Daniel Johns

"When we were first playing, even though it was derivative, playing music was the best, there was nothing better. And then by the second album we were like, playing music makes me angry, and by the thi…"

"I'm aware that if you keep shifting there are going to be people who really respect you for it and just as many who go: 'There's no stability with that dude. I'm going to buy Nickelback's new album.'"

"I mean we're living in the world of iTunes; I really hate that. What's going on now is that a lot of people just release three or four singles and the rest of it is just filler and boring."

"I was about 14 when I realised I didn't have the same personality type as the people I grew up with. I wanted to be a really amazing artist – I wasn't like, humble, you know? I don't really have a log…"

"It's influenced a lot by Led Zeppelin and anything from that era really. Before the album, when I actually wrote it and showed Ben and Chris, Ben and Chris liked it and they wanted to continue working…"

"Sex, drugs, and image is just enough to get you by in the real world"

"Please die Ana, for as long as you're here, we're not"

"Love me for my mind, because I'm a dangerous heart"