I didn't want to let him tie up with me, upper-body me. I wanted to straight-face him and then shoot on him, get into his legs.

It feels good to be going this year because I didn't want to feel like I let anyone down. It was gut-wrenching last year to not be going and to see my teammates compete. Winning was great, but it hurt not to contribute.

I think he was surprised when I made my move. He probably thought I wouldn't do it.

Determination. I was just determined that I was gong to do it this time.

I was like a Borscht Belt comedian trapped in the body of a 6-year-old. I was channeling Jackie Mason at 7.

I look at my career as a body of work, not just Queens of the Stone Age records. I'm in Eagles of Death Metal, I'm in Them Crooked Vultures; I make records with other people.