"I wrote my songs despite the fact that I was a drunk, not because of it."

“Except in dreams, you're never really free.”

“From what I know about alcoholism, I'd say there's nothing romantic, nothing grand, nothing heroic, nothing brave — nothing like that about drinking. It's a real coward's death.”

“You know, you put more value on every minute … I mean, I always thought I kind of did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now. You're reminded to enjoy every sandwich, and every minute of playing with the guys, and being with the kids and everything.”

“Sickness, doctors, that scares me, not violence — helplessness. That's why I turn to violent stories.”

“I write songs about things that I'm simultaneously trying to not think about.”

“Well, first of all, let me say that I might have made a tactical error in not going to a physician for 20 years. It was one of those phobias that really didn’t pay off.”