Am I Machiavellian? I don't think I'm quite the mastermind people would have me be. Everything I do tends to be very successful and it may have something to do with the fact that I'm very good, not necessarily that I manipulate. But that doesn't often occur to people.

Ironically, style doesn't come even closely related to fashion. It's got nothing to do [with clothes].

I'm well past the age where I'm acceptable. You get to a certain age and you are forbidden access. You're not going to get the kind of coverage that you would like in music magazines, you're not going to get played on radio and you're not going to get played on television. I have to survive on word of mouth.

You would think that a rock star being married to a super-model would be one of the greatest things in the world. It is.

You can begin really looking for a relationship . . . when you can (appreciate) the whole concept of giving to someone, not just taking.

They're the salt of the earth, those girls. They don't sit each night and compare notes on groups, criticising lyrics, asking if it's valid. They just play the record... yeah, and maybe they dance. I love them. I love them dearly

Nothing prepared me for your smile