When people make my country look bad, I can't stand it.

My mother, a very eclectic listener, had the first Doors album and gave it to me when I expressed interest in the band. It was one of the first records I ever had. As the years passed, the babysitters who used to look after me would bring their Doors albums to the apartment, and that's how I got to hear their later work.

As miserable as life may be I hold it pretty precious

When she comes She pulls you close She breathes in short bursts Her eyes close Her head tilts back Her mouth opens slightly Her thighs turn to steel, and then melt She is perfect And you feel like you are everything.

It's hard to keep your backbone straight in America. It's easy to turn into that which you hate, and to get smashed.

Pride is a thing that I have tried to abandon completely. Try as I might, pride still creeps into many of the things I do.

There's tons of junk food for your mind on the Internet. You can sit there for three or 10 or 20 hours a day getting in online arguments with other people who also choose to waste their time.