I pity anybody who has to spend a day with me.

I'm kind of shy, and I think that I take that out by performing in front of a lot of people. That's how I get out my shyness.

All the seven deadly sins are man's true nature. To be greedy. To be hateful. To have lust. Of course, you have to control them, but if you're made to feel guilty for being human, then you're going to be trapped in a never-ending sin-and-repent cycle that you can't escape from.

I think everybody's got a presentation. Everybody looks a certain way because they want to convey a certain image. You look a certain way because you want people to listen to you in a certain way.

Marilyn Monroe wasn't even her real name, Charles Manson isn't his real name, and now, I'm taking that to be my real name. But what's real? You can't find the truth, you just pick the lie you like the best.

Multiply your death, divide by sex, add up your violence, what do you get?

In music, you feel a connection to the voice and think about the person behind it. In art that's secondary.