I've had to deal with that all my life. Everywhere I go, people doubt me just because of the way I look. But I just use it as motivation. I love to compete.

I guess I was just feeling it tonight. Seeing that, I just started to look for my shot a little more.

We played worse defense than we'd been playing and you've got to give them credit. They took advantage, made a couple of big shots, and it helped them get on a run.

We need a statement game and it should have been tonight.

Yeah, it's a dry, raw recording. That's what we want people to hear: a rugged--not a polished--album. So much of today's hard core is nothing but trigger drums and Marshall amps. Most bands can't pull off their sound live, so why use that stuff?

I'm excited. I think we're all excited. We're anxious to get the record out there and let people hear it.