I get criticized for a lot of what I write about, but as far as I'm concerned I'm actually standing up and having a look at what goes on in the minds of men, and I have the authority to talk about it because I'm a man.

There's an element to songwriting that I can't explain, that comes from somewhere else. I can't explain that dividing line between nothing and something that happens within a song, where you have absolutely nothing, and then suddenly you have something. It's like the origin of the universe.

As Australians, we see the law as inherently bad. We have a real inherent distaste for authority in our makeup.

Being a parent can make you a horrible person at times, because you're pushed to the limit constantly.

I feel very much a part of what I'm writing about, and I'm writing about things that concern me on a daily basis. I'm not really interested in writing musical diaries, if you know what I mean.

I don't really do Japanese interviews. I don't think there's much call for me in Japan.

I think there is a certain perversity in my music in that I continue, you know, to eat at the same ball of vomit year after year.