When we were in our early 20s, we were into love. We didn’t care about politics or social affairs. But now we have a broader perspective.

We are at a point where we can think back to the beginning, to what we were, to what we have done. To see how we have come to this fifth album.

I love my life’s journey. Looking back, I see a boy from the provinces who got a chance to study in Bangkok, at the renowned Suan Kularb School. This boy also had a chance to study law at Chula, become a flight attendant and end up being a popular singer. It’s like watching a fairy tale.

The turning point in my life is that I got to study at Chula. I met a girl and she became the reason I started singing. She was my muse, the reason I can write songs, because I found someone special to sing to. Before, I loved music, yes, but I did it without direction. I sang love songs, but I didn’t have my own story until I met her.

Fifteen years in the music industry have changed me a lot. It didn’t happen overnight. I was a 15-year-old boy, now I’m a 30-year-old man.

What really changes is that more and more people want to listen to you talk about yourself.

Age is just a number if you always have fresh inspiration and energy. I want to have the same energy when I’m 60 and be as cool as The Rolling Stones. I am jealous of people who always have energy because I also have moments of exhaustion.

It’s normal for most bands around the world that the vocalist is the band’s leader, and sets both the musical style and the band’s direction. I feel lucky that although I’m the youngest, other members have enough trust in me to follow my ideas.

I am not a dictator, though. Disagreements happen. When they do, I step back and rethink. You can convince others to believe in you but you have to listen to their views too.

P’Bird is my idol. I can sing every one of his songs and I’ve bought all his albums. I really adore him.

Being an idol isn’t stressful. But I’m afraid that I won’t meet fans’ expectations. Afraid I will disappoint them if they find out some ugly inner flaw in me. I try to be a role model as a singer.

Nobody is absolutely black or white. Every human being has both good and bad sides.

Really believe in what you do, and it will be a success one day.

I’ve never limited myself on stage. I perform whatever the music draws out in me. I feel empowered when I hear thousands of people singing my song.

The stage is what I was born for. It’s my entire life. How can I put limits on something which is my everything?

I am not a difficult person. I am just in a position where I have more decisions to make. I cannot say yes to everyone. We [the band] just have more things to be careful about now—this also happens to other popular stars.

I am not happy with the way reporters make up news and push the mic toward us, asking something about what “somebody” said.

I am not a rock star. To me, rock stars don’t walk the streets, hang out in malls or pop into convenient stores. Well, I do. I am just a guy who loves to sing and is recognized by a bunch of people.

I treat my girl like any normal guy. I’ll take her to the mall or to watch movies. I don’t feel uncomfortable when I photographed by paparazzi, but I don’t know if the girl won’t.

I’d like to get married. I like to have a family and a lovely home. One day, I would like to be responsible for more lives than just my own. I just don’t know when it’s going to happen.

I got mind-numbingly bored at one point. Passion became routine. We say we’d hate routine office jobs but then our life came to be just that, playing the same songs, following the same script every night. We had to find a new balance to stop this boredom so everyone could be happy.

Health problems are my greatest fear. My body feels older than it should be. And my health problems get in the band’s way. I know the members feel depressed sometimes about it, and I feel really sorry and upset about myself.

Big-scale concerts will be the future of Bodyslam. There will be no more small gigs, which are not enough for us to express what we want to. It’s our dream to bring this upcoming concert to the provinces. If we can do it, we will set a new benchmark for rock concerts in Thailand.

To measure one’s success you have to wait for the end. Bodyslam and I still have a long way to go. We still feel fresh.