The concept of God in America is very different than it is in England. Because we see the horrendous outcome of religion as being an American thing, in which the name of God has been hijacked by a gang of psychopaths and bullies and homophobes, and the name of God has been used for their own twisted agendas.

The society of whores stuck needles in an image of me.

I'm an Australian, and when I grew up much of my influences were American - blues music and country music, all that sort of thing.

I just want to leave this world with a massive catalog of songs.

If you look around, complacency is the great disease of your autumn years, and I work hard to prevent that.

My music has to do with beauty, and it's intended to, if not lift the spirits, then be a kind of a balm to the spirits.

I don't think Hollywood makes many good films anymore. How many directors can you really trust to have an artistic vision, not a corporate vision or a watered-down communal one?