We decided the only way to make a cover record special was to do the songs that influenced us when we were younger.

That's how we came up with the name, it was songs that were from the beginning of our universe as musicians.

He's fitting in really well. He's fitting into the scheme surprisingly well. He's a quick learner; he learned the defense really quick from what I hear. Personality-wise, he's great.

It didn't meet all our ears that well because we were writing a new record and had great material and we knew it would take time away from that, but it's been so many positives that we are glad we did it.

Styx is a very exclusive club. The band doesn't think of it as the new Styx -- they think of it as a continuum.

During my sabbatical, I spent two years not listening to my songs at all.