I've always considered myself a workaholic... The way I work, I have to turn myself upside down and hang myself by my ankles and wring myself out like a wet sweater, and I have to do that with other people, too, because I think that's where something good comes out.

I write about my life and the lives of people around me and situations, and the idea's for each record to try to make you a better person, to understand the life that you lead more.

I like to move forward and notice things along the roadside that indicate where I should go.

I think music is a selfish masturbatory event - for the listener, the maker, the candlestick...maker.

Any band on their first couple records is just trying to keep up with their inspiration.

Banks are kinda cool, you put some money in there. It should be kinda vaguely sexy, but it's not.

I'm not politically correct; I never said I was.