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The music should speak for itself, and hopefully it will.

Relationships are complicated - put it that way, okay?

Hearing other peoples' interpretations of your lyrics, to me, is just a total kick in the pants. Half the time, they're better.

If I was in a bad mood, then maybe I won't talk about it, but you're going to know about it somehow. If something was bothering me, maybe I would have acted a little bit like a child, meaning I go break something in a room.

I'm not some young tough guy trying to prove a point anymore.

I think you create your own freedom.

I think you create your own boundaries, and you work within them.

Being able to have a home studio is the greatest thing ever.

I write lyrics based on music, on a musical flow, and what sounds good at the time.

I'm at a point now where I crave healthy musical environments, where there is a genuine exchange of ideas without repressed envy or resentment, and where people in the band want to be there regardless of what public accolades may come their way. Unfortunately, Mr. Bungle was not one of those places.

I always forget about some of the things I've done, because you do 'em, and sometimes they don't come out, and... most of it's almost like daily chores or something. You check it off your list, and then it's gone.

Forgive me, but Wolfmother, you suck!

I'm not in the business of suffering.

There are reasons that bands and musicians make demos and outtakes - because they are not good enough to make the record. A lot of people forget that.

You can get bored up there on stage, night after night. But it's an open forum where you can get away with almost anything, so you might as well do it.

Touring is a weird thing. It's like getting married to four different people.

I've had the new band experience plenty of times, and sometimes, it just sort of peters out.

I'm not a trained musician.

That's what my music is good for - clearing out the house and being alone.

I've always been in awe of filmmakers and their patience in realizing their vision because I could never do that.

The creative process for a musician is very different than for a filmmaker. I have an idea, and I can pretty much execute it.

Golf is the only sport I've encountered where you can really suck but still have a good time.

With Mr. Bungle, I'd lay down a really rough demo of my vocals and then play them for the guys without telling them what I was saying. Our drummer at the time had the coolest takes on what he thought I was saying, so I'd ask him to write out what he thought the lyrics were.

I grew up in a really small town.

Movies were, to me, like a way out. It was an escape valve. I remember having my parents drop me off at movies all the time.

When you come into a pre-existing situation, you gotta have your own thing going. You gotta be really strong about it, and you gotta look at the older material in an aggressive way - 'I'm gonna make this mine somehow.' You need to put your imprint on the situation that you're in.

I've had at least a couple botched surgeries.

To me, the stage is like the free zone. That's what makes it exhilarating. For whatever reason, there's this weird little square where it's kind of a romper room for adults.

There has to be an element of danger, or at least an element of intrigue, for a band to be interesting.

Legacy is something you talk about when you're dead - and I'm not dead yet.

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