The rich son waits for his father to die, the poor just drink and cry.

I don't like the word rock opera, but I'm trying to write on that level that's reserved for plays still, or novels.

Music should come crashing out of your speakers and grab you, and the lyrics should challenge whatever preconceived notions that listener has.

All I want to do, is write rock and roll that you could listen to as you got older, and it wouldn't lose anything; it would be timeless, in the subject matter and the literacy of the lyrics.

I think it's pretentious to create art just for the sake of stroking the artists ego.

Perfect Night is minimalistic and that's what makes it so forceful.

My God is rock'n'roll. It's an obscure power that can change your life. The most important part of my religion is to play guitar.