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

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.

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.

Ego sends a lot of messages through the sub-conscious that do not serve our true nature, even a little bit.

Maxim 20: If you’re not willing to shell your own position, you’re not willing to win.-The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries

Freedom is the most valuable asset anyone can ever acquire in life”.

at the center of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power.

You're beautiful, like a May fly.

Urban residents, most of them middle class, have a much better sense of their environmental rights, and they're willing to take to the streets.

After all, every murderer when he kills runs the risk of the most dreadful of deaths, whereas those who kill him risk nothing except promotion.

My life. The life I'm living that's where all my inspiration comes from. Real life experiences.

A wedding invitation is a gift subpoena.

If it's good enough for beagles, it's good enough for me.