Put one foot in front of the other. Keep marching forward, even when doubt, fear, and failure all come knocking at your door.

I don't care if someone remembered me. Life is for living and memories for those who we leave behind.

When I was a kid, I used to live in New York City. There was a guy named Michael Alig. He used to throw parties. And a couple of times, I even worked for him and his crew, and handed out fliers, and had my super-high shoes on, and wearing silver Saran Wrap around my head or something. It's a world I was really comfortable in: a world full of individuals. I think what I like about that world - besides my own personal interests - is the individualism, the investment in the self.

It's not only music. It's not only art. It's a community. It's a sense of having a place to belong.

I win and succeed only 'cause I fail so much. I fail all the time. I wrote 70 songs just to have 12 good ones. For the video I shot 60 hours of footage. 60 hours! To come up with an 8 minute video. So really I only win 'cause I fail.

You're weak. Be strong and it's easy.

It's okay to stand on your own two feet and to be different, to be yourself.