I've seen foreigners really shift on their view of America, and that's hard for me to take.

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.

My pat line about the Cubs and payroll is that the amount of merchandise the Cubs would sell off a world series championship would more than cover for a big payroll.

There's something going on right now in America, where the American spirit or character is reasserting itself around liberty. I think it's an important time, and I'm trying to document that as an artist. If I just filter what I read through the media, if I just go through what I read through the media, I'm not really in touch with the world I grew up in. I know there's a gap there, I talk to my relatives, I talk to people I meet traveling around, and their mind is on something completely different.

What most people do is try to find a comfortable persona that they're in alignment with and the public likes and appreciates them for.

The Killer in me is the Killer in you.

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