The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they'll put anything out to sell a record or sell a ticket.

I want you to understand something: I am loving father who would do anything for his kids, whether they are mine or belonging to others in my family.

If you want to be taken seriously, always check your fly.

Whether it's the Axis of Evil, or the evils of eating meat, it is a concept that has all but lost the impact it once had, because everyone thinks different things in this world are evil. PETA thinks what we do to animals is evil, but I think their overzealous approach is evil. Evil, in more ways than one, is comparable to the truth: definitions vary from one individual to the next.

Life owes you nothing. You owe yourself everything.

As a writer, as a lyricist, you're just trying to make sure that you're not repeating yourself. And that's a danger for a lot of people. So for me, I just try to keep taking corners and trying to find new paths.

You don't break ground by doing the same thing over and over and over. That's like standing in place. You have to risk to gain it all.