When I was growing up in school, I wasn't the archetype of the classic American nerd; I was just different.

I would advocate that you show me your smiling face, and how happy you can make your life.

I see so many bands, that are trying really hard to write for a person that they've never met. I get the idea behind it and the idea of helping people, but I feel you help people more by exposing yourself.

I don't think we ever sat down in the early days and said "hey lets be a band that wears make up". I think it was just natural for us. We grew up loving stuff like Alice Cooper, Kiss, The Misfits, and the more theatrical stuff. I always loved rock stars. I loved David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, and these people that were larger than life and iconic. I think that is what we always wanted to do.

Believe none of what you hear...and even less of what you see...this is what we`ll be.

I didn't really get the chance to talk to girls. I was a straight boy with hormones kicking in, and I wanted to talk to girls, but they weren't interested in talking back to me, so there was a real sense of loneliness.

I don't want to get away with murder! I'd have to live with that for the rest of my life. I would never want to live with killing somebody.