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I might have played a little bit more in Europe than I have in Japan.

I've performed in China, France, New Delhi, and Indianapolis, and everybody just allows themselves to go at it and have a good time. I think that's what I'm doing through music. It's not about 'I'm from here and you're from there.' It's about unity.

There are certainly talented instrumentalists coming from India. I see them performing all over the world.

First off, I don't want anyone to think I'm this huge thing in Japan. Every group from here that's made any records over any length of time - even indie bands - have a Cheap Trick effect in Japan.

Ireland, Italy and Brazil are the most musical places for me. They're extremely musical cultures and anything you pitch they basically catch.

There have always been huge musicians and poets in Uruguay, but Uruguay is a well-kept secret.

With 'Timbiriche', I toured Brazil and a lot of Latin America.

The way we do music in Brazil is very different because we are so moved by music; we grow up with that.

We played the same thing in Europe we played in the States.

I have this weird musical thing I do: I play violin, and I even went on tour with Tim Robbins. We did a bunch of Canadian cities, and then went down to the States, and then we ended up in Japan.