This is a lot more fun than my regular work. There's no waiting on all the usual permitting.

Music is also supposed to be fun. On this record, (titled 'III'), I really had the desire again to jump back into some good-time, fun-loving songs.

I think bragging rights would be enough for us.

You can do it for maybe 10 minutes before your forearms turn to jelly. Think of squeezing a mushy football - that's the kind of pressure you have to create to fill engorged lungs.

It's no fun to show up wearing the same [outfit] as the other competitors.

Her work ethic has everything to do with this, ... Dreaming is the first step. Then you have to work you tail off to realize that dream. That's what a lot of people don't get. They just see the result. The harder you work the luckier you get, and she is getting really lucky.