I love the song 'Into the Night.' It's Roy Orbison meets David Lynch meets Iggy Pop on amphetamines. It has a punk edge that is not HIM, per se. It is super melodic and super '60s, and that is very new to me and it is a sense of achievement to me.

I'm a huge fan of James Dean, that got me started. Nowadays I smoke four packs in a day.

Music's always been really cathartic. It's the best drug for me to get away from the everyday pressures just for a second via a good song.

So basically, I think music at its best can be everything. It can be totally stupid and very intellectual and emotional at the same time. I don't think all those things shut each other out.

Unfortunately we just toured the East and West coasts so we didn't run into any rednecks.

Falling in love is the best way to kill your heart because then it's not yours anymore. It's laid in a coffin, waiting to be cremated.

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