Hey, I didn't make a big deal out of Hotel California. The 18 million people that bought it did.

Money was a much saner goal than adoration. They'll both drive you crazy but if I'm going to blow my brains out for five years, I want something to show for it.

I think that's a powerful thing, to be able to engage your audience and let them put some of themselves into the music.

Hey, I didn't make a big deal out of Hotel California. The 18 million people that bought it did.

I read the Life magazine articles about free love and free dope in California. At age 20 I drove to Los Angeles.

I really think one of the greatest allies you can have is the imagination of your audience.

Detroit... where 'mother' is half a word.