I think everybody's book is about somebody's daughter, in a lot of ways. I dig that.

There was a moment in my life when I really wanted to kill myself. And there was one other moment when I was close to that. But even in my most jaded times, I had some hope.

All your quirks and all your problems - even your depressions and your failures - that’s what makes you you.

There's such a lack of sex in music.

Learning to be extremely disciplined has been the key for me. I work really hard during work hours and family really hard during family hours. Family does always come first though, in any situation.

There are really so many people trying to get control over you on a daily basis and steal your soul in some way, take a part of you...

Ray Toro is a very eccentric, crazy genius type guy. I think he's a genius. He just got this thing at the VMA. The way he played, it makes you go 'Jesus!' He's really sweet, really kind of lovable. He's like a cartoon character.