When children start to speak they find their own voice by imitating the sounds around them. It would follow that bands do the same. Bands will find their own voice at some point.

An unlocked door means that, occasionally, you might get a devil come in, but a locked door means you have thousands of angels just walk by.

If You Want To Rebel Against Society, Don’t Dull The Blade

I just have work to do; I just do it.

It's so interesting that humanity has to be defined by emotional strife or something. I don't buy into that.

I never imagine myself as anything. I've never had a goal or any future vision at all. I just do what's in front of me.

The American underground punk scene, though, is a story worth remembering.

I'm always happy when I hear about people selling records or selling books or selling movies. It makes me proud of them.

To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.

Major labels didn't start showing up really until they smelled money, and that's all they're ever going to be attracted to is money-that's the business they're in- making money.

I'd much rather talk to a 30-year old that survived rough times in their lives [practicing Straight Edge] rather than someone that was harmed by a culture of violence.

The purchase of any item which helps strengthen Zionism is not permissible.

Baking is too precise for me. I cook with a pinch of this or that.

I was honored today with having a few stones, dirt, rotten eggs, and pieces of dead cat thrown at me

One of the things that makes a dead leaf fall to the ground is the bud of the new leaf that pushes it off the limb.

If the majority holds some thing of value, you can be certain it has none.

Do your best to succeed and push the limits without violating them.

I'm doing a lot of boogie-boarding now. It's actually better exercise, I get a lot more waves, and if I'm out in big surf, I can duck under the waves much easier.

He who has provoked the shaft of wit, cannot complain that he smarts from it.

I discovered that the heart is a breakable thing, but also discovered my capacity to love another person.

So long as you write what you wish to write, that is all that matters; and whether it matters for ages or only for hours, nobody can say.