I wouldn't go into the studio if I didn't have a band who's ready, willing, and able.

A baseball team is like a band. Because, conceptually, there are no heroes in baseball - there's just the team.

It's not my way to talk about my feelings. They're impudent to myself, so it wouldn't make any sense if I tried to explain them to anyone else. I've never been to therapy - not interested in it.

Lyrics are my racket; music is play - the fluff stuff.

I don't like the word "happy." I wouldn't want to use it that context. I enjoy writing songs, it's a really good challenge, it tickles me. It's a wonderful way to engage with your surroundings, through poetry and songs.

I don't care much about politics. That kind of witchcraft I stay away from because people end up dead. I'd rather die for music.

That's what I mean by "Western morality," is the lack of morality. There is none. People are out for themselves, and they'll stab you in the back.