In a weird kind of way, music has afforded me an idealism and perfectionism that I could never attain as me.

We love cats more than we love women [with Marilyn Manson].

Everybody likes to run around on their phones, including me, but we don't always want to hear who's sweating somewhere in some non-air-conditioned factory to create those things so that they can keep the prices down.

The desire to hit a big home run is dominating the music business.

I'm very disappointed in my country right now, because I think we've kind of lost our moral compass.

Calm, open debate, and logical thought drive strength to its maximum effectiveness.

If you don't have some sort of belief system by which to center your life, it's hard sometimes to understand why you would put up with your family.