We have a saying in Guns N Roses: When somebodys gonna get yelled at, theyre gonna get the corn.

Freddie Mercury and Elton John are, like, two of the biggest Influences in my whole life. And probably always will be.

I could beat my mike stand into the stage, but I was still in pain. Maybe fans liked it, but sometimes people forget you're a person and they're more into the entertainment value. It's taken a long time to turn that around and give a strong show without it being a kamikaze show.

I guess I like who I am now. I'd just like to have a little more internal peace. I'm sure everybody would.

Rock n' roll was a bad and evil thing. l remember once I was singing a Barry Manilow song, "Mandy," In the back seat of the car. It came on the radio, and I kind of sang with it, and I got smacked In the mouth because that song was "evil."

Fear is where there is no love. Love is where there is no fear.

People can do whatever they want to, but I'm more pro-hetero. I'm not knocking it - I have friends that are gay. It's just that it's not my cup of tea, l guess. That's all. People can do what they want.