Knock on wood, my groupies tend to be very artistic, creative people - sometimes way more creative than I am.

The idea of, 'The journey is the destination' is put into action by browsing in an indie record store. Besides, a human being is a much better guide than a 'More Like This' link on the internet.

The apocalypse is coming, that's the one thing I like about George Bush, I really think he can get us into the ... apocalypse, like the BIBLICAL ... I really think he believes that he'll be the guy in the white hat. I think he's read the Stephen King novel The Stand a couple times, and he really thinks there's a dark man in the desert somewhere and he's gonna fight him or something.

When you put an album out, you can't do any material from the album if people are paying to see you.

As unhealthy as I am, I'm weirdly aware of exactly how my body functions.

When you act, you're being asked to pretend in a very rigid, controlled environment. It's very un-childlike. So a lot of times, when you put kids in that situation, you hope they have a better support system outside of what they're doing to bring them back to reality at the end of the day and to keep them well-rounded.

I remember, when 9/11 went down, my reaction was, 'Well, I've had it with humanity.' But I was wrong.