In A Band That Works Out Well,

It's Like A Relay Race Of Being Ignored. It Is Really Challenging, But Whenever I Get Asked That Stuff, I Feel Really Self-conscious About It. I Feel Really Lucky Because We Have A Lot Of Help. When I First Began To Be A Dad With Gwen [stefani], I Was Amazed At What She Went Through.

Wherever You Look There Are Inspirations, Books, Literature, Paintings, Landscapes, Everything. Just Living Is An Inspiration.

It's Pretty Hard To Make Out What's Going To Be A Commercial Success And What's Not.

Every Time I Try To Disown That Concept For Myself, Which Is A Really Healthy Perspective, They Bring It Back All The Time. It's So Serious And So Real And So Tangible That You Don't Want To Taint It With Anything Other Than The Thing Itself. I Was Tickled Pink With My Very Zen Self, Walking Around Saying That I Made A Record Because I Wanted To Make A Record. That's So Beautiful. It's Like A Haiku Poem. That Takes Away All The Tension And The Expectation. I Just Want To Try To Do Something Interesting.

I'm Not A Workaholic, But I Was A Bit Manic, I Have To Confess.