The burden of originality is one that most people don't want to accept. They'd rather sit in front of the TV and let that tell them what they're supposed to like, what they're supposed to buy, and what they're supposed to laugh at.

If everyone can make music. Make better music.

When you're taught to love everyone, to love your enemies, then what value does that place on love?

If you want to find out who your real friends are, sink the ship. The first ones to jump aren't your friends.

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.

I do have a lot of sexual imagery in my performance. But I don't think it's ever encouraging anyone to have sex. I think I just show my own sexuality, but I don't think I've ever really written about having sex or anything like that.

If you believe in what you're doing, you're going to make money. When you question it, you won't.