The thing is that I've known the guys from Motley Crue longer than just about everybody.

It's just kind of known in the music industry that a farewell tour means 'for now.'

How have you guys been since we've been gone?

Addiction is a really hard thing to kick.

You have to age gracefully. And that's what I love about Keith Richards. That's what I love about the Rolling Stones. They are aging gracefully. They are falling apart at the seams right before our eyes, and they are doing it gracefully. And that's the most beautiful thing that we can do.

Being able to say something lyrically, to say something that will do more than just be words, is really hard. It's easy to do when you're writing a chapter of a book or writing poetry, but it's really hard to do when you're confined to a melody line.