Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.

The great thing about rock and roll is that someone like me can be a star.

When I return to the writing process after being away from it for a while, the first part of it always is being honest with myself: What am I into right now? Is it rock bands and guitars, is it noise, is it dance beats and electronics? Is it space, is it clutter?

To me, rock music was never meant to be safe. I think there needs to be an element of intrigue, mystery, subversiveness. Your parents should hate it.

I have been wildly enthused about gaming since I was younger, and a career path I chose not to go down but did really consider was getting into programming and game design.

There comes a point where it is just undignified to be a rock 'n' roll star.