My songwriting is like extending a hand to the listener.

I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started.

I'm not allergic to fashion. I'm just one of those people who when they put on a suit look like they're going to a funeral or to court.

Whenever I say I made a record in the garage, people just assume that I have, like, a Lear jet parked in there or something. But really there's old luggage, a couple of bikes. It's big enough to put one minivan in. That's it. No dartboard. I'm so not macho.

It was supposed to be gross, and now it's gorgeous.

There's some things in life that you really consider to be priceless.

When Nirvana became popular, you could very easily slip and get lost during that storm. I fortunately had really heavy anchors - old friends, family.