I have to say I have never been comfortable with somebody else telling me what to do - in any way.

I was just like a 21st century person waiting to be born, and this is the medium that I thrive in. And I feel stronger now than I did any time since I've been a teenager - I mean, musically, creatively.

Any song I don't feel good about, I shelve. Anything you ever hear me sing, it's because I want to.

I was very inspired by my mother. She was a vocal teacher and sang in a band, and my first memories of her were going out with her on the local circuit.

Every artistic form has its golden age, and unfortunately I think the golden age for whatever I do probably ended about 1990.

The Daryls House thing has made me into a live musician even more than I ever was, and even in the way I record.

Nobody's going to sell 10 million records by not working hard.