I'm a huge Peter Mayer fan, but only when I don't feel like killing him for being so good. I love Peter's work, though it irritates me that he plays so much better than I do. If I rocked half as hard as Peter does, I'd own the world by now.

I started 'Society's Child' on a bus in East Orange as I was going home from school. I saw a black and white couple sitting there and started thinking about it.

I've always been an avid reader. If I don't have a book in the car, I'll stop and pick one up just to have something to read. I don't even remember learning to read.

I gave guitar lessons. I tried to join bands. My mom always said it was obvious that nothing was going to stop me.

I love seeing teachers outside of school. It's like seeing a dog walk on its hind legs.

I think I grew up, stopped worrying about what people thought of me, and whether things were going to turn out OK. I'm concentrating on doing the best work I can do and letting it go at that.

There will always be those people who are just backward and ignorant. There will always be those people. They need somebody to feel superior to.