Pop Quiz: Pat Monahan

Pat Monahan may have sung "I won't give up if you don't give up," on Train's latest hit single, the sweeping commitment hymn "Calling All Angels." But he obviously wasn't that adamant about it. The Grammy-winning multiplatinum San Francisco rock band's fourth album, "For Me, It's You," was written while the front man was in the throes of divorce and the lineup of his group was going through a major shakeup. That shouldn't stop the new single "Cab" from repeating the success of songs like "Meet Virginia" and "Drops of Jupiter." Train is set to play the Fillmore in March.

Q: Do you live in Los Angeles now?

A: You know, I moved to L.A. last February and I just recently moved to the Seattle area. So I've been back between Seattle and Pennsylvania, where my kids are.

Q: How did you become such a nomad?

A: Well, because I met the woman of my dreams. She's from the Seattle area. But I'll be hitting the road soon and I won't be living anywhere.

Q: Did you leave anything in the Bay Area that might make you come back, like old shoes or a sweater?

A: Yeah, I have a home there. But I'm going through a divorce and that home will soon become hers.

Q: Then you won't have anything in the Bay Area.

A: Ha, ha, ha, ha. Yeah, you said it.

Q: I hope that's not because you met the woman of your dreams before you decided to get a divorce.

A: I didn't. I'm a guy who plays by the rules. The decision to leave a marriage and everything is a very difficult one to make when you have children. You've got to be pretty miserable to do that. Even after you make that decision you don't know if it's the right one. I knew it was the right one, but it was not easy. And a month later I met this girl, at the last point in my life that I would be interested in meeting anyone.

Q: At least you got a good record out of the whole ordeal.

A: Thanks. I went through a lot of feelings, so I paid the price for some of the songs I feel proud of.

Q: Your life may be in shambles, but at least you'll have platinum albums to hang on your wall.

A: You know, my life right now is actually wonderful. I couldn't be happier. I can't emphasize enough how wonderful this woman is that I've met. It's nothing that I've ever gone through. I hope all people get to feel like I feel.

Q: Everyone should get a divorce!