I get a little sick of myself as a solo artist. I get a little bit bored.

If life is a performance, and I am not an actor, am I supposed to lie down and die?

The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids.

My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.

I always believe that a person can learn so much by just jumping into something and trying to do it rather than having someone else teach you everything.

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

I feel some kind of duty to be really, really honest as a writer. The same is true of my songwriting.