People are terrified of me, and I want them to be.

He who dares not offend cannot be honest.

You cannot undermine police authority and then complain about rising crime.

The greatest tyrannies are always perpetuated in the name of the noblest causes.

A body of men holding themselves accountable to nobody ought not to be trusted by anybody.

To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.

It’s really fun to put yourself into a character – into shoes you wouldn’t normally be in.

I don’t think a song should be put in a category.

There are alway going to be bad things. But you can write it down and make a song out of it.

Some artists just ruin their voices because they don’t know any better.

Don’t make me not a role model because you’re turned on by me.

If I’m in a bad mood, or if I’m uncomfortable, it’s probably what I’m wearing that’s making me feel that way.

I’m a really particular person. I want it my way.

Sometimes it’s flattering when people copy you, but sometimes it gets to a breaking point.

I love people talking about me; I love anybody just looking at me.

I always wear the kind of stuff that makes you overheat and die.

I’ve always done whatever I want and always been exactly who I am.

When I was 4, I wrote a song about falling into a black hole.

I never thought a career as a musician was possible.