I like people who have a pulse and aren't afraid to show it.

But I'm not worried about seeking out the approval of others - that high school thing of joining the club.

I was not someone who participated in other people's castles.

That's what drew me to rock music in the first place - that sense of remaking the world on your own terms.

I try to be the fixer of situations and I gravitate to people who are institutional misfits.

Books stay with me and have shaped me and made huge impacts on my life.

I have this really beautiful Martin guitar, and it just kind of writes songs for me.