocal is landing and where the background vocals are, and other loops and stuff that are going on.

I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin.