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And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a process that we have to grow with together.

I'm not into bands for the sake of being into bands. I've grown past that. There was a time in my life when I was that guy.

I feel more confident about what we're doing as a band and what we're trying to do as a band and the way we're looking at it as a band.

When I left my band, I had to start over from scratch, and that's a scary place to go.

I've always just given myself to the band, if you know what I mean, and been busy with that.

When you're in a band that's so big when you're young, you kind of lose your identity a little bit. You just become part of the band. I just needed to get away from it.

It was about this time that I began experiencing the beginnings of my battles with an anxiety disorder. We were touring a lot and there were some developing personal problems within the band.

I think it would be very scary and very confusing if I didn't understand where people are coming from, but I've felt the exact same way for so many other bands, growing up. It's not really a big deal.

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

Sometimes I don't want to be in the confines of what a band seems to provide.