I put a lot of work into my lyrics. Not all my stuff is meant to be scrutinized, though.

When you're 20 years old and you're making points with volume and dynamism, it's a fantastic thing to do.

The States were much more fun. L.A. was L.A. It's not L.A. now. L.A. infested with jaded 12-year-olds is not the L.A. that I really dug.

The way I see it, rock n' roll is folk music.

It's not some great work of beauty and love to be a rock-and-roll singer.

Some audiences can shake and bang their heads on the stage to riffs all night long, but subtlety is an art that must be mastered if you're going to be remembered.

Boredom is a horrible thing.