All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up.

I've never been in a band where someone goes, 'Ah, I've got the perfect name! And it's because I climbed Mount Fuji, and at the top a golden dove came down...' It's always a bunch of guys sitting around going, 'How about Rotten Chipmunks?

I'm always looking at other artists and trying to get inspired by different things.

I would love to put out music that was just stunning or soul-baring or whatever. But I don't think I have the voice for it.

I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer.

I could have probably gone on and still played the part of the guitar player of Limp Bizkit, but musically I was kind of bored. If I was to continue, it would have been about the money and not about the true music, and I don't want to lie to myself, or to them or to fans of Limp Bizkit.

I don't feel like singing should be taken lightly. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it's coming along.