Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want. In Webster's terms, 'nirvana' means freedom from pain, suffering and the external world, and that's pretty close to my definition of Punk Rock.

Zits are beauty marks.

I've had this terrible stomach problem for years, and that has made touring difficult. People would see me sitting in the corner by myself looking sick and gloomy. The reason is that I was trying to fight against the stomach pain, trying to hold my food down. People looked me and assumed I was some kind of addict.

I didn't know how to deal with success. If there was a Rock Star 101, I would have liked to take it. It might have helped me.

After I reached my teens I decided I didn't want to hang out with anyone. I couldn't handle the stupidity.

I wanted to be in a punk band before I had even heard any punk music.

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