Music journalists are some of the lazy, most uninspired, dull people I've ever met...

When I read about myself and how writers have focused on negative stuff, it hurts my feelings.

I guess I do feel the need to repent. I do feel like I owe the world a great album. I don't know why I feel that way. I just do.

There's positive attention and there's negative attention - negative attention is easy, positive attention requires actual hard work.

I don't think fear necessarily is a core human emotion, but I do think fear of death is something that is at the core of every person's existence.

There are just some things that you can't deny.

One of the 12 steps is to admit that you're powerless, but I think that's bullshit. I think it's important to empower yourself by facing the stuff that triggers you.