Every song has a piece of you in it, because just general regret, love. You have to basically zero in on the truth of those particular emotions.

Plus, you know, when I was young, there was a lot of respect for clowning in rock music - look at Little Richard. It was a part of the whole thing, and I always also believed that it released the audience.

The life of a rock & roll band will last as long as you can look down into the audience and see yourself.

'Darkness on the Edge of Town' came out of a huge body of work that had tons of very happy songs.

The release date is just one day, but the record is forever.

With a chance to make it good somehow, hey, what else can we do now? Except roll down the window, and let the wind blow back your hair.

Think of it this way: performing is like sprinting while screaming for three, four minutes. And then you do it again. And then you do it again. And then you walk a little, shouting the whole time. And so on. Your adrenaline quickly overwhelms your conditioning.