People Are Very Sincere In Their Praise,

Blackheart Records Being 25 Years Old Represents Staying Power And The Fact That We Weren't Able To Get A Record Out Through Conventional Means, So We Had To Create This Record Company To Put Out Our Records If We Wanted To Be A Band That Had Records To Give Out To Their Fans.

You Know I Don't Care If The World Thinks I'm Smart Or Not.

When You Write Songs You're Commenting On Love, You're Commenting On Sex, Relationships, Whatever It Is That You Decide To Write About It. And I've Wanted To Write About Politics Or Spiritual Ideas For Years.

I Bought One Of Those Learn How To Play Guitar Chords By Yourself And It Shows You The Diagram Where To Put Your Hands And I Took That In My Room, Sat With My Singles And Learned How To Play Guitar.

I Think The Media Has Got Into This Enquirer Mentality. Years Ago, Legitimate Press Didn't Really Concern Itself With Sordid Details Of People's Personal Lives. That Wasn't The Focus. But Also A Lot Of Celebrities Were Bullied Into Revealing This Breakup Or Tragedy Or Divorce Or Problem. They Started To Talk About It And The Press Just Started To Talk About People's Private Lives. That Just Seems To Be The Norm.