The more you think, the more you ruin things. Art has to come viscerally; otherwise, forget it.

I'm still a recluse. I still hate everyone. I'm still a misanthrope.

Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.

I've never seen the Osbournes, I've never seen Paris Hilton. I'd rather read than watch reality TV. I'd rather live life than watch somebody else living it.

Art is commenting on what's going on around you in your life.

Ministry is just ZZ Top with technology.

Rock n roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me.

I'd still prefer to do five nights at a club than one night at Allstate Arena.

If you remember the ‘90s, you weren’t there.

I pissed away over ten million dollars On dope and crack I passed away deader than a door knob But now I'm back

I love doing film soundtracks and working with directors on how they want the scene to be portrayed on audio as opposed to visual. I like the collaborative effort of working with people.

[T]hou canst not think worse of me than I do of myself.

How nice it would be to be dead if only we could know we were dead. That is what I hate, the not being able to turn round in the grave and to say It is over.

The fox changes his skin but not his habits.

I have a great deal of empathy for anyone who's having a hard time. I believe this ability to see another's viewpoint has served me well as a writer.

God is able to take the mess of our past and turn it into a message. He takes the trials and tests and turns them into a testimony.

There is a very fine line between love and nausea.

[On Paris:] I do not know any city so beautiful and you can be unhappy there and notice your unhappiness less, having the city to look at.

The voice of Nature loudly cries,And many a message from the skies,That something in us never dies.

I have seen the film The Alamo and right now I feel like I've got Davy Crockett behind me. Sometimes I feel like I could put my head in a bucket of water

Adventure is the vitaminizing element in histories both individual and social.