What's your earliest memory?
Getting beaten up by my brother and all his friends. He�s knocked my teeth out with monkey wrenches, beaten me up with hammers and shot me with BB guns.
What were you like as a child?
If there was an accident I would find it. I�ve stabbed myself, had fishhooks in my back, been hit by cars and fallen off cliffs. I always came with casts and band-aids on.
What were you like at school?
I wanted to be good. In high school I didn�t really do well because I just wasn�t ready for it. I was going through a lot of stuff at that point in my life and being scholarly wasn�t necessarily a priority.
What was your first job?
Working in a fast food restaurant called Harvey�s when I was 15. This lady who didn�t like me gave me a toothbrush and a little bucket to clean between the tiles in the big freezer. An hour and a half passed and I was freezing my nuts off. When she opened the door I called her a bitch and got fired.
How would you describe your personality?
Obsessively compulsively neurotic. I�m caring but don�t cross me. The band probably think of me as the hot head. I�m very passionate and overly sensitive about a lot of things.
Have you ever been in love?
Yes, with various girls. One in particular right now. She drives me fucking nuts but I love her.
What�s been your biggest fashion disaster?
I used to wear awful things like bright green bellbottom pants, yellow shirts and big crazy shoes and have bleached hair. I like the ultra-normal look now.
Who were your childhood heroes?
When you�re growing up your parents are the only people whoa re indestructible and know everything.
How did you lose your virginity?
With my first girlfriend when I was 17 and the floodgates have been open ever since. It was awful and weird and terrible.
Have you got any weird habits?
I clean obsessively. I can�t rest until everything's neat in my apartment.
What were you like as a child?
I was very shy and kept to myself. I was really inclined towards drawing and painting. I eventually graduated in classical animation and worked in the industry for three years.
Ever had any near-death experiences?
When we were 15 we used to get drunk on this cliff in Mississauga. Once I wandered off by myself and I fell down a cave hole. It was a 25-foot drop but I just bruised my ass.
How would you describe your personality?
I guess I'm an introvert but I like to be social as well. If there�s a problem I�m the one who�ll think it over for a couple of days.
What�s been your most life-changing event?
Moving to Montreal for a year. After working so hard at college I kind of decompressed in Montreal. It taught me what life is supposed to be about. That and being able to go to England and see where I was born.
When was the last time you were tempted?
Probably just a few nights ago with illegal substances. Moderation�s the key.
What�s the most vindictive thing you�re done to another person?
Ben and I wrote a song about an ex-girlfriend called �The Ex� before we had the record deal and now I�m realising that it�s going to be on the radio.
Have you ever been in love?
Yes, that would have been with the ex-girlfriend. And my girlfriend now.
Who were your childhood heroes?
When I was a kid I saw �The Song Remains The Same� and I was blown away by Jimmy Page. Also Mr. T in The A-Team and David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider. Gandhi was a bit of a hero for me growing up from a multi-cultural background.
How did you lose your virginity?
My parents went away for the weekend and I had my girlfriend over. I was 21, a late bloomer.
Tell us a little-known fact about yourself.
I�m half-deaf in my right ear. I had a lot of operations as a kid. So I have to turn my amp up really loud.
