If they want to party and do all the things I say brought me sadness in my song, with my song as the soundtrack... so be it.

I wanted to break into producing, so I would peddle my tracks and beats to labels. I always heard the same thing: They liked the music, but it didn't fit any of the artists on their roster.

What I'm trying to do is maintain some mindfulness about being popular - I wasn't so great at that last time around.

It's always hard for an artist from the U.K. to break into the United States. It's especially harder for a rapper because hip-hop is such an American art form.

I think it should be socially acceptable for men to like 'You're Beautiful' by James Blunt.

I wanted to be the most famous. And it wasn't until I hung out with Justin Bieber that the whole thing got demystified. The mystique of it was gone.

My favorite color is jungle green. At least, that's what it said on the side of my favorite crayon in first grade. I don't know if it's an official color.

I love playing drums and helping out.

There are no prog elements to Adrenaline Mob; it's very song-oriented, with shredding and grooves.

I find myself a much happier person when I turn off my computer and live my life.

I really do care what people think, and I revolved my whole career and all the twenty five years with Dream Theater... I ran that band and made decisions based on caring what the fans thought and wanted.

One of the biggest misconceptions was, after I left Dream Theater, I went off and did, like, five different bands and side projects. Everyone was like, 'We thought you wanted a break.' And it was like, well, I didn't want a break from making music; I just needed a break from the Dream Theater camp.

I'm a very sentimental guy; I'm a very nostalgic guy.

I am looking forward to working with the great staff of Loud & Proud Records, some of whom I worked very closely with during their time at Roadrunner and my time with Dream Theater. I look forward to continuing that relationship with The Winery Dogs!

A Dream Theater without me was never in the plan; I never expected that.

I don't even like doing drum solos live; to me, it's like, 'Ehhh.' It doesn't really interest me.

My time and my legacy with Dream Theater will always be a part of me. It's something I'll always be proud of.

I live a very open life. I value my relationship with the fans, and I utilize Twitter and Facebook and my web site, so my day-to-day activities are an open book for me to share with the fans, for better or for worse.

I don't think I was ever meant to be tied down to one band for the rest of my life, playing one style of music.

Any time I say anything about Dream Theater... Honestly, I'd rather not talk about it. Because no matter what I say, it will be twisted and... So I kind of have made myself promise that I won't talk about Dream Theater anymore.

As far as I know, you only live once. So, I want to make the most of it while I can and work with as many different people as I can.

It's all about the music, and I work as hard as I do strictly because of the music. It's not a money thing; it's not a career thing. It's simply to do with me being a music fan with a broad taste, wanting to do different styles and wanting to work with lots of different people.

In all of my years in this business, I've always been part of either a progressive band or a metal band.

I have no interest in playing 'perfect.' To me, it's more about being an entertainer. Having a connection with the audience.