"I try and stay limber, swim, run, ride motorcycles."

"The fact that Eddie Vedder likes to play 3 hour plus shows a night, I have to be ready for that."

"Little things can make such a big difference during recording."

"I would never want to live in L.A., and I made that decision years ago, so I never chose that path for myself, although I have much respect for those that do it at a high level."

"There is so much to do in my house, in every little corner. It's just like anybody, it's like one step at a time. I try to decorate one space and a pipe breaks or whatever - you know how it is."

"My parent's divorce and hard times at school, all those things combined to mold me, to make me grow up quicker. And it gave me the drive to pursue my dreams that I wouldn't necessarily have had otherwise."

"I worked really hard in college, and I came out a completely different person and performer than when I went in. I did the work, and I found a craft."

"Push-ups, sit-ups, and a strict diet of raisins. That's my plan."