Never lose faith in real rock and roll music. Never lose faith in that. You might have to look a little harder, but it's always going to be there.

No one is you, and that is your power.

I think that if you're passionate about something and you're driven and you're focused, then you can pretty much do anything that you want to do in life.

Who's to say what's a good voice and not a good voice?

When there's so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you've already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days?

To women, drummers seem like these adorable, sexy Neanderthals, but lead singers seem mysterious and dangerous. So while the lead singers all want to be David Bowie, floating into parties and being the center of attention, it's the drummers who are in the corner doing keg stands and breaking tables. Usually it's the drummers who get the fun-loving ladies and the singers who get the nutcases.

I was at a New Year's Eve party, and someone asked me how was my year, and I said, 'I honestly think 2011 was the best year of my entire life,' and I actually meant it.