Musician

I hate dancing.

The one thing about songwriting that's been consistent is that I do it for the love of a good melody.

I really like the cute Beatles, the beginning. I don't really like the moustached Beatles very much. And then the hippie Beatles I'm not super-thrilled with, although they had good songs.

I'm not an amazing engineer; I'm just super basic. I'm pretty cavalier about it - I stick the mic wherever it sounds good.

I grew up around religious and elevator music. I didn't know any better, so I just thought music was kind of bland. So I didn't listen to much as kid.

Honestly, it's hard to play with a lot of intensity night after night.

One thing I learned is that I don't want to be in an all-girl band again. Besides, most of my friends are guys, anyway.

I gravitated toward photography. That's what I really did well.

I really liked the Sex Pistols when they came out and I thought they had a lot of melody.

The Beatles were a huge influence on me to write really good melodies.

Sadly, it runs in my damn family, and that disease is a mystery to just about every scientist! We are definitely interested in finding a cure for ALS! Cure it already!

Salt Lake's got a cool vibe.

I saw the Bangles before I was in a band. I really liked their rhythm. That was right when I was trying to learn how to play guitar. I was really frustrated because I couldn't strum, and then I saw Susannah Hoffs do this cool strum on a song, and it was my goal after that to learn how to do that strum.

I really can't categorize the Muffs music.

I've always had something turning in my brain. And it got to a point where I felt it was stupid to let some of the tunes die. So I began putting them down on paper.

A lot of people accuse me of copying Courtney Love.

When I wanted to join the Pandoras, my mom had an anxiety attack.

You can tell a dumb guy a mile away.

I wanted to play the drums, but I had no rhythm.

I love having the control over the end result and not having to go through some committee to get something approved. I feel sorry for people, like actors, because unless you're Woody Allen or Mel Gibson, they don't have much say in the decisions that affect their work.