The sober guy is always going to have this air of arrogance or self-righteousness, but it's not my intention. I just knew that if I drank, I'd have a drinking problem.

People say 'I don't want to die alone!' But you know what, honestly? I don't want to die with a bunch of people looking at me.

I see a lot of people doing an "'80s thing" who weren't even born until the '90s.

I don't leave my room, and all I am surrounded by are guitars and equipment, y'know? It's not always the best place to be.

I've got this thing where I always kind of diss the older stuff and favor the newer stuff. I mean, it's not just my thing; every artist or musician is like that, I guess.

I feel very strongly about the subject matter in The Dallas Buyer's Club - about AIDS and people fighting illnesses, and fighting for survival against bad conditions.

I want to build an audience that's willing to follow us in whichever direction we might choose.