The most rabidly religious people are the most rabidly evil.

My first guitar was a Gibson Challenger.

It makes me feel good to have some comforting effect on someone that needs comfort.

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.

You can learn so much just by doing, not by listening to anybody.

I`m not a very good advice-giver.

To make big steps, you`ve got to take action yourself and not listen to other people.

As long as there are religions, there are going to be people who are hiding their rottenness behind the veil of religion.

I don`t really care about money. I find money boring and accounting boring, so I`m probably not going to ever make a lot of money.

I like visiting LA, but I wouldn`t want to live there.

I`m full of contradictions.

If you want to achieve things in life, you`ve just got to do them, and if you`re talented and smart, you`ll succeed.

I find myself a fascinating subject.

My soul is fine, thanks.

People need meanings to everything. People want you to intellectualize every choice you make.

I never really expected to win the hearts of the masses.

I`d just like to inspire people to be themselves and do what they want and not conform to the rigid guidelines of the music or entertainment business.

Once I picked up an electric guitar, I lost interest in piano, and I just wanted to rock. I studied piano for so long, I got burned out on it.

I`m a neo-Luddite.

People make such a big deal about how people in bands look, especially if you`re a girl.

My knees are ticklish.

The first kiss between two people is something really good in life.

To me, success was not having to have a boss and not having a day job. I`ve been living my own version of success since the early `90s when I first got signed. I haven`t had a job since then.

Although I`m a huge fan of Ben Kweller, I don`t think I`d cover one of his songs, simply because there`s just so much of my own stuff I wanna do.

David Ortiz is a genius. He`s incredible to watch. Over and over, he hits home runs that are simply transcendent.

Just do what feels right.

The way I see it, all the popular singers are strippers.

Some of the songs are so crazy, the words are so crazy... it`s hard to believe I was so crazy.

I tend to fall for the archetypal, talented, charismatic rock boy.

Baseball is more than a game. It`s like life played out on a field.