Basically, I was pretty ostracized in my hometown. Me and a few other guys were the town freaks- and there were many occasions when we were dodging getting beaten up ourselves.

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Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

Now those memories come back to haunt me They haunt me like a curse

Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.

Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed.

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

Some guys they just give up living, others start dying little by little piece by...

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...

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

I hadn't performed by myself in a while. It feels very natural to me, and...

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

We're a long, long way from home. Home's a long, long way from us.

I'm a synthesist. I'm always making music. And I make a lot of different kinds...

I'm a synthesist. I'm always making music. And I make a lot of different kinds...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

The only thing I can say about having this type of success is that you...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

I have my ideas, I have my music and I also just enjoy showing off,...

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it,...

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.

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.

Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage....

Your success story is a bigger story than whatever you're trying to say on stage....

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...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

But then I go through long periods where I don't listen to things, usually when...

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...

You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink...

You can go from doing something quite silly to something dead serious in the blink...

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and...

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and...

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...