One Thing That You Hope For When

Playing For Someone Else's Crowd Is Always Difficult For Any Band.

That's Always Been A Dream For Me, To Be Able To Collaborate And Make Music With The People That Inspired You To Make Music.

In '98, I Locked Myself In My House, Went Out Of My Mind And Wrote 25 Songs. I Rarely Bathed During That Period Of Writing; I Sent Out For Food, I Didn't Really Venture Out Of My House In Three Or Four Months. It Was A Hell Of An Experience. The Album Is An Overview Of Birth To Now.

I'm Doing The Best I Can With What I Got And That's All Anybody In My Band Is Doing.

I'm Going To Keep Thinking About Topping Myself Every Time. I Can Say Very Confidently That Alice In Chains Have Done That On Every Record. It Surprises Me. I Don't Go In There Expecting That, But I Do Go In There Hoping For It.