I'm interested in Buddhism. Of all the organized religions, that to me is the only one that makes even vague sense. I just don't have the discipline for that kind of practice.

You have to leave room for the other person's ego.

In music the mystical element is definitely there all the time, and one can see it. When it comes to rock and roll, when it comes to any kind of industry, it's not there. It's not there. So it's a battle between the two. Music, Industry.

It's scary times for humanity, it seems. But as my octogenarian father tells me, "The world has seen harder times, and the world will survive." The arc of history is long, and the mess we're currently making is just a blip.

I've had some lovely extraordinary experiences on New Year's Eve.

You always fall for the rascal or the guy who's got a little bit of the devil in him. You can't help it.

And New Year's Eve is very, very important to me.