I believe that life is meaningless without hope, which is really what that line is about. Without hope, what are we living for? I wouldn't wanna see where exactly I'd be in five years. I wouldn't wanna know my exact date of death. I wouldn't want to know my exact cause of death. Certain things I just want to allow to take place rather than just have the knowledge beforehand.

Don't ask for a cig' - I'm so self-centered, I won't even share this cancer.

I tried to make the best music that I could possibly make, and then nothing was ever good enough.

I was fortunate enough to have gone through the major label process and kind of have the inside scoop on some things, some information I wouldn't have normally had. To go from a major to an independent, I don't think it's an easy transition.

I came up in battling and just wanting to compete. Even if you had no real problem with someone, you just wanted to compete.

I'm lookin' forward to doin' a lot of big things. I've been doin' a lot of big things: a lot of traveling, a lot of recording - I'm excited.

Most important to me is being able to release music and have an astounding relationship with whoever would be distributing the music.