I was just very into things that were the opposite of what other people liked. I didn't want to listen to music that I could find at a friend's house. My identity was really forged around that, and you know, eventually that kind of identity gets dismantled and fed to the vultures. But I was somehow on my own mission.

I envisioned all these people who had been admired for having been freaks in their own time, and I saw myself in line with them.

I was been raised to believe I was an artist. I believed what my parents said and fulfilled it, like a prophecy.

You can pout about the way the world is as long as you want, but that's not going to change it. You've got to figure it out.

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.

I always wanted to get into rock music so I could cover up my real personality, change my voice, and create a false self to hide behind.

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