every time I've held a rose, It seems I only felt the thorns

I can't think of one person I've ever met who didn't like some type of music.

Dream on, but don't imagine they'll all come true. When will you realize... Vienna waits for you.

You may never understand How the stranger is inspired For he is not always evil, And he is not always wrong.

I've lived long enough to have learned, the closer you get to the fire, the more you get burned.

I look in the mirror and think, 'I don't look like a rock star.' I talked about this with Bono and we looked at each other and decided we look like a pair of bricklayers.

I'm writing for the sake of writing music. Whether it gets heard or not isn't an issue for me. It keeps my own juices going and my mind active.