Ian MacKaye was in London while I was living there. We both decided that even though we had very different lifestyles, we had the same mentality - politically, and in a lot of other different ways. His statement was, "We're going to the same place, except you're taking a taxi, and I'm driving my own car." That's me and Ian MacKaye's relationship. I love him, he's great.

I'd still prefer to do five nights at a club than one night at Allstate Arena.

The more you think, the more you ruin things. Art has to come viscerally; otherwise, forget it.

Rock n roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me.

This rock thing got in the way of my teaching career.

Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.

I feel great. George W.Bush is leaving. We're leaving. It's all perfect timing.