~Michael Ward~

"When I was tempted to go back home once or twice and get a normal job," "I remember my dad telling me, 'What do you want to get a normal job for?'"

"I had just come off the road with [singer-songwriter] John Hiatt, and I actually turned it down," "And a few days later I thought, 'What the hell did I do that for?'--On being asked to join the Wallflowers.

"Guitar-wise, Gibson has always been the choice of mine from the get-go,"  "My dad bought me a Les Paul when I was 14. I think I still have it."

"It's good to be in a situation where you're just strictly creating. No rules. No nothing. You're just doing it. Laying it down. It's some serious soul-searching."

"I mean, I think we’ve learned that It’s okay to go out to go out and play at a huge arena and make a big gesture and be a little animated and not feel like we’re really cheesy."

"I happen to be really inspired by finding equipment and gear that I dig."

''It's been a little silly, you know?" -Michael, on constant touring.

''(Jakob) tends to approach me and wants input on his lyrics, and I tend to help him with that stuff, 'cause I'm strong on that,'' Ward said, trying to suppress a laugh.

''I like to just get away from everything, be on my own for a few hours. For the guys who don't do something like that, it's hard for me to imagine. I've gotta escape, you know what I mean? I get refreshed when I get back on that stage and rock for the kids.''-On biking.

''It's the fun in the sun, endless touring, endless summer with the Wallflowers,''  ''It's the feel-good tour of the summer. Bring the family.''

''He's just cuter than the rest of us,''  ''That has nothing to do with parental units.''-Michael, on why Jake was on the cover of RS by himself.

“Jakob actually said to me, `I don't know if I want this one to go platinum. I hope it stops here.' He was hoping he wouldn't get the platinum record, because it was too cheesy, too sell-out.”-Michael recalling when the band received gold-record plaques on the tour bus