Whenever I write lyrics, in the back of my mind I always see a guy driving to work, driving to a really bad job, one of those horrible institutions, or one of those low squat buildings in Los Angeles. I write with that person in my mind.

I really like older writers, perhaps because they take me out of my element. I don't have a great deal of interest in reading a fictionalized present as it's pretty insane as it is.

If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.

I'm constantly around people that talk a lot but say nothing. A sad case.

I love capitalism. It rewards me for being brave - it awards me for being innovative and thinking out of the box.

Young, gay and stuck in Arkansas? Sounds like a horror flick.

I'd rather work on my radio show, which no one hears but I put about eight hours of programming and writing into it for those 30 people who do tune in.