What I had to learn was, that I'm responsible for my perception of things.

I didn't want to be told what to do. I don't want to water down my music to fit into their formats. I know what rock and roll is to me, but everything's turning into one big commercial.

In 2000, I fell in love. I had never felt anything like that before in my life. It kind of took me over.

I'm not interested in a persona.

If you had told me at 45 years old that I would have to go on tour to get rest, I would've said, 'That's not how it works.' But nothing can be more gratifying. I'm a very hands-on dad.

How many new rock stars have come around that have anything to say at all? Guys where you even want to know what they're thinking? Are they thinking? Where did it go astray?

I like unkempt; I don't mind if I have holes in my jacket or whatever. I think people should look more the way they feel.