I've Never Considered Musical Equipment Very Sacred.

I Was Tired Of Pretending That I Was Someone Else Just To Get Along With People, Just For The Sake Of Having Friendships.

I Have To Admit I've Found Myself Doing The Same Things That A Lot Of Other Rock Stars Do Or Are Forced To Do. Which Is Not Being Able To Respond To Mail, Not Being Able To Keep Up On Current Music, And I'm Pretty Much Locked Away A Lot. The Outside World Is Pretty Foreign To Me.

I Thought I Would Try To Be Gay For A While, But I'm Just More Sexually Attracted To Women. But I'm Really Glad That I Found A Few Gay Friends, Because It Totally Saved Me From Becoming A Monk Or Something.

My Body Is Damaged From Music In Two Ways. I Have A Red Irritation In My Stomach. It's Psychosomatic, Caused By All The Anger And The Screaming. I Have Scoliosis, Where The Curvature Of Your Spine Is Bent, And The Weight Of My Guitar Has Made It Worse. I'm Always In Pain, And That Adds To The Anger In Our Music.

You Do Learn Things And One Of Them Is That Happiness Has Nothing To Do With Validation From Other People, The Important Thing Is Being Happy With Yourself ... Finding Something That Is Important To You And Sticking With It No Matter What Anyone Says. The Truth Is You've Got To Really Be Tough Because There Are All Kinds Of Forces That Are Always Trying To Get You To Do Things Their Way ... Trying To Tell You That You Are Throwing Your Life Away If You Don't Follow Their Advice.