I have always idolized eccentric people.

I am tapping into a place in you that is unexplored, and very dangerous, but I think essential to the creative life of an artist.

Music has to be written while people are still excited about a particular melodic or rhythmic sequence. The idea doesn't come out the same if we're not really excited about it.

Too bad the things that make you mad are my favorite things.

Unfortunately, the simplest things - such as thinking for myself, creating my own reality and being whatever the hell I want to be each day of my life - are a sin. To be a good Christian basically means to give up the reigns of your life and let some unseen force do it for you.

I am here on Earth to express myself, and the many media of art are my magic carpets that allow me the freedom to do so.

I'll make music, whether or not anyone is listening, for the rest of my life. It's a natural form of expression for me, the same way I draw and write and sing.