I think dying is the ultimate high...

I think art is inherently nonviolent and it actually occupies your mind with creation rather than destruction.

You instinctively know that nothing will ever be the same, and you have to carry that knowledge around with you like a huge weight. The next time you see your girl, you can’t look her straight in the eyes the same way you did for all those years.

Once you've seen a solution to the disease that's tearing you apart, relapsing is never fun.

I don't worry about new young bands. The bounty of life is infinite and so is music and so are opportunities.

I don't even bother trying to picture a perfect world, because I don't think that perfection is something to strive for. I prefer imperfection. That's what makes things special. You know, things that change

I was like a clock that had exploded- my springs were hanging out, my hands were cockeyed, and my numbers were falling off.