When 'Paul's Boutique' came out, I was one of the fans that didn't get it.

Music is so therapeutic for me that if I can't get it out, I start feeling bad about myself - a lot of self-loathing.

A lot of my rhymes are just to get chuckles out of people. Anybody with half a brain is going to be able to tell when I'm joking and when I'm serious.

I felt like I had a really bad case of writer's block... Music is so therapeutic for me that if I can't get it out, I start feeling bad about myself - a lot of self-loathing.

Well, I'm working all the time to stay out of trouble!

Now that I understand that I'm an addict, I definitely have compassion for my mother. I get it.