I'm a collecting maniac and I buy a lot of books and records. I have over thousand cds.

In almost every interview someone asks what does HIM stand for. I can't even remember our latest lie about that. When Hanson was hot, we said it means Hanson Is Murder. The name doesn't have a particular history. His Infernal Majesty was a totally different band. I think HIM derives from some death metal joke.

The guys in Kiss use some make up too so at first it was exiting. I've almost stopped using make-up nowadays.

Love is madness, you can't put it in doses, it either surges over or under

The most important things are that you are honest with yourself and that making music comes from your heart

Music for me is an emotional thing and it really does make me happy. It's not a tool for me to get fame or see my face in the papers or anything like that. It's about the fact that I really do enjoy it.

I have never acted in one and I'm not at all interested to do so either.