Music television is all about the media-oriented version of what it is to be a rock star; it's not about what Bob Dylan or Jimi Hendrix were about - which included great images, sure, but they had spiritual and political and revolutionary content, too.

I love being alive. I like being a human being.

I think its very important to not be afraid to experience joy in the middle of sorrow.

I think masturbating is a really important function in art. People don't like to hear that kind of stuff, but it's true.

I've always considered myself a writer.

I had this idea that the coolest thing that could happen to you was talking with God.

I think it's really great that people share their work [on Myspace] and no one is paying for it. I think that's a very healthy thing and it's not a corporate thing.