I rummage around in artistic things from the past. If you don't understand the context, they wouldn't make any sense. I rummage around in conceptual ideas of the future, but if you don't know the source of the thinking, [it] wouldn't make any sense.

As a 28 year old who's lived long enough to know the difference, I know now that the feelings I felt an 16 were not necessarily correct. But however overly dramatic, the desperation and hopelessness I felt at 16 was my reality.

We're both cat lovers [with Marilyn Manson].

If you've sold over a million records, you are not punk rock, you are milking the system for everything that it's worth.

It's important for people to talk and get beyond the wall of Facebook and social media.

We are the most beloved and hated band in the world.

Well, I'm known as a guitar-rock guy, you know? You're not supposed to play with synthesizers. This is not in the rulebook.