I guess by taking lessons early on, and really trying to play all the rudimentary stuff, and try to have it sound as good as my teacher. It took a lot of practice, which I enjoyed, and still do.

A lot of times, when a band finds success with a certain style or sound, they have a really hard time breaking away from that to grow as artists.

I show up ready to play, so I normally try and fit the situation.

I still felt we had some really good music on that record, but it's a shame that we couldn't make it better. And the tour was a total mess. We just had no life, no energy, and I felt we were going through the motions.

I play against him in practice every day and I know what he's capable of. He's big and strong and he can rebound. I keep telling him that if he plays the way he does against me, he'll be fine. He'll get there.

I never had lessons. Used to try to play to records, which I hated doing. Still can't play to them.