I don't know, when I was a kid, when I would see shows that changed my life, I would go to see shows where there was my mother taking us to see classic rock concerts, like Zeppelin, or when I saw Pink Floyd or when I saw, you know, when I was a little older, and I saw Nine Inch Nails, and I saw The Cure.

It was great growing up a nomad. To this day I still love hiking and back packing.

Be brave, fight for what you believe in and make your dreams your reality

My coolest job was when I was 12 and I was a dishwasher at the Three Pigs Bar-B-Que for $2.50 an hour. All the fleabags and stoners worked there, so that’s where I wanted to be.

I was very much in my own world, never the popular kid. But I had a great family, a great brother and mother.

When you make music, you're in really direct contact with your fans out there, so you hear all kinds of stories.

I mean, if I'm going to the Oscars or something, yes, there are people that are contributing and I'll tell them what I don't like or whatever. I know what I don't like.