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Being in a band is a really magical thing because you've got a family and you operate as this one entity. It's very democratic; everyone is involved in the output. But within that, there can be a lot of disagreements and strife.

Ultimately, running a band is about the relationships you have with people.

When you get together in a group, it becomes like a family, with the different personalities and the politics that comes with being in a band. It's different than bringing something in by yourself.

It's not important to how the band functions or to what we do. That's just many people's opinions on what they see. A lot of people project stuff on you, but that's okay.

But things can happen in a band, or any type of collaboration, that would not otherwise happen.

Being in a band is far more than playing an instrument. It's surviving. It's getting an album together.

A band's only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing you have is your uniqueness, so we hold on to that.

When you are in a band for a number of years you loose your identity in a way. You become a part of that band and then all of a sudden you are not part of that band. You are still the band without the other two members.

I'm not a great band member; I'm more of a band leader.

Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration.