I'm actually a pretty decent human being, and when I'm home I'm straight as an arrow.

A lot of people told me that I'm committing musical suicide with my sound.

I collect cars and bikes. One of my most special rides is a black 1930s Cadillac V16, and then I've got a few West Coast choppers.

As far as my street cred goes, I'll always have that, because I always hang with the kids. I'll jump right off the stage and buy them a beer. I'll be a star on stage, but I'll always hang with the kids.

I signal with an independent label, Continuum. After that I put out a totally independent record, sold fourteen thousand of them from my basement, bought a house, started raising my kid, made a decent living.

You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.

I was the little white kid who rocked the turntables