"Our whole culture in this country now is so conformist. I don't even meet that many freaks any more."

"I think it's interesting being American, the expectations for an American guy, and the image that has to be projected…"

"We had one night where I wanted a bunch of percussion noises at the end of song. We went into this room with three ca…"

"I think I gave indications early on that mine wasn't just going to be a commercial, er, career. If that were the case…"

"I don't need to cry so much. I think whatever you let loose with crying, I let loose with singing. I tend to be the o…"

"I'm not good at the protocols of dating. [laughs] I'm not really experienced in that. My girlfriend is my second or t…"

"I never really had them. I always get the eccentric kids who dress funny and sit and write poetry for three months in…"

"I have a fear of heights, so falling off something very tall. But I've conquered a good amount of my fears. I guess m…"

"My mother was mistrustful of the education system, so it was all right with her if we didn't go to school. She was ta…"

"You'd have to be a total idiot to say, 'I'm the slacker-generation guy. This is my generation.' I'd be laughed out of…"