The closer I get back to being who I really am, the stronger the music gets.

It seems to me that references to bands like Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin meant more to me a year ago and all those old things are totally losing importance.

I was brought up Roman Catholic. I'm not even baptized.

I'm attacking the pomposity that says this is more valuable than that. I'm sick of that.

That's the real endeavor: to try to create that direct conduit from the pure consciousness of your creative voice to the person who's a craftsman who can go into the world and consistently deliver new things worth paying attention to.

If I had spent fourteen months in a small room with Jesus, I'd want to fist fight with him.

In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on my shoulder. I did want to prove everyone wrong. But after I went through the process and came out the other side, it wasn't about anyone else.