I Idolised Bands Like Pearl Jam And

Lately I've Been Falling Asleep Listening To 'common One' By Van Morrison, Specifically The Song 'summertime In England.' It's 15 Minutes Long, So To Make It Through The Entire Song Is A Real Task Unto Itself, But Van Has That Emotional Payoff That Makes Even His Most Tiresome Songs More Powerful Than Most People's Entire Catalog.

I Was Signed At 19 Years Old To A Major Label, And Dropped By The Time I Was 22.

The Queen And Electric Light Orchestra Harmonies Are So Distinct And Fit In Our Songs So Well Sometimes, But We Don't Know How To Do Them Properly.

It's Important That I Get Time To Run, To Just Go For A Jog For About 30 Minutes. It Helps With My Voice, But It Also Kind Of Gives Me A Little Bit Of Time To Myself - And You Get To See A City.

Van Morrison Is Probably, At This Point In Time, My Biggest Influence As A Vocalist. When We Were Making Our Last Album I Had A Vinyl Copy Of 'veedon Fleece' In The Vocal Booth In Front Of Me, In The Dorky Sense. I Think There Were Candles Around, Which Is Really Tacky, But Hey, I Needed To Channel Van The Man!