Alternative music is no longer alternative once it’s in the mainstream.

My mother always tried to keep a little bit of British culture in our family. We'd drink tea all the time!

I was tired of pretending that I was someone else just to get along with people, just for the sake of having friendships.

It's really not hard to keep your dignity and sign to a major label... Most people don't have any dignity in the first place.

I had a really good childhood up until I was nine years old. Then a classic case of divorce really affected me and I moved back and forth between relatives all the time. And I just became extremely depressed and withdrawn.

I'm left-handed, and it's not very easy to find reasonably priced, high-quality left-handed guitars. But out of all the guitars in the whole world, the Fender Mustang is my favorite. I've only owned two of them.

When I was younger I knew I could do anything - I could be the president if I wanted to, but that was a stupid idea - I'd rather be a rock star.