Television and comic books are, and continue to be, probably the biggest influence in my life. It's the biggest influence on everybody's life.

By and large, Americans close their ears to anything not in English. That's stupid because there's some great music around the world that we should be listening to.

Rock bands are a lot like football teams: If a guy is on drugs and messes up, get someone else who's proud to wear the uniform and be part of the team.

If your songs connect with the fans and they pump their fists in the air and go "Yeah!!" that's when a song really works. That's the electric church of it. The glory hallelujah of it.

I wanted to be in a band that gave bang for the buck. I wanted to be in the band who didn't look like a bunch of guys who, you know, should be in a library studying for their finals.

Let's look different! I like monster movies, so why can't I have Godzilla's face on my boots?

When you're busy doing your own stuff it's like running a race. You try not to look over your shoulder to see who else is in the race, you do the best you can.