When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story.

I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.

Michael Anthony is the Diplomat of Rock N Roll. He is the regular guy.

Stone Temple Pilots, Bush, and Silverchair are taking the simplest elements of Soundgarden, Nirvana, and Pearl Jam and melding them into one homogenous thing.

Hang in there. If you believe what you're doing is unique. Otherwise give up or sound like Nirvana or Pearl Jam.

And if I'm honest about it, I was obsessed with Nirvana and Pearl Jam. This is like '92, right in the throes of Soundgarden and Pearl Jam and Nirvana. I think I probably wanted to be Kurt Cobain.