I write the music, produce it and the band plays within the parameters that I set.

The logical process will often be the safe one. I tend, when I'm given that choice, to go the way that's not safe.

Nothing comes from violence and nothing ever could, for all those born beneath an angry star, lest we forget how fragile we are.

I can't fly a flag for monogamy or whatever the opposite is; it depends on the person and on the situation.

I've only paid lip service to a spiritual life.

I don't think happiness is necessarily the reason we're here. I think we're here to learn and evolve, and the pursuit of knowledge is what alleviates the pain of being human.

I'm very much afraid of being mad - that's my one fear.