You ever want to feel powerless? Watch the people you care about being hurt and know there is nothing you can do about it.

My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but with such an ear for melody, it was hard not to get pulled into it and become a fanatic.

Reality, for all intents and purposes, is just life - the real world, pure and uncut, shot straight to the vein of our souls every day we draw breath. Whether it's good or bad, it's still reality; the opposite of illusion, the foe of fantasy, and the anchor that keeps us stuck on this plane. And thank Buddha it does, because some people need it in huge doses.

PETA. I would make everyone eat raw meat. [why] because I could.

It was always a thrill for me, getting out of the cocoon and wandering. I'd let the wind wrap around me like fire and slip into the unknown with a moment's hesitation.

You have to get to the next level, or you're gonna get stuck where you are for the rest of your life.

I'm really proud of the fact that anywhere, at any time, I can make music. A lot of people can't do that.