I tried to just do things like make some money, be responsible, help out other artists who I see have had a similar path.

I'm always gonna be in opposition no matter what, but I can still cover my bases and do what I like.

I'm not dissatisfied, just not satisfied in an ultimate sense.

The first half of high school, I had a girlfriend, and then the second half I got to know these guys who would just get stoned and jam. I had struck the goth thing by then, but I still thought of myself as Ian Curtis or something.

I dont think I threw myself into music because I had the best intentions; it was because I was really angry.

If somebody ever says something is a mature theme, it's bound to not be. I mean, you shouldn't fall for that. You can make it sound mature, but anything that's about being mature is pretty immature.

It's really the creature of my own making from top to bottom. I appreciate that. And the good fortune, the perseverance, having the stamina to stick around longer than everyone else even after people write you off - that's always been a good motivating force in my life.