It doesn't matter what happened last night or the night - or tomorrow night. It's all about what you're doing with this audience right now.

I realized the only time I felt complete and peaceful was while I was playing or shortly afterwards, even though it was in front of thousands of other people, which most people wouldn't consider to be a safe place.

Anyone who's grown up or lived on the Jersey Shore knows the place is unique.

I think that, when you're writing your songs, there's always a debate about whether, is that you in the song? Is it not you in the song?

For me, I was somebody who was a smart young guy who didn't do very well in school. The basic system of education, I didn't fit in; my intelligence was elsewhere.

I wanted to be the reasonable voice of revenge for what I'd seen [my father] life come to.

Me and crazy Janey were making love in the dirt singing our birthday songs.