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I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.

I don't think success has changed us as people at all. We are the same lunatics that we were when this band first got going. We never see ourselves as being on a higher level than our fans.

I think we're a band with a lot of history now so it's nice to come up with something that doesn't have any history at all.

So I've had lots of different bands over the years who have stayed with me for certain tours.

I followed most of the 80's bands into the 90's as most of those folks who hadn't moved away were all still active. However, there was a point when I lost track of the new bands coming up.

I was able to endure and play a special part in music history. And I always managed to keep working, even if I wasn't a big solo artist.

A lot of rock bands are truly a legend in their own minds.

There's something undeniably oxymoronic about a 'successful' rock n' roll band. Who wants to hear a bunch of success stories whining about their success? More importantly, what can be the drive behind a band, what can they have to rage against when they are successes? That's a dichotomy every successful band wrestles with.

We've worked very hard as a band and would like to think we've got this far on the strength of our music.

Another thing that was unique about working on this stuff was that I was engineering it. I used many of the things I had learned while I was away from the band. It sort of vindicated my decision to leave in '87.