My parents told me I must get married. I was seen as a failure if I didn't do it.

If you're afraid they might discover your redneck past, there are a hundred ways to cover your redneck past.

I think a lot of good directors listen to music while they're working. The songs just don't become a part of the film. They're replaced.

If you can't draw a crowd, draw dicks on the wall

Rock and roll is - and should be - a kid's place.

I used to do this big rant at the end of some gigs with Ben Folds Five. The band broke into this big heavy metal thing and I started as a joke to scream in a heavy metal falsetto. I found myself saying things like: Feel my pain, I am white, feel my pain.

When someone really goes to tell you something about what they're thinking, they're going to wear that experience with them. That's what you have to share.