I want to go out and do things... not just stick around having room service for two days.

Learn your instrument. Be honest. Don't do anything phony. There is so much crap floating around. There is plenty of room for a bit of honest writing.

I couldn't go anywhere unless there was a security guard with me. That spoiled my life. It was like being in captivity. Those days are gone, and I don't ever want to see that happen to me again. Now I can wander around the streets of Los Angeles on my own. I like it that way.

Since there's only room for me to write a few songs on each band album, I really have to use my songs. But on my own album I had room to use songs I wanted.

It's such a diva thing, but I need one room for my suitcases and one for me.

You spend days getting the right drum sound. And vocals take a long time-you can't just do one take and it's perfect.