I don't ever expect to be permanently happy. I don't think that's part of the human condition.

The first guitar I ever got was for my 13th birthday.

There will always be rock stars, but I don't know how much depth and longevity they'll have.

Everything looks better with my eyes closed.

You're always searching for the thing to heal you, and I thought therapy would give me that. But it didn't - it just helps you recognize your demons.

I used to cut guitars out of a piece of cardboard to copy the Strat look. I used a backwards tennis racket for a while and graduated to the cardboard cutout.

You always want to feel you're not the only one going through something unpleasant.