I guess it was exciting that every time I pulled up to the gate of my house, I wondered if someone was going to jump out of the bush and stab me in the face.

It's funny; recently I've started to notice people's impersonations of me, and it's basically like a hyperactive child.

I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye he set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still to this day I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.

Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder, but it's always going to be there.

It's not until recently that I could even imagine myself as an adult. But these kids today, they look at me like I'm Neil Young. Nirvana is the band their parents listen to.

Who's to say what's a good voice and not a good voice?

Usually, when you go in to make a record, you have 30 songs, and you record 30 of them, and 12 of them make it to the record.