I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.

Cardinal rule for all hitters with two strikes on them: Never trust the umpire.

I had no desire to be famous; I just wanted to make the greatest music ever made. I didn't want anyone to know who I was.

I think the rock'n'roll myth of living on the edge is a pile of crap.

I look thuggish when I shave my head and wear big boots. I walk into a newsagent and people think I'm going to jump the counter.

If you acquiesce to one interview, there's always another waiting in the wings. Also if you're interviewed repeatedly, you just start repeating yourself. I don't like to do that.

When you're in a young band for the first time, geographically you're in the same place and you tend to go out and socialize. You play more shows, you spend more time together. You're a unit. As you grow older, inevitably you develop a life outside the band. I think it would be tragic if you didn't.