I don't ever expect to be permanently happy. I don't think that's part of the human condition.
I don't know any musician, successful or otherwise, that got in it to make money. Or writer, for that matter. You get into it because you love it.
I got sick of playing husbands and boyfriends because there was nothing there.
I've been writing songs since I was 14 years old, and that's my true love.
I mean I was famous for nothing.
I've always liked the heavier stuff. I've always loved Tool and System of a Down, Korn and Nine Inch Nails.