I didn't have any role models really. My best friend was a dog. My mum and dad saved a dog from the gutter and that dog was my brother before Jesse was born. Sami was his name and he was my role model.

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.

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.

I hate it when bands do that; they're so proud of their new album, they have to play all of it and a couple of golden oldies.

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

Talking about covers, whether visually or sonically, if a particular combination of notes struck a chord in your heart in a way that you want to be a part of it by covering that song, then there's nothing wrong with it.

Women aren't objects that you look at only on weekends.