"And of course, pop music is all about memorability and simplicity and positive messages and a little dash of joy."

"There have been times I've planted stuff in songs where four years later I'll be singing it from a subconscious, kind of chameleon little lizard mind... and at a certain moment, all of a sudden, I'll hear a line from a different vantage point and it'll change its meaning. It's something I wrote but it changed because I did."

"On the videos for '1234' and 'My Moon My Man' I wanted to make the songs visible. And, really, what way can you make sound visible other than good old naive dancing? I was working with a choreographer, but I'm not a dancer. Any notion of elegance is impossible with me."

"There's real potency in metal. Metal fans love metal as if it's a nation they would fight for. It's not diluted by pop culture."

"Abstract art: a product of the untalented sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered."

"I feel like Sony appreciates good music from a talented artist."

"The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name."

"Musicians are there in front of you, and the spectators sense their tension, which is not the case when you're listening to a record. Your attention is more relaxed. The emotional aspect is more important in live music."