I start songs all the time. If I weren't so lazy, I would finish them. It's like when I have a deadline I have to. I always feel very lucky that I am forced to make records at certain times. If I was forced to make 2 records a year, I would write twice as many songs. I can't make myself finish something unless I am forced

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

And all I really want to say is you're the reason I want to stay.

It's like being in the position of - in half of the industry's mind, you're kind of a cult-following, independent rocker. And on the other hand, you're a sellout. But neither one of them are right.

My job is to be some sort of music/lyric psychic, to figure out that that's the right song to not fight the lyric.

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.

I think alcohol is a good drug for me when I'm writing. I don't think I've ever had a problem with it. I can stop for a few weeks, so I think it's okay. I don't think it's good for my liver, but I do love it. It's a huge part of my life, and it makes me happy.