The best I can say is that it's better for me to write about despair and darkness than to be incapable of getting off the sofa. It's better to write about suicide than to contemplate it too heavily.

A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat.

People like to see human error when it’s honest. When people see you swing and miss, they start to root for you.

Nobody gets married to a clever song, let alone falls in love to one.

I'm not dissatisfied with my place in it rock 'n' roll.

It's fun, but the fun is where it always was. I mean, it's still fun to strap on my Les Paul in the basement and turn up the Marshall amp. I'm still 15. I still enjoy that as much as I ever did.

I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore.