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

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.

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

My father lived by the philosophy, 'Be yourself, because everyone else is taken,' and he made sure I did, too. Whatever I wanted to do, he supported me. I don't mean that I was spoilt - he didn't believe in material gifts - but he watched my back while I worked to achieve things.

No one really buys records anymore. You can look at sales and do that math real quick. Unfortunately, it's fast food in the music industry. People don't ingest full records anymore.

Whenever I write, I only write about what I know or what I have experienced or feeling.

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