People didn't know certain things about me, which... I was out of creative writing class in school, Syracuse University; had a B.A. in English and wanted to write the great American novel but I also loved rock and roll. I was in bar bands all through college, playing fraternities and have to know all the songs in the top 10. That kind of thing.

Psychologically, it's better that I think that I'm dirt.

I'm tearing down Route 80 East, the sun's on my right side. I'm drunk, but my vision's good.

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

The music is all. People should die for it. People are dying for everything else, so why not the music?

Nothing beats 2 guitars, drum and bass.

I'm writing about real things. Real people. Real characters. You have to believe what I write about is true or you wouldn't pay any attention at all.