My mother and I parting company at four years old is a recurring theme; although it's not symbolically necessarily present, it's present in all my relationships.

I created a paradigm by which I could succeed, and up until recently it was the only way I could do it. I could not take the brunt of standing in the light of my own work. There was a Faustian bargain I could not make. I could have you mock me for wearing funny clothes that I could deal with. But I couldn't deal with actually standing in the light of my own musical power. That's the difference now. It's like, okay, no more of that, you're done.

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

I dont think we're the type of band people look at and say, 'I want to grow up to be just like that'. We're like a train wreck.

It's a simple formula for me now, I don't play any song I don't want to play.

That's the great thing about rock n' roll: the myth is ultimately more important than the reality. And that's what you learn - you just learn to go with the mythology.

People always seemed to pay attention to us. I have no idea why -- there was just a presence between the four people or something.