A musician should only sound like what they do, and no two musicians sound the same. It's an individual-feel thing, you know?

I love Black Sabbath. They made an amazing contribution to music today. Almost every band that made it big in the Nineties owed a debt to them.

Always have the highest bar for yourself.

I have crazy claustrophobic dreams, weird elevator dreams where the elevator closes in and all of a sudden I am lying down - oh my God, it's a casket. Just freaky stuff like that.

Sharing music is not a crime. It shouldn't be. There should be a deeper meaning to making music than just selling downloads.

The human element of making music is what's most important.

I've always been a fan of melody and emotional melancholy, whether it was Rites of Spring or Tears for Fears or Neil Young. If I hear a song that has a sweet melody, I'm a sucker for it, whether it's Linkin Park or Little Richard.