"When you’re in a band with somebody like Kurt, who was an amazing songwriter, you do anything you can to keep from polluting the songwriting process. I thought “I don’t want to be the person responsible for ruining these songs.” There’s a famous old joke: What was the last thing the drummer said before they kicked him out of the band? “Hey guys, I got a new song I just wrote.” Why fix it, if it ain’t busted? I was in awe of what was happening. I was in awe of Kurt’s songs. And intimidated. I felt it was best to keep my songs to myself."