I thought I'd reached the bottom a few times, but then I'd realise there was another 30 floors of despair below that.

The least responsive audience I can ever remember playing to.

When I was around Bowie, I was nearing the bottom. When we were touring together, I looked at him as a kind of big-brother figure and I also looked at him as somebody I had a lot of respect for. The age and the period he's at in his life, I'd like to be there some day. He has a kind of content peace about him that's something to shoot for.

If I come up with rules or limitations it focuses me in a direction. And those rules can change if you realize it's a dumb idea. You start to mutate it to see what fits best.

I didnt ask to save rock, I dont even like rock that much.

One of my biggest heroes and people I was fortunate enough to be around is David Bowie. I look at his career, and he always had the balls to break things that weren't broken, to step away from something and try something new, at risk of failing.

Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.