I'm not afraid of a challenge. I've taken my losses like a man and have done the same with my decisions outside of the ring.

He's strong, but I'll win. I'm back in action in Michigan, and this is the best situation I've ever been in.

It's good to be fighting in the state -- period. I'm happy to be back.

It's a constant challenge for us to draw the distinction. We're constantly trying to explain who we are, how we differ, what we do and why it's important.

It's not like a challenge to the Stones, but more of a revision, ... Tim was playing this riff and he needed it to feel sleazy and dark, and I was trying to figure out what it was about. I remembered the time Tim and I first made a concerted effort to write songs together five or six years ago when we took a week off and drove to New Hampshire. I remember on this 18-hour car ride, being way over-caffeinated and buzzing, I realized that I was trying to figure out if you would know if you were the devil. I got Tim to quit his job for a week and go to this cabin, which seemed like the sort of thing the devil would do.

There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man.