JOHN RZEZNIK

I like Valentine's Day. It's fun.

It's nice to see bands you could see at a bar finally get a chance.

Having a collection of regrets when you hit your 40s is part of the deal.

I think people get a little resentful when they were there at the beginning, when they supported you when you played in front of nobody - which we still do. They get a little resentful when they have to share with new people. That's why I want to really look out for the people who've been with us from the beginning.

Too many rockers put on the leather pants and shirt first. But if you write good songs, the pants and shirt will follow.

I was brought up by four older sisters, so there's trouble right there. We are Catholic, very religious, and that sort of colors my world and my music.

The business of making music is changing so radically because of the Internet. It's become a lot more democratic in one respect, but in another respect there's no one left to guide and mentor young bands.

I've written songs everywhere, and I think the place does matter.

I get nervous around famous people.

I love the Smithsonian. I'm a real dork for that kind of stuff.

I just want my daughter to be respectful and nice to people. I want her to understand the importance of being humble.

The first guitar I ever owned was a Kay SG copy. That cost like $35. Man, that was a terrible guitar.

In my family, my earliest memory of you get out of line is - BAM! It was a lot of corporal punishment. But you can't do that.

There's a certain vibe in my hometown; Buffalo is a city that has no illusions.

I'm lucky I actually make a living making music.

Yeah, I really like that band Deerhunter a lot.

Just call us the band that wouldn't die.

We were never hip, which is fine with me. We aren't that interested in that whole situation. But all the times how we tried and failed to get across in our music, we actually succeeded on 'Superstar Car Wash.'

I don't write a lot of fiction.

I have this morbid fascination with being completely alienated from everybody, and a lot of the time I really do feel that way.

The good part about being a pessimist is, when something bad happens, you're never really devastated by it. And when something good happens, it's such a bonus.

I need a long, cold winter.

Never in my life have I met bigger rockstars than Sugar Ray.

I don't want people messing with my sound, my stuff.

Whether you are happy or miserable is completely a choice.