Bowie's obviously my biggest influence.

It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.

It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family.

It's got big riffs and really it's a rock and roll album. I think Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fans will relate to that

It's a beautiful thing to be that committed to something that you get so much joy from, but it is like a sick addiction, because sometimes it's incredibly volatile, incredibly painful, and very frustrating. A man shouldn't be defined by his work, but I am.

Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides.

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