“Thinking about the future and thinking about the past is really only a way of ignoring the present.”

“To me, music was about being accepted and escaping from this crummy existence”

“In the beginning, though, I have to admit that I did have a chip on my shoulder. I did want to prove everyone wrong. But after I went through the process and came out the other side, it wasn't about anyone else.”

“I've always been spiritual but I've never had a proper context, and it took me a while to find the proper context. It's hard to realize you can have any kind of relationship with God you want... and so I now have a punk rock relationship with God”

“Despite all my rageI am still just a rat in the cage.”

“IntoxicatedWith the madnessI'm in love withMy sadnessBullshit beggars, enchanted kingdomFashion victims through their charcoaled teeth”

“I feel like I'm always fighting not to repeat myself.”