The more you think, the more you ruin things. Art has to come viscerally; otherwise, forget it.

Without intermediate artists, music is what "American Idol" decides is great or made by the very poor, because Sharon Osbourne's made everything free. No, we have to support our local artists. It's just that simple. Otherwise, we will have no art.

The more you think, the more you ruin things. Art has to come viscerally; otherwise, forget it.

Rock n roll is for the young idiots, not an old fart like me.

Everything shapes you to be the person you are today. Sometimes hard lessons pay off dividends.

It was the worst night of my life. George W. Bush was reelected, and then I knew I had to do another couple of albums about this idiot. Then I had to play in front of 37 people. It was horrible. I was crying. I was freaked out.

Rock n Roll Animal, the live album, is one of the greatest live albums out there. It was a huge influence on me.