I'm aware of my songs. I'm aware of them because they're about true emotions, true feelings, things that matter.

I nearly die of fear before I go on stage. Something wicked. I can't eat a thing the day before a gig.

I don't like walking in the street and seeing 30,000 copies of myself.

I don't believe in anarchy, because it will ultimately amount to the power of the bully, with weapons. Gandhi is my life's inspiration: passive resistance. I don't want to live in the Thunderdome with Mad Max.

It's an absurdity to just wish for a world of chaos without anything viable in its place. I'm loyal to my culture, my creed, the human race and my people and I don't want to see them all end up in a Mad Max movie.

Listen, you know this: If there's not a rebellious youth culture, there's no culture at all. It's absolutely essential. It is the future. This is what we're supposed to do as a species, is advance ideas.

Every single lyric I've ever written I meant.