Once you're an addict, you're always an addict, so just because I found something good to do doesn't mean I'm not going to hurt myself doing it.

Even when I don't think I'm writing, I'm writing. There's some part of my brain geared toward making songs up, and I know it's collecting things and I know when I get a moment to be by myself, that's when they come out.

That's something that I think as a songwriter you have to ask yourself - why you're doing it. The world certainly doesn't need more songs. Are you doing it just for your ego?

I honestly don't remember the book well enough to register any surprise about anything. I don't remember anything being shocking to me.

It's hard for people to see how they can change how dismal things look, but there are still wonderful things to sing about. Music is the only way we are capable of talking about the most important things.

Everything alive must die. Every building built to the sky will fall. Don't try to tell me my everlasting love is a lie.

I'm usually pretty happy. I don't ever really get disturbed in any way, or feel like I need to go back and change something.