I never felt I had enough personal style to pursue being just a guitarist.

In a restless heart the seed of betrayal lay.

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off, so that's a big part of it. Also, I like to get up onstage and behave insanely or express myself physically, and the band can get pretty silly.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.

I've found that giving 100% to your job isn't the same as giving 100% of your life to your job. Very often when I thought I was giving 100% of my life to my job, I was simply obsessing over something.

You can beat the drum so hard that people stop listening. I wanted to use my voice wisely and not expend it wastefully.