Andrew Wood's death changed things for a few weeks. I probably got even heavier into drugs after that.

When everyone goes home, you're stuck with yourself.

We Die Young is about gang violence. That was something that was happening in Seattle, something that kinda opened our eyes. It just seemed like things were getting out of hand. Incidents where kids were getting shot, and getting their tennis shoes ripped off their dead bodies. It just seems like these kids are dying at younger and younger ages and getting involved in gang activity.

I'm not doing well. Don't try to talk about this to my sister Liz. She will know it sooner or later.

I found out through the Internet that I have AIDS. I learned that I was dead. Where else would I find these things?

We try to be real nice and friendly to people, but sometimes they take advantage of that.

My bed isn't made, I'm tired, I haven't slept well for two weeks. I haven't been laid in a month. I don't have a girlfriend. I have a warrant for my arrest.