If you can't say it in three minutes, I don't want to know about it.

A lot of people do not like singer-songwriters, and a lot of people who like them do not like hard rock. It’s either-or.

For the most part, I don’t like people who soapbox.

I’ve always cared about the world. That’s never been an issue. But with learning how to smile, it’s been learning how to feel comfortable within my own skin, and to feel accepted, and to feel empowered, and to feel worthy.

I have a pet peeve about bands that don’t play their hits. I think it’s kind of selfish.

I think the fact that Napster is stealing recorded music is something that we have to stop. It’s taking money out of my kid’s mouth. That’s the way I look at it. It’s wrong. It’s inherently wrong. It’s stealing.

My frustration has always been that I’m a Christian, but I don’t buy into, never have bought into, the belief that Jesus and God are these men who just dictate that this is how you have to live your life or you are going to burn in hell.

People’s perceptions of me have nothing to do with reality. I’m basically just your average dork.

Being a parent is not just about how you treat your child; it’s also about how you treat the other parent. If you treat that person with respect, that’s fine, that’s the way to go. But if you don’t, you’re not being the parent you could be.

I’m a pretty tenacious person; I get that from my mom. So sometimes, I use dark humor. I can’t take myself too seriously.