I was part of a generation that changed the world - and it was taken over by poseurs.

The great thing about rock n' roll is, if you want to fight - like, fight the system, fight the man, fight the government, fight the people in front of you - it's Don Quixote all over again. You're really chasing windmills.

It makes me crazy to think that somebody might attack my city or any other city.

I was brought up Roman Catholic. I'm not even baptized.

Most people are living lives of sort of survival. And constantly posing an existential crisis, either through fantasy or oblivion, really has been pretty much explored in rock and roll. At least in the western version of rock n' roll.

One thing I've learned to appreciate as I've gotten a little older is direct forms of communication.

You have to be willing to deal with the ups and downs of the music, the ups and downs of the audience.