I'd reached a point where there was a direct conflict between what I was trying to be and who I really was.

I was trying to be this person who is cool, eternally rocking.

You know Americans are obsessed with life and death and rebirth, that's the American Cycle. You know, awakening, tragic, horrible death and then Phoenix rising from the ashes. That's the American story, again and again.

A missive to all you metal bands, the world is totally over the rock thing. Rock is deader than it's ever been.

I'm viewed as this weird, crippled character. But you got to take your lumps.

Today is the greatest Day I've ever known Can't live for tomorrow, Tomorrow's much too long.

I want to be able to look back and think that as long as I was going this, I did the best that I could.