But I never want to get to the point where I write a safe song or one that represents my sense of a subject in order to appear civilized.

I was the oldest child, and both my parents worked, so I had a great deal of responsibility from a very young age.

You have to defend your honor. And your family.

If language were liquid, it would be rushing in. Instead here we are in a silence more eloquent than any word could ever be.

So you eat, you sleep, and then this wonderful child comes out, but you don't feel like you have any control over that process, over her, over her character and who she is.

I didn't go out looking for fights as a kid, but if it was necessary, I'd fight. Fighting was a daily thing where we lived.

But I never want to get to the point where I write a safe song or one that represents my sense of a subject in order to appear civilized.