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Whenever I release a record, it's my record. It's not a selfish thought. I may work all year 'round for other people. So, finally, when I come out with my own album, it should be me with the creative help of other musicians.

I wanted to put out a solo record because I was stuck on a major label and sick of it.

When you're an artist, you can only do your own stuff. Even if you only write for other people, you're really more focused on yourself. So while everybody's out touring, I'm working on records.

I never envisioned myself as a solo artist; I was always part of a band.

As funny as it sounds, the best thing I got out of making a solo record was to realize how much I love being in a band.

I thought I'd do everything on four-track, and then I'll record every instrument myself in a studio, and then I'll have a solo album released by spring.

People sometimes ask if I want to be a solo artist, but it just wouldn't be any fun being on your own.

I never imagined I'd be a solo artist. And now I couldn't imagine being part of a group.

Making your own records is really satisfying in the sense that you more or less get to do what you want. It may not sell or whatever, but on an artistic level, the only people that you really have to fight with are the people in your own band.

My music has always been my solo project.