The only people who put iced tea in Jack Daniel's bottles is the Clash baby!

You know what rock musicians are? They are hung up, neurotic, over-weight hippies with sex problems.

People ask me how far I've come. And I tell them twelve feet: from the audience to the stage.

Rap is poetry to music, like beatniks without beards and bongos.

You want a hero in the music world? James Brown. He brought a feeling to music without really using words. He's just famous for his sound.

There are only so many letters in the alphabet. When I talk to young musicians or authors and they ask for advice, I say, You gotta learn all the letters of your own personal alphabet. With music, you need to know all the different kinds of music and everything in and around your given instrument.

The best time is during the struggle. The top of the mountain is usually small, freezing and lonesome. To this day I'm continually reinvesting myself in something new. I'm not afraid to start as a beginner in anything.