Mike McCready

I'm sober now and very happy.

We were accused of sounding like a couple of bands when we started out. Aerosmith was one.

I'm the kind of guy who wants to be involved in everything concerning our new baby. I don't want to miss a thing.

There's this idea that, 'All I have at the end of the day is my mind.' That's the only thing you can control. I believe that.

Playing onstage, I'm always aware of where the bathrooms are. When Crohn's hits, I have to run, or it won't be pretty.

I'm surprised that we're around still. A lot of the bands that we came out with are not around.

It was by design that we mostly used pictures that you could not necessarily see what was going on, and that didn't really focus in on the band, but instead focused in on a theme.

I am constantly amazed at their support over the years.

When you're really young, dating girls, and trying to explain Kiss, they just look at you like you're kind of crazy. I think they got so big in the Seventies and were such a phenomenon - they did the 'Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park' movie, the solo records - some people only know the merchandising stuff.

I love surprising the fans.

I love some kind of pressure in the air. Some kind of weirdness in the crowd, good or bad. That's what we thrive on.

I'd love to have Jack White up. I think he's just a phenomenal guitar player. I'd love to see him play up close because he's got a killer voice, and he's a great lead player, too. That would be exciting to me.