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I think that was the whole idea behind doing the solo record was to be able to do musically whatever I wanted to do.

I've always looked on myself as one of a band and never sought a solo career.

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

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

I wanted to be in a band that shared ideas and were in it together.

Now I'm fortunate to have a good band in CA, and play many solo gigs as well. My point is that I stopped playing in bands and played solo for four years, to get back into the groove and pulse of writing and singing and who I am on stage.

I did a lot of writing for a lot of different kinds of bands that I was in and out of during those five years and that left me with a little body of songs that I liked better when I played alone, so I ended up going out solo and very soon made my first album.

Being on my own in a studio is really, really different than making music with the band. I can't say I necessarily enjoy it more, but it was just a new experience for me.

I didn't have the confidence to leave the band because of a solo career, or anything like that. I just wanted to grow.