I live my life through the prism of capitalism and physiological limits and eventualities. In all of that, there is no spirituality required. No God and karma is needed for the numbers. I live my life by the numbers. Not only am I an American, I am an Americanist.

I didn't want to work at Pizza Hut and I didn't want to join the Army. So I just decided to go out and be awesome.

In the late summer of 1986, the band I had been in for five years stopped playing. Suddenly, I was on my own. This new state of bandlessness was, at first, traumatic. When your group breaks up, a lot of broken parts hit the ground.

There's something about being under-rested and knowing that the situation is going to remain that way for quite some time that makes things more meaningful.

I have no artistic sensibilities. I wish I did. It is probably really cool. I have work habits and work ethic. For me, all the things I do are jobs.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

Yes, I guess you could say I am a loner, but I feel more lonely in a crowed room with boring people than I feel on my own.