I'm not worried about what's going to happen when I'm thirty, because I am never going to make it to thirty. You know what life is like after thirty - I don't want that.

My songs have always had frustrating themes - relationships I've had

When I listen to 'Nevermind,' I hate the production, but there's something about it that almost makes me cry at times.

Maybe we can change some kid's life & stop him from becoming a welder or a sleazy lawyer.

You do learn things and one of them is that happiness has nothing to do with validation from other people, the important thing is being happy with yourself ... finding something that is important to you and sticking with it no matter what anyone says. The truth is you've got to really be tough because there are all kinds of forces that are always trying to get you to do things their way ... trying to tell you that you are throwing your life away if you don't follow their advice.

I'm going to be a superstar musician, kill myself, and go out in a flame of glory.

I'd rather hang out with the losers that would sit and smoke a cigarette than the ones who wanted to throw a baseball.