Nothing outside of my child is important

I write music all the time. When I talk about having writer's block, it's more to do with lyrics than anything else

Don't let your life pass you by, weep not for the memories.

It was overwhelmingly beautiful to see my music performed.

Cause I rely on my illusions, to keep me warm at night. I've denied in my capacity to love, and I am willing to give up this fight

I was raised with a mother who told me that I wouldn't succeed, that I wasn't good enough. Even at the pinnacle of my success, she'd come to a show, and there'd be, like, 10,000 people screaming. And she'd say, "I just don't get it." I think she had so little faith in herself and her abilities as a parent that she couldn't imagine any offspring of hers could do so well. And all that did was drive me to push back. If someone says, "You can't do this," I'm like, "F-ck you! Oh, yes I can, and I will."

I've never done heroin, but I totally understood what would drive people to that distraction-to need that so much.