I didn't know if it would be a success-ful one, or what the stages would be, but I always saw myself as a lifetime musician and songwriter.

cause down the shore everything's all right

For one kiss, darling, I swear everything I would give. Cause you're a walking, talking reason to live.

I think you can get to a point where nihilism, if that's the right word, is overwhelming, and the basic laws that society has set up - either religious or social laws - become meaningless.

When I was young I was very shy and that was my personality. I was a pretty sensitive kid and quite neurotic, filled with a lot of anxiety.

I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car.

I'm not in any rush. I'm not somebody who, if I write a song, I get it out. That's not something I've ever really quite done.