We were just a little immature in the past. I think we actually wanted to create difficult situations for ourselves just to be able to use that emotion for stimulation.

For a 6-foot-3 guy with no hair and a whiny voice, I've done all right.

To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence.

Do I belong in the conversation about the best artists in the world? My answer is yes, I do.

The funny thing about me that most people never really understand is that, at heart, I'm really a jock.

If you don't fit into this kind of like gossipy, trendy, Web-hit thingy, you're relegated to sort of second-class celebrity status.

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