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.

When I'm writing, I'm constantly thinking about myself, because it's the only experience I have to draw on. And I don't see an exact reflection of myself in every face in the audience, but I know that my songs have validity to them, and that's why the fans are there.

Some kids are so depressed at home and with how people treat them in school that they cut themselves. This happens all over the world - kids who don't want to kill themselves, but nobody understands how much they hurt, so they cut themselves with razor blades.

You can't be afraid of people willing to hurt you, cause if you fear life, then you will never live

You're constantly trying to prove yourself, even after you've made it.

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

My favorite jellybean is the pink one with the flavor inside.