I never wrote music or arranged songs or lyrics when I was under the influence of anything but coffee. That's not gone away.

Led Zeppelin is just a bunch of stupid idiots who wrote cool riffs.

My brother brought home 'At San Quentin' when I was about 7, and we played it over and over again.

When you're having a conversation with someone who, despite his brilliant medical career, says he's going to produce the film, you think, "How's he gonna do this? Is he insane, or is he really going to pull this off? It might be both." It's really amazing to see someone do what he's done.

Friends of mine that are from here or that have spent time here have told me about Israel and how warm the people are and that I should someday come here.

If you are trying to think ahead musically, it is not going to help you. It is better to ignore what is happening melodically and just look at the little dots coming at you and the corresponding colors and try to do it at the right time.

It isn't necessary to be an untouchable rock-icon guy surrounded by bodyguards and be ushered in and out and have everyone do everything for you. It isn't necessary to change the way you present your band to the public just because you're successful. That happened a lot in the '80s: there was a school of thought that said people would like you more if you acted like you were the unattainable star.