" I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE AVERAGE MACHO MAN THEY'VE ALWAYS BEEN A THREAT TO ME "

" I WANTED TO SELL MY ASS AND BE A PUNK ROCKER, BUT I WAS TOO AFRAID.  SO I JUST STAYED IN ABERDEEN FOR TOO LONG... UNTIL I WAS TWENTY YEARS OLD "

" I WAS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING A LOT HEAVIER, YET MELODIC AT THE SAME TIME.  SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM HEAVY METAL, A DIFFERENT ATTITUDE"

"WE WANTED TO REACH THE TOP 40.  EVEN IF THE NEXT ALBUM CAN'T GET ACROSS TO THAT TYPE  OF AUDIENCE THERE'S AT LEAST A HIT SINGLE OR TWO IN THERE"

" IT UPSET ME THAT WE WERE ATTRACTING THE PEOPLE THAT A LOT OF MY MUSIC HAS A REACTION AGAINST"

" I EXPECTED OUR CORE AUDIENCE TO BUY OUR RECORDS WITHIN THE FIRST FEW WEEKS AND THAT SALES WOULD DECLINE AFTER THAT.  BUT AFTER WE WERE ON MTV, I SUSPECTED WE WOULD SELL A LOT MORE. "

"I KNEW THAT WHEN I HAD A CHILD I'D BE OVERWHELMED AND IT'S TRUE... I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MUCH MY ATTITUDE HAS CHANGED SINCE WE'VE GOT FRANCES . HOLDING MY BABY IS THE BEST DRUG IN THE WORLD "

" I CHOSE TO DO DRUGS.  I DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR MYSELF AT ALL, BUT HAVE NOTHING GOOD TO SAY ABOUT THEM.  THEY ARE A TOTAL WASTE OF TIME!."

"THE BIGGEST THING THAT AFFECTED ME WAS ALL THE INSANE HEROIN RUMORS.  ALL THIS SPECULATING GOING ON.  I FELT TOTALLY VIOLATED.  I NEVER REALIZED THAT MY PRIVATE LIFE WOULD BE SUCH AN ISSUE."

"I DON'T EVEN CARE  ABOUT THE BAND AS MUCH AS I USED TO.. THE BAND USED TO BE THE ONLY THING IMPORTANT IN MY LIFE... NOW I HAVE A WIFE AND A CHILD THE BAND ISN'T THE ONLY THING I'M LIVING FOR"

" WHETHER I WILL BE ABLE TO DO EVERYTHING THAT I WANT TO DO AS A PART OF NIRVANA REMAINS TO BE SEEN.  WE'RE ALL TIRED OF BEING LABELED.  YOU CAN'T IMAGINE HOW STIFLING IT IS ."