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If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.

With 'Elect the Dead,' I learned how to make a rock record without a rock band and make the rock record I've always wanted to make.

I'm not trying to become a pop artist, and I'm not trying to make sure I stay a country artist. I'm just trying to make sure I make the best music I can, according to my way.

The biggest question I have is if you're a rock singer or a rock 'n' roll band, or if you're a pop singer... if you've made your way in another genre of music and now you want to make a country record, why? That's my question. Why?

Before I really knew country music, I listened to pop, and I still do.

I'm working on a proper rock record, a good, old-school rock record. Finally.

I heard the Beatles and the Stones, and Mom bought me an electric guitar. I played lead for four years and then switched to bass. One day someone suggested that I should sing, so I sheepishly stepped up to the microphone and the rest is rock history.

After 'Rock Star,' I was definitely doing more high profile gigs. I was playing in Iceland. I was playing in Canada.

I've done all different kinds of genres - doo-wop, pop, funk, gospel, country, jazz, you name it.

I got into rock music at thirteen, listening to Van Halen, learned how to play the electric guitar.