Bowie's obviously my biggest influence.

When I'm not completely loaded, it's a much more vulnerable place. I can feel the music, I can feel the energy and I really have to put it out there. When I was loaded, I was just oblivious.

When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single.

The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable.

When you're in love, you've found your soul mate, you think life is going one way, and suddenly it's completely apparent it's not. You have to rethink your whole purpose.

I'm not sober. I haven't done drugs in 3 1/2 years, so I call myself clean.

You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion.