I don't throw my body down on the stage at all anymore because I'm sure I'd snap like a twig.

Swans are majestic, beautiful looking creatures. With really ugly temperaments.

The sexuality of children - there's a lot friction there. That tension interests me a lot.

You make your work and you can't ask for approval when you're doing it. Otherwise, it's going to be untruthful in some way.

The goal is ecstasy, but I don't want to make some sort of saccharine pop music. I want to make something that's completely uncompromising: the best possible music ever made.

The music takes you. It has to be alive. It's like you hammer something, and the way it happens to bleed leads you into new directions.

I don't want to sound like everybody else.

I like loud electric guitars because I like how you can just lose your entire being in the sound.

I'm the band leader. That's not to say that the other people are my minions - they all put in a tremendous amount of personality, and push the music in ways I would never expect.

I used to routinely break my ribs doing stupid things onstage, but I have a healthy fear of breaking my bones now.

I'm pretty confident that people are going to come along for the ride. If they don't, tough.

Remember that the happiest people are not those getting more, but those giving more.

Truth is the first casualty of war.

It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That's where the mischief starts. That's where everything starts unravelling...

My bedroom is my sanctuary. It's the only place in the house that has a beautiful lush shag rug, which is my favorite.

The rules may seem obvious but when you think about them they're not. For somebody who has my job they're not as obvious as one would think.

Cheyenne snatched back her phone. "Someone took her brave pills today." "And washed them down with stupid juice," Casper added, cocking his gun.

Do I think I'm a national treasure? I don't see why not? I don't see why I shouldn't be. I'm a good lad, really.

And George Brett. I think most people know that George and I have become pretty good friends over the years.

You have the power to change your thoughts and your thoughts have the power to change your life.

I need a focus group like I need a hole in my head.