QUOTE(mooshell @ May 25 2008, 09:03 PM)

"I've been a scumbag my whole life, so it doesn't matter what I do. None of this really means anything to anyone, and that doesn't bother me. Music is the only thing I ever really understood in the world."
Aw, why's he so harsh on himself? What he does matters so much to so many people. I love him.

And why did they make such a big deal out of the things he was saying onstage and making it look like he was trying to be offensive? To me it seems pretty obvious, like he was just putting it out there that he only cares about his music. And by laughing it off it was just showing that he doesn't care if they misunderstand him and they can just take it or leave it...which is pretty badass.

Unless I'm looking in too deep, oh well. I really don't know anything.

By the way, I notice he's really conscious about talking about himself (
like here "I could talk about myself all night, let's hear about you", and in that quote where he said "I forgot the question, I keep talking about myself") Is that because he realizes one of the main symptoms of AS is only seeing from one's own perspective and he's trying to change and correct that? I donno, just an observation...it's interesting though, 'cause I'll do that too. And I notice when other people only talk about themself...like my best friend, and whenever I say anything about me she doesn't say anything then starts talking about herself again...

Yeah, I noticed that too that he feels self-conscious when it talks.
I think it more has to do that he's a rambler, and he knows it. I remember older interviews where'd he really go off, but now it seems he's more aware of it and is trying to catch it in time before the conversation falls apart because he's rambling about whatever subject he's into at that moment.
I have AS too, and I can really feel him on it...his conversational skills are rather awkward. I find it cute and endearing, but I'm sure he's been having to work on it. He uses a lot of unnatural breaks in subject switching..I noticed them because I have to do that, too

Like "I could talk about myself all night, let's here about you." It's awkward, but it's better than rambling, in theory.