Music is so clearly a commodity now. At one point, maybe 20 years ago, there were still some rumblings about keeping the really sacred American popul….

Human beings really are this virus upon the earth, and the earth's running a fever, you know? If you step away from that kind of inherent human senti….

I think it happens to a lot of people who make music just on a computer by themselves, you don't see the bigger picture. You don't see the forest for….

Every girl wants songs written about her. Even the most hardened tattoo-covered punk rock girl would love a nice ballad written for her..

The live thing is separate from the record for me. I have to figure out a way to make the songs work live. It's always going to be different than it ….

I'm always trying to make the music sexier with every album, every tour. I just try to inch my way toward just a little sexier. I know it's tough for….

My dream right now is - and I don't know how to do it, and I don't know if it will work exactly - but just this sort of vague aspiration to start som….

A big part of making a good record is really getting a vibe, and a vibe is a mysterious thing. The vibe kind of exists in the air in the room. It's n….

The beauty in the death that awaits us, I find a timeless beauty in that..

A lot of my own problems are because I'm so financially irresponsible. I'm so stupid when it comes to money. And I'm ashamed of it..

I just want to keep living the dream. So I'm telling you, my friend, help me keep living the dream..