Every single record I make is an act of faith in a sense, and somewhere I also have faith that the people who need to hear my music somehow will.

I don't consider myself a skilled enough instrumentalist to be able to create the atmosphere that I want with just my guitar by myself.

Though the inspiration for my songs almost always comes from things that are happening around me, I am definitely not always the protagonist in the songs.

I think I'm a lot happier than people might think from listening to my songs.

Just because I write in the first person doesn't mean that all my songs are autobiographical.

I feel like the songs that I write are best when they are performed by an ensemble, rather than by one solo instrument.

I am very, very grateful to have the best and most supportive fans ever.

Vision defect leads to Copycat

Our photographs are filthier and our stories are more disgusting. We make no effort to be artistic.

In a universe that defies description, all systems of belief can only be false.

If you said, 'What is the most important aspect of winning football games?' I don't think I could give you an answer to that question.

Ozzy wanted to get us back together. It's been 20 years. We did a couple of songs during his farewell in 1992 and that got the ball rolling.

Gambling promises the poor what property performs for the rich-something for nothing.

I love The Purple Book. It continually helps reinforce the only foundation worth building upon— a biblical one.

I think for technology and innovation we have to ignore politics.

Either you're a person who will be stopped, or you are a person who won't be stopped. You choose.

A beautiful friendship can change people.