I want people to listen to my lyrics and be okay with themselves. The people who have it the roughest are homosexuals who come out of the closet.

I think people use temp music quite a bit, but the people who write the temp music don't ever really learn that their music was inspiring a movie.

There is still some art in pop music. But it can't happen if you're not inspired.

Notes don't make music until you learn to insert silence between them.

I drink a lot, probably too much. My scene while writing lyrics is always a bottle of scotch and stacks of note cards, pencil and pencil sharpener. I throw around note cards and drink.

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.

You never know when you put out an album that's unique whether it'll get beat up for it or not.