People just wanna see someone talking about themselves constantly. I'm not interested in that.

It's hard to make out the difference between insults and bad advice.

People expect not just songwriters but all personalities to pontificate about their egos.

Musicians wake up and create a more loving community by creating heavier music.

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

I just like writing lyrics. I find a little satisfaction in performing live, making records. But primarily, I just try to write every day.

I think a master craftsman is someone who is unpretentious. He has a physical object in front of him and, while he works with a higher aim, he doesn't let his personality get in the way of his art. It's simply about the task at hand and to make it as functional and necessary to the world as he can.