My father rebelled ferociously against his conservative upbringing where his father physically abused him.

When I was younger, I used to hate Germany. I hated the country, the people, the language, the culture, everything! But over the years I've grown to really appreciate the German people.

My days are whatever I want them to be. I don't have to go worry about chasing some chemical to make me feel OK for a minute, and then make me feel worse.

We used to fight to the death but we tried the experiment, rolled the dice and like we got.

Every time you empty your vessel of that energy, fresh new energy comes flooding in.

I walked away a little disheartened, thinking, 'Oh well. I came a long way to meet the Wizard of Oz, but I guess I won't. Such is life.

The fact that I was a junkie for a long time is only one slice of my own personal pie, which is made up of a lot of different slices.