There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something.

You just sit home and masturbate. The phone is going to ring soon, but you just can't wait.

Usually when I'm writing, I try to write fairly quickly. If a song sits around too long, it starts to take on a stink. Most of my songs are written in one sitting, two sittings maybe. Those are the ones I like the best, anyway.

I could walk away from anyone I ever knew, but I can't walk away from you.

When I was 19, I made my first good week's pay as a club musician. It was enough money for me to quit my job at the factory and still pay the rent and buy some food. I freaked.

This is our moment, here at the cross-roads of time. Time is relentless and as the past dissappears, we're on the verge of all things new.

I've passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I found that just surviving was a noble fight.