If I had the capabilities of being something other than I am, I would. It's no fun being an artist. You know what it's like, writing, it's torture.

I'd like to incite people to break the framework, to be disobedient in school, to stick their tongues out, to keep insulting authority.

The pressures of being a parent are equal to any pressure on earth. To be a conscious parent, and really look to that little being's mental and physical health, is a responsibility which most of us, including me, avoid most of the time because it's too hard.

Songwriting is about getting the demon out of me. It's like being possessed.

We've got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can't just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it's going to get on by itself. You've got to keep watering it. You've got to really look after it and nurture it.

Part of me suspects that I'm a loser, and the other part of me thinks I'm God Almighty.

I think a lot of bad things have happened in the name of the church and in the name of Christ. Therefore I shy away from church...