Not everybody is going to love what you do, but you have to be yourself, that's what's most important. Bring it as hard as you can.

Art came fluidly, so I was able to teach myself many of the things I thought were important by copying and mimicking my artistic idols.

The important thing isn't that your technically great, I think it's the power of your expression.

Speak with your own voice and be as unique as you possibly can.

I really try towork with an artist who is trying to create a long legacy of quality rather than trying to jump aboard a trend.

Punk rock and metal has always been a home to me, it's where I cut my teeth; and those are the friends that I have, and the bands that I love.

I recognize that no matter how old I get, how many records I've done, or what the public perception of me is, there are still exciting things that I haven't done.

Give your stuff away and if it's good, people will come to you.

In fact, many musicians are the happiest when the artist and audience re-interpret or re-imagine the content of the songs.

I take myself seriously and want my image to me more than just something aesthetically suited towards selling records.

It's my intention to make something stand outside the realm of album art, but it also feels comfortable to me to be in it. It's tricky and definitely a requires striking a delicate balance.

Invest in yourself so others can invest in you.

You do not need to proof your significance

The County Jail looked like a tall, forbidding elementary school. Seven stories of dirty brown brick, one hundred years old and now operating at 330 percent of capacity.

Words are small shapes in the gorgeous chaos of the world.

It was obvious that computers were going to become more a part of our lives, and they will continue to unless something dramatic happens to change that.

I get to see the different sides of skating now which involves not only competing, but entertainment.

New York is the thing that seduced me.

Poet: gardener of epitaphs.

You know, feeling and action are always linked, one can't exist without the other. It's sort of a hippie thing.

People don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want to buy a quarter-inch hole!