I started doing a lot of record dates and lots of commercial stuff. I started to grow tired of the business end of that lifestyle. At that level, everyone can play, so it becomes who tells the best jokes or who's the best-paying.

Every time we've gone here, I've had to push the Buddha.

He said, 'Hey dude, I wrote this script. Would you consider doing it?' I asked him to talk to me next Wednesday and went on the road for the weekend. He hit me up and I told him that the script was great. I hadn't even read it.

I think this record will take a little longer because I think it will need to be played live. As long as I'm inspired and the guys are inspired, I think it'll roll.

It's mind-blowing. People come up to me all the time and quote that film.

I thought these guys are amazing and realized there's a scene going on right now and it's really bubbling.