Egotistical people are not pretty. We all know that, I'm sure everybody knows an egotistical person someplace.

Even though everybody's lives are different, in general we're all human beings, and we go through the same things: disappointments, the pleasures of life, life and death. That's always been a really big part of the show to me, making sure the audience feels connected, and that carries through to the album.

I consider that success for anything, whether it's being a musician or a writer. As long as you can support yourself, you're successful. People need to change their idea of what success is.

You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.

Something happens, you can't even put your finger on it, and then you don't quite feel the same way anymore. All of a sudden, there's fights or something and you are going "who is this person?" I've seen this happen to other people and it has happened to me.

Anyone who wants to know who I am can just read my lyrics - I've always written about who I am.

I don't really care if you think I'm strange--I ain't gonna change!