I think that the best rock n' roll is about the spirit of being young, the feeling of being 16 and getting crazy with your friends and going out to a show and just that whole feeling.

Nobody wants a fat lead singer.

Kids don't go out and buy CDs, they make their own, they download them from the Internet.

America gets rock stars a little more than Canada does.

I mean I've never been thrown in jail in New York or Los Angeles.

I get noticed for different things I've done in different areas of town. If I'm in a rock club, it'll be Skid Row, if I'm in a mall it's the 'Gilmore Girls.'

I mean, MTV or the mainstream media can tell you one thing, but when there are 40,000 people in front of you, who cares about all that?