"Big Jim is over and out, as far as I am concerned."

“There's a lot of positive stuff to say about him... Why can't I think of any now? Oh, here's something positive: Big Jim's best trait of character was that he has always been himself... which was his worst trait of character at the same time.”

“Despite the aural onslaught, King is not an assault I think it's us being us, more than anything. I think we finally had the resources to be us on this record.”

“Recently, a girl chained herself to me with hand-cuffs after a gig, just because I refused to talk to her. I politely declined, though. I am a well-bred boy. I don't want to be too specific, but... it got pretty ugly.”

“Puffy's the only guy who's jealous. "All drummers want to be singers. I think it's a myth that the singer needs to be the focus. Bands perpetuate that myth. With somebody like Sebastian Bach it makes sense. Look at him. He could be in an Avon ad.”

“It's about a slob sitting around who doesn't do anything. I kind of identify with it.”

“We just wanna be the happy bums that we are. That's all.”