Well, I Always Hope That

It's Hard Enough To Make A Good Song And A Good Recording Of That Song. But To Try To Tailor It To Some Outside Force Is Just Like - It's Never Been A Factor In What I've Done Or What The Band's Done.

After 12 Intense Years Of Rock Music, I Was Happy To Get Away From Making A Record And Going Out On A Tour. When I Did It, I Wanted To Feel Inspired. After A While I Finally Had My Fill Working On Other People's Music, And I Started Coming Up With Music On My Own And Said, 'this Could Be For Me.

All The Bands I've Played With Have Had Dynamic Front Men.

I Live Most Of The Time In New York Now. I Have An Apartment There.

It's Much Easier To Work On Other People's Music And Play In Other People's Bands As A Guitar Player Instead Of Being The Main Songwriter And Singer. That's A Really Big Job To Do That.