They said they'd love to have me back, and I would love to be back, if we could see eye to eye on some issues concerning my role in the next year. Where do I fit in the scheme of things?

Hines is a blue-collar kind of guy. He sticks his nose in there and isn't afraid.

When you don't have that bond, it's difficult to have any structure. You don't have that togetherness you yearn for, you don't want to spill blood, sweat and tears with your teammates. It makes for a much more difficult working environment.

We're still sailing right now. We've done nothing yet.

I love being up on stage and performing in front of people. That's where I get the most energy.

I love how 'melodrama' is a denigrated term - a lower-class citizen to other genres. And yet that's what life is, man.