And going into my studio at night, particularly at night when everybody's asleep, is just a total pleasure for me.

Being an athlete helps me get those grandiose emotions of pleasure and pain that are involved in sports.

Actually, with 'Truth of Touch' I wasn't even intending on making an album. I was just having fun. I had about a six-month period of down time, and I'm not very good at sitting around. So I kind of started going into the studio and having fun with new core mendin sounds.

I love the road, and I love coming in contact with the fans. They talk to me and that's irreplaceable. But when I get tired, I head to the studio and I am in there for a long time.

You accomplish what you want to accomplish. I just don't ever want to hurt anybody doing it.

The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.