DISTURBED Frontman Says It's Hard Being Successful

The Pulse of Radio reports: DISTURBED vocalist David Draiman has been enjoying the success that comes with three straight million-selling albums in a row. The Los Angeles Times reported that earlier this year on vacation, Draiman took a helicopter to a New Zealand winery, went scuba diving in Australia and had a private cruise aboard an $8 million yacht. But the singer said that success doesn't necessarily make life easier. "People always say, 'What's he got left to write about, he's successful now,'" he said. "Are you kidding? You know how much shit comes with being successful? You know how much happens after? You know how much you lose trust, you lose people who you thought were your friends, you lose a sense of purpose...the further you climb up the mountain, it's not like the clearer you can see. The more you can see, and sometimes it's humbling."

DISTURBED is currently in a Chicago studio recording its fourth album, tentatively titled "Indestructible". A spring 2008 arrival is expected for the CD.

As previously reported, Draiman is selling his Northridge, California mansion, according to the Los Angeles Times. The singer is asking nearly $2.9 million for the massive house, which is designed to look like a medieval castle complete with turrets, gargoyles, stone dragons and griffins. Draiman bought the property for $2.5 million in 2005. The six-bedroom, seven-bathroom residence was nothing special until 1992, when a former owner transformed it into a medieval palace complete with vaulted halls, hidden doors, ornate chandeliers and a great room with a 24-foot-high ceiling.

In addition to the 6,800-square-foot main house, the property also includes a guest house, a tennis court, a pool, a koi pond, a wooden bridge, a waterfall and an exercise room that includes an office.