I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off, so that's a big part of it. Also, I like to get up onstage and behave insanely or express myself physically, and the band can…

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See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I...

See, I was nine years old when I saw Elvis on 'Ed Sullivan', and I...

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

When it comes to luck, you make your own.

I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with...

I always wanted my music to influence the life you were living emotionally - with...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

In the past, some of the songs that were the most fun, and the most...

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

The best music is essentially there to provide you something to face the world with.

My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band...

My only general rule was to steer away from things I played with the band...

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

When you make more than $500 a night, you get more than $500 problems.

When you make more than $500 a night, you get more than $500 problems.

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

My image had always been very heterosexual, very straight. So it was a nice experience...

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

Yeah, my son likes a lot of guitar bands. He gave me something the other...

It's always felt natural, because I'm generally very comfortable with people.

It's always felt natural, because I'm generally very comfortable with people.

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was...

I was always concerned with writing to my age at a particular moment. That was...

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

It's a sad man my friend who's livin' in his own skin and can't stand...

I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album...

I do a lot of curiosity buying; I buy it if I like the album...

In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly...

In the early years, I found a voice that was my voice and also partly...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

The audiences are there as a result of my history with the band but also...

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.

Talk about a dream, try to make it real.