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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.

By the time I did that third solo album, I'd finally learned how to do it, but I'd also learned that I liked being in 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.

One of the great things that I loved about doing solo - which I ended up doing because I was too shy to ever try out for bands back in the day - I could sit there with a list of songs and 'paint away' for the show.

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

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

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

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.