I've Never Been To A Hollywood Party,

A Ballad Once In A While Doesn't Go Amiss

Don't Get A Job In An Abattoir. Don't Be A Butcher. The Idea That People Have To Do These Jobs For A Livelihood Is Ridiculous. They Can Get Other Jobs. Shoplift, Man. Better To Be A Prostitute Than Cut An Animal's Head Off For A Living.

Everyone Has Their Set Of Problems And I'm Certainly Not Going To Sensationalize Mine Or Try To Evoke Pity Or Sympathy Out Of People Because I Don't Think They Warrant That Sort Of Thing. That's My Private Karma That I Have To Work Out.

If You're Purely Derivative In What You Do, Then You Could Very Easily Get Lost Along The Way. But For Me, I Might Want To Even Do Something Else For A While.

I've Done Lots Of Songs For Film Soundtracks And Things Like That-stuff I'm Not Ashamed Of, But That Doesn't Represent My Legacy With The Pretenders...i Think Domesticity Certainly Doesn't Make It Easy To Write, You Know, Because You've Got A Lot Of Distractions And I Think A Writer Is Always Looking For Distractions.