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" I've met a ton of new people who have colitis or Crohn's. Talking to them has been probably the most healing thing: to hear other people's attitudes on how they deal with their disease and how they stay positive. "

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" At this point, because we have stayed the same course for so many years, I feel like we are freer to make choices that are motivated by what feels right creatively at a given point in time. "

Mike McCready

Choices

Right

Time

" I think, as an artist, you want to keep going - you want to keep taking challenges; you want to be pushed, in a way - and I think Sonic Evolution does that, it makes me feel a little uncomfortable and get out of my comfort zone. "

" And watching Ed, he's really coming into his own doing some new things onstage I've never seen him do. He's really getting into it, putting 120 percent into the show. We feel comfortable and excited. "

" My favorite rocker is Go because it is heavy and chaotic. "

Mike McCready

Because

Favorite

" Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business. "

" Sometimes with Polaroids, the shot you want to get in your head doesn't happen. What it makes me do is be patient, I guess, or let go of that presumption of what the shot's going to be. "

Mike McCready

Patient

Head

" I have to eat in a way that's good for me. "

Mike McCready

Eat

Good

" 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 have had Crohn's for about 19 years. It is a debilitating disease that affects my colon. "

" It's extremely important to have a loyal fan base and be receptive to them. "

" 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. "

" But KISS inspired me personally to pick up a guitar and go for it. "

Mike McCready

Go For It

" I'll hear us on classic rock radio stations, and I'll go, 'Oh, my God, we're getting old!' "

" I feel very blessed we can still have a career making music. "

" Chris Cornell painted in song the darkness and beauty of life in Seattle. "

" A song kind of comes out of anywhere. A song will come out of the sky, or an idea, or walking around, or playing with other guys. "

" I have lived most my life with chronic inflammation and constant pain with immediate diarrhea. "

" At some shows, the set list gets changed while we are on stage. I know Ed thinks about the set very hard throughout the day in order to make the best show possible for the fans and for us. "

" We want to push boundaries musically if we can and come at things from a different direction. "

" I am constantly amazed at their support over the years. "

Mike McCready

Amazed

I Am

" I still believe guitars will be around as long as there's rock music. "

" I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next to him for 10 years. "

" It's always push and pull with a record company. "

" There's no time for regrets. You've just got to keep moving forward. "