My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.

I've been sober for two-and-a-half years, My children are happy. In August, my wife and I will celebrate our fifteenth wedding anniversary. My band is back together with a sold-out tour.

As long as your intention is pure, and you know what you're in it for, then you're alright. And I'm in it because I enjoy it. I take it seriously... real seriously. I mean I could sit and talk all day about the music.

When you're a musician and you break new ground it resonates into the common consciousness.

My life was a complete catatrophe. I was very, very sick from drugs and alcohol.

It's like you're surfing... The same wave that can be a source of pain can be a beautiful flowing grace and source of power. It's all a matter of how you respond to it.

Creativity is the antidote to destruction.