The new artists coming through were very materialistic and Hollywood, not so engaged in communication.

From very early on in my childhood - four, five years old - I felt alien to the human race. I felt very comfortable with thinking I was from another planet, because I felt disconnected - I was very tall and skinny, and I didn't look like anybody else, I didn't even look like any member of my family.

To me, punk rock is the freedom to create, freedom to be successful, freedom to not be successful, freedom to be who you are. It's freedom.

No, my work does not reflect my sexual preferences, it reflects the fact that I feel total freedom as an artist.

The idea of redemption is always good news, even if it means sacrifice or some difficult times.