Oh, I love to lie. That's one of my favorite things in the world, coming up to somebody, especially press people, and telling them some enormous lie that couldn't possibly be true.

I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good.

You know it's always funny - the more legend awards you get, the closer you get to the grave, I guess, i am going full strength right now so it's great to get these while you're alive, I'd hate to get them after you're dead.

That was very close to getting killed. Usually at pop festivals we have people jumping on stage.

Yet I was Marilyn Manson - times 10.

Do you feel your best when your strung out on your morphine and meth?

The late sixties and early seventies were kind of a breeding ground for exciting new sounds because easy listening and folk were kind of taking over the airwaves. I think it was a natural next step to take that blissful, easygoing sound and strangle the life out of it.