I don't really put too much emphasis on what somebody else might think of it. Otherwise your putting limits on yourself.

I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash.

If it's successful and it sounds awesome, and looks killer live, then I guess I can pat myself on the back and take all the credit too.

At 17, I signed a recording contract right out of high school, so I started touring and traveling the world. I sort of missed out on the college experience.

I don't think anybody should ever touch anybody in anger, ever.

I got it: stay away from cocaine and heroin.

Sometimes when you cut your bed tracks right off the bat, you don't really know where the vocal is landing and where the background vocals are, and other loops and stuff that are going on.