My father did not rock. He just earned and hated. Don't end up like this man.

People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf.

Ramones music has a Pavlovian effect on me - the song starts, and the world blurs around the sound.

Texas is a hotbed of insanely good bands and musicians.

If you're crazy enough to put your hat into the ring of speculation and punditry, you're going to get some turbulence. But if it's coming from some journalist with a comfortable degree of body fat, I'm not losing any sleep over it.

I got my heart broken. My spirit got shattered and mutilated. I will not be coming back from this. I don’t want to.

One of the odd enjoyments in life is to be alone in a room full of people. To have them there as unknowing human filler in your wide shot.