My dad had a very difficult life, a hard struggle all the time at work. I've always felt like I'm seeking his revenge.

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and it becomes obvious that all of the gay stereotypes are ridiculous.

Badlands, you got to live it everyday, let the broken hearts stand as the price you've got to pay.

There is a real patriotism underneath the best of my music but it is a critical, questioning and often angry patriotism.

A great rock band searches for the same kind of combustible force that fueled the expansion of the universe after the big bang. You want the earth to shake and spit fire. You want the sky to split apart and for God to pour out.

People see you onstage and, yeah, I'd want to be that guy.I want to be that guy myself very often.

Pessimism and optimism are slammed up against each other in my records, the tension between them is where it's all at, it's what lights the fire.