Young people like to feel self-righteous, like they're on the right side of things.

I seem to get the best work when I'm angry and depressed and alienated.

A novel is a performance you have to plan.

My son, who sees me almost every day of his life, will look at me and go, "I know that dude! I like that dude!" It's incredibly affirming.

Our [former] governor [Pat McCrory] was supposed to be a moderate, but he found himself beholden to people who have much more draconian ideas. I think he assumed this stuff flew under the radar.

If my songs are being listened to between any other songs, that is awesome, and I'm glad people are getting something out of them.

What's funny is that people think, "Well there has to be something more than wrestling, because wrestling has such an absurd quality to it." But if you tell a love story, people don't ask what else is in there. They say, "Oh, it's just a love story." All stories have many levels, but these ones show their hand and say, "You might want to look a little deeper."