It was 22 years of work in a row, right up until 1987. Twenty-two years in a row-either on tour, writing an album, or recording an album. It wasn't until 1987 that I was able to take a breath.

Great sex is wonderful while it's happening, but who remembers great sex they had in 1983?

You're not going to hear me do a rap song, you're not going to hear me do a jazz song. We have to be true to our roots, do what we do, and try to do it a little better each time.

I can only get my drummer in the winter; he plays with Grand Funk all summer.

If I want to work, I can. If I want to play golf, or ride my motorcycle, I can. But the rest of it is family. Sometimes you're not really needed by your family, but you're there. And my kids like to know I'm there.

One victim lives in tragedy, another victim stops to stare, and still another walks on by pretending not to see

I guess I lost my way, there were so many roads. I was living to run, and running to live, never worried about paying or even how much I owed.