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

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

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.

Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush.

To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me.

I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish.

When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure.