I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.

Every night I play as if my life depends on it.

If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.

One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.

I'm a songwriter-I'm obligated to keep pushing myself.

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt.

We put the fun back into dysfunctional