Everybody Is Influenced By Someone.

The Freedom I Have As A U.s. Citizen Is Unparalleled. Despite The Fact People May Not Like American Passports, Having That Passport Affords Me More Freedoms Than Any Other Passport Could.

Due To Irresolvable Personality Conflicts As Well As Musical Differences, I Am Permanently Leaving The Band Audioslave. I Wish The Other Three Members Nothing But The Best In All Of Their Future Endeavours.

I Can Go From One Extreme To Another, From Playing At The Sydney Opera House On The Songbook Tour To Shows With Soundgarden At Voodoo Fest, All In A Week.

Maybe Sincerity Is The New Punk. But To Me, I Think I Have To Connect With Something Emotionally, On Some Level, Or I Don't Care About It. And If I Don't Care About It, Then I Don't Think Anyone Listening To It Will, Either.

It Isn't Necessary To Be An Untouchable Rock-icon Guy Surrounded By Bodyguards And Be Ushered In And Out And Have Everyone Do Everything For You. It Isn't Necessary To Change The Way You Present Your Band To The Public Just Because You're Successful. That Happened A Lot In The '80s: There Was A School Of Thought That Said People Would Like You More If You Acted Like You Were The Unattainable Star.