In a way song writing can almost be detrimental, because suddenly you find an outlet that is a kind of cheating. You don't need to have direct communication. You can say, 'I can't describe it to you, but I will record it and send it to you.'

If you get up on stage and brag, I don't think that's very brave. It's braver to get up and take your clothes off. And I do that every night.

To get up on stage with a band is fantastic. To play songs to an audience is mindblowing.

There's a lot of music nowadays with people singing about how amazing their clothes are and how incredible their shoes are and how much jewelry they might be wearing or how much jewelry they want, how much money they have and the club that they're in and the alcohol that they're drinking. I think that's showing off. I don't think it's necessarily all that honest or all that interesting.

I guess if you're stupid enough to join the army without thinking about getting shot at, then you really are a fool.

I try to read everything that I can about myself because Saddam Hussein didn't read his reviews and he thought he was winning!

Mothers always think their children are prettier than they really are, and mine has always told me I look like Tom Cruise.