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

When I was a kid I was the king of mullets. If you’re wearing a rock T-shirt and you’re a fan of Rush – one of the greatest bands in the universe – you’ve got to have a mullet.

Follow no path. Make your own.

One of the reasons I moved away from painting was because I eventually discovered that I wanted to deal more with motion, time, and performance - and that became a much bigger part of my life both as an actor and as a musician and someone who goes on stage and travels around the world and works on productions.

You know it's a perverted crowd when a guy is screaming at you to take your shirt off.

When you are living your dreams it doesn’t feel like work, but it’s important to take some time away for yourself. It’s goot to make some time for your own company.

You know you’re really famous when there’s rumors about you being gay.