One must renounce the bad taste of wishing to agree with many people.

It's better being completely ridiculous than unbelievably boring.

Some people may call me a nerd. I claim the label with pride.

I think people appreciate a songwriter who shows different sides. The whole angst thing is cool, but if that's all you've got, it's just boring. Everything I write, whether it's happy or sad, has a sense of humor to it.

People, whether they know it or not, like their blues singers miserable. They like their blues singers to die afterwards.

I don't like cream puff, corny guys. Usually, they are the nice guys, the ones that won't hurt you. They'll pull out the chair for you and the whole nine yards. Everything is perfect and boring.