Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated.

I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.

I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through manic episodes and really depressed episodes.

Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam.

Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it.

I prefer to break new ground, but it gets harder and harder with the territory that's already been walked on.

Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down.