I walked away a little disheartened, thinking, 'Oh well. I came a long way to meet the Wizard of Oz, but I guess I won't. Such is life.

Paul McCartney's dad told him that when he was a kid. "Son, play the piano and when you go to parties, the girls will come to you."

What I've realized over the years is that I have some pretty good friends.

I was a little self-centered gutter punk in the early 1980s and all I wanted to do was diss everybody.

It was because all we wanted was each other's constant love and attention and for no one else to receive that love and attention, which is a selfish and difficult place to be in a relationship. We were emotionally retarded, and that was the best we could do at the time.

I wish there were more good new bands that would light a fire and offer a little friendly competition that would be welcomed.

My work was done, so it was time to start digging my grave again.