I use music as some kind of weird salvation to get away from life

I'm Irish and I was born on St. Patrick's Day. I'm lucky sevens.

Don't judge yourself by someone else's standards. You will always lose

The music business - and I guess you could say any artistic endeavor - usually rewards those who are on the leading edge of where everything is going, but you can't be too far.

You've got to be ready to be in a great relationship.

We can look you in the eye and talk to you about life, heart, love rock'n'roll, whatever, but we do not have the moral authority to tell people how to vote or what to do with their bodies. We are just a rock band.

I know how stupid people can be. I've played in front of 5,000 people that bought a ticket to my concert, and some guy who's bought a ticket decides he's going to throw a bottle at my head. That's a simple act of stupidity. That's not even defiance.