There is good and evil within all of us, and I enjoy searching to bring that out through my music. I like it that there are questions brought out by my music. People must look inside themselves for the answers

The record is about seeing death and growing from it, and in the end, being strong and being alive.

If a kid is old enough to drive a car or buy a gun, isn't he old enough to be held personally responsible for what he does with his car or gun? Or if he's a teenager, should someone else be blamed because he isn't as enlightened as an eighteen-year-old?

There's a big difference, I discovered, between wanting to die and not wanting to live. When you want to die, you at least have a goal. When you don't want to live, you're really just empty. That's the point I was at before I was able to make.

To me, Satan ultimately represents rebellion.

You can't force someone to see the truth, just like you can't force a blind man to see.

For me it's very important to express my thoughts, the pictures I carry inside of me, maybe because it's important to get them out.