If fans are going to turn on me because of this, they weren't my fans anyway. I couldn't betray a whole 25 years of record making and not do this. I had to.

I know there's a balance, I see it when I swing past.

We have been lied to and terrorized by our own government, and it is time to take action.

I know a lot of funny people in a lot of funny places.

When you live in hysteria, people start thinking emotionally.

The simple man, baby, pays for the thrills, the bills, and the pills that kill.

Take 'Jack and Diane.' I was so disgusted with people thinking the line 'Hold on to sixteen as long as you can' meant to stay a teenager forever. What I meant was keep doing whatever makes you feel alive.