Current albums you like?
Splender: Halfway Down the Sky
On Halfway Down the Sky: "It's a rock album with some really good melodies. I like a song I can sing along to. Plus, they've got some really cool lyrics."
Foo Fighters: There Is Nothing Left to Lose

Classic albums you like?
The Who: Who's Next
On In Through the Out Door: "It has a lot of emotion. It doesn't sound dated. They're a great band and the music is so good that it transcends time."
U2: The Unforgettable Fire
Led Zeppelin: In Through the Out Door
Boston: Boston

Soundtracks you like?
Saturday Night Fever

Your biggest musical influences?
Marvin Gaye
Al Green
Bill Withers

Best concert you ever saw?
The first Lollapalooza Tour in Dallas. It was the second to last show Jane's Addiction ever played.

First concert you ever saw?
Boston on the Third Stage Tour in Houston when I was 17.

Performance that stands out for you?
It was SXSW Festival in Austin in 1999. We had signed with Capitol a week before the festival. We were one of the buzz bands and a lot of the big wigs were there. We had a great show with a connection with the audience. The crowd was singing "Leaving Town" back to us, and I saw the president of Capitol Records high-five our A&R guy. That was pretty memorable.

Moment in studio that stands out for you?
When we went to Capitol Recording studios where Frank Sinatra used to do all his stuff. We had a string section and recorded full-on strings to three of our songs. There was written out sheet music with our music. That was awesome.

Books you like?
Jon Krakauer: Into Thin Air
On Into Thin Air: "That was just a real moving story that was awesome."
Nicholas Sparks: The Notebook
On The Notebook: "It's a great story about people finding each other. It's a powerful story."
Jon Krakauer: Into the Wild

Magazines you like?
Popular Mechanics
On Popular Mechanics: "I like those magazines where you can actually learn something that you can use in your everyday life."

Movies you like?
Fletch
On Fletch: "I've got that movie memorized."
The Shawshank Redemption
On The Shawshank Redemption: ""Get busy living or get busy dying" are words that I've always tried to live by. That movie is incredible."
Caddyshack

Movie director you like?
Frank Darabont

Artist you would most like to spend a night with?
Laetitia Casta

Favorite music to make out to?
Sade