PB: Someone told me you made a vow to your wife Marisol never to kiss another woman. Is that right?

RT: That was our first kiss, sitting in the back of the bus. I said, if you marry me, if you stay with me, I will never kiss another person.

PB: Is it hard to stick with that?

RT: Oh, we have great fights just like any other couple will have. But we're really close. She's my partner in crime. If I'm going to go out and have a good time, I want her to be with me, having a good time.

PB: On one of your fansites, I found the gem: "Rob Thomas is not gay because he is married and has a child." Had you heard the rumor that you are gay, and where do you think that came from?

RT: I have no idea. Maybe my feminine nature. [Laughs] I would rather be mistaken for gay, though, than for being one of those stereotypical football frat guys.

PB: Do you plan to have a family with Marisol?

RT: Yeah, it's going to be soon.

PB: Why do you give Marisol the credit for "Smooth" happening with Carlos Santana?

RT: I've always given her credit for the song because, besides the fact that the lyrics were written about her, it all seemed so destined to happen. I moved to New York because of her. We were living in the city. The guy I wrote the track with lived a block away from the apartment that I was living in in SoHo. This would have never happened had I not met this woman. She was in the video because Carlos wanted her to be in the video. Carlos actually had a platinum record drawn up and dedicated with her and my name on it together because he always tells me that had I not met her there would have been no "Smooth."

PB: You were a big guy when Yourself Or Someone Like You came out, and you even signed autographs "Fat Rob." How did you put on all the weight? Was it rock star partying?

RT: Pounding liquor. And when you pound liquor, you're up late and you're eating crap and you're definitely not going to the gym.

PB: And how did you take it off? Was that Marisol's doing?

RT: Part of it was. If you're suddenly dating this gorgeous woman who can eat whatever the hell she wants and never gain an ounce, then you start to look at yourself and think, "Well, I don't want her to be with this fat guy." So you want to start looking better just for her.

PB: Do you have any good Disney World stories from your days growing up around Orlando?

RT: When I was like 17, 18, 19, we used to like to drop acid and go to Disney. We had these season passes and we'd go and drop acid and just hang out. You really didn't have to ride any rides, but you'd go on Space Mountain, just fully tripping face. It was completely life affirming. Then, "Oh, my god! Here comes this giant dog! It's a giant mouse! It's fucking killing me!"