I always felt there was some kind of nobility centered in my desire and passion for what I do.

The early Bon Jovi stuff I can't stand. I just think we didn't have our stylistic voice. But some people love some of that stuff.

There are a lot of really good guitar sounds and new kind atmospheres on the new Bon Jovi record. I think people are going to dig it, man. And it rocks hard.

Being in America isn't old-hat - it's where we're from - but I get excited to be in other parts of the world like Athens and Croatia, which were quite cool. I'm a sightseer. I go see the sights and museums. I'm into that kind of thing.

I try to always be there for him, as a friend, and from a musical level. Like I said, I want to make sure, if I can help Jon to be in a great mood, as much as possible, I’m gonna do it. And that’s been a part of what I put on myself for responsibility, and for the guys too. That’s part of my gig. And it started to fall apart a little bit when I was broken. And I couldn’t do it, I couldn’t fulfill that responsibility. And that’s when they started to realize they had to pick me up.

At the end of the day, if you're going to buy a can of Coke, you want the real thing.