What was your childhood like?
Pretty much all I did was play music. I also played hockey as most Canadian boys do.
What were you like at school?
I found school pretty easy. I did six years of post-secondary school too. Right after high school I did music for a year but I ended up getting a degree in finance.
Ever had any near-death experiences?
I almost got buried alive when I was 13. All this snow started pouring off the roof and I was buried up to my hips. I had to be dug out.
What are your views on religion?
Being born into the Catholic faith and going to Catholic schools has an effect on you. But I�ve lost my belief in Catholicism now so I suppose I�m an atheist.
How would you describe your personality?
I�m a pretty happy, laidback guy, but the other guys think I�m moody so maybe not.
What�s been your most life-changing event?
The experience of going from playing in a band and not expecting anything, to suddenly having the opportunity to do it as a complete lifestyle. Getting married changed my life too. It's nice to have someone who loves you so much.
What�s been your biggest fashion disaster?
When I first started playing music at 13 I was a complete rocker. I had the mullet going on, I was wearing steel-toed boots, rock t-shirts, plaid jackets and tight jeans.
What�s your biggest regret?
I wish that I wasn�t so learned in musical theory. It gets in the way of creativity.
How did you lose your virginity?
That took me forever. I was out of high school and still hadn�t lost my virginity but then I went to a party and this girl was all over me. I was 19.
Worst tour moment?
We played in Quebec City and the next day we were flying to New York to play a show with The Darkness. We woke up the next morning and all of our gear had been shipped to the wrong city. We ended up having to but all new guitars.
What�s your earliest memory?
Peeing my pants at day care when I was three years old. I was a very polite child and kept saying �Excuse me� but I didn�t get a response.
What were you like as a child?
I was a nerd. Glasses, bad hair and my mom dressed me.
Ever had any near-death experiences?
Concussions form BMX racing with no helmet on. I had three in one year as a kid and I was always in hospital. The lady there said I should change my name to OHIP, the name for our healthcare service in Canada.
How would you describe your personality?
I�m very easy-going. They call me �Switzerland� in the band. Remember in the war when Switzerland didn�t really participate? That�s me.
Have you ever been in love?
I�m in love right now. I�m married and I have a beautiful little girl. She�s nine months old and her name is Willow.
What�s been your most life-changing event?
Becoming a father. We had our baby when SARS had just started in Toronto so we were the first to be in there when they shut the hospital down. They were only admitting women in labour and their husbands. The newspaper did an article on us about being born into a masked world.
Who were your childhood heroes?
Brad Wilk was my favourite drummer and still is. Rage Against The Machine were just amazing.
How did you lose your virginity?
On a school trip in Vermont when I was 15. It was hilarious. She was older than me, not by much though.
What�s been your weirdest fan experience?
It�s weird being on the receiving end of cute little love letters from girls skipping their grade 10 class in high school. They just say �I love you, you�re the hottest member of Billy Talent�.
Tell us a little-known fact about yourself.
I used to be a raver. I wore size 52 pants, the baggier the better, and dyed my hair blonde. They had some pretty good outdoor parties in Toronto in the early 90s.
