We were all following in their path. I believe I'm still following in their path today.

I don't think punk ever really dies, because punk rock attitude can never die.

I love it when someone insults me. That means I don't have to be nice anymore.

My dad was one of the reasons I got into rock and roll, because I was learning the ropes of his business, which was selling powertools, and I was looking for a way out from under his heel. I was like, 'Where's the fun? Where's the glamour?'

So let's sink another drink
'Cause it'll give me time to think.

When I started out, everyone seemed to be adopting these names... Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious. I wasn't really Rotten or Vicious or Nasty, so I wanted something a bit more funny - yet something that seemed real rock 'n' roll... something that acknowledged my ambition.