Tom Waits is someone who has really struck me, ever since I was a kid. He's really a big deal for me.

I never got a chance to do Tom Waits or PJ Harvey kind of stuff in the Gaslight Anthem.

The Gaslight Anthem is very streamlined. We don't usually use organs and strings and things like that.

Going out and trying new stuff on an audience is a scary thing.

I don't want to be a lead player. I don't want to shred and play fast licks. I just want to be the best rhythm section ever.