I think that it's a natural thing for parents to look for reflections of themselves in their children and feel a certain pride there. So if your child is very, very different, or perhaps if he's very, very similar, it makes you uncomfortable.

I wouldn't be windmilling a Fender Telecaster if it weren't for Pete Townshend.

There have been a lotta tough guys. There have been pretenders. And there have been contenders. But there is only one king.

I found the key to the universe in the engine of an old parked car.

We live in a post-authentic world, and today authenticity is a house of mirrors. It's all just what you're bringing when the lights go down. It's your teachers, your influences, and your personal history. At the end of the day, it's the power and purpose of your music that still matters.

The great challenge of adulthood is holding on to your idealism after you lose your innocence.

I have spent my life judging the distance between American reality and the American dream.