You think you know who you are, and then other people have these other ideas.
You find yourself approaching middle age, playing another scuzzy rock club.
You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.
Writing helps me process things that are happening to me.
When I did have a little bit of commercial success, it really didn't suit my temperament at all. I'm a terrible public person.
What happens when your dream comes true - when the spotlight is on and then it moves away?
To make big steps, you've got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.
The whole thing about rock music, pop music, is it's really for kids.
The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.
The most rabidly religious people are the most rabidly evil.
The first kiss between two people is something really good in life.
Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... It's hard to believe I was so crazy.
Popular culture is filled with girls.
People need meanings to everything. People want you to intellectualize every choice you make.
People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you're a girl.
People in L.A. Don't have to brace themselves against the cold; they slack off permanently, and their brains turn to mush.
People are complex. I'm just showing my complexity.
My whole life was writing, recording and touring over and over again. At some point I realised I wasn't enjoying myself any more.
My soul is fine, thanks.
My songs are about not knowing who to be and not knowing how to act.
My music - that's the one area I won't let myself be pushed around. But in other parts of my life, I'm a confused mess.
My knees are ticklish.
My growth as an artist and a person has been so slow and gradual, it's hard to make a story out of it.
My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.
My dad was depressed a lot of the time, and there were a lot of things in his life that he never resolved.
Motivation is just this potion to create stuff, a compulsion to express the truth of my own experiences in this life.
Keanu Reeves is, like, the worst actor I've ever seen. I can't believe he's a movie star.
Just do what feels right.
It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.
In this world, where everything happens so fast, it's hard to sit back, take the time and contemplate.
