There's people that get a chance to do the kind of work that changes the world, and make things really different. And there's the kind that just keeps the world from falling apart.

Mental illness and creativity are - it's a thin line in between the two. I tend to believe that.

I always look terrible before the show. That's when I feel worst. And after the show it's like a million bucks. Simple as that. You feel a little tired but you never feel better. Nothing makes me feel as good as those hours between when you walk offstage, until I go to bed. That's the hours that I live for.

If you're good, you're always looking over your shoulder.

Certainly tolerance and acceptance were at the forefront of my music.

I was signed to a record label at the same time as my friend Elliot Murphy, who makes great records to this day.

But I think that your entire life is a process of sorting out some of those early messages that you got.