I'm Just A Normal Schmo Like Anyone

A Good Producer Brings Out The Best In The Artist He's Working With. You Shouldn't Be Able To Listen To Something And Say, 'so-and-so Produced This Album.

I Was Trying To Take The Band In A Direction That I Thought Was Appropriate, And Roth Was Trying To Take The Band In More Of A Las Vegas Direction. And There He Is.

I Went To The Zoo One Day And Saw A Chimp Playing With A Beat-up Acoustic Guitar In A Way I Had Never Seen Before. Instead Of Using The Pick The Chimp Was Banging The Neck And Tapping It With Its Fingers. I Knew The Chimp Was On To Something So I Practiced This New Technique In My Room For Hours Until I'd Perfected It.

It's Funny, When Bands Or Younger Musicians Ask Me: 'so, What Does It Take To Make It?' Well, First Explain To Me What You Mean By 'making It': Do You Want To Be A Rock Star Or Do You Want Music To Be Your Livelihood?

Obviously You Have To Have Rhythm. If You Have Rhythm, Then You Can Play Anything You Need. If You Have Rhythm And You Love Music, Then Play And Play And Play Until You Get To Where You Want To Get. If You Can Pay The Rent, Great. If You Can't, Then You'd Better Be Having Fun.