It's not cool to be an alcoholic.

I was a geek who thought I was cool. I didn't hang out with a particular clique, but with different people from different cliques. I was a total nerd, trying to fit in. Luckily, I found music and that was my niche. That sorta took me out of my geekdom. I was never invited to parties as a teenager - I turned up with the popular people. That's where the lyrics to 'Guilty By Association' came from.

For me, you say the words 'concept record,' and the first thing I think of is theater or the opera or something.

Asking someone to describe what something sounds like is like telling a blind person to guess what I look like.

I don't drink. I choose to be sober now. I have drunk over the last six years, but I just don't want to be that person anymore.

Our Fans are the best fans in the world , don't mess with them

What’s the worst thing I've stolen? Probably little pieces of other people’s lives. Where I’ve either wasted their time or hurt them in some way. That’s the worst thing you can steal, the time of other people. You just can’t get that back.